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Timothy Akin

Male Abt 1790 - Aft 1850  (~ 60 years)


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  • Name Timothy Akin 
    Born Abt 1790  MA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Died Aft 1 Jun 1850  MA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I18446  Sorensen-Remington Family Tree
    Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 

    Father Thomas Akin,   b. 1743,   d. Bef 5 May 1825  (Age < 82 years) 
    Mother Rebecca Unknown,   b. 1748,   d. Bef 5 May 1825  (Age < 77 years) 
    Married 29 Apr 1767  Dartmouth, Bristol Co., MA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Family ID F07042  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Phebe Bowman,   b. Abt 1795,   d. Between 1821 and 1824  (Age ~ 26 years) 
    Married Abt 1820 
    Children 
     1. Daniel B. Akin,   b. 24 Sep 1821, Dartmouth, Bristol Co., MA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1 Jun 1880  (Age > 59 years)
    Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 
    Family ID F07041  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Sarah Russell,   b. Abt 1795, MA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1 Jun 1850  (Age ~ 55 years) 
    Married 5 May 1825  New Bedford, Bristol Co., MA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Notes 
    • At the time of their marriage, Sarah Russell was d/o Caleb & Content of New Bedford; Timothy Akin was s/o Thomas & Rebecca, both deceased, of Yarmouth, MA. (New Bedford vital records)
    Children 
     1. Benjamin R. Akin,   b. Abt 1826, MA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1 Jun 1850  (Age ~ 24 years)
     2. Phebe B. Akin,   b. Abt 1828, MA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1 Jun 1850  (Age ~ 22 years)
     3. George C. Akin,   b. Abt 1833, MA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1 Jun 1850  (Age ~ 17 years)
     4. Edward Akin,   b. Abt 1837, MA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1 Jun 1850  (Age ~ 13 years)
    Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 
    Family ID F07043  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Timothy was of Westport, MA; his parents are said to be of Yarmouth, MA.

      In the 1850 Federal Census, Timothy Akin is age 60, living at Westport, MA, with his second wife, Sarah, age 55. Also with them are son Daniel and his wife Sarah, ages 28 & 32; the other four children -- Benjamin R. 24, Phebe B. 22, George C. 17, & Edward 13; also Sarah's (presumed) brother Caleb Russell, age 66; and Rebecca Allen, 73, most likely young Sarah's mother. Also there is Eliza Smith, age 14.

      Thank you to Susan Wyllie for answering my query on Genforum and helping me to research this family.

      According to Robert Larry Akin's family tree at Rootsweb's Worldconnect, Timothy was b 2 Apr 1790 at Dartmouth, Bristol Co., MA, and d 11 Mar 1873 at Westport, Bristol Co., MA.

  • Sources 
    1. [S012433] Federal Census of 1 June 1850.

    2. [S012750] Rootsweb's Worldconnect -- needs verification.

    3. [S013347] New Bedford vital records.