Robert Alden Davis
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DOB: 4/23/1941, POB: Swan's Island, ME, LKA:  11 Seawall Point Lane, SW Harbor, ME


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Siblings:
Freida Alma Tinker,  (Father:  Conrad Johnson) Married Wendell Emery Smith 8/3/1946-Deceased- 03/30/2008) DOB 8 /5/1925, POB:  Swan's Island, ME, LKA: RR1, Box 5627, Lincolnville, ME, 04849-9762 (Children)

Arlene Mary   DOB:  5/18/1928, POB:  Frenchboro, ME,   DOD: 11/22/2002 at age of 74, LKA: Long Pond Road, SW Harbor, ME , <Obituary> (Children) (1st Spouse  Norman E Wray, Married 3/1/1946 - divorced) 2nd spouse Andrew Wilfred Watson, Married 10/3/1948, <Obituary>)

Ramona Madeline ( Married  Fillmore Delbert Turner 10/11/1945),  DOB:  1/27/1930, POB:  Frenchboro, ME, LKA:  Box 293, Seal Cove Road, SW Harbor, ME, 04679 (Children)

Janet  Marilyn (1st spouse Ivan George Avery (Divorced)  /// Married 2nd spouse Francis M. Ripley Jr. 11/18/1950 ),  DOB:  12/18/1931, POB: Frenchboro, ME, DOD: 4/2/2005, LKA: Rockland, ME  <Obituary> , (Children)
 
Dorothy Avis ( Married Arthur Elden Colbeth 1/10/1949),  DOB:  6/16/1933, POB:  Frenchboro, ME, DOD:  5-29-1985 at age 51, LKA: Bass Harbor, ME, <Obituary> (Children)

Raymond Tinker Davis, Sr. ( Married Nancy Reed December 1958),   DOB:  2/10/1937, POB:  Frenchboro, ME, LKA:  Ellsworth, ME, (Children)

Margaret Ella
( s Walter (Parky) ParkhurstDOB:  10/18/1939, POB:  Swan's Island, ME, LKA:  254 Dunstable Rd, N. Chelmsford, MA 02863-1004, (Children)  

Juanita Jean
( s Eric Twigg) , DOB:  7/24/1943, POB:  Swan's Island, ME, LKA: Box 1164, SW Harbor, ME, 04679, DOD: 10/28/2006 (Obituary) (Children)

Joan Lorraine (Married Dan Sholty  July 1966 (Divorced) 2nd  marriage to Jimmy J. Ulery) DOB:  1/16/1946, POB:  Swan's Island, ME, LKA:   104 Ewing St, Peru, IN 46970 (765) 473-5349, (Children)

Maureen Wanda ( Last known spouse Meyers (Divorced) ),   DOB:  6/8/1949, POB:  Swan's Island, ME,   LKA: Portland, ME (Children)

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Spouse: 
Danielle Matchouffet (Married Robert A. Davis 09/23/1961),  DOB:  2/9/1941, POB:  Bruxelles, Belgium LKA:  11 Seawall Point Lane, Southwest Harbor, ME, Winter address 1231 Cabana Road, Singer Island, FL, 33404
                                                                                                                                                                                                    

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Children: 
Eric Wayne Davis, DOB: 7/29/1965,  POB: Bar Harbor, ME,  LKA: 49 Seal Cove Road, SW Harbor, 04679, (Divorced Caroline Felkel)
  
Dominique Danielle (Lafferty), DOB:  2/24/1967,  POB: Bar Harbor, ME / LKA:  16647 67th Ct N, Fla  33470, (Divorced Troy Lafferty)
 
Grandchildren:
(Children of Dominique and Troy Lafferty)

Melody Danielle Lafferty,
DOB: 11/9/1994, POB: West Palm Beach, Florida,  LKA:  16647 67th Ct N, Loxahatchee, Fla  33470
Michell Alden Lafferty, DOB: 11/9/1994, POB: West Palm Beach, LKA:  16647 67th Ct N, Loxahatchee, Fla  33470
Matthew Jordan Lafferty, DOB: 04/23/1996, POB: Loxahatchee, Florida,  LKA: 16647 67th Ct N, Loxahatchee, Fla  33470
Nicholas Jacob Lafferty, DOB: 8/17/2001, POB: Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, LKA:  16647 67th Ct N, Loxahatchee, Fla  33470
(Children of Dominique Lafferty and Luca Bertoli)
Sophia Caterina Bertoli
, DOB:  3/08/2010, POB, Wellington, Florida, LKA:  16647 67th Ct N, Loxahatchee, Fla, 33470

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Pets:
Bandit (DOB 10/14/1988  DOD 6/8/2005, 5:45 PM)  Will be truly missed
Sac-a-puces (No Photo) Came to us as a kitten--Absolutely full of fleas-Initially named him FleaBag, them decided to give him a more sophisticated name and decided on the French word for flea bag. " Sac a Puces" DOB:  circa 1970- DOD unknown-Took him to our new residence 13 times. After a few days he would return to his old home about 3 miles away.  Last seen 1975-Maybe still alive
Jack 1 (No Photo) Hit by car at 2 years old.
Jack 2 (No Photo) Became blind after drinking anti-freeze. Died at age 11 with bone cancer.  Very smart gentle dog.
Kirby the parakeet- Survived a stroke then died of a heart attack- died somewhere between 7 & 10 years old
Rusty the Hampster - Lived a long life- Survived a cancer operation and lived an additional 2 years. Loved to sleep in Mr Bob's shirt pocket.
Henry the Cockatiel- Could whistle "Yankee Doodle" . Pestered Jack 2 by pulling his toenails.  Flew away one day when Danielle stepped outdoors with him on her shoulder. Circled back a couple of times then left for good.




Maternal Side:
Mother:  Ella Nettie Tinker,  DOB: 03/13/1908, POB: Swan's Island, ME, DOD: 8/31/1993 at age 85 <Obituary>, Married Elmer Davis 01/30/1928

Siblings: 
Henry D. Tinker (s Doris Davis), DOB 7/1/1915, POB: Swan's Island, ME, DOD: 1/2/2004 at age 88 <Obituary>, (Children)
Colon A Tinker (s Ada M Conary 1/24/1925), DOB: 7/26/1905,  POB: Swan's Island, ME, DOD: 1/21/1971 at age 73 ,charlene (Children)
James R Tinker (s-1 greta stanley, 6/30/1929, s-2 Matilda Nystrom  11/26/1947, s-3 Mary Martin), DOB: 8/22/2010, POB: Swan's Island, ME, DOD: 8/22/70 at age 60, (Children)
Harvey D Tinker ( s-1Bessy Brown, s-2 Margaret Haddad), DOB: 3/07/1904, POB: Swan's Island, ME, DOD: 2/14/79 at age 74, virginia, edith,others with mar  (Children)
Zulma E. Tinker (s Maynard P Higgins 2/06/1932), DOB: 1/27/1907, POB: Swan's Island, ME, DOD: 2/13/2003, at age of 96, <Obituary> (No Children)

Father (My Grandfather):
Raymond Tinker
  DOB: 0/0/1881, POB: Tremont ME, DOD: 3/25/1937
Spouse Nettie E McKay  DOB: 5/2/1882, POB: Swans Island, ME, DOD: 11/17/1959

Grandfather/Grandmother (My Great Grandparents)
Harvey Tinker,
DOB: 6/3/1859, POB: Tremont, ME, DOD: 3/02/1904
Spouse Nettie Clark,  DOB: 0/0/0000, POB: Tremont, ME, DOD: 0/00/0000
   After death of Harvey Tinker, Nettie (Clark) Tinker married William MacIntosh, and moved to St Cloud, Florida

Great Grandfather/Grandmother
(My Great Great Grandfather)
James Tinker, 
DOB: 0/0/0000, POB: 0/00/0000, ME, DOD: 0/00/0000
Spouse Maria Pomroy  DOB: 0/0/0000, POB: 0/00/0000, ME, DOD: 0/00/0000

Great Great Grandfather (My great, great, great grandfather)
William Clark 
(Father of Nettie Clark), (  DOB: 0/0/0000, POB: 0/00/0000, ME, DOD: 0/00/0000
Spouse Zulma  Stanley,  DOB: 0/0/0000, POB: 0/00/0000, ME, DOD: 0/00/0000




According to Raymond Robbins Jr , Harvey Tinker (My great  grandfather) was married to Nettie Clark???.  Harvey had a 1st cousin by the name of Lena Tinker (Robbins), the grandmother of Raymond Robbins Jr.  Raymond Robbins Sr was named after his second cousin Raymond Tinker, the son of  & Harvey Tinker &  Nettie Clark (My Great Grandmother & Great Grandfather).  Somehow Robbins Island became Tinker's Island.

Mother (My Grandmother):
Nettie (McKay) Tinker DOB: 5/2/1882, POB: , Swan's Island, ME, DOD: 11/17/1959,
Spouse Harvey Tinker, DOB: 6/3/1859, POB: Tremont, ME, DOD: 3/02/1904
Nettie had 2 sisters by the name of Bessie & Lucy.  Bessie married  Guy Carlton Joyce of Swan' Island.  They had 3 children.  Phillis, Robert and Llewellyn. Phillis married Carrol Staples, they had 1 child, Joesph Staples.  Llewellyn married Laura ?, they had 2 children: Spencer  and Berlinda.  Robert married Roberta Simmons, they had 5 children, Carlton, Sharon, Bonnie, Laverne, and Matthew.   Lucy married Judd Smith.  They had 3 children, Harry, Russell and Bernice (Spargue).  Bernice Married Myron Sprague and they had 4  children, Myron Sprague Jr,  Lucinda, twins Daniel and Debra.  Harry lived in Bass Harbor and never married.  Russell was killed in world war II.

Grandfather (My Great Grandfather):
James Timothy McKay   DOB: 3/15/1857, POB: Grand Manan NS, DOD: 1941
Spouse Ella Cora Bridges  DOB: 3/24/1861, POB: Swan's Island, DOD: 9/30/1931
       Note:  The parents of Cora bridges were Moses Bridges 11 (9/15/1832-3/29/1869) and Lucy R. Stanley (8/22/1835 - 8/2/1895)

David McKay   Great  Grandfather (My Great Great Grandfather)
DOB: 7/23/1823, POB: Grand Manan, New Brunswick, Canada, DOD: 9/3/1902, at Swan's Island, Hancock County, Maine, USA. He was buried in Grindle Hill cemetery, Swan's Island.
Spouse Rachel Ann Dougan from Ireland and Grand Manan, New Brunswick. They  Came to Swan's Island from Grand Manan with there sons, James & Daniel.
Rachel McKay . Sara McKay , James Timothy McKay ( My Great Grandfather), Daniel McKay 1861 – 1932

David McKay, Great Great Grandfather: DOB:  1770, DOD:  Unk,   Spouse, Rachel  , 
   



Paternal Side:
Father:  Elmer (Googie) Spofford Davis,  DOB: 1/7/1889, POB:  Frenchboro, ME, DOD:  10/23/1971 at age of 72, Married Ella Tinker 1927
Siblings: 
Alexander (Alex)  Davis, DOB:  10/11/1888, POB:  Frenchboro, ME, DOD:  11/6/1967 at age of 79
Grace Hester Davis (Stanley) ( Married Leroy Stanley 1/1/1916 ),  DOB: 11/2/1892, POB:  Frenchboro, ME, DOD: 0/0/0000 at age of 00, (Children)
Millie Davis (Married Leonard Lunt 9/14/1916 ),  DOB: 2/09/1894, POB:  Frenchboro, ME, DOD: 0/0/0000 at age of 00, (Children)
Abbie Davis ( s Abbot? ),  DOB: 4/19/1895, POB:  Frenchboro, ME, DOD: 0/0/0000 at age of 00,  (Children)
Grandville (Sim) Davis (s Violet Thorlogh), DOB:  3/27/1897, POB:  Frenchboro, ME, DOD:  1/16/1979 at age of 81 (Children)
Benjamin (Bennie) Davis, (s Lillian Bridges) DOB:  6/1/1904, POB:  Frenchboro, ME, DOD: 3/1/1971 at age of 66 (Drowned at Frenchboro, break failure on his jeep, crashed through the ferry ramp) (Children)
Flora (Flo)  Davis (1st  marriage to Hiram S Dolliver-divorced //  2nd marriage Eugene Thurston), DOB: 4/9/1901, POB:  Frenchboro, ME, DOD: June 1982 at age of 81Naomi & Bettie Ruth (Children)
Mary(Mame) Bridges 1/2 Sister (spouse Nathan Oiser)

Father (My Grandfather):  Leaman Davis, DOB: 4/3/1868, DOD:  1/24/1938  Married Agnes Joyce (My Grandmother) 05/10/1885, DOB: 8/4/1860, DOD:  2/4/1930
Grandfather (My Great Grandfather):  William Davis, DOB: circa 1817, DOD:  10/20/1894, 28 years old in the Long Island Plantation 1850 census.  Besides Leaman, he had another son named William Davis Jr. Spouse:  Mary Twist Rice DOD:  9/23/1897
Great Grandfather (My Great Great Grandfather):  John Davis
Great Great Grandfather (My Great Great Great Grandfather):  William Davis,  a relative of John Rich came to Swan's Island in 1794 as did Mr. Rich. Mr. Davis took up land adjacent to Mr. Rich.  (On Feb 28, 1798  Colonel Swan made an agreement with the settlers of Swan's Island and is recorded in deed 5, page 481.  Joseph Prince was appointed by Colonel Swan with "Power of Attorney" to covey to William Davis a 30 acres lot on Swan's Island. From Swan's Island he moved to Long Island in 1797.  Why he moved to Long Island before he was conveyed the land, is unknown.)

Maternal Side:
Mother (My Grandmother):  Agnes (Joyce) Davis,  DOB:  05/10/1860  POB:  Swan's Island, ME, DOD:  2/04/1930

Grandfather (My great Grandfather):  Ruben B Joyce, DOB:  2/12//1837, POB:  Swan's Island, ME, DOD:  4/11/1909
Spouse (My great Grandmother):  Mary Ann Lunt, DOB:  1/11//1838, POB:  Frenchboro, ME, DOD:  4/03/1883
           Note:  Israel B. Lunt DOB about 1796  and Nancy Pomeroy were the parents of Mary Lunt
Great grandfather ((My great great grandfather): Ebenezer Joyce, DOB:  3/14//1797, POB:  ? , DOD:  5/12/1875
Spouse (My great great Grandmother):  Catherine A. Stinson, DOB:  4/24//1803, POB:  ?,  DOD:  1/17/1886

Credits to:
Gwen Staples May, Swan's Island
History of Long Island by Vivian Lunt, Frenchboro

Raymond E Robbins Jr, (585) 381-3326, 42 Stuyvesant Rd, Pittsford, NY 14534



1851 NB CENSUS
1 17330 McKay David M Head 25   farmer birth


2 17330 McKay Rachel F Wife 28  
birth


3 17330 McKay Margaret F Daughter 8  
birth


4 17330 McKay Hugh M Son 3  
birth


5 17330 McKay Sarah F Daughter 4  
birth










1851 NB CENSUS





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20 17805 McKay Alexander 
M Head 70 1781
Irish Farmer prop June1822 lame

21 17805 McKay Nancy F Wife 62 1788
Irish
June1822


22 17805 McKay Mary F Daughter 24
Irish
birth


23 17805 McKay Daniel M Son 18
1834
Irish
birth


24 17805 McKay James M Son 15 1836
 
birth


25 17805 McKay Eliza F Daughter 9
Irish
birth


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Family of Abigail Spurling

Father
Benjamin Spurling (1752-1836)new
 
Mother
Fanny Guptill (1760-1824)new
Spouse
Joshua Stanley (1798-1852)
Married 1824 
Children
Thomas S. (1826-1885) 
Abigail (1828-1908) 
Almira H. (1830-1901) 
Zulma S. (1833-1913) 
Dorinda N. (1837-1860) 
Hiram F. (1840-1866)

6. Benjamin3 Spurling (Thomas2, James1) was born September 19, 1752 in Madbury ,New Hampshire1, and died December 30, 1836 in Crqnberry Island Maine. He married Fanny Guptill 1779 in Probably Gouldsborough Maine, daughter of John Guptill and Abigail Goodwin.

Children of Benjamin Spurling and Fanny Guptill are:
+12 i. Sarah4 Spurling, born December 23, 1780.
+13 ii. Robert Spurling, born September 13, 1782; died March 22, 1844.
14 iii. Esther Spurling, born December 11, 1784; died January 11, 1785 in Cranberry Isles2.
+15 iv. Thomas Spurling, born February 16, 1786; died September 12, 1831.
16 v. Benjamin Spurling, born December 02, 1787; died October 29, 18073.
+17 vi. Enoch Spurling, born October 02, 1789; died October 26, 1839.
+18 vii. Dolly Spurling, born April 29, 1791.
+19 viii. William Spurling, born February 20, 1793; died July 1833.
+20 ix. Samuel Spurling, born December 04, 1795; died October 20, 1837 in Somes Sound, Drowneed.
+21 x. Fanny Spurling, born October 19, 1797; died May 19, 1849.
+22 xi. Abigail Spurling, born September 02, 1799.