Titcomb, Dearborn, Bennett, Eaton, and Wynne

TITCOMB, DEARBORN,
BENNETT, EATON and WYNNE

Mill Operator Leforest Titcomb was born in Exeter, Maine and his wife, Rose Dearborn, housekeeper, was born in Detroit, ME; they resided in Pittsfield, ME. Daughter of Leforest and Rose is: Myrtie (Mertic) May Titcomb.

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Myrtie Titcomb was born in Pittsfield Maine abt. 1880. She married Albert Rudolf Bennett on October 29, 1898 in Pittsfield. First marriage for each. Intention filed 10/11/1898. Married before Rev. A. E. Luce of Pittsfield, Clergyman. Albert, a laborer, was born approximately one year before Myrtie, in 1879 in Guilford Maine. Their residence was in Bucksport ME.

Myrtie Titcomb and Albert Rudolf Bennett, became the parents of Vera Bennett, Nina Bennett, Leila May Bennett, Anna Bennett, Norman F. Bennett, and Charles Albert Bennett (born abt. 1896), husband of Esther Beach Eaton. Eventually Myrtie and Albert moved to California, as did many other Maine citizens who left their home state to seek employment in California during that period of time. They took Vera, Nina, Leila and Norman with them. Anna, too? PICTURE: Grandmother Myrtie holding Nina’s child April 5, 1946 in California.

Charles Bennett remained in Maine to marry, Esther Beach Eaton. Charles and Esther's daughter Marjorie Bennett never knew her grandmother Myrtie but wrote to her and to a cousin Julia Wynne in Eureka Springs, California. Julia, her brothers Albert and Walter Wynne, and her mother and father Vera Bennett and Walter P. Wynne never returned to Maine from California. Norman was the “much younger brother” of Charles Albert Bennett.

When she was young, Marjorie Bennett did meet and visit her elderly great grandmother, Rose Titcomb, in Stockton Springs, Maine. Leforest Titcomb was diabetic, lost the circulation in his foot which was amputated; The amputation killed him.

Marjorie Bennett's father, Charles Bennett, was born in Pittsfield Maine, and was vastly interested in hunting and fishing – he “lived for this!” Charles worked for the Maine Seaboard Paper Company as a crane operator and lived in several different locations over his lifetime including Orland, Searsport and Bucksport, Maine. He retired from the paper company following an injury. Charles was married also to Anna Layton (2nd wife) and Margaret "Peg" Swett.(3rd wife).

DIRECTORY OF ANCESTRAL HEADS OF NEW ENGLAND FAMILIES 1620-1700: Compiled by Frank R. Holmes, Published: The American Historical Soc., Inc. NY 1923; Asheville 929.2 H747d pg c1xxxv -

TITCOMB: William came from Parish of Tidcombe, Wiltshire, Eng to Newbury Mass 1634 where he was one of the original proprietors. Died 9/24/1676.

First Settlers of New England 929.2 William Titcomb came from Newbury England and settled at Newbury Mass; admitted freeman 1642. Representative 1655 d 24 Sept 1676; Children: Peniel born 1650; Benaich born 1653; William born 1659; Thomas born 1661; John born?, 7 daughters. Capt. Titcomb was killed in French War 1755 - he was a descendant.

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