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Robert Durkee III (1821 - 1875)

Robert Durkee III
Born in Yarmouth, Nova Scotiamap
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Husband of — married 28 Dec 1842 [location unknown]
[children unknown]
Died at about age 54 in Tewksbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USAmap
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Biography

Robert Durkee 3rd was born circa 1821[1], the son of Robert Durkee 2nd and his first wife Frances Tedford of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia[2]

On December 28, 1842, he married Abigail, daughter of Comfort Haley 2nd and Rebecca Crosby of Yarmouth[2] [3], and their children included:

  1. Anne, who married George Adams of New York on October 7, 1866[2]
  2. A daughter who married George, son of Joseph R. Durkee[2]
  3. Fannie, born 1847, who married John L. Holt in 1893[4], and who died in 1894 (see her father's gravestone)
  4. Marie Abigail, born 1848, who married a Converse, and then married Thomas Kingsbury on July 22, 1908[5]
  5. Harriet, born March 15, 1851[6] [7], who married Capt. John David Patten, son of John Patten 2nd of Yarmouth[2], and then married John Augustus McCormick[8]
  6. Adrienne Lillian, born February 21, 1865[9]. She married Mr. Mitchell, and died in 1917 (See her father's headstone)

The family moved to Massachusetts, where Robert died 20 Mar 1875, and is buried in the Monumental Cemetery in Tewksbury[1]. After his death, his widow Abigail remarried.

Sources

  1. 1.0 1.1 Find A Grave: Memorial #147693866
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Genealogies : Transcribed from the Yarmouth Herald, by George S. Brown; prepared for publication by Martha & William Reamy, assisted by John McDonald Hilton ... et al.; published in Baltimore : Genealogical Pub. Co., c1993. ISBN: 0806313722; see page 436
  3. "Canada Marriages, 1661-1949," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F2VR-C6D : 10 February 2018), Robert Durkee and Abigail Haley, 15 Nov 1842; citing Tusket, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, reference p 14 cn 164; FHL microfilm 1,298,877.
  4. "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N4ZY-6CW : 7 December 2017), John L. Holt and Fannie R. Durkee, 11 Oct 1893; citing , Salem, Massachusetts, United States, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 1,651,236.
  5. "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N4FM-N2R : 18 January 2018), Robert Durkee in entry for Thomas Kingsbury and Marie Abigail Durkee Converse, 22 Jul 1908; citing Newton City, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 2,315,508.
  6. Nova Scotia Vital Records showing Harriet Agnes Durkee, born 1851 in Deerfield, Yarmouth County can be found in Registration Year: 1904 - Page: 71401851
  7. The 1901 Census shows Harriet with her DOB and her family in Nova Scotia District Name: Yarmouth; District Number: 42; Sub-District Name: Hebron; Sub-District Number: H; Division Number: 1; Family Number: 72; Page Number: 6; Microfilm: T-6456; Reference: RG31 - Statistics Canada; Item Number: 1394490
  8. Nova Scotia Vital Records showing Harriet A. Patten (daughter of Robert Durkee and Abigail Haley) and John A. McCormick married 1914 in Yarmouth County can be found in Registration Year: 1914 - Book: 16 - Page: 617
  9. "Canada Births and Baptisms, 1661-1959," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F24Z-6JN : 10 February 2018), Robert Durkee in entry for Adorien Lellian Durkee, 21 Feb 1865; citing Tusket, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, 21 Feb 1865, reference item 3 p 14; FHL microfilm 1,298,877.
  • WikiTree profile Durkee-47 created through the import of Overstreet Family GEDCOM.ged on Aug 13, 2011 by Alanover X. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Alanover and others.






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