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Family of Andrew Phillips GILKEY and Philena PARKER
Andrew Phillips GILKEY b. 1809 Mar 25399 at Islesboro, ME399. d. 1890 Feb 23395 at Islesboro, ME395. bd. cem. east side, upper end, Islesboro, ME395.
Philena PARKER b. 1806 Apr 12507 at Islesboro, ME2507. d. 1879 Apr 22399 at Islesboro, ME395. bd. cem. east side, upper end, Islesboro, ME395.
Married5432 1841 Jan 35432 at Islesboro, ME5432. The date of the marriage of Andrew Gilkey and Philena (Parker) Veazie (widow of Jordan Veazie) was in January, 1841. Waldo Co. Marriages5432 has "Andrew Gilkey and Phimia(sic) Veazie both of Islesboro were married Jan 3, 1841," by Jabez Fletcher, Minister. Hillman800, p 265, referencing Groves, Islesboro VR, has Andrew "married (int.) secondly at Islesboro, 7 January 1841..." Bangor Hist. Mag.2611 has "pub. Jan 11, 1841."
Bangor Hist Mag2611 has birthdate 1807. That reference also has Andrew marrying second, Widow Philena, "daughter" of Jordan Veazie, an error as she was Jordan's widow. Andrew married second, Philena (Parker) Veazie, the widow of Azubah's brother Jordan.
Andrew Gilkey was a farmer and carpenter. He was appointed postmaster in Islesboro, May 4, 1844. His brother Nelson Gilkey was appointed postmaster in Islesboro, Jun 22, 1844. Whether Nelson replaced Andrew isn't clear.
Andrew P Gilkey appears in the 1871 (and in other years) Maine Business Directory under carpenters and builders in Islesborough.
In 1840, Philena is listed400 alone in her own household, next entry to Andrew P Gilkey on one side, and Samuel Veazie on the other. She married second, the next year, Andrew P Gilkey, the widower of her deceased husband's sister Azubah Veazie.
Child 3. Andrew (Capt)
In 1850, in the census enumerated August, 1850, Andrew J Gilkey, age 1, resided396 with his parents, Andrew P and Philena Gilkey. In 1860, Johnson Gilkey, age 13, resided397 with Andrew and Philena Gilkey. In 1870, Andrew J Gilkey, age 21, mariner, resided524 with them. His full name is assumed from that information.
The headstone of Capt Andrew J Gilkey reads: "CAPT / Andrew J Gilkey / Died / Mar 28 1873 / AE 24 yrs 1 mo." His birth date is calculated from that information. That creates a conflict as another son of Andrew and Azuba named Andrew J Gilkey didn't die until July, 1849. It may be that the younger Andrew J Gilkey was actually born in 1850, or that they were differentiated by their middle names.
Children of Andrew Phillips GILKEY and Philena PARKER:
1. | Philip C GILKEY396 b. 1843 Sep 3399. d. 1854 Dec 6399. bd. cem. east side, upper end, Islesboro, ME395. |
2. | Ethelinda E GILKEY396 b. 1845 May 15399. d. 1878 Feb 25399. |
3. | Andrew (Capt) Johson GILKEY396 b. 1849 Feb 28396 at Maine396. d. 1873 Mar 28840 at (prob) Islesboro, ME840. bd. Bayview Cem., Islesboro, ME840. |