Catherine Josephine "Katie" CHAPLIN

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12 September 1852 , Naples, Maine, USA

Died

2 December 1900 , Poland, Maine, USA

Age: 48
Cause of Death: pneumonia

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William F CHAPLIN Mary Rounds DOW

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Born: 12 September 1852 in Naples, Maine, USA

Father: William F CHAPLIN

Mother: Mary Rounds DOW

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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.

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Catherine Josephine "Katie" CHAPLIN married

William WITHAM
Marriage date: 8 December 1870
Marriage place: Buckfield, Maine, USA

Children of William WITHAM and Catherine Josephine "Katie" CHAPLIN

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Catherine Josephine "Katie" CHAPLIN married

Frederick H YORK
Marriage date: 14 August 1878
Marriage place: Conway, New Hampshire, USA
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Marriage notes:

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

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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.org : 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 (mainegenealogy.net : 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

Born: abt. 1862, , Maine, USA
Died: ,

Charles Woodsum YORK

Born: 3 May 1878, Otisfield, Maine, USA
Died: abt. 1953, Farmington, Maine, USA

Married: Alice Gertrude FURBUSH 12 November 1902 Place: , Maine, USA

Frederick Delmore YORK

Born: 23 June 1881, Otisfield, Maine, USA
Died: 13 December 1957, Eustis, Maine, USA

Katie Louise YORK

Born: abt. 1883, Otisfield, Maine, USA
Died: ,

Catherine Josephine "Katie" CHAPLIN married

Ivory COBB
Marriage date: 8 March 1898
Marriage place: Poland, Maine, USA
Source: americanancestors.org

Ivory COBB was the child of William Elwell COBB and Hannah COBB

Marriage notes:

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 (mainegenealogy.net : 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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Birth — 1852
12 September 1852
Naples, Maine, USA

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 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 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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

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 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States

1870 Marriage / Partner
Catherine Josephine "Katie" CHAPLIN and William WITHAM 8 December 1870, Buckfield, Maine, USA

She was 18 years old.

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

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.

1878 Marriage / Partner
Catherine Josephine "Katie" CHAPLIN and Frederick H YORK 14 August 1878, Conway, New Hampshire, USA (North, Center) (Redstone) (Kearsarge)

She was 25 years old.

1878 Birth of Child
Charles Woodsum YORK was born 3 May 1878, Otisfield, Maine, USA

Catherine Josephine "Katie" was 25 years old.

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

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 House
nara film number: T9-0478
page: 418
page character: B
entry number: 421
film number: 1254478
Household Gender Age Birthplace
self Frederic H. York M 46 Maine, United States
wife Catherine J. York F 27 Maine, United States
son Uriah M. York M 18 Maine, United States
son Charles W. York M 1 Maine, United States

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 Birth of Child
Frederick Delmore YORK was born 23 June 1881, Otisfield, Maine, USA

Catherine Josephine "Katie" was 28 years old.

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

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

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

1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States

1898 Marriage / Partner
Catherine Josephine "Katie" CHAPLIN and Ivory COBB 8 March 1898, Poland, Maine, USA (Poland Spring) (East Poland) (Hackett Mills)

She was 45 years old.

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 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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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 year: 1898
mother how many children: 4
number living children: 3
immigration year:
enumeration district: 0031
sheet number and letter: 1A
household id: 14
reference number: 46
gsu film number: 1240588
image number: 00171
Household Gender Age
spouse Ivory Cobb M
Katie J Cobb F
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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

Catherine Josephine "Katie" CHAPLIN - Grave Lane Cemetery East Poland, Androscoggin, Maine, USA

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Lane Cemetery
East Poland, Androscoggin, Maine, USA

Lane Cemetery
Poland, Maine, USA (Poland Spring) (East Poland) (Hackett Mills)

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Catherine Josephine "Katie" CHAPLIN - Name: Kate J Cobb Gender: Female Age: 48 Birth Date: 12 Sep 1852 Death Date: 2 Dec 1900 Death Place: Poland Registration Place: Poland, Androsco

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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