William Penn Haskell

1828 - 1924  (95 years)

• Name	William Penn Haskell  [1, 2]
  Birth	27 May 1828	Gardiner, Kennebec, Maine   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	3 Jan 1924  [1, 2]
  Burial	Carter Cemetery, Farmingdale, Kennebec, Maine   [2]
  Person ID	I39620	Descendants of William Hascall of Fontmell Magna (1490-1542)
  Last Modified	24 Oct 2025

  
  

  Father	Joseph Haskell,   b. 17 Mar 1787, Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts d. 1847, Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts (Age 59 years)
  Mother	Mary Haskell,   b. 8 Aug 1788, Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Jan 1816	Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts   [1, 3]
  Family ID	F12467	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Annie J. ...,   b. 1841, Massachusetts d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F20414	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Jun 2017

  
  

  Family 2	Helen M. Burns,   b. 16 Feb 1838, Maine d. 30 Jun 1890 (Age 52 years)
  Marriage	23 Jun 1864	West Gardiner, Kennebec, Maine   [1]
  Children	1. Mary F. Haskell,   b. 1865, West Gardiner, Kennebec, Maine d. Yes, date unknown   2. William Penn Haskell, Jr.,   b. 20 Feb 1869, West Gardiner, Kennebec, Maine d. 26 Apr 1871, West Gardiner, Kennebec, Maine (Age 2 years)   3. Clara Grace Haskell,   b. 4 May 1873, West Gardiner, Kennebec, Maine d. 25 Sep 1933 (Age 60 years)   4. Abbie L. Haskell,   b. 29 Feb 1876, West Gardiner, Kennebec, Maine d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F13346	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Jun 2017

  
  

• Notes

  Illustrated History of Kennebec County Maine Editors: Henry D. Kingsbury and Simeon L. Deyo 1892 Page 680 William P. Haskell, the only surviving child of Joseph and Mary Haskell, was born in 1828, and has been a merchant at West Gardiner since 1863. He has been town clerk since 1863 with the exception of one year, was postmaster twenty years, and has held every office of the town except school committee. He represented the district in the legislature in 1877. He married Helen M., daughter of Daniel Burns. Their children are: Mary F., Clara G., Abbie L. and William P. (deceased).

  
  

• Sources

  [S27363] Genealogy of the descendants of William Haskell and Mary Tybott, (compiled by Marion S. Anderson for the Haskell Family Association). [S63410] Cemetery index, Carter Cemetery, Farmingdale, Kennebec, Maine, (Find-a-=Grave). [S43658] Vital Records of Gloucester, Massachusetts, to the year 1850.