Curious Kiwi

We’ve had a few cold days this past week. Snow-capped hills, though, are a lovely part of the landscape this time of year.

Rachel’s pet goldfish have just about doubled in size since she got them last August for her birthday.

She wants a new pet now, and I suspect she’d like a guinea pig. We’ll see.

Quick Facts

Born:

16 Mar 1844 Saint-Georges-de-Beauce, Beauce, Québec, Canada

Parents:

Edouard Alexandre Stanislas THIBAUDEAU and Basilisse VEILLEUX

Marriage (1):

Lucinda Pooler 11 Dec 1861 Bangor, Penobscot, Maine, USA

Marriage (2):

Mary Eleanor LAMBERT 27 Dec 1864 Brewer, Penobscot, Maine, USA ⁵

Children:

• Mary Caroline Mutty (1 Apr 1866 - 7 Apr 1933)
• Joseph Mutty (5 Sep 1867 - 13 Oct 1868)
• Joseph Ira Mutty (24 Jan 1870 - 4 May 1959)
• Olive Rose Eva Mutty (31 Jan 1872 - After 1931)
• Bernice Lenora Mutty (31 Dec 1873 - After 1931)
• Arthur Walter Mutty (1 Jul 1876 - 1945)
• John “Adam” Mutty (5 Feb 1879 - 1934)
• James Edmund Mutty (4 Apr 1881 - 10 May 1959)
• Gertrude Theresa Mutty (31 Mar 1883 - 23 Dec 1944)
• Frank Herbert Mutty (19 May 1885 - 25 May 1960)
• Raymond Morrill Mutty (28 May 1888 - 5 May 1957)
• Sidney Edward Mutty (8 Nov 1891 - 25 Feb 1975)
• Donald William Mutty (27 Jan 1894 - 7 Aug 1974)

Died:

31 Dec 1921 Bangor, Penobscot, Maine, USA ¹ at age 77

Buried:

3 Jan 1922 Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Bangor, Penobscot, Maine, USA

General Notes

Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the US Federal census in 1870 in Brewer, Penobscot, Maine, USA.
  #460
  Mutty, Joseph age 27 millman, born Canada
  Mary E. 20
  Mary C. 4
  Joseph 4 months
• He appeared on the US Federal census in 1880 in Brewer, Penobscot, Maine, USA. ²
  dwelling:12, family:12
  Mutty, Joseph, W,M, 37, Saws lath, born Canada, mother born Canada, father born Canada
  Mary E., 30
  Mary C., 14
  Joseph, 10,
  Eva R, 8
  L. Bernice, 6
  Arthur N., 4
  John A., 1
• He was a sponsor at his grandson John Arthur Burpee’s baptism on 16 Dec 1882 at Bangor, Penobscot, Maine, USA³ (St. John’s Roman Catholic Church (Bangor), 207 York St, Bangor, Maine, USA.)
• He resided at 1 Stone St in 1895 in South Brewer, Penobscot, Maine, USA. ⁴
• He appeared on the US Federal census on 5 Jun 1900 in Bangor, Penobscot, Maine, USA. ⁵
  119 Parkview
  Mutty, Joseph P?, Head, W,M, Mar 1843, 57, M, 25,,Canada (Fr), Canada (Fr), Canada (Fr), 1844, 56, Na, Millman,,,yes, yes, yes, 0, F, H
  Mutty, Mary E., Wife, W, F, Apr 1856?, 56?,M, 25?, 13, 12, Maine, Canada (Fr), Canada(Fr),,,,,,yes, yes, yes
  Mutty, Eva R, Daughter, W,F, Jan 1872, 28, S, Maine, Canada(Fr), Maine, Principal (school)
  Mutty, Bernice L, Daughter, W, F, Dec 1873, 26,”,”,”, no occ.
  Mutty, Arthur W, Son, W,M, July 1876, 23, S, “,”,”, Manager (ice company)
  Mutty, Adam J., Son, W, M, Feb 1879, 21, S, “,”,”, Overseer (ice company)
  Mutty, Edmund J, son, w,m,Apr 1882, 18, s, “,”,”, Salesman (clothing)
  Mutty, Gertrude, daughter, w,f,Mar 1883, 17, S, “,”,”, Seamstress
  Mutty, Frank H, son, w,m,May 1885, 15, s, “,”,”, Candy maker
  Mutty, Raymond M, son, w,m, May 1888, 12, so, “,”,”, at school
  Mutty, Sidney E, son, w,m, Nov 1891, 8, s, “,”,”, at school
  Mutty, Donald W, son, w,m, Jan 1894, 6, s, “,”,”, at school
• He worked as a laborer in a lumber mill in 1910 in Brewer, Penobscot, Maine, USA. ⁶
• He resided at 119 Parkview Avenue from at least 1910 in Bangor, Penobscot, Maine, USA. ^7,8

Marriage Notes

Book 1 Pg 162
December 27th, 1864. I married Joseph Tibodeau and Mary Lambert. Witnesses Edward Tibodeau and Sarah Poulin. -Rev. Henry Gillen

Obituary of Joseph Mutty

Bangor Daily News, 1 Jan 1922,Bangor, Penobscot, Maine, USA

Died MUTTY

In Bangor, Dec 31, 1921⁹ — Joseph Mutty, aged 77 years, 9 months, 15 days. Funeral at St John’s Catholic Church Tuesday at 9AM. Friends are asked to omit flowers.

Mutty Family

This photograph was taken about 1895. Click on it to see the full-size version.

Source Citations

1. Mutty Family Bible.
2. 1880 Federal Census, Maine, Penobscot, Brewer ED56, page 2.
3. St. John’s Church, Bangor, ME, Book 3, pg 270.
4. Bangor City Directory, 1895 directory (page 426).
5. 1900 Federal Census, Maine • Penobscot • Other Townships • ED# 83, 234 (sheet 9a).
6. 1910 Federal Census, ed148-sheet13a.
7. Ibid.
8. 1920 Federal Census, ed73-7a(BangorMe).
9. Bangor Daily News, Obituary of Joseph Mutty (1 Jan 1922).
10. Brewer, Maine, city clerk - town records.

Quick Facts

Ship:

329 Tons

Captain:

Henry Oakley

Surgeon Superintendent

Richard Lucas Vance

Journey:

Sailed Plymouth 3rd September 1842 - arrived Wellington 4th January 1843. Arrived New Plymouth 20th January 1843

Passengers in our family tree:

• Samuel Lane DAVEY, wife Mary RIDDLE, child Elizabeth

More Information

Between 1841 and 1843, the Plymouth Company, England, chartered six pioneer ships for transportation of immigrants to New Zealand. These immigrants came from Cornwall and Devon. The Essex was the sixth to arrive in New Plymouth. On this journey, the Essex carried 116 passengers.