Elise Asher
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth:
Baptism:
Death: 2004
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Spouses and Children
1. *Stanley Jasspon Kunitz (Oct 1905 - 14 May 2006)
Marriage: 1958
Status:
Jane Ashfield
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: Est 1690 - of Marblehead
Baptism:
Death: in Marblehead, Massachusetts
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Spouses and Children
1. *William Goodwin (1688 - )
Marriage:
Status:
Abraham Ashley
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: Est 1680
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Spouses and Children
1. *Susanna White (5 Apr 1682 - )
Marriage: 3 Sep 1703 - Sandwich, Massachusetts 1
Status:
Donald J Ashley
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 1939 - Cotuit (Barnstable), Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death: 22 Apr 2007 - Cotuit (Barnstable), Massachusetts
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Notes
General:
Barnstable Patriot obit
DONALD J. ‘FROG’ ASHLEY, 68
Cotuit - Donald J. “Frog” Ashley died April 22, 2007, at home after a five-year battle with esophageal cancer.
He was the husband of Ann (Kohler) Ashley for 38 years.
He lived all his 68 years in Cotuit, where he graduated from Barnstable High School in 1957.
Mr. Ashley was a member of the Bricklayers and Applied Craftsmen Union for more than 25 years, working throughout Massachusetts and Rhode Island on commercial projects.
An avid outdoorsman, his interests changed with the seasons. During the summer, he could be found on his boat, the summer place, either fishing, shellfishing, or just cruising the waters of Nantucket Sound. He was also extremely proud of his vegetable garden and frequently shared the ‘’fruits” of his labor with friends and neighbors.
In fall and winter, he could be found in the forests of Cape Cod and all over New England, hunting rabbits, deer, and anything else that was in season.
He raised and trained beagles since childhood and was an active member of the Cape Cod Beagle Club. He was also a member of the Shawme Fish and Game Club of Sandwich.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by three sons, Douglas Allen Ashley, James Ashley, Ph.D., and Matthew Ashley; and four grandchildren. He is also survived by his brothers, Edward ‘’Teddy” Ashley of Hyannis and Harry Ashley of Marstons Mills.
Memorial donations may be sent to Hospice & Palliative Care of Cape Cod, 765 Attucks Lane, Hyannis, MA 02601.
Services were held at Christ Chapel in Centerville.
Mary C Ashley
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: Jan 1877 - New Bedford, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Spouses and Children
1. *Hiram F Sparrow (27 Dec 1869 - )
Marriage: 14 Sep 1893 - New Bedford, Massachusetts 2
Status:
Notes
General:
d/o Roland Ashley & Sophronia S ChaseMarriage Notes (Hiram F Sparrow)
1900 US census, New Bedford
living with Mary's parents
no children
1910 US census, New Bedford
no children
1920 US census, New Bedford
Hiram Sparrow, 50
Mary C Sparrow, 43
George H Atwood, 43
Sarah A Atwood, 44
Lucy J Pitman, 72, mother-in-law [to whom?]
Ethel L Pitman, 42, sister-in-law
all b Ma
Peter Aspenwall
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: Est 1655
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Spouses and Children
1. *Elizabeth Preston (29 Sep 1655 - <1707>) 3
Marriage: 24 Mar 1699 - Woodstock, Connecticut
Status:
Notes
General:
s/o Peter Aspinwall & Remember Palfrey
Robert Astinie
Sex: M
AKA: Robert Austin 4
Robert Ostine
Individual Information
Birth: 3 Feb 1677 - (France)
Baptism:
Death: 17 Feb 1718 - Harwich, Massachusetts
Burial: in Old Burial Ground, Brewster
Cause of Death:
Spouses and Children
1. *Hannah Wing (Aug 1690 - 13 Sep 1720)
Marriage: 7 Feb 1711 - Harwich, Massachusetts 5
Status:
Children:
1. Hannah Austin (1712- )
2. Elizabeth Austin (1714-Abt 1714)
3. David Austin (1716-1716)
Notes
General:
stone:
HERE LYES THE
BODY OF Mr
ROBERT ASTINIE
AGED 41 YEARS &
14 D's DEC'D FEB'ry Ye
17th 1717/18
"Astinie" is a unique name in the area. Robert was Huguenot, a Harwich schoolteacher. We can presume he was respected and successful, based on his nice gravestone, with its title of "Mr." 6
Lucy J Athanasion
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 1916 - Middleborough, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Spouses and Children
1. *John Steven Perry (11 Mar 1910 - 8 May 2001)
Marriage: 15 Sep 1935 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 7
Status:
Captain Edwin Baxter Athearn
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 21 Jul 1913 - West Tisbury, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death: 18 Jan 2006 - Centerville (Barnstable), Massachusetts
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Events
• Social Security Number, 018-16-0906, Massachusetts in Massachusetts
Parents
Father: Frederick Boardman Athearn (1873- )
Mother: Jean McLeod (Est 1880- )
Notes
General:
MV Times obit:
Edwin B. Athearn
Edwin B. Athearn, a resident of Centerville since 1970, died Jan. 18 at Cape Cod Hospital. He was 92. His parents, Frederick and Jean Athearn, and a brother, Frederick L. "Tad" Athearn, predeceased him.
He was born in West Tisbury. He was working as a crewmember aboard an offshore swordfishing boat on his 13th birthday. As an adult, Capt. Athearn owned and operated fishing and passenger boats in Martha's Vineyard and Falmouth.
In 1940 he became captain of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute research vessel, Anton Dohrn. During World War II the United States Bureau of Ships controlled both the ship and the institute. An extensive study of ocean water temperatures was conducted during this time, and Capt. Athearn was awarded a special commendation for his service from the Commander of the Eastern Sea Frontier.
In 1947 Capt. Athearn established Athearn Marine Agency, specializing in the brokerage of commercial vessels such as the 73-foot Monte Carlo, an Eastern-type dragger built to his specifications in 1951 in South Bristol, Maine. His expertise in wooden vessels was recognized along the eastern seaboard.
In later years, Capt. Athearn compiled stories from his life experiences and wrote "Chronicle of an Islander, Martha's Vineyard History and Adventure." He wrote numerous articles, which were published in Offshore Magazine and other periodicals. His Letters to the Editor were often published in Cape Cod and Island newspapers.
Edwin Athearn was a man of great wit and wisdom. He stated that he wished his death would be attributed simply to "old age." To the end of his life he impressed many with his gentle manner. He leaves no children, but there are a number of younger friends who think of him as a father.
He is survived by his nephew and nieces, Donald Athearn of Derry, N.H., Judy Athearn of Martha's Vineyard, and Jean (Athearn) Daigle of Pennsylvania. Also surviving him is his beloved companion of many years, Shirley T. Christophers of Centerville, and her children, Joanne C. Carpenter of Hingham, and Robert E. Christophers of Harwich.
A funeral home service was held on Jan. 23 in the Chapman, Cole & Gleason Funeral Home, Edgartown-Vineyard Haven Road, Oak Bluffs. Burial followed in the Oak Grove Cemetery, Vineyard Haven.
In lieu of flowers, donations in Edwin's memory may be made to the M.S.P.C.A. of Centerville, 1577 Falmouth Rd., Centerville, MA 02632.
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Barnstable Patriot obit
Obituaries 1-27-06
Edwin B. Athearn, 92
Centerville - Edwin B. Athearn, 92, died Jan. 18, 2006, at Cape Cod Hospital in Hyannis.
Mr. Athearn was born in West Tisbury and worked on an offshore sword fishing boat at the age of 13.
As an adult, he owned and operated fishing and passenger boats on Martha’s Vineyard and in Falmouth.
In 1940, he became captain of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute research vessel, Anton Dohrn. During World War II, when the U.S. Bureau of Ships controlled both the ship and the institute, Mr. Athearn was awarded a special commendation for his service during an extensive study of ocean water temperatures.
In 1947, he established Athearn Marine Agency, which specialized in brokerage of commercial vessels. His expertise in wooden vessels was recognized along the eastern seaboard.
In later years he compiled stories from his life experiences and wrote Chronicle of an Islander, Martha’s Vineyard History and Adventure, as well as many articles published in Offshore magazine and other periodicals.
Survivors include a nephew, Donald Athearn of Derry, N.H.; two nieces, Judy Athearn of Martha’s Vineyard and Jean (Athearn) Daigle of Pennsylvania; and longtime companion Shirley T. Christophers of Centerville.A funeral was held at Chapman, Cole & Gleason Funeral Home in Oak Bluffs. Burial was in Oak Grove Cemetery in Vineyard Haven.Memorial donations may be made to MSPCA of Centerville, 1577 Falmouth Road, Centerville, MA 02632.
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Asterias, 1931-1980
Named for the local starfish, Asterias was built of white and southern hard pine and was similar in design to commercial fishing boats of the era.
The first Asterias made at least 10,000 short trips, from Maine to New York, primarily for the testing of scientific gear. Nearly every member of the scientific and technical staff had a need for Asterias at some time. Her excellent design and construction made her a natural seaboat.
Asterias was sold to Ocean Research Engineering in 1980. In 1985 Edwin Athearn, her former captain saved her from destruction and together with Dave Lewis restored the ship's name and condition.
Edwin W Athearn
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 1809 - West Tisbury, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death: 26 Mar 1846 - At Sea 8
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Spouses and Children
1. *Caroline E Luce (1805 - 17 Aug 1870)
Marriage: 1831 - Tisbury, Massachusetts
Status:
Children:
1. Horace L Athearn (1835-1882) 9
2. Edwin Williams Athearn (1838-1894)
3. Emma G Athearn (1844-1915) 10
Notes
General:
1844 mariner, Tisbury
Edwin Williams Athearn
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 23 Mar 1838 - Holmes Hole (Tisbury), Massachusetts 11
Baptism:
Death: 9 Sep 1894 - West Tisbury, Massachusetts
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Edwin W Athearn (1809-1846)
Mother: Caroline E Luce (1805-1870)
Spouses and Children
1. *Sarah Boardman (Est 1840 - )
Marriage:
Status:
Children:
1. Frederick Boardman Athearn (1873- )
Elizabeth Athearn
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 13 Apr 1715 - Tisbury, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death: 2 Sep 1789 - Tisbury, Massachusetts
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Spouses and Children
1. *Captain Peter West (21 Jul 1718 - 3 Oct 1757)
Marriage: 16 Dec 1740 - Martha's Vineyard 12
Status:
2. Thomas Chase (29 Dec 1713 - 7 Jan 1739) 12
Marriage:
Status:
Children:
1. Samuel Chase (1734- )
2. Jedidah Chase (1736- )
3. Sarah Chase (1730- )
Notes
General:
Marriage 1 Thomas CHASE b: 29 DEC 1713 in Tisbury
Married: 16 AUG 1733 in Tisbury
Emma G Athearn
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 30 Dec 1844 - Tisbury, Massachusetts 11
Baptism:
Death: 24 Mar 1915 - West Tisbury, Massachusetts 14
Burial: in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Wellfleet 15
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Edwin W Athearn (1809-1846)
Mother: Caroline E Luce (1805-1870)
Spouses and Children
1. *Captain Reuben Higgins (28 Sep 1808 - 10 Dec 1893) 16
Marriage: 8 Jul 1882 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts
Status:
Notes
General:
obit Barnstable Patriot 19 Apr 1915, p4Medical:
age 70-2-23 17
Frederick Boardman Athearn
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 21 Oct 1873 - Tisbury, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Edwin Williams Athearn (1838-1894)
Mother: Sarah Boardman (Est 1840- )
Spouses and Children
1. *Jean McLeod (Est 1880 - )
Marriage:
Status:
Children:
1. Captain Edwin Baxter Athearn (1913-2006)
2. Frederick Lawrence Athearn (1915- )
Notes
Marriage Notes (Jean McLeod)
1920 US census, Attleboro
Frederick Lawrence Athearn
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 24 Mar 1915 - West Tisbury, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Frederick Boardman Athearn (1873- )
Mother: Jean McLeod (Est 1880- )
Horace L Athearn
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: Nov 1835 - Tisbury, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death: 6 Apr 1882 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 15
Burial: in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Wellfleet 15
Cause of Death:
Events
• Alt Birth 15, , Nantucket on Nantucket
Parents
Father: Edwin W Athearn (1809-1846)
Mother: Caroline E Luce (1805-1870)
Spouses and Children
1. *Louisianna A Higgins (22 Apr 1836 - 28 Apr 1879) 18
Marriage: 10 Jan 1878 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts
Status:
Notes
General:
1878 painter, TisburyMedical:
age 46y 5m 17Marriage Notes (Louisianna A Higgins)
part of Higgins family obelisk:
north side
HORACE L ATHEARN
Died April 6, 1882
Aged 46 years, 5 months
LOUIE A
Wife of
HORACE L ATHEARN
and daughter of
REUBEN & LOUISIANA HIGGINS
Died April 28, 1879
Aged 43 years 6 days 6
John Athearn
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: Est 1790
Baptism:
Death: 1832
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Spouses and Children
1. *Alice Lowell (1808 - )
Marriage:
Status:
Mary Athearn
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 28 Oct 1711 - Tisbury, Massachusetts 19
Baptism:
Death: 3 Sep 1795 - Tisbury, Massachusetts 20
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Spouses and Children
1. *Major Gershom Cathcart (1698 - 6 Dec 1792)
Marriage: 19 Jul 1733 - Tisbury, Massachusetts
Status:
Notes
Marriage Notes (Major Gershom Cathcart)
26. Thomas, b. 25 Mch. 1734; d. 14 Nov. 1753.
27. Parnell, b. 23 Feb. 1736; m. Nathan Smith.
28. Joseph, b. 21 Jan. 1739; d. 18 Apr. 1757 unm.
29. Jonathan, b. 15 July 1741 ; d. 6 June 1827 unm.
30. Abigail, b. 8 Sept. 1743.
31. Hugh, b. 2 Mch. 1745.
32. Gershom, b (1746).
33. Nancy, b. 4 Dec. 1748; m. James Look (68) 28 Sept. 1775.
34. Ann, b. (1751).
35. Martha, b. (1758).
(Banks 3:70)
Maud H Athearn
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: Est 1875 - Martha's Vineyard
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Spouses and Children
1. *Wilbert A Call (4 Mar 1873 - )
Marriage: 12 Apr 1898 - Tisbury, Massachusetts
Status:
Samuel Athearn
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 17 Sep 1671 - Martha's Vineyard
Baptism:
Death: 4 Mar 1766 - Tisbury, Massachusetts
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Simon Athearn (Cir 1650-1715) 21
Mother: Mary Butler (Cir 1652-1741) 21
Spouses and Children
1. *Phebe Coleman (15 Jun 1674 - Bef 24 Nov 1739)
Marriage: Aug 1719
Status:
Sources
1. Vital Records of Rochester Massachusetts to the year 1850 (1914. Boston: NEHGS), 2:318. Volume 1: Births. Volume II: Marriages and Deaths
2. Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910 (Massachusetts Archives. [online at AmericanAncestors.org (NEHGS) and FamilySearch.org]), New Bedford.
3. "Gertridge Connections" (2003. gencircles), Joseph Leavens - Judith Sabin family. Lots of typos.
4. Louise H. Kelly and Dorothy Straw, compilers; Wynn, Rachel Linnell, author, Vital records, town of Harwich, Massachusetts, 1694-1850 (1982. Harwich MA: Harwich Historical Society), 12. poorly indexed.
Please note: Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts is 100 miles from Hardwick, Worcester, Massachusetts. There is no "Harwick."
5. Louise H. Kelly and Dorothy Straw, compilers; Wynn, Rachel Linnell, author, Vital records, town of Harwich, Massachusetts, 1694-1850 (1982. Harwich MA: Harwich Historical Society), 12.
6. Robert Paine Carlson, Cape Cod Gravestones, 2003 ff. Eastham MA. CapeCodGravestones.com.
7. Wellfleet Town Officers, Wellfleet, Massachusetts Annual Reports (Wellfleet MA), 1935.
8. Vital Records of Tisbury, Massachusetts, to the year 1850 (1910. Boston: NEHGS [online]).
9. Pleasant Hill cemetery, lot 102. Reuben Higgins family, obelisk.
10. Katharine Elizabeth Chapin Higgins, Richard Higgins, a resident and pioneer settler at Plymouth and Eastham, Massachusetts, and at Piscataway, New Jersey, and his descendants. (1918. Worcester, Mass.: Higgins, 811 pgs.), 365. This is a major source, which seems accurate. .... Pleasant Hill cemetery, Reuben Higgins family, obelisk. .... Wellfleet Historical Society and Rich Family Association, Wellfleet, Truro & Cape Cod Cemetery Transcriptions, section 9. Pleasant Hill and Oakdale Cemeteries, Wellfleet, Massachusetts (1986. Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Wellfleet Historical Society and Rich Family Association), lot 102. Capt. Reuben Higgins family.
11. Vital Records of Tisbury, Massachusetts, to the year 1850 (1910. Boston: NEHGS [online]), 15.
12. Charles Edward Banks, M.D, The History of Martha's Vineyard, Dukes County, Massachusetts. in three volumes (1911. Boston: George H Dean [online]
1966. Edgartown Massachusetts: Dukes County Historical Society. (reprint)), 3:74.
13. Katharine Elizabeth Chapin Higgins, Richard Higgins, a resident and pioneer settler at Plymouth and Eastham, Massachusetts, and at Piscataway, New Jersey, and his descendants. (1918. Worcester, Mass.: Higgins, 811 pgs.), 365. .... Pleasant Hill cemetery, Reuben Higgins family, obelisk. .... Wellfleet Historical Society and Rich Family Association, Wellfleet, Truro & Cape Cod Cemetery Transcriptions, section 9. Pleasant Hill and Oakdale Cemeteries, Wellfleet, Massachusetts (1986. Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Wellfleet Historical Society and Rich Family Association), lot 102. Capt. Reuben Higgins family.
14. Pleasant Hill cemetery, Reuben Higgins family, obelisk. .... Barnstable Patriot (Barnstable, Mass [archives 1830-1930 online at Sturgis Library, Barnstable]), 5 Apr 1915.
15. Pleasant Hill cemetery, Reuben Higgins family, obelisk.
16. Wellfleet Historical Society and Rich Family Association, Wellfleet, Truro & Cape Cod Cemetery Transcriptions, section 9. Pleasant Hill and Oakdale Cemeteries, Wellfleet, Massachusetts (1986. Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Wellfleet Historical Society and Rich Family Association), lot 102. Capt. Reuben Higgins family.
17. Wellfleet Historical Society and Rich Family Association, Wellfleet, Truro & Cape Cod Cemetery Transcriptions, section 9. Pleasant Hill and Oakdale Cemeteries, Wellfleet, Massachusetts (1986. Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Wellfleet Historical Society and Rich Family Association), lot 102. Reuben & Louisiana Higgins family.
18. Katharine Elizabeth Chapin Higgins, Richard Higgins, a resident and pioneer settler at Plymouth and Eastham, Massachusetts, and at Piscataway, New Jersey, and his descendants. (1918. Worcester, Mass.: Higgins, 811 pgs.), 365.
19. Charles Edward Banks, M.D, The History of Martha's Vineyard, Dukes County, Massachusetts. in three volumes (1911. Boston: George H Dean [online]
1966. Edgartown Massachusetts: Dukes County Historical Society. (reprint)), 3:22.
20. Charles Edward Banks, M.D, The History of Martha's Vineyard, Dukes County, Massachusetts. in three volumes (1911. Boston: George H Dean [online]
1966. Edgartown Massachusetts: Dukes County Historical Society. (reprint)), 3:70.
21. Charles Edward Banks, M.D, The History of Martha's Vineyard, Dukes County, Massachusetts. in three volumes (1911. Boston: George H Dean [online]
1966. Edgartown Massachusetts: Dukes County Historical Society. (reprint)), 3:21.