Capt. George Courtney Haskell

1838 - 1884  (46 years)

• Name	George Courtney Haskell  [1, 2]
  Prefix	Capt.
  Birth	31 Jul 1838	Deer Isle, Hancock, Maine   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	6 Dec 1884	Galveston, Galveston, Texas   [1, 2]
  Burial	Mount Adams Cemetery, Deer Isle, Hancock, Maine   [1, 2]
  Person ID	I41023	Descendants of William Hascall of Fontmell Magna (1490-1542)
  Last Modified	10 Mar 2022

  
  

  Father	Ignatius Haskell,   b. 21 Dec 1797, Deer Isle, Hancock, Maine d. 26 Oct 1866, Deer Isle, Hancock, Maine (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Lydia Babbidge,   b. 8 Oct 1803, Deer Isle, Hancock, Maine d. 21 Jun 1866, Deer Isle, Hancock, Maine (Age 62 years)
  Intentions	12 Aug 1821	Deer Isle, Hancock, Maine   [3]
  Marriage	21 Dec 1821	Deer Isle, Hancock, Maine   [1, 4]
  Family ID	F14615	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah Elizabeth Pressey,   b. 4 May 1838, Deer Isle, Hancock, Maine d. 29 Mar 1918, Allston, Suffolk, Massachusetts (Age 79 years)
  Intentions	27 Sep 1860	Deer Isle, Hancock, Maine   [3]
  Marriage	2 Oct 1860	Deer Isle, Hancock, Maine   [1, 5]
  Children	1. ... Haskell   2. George Arthur Augustus Haskell,   b. 16 May 1862, Deer Isle, Hancock, Maine d. 26 Dec 1877, Deer Isle, Hancock, Maine (Age 15 years)   3. Frank Sylvanus Haskell,   b. 11 Sep 1867, Deer Isle, Hancock, Maine d. 29 Jan 1926, Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts (Age 58 years)   4. Ernest Courtney Haskell,   b. 19 Jan 1869, Deer Isle, Hancock, Maine d. 14 Apr 1941, Everett, Middlesex, Massachusetts (Age 72 years)   5. Mabel Minnie Haskell,   b. 8 May 1872, Deer Isle, Hancock, Maine d. 1956, Bethany, New Haven, Connecticut (Age 83 years)   6. Carrie Maud Haskell,   b. 15 Jan 1879, Deer Isle, Hancock, Maine d. 20 Mar 1898, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts (Age 19 years)
  Family ID	F7769	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Mar 2022

  
  

• Notes

  George Courtney Haskell was a seaman and navigator. He was master of the schooner "D. D. Haskell", built in Belfast, Maine, 1881. He died on board the ship at Galveston, Texas, December 6, 1884. His remains were brought back to Deer Isle and he is buried in Mt Adams Cemetery. ____ Biography George Courtney Haskell was born July 31 1838 in Deer Isle ME. He was the 4th child of Ignatius Haskell and Lydia (Babbidge) Haskell. He was the Master of the Schooner D.D. Haskell, which was owned by his Brother-in-Law Sylvanus Green Haskell, who married Georges Sister Dorothy. The D.D. Haskell was named after his sister Dorothy Dutton Haskell. In November of 1884 the DD Haskell set sail from Baltimore MD heading to Galveston TX, he arrived 18 days later on the 25th. He wrote home on the 27th that they were unloading, all were in good health and they should sail in a few days for Mississippi, to load for the return trip to Baltimore. On Dec 2nd he wrote again saying all were well...he came down sick the next day and passed away on the 6th. His remains were prepared for the return voyage to Deer isle ME. His remains returned to Deer Isle on the 22nd and he was buried at Mount Adams Cemetery on Deer Isle ME. He was predeceased by two of his children "Infant Haskell" who died at birth, and George Arthur Augustus who passed in 1877. He was survived by his wife Sarah and their 4 remaining children.

  
  

• Sources

  [S27363] Genealogy of the descendants of William Haskell and Mary Tybott, (compiled by Marion S. Anderson for the Haskell Family Association). [S10046] Cemetery index, Mount Adams Cemetery, Deer Isle, Hancock, Maine, (Find-a-Grave). [S8594] Birth, intention of marriage, marriage, and death records of the Town of Deer Isle, Maine, 1758-1940. Original records of. [S42926] RootsWeb.com, New England and Pennsylvania Genealogy (Darryl Rowles). [S35176] Marriage Records of Hancock county, Maine, Prior to 1892. Maine Genealogical Soc. Special Publication #9. Edited by Alic.