Wickett, William Henry

Birth Name Wickett, William Henry
Gender male
Age at Death 67 years, 4 months, 19 days

Notes

Note

William Henry (b. September 1855) married Jane Rebecca Gamester, daughter of William and Sarah (Barrett) Gamester of Springfield Lot 67 and had ten children: Henry, Melissa Jane "Jennie", William Spurgeon, James Havelock, Charlotte Elizabeth, Alfred, John W, Mary Ann Maria, Leslie Adams, Fidelia and Leonard. William died on 2 February 1923, Old Town, Maine.
The local paper recorded William's death (from PEI ancestry):
Mr. Lewis A. Wickett of Kelvin received a telegram Saturday announcing the sad news of the sudden death of his brother William H. Wickett (Stillwater, Maine), on Friday, Feb. 2nd. He was 67 years of age. The late Mr. Wickett was born in Granville, Lot 21, P.E.I. and some thirty years ago he moved with his wife and family to Stillwater, Maine, where he resided until his death. Besides a heart broken wife, he leaves seven sons and four daughters, and brothers and sisters: Humphrey D., Thomas A., and Penrose H., all of Oldtown, Me., Alfred E., of Valley Park, Missouri, Richard H. of Fredericton, N.B., and Lewis A., of Kelvin, P.E.I. The sisters are Mrs. Josephine MacKenzie pf Springfield, P.E.I., Mrs. Bernard Paynter of Long River, P.E.I., Mrs. Thomas Dolan, of Oldtown, Me., and Mrs. H. C. Woods, of Magraith, Alta.

From the Wickett genealogy on the Island Register:

Children of William Wickett and Jane Gamester are:

i. Henry Wickett, b. 16 Apr 1881, Granville, PEI, Canada; d. 18 Jun 1941, Bangor, Maine; m. Mary Ella Johnson McLeod, 17 May 1905, Old Town, Maine; b. 25 Dec 1885, Long River, PEI, Canada; d. 6 Apr 1967, Old Town (Stillwater), Maine.

ii. Melissa Jane "Jennie" Wickett, b. 21 Nov 1882, Granville, PEI, CAN; d. 27 Oct 1951, Bangor, Maine; m. (1) Isaac J. C. Myshrall, 13 Oct 1903, Bangor, Maine; b. Abt 1879, NB, Canada; m. (2) William J. Howell, 20 Aug 1909, Old Town, ME; b. Abt 1879, Kent Co, NB, CAN; m. (3) William J. Brogan, 21 Feb 1921, Old Town, ME; b. Abt 1885, Grand Lake, NB, CAN; d. 15 Apr 1957, Maine; m. (4) Frank N. White, 17 Mar 1924, Bangor, ME; b. 11 Jun 1883, So. Richmond, ME; d. 19 Jun 1927, Bangor, ME; m. (5) Hugh D. McNeil, 12 Oct 1930, Bangor, ME; b. 3 Jul 1880, Sidney, C. B.; d. 17 Sep 1948, Bangor, ME.

iii. William Spurgeon Wickett, b. 2 Nov 1885, Granville, PEI, CAN; d. 26 Jun 1964, Bangor, Maine; m. Bertha Gusta Carr, 23 Mar 1910, Old Town, ME; b. 2 Jun 1892, Greenfield, Maine; d. 6 Jan 1974, Bangor, Maine.

iv. James Havelock Wickett, b. 16 Sep 1886, Granville, PEI, Canada; d. 22 Dec 1966, Biddeford, Maine; m. Anna Belle Littlefield, 6 Mar 1906, Old Town, Maine; b. 13 Jan 1891, East Lowell, Maine; d. 7 Sep 1956, Old Town, Maine.

v. Charlotte Elizabeth Wickett, b. 20 Jul 1888, Granville, Lot21, PEI, Canada; d. 6 Dec 1969, Bangor, Maine; m. (1) Albert Edgar Mudgett, 28 Aug 1907, Old Town, Maine; b. Abt 1878, Orono, Maine; d. 2 Aug 1961, Bangor, Maine; m. (2) Andrew Daniel Jackson, 12 Jun 1912, Old Town, Maine; b. 19 May 1884, Woodstock, NB, Canada; d. 5 Oct 1962, Franklin, New Hampshire; m. (3) Claude S. Mitchell, 13 Jul 1941, Bradley, Maine; b. 16 Aug 1880, Haynesville, Maine; d. 2 Jan 1962, Bangor, Maine.

vi. Alfred Wickett, b. 12 Aug 1891, Granville, Lot 21, PEI, CAN; d. 3 Feb 1969, Bangor, Maine; m. Effie Jane McLeod, 15 May 1917, Old Town (Stillwater), Maine; b. 1889, Flat Lands, NB, CAN; d. 4 Aug 1960, Bangor, Maine.

vii. John W. Wickett, b. 26 Dec 1893, Old Town, Maine; d. 10 Apr 1971, Togus, Maine.

viii. Mary Ann Maria Wickett, b. 25 Oct 1895, Old Town (Stillwater), Maine; d. 7 May 1980, Bangor, Maine; m. August Algot Swenson, 16 May 1914, Millinocket, Maine; b. 17 Oct 1887, New Sweden, Maine; d. 10 Jul 1956, Bangor, Maine.

ix. Leslie Adams Wickett, b. 12 Nov 1897, Old Town (Stillwater), Maine; d. 18 Nov 1965, Milford, Maine.

x. Fidelia Wickett, b. 5 Sep 1899, Old Town, Maine; d. 13 Jun 1987, Bangor, Maine; m. (1) Edgar Morrill Halloran, 22 Feb 1919, Old Town, Maine; b. 27 May 1895, Maxfield, Maine; d. 4 Jan 1981, Pittsfield, Maine; m. (2) Percival Russell Wedgewood, May 1967, Maine; b. 22 May 1889, Old Town, Maine; d. 31 Jan 1978, Bangor, Maine.

xi. Leonard Wickett, b. 7 Sep 1903, Old Town (Stillwater), Maine; d. 19 Apr 1980, Orono, Maine; m. Sarah Ellen Campbell, 11 Jan 1926, Bangor, Maine; b. 11 Jan 1898, Richibuctu, NB, Canada; d. 29 Jul 1977, Bangor, Maine.

1900 census:
Residence: Old Town city, Penobscot, Maine
Immigration Year: 1891
William H Wickett M
Spouse Jane R Wickett F
Child Henry Wickett M
Child Melisa J Wickett F
Child William S Wickett M
Child James H Wickett M
Child Charlotte E Wickett F
Child Alfred Wickett M
Child John W Wickett M
Child Mary A Wickett F
Child Leslie A Wickett M
Child Fidelia Wickett F

The Wickett family has been covered very well by the book "Wickett Family History with some related families by Henry Laskey and research assistance by Linwood B. Wickett August 2002, plus the accompanying Scrapbook. See also the Island Register for the Wickett family - http://www.islandregister.com/wickett1.html.

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth September 13, 1855 Prince Edward Island, Canada PEI Baptismal Index; no place of birth given, but bap. in O'Leary  
Marriage December 8, 1880   Margate charge church records  
Death February 2, 1923 Old Town, Penobscot, Maine    

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Wickett, HenryJanuary 29, 1830May 19, 1881
Mother Dyment, Mary AnnMay 8, 1836September 14, 1896
    Brother     Wickett, Humphrey Dymont January 20, 1854 January 4, 1941
         Wickett, William Henry September 13, 1855 February 2, 1923
    Brother     Wickett, Lewis Albert December 28, 1857 October 28, 1931
    Sister     Wickett, Serena Alice Ashton April 21, 1861 October 29, 1950
    Sister     Wickett, Eleanor Josephine June 24, 1863 October 31, 1944
    Brother     Wickett, Thomas Adams August 5, 1865 1928
    Brother     Wickett, Penrose Havelock July 9, 1867 1940
    Sister     Wickett, Sarah Ann Annie July 20, 1870 May 5, 1903
    Sister     Wickett, Sophia Jane Jennie June 29, 1871 December 17, 1938
    Brother     Wickett, Alfred Edward August 19, 1873 1943
    Sister     Wickett, Fannie Lavinia May 23, 1876 May 9, 1950
    Brother     Wickett, Richard Herbert April 5, 1878 September 3, 1932

Families

Family of Wickett, William Henry and Gamester, Rebecca Jane

Married Wife Gamester, Rebecca Jane ( * + ... )
 
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage December 8, 1880 Prince Edward Island, Canada Margate circuit, Methodist church  
Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Wickett, HenryApril 16, 1881June 18, 1941
Wickett, Melissa JaneNovember 21, 18821951
Wickett, William SpurgeonNovember 2, 18841964
Wickett, James HavelockSeptember 16, 1886December 1966
Wickett, Charlotte ElizabethJuly 20, 18881969
Wickett, AlfredAugust 12, 18911969
Wickett, John W.December 26, 18931971
Wickett, Mary Ann MariaOctober 25, 18951980
Wickett, Leslie Adams1897November 1965
Wickett, FideliaSeptember 5, 1899June 13, 1987
Wickett, LeonardSeptember 7, 1903April 19, 1980

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