Conner, Rochelle Edwin

Male 1876 - 1948  (72 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Conner, Rochelle Edwin was born on 28 Jan 1876 (son of Conner, Ezra S. and Ordway, Ada); died on 14 Mar 1948 in Castine, Hancock, Maine.

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    Rochelle was named for New Rochelle, NY, where he father, Ezra, was at his
    birth. He was a seaman in 1906, per Penobscot Town Register. His name is
    spelled "Roshelle" on his grave marker. 1921-ca.1937 he and his wife owned
    and operated Conner's Restaurant on Water Street, Castine, opposite the Ford
    dealership (in the 1990s the dealership site is the Tarrantine Market grocery
    store) - they r. above the restaurant. Clara and Rochelle met at the North
    Castine Grange Hall and were married by the Methodist minister at Castine.

    Rochelle married Marks, Clara Maerea on 4 Nov 1908 in Castine, Hancock, Maine. Clara was born on 21 Feb 1888 in Orland, ME; died on 15 Jun 1978 in Castine, Hancock, Maine; was buried in Castine, Hancock, Maine. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Conner, L.A.
    2. Conner, Bernice C. was born on 18 Aug 1909 in Penobscot, Hancock, Maine; died in 1967; was buried in Castine, Hancock, Maine.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Conner, Ezra S. was born on 20 Jun 1841 in Penobscot, Hancock, Maine (son of Conner, William Henry Jr and Snowman, Emaline); died on 20 Jan 1912 in Castine, Hancock, Maine.

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    Ezra served in the Navy during the War Between the States. He was a seaman, following
    his father to the Grand Banks as a fisherman. He married in a double ceremony with his
    sister, Elizabeth, at Penobscot before Justice of the Peace James Leach. His grandson
    Gerald reported that Ezra served on the USS Constellation (sister ship to the
    Constitution) during the blockade of the Mississippi River. His obituary reports:
    "Capt. Ezra Conner, after a long illness, passed away at his home.... From a young man
    he has followed the sea, and was in the government employ for six years. His later years
    have been spent on vessels coasting up and down the Penobscot river. ...He was a member
    of Charles Stevens Post, Grand Army of the Republic.... The services were held at the
    Methodist church at 3 o'clock on Monday afternoon. Rev. Mr. Lowell officiated."

    Ezra married Ordway, Ada on 17 Nov 1867 in Penobscot, Hancock, Maine. Ada was born about 1854; died on 9 Apr 1935. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Ordway, Ada was born about 1854; died on 9 Apr 1935.

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    Ada died on Good Friday at age 82. Another record states she was born 20
    Aug 1840, but her marriage record states she was 15 in 1867 (more reasonable
    in that she had a child in 1892). She r. in her later years with her son,
    Arthur. Her funeral Easter Sunday at 2:30 p.m. was conducted in the Castine
    Federated Church by The Rev. Oscar Olsen. Ada was age 26 in the 1880 census.
    She belonged to the D.A.R.

    Children:
    1. Conner, Norman A. was born on 27 Aug 1870 in Penobscot, Hancock, Maine; died on 6 Apr 1948 in Castine, Hancock, Maine.
    2. Conner, Lottie May was born in Dec 1873 in Penobscot, Hancock, Maine; died on 2 Mar 1898.
    3. 1. Conner, Rochelle Edwin was born on 28 Jan 1876; died on 14 Mar 1948 in Castine, Hancock, Maine.
    4. Conner, Robert Arno was born on 11 Jun 1878 in Penobscot, Hancock, Maine; died on 5 Sep 1942 in Castine, Hancock, Maine.
    5. Conner, Merle Harland was born on 13 Dec 1889 in Penobscot, Hancock, Maine; died on 21 Nov 1946 in Old Orchard Beach, ME.
    6. Conner, Arthur B. was born on 29 Jul 1892 in Castine, Hancock, Maine; died on 2 May 1975 in Castine, Hancock, Maine.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Conner, William Henry Jr was born in 1807 (son of Conner, William and Dunbar, Elizabeth); died on 3 Oct 1884 in Penobscot, Hancock, Maine.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Occupation: sea captain and fisherman

    Notes:

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    William's family history is given in "A Family of the Bagaduce: The Ancestry and Genealogy of William Conner, Jr....," by Albert E. Myers (Harrisburg, PA, 1976). His middle name is Henry per plaque under his portrait in the Wilson Museum, Castine,
    Maine; this plaque notes that Capt. Conner sailed clipper ships to the West Indies and other ports, and later sailed to the Grand Banks. He is not to be confused with person of the same name in coastal Waldo County, Maine. The ship William H. Conner,
    built in Searsport, was named for this other William H. Conner, who d. 13 Sept 1875 at age 57, resident of Belfast, ME, merchant and shipbuilder (m. Caroline R. Porter 22 Sept 1839, she d. 13 Sept 1875) - the ship was the largest and last full-rigged
    ship built at Searsport [launched in June, 1877, 210' long, 40' beam, 24' depth, 1496 tons]. A fine description of fishing on the Grand Banks under sail is given in Chapter 26 of "Coastal Maine: A Maritime History," Roger F. Duncan (New York:
    W.W.Norton, 1992). Also see "Maine Sea Fisheries: The Rise and Fall of a Native Industry, 1830-1890," by Wayne M. O'Leary (Boston: Northeastern University Press). By 1860 Castine was the wealthiest town in Maine, due to its fishing fleet.

    William married Snowman, Emaline on 17 May 1829 in Penobscot, Hancock, Maine. Emaline was born on 16 Jan 1811; died on 16 Oct 1880. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Snowman, Emaline was born on 16 Jan 1811; died on 16 Oct 1880.

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    Emaline Bank in the Grand Banks off of Newfoundland, a prominent fishing
    spot, was named for her.

    Children:
    1. Conner, Priscilla A.
    2. Conner, Jarvis was born on 9 Oct 1829 in Penobscot, Hancock, Maine.
    3. Conner, William was born on 14 Mar 1831 in Penobscot, Hancock, Maine; died on 9 May 1848 in At Sea; was buried in Penobscot, Hancock, Maine.
    4. Conner, Robert S. was born on 26 Jun 1833 in Penobscot, Hancock, Maine; died on 27 Feb 1854 in in Africa.
    5. Conner, Lucinda H. was born on 10 Jul 1835 in Penobscot, Hancock, Maine; died on 15 Jan 1919 in Castine, Hancock, Maine.
    6. Conner, Edwin was born on 20 Jan 1836 in Penobscot, Hancock, Maine; died in Baton Rouge, LA.
    7. 2. Conner, Ezra S. was born on 20 Jun 1841 in Penobscot, Hancock, Maine; died on 20 Jan 1912 in Castine, Hancock, Maine.
    8. Conner, Emeline was born on 9 Oct 1843 in Penobscot, Hancock, Maine; died in 1932 in Lincoln, ME; was buried in Castine, Hancock, Maine.
    9. Conner, Elizabeth H. was born on 15 Apr 1845 in Penobscot, Hancock, Maine.
    10. Conner, Augusta was born on 12 Apr 1851; died in 1854.
    11. Conner, Fred Morton was born on 2 Jan 1856 in Penobscot, Hancock, Maine; died on 8 Jul 1942 in Castine, Hancock, Maine; was buried in Castine, Hancock, Maine.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Conner, William was born on 1 Aug 1774 in Penobscot, Hancock, Maine.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Occupation: blacksmith

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    William was a blacksmith and resided at Penobscot, Maine. The first
    schoolmaster in the village, James Whitelaw, for many years "taught in the
    home of William Conner, as early as 1785 and as late as 1791." {-"Penobscot
    Bicentennial" [booklet], p.31} John and Elizabeth had a large family; the
    children listed here are those whose names were remembered by Fred S.
    Conner in 1938 and Ardelle M. Conner in 1932 (in a letter to her niece
    Luena) - they are not listed in birth order.

    William married Dunbar, Elizabeth on 13 Jan 1802 in Penobscot, Hancock, Maine. Elizabeth (daughter of Dunbar, David Jr and Elms, Elizabeth) was born on 18 Aug 1781 in Scituate, MA; died on 8 Oct 1867 in Penobscot, Hancock, Maine. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Dunbar, Elizabeth was born on 18 Aug 1781 in Scituate, MA (daughter of Dunbar, David Jr and Elms, Elizabeth); died on 8 Oct 1867 in Penobscot, Hancock, Maine.

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    Her marriage intention to William Conner was published at Penobscot 19 Dec
    1801.

    Children:
    1. Conner, James H.
    2. Conner, Nancy Dunbar
    3. Conner, Mary
    4. Conner, Joanna
    5. Conner, Betsy
    6. Conner, George W.
    7. Conner, John was born in 1802; died in 1885; was buried in Conner-Dunbar Cemetery, Penobscot, ME.
    8. 4. Conner, William Henry Jr was born in 1807; died on 3 Oct 1884 in Penobscot, Hancock, Maine.
    9. Conner, Alice was born in 1816; died on 27 Apr 1890.