Catherine Josephine "Katie"
CHAPLIN
(b.
12 September 1852
,
Naples, Maine, USA
d.
2 December 1900
,
Poland, Maine, USA
)
Age: 48
Cause of Death: pneumonia
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Catherine Josephine "Katie" CHAPLIN was born 12 September 1852 in Naples, Maine, USA
Catherine Josephine "Katie" CHAPLIN was the child of William F CHAPLIN and Mary Rounds DOWSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Catherine Josephine "Katie" married William WITHAM 8 December 1870 in Buckfield, Maine, USA . William WITHAM was born abt. 1850
Catherine Josephine "Katie" married (2) Frederick H YORK 14 August 1878 in Conway, New Hampshire, USA . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
They divorced. Frederick H YORK was born 3 August 1832 in Naples, Maine, USA. Frederick H died 10 June 1904 in Jay, Maine, USA.
Catherine Josephine "Katie" married (3) Ivory COBB 8 March 1898 in Poland, Maine, USA . Ivory COBB was born December 1845 in Casco, Maine, USA. Ivory died 19 February 1912 in Minot, Maine, USA (West Minot). Ivory was the child of William Elwell COBB and Hannah COBB.
Catherine Josephine "Katie" CHAPLIN died 2 December 1900 in Poland, Maine, USA .
NOTE: Katie Josephine Chaplin Cobb was the step-mother of Jessie Cobb, the murdered woman in the story above. She died a few months after Jessie. They are buried together, along with Jessie's father, Ivory Cobb.
Details of the family tree of Catherine appear below.
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Androscoggin's Secret - Based on the 1900 murder of Jessie Cobb in Lewiston, Maine
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Androscoggin's Secret - Based on the 1900 murder of Jessie Cobb in Lewiston, Maine
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Family and Children of Catherine Josephine "Katie" CHAPLIN
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William WITHAM-- Date: 8 December 1870 Place: Buckfield, Maine, USA
Children of William WITHAM and Catherine Josephine "Katie" CHAPLIN:
Catherine Josephine "Katie" CHAPLIN married Frederick H YORK-- Date: 14 August 1878 Place: Conway, New Hampshire, USA
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New Hampshire, Marriages, 1720-1920
groom's name: Frederick H. York
groom's birth date:
groom's birthplace: Naples, Me
groom's age:
bride's name: Kate J. Witham
bride's birth date: 1852
bride's birthplace: Naples, Me
bride's age: 26
marriage date: 14 Aug 1878
marriage place: Marriage Index, , Misc, New Hampshire
groom's father's name: Samuel York
groom's mother's name: Eunice Lord
bride's father's name: William Chaplain
bride's mother's name: Mary Dorr
groom's race:
groom's marital status:
groom's previous wife's name:
bride's race:
bride's marital status:
bride's previous husband's name:
indexing project (batch) number: M73156-1
system origin: New Hampshire-VR
source film number: 1001321
reference number: 2:1V4R4S2
"New Hampshire, Marriages, 1720-1920," index, FamilySearch.org : accessed 14 June 2012), Frederick H. York, 1878.
Libelant: Frederick H. York
Libelee: Katie J. York
Date of Marriage: 1878
Date of Divorce: 8 May 1893
County Where Divorced: Oxford
Source: Maine Divorce Index, 1-59
Source citation: "Maine Divorces, 1799-1903," database, Maine Genealogy (mainegenealogy.net : accessed 14 June 2012), entry for Frederick H. York & Katie J. York, 8 May 1893, citing Maine Divorce Index, Maine State Archives.
Children of Frederick H YORK and Catherine Josephine "Katie" CHAPLIN:
Uriah M YORK (b.abt. 1862, , Maine, USA d. , )
Charles Woodsum YORK (b.3 May 1878, Otisfield, Maine, USA d. abt. 1953, Farmington, Maine, USA)
m. Alice Gertrude FURBUSH 12 November 1902 in , Maine, USA
Frederick Delmore YORK (b.23 June 1881, Otisfield, Maine, USA d. 13 December 1957, Eustis, Maine, USA )
Katie Louise YORK (b.abt. 1883, Otisfield, Maine, USA d. , )
Catherine Josephine "Katie" CHAPLIN married Ivory COBB-- Date: 8 March 1898 Place: Poland, Maine, USA
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Ivory COBB was the child of William Elwell COBB and Hannah COBB
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:
William WITHAM-- Date: 8 December 1870 Place: Buckfield, Maine, USAChildren of William WITHAM and Catherine Josephine "Katie" CHAPLIN:
Catherine Josephine "Katie" CHAPLIN married
Frederick H YORK-- Date: 14 August 1878 Place: Conway, New Hampshire, USA familysearch.org (Mormon Genealogy Records)
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groom's name: Frederick H. York
groom's birth date:
groom's birthplace: Naples, Me
groom's age:
bride's name: Kate J. Witham
bride's birth date: 1852
bride's birthplace: Naples, Me
bride's age: 26
marriage date: 14 Aug 1878
marriage place: Marriage Index, , Misc, New Hampshire
groom's father's name: Samuel York
groom's mother's name: Eunice Lord
bride's father's name: William Chaplain
bride's mother's name: Mary Dorr
groom's race:
groom's marital status:
groom's previous wife's name:
bride's race:
bride's marital status:
bride's previous husband's name:
indexing project (batch) number: M73156-1
system origin: New Hampshire-VR
source film number: 1001321
reference number: 2:1V4R4S2
"New Hampshire, Marriages, 1720-1920," index, FamilySearch.org : accessed 14 June 2012), Frederick H. York, 1878.
Libelant: Frederick H. York
Libelee: Katie J. York
Date of Marriage: 1878
Date of Divorce: 8 May 1893
County Where Divorced: Oxford
Source: Maine Divorce Index, 1-59
Source citation: "Maine Divorces, 1799-1903," database, Maine Genealogy (mainegenealogy.net : accessed 14 June 2012), entry for Frederick H. York & Katie J. York, 8 May 1893, citing Maine Divorce Index, Maine State Archives.
Children of Frederick H YORK and Catherine Josephine "Katie" CHAPLIN:
Uriah M YORK (b.abt. 1862, , Maine, USA d. , ) Charles Woodsum YORK (b.3 May 1878, Otisfield, Maine, USA d. abt. 1953, Farmington, Maine, USA)m. Alice Gertrude FURBUSH 12 November 1902 in , Maine, USA
Frederick Delmore YORK (b.23 June 1881, Otisfield, Maine, USA d. 13 December 1957, Eustis, Maine, USA ) Katie Louise YORK (b.abt. 1883, Otisfield, Maine, USA d. , )Catherine Josephine "Katie" CHAPLIN married
Ivory COBB-- Date: 8 March 1898 Place: Poland, Maine, USA americanancestors.org
Ivory COBB was the child of William Elwell COBB and Hannah COBB
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:
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1852 Birth 12 September 1852
Naples, Maine, USA
1860 Otisfield, Cumberland, Maine
name: Catharine J Chaplain
residence: , Cumberland, Maine
ward: The Town Of Otisfield
age: 7 years
estimated birth year: 1853
birthplace: Naples Me.
gender: Female
page: 1
family number: 6
film number: 803437
dgs number: 4231248
image number: 00196
nara number: M653
1860 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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name: Catharine J Chaplain
residence: , Cumberland, Maine
ward: The Town Of Otisfield
age: 7 years
estimated birth year: 1853
birthplace: Naples Me.
gender: Female
page: 1
family number: 6
film number: 803437
dgs number: 4231248
image number: 00196
nara number: M653
1860 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1870 Marriage / PartnerCatherine Josephine "Katie" CHAPLIN and William WITHAM 8 December 1870, Buckfield, Maine, USA
She was 18 years old.
1870 Poland, Androscoggin, Maine
name: Katie J Chaplin
estimated birth year: 1853
gender: Female
age in 1870: 17y
color (white, black, mulatto, chinese, indian): White
birthplace: Maine
home in 1870: Maine, United States
Household Gender Age
William Chaplin M 52y
Mary Chaplin F 42y
Charles L Chaplin M 20y
Almon Chaplin M 19y
Katie J Chaplin F 17y
Addie E Chaplin F 15y
Lucy L Chaplin F 13y
Mary E Chaplin F 11y
Etta F Chaplin F 7y
George A Chaplin M 5y
Willie Chaplin M 3y
Chaplin M 1m
1870 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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name: Katie J Chaplin
estimated birth year: 1853
gender: Female
age in 1870: 17y
color (white, black, mulatto, chinese, indian): White
birthplace: Maine
home in 1870: Maine, United States
Household Gender Age
William Chaplin M 52y
Mary Chaplin F 42y
Charles L Chaplin M 20y
Almon Chaplin M 19y
Katie J Chaplin F 17y
Addie E Chaplin F 15y
Lucy L Chaplin F 13y
Mary E Chaplin F 11y
Etta F Chaplin F 7y
George A Chaplin M 5y
Willie Chaplin M 3y
Chaplin M 1m
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1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.1878 Marriage / PartnerCatherine Josephine "Katie" CHAPLIN and Frederick H YORK 14 August 1878, Conway, New Hampshire, USA (North, Center) (Redstone) (Kearsarge)
She was 25 years old.
1878 Birth of ChildCharles Woodsum YORK was born 3 May 1878, Otisfield, Maine, USA
Catherine Josephine "Katie" was 25 years old.
1880 Otisfield, Cumberland, Maine
name: Catherine J. York
residence: Otisfield, Cumberland, Maine
birthdate: 1853
birthplace: Maine, United States
relationship to head: Wife
spouse's name: Frederic H. York
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: Female
martial status: Married
age (expanded): 27 years
occupation: Keeping House
nara film number: T9-0478
page: 418
page character: B
entry number: 421
film number: 1254478
Household Gender Age Birthplace
self Frederic H. York M 46 Maine, United States
wife Catherine J. York F 27 Maine, United States
son Uriah M. York M 18 Maine, United States
son Charles W. York M 1 Maine, United States
1880 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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name: Catherine J. York
residence: Otisfield, Cumberland, Maine
birthdate: 1853
birthplace: Maine, United States
relationship to head: Wife
spouse's name: Frederic H. York
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: Female
martial status: Married
age (expanded): 27 years
occupation: Keeping House
nara film number: T9-0478
page: 418
page character: B
entry number: 421
film number: 1254478
Household Gender Age Birthplace
self Frederic H. York M 46 Maine, United States
wife Catherine J. York F 27 Maine, United States
son Uriah M. York M 18 Maine, United States
son Charles W. York M 1 Maine, United States
1880 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1881 Birth of ChildFrederick Delmore YORK was born 23 June 1881, Otisfield, Maine, USA
Catherine Josephine "Katie" was 28 years old.
1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, 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
1898 Marriage / PartnerCatherine Josephine "Katie" CHAPLIN and Ivory COBB 8 March 1898, Poland, Maine, USA (Poland Spring) (East Poland) (Hackett Mills)
She was 45 years old.
1900 Death
Maine, Death Records, 1617-1922
Name: Kate J Cobb
Gender: Female
Age: 48
Birth Date: 12 Sep 1852
Death Date: 2 Dec 1900
Death Place: Poland
Registration Place: Poland, Androscoggin
Spouse: Ivorz
Father: Wm
Mother: Mary
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Maine, Death Records, 1617-1922
Name: Kate J Cobb
Gender: Female
Age: 48
Birth Date: 12 Sep 1852
Death Date: 2 Dec 1900
Death Place: Poland
Registration Place: Poland, Androscoggin
Spouse: Ivorz
Father: Wm
Mother: Mary
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1900 Poland, Androscoggin, Maine
name: Katie J Cobb
titles:
residence: Poland town, Androscoggin, Maine
birth date: Sep 1852
birthplace: Maine
relationship to head-of-household: Wife
spouse name: Ivory Cobb
spouse titles:
spouse birth place: Maine
father name:
father titles:
father birthplace: Maine
mother name:
mother titles:
mother birthplace: Maine
race or color (expanded): White
head-of-household name: Ivory Cobb
gender: Female
marital status: Married
years married: 2
estimated marriage year: 1898
mother how many children: 4
number living children: 3
immigration year:
enumeration district: 0031
sheet number and letter: 1A
household id: 14
reference number: 46
gsu film number: 1240588
image number: 00171
Household Gender Age
spouse Ivory Cobb M
Katie J Cobb F
1900 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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name: Katie J Cobb
titles:
residence: Poland town, Androscoggin, Maine
birth date: Sep 1852
birthplace: Maine
relationship to head-of-household: Wife
spouse name: Ivory Cobb
spouse titles:
spouse birth place: Maine
father name:
father titles:
father birthplace: Maine
mother name:
mother titles:
mother birthplace: Maine
race or color (expanded): White
head-of-household name: Ivory Cobb
gender: Female
marital status: Married
years married: 2
estimated marriage year: 1898
mother how many children: 4
number living children: 3
immigration year:
enumeration district: 0031
sheet number and letter: 1A
household id: 14
reference number: 46
gsu film number: 1240588
image number: 00171
Household Gender Age
spouse Ivory Cobb M
Katie J Cobb F
1900 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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Death
JESSIE COBB'S MOTHER DEAD
On Sunday evening about eight o'clock occurred the death of Mrs. Ivory Cobb of Poland. Mrs. Cobb was 48 years of age, and was the mother of Jessie Cobb, who was murdered in Lewiston recently. Her husband and two daughters survive her.
Lewiston Journal
Lewiston, Maine
December 4, 1900
JESSIE COBB'S MOTHER DEAD
On Sunday evening about eight o'clock occurred the death of Mrs. Ivory Cobb of Poland. Mrs. Cobb was 48 years of age, and was the mother of Jessie Cobb, who was murdered in Lewiston recently. Her husband and two daughters survive her.
Lewiston Journal
Lewiston, Maine
December 4, 1900
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Gender: Female
Age: 48
Birth Date: 12 Sep 1852
Death Date: 2 Dec 1900
Death Place: Poland
Registration Place: Poland, Androscoggin
Spouse: Ivory
Father: Wm
Mother: Mary
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Name: Kate J Cobb
Gender: Female
Age: 48
Birth Date: 12 Sep 1852
Death Date: 2 Dec 1900
Death Place: Poland
Registration Place: Poland, Androscoggin
Spouse: Ivory
Father: Wm
Mother: Mary
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Original data: Maine Death Records, 1617-1922. Augusta, Maine: Maine State Archives.
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Catherine is buried at: Lane Cemetery
Poland, Maine, USA (Poland Spring) (East Poland) (Hackett Mills)
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