Ivory COBB

(b. December 1845 , Casco, Maine, USA d. 19 February 1912 , Minot, Maine, USA )
Cause of Death: pneumonia

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Ivory COBB was born December 1845 in Casco, Maine, USA

Ivory COBB was the child of William Elwell COBB and Hannah COBB and the grandchild of: (paternal) Andrew COBB and Nancy Anna ELLWELL (maternal) Jonathan COBB and Jane WHITMAN

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Ivory married Celia Ann EDWARDS 4 July 1868 in Poland, Maine, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
They divorced. Celia Ann EDWARDS was born 10 May 1853 in Portland, Maine, USA (Deering). Celia Ann died 17 February 1933 in Brunswick, Maine, USA. Celia Ann was the child of Joshua EDWARDS and Eunice VERRILL.

Ivory married (2) Harriet VERRILL 28 October 1876 in Gray, Maine, USA . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Harriet VERRILL was born 23 February 1846 in New Gloucester, Maine, USA. Harriet died abt. 1882 in Maine, USA. Harriet was the child of William VERRILL and Lydia TRIPP.

Ivory married (3) Catherine Josephine "Katie" CHAPLIN 8 March 1898 in Poland, Maine, USA . Catherine Josephine "Katie" CHAPLIN was born 12 September 1852 in Naples, Maine, USA. Catherine Josephine "Katie" died 2 December 1900 in Poland, Maine, USA (Poland Spring) (East Poland) (Hackett Mills). Catherine Josephine "Katie" was the child of William F CHAPLIN and Mary Rounds DOW.

Ivory married (4) Angie Theresa PEASE 26 October 1907 in Lewiston, Maine, USA . Angie Theresa PEASE was born 27 June 1860 in Maine, USA. Angie Theresa died 4 May 1940 in China, Maine, USA.

Ivory COBB died 19 February 1912 in Minot, Maine, USA .

NOTE: Ivory Cobb was the father of Jessie Cobb, the murdered woman in the story above.

His death record states that he was the son of Willima Cobb and Mary Keene

Details of the family tree of Ivory appear below.

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Ivory COBB married

Celia Ann EDWARDS-- Date: 4 July 1868 Place: Poland, Maine, USA
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Celia Ann EDWARDS was the child of Joshua EDWARDS and Eunice VERRILL

Maine, Marriages, 1771-1907
groom's name: Ivory Cobb
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bride's name: Celia A. Edwards
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marriage date: 04 Jul 1868
marriage place: Poland,Androscoggin,Maine
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indexing project (batch) number: M50285-2
system origin: Maine-ODM
source film number: 11739
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alternate place of marriage: Casco, Maine

Libelant: Celia A. Cobb
Libelee: Ivory Cobb
Former Name of Female: Celia A. Edwards
Date of Divorce: 1876
County Where Divorced: Androscoggin
Notes: Divorce case heard Apr. term, 1876.
Source: Maine Supreme Judicial Court Records (Androscoggin Co.), 15-202 (docket no. 291)

Source citation: "Maine Divorces, 1799-1903," database, Maine Genealogy (mainegenealogy.net : accessed 13 June 2012), entry for Celia A. Cobb & Ivory Cobb, 1876, citing Maine Divorce Index, Maine State Archives.

Children of Ivory COBB and Celia Ann EDWARDS:

Eunice Hannah COBB (b.23 August 1872, Lewiston, Maine, USA d. 16 June 1917, Poland, Maine, USA )
m. David Albion FRENCH 20 November 1892 in Bath, Maine, USA
m. William MILLER 5 September 1904 in Harpswell, Maine, USA (Orrs Island)

Ivory COBB married

Harriet VERRILL-- Date: 28 October 1876 Place: Gray, Maine, USA
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Harriet VERRILL was the child of William VERRILL and Lydia TRIPP

Maine Marriages, 1771-1907
groom's name: Ivory Cobb
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bride's name: Harriet Verrill
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marriage date: 28 Oct 1876
marriage place: Gray,Cumberland,Maine
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indexing project (batch) number: M52083-1
system origin: Maine-ODM
source film number: 10932
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Children of Ivory COBB and Harriet VERRILL:

Jessie COBB (b.8 January 1876, New Gloucester, Maine, USA d. 16 September 1900, Lewiston, Maine, USA)

Gertrude Florence COBB (b.22 April 1878, Raymond, Maine, USA d. 30 December 1967, Lewiston, Maine, USA)
m. Georges Frank CHESNEL 29 April 1899 in Minot, Maine, USA (West Minot)

Grace Agnus COBB (b.22 April 1878, Raymond, Maine, USA d. 29 October 1967, Portland, Maine, USA )
m. James Hosea ROBINSON 25 March 1901 in Auburn, Maine, USA (Danville)
m. Charles E PHILBRICK 20 April 1913
m. Edward Arthur PARKER 1946 in Chicago, Illinois, USA

Joseph William COBB (b.8 February 1881, Poland, Maine, USA d. 27 February 1968, Minot, Maine, USA )
m. Inez Bernice PHILLIPS 4 May 1901 in Kennebunkport, Maine, USA

Ivory COBB married

Catherine Josephine "Katie" CHAPLIN-- Date: 8 March 1898 Place: Poland, Maine, USA
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Catherine Josephine "Katie" CHAPLIN was the child of William F CHAPLIN and Mary Rounds DOW

Names Start Date Location Record Type Marriage Cert No Bride City of Residence Groom City of Residence Bride State of Residence Groom State of Residence
KATIE J YORK - Bride
IVORY COBB - Groom Mar 8, 1898 Maine, United States Marriage 0 POLAND POLAND ME ME

Marriages Index, 1892-1966, 1977-1996

Name of Groom: Arny COBB
Groom's Place of Residence: Poland, Me.
Name of Bride: Katie J. CHAPLIN
Bride's Place of Residence: Poland, Me.
Marriage Date: Tuesday, 8 Mar. 1898
Marriage Certificate Number: Not available

Source citation: "Maine Marriages, 1892-1966, 1977-1996," database, Maine Genealogy (mainegenealogy.net : accessed 14 Jun 2012), entry for Arny COBB and Katie J. CHAPLIN, Tuesday, 8 Mar. 1898, citing Maine Vital Records.

Children of Ivory COBB and Catherine Josephine "Katie" CHAPLIN:

Ivory COBB married

Angie Theresa PEASE-- Date: 26 October 1907 Place: Lewiston, Maine, USA
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married (4) Angie Theresa Hartford Pearl? of Lewiston in 1907
The Lewiston Daily Sun - Oct 19, 1907
date of marriage 26 Oct 1907

Names Start Date Location Record Type Marriage Cert No Bride City of Residence Groom City of Residence Bride State of Residence Groom State of Residence
ANGIE T HARTFORD - Bride
IVORY COBB - Groom Oct 26, 1907 Maine, United States Marriage 0 LEWISTON POLAND ME ME

Names Start Date Location Record Type Marriage Cert No Bride City of Residence Groom City of Residence Bride State of Residence Groom State of Residence
ANGIE T PEASE - Bride
IVORY COBB - Groom Oct 26, 1907 Maine, United States Marriage 0 LEWISTON POLAND ME ME

Maine Marriages Index, 1892-1966, 1977-1996

Children of Ivory COBB and Angie Theresa PEASE:

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1845 Birth
December 1845
Casco, Maine, USA

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States

1850 Casco, Cumberland, Maine
name: Ivory Cobb
residence: Casco, Cumberland, Maine
age: 5 years
calculated birth year: 1845
birthplace: Maine
gender: Male
race (original):
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death month:
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film number: 9719
digital gs number: 4193967
image number: 00257
line number: 36
dwelling house number: 154
family number: 158
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free or slave:
Household Gender Age
William Cobb M 37y
Hannah Cobb F 32y
Ivory Cobb M 5y
1850 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - James Buchanan becomes President of the United States

1857 - March 6 – Dred Scott v. Sandford: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that Blacks are not citizens and slaves can not sue for freedom, driving the country further towards the American Civil War.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1861 - February 8 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away states.

1861 - Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States

1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.

1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the United States

1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

April 14, 1865 - President Abraham Lincoln was mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth at in Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. He died the next day. Andrew Johnson becomes President of the United States.

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1868 Marriage / Partner
Ivory COBB and Celia Ann EDWARDS 4 July 1868, Poland, Maine, USA (Poland Spring) (East Poland) (Hackett Mills)

He was 22 years old.

1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States

1870 Woodstock, Oxford, Maine
name: Ivory Cobb
estimated birth year: 1846
gender: Male
age in 1870: 24y
occupation: farm laborer
color (white, black, mulatto, chinese, indian): White
birthplace: Maine
home in 1870: Maine, United States
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Elijah Day M 49y Maine
Mahala Day F 47y Maine
James M Day M 18y Maine
Linda Day F 22y Maine
Emogen C Day F 15y Maine
Orin Ballard M 22y Vermont
Mary Ballard F 21y New Hampshire
Ivory Cobb M 24y Maine
1870 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.

1872 Birth of Child
Eunice Hannah COBB was born 23 August 1872, Lewiston, Maine, USA

Ivory was 26 years old.

1876 Marriage / Partner
Ivory COBB and Harriet VERRILL 28 October 1876, Gray, Maine, USA

He was 30 years old.

1876 Birth of Child
Jessie COBB was born 8 January 1876, New Gloucester, Maine, USA

Ivory was 30 years old.

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1878 Birth of Child
Gertrude Florence COBB was born 22 April 1878, Raymond, Maine, USA

Ivory was 32 years old.

1878 Birth of Child
Grace Agnus COBB was born 22 April 1878, Raymond, Maine, USA

Ivory was 32 years old.

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1880 Raymond, Cumberland, Maine
name: Jerry Cobb
residence: Raymond, Cumberland, Maine
birthdate: 1846
birthplace: Maine, United States
relationship to head: Self
spouse's name: Hattie Cobb
spouse's birthplace: Maine, United States
father's name:
father's birthplace: Maine, United States
mother's name:
mother's birthplace: Maine, United States
race or color (expanded): White
ethnicity (standardized): American
gender: Male
martial status: Married
age (expanded): 34 years
occupation: Farmer
nara film number: T9-0478
page: 450
page character: A
entry number: 500
film number: 1254478
Household Gender Age
Jerry Cobb M 34
spouse Hattie Cobb F 33
child Eunice H. Cobb F 7
child Jessie Cobb F 5
child Gertrude M. Cobb F 2

1880 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.

1881 Birth of Child
Joseph William COBB was born 8 February 1881, Poland, Maine, USA (Poland Spring) (East Poland) (Hackett Mills)

Ivory was 35 years old.

1881 - March 4 - James A. Garfield becomes President of the United States

1881 - July 2 - James A. Garfield was shot at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station in Washington, D.C., at 9:30 am on Saturday, July 2, 1881. He died in Elberon, New Jersey, two months later on September 19, 1881. The shooting occurred less than four months into his term as president. Charles J. Guiteau was convicted of Garfield's murder and executed by hanging one year after the shooting. Chester Arthur becomes President of the United States.

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States

1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)

The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)

First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented

1892 Marriage of Child
Eunice Hannah COBB married 20 November 1892, Bath, Maine, USA to David Albion FRENCH

1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States

1898 Marriage / Partner
Ivory COBB and Catherine Josephine "Katie" CHAPLIN 8 March 1898, Poland, Maine, USA (Poland Spring) (East Poland) (Hackett Mills)

He was 52 years old.

1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain

1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.

1899 Marriage of Child
Gertrude Florence COBB married 29 April 1899, Minot, Maine, USA (West Minot) to Georges Frank CHESNEL

1900 Poland, Androscoggin, Maine
name: Ivory Cobb
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residence: Poland town, Androscoggin, Maine
birth date: Dec 1845
birthplace: Maine
relationship to head-of-household: Self
spouse name: Katie J Cobb
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spouse birth place: Maine
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father birthplace: Maine
mother name:
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mother birthplace: Maine
race or color (expanded): White
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gender: Male
marital status: Married
years married: 2
estimated marriage year: 1898
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enumeration district: 0031
sheet number and letter: 1A
household id: 14
reference number: 45
gsu film number: 1240588
image number: 00171
Household Gender Age
Ivory Cobb M
spouse Katie J Cobb F

1900 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1900 Death of Child
Jessie COBB died 16 September 1900, Lewiston, Maine, USA

Ivory was 54 years old.

1900 Death of Spouse/Partner
Catherine Josephine "Katie" CHAPLIN died 2 December 1900, Poland, Maine, USA (Poland Spring) (East Poland) (Hackett Mills)

1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901 Minot
Ivory Cobb who has been very sick is able to be up and around the house. He is with his daughter, Mrs. Chenelle.

Mrs. French and little daughter of Bath, are visiting friends in the village.

The Lewiston Daily Sun
Lewiston, Maine
February 4, 1901

1901 Marriage of Child
Grace Agnus COBB married 25 March 1901, Auburn, Maine, USA (Danville) to James Hosea ROBINSON

1901 Marriage of Child
Joseph William COBB married 4 May 1901, Kennebunkport, Maine, USA to Inez Bernice PHILLIPS

1901 - William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States, was shot on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition in the Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York, on September 6, 1901, six months into his second term. He was shaking hands with the public when an anarchist, Leon Czolgosz, shot him twice in the abdomen. Theodore Roosevelt becomes President of the United States.

1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)

1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.

1904 Marriage of Child
Eunice Hannah COBB married 5 September 1904, Harpswell, Maine, USA (Orrs Island) to William MILLER

1906-07 Lewiston, Androscoggin County, Maine, Directory
Ivory C Cobb, laborer, East Poland

1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.

In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.

1907-1908 - The electric washing machine is invented (Alva J. Fisher, United States)

1907 Marriage / Partner
Ivory COBB and Angie Theresa PEASE 26 October 1907, Lewiston, Maine, USA

He was 61 years old.

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

1910 Poland, Androscoggin, Maine
Ivory Cobb, head, age 63, born Maine, farmer

living alone
1910 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1912 Death
Maine, Death Records, 1617-1922

NAME: Ivory Cobb
BIRTH: Casco, Maine
DEATH: Feb 19, 1912 - Minot, Maine
Age: 66 years 2 months
Occupation: Laborer
Son of William Cobb and Mary Keene

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Ivory COBB - Grave Lane Cemetery East Poland, Androscoggin, Maine, USA

Grave
Lane Cemetery
East Poland, Androscoggin, Maine, USA

Lane Cemetery
Poland, Maine, USA (Poland Spring) (East Poland) (Hackett Mills)

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Ivory is buried at: Lane Cemetery

Poland, Maine, USA (Poland Spring) (East Poland) (Hackett Mills)

Added: 2/24/2011 2:42:29 PM - Updated: 7/11/2025 4:06:11 PM