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Arthur Libby
Rank: Private Company: H Age: 19 Residence: Limington
Height: 5' 8 1/2" Eye Color: Blue Hair Color: Black Complexion: Dark
[Promoted to Full Corporal, date unknown]
Rank: Private Company: H Age: 19 Residence: Limington
Height: 5' 8 1/2" Eye Color: Blue Hair Color: Black Complexion: Dark
[Promoted to Full Corporal, date unknown]
ARTHUR LIBBY was born in Limington, ME on 7 Mar, 1843, the son of Ferdinand and Jane
(Smith) Libby [Libby Family, pg 525] NOTE: See Early Families of Limington, ME (pg 185)
for further data on the earlier generations of Libby's in this town. He died on 18 Sept, 1911 in
Saco, ME at age 68 yrs,6 mos,11 das from 'indigestion with a fatty heart' and was buried in
Laurel Hill Cemetery, Saco, ME [ME VR, YCCI, pg 1705].
He married first, on 29 Nov, 1867, to SUSAN CLARK of Hollis, the daughter of Ivory and Betsey (Maddox) Clark. She was born 10 Jan, 1846 and died on 14 May, 1894 [dates from YCCI, pg 1705 - death rec not found in vr].
He secondly was married, on 4 Dec, 1897 in Saco [ME vr], to ELIZA A DAVIS, who died on 30 July, 1906 at age 62 yrs,8 mos,14 das [YCCI, pg 1705]. She was also a widow, the daughter of Hugh and Sarah (Nason) Warren, born in Standish, ME in Nov, 1844 [ME vr, 1900 census].
From "The Libby Family in America 1602-1881" by Charles T Libby, pg 525, was the following: "He served 3 enlistments against the rebellion. He was a machinist by trade and has been employed in Buxton and Saco". Census records confirm that he was a machinst, living in Biddeford, Hollis, and Saco, as well as birth town of Limington prior to Civil War. With John P Kelly he had a spring manufacturer business "Kelly and Libby" on Elm St in Biddeford. When the first call for troops came in 1861 by President Lincoln, to serve a three-month service, Arthur Libby signed up on 25 Apr, 1861, and was enlisted into the 1st NH Infantry, Co B, on 2 May (age 18 from Rochester,NH). This unit saw no fighting, except for some shooting at the Confederates across a river at Conrad's Ferry. They were mustered out on 9 Aug, 1861 in Concord, NH. His second duty was with the 27th Maine, from 30 Sept, 1862 to 17 July, 1863. He thirdly joined the 30th Maine Infantry, Company I, on 6 Jan, 1864 (ago 20 from Limington). He was promoted to Full Corporal in 1864, and was with the regiment when they were involved in the Battles of Sabine Crossroads and Pleasant Hill, LA (8-9 Apr, '64) and at Cane River Crossing (23 Apr, '64). He was mustered out on 20 Aug, 1865 in Savannah, GA. The Pension Index confirms all 3 enlistments belonged to same man.
By his first wife Susan (Susie) he had two daughters:
I. ROSA BELLE, born 10 Nov, 1870 [Libby Family, p.525] and died on 7 June, 1901 [YCCI, pg 1705]. She was married 27 Apr,1892 [ME Marr] to GEORGE A SPRAGUE, who was born in Dec, 1851 [1900 census], and employed as an insurance agent. They had one child in 1900:
1. Arthur A was born 10 Sep, 1893 in Saco [WWI Draft Card+1900 census], and died 13 July, 1980 in Waterville, ME [ME Death Index]. Seen with his father up in Searsmont and Liberty, Waldo Co, ME for the 1930+'30 censuses, though at time of the World War, Arthur was living in Saco, ME working as an auto chauffeur.
II. HATTIE GERTRUDE was born 10 Dec, 1875 [Libby, p.525], and died in 1949 [g.s.-inscrip. says 1877 for birth year]. She had first married GUY CARLETON SHOREY, the son of Alonzo and Amy Shorey (he was born in Benton Falls or Albion, ME) on 30 June, 1897 in Saco [ME Marr], and was living in Hollis, ME during the 1900 census. They later divorced, and he remarried to Blanche E Hoyt/Cook in 1916, while she married secondly to JERE SHAW GORDON (born 22 Nov,1886 Biddeford, died 1930) on 24 Jun, 1907 [ME Marr], but were divorced by 1920. Hattie lived most of her life in Biddeford, ME. She had the following children, surname Shorey:
1. Carleton Arthur, born 18 Sept, 1898 in Biddeford, ME [ME vr, WWI Draft Card + SSDI], and died 13 Apr, 1989 [SSDI + ME Death Index]. He had married a Ruby A Whittier on 1 Oct, 1919.
2. Susan M, born 25 July, 1900 in Hollis, ME, married to Carroll A Tarr (29 Mar,1898-18 Feb,1975) and lived in Biddeford. As of 1956 street directory, this couple were still living in Biddeford. They had a daughter, Edna Rose, born 6 Apr, 1918 and died 8 Nov, 1935, buried in the Arthur Libby plot in Saco.
3. Rose E, born in W.Buxton [marr rec], age 17 in 1920 census, was married on 30 Oct, 1921 in Biddeford, ME [ME vr] to George Edgar Williams. She and two young daughters were living with her mother in 1930 Biddeford .
stone of Susan (Clark) Libby
Additional Source Data:
1850 Limington census: hh 275/297
1860 Limington (pg 13): hh 77/87
1870 Biddeford Census: hh 664/728
1880 Hollis: hh 296/318
1886 Saco St Dir - Arthur lived at 7 Elm (worked at 66 Elm in Biddeford)
1890-1 Biddeford St dir - Arthur w/ house at 226 Main
1890 Vet. Sch: Arthur lived in Biddeford
1900 Saco wd-6 census: hh 360/389
1900 Hollis (pg 10A) - Hattie w/ husb Guy C Shorey
1910 Saco wd-7 - Arthur lived at 85 Elm St, a widower
1910 Biddeford wrd-6 Hattie w/ 2nd husb Jere S Gordon at 65 W.Cutts St
1920 Biddeford wrd-7 (pg 2B) - Hattie Gordon at 98 May St w/ dau's.
1930 Bidd. wrd-7 (pg 20A) - still at 98 May
1936, '56 Biddeford Street Dir. [data on Carroll and Susie Tarr]
He married first, on 29 Nov, 1867, to SUSAN CLARK of Hollis, the daughter of Ivory and Betsey (Maddox) Clark. She was born 10 Jan, 1846 and died on 14 May, 1894 [dates from YCCI, pg 1705 - death rec not found in vr].
He secondly was married, on 4 Dec, 1897 in Saco [ME vr], to ELIZA A DAVIS, who died on 30 July, 1906 at age 62 yrs,8 mos,14 das [YCCI, pg 1705]. She was also a widow, the daughter of Hugh and Sarah (Nason) Warren, born in Standish, ME in Nov, 1844 [ME vr, 1900 census].
From "The Libby Family in America 1602-1881" by Charles T Libby, pg 525, was the following: "He served 3 enlistments against the rebellion. He was a machinist by trade and has been employed in Buxton and Saco". Census records confirm that he was a machinst, living in Biddeford, Hollis, and Saco, as well as birth town of Limington prior to Civil War. With John P Kelly he had a spring manufacturer business "Kelly and Libby" on Elm St in Biddeford. When the first call for troops came in 1861 by President Lincoln, to serve a three-month service, Arthur Libby signed up on 25 Apr, 1861, and was enlisted into the 1st NH Infantry, Co B, on 2 May (age 18 from Rochester,NH). This unit saw no fighting, except for some shooting at the Confederates across a river at Conrad's Ferry. They were mustered out on 9 Aug, 1861 in Concord, NH. His second duty was with the 27th Maine, from 30 Sept, 1862 to 17 July, 1863. He thirdly joined the 30th Maine Infantry, Company I, on 6 Jan, 1864 (ago 20 from Limington). He was promoted to Full Corporal in 1864, and was with the regiment when they were involved in the Battles of Sabine Crossroads and Pleasant Hill, LA (8-9 Apr, '64) and at Cane River Crossing (23 Apr, '64). He was mustered out on 20 Aug, 1865 in Savannah, GA. The Pension Index confirms all 3 enlistments belonged to same man.
By his first wife Susan (Susie) he had two daughters:
I. ROSA BELLE, born 10 Nov, 1870 [Libby Family, p.525] and died on 7 June, 1901 [YCCI, pg 1705]. She was married 27 Apr,1892 [ME Marr] to GEORGE A SPRAGUE, who was born in Dec, 1851 [1900 census], and employed as an insurance agent. They had one child in 1900:
1. Arthur A was born 10 Sep, 1893 in Saco [WWI Draft Card+1900 census], and died 13 July, 1980 in Waterville, ME [ME Death Index]. Seen with his father up in Searsmont and Liberty, Waldo Co, ME for the 1930+'30 censuses, though at time of the World War, Arthur was living in Saco, ME working as an auto chauffeur.
II. HATTIE GERTRUDE was born 10 Dec, 1875 [Libby, p.525], and died in 1949 [g.s.-inscrip. says 1877 for birth year]. She had first married GUY CARLETON SHOREY, the son of Alonzo and Amy Shorey (he was born in Benton Falls or Albion, ME) on 30 June, 1897 in Saco [ME Marr], and was living in Hollis, ME during the 1900 census. They later divorced, and he remarried to Blanche E Hoyt/Cook in 1916, while she married secondly to JERE SHAW GORDON (born 22 Nov,1886 Biddeford, died 1930) on 24 Jun, 1907 [ME Marr], but were divorced by 1920. Hattie lived most of her life in Biddeford, ME. She had the following children, surname Shorey:
1. Carleton Arthur, born 18 Sept, 1898 in Biddeford, ME [ME vr, WWI Draft Card + SSDI], and died 13 Apr, 1989 [SSDI + ME Death Index]. He had married a Ruby A Whittier on 1 Oct, 1919.
2. Susan M, born 25 July, 1900 in Hollis, ME, married to Carroll A Tarr (29 Mar,1898-18 Feb,1975) and lived in Biddeford. As of 1956 street directory, this couple were still living in Biddeford. They had a daughter, Edna Rose, born 6 Apr, 1918 and died 8 Nov, 1935, buried in the Arthur Libby plot in Saco.
3. Rose E, born in W.Buxton [marr rec], age 17 in 1920 census, was married on 30 Oct, 1921 in Biddeford, ME [ME vr] to George Edgar Williams. She and two young daughters were living with her mother in 1930 Biddeford .
stone of Susan (Clark) Libby
Additional Source Data:
1850 Limington census: hh 275/297
1860 Limington (pg 13): hh 77/87
1870 Biddeford Census: hh 664/728
1880 Hollis: hh 296/318
1886 Saco St Dir - Arthur lived at 7 Elm (worked at 66 Elm in Biddeford)
1890-1 Biddeford St dir - Arthur w/ house at 226 Main
1890 Vet. Sch: Arthur lived in Biddeford
1900 Saco wd-6 census: hh 360/389
1900 Hollis (pg 10A) - Hattie w/ husb Guy C Shorey
1910 Saco wd-7 - Arthur lived at 85 Elm St, a widower
1910 Biddeford wrd-6 Hattie w/ 2nd husb Jere S Gordon at 65 W.Cutts St
1920 Biddeford wrd-7 (pg 2B) - Hattie Gordon at 98 May St w/ dau's.
1930 Bidd. wrd-7 (pg 20A) - still at 98 May
1936, '56 Biddeford Street Dir. [data on Carroll and Susie Tarr]
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