flag female ancestor  Willietta "Etta"  FOWLES

  (b. 8 April 1857 Westport Island, Maine, USA   d. 6 March 1901 Boothbay, Maine, USA )  

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Willietta "Etta" FOWLES was born 8 April 1857 in Westport Island, Maine, USA

Willietta "Etta" FOWLES was the child of Wilmot FOWLES   and   Phebe Royal TYLER

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

Willietta "Etta"  married  Alvin (Albion) John WILLIAMS 29 July 1874 in Boothbay, Maine, USA .  The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Alvin (Albion) John WILLIAMS  was born abt. 1852 in Boothbay, Maine, USA (Boothbay Harbor).  Alvin (Albion) John died 25 April 1896 in Boothbay, Maine, USA (Boothbay Harbor).  Alvin (Albion) John was the child of John WILLIAMS and Harriet HUFF.

Willietta "Etta"  married  (2) James SAWYER 2 May 1897 in Boothbay, Maine, USA .  James SAWYER  was born abt. 1871 in Maine, USA.  James died 5 June 1907 in Bucksport, Maine, USA. 

Willietta "Etta" FOWLES died 6 March 1901 in Boothbay, Maine, USA .
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Family and Children of Willietta "Etta" FOWLES

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Willietta "Etta" FOWLES married flag male ancestor Alvin (Albion) John WILLIAMS-- Date: 29 July 1874 Place: Boothbay, Maine, USA
Alvin (Albion) John WILLIAMS was the child of John WILLIAMS and Harriet HUFF




Children of Alvin (Albion) John WILLIAMS and Willietta "Etta" FOWLES:




Willietta "Etta" FOWLES married flag male ancestor James SAWYER-- Date: 2 May 1897 Place: Boothbay, Maine, USA
Name of Groom: James SAWYER
Groom's Place of Residence: Orland, Me.
Name of Bride: Etta WILLIAMS
Possible Alternate Name of Bride: Etta FOWLES [View alternate record]
Bride's Place of Residence: Boothbay Harbor, Me.
Marriage Date: Sunday, 2 May 1897
Marriage Certificate Number: Not available

Source citation: "Maine Marriages, 1892-1966, 1977-1996," database, Maine Genealogy (www.mainegenealogy.net : accessed 5 Jun 2012), entry for James SAWYER and Etta WILLIAMS, Sunday, 2 May 1897, citing Maine Vital Records.


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birth1857 Birth
8 April 1857
Westport Island, Maine, USA
News1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
News1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.
1872 Birth of Child
Rosa E WILLIAMS was born January 1872, Boothbay, Maine, USA (Boothbay Harbor)

Willietta "Etta" was 14 years old.
1873 Birth of Child
James Frank WILLIAMS was born 8 May 1873, Westport Island, Maine, USA (Westport) (Jeremysquam)

Willietta "Etta" was 16 years old.
marriage1874 Marriage / Partner
Willietta "Etta" FOWLES and Alvin (Albion) John WILLIAMS 29 July 1874, Boothbay, Maine, USA (Boothbay Harbor)

She was 17 years old.
1877 Birth of Child
Alvin Palmer WILLIAMS was born March 1877, Boothbay, Maine, USA (Boothbay Harbor)

Willietta "Etta" was 19 years old.
1880 Boothbay, Lincoln, Maine
name: Willietta Williams
residence: Boothbay, Lincoln, Maine
birthdate: 1857
birthplace: Maine, United States
relationship to head: Wife
spouse's name: Albion Williams
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): 23 years
occupation: Keeping House
nara film number: T9-0483
page: 387
page character: B
entry number: 2368
film number: 1254483
Household Gender Age
spouse Albion Williams M 28
Willietta Williams F 23
child James F. Williams M 7
child Rosa E. Williams F 5
child Albion P. Williams M 4

1880 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1880 Birth of Child
Lillian M WILLIAMS was born 5 June 1880, Boothbay, Maine, USA (Boothbay Harbor)

Willietta "Etta" was 23 years old.
marriage1892 Marriage of Child
Rosa E WILLIAMS married 15 August 1892, Georgetown, Maine, USA (Parker's Island) to Lendall Augustine MAINS
1896 Death of Spouse/Partner
Alvin (Albion) John WILLIAMS died 25 April 1896, Boothbay, Maine, USA (Boothbay Harbor)
marriage1897 Marriage / Partner
Willietta "Etta" FOWLES and James SAWYER 2 May 1897, Boothbay, Maine, USA (Boothbay Harbor)

She was 40 years old.
marriage1897 Marriage of Child
Lillian M WILLIAMS married 24 October 1897, Boothbay, Maine, USA (Boothbay Harbor) to John I MCGRATH
death1901 Death
6 March 1901
Boothbay, Maine, USA

She died at the age of 43.
Added: 4/27/2012 11:45:33 AM - Updated: 7/11/2025 4:28:41 PM

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