Henry was the son of Joseph Adolphus and Sabina Elizabeth (Taylor) Atwater, and younger brother of Sophia (Atwater) Rood and Emma (Atwater) Suttis. Brothers, Joseph George Edward Atwater was born July 30, 1868, and William Richmond Atwater on September 3, 1870. He also had siblings: Mary, Rhoda, and Sarah.
He had been a resident of Rumford for 37 years, and was a farmer. He was in Old Orchard Beach at the time of his death. OOB was where his daughter, Mae, and family lived. He was a lay preacher, and had been preaching when he stopped, looked up, and started describing seeing Heaven, angels, and Christ . He then dropped dead. Accounts of this were written in national newspapers at the time.
He was survived by his 3 daughters, Priscilla, Mae, and Margaret, and a son, David; two brothers, William of Marshy Hope, Nova Scotia, and Joseph of Cornville, ME; a sister, Mrs. Emma Suttis of Marshy Hope; and nine grandchildren.
He was predeceased by an infant son, William.
On February 26, 1890, Henry married Margaret Jane Drake. According to his marriage record, he was born in Bayfield, Nova Scotia, Canada.
He had been a resident of Rumford for 37 years, and was a farmer. He was in Old Orchard Beach at the time of his death. OOB was where his daughter, Mae, and family lived. He was a lay preacher, and had been preaching when he stopped, looked up, and started describing seeing Heaven, angels, and Christ . He then dropped dead. Accounts of this were written in national newspapers at the time.
He was survived by his 3 daughters, Priscilla, Mae, and Margaret, and a son, David; two brothers, William of Marshy Hope, Nova Scotia, and Joseph of Cornville, ME; a sister, Mrs. Emma Suttis of Marshy Hope; and nine grandchildren.
He was predeceased by an infant son, William.
On February 26, 1890, Henry married Margaret Jane Drake. According to his marriage record, he was born in Bayfield, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Henry was the son of Joseph Adolphus and Sabina Elizabeth (Taylor) Atwater, and younger brother of Sophia (Atwater) Rood and Emma (Atwater) Suttis. Brothers, Joseph George Edward Atwater was born July 30, 1868, and William Richmond Atwater on September 3, 1870. He also had siblings: Mary, Rhoda, and Sarah.
He had been a resident of Rumford for 37 years, and was a farmer. He was in Old Orchard Beach at the time of his death. OOB was where his daughter, Mae, and family lived. He was a lay preacher, and had been preaching when he stopped, looked up, and started describing seeing Heaven, angels, and Christ . He then dropped dead. Accounts of this were written in national newspapers at the time.
He was survived by his 3 daughters, Priscilla, Mae, and Margaret, and a son, David; two brothers, William of Marshy Hope, Nova Scotia, and Joseph of Cornville, ME; a sister, Mrs. Emma Suttis of Marshy Hope; and nine grandchildren.
He was predeceased by an infant son, William.
On February 26, 1890, Henry married Margaret Jane Drake. According to his marriage record, he was born in Bayfield, Nova Scotia, Canada.
He had been a resident of Rumford for 37 years, and was a farmer. He was in Old Orchard Beach at the time of his death. OOB was where his daughter, Mae, and family lived. He was a lay preacher, and had been preaching when he stopped, looked up, and started describing seeing Heaven, angels, and Christ . He then dropped dead. Accounts of this were written in national newspapers at the time.
He was survived by his 3 daughters, Priscilla, Mae, and Margaret, and a son, David; two brothers, William of Marshy Hope, Nova Scotia, and Joseph of Cornville, ME; a sister, Mrs. Emma Suttis of Marshy Hope; and nine grandchildren.
He was predeceased by an infant son, William.
On February 26, 1890, Henry married Margaret Jane Drake. According to his marriage record, he was born in Bayfield, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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