William W Tobey
Rank: Sgt Co: G Age: 42 Residence: Kittery Birthplace: Eliot Occupation: joiner Married/Single: M Height: 5' 6.75 Eyes: Hz Hair: Br Complexion: Lt
William W Tobey stone
WILLIAM W TOBEY (Samuel, Samuel, Samuel, Stephen, James) was born on 29 Sept 1819 [Tobey Gen, pg 278; Old Kittery, pg 774] in Eliot, Maine, and the son of Samuel and Lucy (Paul) Tobey. He died in Kittery, Maine on 30 Dec 1900, aged 81 yrs [ME death rec], and was buried in Orchard Grove Cemetery, Kittery.
He was married to LYDIA A KINNEAR of Rye, NH, date unknown. She died in Kittery on 5 Feb 1898, aged 70 yrs, 4 mos, 5 days, and was buried in Orchard Grove Cemetery.
Records show that William was born in Eliot, but had moved to Kittery prior to the 1850 census. He worked as a joiner, or carpenter, a trade that ran in his family. He was the uncle of Samuel A Tobey, who also served in the 27th Maine.
He was married to LYDIA A KINNEAR of Rye, NH, date unknown. She died in Kittery on 5 Feb 1898, aged 70 yrs, 4 mos, 5 days, and was buried in Orchard Grove Cemetery.
Records show that William was born in Eliot, but had moved to Kittery prior to the 1850 census. He worked as a joiner, or carpenter, a trade that ran in his family. He was the uncle of Samuel A Tobey, who also served in the 27th Maine.
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William and Lydia did not have any children.
From the Portsmouth Herald, 12/31/1900, pg 4: William Tobey, an old resident of Kittery, died at the home of P M Langton this morning at the age of eighty one years and three months. Mr Tobey was an uncle of Mrs Langton and leaves no near relatives. He was a brother of the late Stephen Tobey, a well-known ship builder. |
William and Lydia Tobey plot, Orchard Grove
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Additional Source Data:
1850 Kittery, York, Maine census: hh 244/265
1860 Kittery census (pg 41): hh 308/316
1870 Kittery census (pg 20): hh 139/178
1880 Kittery census (pg 18): hh 160/188
1890 Veteran Schedule: liv in Kittery, listed as a private
1900 Kittery census (pg 13A): hh 306/338; liv with Paschal and Sarah Langton