Theophilus Drinkwater (October 28, 1792 – December 15, 1872) was an American sea captain in the first half of the 19th century.[1]
Theophilus Drinkwater | |
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| Born | October 28, 1792 North Yarmouth, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | December 15, 1872 (aged 80) Yarmouth, Maine, U.S. |
| Resting place | Ledge Cemetery, Yarmouth, Maine, U.S. |
| Occupation | Sea captain |
| Spouse | Louisa Prince (1822–1872; his death) |
Life and career edit
Drinkwater was born on October 28, 1792, in North Yarmouth, Massachusetts (now in Maine), to Allen and Hannah Drinkwater.[2][3]
Drinkwater's house stood at the southern end of today's Drinkwater Point Road, for whom the street is named. The house was built in 1791 by his grandfather, Nicholas.[2]
Theophilus married Louisa Prince in 1822.[4] They had three children — Cornelia Amanda, Hannah Gray and Ferdinand.
Two months before Maine's admittance to the Union, Drinkwater became a founding member of the Chapel Religious Society in North Yarmouth.[5]
In 1835, Drinkwater and his father purchased the homestead farm of Jonathan Moulton in North Yarmouth.[6]
In 1853, he was listed as a stockholder in the Atlantic and St. Lawrence Railroad.[7]
Death edit
Drinkwater died on December 15, 1872, aged 80. He is interred in Yarmouth's Ledge Cemetery alongside his wife, who survived him by six years, and Cornelia.
References edit
- ^ House Documents, Volume 7. U.S. Government Printing Office (for the US House of Representatives). 1844. pp. 6–14.
- ^ a b Old Times: a magazine devoted to the preservation and publication of documents relating to the early history of North Yarmouth, Maine, p. 387–391
- ^ Bennett, Thomas C. (2014). Vital Records of Cumberland, Maine 1701-1892. Cumberland Books. p. 43.
- ^ Two Maine Islands: Cousins and Littlejohn Islands, Casco Bay, Town of Yarmouth, Maine. Pilot Press. 1978. p. 88.
- ^ The Laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 1818. p. 307.
- ^ Waterman, Edgar Francis (1939). The Waterman Family, Volume 1. p. 192.
- ^ Public Documents of the State of Maine; Being the Reports of the Various Public Officers and Departments. University of Michigan. 1853. p. 147.
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