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Charlotte Leach

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Father	Libeaus Leach d. 1816
Mother	Margaret (?) d. 1849

Last Edited

25 Mar 2023

Birth*	Charlotte Leach was born on 26 January 1797 in Jay, Cumberland County, MaineG.1
Marriage*	She married first Joshua Young Atkins, son of David Atkins and Huldah Newcomb.2
Death*	Charlotte Leach died on 6 April 1823 in Portland, Cumberland County, MaineG.3,4

Child of Charlotte Leach and Joshua Young Atkins

Melvin A. Atkins+ b. c Aug 1819, d. 22 Mar 1859

Libeaus Leach

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22 Dec 2020

Marriage*	Libeaus Leach married Margaret (?).
Death*	Libeaus Leach died in 1816.

Child of Libeaus Leach and Margaret (?)

Charlotte Leach+ b. 26 Jan 1797, d. 6 Apr 1823

Margaret (?)

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Last Edited

22 Dec 2020

Marriage*	Margaret (?) married Libeaus Leach.
Death*	Margaret (?) died in 1849.

Child of Margaret (?) and Libeaus Leach

Charlotte Leach+ b. 26 Jan 1797, d. 6 Apr 1823

Amelia Alden

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22 Dec 2020

Birth*	Amelia Alden was born on 23 March 1799.
Marriage*	She married second Joshua Young Atkins, son of David Atkins and Huldah Newcomb, in 1823 in Portland, Cumberland County, MaineG. He was from Portland and she was from Northport, Maine when they filed their marriage intention in Portland on 4 Oct 1823.1
Death*	Amelia Alden died on 17 February 1873 in Portland, Cumberland County, MaineG.

David Atkins

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Father	Nathaniel Atkins b. c 1722, d. 26 Nov 1762
Mother	Elizabeth Cobb b. 29 Oct 1726, d. 29 Mar 1784

Last Edited

1 Mar 2021

Birth*	David Atkins was born on 1 October 1756 in Truro, Barnstable County, MassachusettsG.1
Death*	He died on 18 January 1812 in Wellfleet, Barnstable County, MassachusettsG.2

Children of David Atkins and Huldah Newcomb

Grace Harding Atkins b. 28 May 1786 Nathaniel Covell Atkins b. 10 Oct 1787 Mary Atkins b. 10 Oct 1790 Samuel Atkins b. 20 Jun 1793 Joshua Young Atkins+ b. 12 Sep 1796, d. 10 Jul 1873 Juldah Atkins b. 11 Oct 1798 Arminta Atkins b. 18 Jan 1800 Elizabeth Smith Atkins b. 5 Nov 1804

Huldah Newcomb

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Last Edited

28 Feb 2021

Children of Huldah Newcomb and David Atkins

Grace Harding Atkins b. 28 May 1786 Nathaniel Covell Atkins b. 10 Oct 1787 Mary Atkins b. 10 Oct 1790 Samuel Atkins b. 20 Jun 1793 Joshua Young Atkins+ b. 12 Sep 1796, d. 10 Jul 1873 Juldah Atkins b. 11 Oct 1798 Arminta Atkins b. 18 Jan 1800 Elizabeth Smith Atkins b. 5 Nov 1804

Mary Crowell

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Father	John Crowell b. 1642, d. 1731
Mother	Hannah Hathaway b. 1662, d. 1753

Last Edited

26 Mar 2021

Children of Mary Crowell and Nathaniel Atkins

Bethia Atkins b. 16 Jul 1717 Silas Atkins+ b. s 1720, d. b 18 Dec 1778 Nathaniel Atkins+ b. c 1722, d. 26 Nov 1762 Abigail Atkins b. 18 Jun 1730 Mary Atkins b. 29 Aug 1733

Nathaniel Atkins

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Father	Nathaniel Atkins b. 21 Nov 1694
Mother	Mary Crowell

Last Edited

26 Mar 2021

Birth*	Nathaniel Atkins was born circa 1722.1
Marriage*	He married Elizabeth Cobb, daughter of James Cobb and Hannah Rich, on 5 January 1749 in Truro, Barnstable County, MassachusettsG.2
Death*	Nathaniel Atkins died on 26 November 1762.3
Burial*	He was buried on 28 November 1762 in the Old North Cemetery in Truro.4,5
	The parentage of Nathaniel Atkins is uncertain. No clear record establishing this Nathaniel as the son of Nathaniel and Mary (Crowell) Atkins has been found, but many researchers claim this connection and it appears likely given the repetition of the name Nathaniel in the previous and later generations of this family, the younger Nathaniel's birth in 1722, his marriage in Truro in 1748, and the gap between 1717-1730 in the other known children of the older Nathaniel and Mary.

Children of Nathaniel Atkins and Elizabeth Cobb

Nathaniel Atkins b. 6 Sep 1750 Isaac Cobb Atkins b. 28 Aug 1752 John Atkins b. 12 Oct 1754 David Atkins+ b. 1 Oct 1756, d. 18 Jan 1812 Elizabeth Atkins b. 29 Jun 1759

Elizabeth Cobb

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Father	James Cobb b. 1698, d. 1749
Mother	Hannah Rich d. 1755

Last Edited

13 Mar 2021

Birth*	Elizabeth Cobb was born on 29 October 1726 in Barnstable, Barnstable County, MassachusettsG.1,2
Marriage*	She married Nathaniel Atkins, son of Nathaniel Atkins and Mary Crowell, on 5 January 1749 in Truro, Barnstable County, MassachusettsG.3
Marriage*	Elizabeth Cobb may have married second Col. David Gorham, son of Shubael Gorham and Mary Thacher, 2 or 17 Dec 1775 in Barnstable or Truro, MassachusettsG. It was David's second marriage as well, his first being to Abigail Sturgis. The Barnstable record has a date of 2 Dec and calls the bride "Miss Elizabeth Atkins" while the Truro record says 17 Dec and calls her the "Widow Betty Atkins."4,5,6
Death*	Elizabeth Cobb died on 29 March 1784.6
Burial*	She was buried in Cobb's Hill Cemetery in Barnstable, Barnstable County, MassachusettsG.6
	It is not certain that Elizabeth was the one who married David Gorham in 1775. In the Truro record, she is referred to as the Widow Betty Atkins, while in the Barnstable record, she is Miss Elizabeth Atkins. Some secondary sources of information about David Gorham call his second wife Elizabeth Stevens, but I can find no original record of such a marriage on ancestry.com, which has original records of Barnstable and Truro available. It appears in the 1888 work "Genealogical Notes of Barnstable Families," by Amos Otis, p.437, which were originally published serially before that date in the Barnstable Patriot, so this error, if it is an error, likely spread from there. Other sources, such as on Findagrave, say it was Elizabeth Cobb. This record of David Gorham's wife Elizabeth on Findagrave says she was Elizabeth Cobb Gorham and died 29 Mar 1784 aged 58 years, 5 months. That calculates to Oct 1725 when Elizabeth Cobb's birth was 29 Oct 1726, so one year off, but that's an easy enough error to dismiss. Also, the photo of the stone on Findagrave is covered with lichen so you can't read her age and have to go by what the Findagrave transcriber wrote. That person may have gotten it wrong and it actually read 57 years. Gorham's first wife Abigail Sturgis did die in 1775 so the 1776 marriage to Elizabeth/Betty Atkins certainly makes sense. So while this marriage seems probably, it is unproven and could use more research. In addition, on her Wikitree page there is a note that reads: "Some, without source, have claimed incorrectly that this Elizabeth Cobb moved to New Jersey with her family when she was young and married Jacob Lasch, a German immigrant who did not arrive in America until 1752. It is certain that Elizabeth Cobb's family did not move to New Jersey when she was young. Both of her parents died and were buried in Truro in 1749 and 1755; her three brothers all died in Barnstable or at sea while living in Truro between 1725-1763; and of her three sisters known to have lived to adulthood, two married in Truro and one in Boston between 1754-1770. As noted above, this Elizabeth Cobb also married in Truro, to Nathaniel Atkins, whose family were English and had lived on Cape Cod for several generations before he was born in 1720. There is no known evidence suggesting that Elizabeth Cobb ever lived in New Jersey or that she married Jacob Lasch."

Children of Elizabeth Cobb and Nathaniel Atkins

Nathaniel Atkins b. 6 Sep 1750 Isaac Cobb Atkins b. 28 Aug 1752 John Atkins b. 12 Oct 1754 David Atkins+ b. 1 Oct 1756, d. 18 Jan 1812 Elizabeth Atkins b. 29 Jun 1759

Harold A. Smith

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23 Dec 2020

Sophia Rose Stella

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Father	Michael Christopher Stella
Mother	Kara Marie Arruda

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19 Feb 2023

Eric Austen

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Father

Kenneth Kerr b. 27 Nov 1936, d. Jan 2004

Last Edited

28 Dec 2020

Christopher Paul Kephart

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Last Edited

6 Apr 2023

John R. Bose

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Father

John Bose b. c 1882

Last Edited

29 Dec 2020

Jose Verdin

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Last Edited

30 Dec 2020

Stanley Prophet

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Last Edited

9 Jul 2024

Birth*

Stanley Prophet was born circa 1916.

Child of Stanley Prophet and Grace E. Morrison

Joyce Holly Prophet+

Christopher M. Sheik

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Mother

Elizabeth (?) b. c 1786

Last Edited

24 Nov 2024

Birth*	Christopher M. Sheik was born circa 1823 in Baden, GermanyG.1
Marriage*	He married Charlotte Gauch circa 1849 in New YorkG.2
Death*	Christopher M. Sheik died on 21 August 1889 in Manhattan, New YorkG.3
Burial*	He was buried on 23 August 1889 in the Lutheran Cemetery in Middle Village, Queens, New YorkG.4
	Based on his entry in the 1850 census it seems likely that he was a brother to Henry Sheik, with whom he lived in that census, and that their mother's first name might have been Elizabeth, based on the presence of a 64-year-old Elizabeth in that same census. If we are to assume that Christopher and Henry are siblings, and Elizabeth is their mother, then that gives us a leg up on searching for them in Germany. Records on Christopher found elsewhere, and described under his record, indicate that he may have come from Baden in Germany, or possibly the city of Frankfurt. There is a Christoph Schieck born in the town of Neckarbischofsheim in Baden on 4 Apr 1823 to Karl Schieck and Elisabeth Anbacher. Karl Philipp Schick married Elisabetha Karolina Ambecher on 24 Nov 1820 in Neckarbischofsheim. (All this from ancestry.com) I did not find them with a son Heinrich, although they did have a son Johann Heinrich born in 1821 and died 1826. There are several Schieck families in Neckarbischofsheim so it's worth searching out. That town is about 130 kilometers south of Frankfurt, as well. Christopher first appears in the Manhattan city directory in the 1848-49 edition, a shoemaker living at 34 Avenue B. He was at that address for two years, then can't be located in the 1850-51 directory. In the 1850 census of New York City he was a shoemaker living in the 18th Ward. No street addresses were given on that census. Living with him were his wife Charlotte, a 64-year-old Elizabeth Sheik, who is perhaps his mother, and his likely brother Henry, also a shoemaker. Three other German-born shoemakers are living with them. The names are difficult to read but the ancestry web page where they can be viewed transcribe them as Conrad Charle (24), Charles Ritter (23), and Adam Charo (19), although the last two surnames appear to be slightly different than that. He appears again in the Manhattan city directory for the years 1851-52 on Third Avenue near East 41st Street. By the following year his (presumed) brother Henry had joined him in a business called C & H Sheik, located at 367 Ninth Street, and their occupation was stated simply as 'boots.' Christopher lived at the same address. He remained at that address for the next couple of years until moving to 256 East 11th Street by the time t1856-57 directory came out. This is the first year when there is no longer and entry for "C & H Sheik." During this period he became a naturalized American citizen on 30 Aug 1858, the same day as his probable brother Henry. They each witnessed one another's naturalization. He lived for four or five years on East 11th before moving to 281 East 12th Street in the 1861-62 directory. He was only there one year before moving to 278 West 37th where he remained for about four years. The 1867-68 directory finds him at 476 Tenth Avenue, then two years later, in 1869-70, at 542 Tenth Avenue, where he was listed for at least two directories. At present directories beyond that point have not been searched yet. In the 1860 census of Manhattan Christopher and family are living in the 6th District of the 11th Ward, and he is still shoemaker. With he and his wife and their four children are an Anna (64) and Peter (26) Gauch, who are likely relatives of his wife Charlotte - perhaps her mother and brother. Peter also worked as a shoemaker, presumably with his uncle? Christopher. It states that Christopher and Charlotte were both born in Baden, although the other Gauches were said to have been born in Bavaria. In 1870 the family was living the 2nd District of the 22nd Ward. Again, no street names were recorded in this census. Christopher is called "Otto" here, and I suspect that this is a simple clerical error on the part of the census taker, as the individual listed directly above him has the first name of Otto. As usual he is called a shoemaker, and it repeats the birth information about Baden The Gauches are no longer living with them. In 1880 they were living at 413 41st Street in Manhattan with son George and daughter Carrie. Both Christopher and George were shoemakers. Christopher was again said to have been born in Baden, although his wife Charlotte, whom the 1870 census said was also born in Baden, was born in Bavaria according to the 1880 census.

Children of Christopher M. Sheik and Charlotte Gauch

Charles Sheik+ b. 29 Jan 1851, d. 26 Oct 1916 George Sheik b. c 1853 Charlotte Sheik b. c 1856 Emma Sheik+ b. 27 Dec 1858, d. 12 Oct 1903 Caroline S. Sheik+ b. 21 Aug 1863, d. 3 Mar 1936

Charlotte Gauch

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Last Edited

24 Nov 2024

Birth*	Charlotte Gauch was born circa 1829 in Baden, GermanyG.1
Marriage*	She married Christopher M. Sheik, son of Elizabeth (?), circa 1849 in New YorkG.2
Death*	Charlotte Gauch died on 9 August 1899 in Manhattan, New YorkG.3
	Her maiden name of Gauch comes from her son Charles' death record as well as the names of Anna and Peter in the 1860 census. An abstract of her marriage record on Family Search gives the name as Gough, and an online family tree says Ganch. The 1860 and 1870 censuses say Charlotte was born in Baden while the 1880 census says Bavaria. In 1860 there was an Anna and Peter Gauch living with her who may be her mother and brother, and it says they were born in Bavaria even thouh Charlotte herself has Baden. Her daughter Emma's 1880 census record said her parents were both born in Frankfurt.

Children of Charlotte Gauch and Christopher M. Sheik

Charles Sheik+ b. 29 Jan 1851, d. 26 Oct 1916 George Sheik b. c 1853 Charlotte Sheik b. c 1856 Emma Sheik+ b. 27 Dec 1858, d. 12 Oct 1903 Caroline S. Sheik+ b. 21 Aug 1863, d. 3 Mar 1936

Emma Sheik

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Father	Christopher M. Sheik b. c 1823, d. 21 Aug 1889
Mother	Charlotte Gauch b. c 1829, d. 9 Aug 1899

Last Edited

9 Jan 2021

Birth*	Emma Sheik was born on 27 December 1858 in New YorkG.1
Marriage*	She married William Grimm.2
Death*	Emma Sheik died of cancer of the liver on 12 October 1903 at home, 95 Thirteenth Street in College Point, Queens, New YorkG.3
Burial*	She was buried on 14 October 1903 in Flushing Cemetery in Flushing, Queens, New YorkG.4,5
	In the 1880 census Emma was single and living in the household of Anna M. Wagner and her three children at 95 Thirteenth Street in New York City. She was one of two domestic servants living with the family. In the 1900 census the newly widowed Emma and her four children were living in a house she owned at 95 Thirteenth Street in Queens. She was said to be the mother of nine children, only four of whom were then living. She had no occupation given.

Children of Emma Sheik and William Grimm

William Grimm b. 21 Aug 1882, d. 27 Oct 1909 Louisa Grimm b. Sep 1885 George Grimm b. Sep 1889 Carrie Grimm b. Jan 1892

William Grimm

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Last Edited

4 Jan 2021

Birth*	William Grimm was born on 8 April 1850.1
Marriage*	He married Emma Sheik, daughter of Christopher M. Sheik and Charlotte Gauch.2
Death*	William Grimm died on 18 January 1899.1

Children of William Grimm and Emma Sheik

William Grimm b. 21 Aug 1882, d. 27 Oct 1909 Louisa Grimm b. Sep 1885 George Grimm b. Sep 1889 Carrie Grimm b. Jan 1892

William Grimm

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Father	William Grimm b. 8 Apr 1850, d. 18 Jan 1899
Mother	Emma Sheik b. 27 Dec 1858, d. 12 Oct 1903

Last Edited

4 Jan 2021

Birth*	William Grimm was born on 21 August 1882 in New YorkG.1
Death*	He died on 27 October 1909.2
	In the 1900 census of Queens, N.Y. he was 16 years old and still iving at home with his mother and three siblings and was employed as a silk weaver.

Louisa Grimm

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Father	William Grimm b. 8 Apr 1850, d. 18 Jan 1899
Mother	Emma Sheik b. 27 Dec 1858, d. 12 Oct 1903

Last Edited

4 Jan 2021

Birth*	Louisa Grimm was born in September 1885 in New YorkG.1
	In the 1900 census of Queens, N.Y.she was 14 years old and still iving at home with her mother and three siblings and was employed as a dress maker.

George Grimm

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Father	William Grimm b. 8 Apr 1850, d. 18 Jan 1899
Mother	Emma Sheik b. 27 Dec 1858, d. 12 Oct 1903

Last Edited

4 Jan 2021

Birth*

George Grimm was born in September 1889 in New YorkG.1

Carrie Grimm

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Father	William Grimm b. 8 Apr 1850, d. 18 Jan 1899
Mother	Emma Sheik b. 27 Dec 1858, d. 12 Oct 1903

Last Edited

4 Jan 2021

Birth*

Carrie Grimm was born in January 1892 in New YorkG.1

Caroline S. Sheik

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Father	Christopher M. Sheik b. c 1823, d. 21 Aug 1889
Mother	Charlotte Gauch b. c 1829, d. 9 Aug 1899

Last Edited

10 Jan 2021

Birth*	Caroline S. Sheik was born on 21 August 1863 in Manhattan, New YorkG.1
Marriage*	She married Lawrence A. Schaffer, son of Lawrence Schaffer and Mary Neiss, on 6 August 1883 in Manhattan, New YorkG.2,3
Death*	Caroline S. Sheik died of acute bronchopneumonia, cardiac failure, chronic myocarditis and senility on 3 March 1936 at 486 Chauncey Street in Brooklyn, Kings County, New YorkG.4
Burial*	She was buried on 6 March 1936 in the Lutheran Cemetery, now called All Faiths Cemetery in Middle Village, Queens, New YorkG.5
	Her obituary appeared in the 4 March 1936 Times Union of Brooklyn and read as follows: Schaffer--Caroline S., Tuesday, at her home, 486 Chauncery st., in her 72d year. Survived by a son, Lawrence C; a daughter , Caroline C; four grandchlidren, one great-grandchild. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, 8 P. M. Funeral Friday, 10 A. M. Interment Lutheran Cemetery, direction of J. Clement Kearns.6

Children of Caroline S. Sheik and Lawrence A. Schaffer

Lawrence C. Schaffer Caroline C. Schaffer

Lawrence A. Schaffer

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Father	Lawrence Schaffer
Mother	Mary Neiss

Last Edited

10 Jan 2021

Birth*	Lawrence A. Schaffer was born circa 1860 in Manhattan, New YorkG.1
Marriage*	He married Caroline S. Sheik, daughter of Christopher M. Sheik and Charlotte Gauch, on 6 August 1883 in Manhattan, New YorkG.2,3

Children of Lawrence A. Schaffer and Caroline S. Sheik

Lawrence C. Schaffer Caroline C. Schaffer

Lawrence C. Schaffer

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Father	Lawrence A. Schaffer b. c 1860
Mother	Caroline S. Sheik b. 21 Aug 1863, d. 3 Mar 1936

Last Edited

4 Jan 2021

Caroline C. Schaffer

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Father	Lawrence A. Schaffer b. c 1860
Mother	Caroline S. Sheik b. 21 Aug 1863, d. 3 Mar 1936

Last Edited

4 Jan 2021

Gary Dennis Desrosiers

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Last Edited

26 Jun 2024

Child of Gary Dennis Desrosiers and Joann Sheehan

John Joseph Desrosiers+

John Joseph Desrosiers

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Father	Gary Dennis Desrosiers
Mother	Joann Sheehan

Last Edited

24 Mar 2024

Children of John Joseph Desrosiers and Jennifer Jean Rogers

Jesse Glenn Desrosiers Noah Benjamin Desrosiers