Suggested edit: John Atus' birth date on the gravestone appears to read "Sept. 23, 1797" His actual birth record reports his birthdate as 1 Aug 1797. ("Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWBY-V78 : 14 January 2020), John Attes, 1797.) He died at Machias, according to "Vital Records from the Eastport Sentinel" (Willey, Kenneth L., editor, ''Vital Records from the Eastport Sentinel of Eastport, Maine 1818-1900'' (Maine Genealogical Society Special Publication No. 24, Picton Press, Camden, Maine, 1996, 884 pages, ISBN: 0-89725-249-7), p. 418, citing the issue of 6 Mar 1889 (Vol. 71, #13), "''Deaths:'' In Machias, Feb 1889, John ATUS, s/o London ATUS, and last but one of 'the old Black men of Machias'.")
Contributor: David James (47303066) • [email protected]
Contributor: David James (47303066) • [email protected]
Suggested edit: John Atus' birth date on the gravestone appears to read "Sept. 23, 1797" His actual birth record reports his birthdate as 1 Aug 1797. ("Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWBY-V78 : 14 January 2020), John Attes, 1797.) He died at Machias, according to "Vital Records from the Eastport Sentinel" (Willey, Kenneth L., editor, ''Vital Records from the Eastport Sentinel of Eastport, Maine 1818-1900'' (Maine Genealogical Society Special Publication No. 24, Picton Press, Camden, Maine, 1996, 884 pages, ISBN: 0-89725-249-7), p. 418, citing the issue of 6 Mar 1889 (Vol. 71, #13), "''Deaths:'' In Machias, Feb 1889, John ATUS, s/o London ATUS, and last but one of 'the old Black men of Machias'.")
Contributor: David James (47303066) • [email protected]
Contributor: David James (47303066) • [email protected]
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