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John Coombs Chester Tibbetts (1798 - 1880)

Capt John Coombs Chester Tibbetts
Born in Brooksville, Hancock, Maine, United Statesmap
Son of and
Brother of , , , , , , , and
Husband of — married 11 Mar 1820 in Sedgwick, Hancock, Maine, United Statesmap
Descendants descendants
Father of , , and
Died at age 82 in Brooklin, Hancock, Maine, United Statesmap
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Biography

John was a sea captain

John C. Tibbetts; b. 3 May 1798[1] at Brooksville, Hancock, Maine;

m. Mary E. Howard, daughter of Benjamin Howard Jr. and Jane Colson, 7 May 1818 at Brooksville, Hancock, Maine;

m. Mary E Eaton, daughter of Amos Eaton and Susannah Herrick, 11 Mar 1820 at Sedgwick, Hancock, Maine; d. 18 May 1880 at Brooklin, Hancock, Maine, at age 82. He was buried at Brooklin Cemetery , Brooklin, Hancock County, Maine

Find A Grave: Memorial #131606086
There were no known children of John C. Tibbetts and Mary E. Howard.
Known children of John C.Tibbetts and Mary Webster Eaton were as follows:
  • i. Captain Amos Eaton Tibbetts; b. 17 Nov 1820[2] at Brooksville, Hancock, Maine; m. Livia Roberts 25 Feb 1844 at Brooksville, Hancock, Maine; d. 8 May 1881 at Brooklin, Hancock, Maine, at age 60.
  • ii. Adoniram Judson Tibbetts; b. 15 Jun 1822[3] at Brooksville, Hancock, Maine; m. Susan Eaton Grindle, daughter of Joshua Grindle and Prudence Lear Eaton, 20 May 1841 at Sedgwick, Hancock, Maine; d. 1886.
  • iii. Horatio Currier Tibbetts; b. 25 Jun 1824[4] at Brooksville, Hancock, Maine; b. 25 Jun 1824 at Brooklin, Hancock, Maine; m. Margaret Greenlaw; d. 28 Feb 1856 Æ 31y 3m 3d lost at sea.
  • iv. John W. Tibbetts; b. 08 Mar 1826[5] b. 28 Mar 1827 at Brooksville, Hancock, Maine; m. Susan B. Coombs 15 Aug 1850 at Brooklin, Hancock, Maine; d. 1863.
  • v. Lydia Maria Tibbetts; b. 7 Apr 1829[6] at Brooksville, Hancock, Maine; m. Darius L. Roberts, son of Tobias Roberts and Sarah Condon, 11 Jun 1848; d. 2 Jul 1913 at Brooksville, Hancock, Maine, at age 84; she was buried at Roberts Cemetery, Brooksville, Hancock, Maine, wife of Darius L. Roberts died 2 Jul 1913 Æ 84yrs 2mos 25 days.
  • vi. Mary Susan Tibbetts; b. 30 May 1831[7] at Brooksville, Hancock, Maine.
  • vii. Almira Jane Tibbetts; b. 15 Aug 1833[8] at Brooksville, Hancock, Maine; m. John Babson Perkins, son of Joseph A Perkins and Eliza Babson, circa 9 May 1850; d. Jun 1884 at age 50.
  • viii. Ann Judson Tibbetts; b. 12 Jan 1836 at Brooksville, Hancock, Maine; m. Rufus Walker Herrick, son of Samuel Herrick and Rebecca Cole, 3 Jul 1853 at Blue Hill, Hancock, Maine; They were both from Brooklin; m. Joseph B. Babson, son of Joseph Babson and Emma Brown Freethy, 15 Nov 1899 at Brooklin, Hancock, Maine; d. 1932.
  • ix. Louisa Ann Tibbetts; b. 14 Mar 1838 at Brooksville, Hancock, Maine; m. John Walker Babson, son of Samuel Brown Babson and Nancy Tapley, 5 Nov 1855 at Bangor, Penobscot, Maine; d. 2 Oct 1863 at age 25.


Research Notes

  1. He was born in the part of Castine which became Brooksville Maine in 1817
    Note:

    BATCH:C50358-2 SER NUMBER 01932-9

    !NAME: I read his middle name as "Coombe" 0010614 p. 62

    Correspondance: See Brownell's letter 25, June 1994. His Snow Records p. 197 has John Coombs Tibbettes b. 5 May 1798 m. Liva Roberts dau of Tobias Roberts and Sarah Condon. Resided in Brooklin, ME.

    1855 apointed first keeper of the Pumpkin Island lighthouse.(E.L. Tibbetts)

    TIBBETTS, Capt. John C. (1798-1862) of Brooklin, Maine A295

    July to August 1843

    Matthews: Sea journal; voyage of the brig 'Gulnare' from Antwerp to New York; details of sailing, interesting observations on passengers; philosophizing and piety; poems; an excellent self-portrait of an actively religious Yankee seaman.

    In New England Quarterly XI, 1938, pp 154-165.
United States Census, 1840:[9] Sedgwick, Hancock, Maine
Males - 10 thru 14: 1
Males - 15 thru 19: 3
Males - 40 thru 49: 1
Males - 60 thru 69: 1
Females - Under 5: 2
Females - 5 thru 9: 2
Females - 10 thru 14: 1
Females - 30 thru 39: 1
Females - 60 thru 69: 1
Persons Employed in Commerce: 1
Persons Employed in Navigation of the Ocean: 1
United States Census, 1850[10] Brooklin, Hancock, Maine, United States
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
John C Tibbets M 51 Maine
Mary E Tibbets F 49 Maine
John Tibbets M 23 Maine
Ann Tibbets F 14 Maine
Mary S Tibbets F 19 Maine
Louisa A Tibbets F 12 Maine
John L Tibbets M 79
United States Census, 1860[11] Bradbury's Island, Hancock, Maine, United States
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
John C Tibbets M 62 Me
Mary E Tibbets F 59 Me
John L Tibbets M 89 Me
Mary E Tibbets F 16 Me
United States Census, 1870[12] Brooklin, Hancock, Maine, United States
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
John C Thibbetts M 72 Maine
Mary E Thibbetts F 68 Maine
Willie H Thibbetts M 16 Maine

Sources

  1. ↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F446-K8V : 10 February 2018), John Coombe Tibbits, 03 May 1798; citing BROOKSVILLE,HANCOCK,MAINE; FHL microfilm 10,614.
  2. ↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F44S-8BG : 10 February 2018), John C. Tibbets in entry for Amos Eaton Tibbets, 17 Nov 1820; citing SEDGWICK,HANCOCK,MAINE; FHL microfilm 1,002,590.
  3. ↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F44S-LWG : 10 February 2018), John C. Tibbets in entry for Adoniram Judson Tibbets, 15 Jun 1822; citing SEDGWICK,HANCOCK,MAINE; FHL microfilm 1,002,590.
  4. ↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F44S-T8N : 10 February 2018), John C. Tibbets in entry for Horatio Currier Tibbets, 25 Jun 1824; citing SEDGWICK,HANCOCK,MAINE; FHL microfilm 1,002,590.
  5. ↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F44S-FMJ : 10 February 2018), John C. Tibbets in entry for John W. Tibbets, 08 Mar 1826; citing SEDGWICK,HANCOCK,MAINE; FHL microfilm 1,002,590.
  6. ↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F449-1GM : 10 February 2018), John C. Tibbets in entry for Lydia Maria Tibbets, 07 Apr 1829; citing SEDGWICK,HANCOCK,MAINE; FHL microfilm 1,002,590.
  7. ↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F449-RZ8 : 10 February 2018), John C. Tibbets in entry for Mary Susan Tibbets, 30 May 1831; citing SEDGWICK,HANCOCK,MAINE; FHL microfilm 1,002,590.
  8. ↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F44S-982 : 10 February 2018), John C. Tibbets in entry for Elmira June Tibbets, 06 Aug 1833; citing SEDGWICK,HANCOCK,MAINE; FHL microfilm 1,002,590.
  9. ↑ 1840; Census Place: Sedgwick, Hancock, Maine; Page: 318; Family History Library Film: 0009703
  10. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6JP-LXR : 22 December 2020), John C Tibbets, Brooklin, Hancock, Maine, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  11. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDHJ-4ZW : 18 February 2021), John C Tibbets, 1860.
  12. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6DJ-SVJ : 22 May 2021), John C Thibbetts, 1870.




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