Henry Timberlake (1811 - 1873)

Born 20 Mar 1811 in Livermore, Oxford, Massachusetts, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Gorham (Whitman) Timberlake — married 13 Nov 1834 in Turner, Oxford, Maine, United States

Husband of Betsey Dagget (Adams) Robinson — married before 1855 in Maine, United States

Died 17 Nov 1873 at age 62 in Livermore, Androscoggin, Maine, United States

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Biography

Birth

Henry Timberlake was born at Livermore, Maine (then in Massachusetts), on 20 Mar 1811, the son of James Timberlake and Judith (Crane) Timberlake.^[1][2]

Marriages

1. On 23 Aug 1834, Henry Timberlake of Livermore, Maine, and Mary Whitman of Turner, Maine, published at Turner their intention to marry, and they married at Turner on 13 Nov 1834.^[3]
2. Henry Timberlake married Betsey Dagget Adams. No record of the marriage has been found, but the birth date of Betsey D. Timberlake on her gravestone, 1 Mar 1830,^[4] exactly matches the birth date of Betsey Dagget Adams at Wilton, Maine.^[5] Their first known child, Maria, was five at the time of the 1860 Census.^[6]

Residences

Henry and Mary Timberlake setlled at Livermore, Maine, after their marriage, and their only known child, William H. Timberlake, was born there in August 1835,^[7] and they were still there in 1840.^[8] In 1850, Henry Timberlake was living at a rooming house at Louisville, Kenctucky, and his son William was living with his uncle, Nathan Timberlake, at Livermore.^[9] No record has been found of Mary Timberlake in that census, and she had probably died. By 1860, Henry was back at Livermore, and was living there with his second wife, Betsey, and a five-year-old child, Maria Timberlake,^[6] and in 1870, Henry and Betsey were at Livermore with two children, 8 and 9 years old.^[10] Henry apparently remained at Livermore until his death in 1873.

Children

Henry Timberlake was the father of the following children, all probably born at Livermore, Maine. The first was with Mary (Whitman) Timberlake and is recorded in the vital records of Livermore.^[7] The others are with Betsey (Adams) Timberlake and are known only from census data.^[11]

1. William H. Timberlake, born on 29 Aug 1835
2. Maria Timberlake, born about 1855
3. Mary W. Timberlake, born about 1861
4. Hannah Timberlake, born about 1862
5. Elmer E. Timberlake, born in October 1871

Death

A gravestone at the True Cemetery in Livermore, Maine, says that Henry Timberlake died on 17 Nov 1873 at the age of 62 years, 7 months.^[12]

Sources

1. ↑ Vital Records of Livermore, Maine; Vital and town records, 1797-1910; "Livermore Vital Records, 1786-1840," page 105; FHL Microfilm 11332, Image 82 of 718
2. ↑ Vital Records of Livermore, Maine; Vital and town records, 1797-1910; "Livermore Vital Records, 1805-1862", page 28 FHL Microfilm 11332, Image 223 of 718
3. ↑ Undated transcription of the marriage record of Henry Timberlake and Mary Whitman, in Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921, database with images, FamilySearch, Vital records prior to 1892 > Timberlake-Trafton, 1862 > image 6 of 4188; multiple sources, Maine.
4. ↑ Photo of gravestone of "Betsey D., Wife of Henry Timberlake" (Find A Grave: Memorial #40342210)
5. ↑ Transcription of the birth record of Betsey Dagget Adams, in Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900, database, FamilySearch, Betsey Dagget Adams, 1830
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} Henry Timberlake household, family #71, in United States Census, 1860, database with images, FamilySearch, Maine > Androscoggin > Livermore > image 9 of 42; citing NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} Vital Records of Livermore, Maine; Vital and town records, 1797-1910; "Livermore Vital Records, 1805-1862", page 51; FHL Microfilm 11332, Image 235 of 718
8. ↑ Timberlake household, in United States Census, 1840, database with images, FamilySearch, Maine > Oxford > Livermore > image 1 of 38; citing NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
9. ↑ William H. Timberlake, age 13, appears on the last page of the 1850 Livermore census listings (image 42 of 43), with a notation that he belongs in family #105, which is the Nathan Timberlake household; United States Census, 1850, database with images, FamilySearch, Maine > Oxford > Livermore > image 42 of 43; citing NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
10. ↑ Household of Henry Timberlake, family #36, in United States Census, 1870,database with images, FamilySearch, Maine > Androscoggin > Livermore > image 4 of 40; citing NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
11. ↑ See their individual profiles for sources.
12. ↑ Photo of gravestone of Henry Timberlake (Find A Grave: Memorial #40342187)