Jonathan Tinker (abt. 1779 - 1852)

Ancestors

Biography

Jonathan Tinker; b. circa 1779; d. 2 Jan 1852; Æ 73; he was buried at Tinkers Island Cemetery, Seaville, Hancock, Maine.

Known children of Jonathan Tinker and Abigail M. Dawes were as follows:

• i. (--?--) Tinker; b. between 1795 and 1800 at Mount Desert, Hancock, Maine.
• ii. (--?--) Tinker; b. between 1801 and 1810 at Mount Desert, Hancock, Maine.
• iii. John Fitzhenry Tinker; b. 4 Jul 1806 at Mount Desert, Hancock, Maine; m. Phebe Milliken, daughter of Simeon J Milliken and Rachael Wasgatt, 22 Jul 1833; d. 4 Feb 1845 at age 38; He was lost at sea from the brig Gulnare off Cape Hatteras.
• iv. Hosea W. Tinker; b. 29 Apr 1808 at Mount Desert, Hancock, Maine; m. Mary Jane Billings, daughter of John Billings and Jane Hodgdon; d. 15 Jun 1890 at Wolfeboro, Carroll, New Hampshire, at age 82.
• v. Lydia Tinker; b. 28 Jun 1809 at Seaville, Hancock, Maine; m. Reuben Freeman Dodge, son of Ezra Herrick Dodge and Mary Richardson; d. 1873.
• vi. Sallie Tinker; b. 1810 at Hancock, Maine; d. 1870.
• vii. Jonathan Tinker; b. between 1811 and 1817 at Tremont, Hancock, Maine; m. Julia Ann Lunt, daughter of Abner Lunt and Jane Dawes, circa 1839; d. before Aug 1850.
• viii. James F. Tinker; b. 1812 at Hancock, Maine; m. Hannah D. (--?--); d. 9 Aug 1839 at New York; he was buried at Tinker Island Cemetery, Tremont, Hancock, Maine. He was also known as John F. Tinker.
• ix. William D. Tinker; b. 1815 at Hancock, Maine; m. Amanda B. Sawyer, daughter of Joshua Sawyer and Abigail Milliken; d. 4 Aug 1854; AE 39y "whose veseel was run down and sunk by Steamer Governor; he was buried at Tinker-Pomroy Cemetery, Tremont, Hancock, Maine.
• x. Rachel M. S. Tinker; b. circa Jun 1816 at Tremont, Hancock, Maine; m. Henry Leland, son of Amariah Leland and Hannah Higgins, circa 1835; d. 22 Jun 1894 at Ellsworth, Hancock, Maine.
• xi. Abigail M. Tinker; b. 8 Mar 1821 at Tremont, Hancock, Maine; m. Joshua Watson, son of Samuel Watson and Apphia Herrick, 27 Dec 1844 at Mount Desert, Hancock, Maine; d. 8 Dec 1893 at Sedgwick, Hancock, Maine, at age 72.

He appeared on the census of 1810^[1] at Mount Desert, Hancock, Maine.

Males - Under 10: 2

Males - 10 thru 15: 1

Males - 26 thru 44 : 1

Females - Under 10: 2

Females - 26 thru 44: 1

He appeared on the census of 1820^[2] at Mount Desert, Hancock, Maine.

Enumeration Date: August 7, 1820

Males - Under 10: 1

Males - 10 thru 15: 3

Males - 26 thru 44: 2

Females - Under 10: 2

Females - 10 thru 15: 1

Females - 16 thru 25: 1

Females - 26 thru 44: 1

He appeared on the census of 1830^[3] at Bartletts Island, Hancock, Maine.

Males - 15 thru 19: 2

Males - 20 thru 29: 4

Males - 30 thru 39: 1

Males - 50 thru 59: 1

Females - 10 thru 14: 1

Females - 15 thru 19: 1

Females - 20 thru 29: 1

Females - 40 thru 49: 1

Females - 70 thru 79: 1

He appeared on the census of 1840^[4] at Tinker Island, Tremont, Hancock, Maine.

Males - 20 thru 29: 1

Females - Under 5: 1

Females - 20 thru 29: 1

Persons Employed in Navigation of the Ocean: 1

He appeared on the census 16 Aug 1850^[5] at Seaville, Hancock, Maine.

Jonathan Tinker 70

Abigail M Tinker 68

Sally Tinker 40

Adeline Bartlett 12

Sources

1. ↑ 1810; Census Place: Mount Desert, Hancock, Maine; Roll: 11; Page: 456; Image: 00449; Family History Library Film: 0218682
2. ↑ 1820 U S Census; Census Place: Mount Desert, Hancock, Maine; Page: 629; NARA Roll: M33_34; Image: 30
3. ↑ 1830; Census Place: Bartletts Island, Hancock, Maine; Series: M19; Roll: 47; Page: 73; Family History Library Film: 0009701
4. ↑ 1840; Census Place: Long Island, Hancock, Maine; Page: 178; Family History Library Film: 0009703
5. ↑ 1850; Census Place: Seaville, Hancock, Maine; Roll: M432_255; Page: 351A; Image: 275

• "Maine, Nathan Hale Cemetery Collection, ca. 1780-1980," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVJ5-MXTJ : 16 March 2018), Jonathan Tinker, 1852; citing Mt Desert, Hancock, Maine, United States, Tinker Cemetery, Maine State Library, Augusta; FHL microfilm 1,316,315.
• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 10 December 2018), memorial page for Capt Jonathan Tinker (unknown–2 Jan 1852), Find A Grave Memorial no. 101990499, citing Tinker Island Cemetery, Tremont, Hancock County, Maine, USA ; Maintained by Capricorn 95~Maine (contributor 47312104) .