Kenneth Arnold CONNOR

[6593]

18 AUG 1929 - 9 JUL 2004

Father: Robert Kenneth CONNOR
Mother: Abbie May SMITH

Family 1 : Elizabeth Estella WARD
  1. +Arnold Kenneth CONNOR
  2. +Robert Clifton CONNOR
  3. +Dorothy Anne CONNOR
  4. +Marguerite Elizabeth CONNOR

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                                                                                                     | (1774 - ....) m 1802        
                                                                        _William Henry (Jr.) CONNER _|_Elizabeth ("Betsy") DUNBAR _
                                                                       | (1809 - 1884) m 1829          (1781 - 1867)               
                                                _Ezra S. CONNER _______|
                                               | (1841 - 1912) m 1867  |
                                               |                       |                              _Robert SNOWMAN _____________+
                                               |                       |                             | (1790 - 1812) m 1810        
                                               |                       |_Emaline SNOWMAN ____________|_Hannah MCCASLIN ____________
                                               |                         (1811 - 1880) m 1829          (1792 - 1871)               
                          _Robert Arno CONNER _|
                         | (1878 - 1942)       |
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                         |                     |                                                     |  m 1810                     
                         |                     |                        _James S. ORDWAY ____________|_Mary ("Polly") HORNE _______
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                         |                     |_Ada ORDWAY ___________|
                         |                       (1853 - 1935) m 1867  |
                         |                                             |                              _James STOVER _______________+
                         |                                             |                             | (1788 - 1850) m 1807        
                         |                                             |_Eliza J. STOVER ____________|_Elizabeth REIDHEAD _________
                         |                                               (1819 - 1915) m 1837          (1787 - 1848)               
 _Robert Kenneth CONNOR _|
| (1900 - 1980) m 1920   |
|                        |                                                                            _Nathaniel COLSON ___________+
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|                        |                                              _Charles Thomas COLSON ______|_Alice CURTIS _______________
|                        |                                             | (1805 - 1882)                                             
|                        |                      _William Henry COLSON _|
|                        |                     | (1847 - 1911) m 1865  |
|                        |                     |                       |                              _Thomas COLSON ______________+
|                        |                     |                       |                             | (1771 - 1850) m 1798        
|                        |                     |                       |_Margaret M. COLSON _________|_Elizabeth HOWARD ___________
|                        |                     |                         (1813 - 1903)                 (1775 - 1821)               
|                        |_Nora E. COLSON _____|
|                          (1879 - 1940)       |
|                                              |                                                      _Benjamin HOWARD ____________+
|                                              |                                                     | (1756 - 1850) m 1794        
|                                              |                        _George W. HOWARD ___________|_Jane COLSON ________________
|                                              |                       | (1812 - 1896)                 (1769 - 1861)               
|                                              |_Lucinda P. HOWARD ____|
|                                                (1845 - 1912) m 1865  |
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|                                                                      |_Sultana CLOUGH _____________|_____________________________
|                                                                        (1840 - 1916)                                             
|
|--Kenneth Arnold CONNOR 
|  (1929 - 2004)
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|_Abbie May SMITH _______|
  (1904 - 1980) m 1920   |
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[6593] Kenneth and Elizabeth r. (2000) at Frankfort, ME. His obituary 12 July 2004 in the Bangor Daily News reports: "Ken was a long shoreman and in his early years he owned and operated a small grocery store. He was an avid outdoorsman and loved hunting, fishing, and gardening. He is survived by his loving wife of 54 years, Elizabeth (Ward) Connor of Frankfort; four children, Dorothy and her husband, Joseph Wellman, of Frankfort, Marguerite and her husband, Darol Steeves, of Searsport, Robert Connor of Frankfort, Arnold and his wife, Dot, of Stockton Springs; three sisters, Marguerite Buzzell of Bangor, Annette Batchelder of Newport, Lillian Dakin of Clarksville, Tenn. Ken enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren and their families, Jessica and Bobby, Joe, Jr. and Andrea, Melissa and Doug, Jason, Amanda and Kevin, Justin and Jess, Timothy, Christopher and Jasmine, Cassandra and Christopher; and eleven great-grandchildren." Jessica wrote in March, 2006: "He was a long shoreman and owned a small grocery store in his early days. He always knew how to make a dollar from practically anything. He built his own houses and many times furnished them with items that he had made. He was a avid outdoorsman his whole life and really enjoyed telling hunting stories. Educ: He only went to school until the 6th grade then he had to work to support himself. 'Grampa' was a very generous person. He was always ready to lend a hand to someone in need. Even more so if it was a family member. He was a collector. He especially enjoyed his coins. He used to enjoy 'wheeling and dealing' and talking with people about his collections."

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Peter DE WYCKHURST

[24820]

1195 - 1220

Family 1 :
  1. +William Atte WODE

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[24820] An ancestry posted at Ancestry.com and not verified offers this line, and may not be reliable; it states that Peter is son of Peter de Wyckhurst, b. in 1180 at Hooley House, d. in 1203 at Coulsdon). For Hooley House see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hooley.

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Wesley J. FLOOD

[57946]

26 JAN 1827 - 1 MAR 1901

Family 1 : Mary Angeline PERKINS
  1. +Mabel Edna FLOOD

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[57946] Wesley m. (1) 14 November 1852 Mary Jones Burns (1830-1878). He is said to be son of Peter Flood (1778-1845) & Lucy Snow (1787-1862; m. 12 January 1803 in Newbury, Essex Co., MA).

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Priscilla W. PAGE

____ - ____

Family 1 : Abner W. PERKINS
  1. +Elizabeth K. PERKINS
  2. +Robert PERKINS

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Barbara PHILLIPS

[42071]

26 JUL 1795 - 5 JUN 1883

Family 1 : Niclaus SITTER
  1. +Valentine SITTER

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[42071] This person is from an unverified file in Ancestry.com in 2017

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Andrew Dennis PIPER

[38681]

7 APR 1876 - 1 AUG 1961

Father: David Newton PIPER
Mother: Caroline ULRICH

Family 1 : Ora Lea VAUGHAN

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                                             _John PIPER _________|
                                            | (1786 - 1884) m 1810|
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                       _John PIPER _________|
                      | (1818 - 1886) m 1837|
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                      |                     |                      _Valentine WISEHAUPT _|_______________________
                      |                     |                     | (.... - 1822)                                
                      |                     |_Mary WISEHAUPT _____|
                      |                       (1790 - 1869) m 1810|
                      |                                           |                       _Johann George BENDER _+
                      |                                           |                      | (1721 - 1768)         
                      |                                           |_Margarette BENDER ___|_______________________
                      |                                             (1759 - 1804)                                
 _David Newton PIPER _|
| (1842 - 1920) m 1861|
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|                     |_Catharine RESSLER __|
|                       (1817 - 1861) m 1837|
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|                                                                                                                
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|--Andrew Dennis PIPER 
|  (1876 - 1961)
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|_Caroline ULRICH ____|
  (1844 - 1924) m 1861|
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[38681] This person is from the unverified Schott Family Tree in Ancestry.com in 2015.

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Leah H. ROMBERGER

[25871]

20 SEP 1840 - ____

Father: George John ROMBERGER
Mother: Mary HOPPLE


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                                                                       | (1716 - 1800)                               
                                                 _Balthasar ROMBERGER _|
                                                | (1736 - ....)        |
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                                                |                      |_Anna Maria BRüCKNER ____________________|__
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                          _Balthasar ROMBERGER _|
                         | (1778 - 1839) m 1802 |
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                         |                      |_Anna Maria TRAUT ____|
                         |                        (1753 - 1798)        |
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 _George John ROMBERGER _|
| (1807 - 1873)          |
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|--Leah H. ROMBERGER 
|  (1840 - ....)
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  (1807 - 1873)          |
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[25871] http://www.tulpehockenroots.org/meyer/p000007m.htm reports that Leah m. 16 May 1861 in Dauphin Co., PA to Isaac Moyer and had Charles F MOYER (m. 20 Sept 1883 Emma J. Shive), Mary M. Moyer (m. 20 Dec 1884 Joseph L. Matter) and Ramsey E. Moyer.

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Anna Elizabeth RUFLIN

[33969]

1669 - 1764

Family 1 : Anton HEYER
  1. +Leonard HYER

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[33969] This person is from the unverified Linville Tree in Ancestry.com in 2012.

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Sarah SKIFF

[2317]

12 OCT 1646 - 30 DEC 1740

Father: James SKIFF(E)
Mother: Mary (or Margaret) REAVES

Family 1 : Thomas MAYHEW

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| (1610 - 1687) m 1637       |
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|--Sarah SKIFF 
|  (1646 - 1740)
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  (1617 - 1673) m 1637       |
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[2317] Sarah m. Thomas Mayhew - her marriage, and that of her sister Mary, are from "History of the Tilton Family in America," F. T. TIlton. Cf. "The History of Martha's Vineyard...," Charles E. Banks (Edgartown, MA: Dukes Co. Historical Society, 1966), Vol. 3, p. 302. Also see http://history.vineyard.net/skiffe.htm.

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Edward WEST

[16596]

CA. 1677 - BY 1762

Father: Edward WEST
Mother: Martha WALTON

Family 1 : Alice GILMAN
  1.  Elizabeth WEST
  2.  William WEST
  3.  Nathaniel WEST
  4.  Edward WEST
  5.  Noah WEST
  6.  Daniel WEST

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                      |                              
 _Edward WEST ________|
| (.... - 1677) m 1662|
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|_Martha WALTON ______|
  (.... - 1678) m 1662|
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[16596] Edward r. New Castle, NH. He was a cooper in Hampton, NH, 1732-33 and also applied for a tavern license in Hampton Falls. He then r. Newburyport and in 1739 moved to Concord, NH.

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Abigail WHITE

[45795]

31 OCT 1682 - 1760

Father: Timothy WHITE

Family 1 : John HALL
  1. +Timothy HALL

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 _Timothy WHITE ______|
| (1640 - 1704)       |
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|--Abigail WHITE 
|  (1682 - 1760)
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[45795] Abigail first m. Andrew Toothaker in 1700 in York Co., ME.

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