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Catherine Josephine "Katie"
CHAPLIN
(b.
12 September 1852
,
Naples, Maine, USA
d.
2 December 1900
,
Poland, Maine, USA
)
Age: 48
Cause of Death: pneumonia
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CHAPLIN Family Genealogy
Catherine Josephine "Katie" CHAPLIN was born 12 September 1852 in Naples, Maine, USA. Catherine Josephine "Katie" CHAPLIN was the child of William F CHAPLIN and Mary Rounds DOW
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Catherine Josephine "Katie" married William WITHAM 8 December 1870 in Buckfield, Maine, USA . William WITHAM was born abt. 1850
Catherine Josephine "Katie" married (2) Frederick H YORK 14 August 1878 in Conway, New Hampshire, USA . The couple had (at least) 4 children. They divorced. Frederick H YORK was born 3 August 1832 in Naples, Maine, USA. Frederick H died 10 June 1904 in Jay, Maine, USA.
Catherine Josephine "Katie" married (3) Ivory COBB 8 March 1898 in Poland, Maine, USA . Ivory COBB was born December 1845 in Casco, Maine, USA. Ivory died 19 February 1912 in Minot, Maine, USA (West Minot). Ivory was the child of William Elwell COBB and Hannah COBB.
Catherine Josephine "Katie" CHAPLIN died 2 December 1900 in Poland, Maine, USA .
NOTE: Katie Josephine Chaplin Cobb was the step-mother of Jessie Cobb, the murdered woman in the story above. She died a few months after Jessie. They are buried together, along with Jessie's father, Ivory Cobb.
Details of the family tree of Catherine appear below.
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Androscoggin's Secret - Based on the 1900 murder of Jessie Cobb in Lewiston, Maine
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Androscoggin's Secret - Based on the 1900 murder of Jessie Cobb in Lewiston, Maine
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1852 Birth
12 September 1852
Naples, Maine, USA- 1860 Otisfield, Cumberland, Maine
name: Catharine J Chaplain
residence: , Cumberland, Maine
ward: The Town Of Otisfield
age: 7 years
estimated birth year: 1853
birthplace: Naples Me.
gender: Female
page: 1
family number: 6
film number: 803437
dgs number: 4231248
image number: 00196
nara number: M653
1860 U.S. Census - 1870 Poland, Androscoggin, Maine
name: Katie J Chaplin
estimated birth year: 1853
gender: Female
age in 1870: 17y
color (white, black, mulatto, chinese, indian): White
birthplace: Maine
home in 1870: Maine, United States
Household Gender Age
William Chaplin M 52y
Mary Chaplin F 42y
Charles L Chaplin M 20y
Almon Chaplin M 19y
Katie J Chaplin F 17y
Addie E Chaplin F 15y
Lucy L Chaplin F 13y
Mary E Chaplin F 11y
Etta F Chaplin F 7y
George A Chaplin M 5y
Willie Chaplin M 3y
Chaplin M 1m
1870 U.S. Census 
1870 Marriage / Partner
Catherine Josephine "Katie" CHAPLIN and William WITHAM 8 December 1870, Buckfield, Maine, USA- 1878 Marriage / Partner
Catherine Josephine "Katie" CHAPLIN and Frederick H YORK 14 August 1878, Conway, New Hampshire, USA (North Conway) - 1878 Birth of Child
Charles Woodsum YORK was born 3 May 1878, Otisfield, Maine, USA 
Poland, Maine, USA (Poland Spring) (East Poland) (Hackett Mills)
Postcard- 1880 Otisfield, Cumberland, Maine
name: Catherine J. York
residence: Otisfield, Cumberland, Maine
birthdate: 1853
birthplace: Maine, United States
relationship to head: Wife
spouse's name: Frederic H. York
spouse's birthplace: Maine, United States
father's name:
father's birthplace: Maine, United States
mother's name:
mother's birthplace: Maine, United States
race or color (expanded): White
ethnicity (standardized): American
gender: Female
martial status: Married
age (expanded): 27 years
occupation: Keeping...Read MORE...
1880 U.S. Census
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Spouse(s) / Partner(s) and Child(ren) of Catherine Josephine "Katie" CHAPLIN
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William WITHAM-- Date: 8 December 1870 Place: Buckfield, Maine, USA
Children of William WITHAM and Catherine Josephine "Katie" CHAPLIN:
Catherine Josephine "Katie" CHAPLIN married Frederick H YORK-- Date: 14 August 1878 Place: Conway, New Hampshire, USA
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New Hampshire, Marriages, 1720-1920
groom's name: Frederick H. York
groom's birth date:
groom's birthplace: Naples, Me
groom's age:
bride's name: Kate J. Witham
bride's birth date: 1852
bride's birthplace: Naples, Me
bride's age: 26
marriage date: 14 Aug 1878
marriage place: Marriage Index, , Misc, New Hampshire
groom's father's name: Samuel York
groom's mother's name: Eunice Lord
bride's father's name: William Chaplain
bride's mother's name: Mary Dorr
groom's race:
groom's marital status:
groom's previous wife's name:
bride's race:
bride's marital status:
bride's previous husband's name:
indexing project (batch) number: M73156-1
system origin: New Hampshire-VR
source film number: 1001321
reference number: 2:1V4R4S2
"New Hampshire, Marriages, 1720-1920," index, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ FDG3-XVL : accessed 14 June 2012), Frederick H. York, 1878.
Libelant: Frederick H. York
Libelee: Katie J. York
Date of Marriage: 1878
Date of Divorce: 8 May 1893
County Where Divorced: Oxford
Source: Maine Divorce Index, 1/ 59
Source citation: "Maine Divorces, 1799-1903," database, Maine Genealogy (http:/ www.mainegenealogy.net/ individual_divorce_record.asp?id=909 : accessed 14 June 2012), entry for Frederick H. York & Katie J. York, 8 May 1893, citing Maine Divorce Index, Maine State Archives.
Children of Frederick H YORK and Catherine Josephine "Katie" CHAPLIN:
Uriah M YORK (b.abt. 1862, , Maine, USA d. , )
Charles Woodsum YORK (b.3 May 1878, Otisfield, Maine, USA d. abt. 1953, Farmington, Maine, USA)
m. Alice Gertrude FURBUSH 12 November 1902 in , Maine, USA
Frederick Delmore YORK (b.23 June 1881, Otisfield, Maine, USA d. 13 December 1957, Eustis, Maine, USA )
Katie Louise YORK (b.abt. 1883, Otisfield, Maine, USA d. , )
Catherine Josephine "Katie" CHAPLIN married Ivory COBB-- Date: 8 March 1898 Place: Poland, Maine, USA
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Ivory COBB was the child of William Elwell COBB and Hannah COBB
Names Start Date Location Record Type Marriage Cert No Bride City of Residence Groom City of Residence Bride State of Residence Groom State of Residence
KATIE J YORK - Bride
IVORY COBB - Groom Mar 8, 1898 Maine, United States Marriage 0 POLAND POLAND ME ME
Marriages Index, 1892-1966, 1977-1996
Name of Groom: Arny COBB
Groom's Place of Residence: Poland, Me.
Name of Bride: Katie J. CHAPLIN
Bride's Place of Residence: Poland, Me.
Marriage Date: Tuesday, 8 Mar. 1898
Marriage Certificate Number: Not available
Source citation: "Maine Marriages, 1892-1966, 1977-1996," database, Maine Genealogy (www.mainegenealogy.net/ individual_marriage_record.asp?id=300763 : accessed 14 Jun 2012), entry for Arny COBB and Katie J. CHAPLIN, Tuesday, 8 Mar. 1898, citing Maine Vital Records.
Children of Ivory COBB and Catherine Josephine "Katie" CHAPLIN:
William WITHAM-- Date: 8 December 1870 Place: Buckfield, Maine, USAChildren of William WITHAM and Catherine Josephine "Katie" CHAPLIN:
Catherine Josephine "Katie" CHAPLIN married
Frederick H YORK-- Date: 14 August 1878 Place: Conway, New Hampshire, USA familysearch.org
New Hampshire, Marriages, 1720-1920
groom's name: Frederick H. York
groom's birth date:
groom's birthplace: Naples, Me
groom's age:
bride's name: Kate J. Witham
bride's birth date: 1852
bride's birthplace: Naples, Me
bride's age: 26
marriage date: 14 Aug 1878
marriage place: Marriage Index, , Misc, New Hampshire
groom's father's name: Samuel York
groom's mother's name: Eunice Lord
bride's father's name: William Chaplain
bride's mother's name: Mary Dorr
groom's race:
groom's marital status:
groom's previous wife's name:
bride's race:
bride's marital status:
bride's previous husband's name:
indexing project (batch) number: M73156-1
system origin: New Hampshire-VR
source film number: 1001321
reference number: 2:1V4R4S2
"New Hampshire, Marriages, 1720-1920," index, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ FDG3-XVL : accessed 14 June 2012), Frederick H. York, 1878.
Libelant: Frederick H. York
Libelee: Katie J. York
Date of Marriage: 1878
Date of Divorce: 8 May 1893
County Where Divorced: Oxford
Source: Maine Divorce Index, 1/ 59
Source citation: "Maine Divorces, 1799-1903," database, Maine Genealogy (http:/ www.mainegenealogy.net/ individual_divorce_record.asp?id=909 : accessed 14 June 2012), entry for Frederick H. York & Katie J. York, 8 May 1893, citing Maine Divorce Index, Maine State Archives.
Children of Frederick H YORK and Catherine Josephine "Katie" CHAPLIN:
Uriah M YORK (b.abt. 1862, , Maine, USA d. , ) Charles Woodsum YORK (b.3 May 1878, Otisfield, Maine, USA d. abt. 1953, Farmington, Maine, USA)m. Alice Gertrude FURBUSH 12 November 1902 in , Maine, USA
Frederick Delmore YORK (b.23 June 1881, Otisfield, Maine, USA d. 13 December 1957, Eustis, Maine, USA ) Katie Louise YORK (b.abt. 1883, Otisfield, Maine, USA d. , )Catherine Josephine "Katie" CHAPLIN married
Ivory COBB-- Date: 8 March 1898 Place: Poland, Maine, USA americanancestors.org
Ivory COBB was the child of William Elwell COBB and Hannah COBB
Names Start Date Location Record Type Marriage Cert No Bride City of Residence Groom City of Residence Bride State of Residence Groom State of Residence
KATIE J YORK - Bride
IVORY COBB - Groom Mar 8, 1898 Maine, United States Marriage 0 POLAND POLAND ME ME
Marriages Index, 1892-1966, 1977-1996
Name of Groom: Arny COBB
Groom's Place of Residence: Poland, Me.
Name of Bride: Katie J. CHAPLIN
Bride's Place of Residence: Poland, Me.
Marriage Date: Tuesday, 8 Mar. 1898
Marriage Certificate Number: Not available
Source citation: "Maine Marriages, 1892-1966, 1977-1996," database, Maine Genealogy (www.mainegenealogy.net/ individual_marriage_record.asp?id=300763 : accessed 14 Jun 2012), entry for Arny COBB and Katie J. CHAPLIN, Tuesday, 8 Mar. 1898, citing Maine Vital Records.
Children of Ivory COBB and Catherine Josephine "Katie" CHAPLIN:
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1852 Birth
12 September 1852
Naples, Maine, USA
1870 Marriage / Partner
Catherine Josephine "Katie" CHAPLIN and William WITHAM 8 December 1870, Buckfield, Maine, USA
1878 Marriage / Partner
Catherine Josephine "Katie" CHAPLIN and Frederick H YORK 14 August 1878, Conway, New Hampshire, USA (North Conway)
1878 Birth of Child
Charles Woodsum YORK was born 3 May 1878, Otisfield, Maine, USA
Poland, Maine, USA (Poland Spring) (East Poland) (Hackett Mills)
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1881 Birth of Child
Frederick Delmore YORK was born 23 June 1881, Otisfield, Maine, USA
1898 Marriage / Partner
Catherine Josephine "Katie" CHAPLIN and Ivory COBB 8 March 1898, Poland, Maine, USA (Poland Spring) (East Poland) (Hackett Mills)
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Lane Cemetery
East Poland, Androscoggin, Maine, USA
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Name: Kate J Cobb
Gender: Female
Age: 48
Birth Date: 12 Sep 1852
Death Date: 2 Dec 1900
Death Place: Poland
Registration Place: Poland, Androscoggin
Spouse: Ivory
Father: Wm
Mother: Mary
Ancestry.com. Maine, Death Records, 1617-1922 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
Original data: Maine Death Records, 1617-1922. Augusta, Maine: Maine State Archives.
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Poland, Maine, USA (Poland Spring) (East Poland) (Hackett Mills)
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Naples, Maine, USA
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1852 Birth 12 September 1852
Naples, Maine, USA
1860 Otisfield, Cumberland, Maine
name: Catharine J Chaplain
residence: , Cumberland, Maine
ward: The Town Of Otisfield
age: 7 years
estimated birth year: 1853
birthplace: Naples Me.
gender: Female
page: 1
family number: 6
film number: 803437
dgs number: 4231248
image number: 00196
nara number: M653
1860 U.S. Census
name: Catharine J Chaplain
residence: , Cumberland, Maine
ward: The Town Of Otisfield
age: 7 years
estimated birth year: 1853
birthplace: Naples Me.
gender: Female
page: 1
family number: 6
film number: 803437
dgs number: 4231248
image number: 00196
nara number: M653
1860 U.S. Census
1870 Marriage / PartnerCatherine Josephine "Katie" CHAPLIN and William WITHAM 8 December 1870, Buckfield, Maine, USA
1870 Poland, Androscoggin, Maine
name: Katie J Chaplin
estimated birth year: 1853
gender: Female
age in 1870: 17y
color (white, black, mulatto, chinese, indian): White
birthplace: Maine
home in 1870: Maine, United States
Household Gender Age
William Chaplin M 52y
Mary Chaplin F 42y
Charles L Chaplin M 20y
Almon Chaplin M 19y
Katie J Chaplin F 17y
Addie E Chaplin F 15y
Lucy L Chaplin F 13y
Mary E Chaplin F 11y
Etta F Chaplin F 7y
George A Chaplin M 5y
Willie Chaplin M 3y
Chaplin M 1m
1870 U.S. Census
name: Katie J Chaplin
estimated birth year: 1853
gender: Female
age in 1870: 17y
color (white, black, mulatto, chinese, indian): White
birthplace: Maine
home in 1870: Maine, United States
Household Gender Age
William Chaplin M 52y
Mary Chaplin F 42y
Charles L Chaplin M 20y
Almon Chaplin M 19y
Katie J Chaplin F 17y
Addie E Chaplin F 15y
Lucy L Chaplin F 13y
Mary E Chaplin F 11y
Etta F Chaplin F 7y
George A Chaplin M 5y
Willie Chaplin M 3y
Chaplin M 1m
1870 U.S. Census
1878 Marriage / PartnerCatherine Josephine "Katie" CHAPLIN and Frederick H YORK 14 August 1878, Conway, New Hampshire, USA (North Conway)
1878 Birth of ChildCharles Woodsum YORK was born 3 May 1878, Otisfield, Maine, USA
1880 Otisfield, Cumberland, Maine
name: Catherine J. York
residence: Otisfield, Cumberland, Maine
birthdate: 1853
birthplace: Maine, United States
relationship to head: Wife
spouse's name: Frederic H. York
spouse's birthplace: Maine, United States
father's name:
father's birthplace: Maine, United States
mother's name:
mother's birthplace: Maine, United States
race or color (expanded): White
ethnicity (standardized): American
gender: Female
martial status: Married
age (expanded): 27 years
occupation: Keeping...Read MORE...
1880 U.S. Census
name: Catherine J. York
residence: Otisfield, Cumberland, Maine
birthdate: 1853
birthplace: Maine, United States
relationship to head: Wife
spouse's name: Frederic H. York
spouse's birthplace: Maine, United States
father's name:
father's birthplace: Maine, United States
mother's name:
mother's birthplace: Maine, United States
race or color (expanded): White
ethnicity (standardized): American
gender: Female
martial status: Married
age (expanded): 27 years
occupation: Keeping...Read MORE...
1880 U.S. Census
Poland, Maine, USA (Poland Spring) (East Poland) (Hackett Mills)
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1881 Birth of ChildFrederick Delmore YORK was born 23 June 1881, Otisfield, Maine, USA
1898 Marriage / PartnerCatherine Josephine "Katie" CHAPLIN and Ivory COBB 8 March 1898, Poland, Maine, USA (Poland Spring) (East Poland) (Hackett Mills)
1900 Death
Maine, Death Records, 1617-1922
Name: Kate J Cobb
Gender: Female
Age: 48
Birth Date: 12 Sep 1852
Death Date: 2 Dec 1900
Death Place: Poland
Registration Place: Poland, Androscoggin
Spouse: Ivorz
Father: Wm
Mother: Mary
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Maine, Death Records, 1617-1922
Name: Kate J Cobb
Gender: Female
Age: 48
Birth Date: 12 Sep 1852
Death Date: 2 Dec 1900
Death Place: Poland
Registration Place: Poland, Androscoggin
Spouse: Ivorz
Father: Wm
Mother: Mary
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1900 Poland, Androscoggin, Maine
name: Katie J Cobb
titles:
residence: Poland town, Androscoggin, Maine
birth date: Sep 1852
birthplace: Maine
relationship to head-of-household: Wife
spouse name: Ivory Cobb
spouse titles:
spouse birth place: Maine
father name:
father titles:
father birthplace: Maine
mother name:
mother titles:
mother birthplace: Maine
race or color (expanded): White
head-of-household name: Ivory Cobb
gender: Female
marital status: Married
years married: 2
estimated marriage...Read MORE...
1900 U.S. Census
name: Katie J Cobb
titles:
residence: Poland town, Androscoggin, Maine
birth date: Sep 1852
birthplace: Maine
relationship to head-of-household: Wife
spouse name: Ivory Cobb
spouse titles:
spouse birth place: Maine
father name:
father titles:
father birthplace: Maine
mother name:
mother titles:
mother birthplace: Maine
race or color (expanded): White
head-of-household name: Ivory Cobb
gender: Female
marital status: Married
years married: 2
estimated marriage...Read MORE...
1900 U.S. Census
Death
JESSIE COBB'S MOTHER DEAD
On Sunday evening about eight o'clock occurred the death of Mrs. Ivory Cobb of Poland. Mrs. Cobb was 48 years of age, and was the mother of Jessie Cobb, who was murdered in Lewiston recently. Her husband and two daughters survive her.
Lewiston Journal
Lewiston, Maine
December 4, 1900
JESSIE COBB'S MOTHER DEAD
On Sunday evening about eight o'clock occurred the death of Mrs. Ivory Cobb of Poland. Mrs. Cobb was 48 years of age, and was the mother of Jessie Cobb, who was murdered in Lewiston recently. Her husband and two daughters survive her.
Lewiston Journal
Lewiston, Maine
December 4, 1900
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Gender: Female
Age: 48
Birth Date: 12 Sep 1852
Death Date: 2 Dec 1900
Death Place: Poland
Registration Place: Poland, Androscoggin
Spouse: Ivory
Father: Wm
Mother: Mary
Ancestry.com. Maine, Death Records, 1617-1922 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
Original data: Maine Death Records, 1617-1922. Augusta, Maine: Maine State Archives.
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Name: Kate J Cobb
Gender: Female
Age: 48
Birth Date: 12 Sep 1852
Death Date: 2 Dec 1900
Death Place: Poland
Registration Place: Poland, Androscoggin
Spouse: Ivory
Father: Wm
Mother: Mary
Ancestry.com. Maine, Death Records, 1617-1922 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
Original data: Maine Death Records, 1617-1922. Augusta, Maine: Maine State Archives.
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Poland, Maine, USA (Poland Spring) (East Poland) (Hackett Mills)
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Poland, Maine, USA (Poland Spring) (East Poland) (Hackett Mills)
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Naples, Maine, USA
Corner in Bay of Naples, Me.
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Catherine is buried at: Lane Cemetery
Poland, Maine, USA (Poland Spring) (East Poland) (Hackett Mills)
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