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William Atwater (1785 - abt. 1855)

William Atwater
Born in Cheshire, New Haven, Connecticut, United Statesmap
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Son of and
Brother of , and
Husband of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
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Died about in Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts, United Statesmap
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Biography

William Atwater was born or baptized Dec. 4, 1786 [1]in Cheshire, Connecticut, son of Rufus Atwater and Esther / Mary Tuttle.. [2] He may have been born 28 Nov 1785 and baptized in Dec 1786. No primary sources have been found.

When his father Rufus was given land in Nova Scotia, the family moved there. His father, Rufus, died shortly after. His mother, Mary, remarried to Elisha Randall. [2]

William grew up in Nova Scotia and married 1st Mary 'Elizabeth' / Ellen Elliott about 1812 in Nova Scotia. She was born 1786, died Sep 16 1817 and is buried in Guysborough, Nova Scotia, Canada. [2]

William and Mary Elizabeth / Ellen had 2 children. [2]

  1. Rufus, died without marrying
  2. James Randall, b Jan 7 1817 Guysborough, Nova Scotia, d Dec 28 1906 Boylston, Guysborough, Nova Scotia, mar Mary Jane Boles 1844.

William married 2nd Catherine Babson Apr 21 1821 in Newburyport, Massachusetts. [3][4] Her parents were Joseph Babson and Ruth Herrick.[5]

William and Catherine lived in Manchester, Nova Scotia, but finally removed to Newburyport, Massachusetts. [2]

William and Catherine had children including the following, b in Newburyport, Massachusetts:

  1. Joseph Babson, b Nov 14 1825 [6], d May 1827 [7]
  2. William Collins, b Nov 14 1825, [8] mar 1st Susan A Daniels Mar 30 1845 [9] mar 2nd Mary J. Grant Jun 3 1848. Her parents were Ephraim Grant and Lucinda. [10] [11]
  3. Joseph Babson, b Nov 23 1827 [12]
  4. George Washington, b Sep 29 1830 [13]
  5. Constant Loyal T, b abt 1830, mar 1st Sarah E Bartlett Dec 2 1850. Her parents were Henry S Bartlett and Sarah. [14] mar 2nd Ellen M Langley Feb 20 1864 in Dover, New Hampshire. Her parents were Nelson French and Adalie Gove / Le Crowe. [15][16] He d Dec 4 1906 West Newbury, Massachusetts [17]
  6. Mary Ann, b Sep 18 1832, mar Joseph Hall Sep 8 1858. HIs parents were Joseph and Nancy. [18] Mary Ann died Sep 7 1908 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. [19] [20][21]

1850 lived in in Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts, USA [22] [23]

William Atwater Male 64 Connecticut
Catharine Atwater Female 55 Massachusetts
Constant Atwater Male 19 Massachusetts
Mary A Atwater Female 17 Massachusetts

He died 28 Jun 1854 [24] or Jun 28 1855 in Newburyport, Esssex, Massachusetts. [5] Gravestone has 1855.

He is buried in Highland Cemetery, Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts. [5]

Research Notes

additional William Atwater.

  • b abt 1785 in Hartford, Connecticut, son of William and Mary Atwater, d Ju 28 1854, age 69, widowed, in Newburyport, Massachusetts. [25] The parents are different, as is birth date and place in this profile
  • William, age 44, b in Vermont, and Catherine A Atwater, age 28, b in Kentucky, son James, age 9, b in Connecticut, lived in 1850 in Williamsburg, Kings, New York. [26]

Sources

  1. ↑ Edmund West, comp.. Family Data Collection - Births [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2001.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Mary Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 02 February 2021), memorial page for Mary Elizabeth Elliot Atwater (1786–16 Sep 1817), Find A Grave: Memorial #200328585, citing Christ Church Anglican Cemetery, Guysborough, Guysborough County, Nova Scotia, Canada ; Maintained by drsrheritage (contributor 48909558) . Note - Grave Contributor drsrheritage added more information to profile about William and his family, citing New Englanders in Nova Scotia.
  3. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPZB-VNJF : 31 October 2019), William Atwater and Catharine Babson, 21 Apr 1821; citing Marriage, Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009668.
  4. ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910, 1921-1924", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHNW-Q4G : 24 January 2020), William Atwater, 1821.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 28 January 2021), memorial page for William Atwater (4 Dec 1786–28 Jun 1855), Find A Grave: Memorial #6903321, citing Highland Cemetery, Newburyport, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Shawn Ventura (contributor 49862805) Gravestone picture
  6. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC2C-GMR : 15 January 2020), William Atwater in entry for Joseph Babson Atwater, 1825.
  7. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29G-L17Y : 18 February 2020), William Atwater in entry for Joseph Babson, May 1827; citing Death, Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009669.
  8. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC2W-2BR : 15 January 2020), William Atwater in entry for William Collins Atwater, 1825.
  9. ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N4CC-N1Z : 16 January 2021), William Atwater in entry for William C. Atwater and Susan A. Daniels, 30 Mar 1845; citing Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 1,428,255.
  10. ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N4WT-N8S : 16 January 2021), William Atwater in entry for William C. Atwater and Mary J. Grant, 3 Jun 1848; citing Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 1,428,257.
  11. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH12-3J6 : 10 November 2020), William Altwater in entry for William C. Altwater, 3 Jun 1848; citing Marriage, Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009577.
  12. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC2C-GMB : 15 January 2020), William Atwater in entry for Joseph Babson Atwater, 1827.
  13. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC27-F89 : 15 January 2020), William Atwater in entry for George Washington Atwater, 1830.
  14. ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NW5C-55W : 16 January 2021), William Atwater in entry for Constant L. F. Atwater and Sarah E. Bartlett, 2 Dec 1850; citing Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 1,428,258.
  15. ↑ "New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1637-1947," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FL6C-89W : 2 April 2020), William Atwater in entry for Constant L. T. Atwater and Ellen M. Langley, 20 Feb 1864; citing Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 1,001,122.
  16. ↑ "New Hampshire, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1636-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPMX-S2RV : 16 January 2021), William Atwater in entry for Constant L Atwater and Ellen M Langley, 20 Feb 1864; citing Marriage, Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, United States, New Hampshire Bureau of Vital Records and Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 005511532.
  17. ↑ "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915, 1921-1924," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N4M7-Y1C : 6 April 2020), William Atwater in entry for Constant Loyal T Atwater, 04 Dec 1906; citing West Newbury,,Massachusetts, 228, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 2,258,661.
  18. ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NWR4-1M4 : 24 May 2018), William Atwater in entry for Joseph Hall and Mary Ann Atwater, 8 Sep 1858; citing Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 1,433,016.
  19. ↑ "Minnesota, Birth and Death Records, 1866-1916," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XPD7-5B9 : 10 March 2018), Wm. Atwater in entry for Mary A. Hall, 07 Sep 1908; citing Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, cn 59, Public Health Center, St. Paul; FHL microfilm 1,499,042.
  20. ↑ "Minnesota, Death Records and Certificates, 1900-1955", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FD99-JH3 : 29 October 2020), Wm. Atwater in entry for Mary A. Hall, 1908.
  21. ↑ "Minnesota Deaths, 1887-2001," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:CY1T-5GN2 : 1 June 2020), Wm Atwater in entry for Mary A Hall, 7 Sep 1908; citing Death, Minnesota State Department of Health, St. Paul.
  22. ↑ 1850; Census Place: Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_313; Page: 272B; Image: 60
  23. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD9L-9W9 : 22 December 2020), William Atwater, Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  24. ↑ Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook).
  25. ↑ "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915, 1921-1924," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N7NP-YVR : 6 April 2020), William Atwater, 28 Jun 1854; citing Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts, v 84 p 162, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 960,170.
  26. ↑ other Atwater "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCYT-8DL : 23 December 2020), Willm Atwater, Williamsburg, Kings, New York, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

See Also:

  • New Englanders in Nova Scotia Manuscript. R. Stanton Avery Special Collections, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, MA. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2010.) Page 265


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Carruth-363 Linda (Carruth) Peterson
Atwater-5 and Atwater-741 appear to represent the same person because: No sources on Atwater-741, Sources have been added to Atwater-5. Since parents died in Nova Scotia, 1st wife may have been in Nova Scotia before he moved to Massachusetts and married again and had children.

Both profiles mentioned same parents, so they are the same person. Birth date is not sourced. Sources have not been found, after reviewing Connecticut sources and family search. Both dates should be entered as possible dates in merged profile, one may be birth and the other is baptism date.

posted on Atwater-741 (merged) by Linda (Carruth) Peterson

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