Children of Eliphalet & Mary (Woodman) Haskell

I am in the process of transcribing the vital records for the town of New Gloucester, Maine prior to 1892. Today I came across the original birth records for the children of my 4th great grandparents, Eliphalet and Mary (Woodman) Haskell as recorded by Jabez Woodman, who was the Town Clerk at that time. The following image is the page from the original record book, followed by the transcription

Transcription
[page] 68
Moses Haskell son of Eliphalet Haskell and Mary his wife was born in New Gloucester September 8th Anno Domini 1777
Hannah Haskell daughter of Eliphalet Haskell and Mary his wife was born in New Gloucester on the 12th of August AD 1779
Moses Haskell son of Eliphalet Haskell and Mary his wife born in New Gloucester December 12th, 1780
Eliphalet Haskell son of Eliphalet Haskell and Mary his wife born in New Gloucester Jan. 27th, 1782
Jacob Haskell son of Eliphalet Haskell and Mary his wife, born in New Gloucester Octr 30th 1783
Polly Haskell daughter of Eliphalet Haskell and Mary his wife, born in New Gloucester March 4th 1785
Amos Haskell son of Eliphalet Haskell and Mary his wife born in New Gloucester March 26th, 1787
Bethulah Haskell son of Eliphalet Haskell and Mary his wife born in New Gloucester Jany 25th, 1789
Stephen Haskell son of Eliphalet Haskell and Mary his wife, born in New Gloucester Augt 4th 1792
Sally Haskell daughter of Eliphalet Haskell and Mary his wife, born in New Gloucester July 11th, 1794
Peleg Haskell son of Eliphalet Haskell and Mary his wife, born in New Gloucester July 22d, 1796
George Haskell son of Eliphalet Haskell and Mary his wife born in New Gloucester Augt 25th 1798
Louisa Haskell daughter of Eliphalet Haskell and Mary his wife born in New Gloucester April 18th, 1800
Recorded March 18th, 1822, By me Jabez Woodman Town Clerk

My 3rd great grandfather is Amos Haskell.

Does anyone have any information on the name "Bethulah"? I have always thought this to be a female, but the Town Clerk listed this child as a son. I was unable to locate anything definitive based on a quick search on the internet. If anyone has further information, I would be happy to hear from you.


Source: A Book of Record of Births for New Gloucester in County of Cumberland Commonwealth of Massachusets from 1771 to 1865. Image taken from original record book on 12 Apr 2011 by William C. Haskell. Original record book located in Town Office, Town of New Gloucester, Maine.

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This Is The Face of Genealogy

Here are some of my true faces of genealogy. 

My great grandfather - Frank Owen Haskell (1863-1931)

my 2nd great grandfather - Alfred Haskell (1817-1906)

my 3rd great grandfather - Amos Haskell (1787-1868)

The reason for this post is here.

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New Gloucester Proprietors - Chapters 1 & 2

As I have indicated previously, several of my Haskell ancestors were early residents of New Gloucester, District of Maine. I have found several articles published in the Lewiston Journal Illustrated Magazine in 1908 that provide a very interesting account of how the town was founded. These articles quite interesting to me, as I grew up in New Gloucester and lived there for 15+ years. There is a lot of great genealogy information in this article. The article "The New Gloucester Proprietors: Their Days and Descendants Chapters 1 & 2" written by Anson Titus in the May 16-20, 1908 edition of the Lewiston Journal Illustrated Magazine was found on the Google News site.

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Amos Haskell Family Bible - Deaths

Transcription
Alfred Haskell Died Aug. 29th 1816
Augusta G Wife of Alfred Haskell died May 15, 1849, Aged 23
Mary J wife of Samuel True died July 25, 1843 Aged 32
Sarah J. wife of Alford Woodman died Nov 1st 1848. Aged 27
Amos J Haskell Died at Nevada, Cal, July 5, 1850

Bible Source: 

Haskell, Amos Family Bible Records, 1787 - 1850, The Holy Bible: Containing the Old & New Testaments: Translated Out Of Original Tongues The Former Translations Diligently Compared And Revised, With Marginal Notes And References Together With The Apocrypha. To Which Are Added An Index: And An Alphabetical Table Of All The Names In The Old And New Testaments, With Their Significations: With Plates. Lunenburg, Mass.: Edmund Cushing, 1828. Privately held by Owen Haskell [Address for Private Use].

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Amos Haskell Family Bible - Marriages

 Transcription

Samuel True and Mary J. Haskell: Were Married Oct. 17th AD. 1833

George W Woodman & Charlotte B Haskell Were Married Sept 29 AD 1836 

Alfred Haskell & Augusta G Thompson Were married August 4th 1839

Alford Woodman & Sarah J. Haskell were married Dec 13, 1846

Alfred Haskell & Elizabeth Owen were married Dec 16, 1844

 The Haskell's listed in this record are all children of Amos and Sally (Johnson) Haskell.

Bible Source: 

Haskell, Amos Family Bible Records, 1787 - 1850, The Holy Bible: Containing the Old & New Testaments: Translated Out Of Original Tongues The Former Translations Diligently Compared And Revised, With Marginal Notes And References Together With The Apocrypha. To Which Are Added An Index: And An Alphabetical Table Of All The Names In The Old And New Testaments, With Their Significations: With Plates. Lunenburg, Mass.: Edmund Cushing, 1828. Privately held by Owen Haskell [Address for Private Use].

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Tombstone Tuesday - Alfred Haskell

Cemetery: Evergreen Cemetery, Portland, Cumberland County, Maine
Photo Date: 4 Nov 2006

Alfred Haskell was b. 20 Feb 1817 to Amos and Sarah (Johnson) Haskell in New Gloucester, Cumberland County, Maine. He d. 13 Sep 1906 in Portland, Cumberland County, Maine. In 1839 he married Augusta G. Thompson. She apparently died due to complications in childbirth on 15 May 1842. He then married Elizabeth Owen on 14 Dec 1844. Alfred is my second great grandfather.

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Alfred Haskell Family Portrait

Alfred and Elizabeth (Owen) Haskell were my great-great-grandparents. They lived in Portland, Cumberland County, Maine. They had eight children, however, three died within their first year and three died as young adults. Their children were:

George B. b. 4 Dec 1845, d. 1866
Mary Elizabeth "Lizzie" b. 11 Mar 1847, d. 26 Feb 1875
Charles Alfred b. 6 Oct 1848, d. 3 Jun 1931
Amos J. b. 6 Jan 1851, d. 22 May 1851
Frederic T. b. Sep 1852, d. 10 Dec 1853
Henry A. b. 1855, d. 1856
Carrie A. b. 14 Jun 1859, d. 24 Aug 1889
Frank Owen b. 12 Jul 1863, d. 29 May 1931

Here is a photo of Alfred and Elizabeth with three of their children.

The following is written in pencil on the back of the photograph:
Elizabeth Owen Haskell & Alfred Haskell
Carrie A. Haskell
Frank Owen Haskell
Charles Alfred Haskell

I am not sure who made these notes, but I believe the children that are identified are incorrect for the following reasons:
1. Charles Alfred was born 15 years before Frank Owen and 11 years before Carrie A. The children in the photo appear to be much closer in age.
2. If the listed children were correct, Alfred and Elizabeth would be over 50 years old and they appear younger than that in the photo.

In my opinion it seems more likely that the children in the photo from left to right are: Charles Alfred, Mary E. and George B. Also note that Alfred was b. 20 Feb 1817 and Elizabeth was b. 3 Mar 1819. I believe this photo was taken circa 1860 when Alfred would have been about 43 years old.

Other hints include a photographer's stamp on the photo that says "F.R. Burnham, 96 Middle Street, Portland, Maine". I did a search of City directories on Ancestry.com and found Burnham Bros at 96 Middle Street in the 1860 Portland City Directory. I was unable to find them in any earlier directories.

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Treasure Chest Thursday - Elizabeth Owen - Cross Stitch Sampler

Elizabeth Owen was b. 3 Mar 1819 daughter of Cotton and Lydia (Cotton) Owen. She m. Alfred Haskell 14 Dec 1844, presumably in Portland, Maine although I have not found the marriage record yet. Alfred and Elizabeth are my great-great grandparents. They lived in Portland, Cumberland County, Maine and both are buried in Evergreen Cemetery in Portland. Elizabeth d. 3 Sept 1888 at age 69 years 6 months.

She created this cross-stitch sampler at age 11 (ca 1830). As you can see the thread colors are quite faded from this piece being displayed in a sunny room for many years.

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