Person Record
Metadata
Name |
Trefethen, Benjamin, 1817-1851 |
Born |
Oct. 31, 1817 |
Birthplace |
prob. New Castle, N.H. |
Deceased |
Oct. 3, 1851 |
Deceased where |
at sea* |
Places of residence |
Portsmouth or New Castle, N.H. |
Occupation |
Fisherman. |
Father |
John Trefethen. |
Mother |
Dorothy Vennard. |
Spouse |
Clarissa E. Coggins, b. 1818, d. after 1900. (living with daughter in Lynn, Mass |
Children |
1. Andrew C. Trefethen, b. Oct. 18, 1847, d. after 1880, m. Apr. 24, 1873 in Haverhill, Mass. to Lydia "Lizzie" May Ordway (b. 1856), daughter of William and Mary Ordway. 2. Emma J. Trefethen, b. Aug. 14, 1850, d. in Lynn, Mass." 3. Clara E. Trefethen, b. c1852, d. Sept. 10, 1885 in Haverhill, Mass. |
Notes |
* prob died in the shipwreck of "The Balerma" on Oct, 3, 1851. Benjamin and Clarissa and son Andrew arrived in Portsmouth, N.H. on the passenger vessel "Essiquilo" on Sept. 30, 1848. |
Relationships |
Spouses: Clarissa E. Coggins, b. 1818, d. after 1900. (living with daughter in Lynn, Mass. in 1900), m. Nov. 27, 1845 in New Castle, N.H. |
