Charles Edward BARKER

(b. January 1845 , China, Maine, USA d. 30 May 1907 , Richmond, Maine, USA )
Age: 63
Cause of Death: heart failure

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Charles Edward BARKER was born January 1845 in China, Maine, USA

Charles Edward BARKER was the child of ? and ?

Charles Edward was a soldier in the U.S. Civil War.

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Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Charles Edward married Frances M PERKINS 10 June 1869 . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
They divorced. Frances M PERKINS was born July 1851 in Damariscotta, Maine, USA. Frances M died 29 September 1917 in Augusta, Maine, USA. Frances M was the child of Enoch PERKINS and Mariam (Merriam) JONES.

Charles Edward married (2) Levora BUBIER 7 August 1897 in Maine, USA . Levora BUBIER was born abt. 1845 in Maine, USA.

Charles Edward BARKER died 30 May 1907 in Richmond, Maine, USA.

NOTE: Jessie Cobb worked for his daughter's (Alice) family in Sabattus, Maine at the time of her murder

Adopted by Henry Baker and Olive ? Biological parents unknown.

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Charles Edward BARKER married

Frances M PERKINS-- Date: 10 June 1869 Place:
Frances M PERKINS was the child of Enoch PERKINS and Mariam (Merriam) JONES

Divorce
Libelant: Frances M. Barker
Libelee: Charles E. Barker
Date of Marriage: 10 June 1869
Date of Divorce: 24 Sept. 1894
Her Former Name:
County Where Divorced: Somerset
Source: Maine Divorce Index, 2-34

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Children of Charles Edward BARKER and Frances M PERKINS:

Alice A BARKER (b.March 1870, Waterville, Maine, USA d. , )
m. Wilhelm Albert "William" THEINERT 18 April 1896 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale)

Alberton Bradford BARKER (b.2 October 1873, Crystal, Maine, USA d. 28 January 1957, Gardiner, Maine, USA)
m. Sarah Lucy KIRK 22 March 1897 in Gardiner, Maine, USA

Harry W BARKER (b.October 1873, Crystal, Maine, USA d. abt. 1936, , Maine, USA)
m. Gertrude M SEDGLEY 30 July 1896 in Gardiner, Maine, USA

Lucy (Louise) BARKER (b.abt. 1883, Fairfield, Maine, USA d. , )
m. Sumner Christopher ERSKINE 21 June 1902 in Lewiston, Maine, USA

Charles Edward BARKER married

Levora BUBIER-- Date: 7 August 1897 Place: , Maine, USA
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Name of Groom: Charles E. BARKER
Groom's Place of Residence: Pittsfield, Me.
Name of Bride: Levora BUBIER
Bride's Place of Residence: Pittsfield, Me.
Marriage Date: Saturday, 7 Aug. 1897
Marriage Certificate Number: Not available

Name of Groom: Charles E. BARKER
Groom's Place of Residence: Pittsfield, Me.
Name of Bride: Lurora CARR
Bride's Place of Residence: Pittsfield, Me.
Marriage Date: Saturday, 7 Aug. 1897
Marriage Certificate Number: Not available

Groom's place of birth: Winslow, Me

Source citation: "Maine Marriages, 1892-1966, 1977-1996," database, Maine Genealogy (www.mainegenealogy.net : accessed 3 Jun 2012), entry for Charles E. BARKER and Levora BUBIER, Saturday, 7 Aug. 1897, citing Maine Vital Records.

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1839 Parent's marriage?
BRIDE PARKER, OLIVE
Bride Town -0-
Bride State -0-
Groom Name BARKER, HENRY
Groom Town LINCOLN
Groom State ME
Month of Marriage 2
Day of Marriage 4
Year of Marriage 1839
4 FEB 1839 in Lincoln, Penobscot, Maine
More Info? N
Place LINCOLN
Comment -0-

files.usgwarchives.net/ me/ vr/ marriages/ bride/ br1892p.txt
ME Brides Taken from Cards the Maine State Archives

1845 Birth
January 1845
China, Maine, USA

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States

1850 Crystal Plantation, Aroostook, Maine
CENSUS YR: 1850 STATE or TERRITORY: ME COUNTY: Aroostook DIVISION: Crystal Plantation REEL NO: M432-248 PAGE NO: 11a
REFERENCE: Enumerated the 30th of Jul 1850 by Humphrey Chadbourn (p.21)

30 148 152 Barker Henry 38 M Farmer 200 Me.
31 148 152 Barker Olive 30 F Me.
32 148 152 Murphy Charles E. 6 M Me.

www.upperstjohn.com/ 1850/ crystal.htm#11a X
1850 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - James Buchanan becomes President of the United States

1857 - March 6 – Dred Scott v. Sandford: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that Blacks are not citizens and slaves can not sue for freedom, driving the country further towards the American Civil War.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1860 Patten, Arostook, Maine
Henry Barker, 41?, farmer, b. Maine
Olive Barker, 46?, housewife, b. Maine
Charles E Barker, 16, farmer, b. Maine
1860 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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Civil War
Barker, Charles E.

REGIMENT NAME:22nd Regiment, Maine Infantry
SIDE:Union:
COMPANY:E
SOLDIER'S RANK IN:Private
SOLDIER'S RANK OUT:Private
ALTERNATE NAME:
FILM NUMBER:M543 roll 1
NOTES:

www.nps.gov/ civilwar/ search-soldiers-detail.htm?soldier_id=4e4c237f-dc7a-df11-bf36-b8ac6f5d926a

OVERVIEW: Organized at Bangor and mustered in for nine months' service October 10, 1862. Left State for D. C., October 21. Duty at Arlington Heights, Va., till November 3. Moved to Fortress Monroe, Va., November 3, thence to Ship Island, Miss., New Orleans, La., December 2-15. Attached to Grover's Division, Dept. of the Gulf, to January, 1863. 1st Brigade, 4th Division, 19th Army Corps, Army Gulf, to July, 1862.

SERVICE:Moved to Baton Rouge, La., January 16, 1863. Duty there till March. Operations against Port Hudson, La., March 7-20. Moved to Donaldsonville March 26, thence to Brashear City. Operations in Western Louisiana April 9-May 14. Teche Campaign April 11-20. Porter's and...Read MORE...

1861 - February 8 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away states.

1861 - Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States

1862
Name: Charles E Barker
Event Type: Military Service
Event Date: 10 Sep 1862
Event Place: Crystal Plains,
Age: 19
Marital Status: Single
Birth Year (Estimated): 1843
Birthplace: Augusta,
Affiliate Publication Title: Maine, Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Card Index, 1861-1865 Digital Folder Number: 004387539 , Image Number: 00677

'Maine, State Archive Collections, 1718-1957', index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ 246N-MT8 : accessed 31 Jul 2014), Charles E Barker, 1862.
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1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.

1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the United States

1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

April 14, 1865 - President Abraham Lincoln was mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth at in Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. He died the next day. Andrew Johnson becomes President of the United States.

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1869 Marriage / Partner
Charles Edward BARKER and Frances M PERKINS 10 June 1869,

He was 24 years old.

1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States

1870 - Parents - Crystal Plantation, Maine
name: Henry Barker
estimated birth year: 1812
gender: Male
age in 1870: 58y
color (white, black, mulatto, chinese, indian): White
birthplace: Maine
home in 1870: Maine, United States
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Henry Barker M 58y Maine
Olive Barker F 51y Maine
Ira A Barker M 10y Maine
1870 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1870 What is this?
Biddeford, York, Maine

name: Charles B Barker
estimated birth year: 1849
gender: Male
age in 1870: 21y
color (white, black, mulatto, chinese, indian): White
birthplace: Maine
home in 1870: Maine, United States
Household Gender Age
Gardner C Libby M 38y
Henrietta A Libby F 31y
Gertrude E Libby F 9y
George Spafford M 21y
Charles B Barker M 21y

Does this have anything to do with anything. His granddaughter, Gladys Theinert is found in the 1910 Census living with Spofford and Libby family members (in Webster, Androscoggin, Maine), but the names are different. Is this related or pure coincidence?
1870 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1870 Birth of Child
Alice A BARKER was born March 1870, Waterville, Maine, USA

Charles Edward was 25 years old.

1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.

1873 Birth of Child
Harry W BARKER was born October 1873, Crystal, Maine, USA

Charles Edward was 28 years old.

1873 Birth of Child
Alberton Bradford BARKER was born 2 October 1873, Crystal, Maine, USA

Charles Edward was 28 years old.

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1880 Hersey, Aroostook, Maine
name: Charles E. Barker
residence: Hersey, Aroostook, Maine
birthdate: 1844
birthplace: Maine, United States
relationship to head: Self
spouse's name: Frances M. Barker
spouse's birthplace: Maine, United States
father's name:
father's birthplace: Canada
mother's name:
mother's birthplace: New York, United States
race or color (expanded): White
ethnicity (standardized): American
gender: Male
martial status: Married
age (expanded): 36 years
occupation: Farmer
nara film number: T9-0476
page: 328
page character: B
entry number: 2619
film number: 1254476
Household Gender Age
Charles E. Barker M 36
spouse Frances M. Barker F 31, keeping house
child Avis J. Barker F 13, daughter
child Henry W. Barker M 9, son
child Alberton B. Barker M 9, son
Henry Barker M 68, works on farm

1880 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.

1881 - March 4 - James A. Garfield becomes President of the United States

1881 - July 2 - James A. Garfield was shot at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station in Washington, D.C., at 9:30 am on Saturday, July 2, 1881. He died in Elberon, New Jersey, two months later on September 19, 1881. The shooting occurred less than four months into his term as president. Charles J. Guiteau was convicted of Garfield's murder and executed by hanging one year after the shooting. Chester Arthur becomes President of the United States.

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States

1890 Census of Union Veterans and Widows of the Civil War
Charles E Barker
22nd Regiment, Maine Infantry, Company E
Enlisted: Sept 10, 1862
Discharged: August 14, 1863
Residing in Danforth, Washington, Maine in 1890

name: Charles E Barker
widow:
event: Census
event date: 1890
event place: Danforth, Maine, Washington, Maine, United States
nara publication title: Schedules Enumerating Union Veterans and Widows of Union Veterans of the Civil War,1890.
nara publication number: M123
nara roll number: 7
film number: 338166
digital folder number: 004679071
image number: 00801

'United States, 1890 Census of Union Veterans and Widows of the Civil War,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ K8SN-S8S : accessed 30 Dec 2012), Charles E Barker, Danforth, Maine, Washington, Maine, United States.
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1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)

The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)

First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented

1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1896 - Crystal Plantation, Maine
Living in Crystal Plantation, Maine in 1896 according to son's marriage record. Also states that he was born in Crystal Plantation.

1896 Marriage of Child
Alice A BARKER married 18 April 1896, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale) to Wilhelm Albert "William" THEINERT

1896 Marriage of Child
Harry W BARKER married 30 July 1896, Gardiner, Maine, USA to Gertrude M SEDGLEY

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1897 Marriage / Partner
Charles Edward BARKER and Levora BUBIER 7 August 1897, , Maine, USA

He was 52 years old.

1897 - Gardiner, Me.
Living in Gardiner, Me. in 1897 according to son's marriage record.

1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States

1897 Marriage of Child
Alberton Bradford BARKER married 22 March 1897, Gardiner, Maine, USA to Sarah Lucy KIRK

1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain

1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.

1900 Hartland, Somerset, Maine
name: Charles E Barker
titles & terms:
residence: Hartland town, Somerset, Maine
birth date: Jan 1845
birthplace: Maine
relationship to head of household: Self
spouse: Lenora J Barker
spouse's titles & terms:
spouse's birthplace: Maine
father:
father's titles & terms:
father's birthplace: Maine
mother:
mother's titles & terms:
mother's birthplace: Maine
race or color (expanded): White
head-of-household name: Charles E Barker
gender: Male
marital status: Married
years married: 3
estimated marriage year: 1897
mother how many children:
number living children:
immigration year:
enumeration district: 0156
page: 8
sheet letter: A
family number: 167
reference number: 2
film number: 1240600
image number: 00176
Household Gender Age Birthplace
self Charles E Barker M Maine
wife Lenora J Barker F Maine

1900 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901 - William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States, was shot on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition in the Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York, on September 6, 1901, six months into his second term. He was shaking hands with the public when an anarchist, Leon Czolgosz, shot him twice in the abdomen. Theodore Roosevelt becomes President of the United States.

1902 - Newburgh, Maine
Living in Newburgh, Maine in 1902 according to daughter's marriage information. Occupation: Carpenter

1902 Marriage of Child
Lucy (Louise) BARKER married 21 June 1902, Lewiston, Maine, USA to Sumner Christopher ERSKINE

1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)

1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.

1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.

In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.

1907 Death
Maine, Death Records, 1617-1922
NAME: Charles E Barker, age 64, b. China, Maine
DEATH: 30 May 1907, Richmond, Sagadahoc, Maine
married
farmer
Father: Henry Barker, b. China, Maine
Mother: Unknown, b. China, Maine
cause: chronic myocarditis
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1907 Death
Mrs. Louise Erskine, 63 Summer street, Lewiston, received word Monday of the death of her father, Charles Edward Barker, in Richmond, Maine, where he had been living for the past five years. Mr. Barker was a member of the G. A. R., and was born in China, Maine. Heart failure was the cause of his death which was very sudden. Mr. Barker was 63 years of age.

The Lewiston Daily Sun, Thursday morning, June 4, 1907

Death
Name: Charles E Barker
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 30 May 1907
Event Place: Richmond, Maine, United States
Birth Date: 1846
Birthplace: China, Maine
GS Film number: 001001826
Digital Folder Number: 005246536
Image Number: 01434

'Maine, Veterans Cemetery Records, 1676-1918,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ KXQC-XXS : accessed 24 Oct 2013), Charles E Barker, 1907.
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Charles Edward BARKER - Maine, Veterans Cemetery Records, 1676-1918, index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1971-26299-13831-13?cc=1985567

"Maine, Veterans Cemetery Records, 1676-1918," index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.3.1/ TH-1971-26299-13831-13?cc=1985567&wc=M9S3-R6F:1874779199 : accessed 24 Oct 2013), King Philip's War to Spanish-American War A-Brown, A.C. image 1430 of 3700.

Charles Edward BARKER - Evergreen Memorial Cemetery Richmond, Sagadahoc, Maine

Evergreen Memorial Cemetery
Richmond, Sagadahoc, Maine

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85th Annual Report of the Town of Richmond Year Ending February 1, 1908
List of Delinquent Tax Payers of 1907 B. F. Curtis, col.
Charles E. Barker 1.39
Page 5

J. Clark Flagg, burial Chas. E. Barker 35.00
Page 41

Charles is buried at: Evergreen Cemetery, Richmond, Maine

Added: 12/1/2010 12:12:23 PM - Updated: 7/11/2025 4:03:47 PM