Household Summary
This page documents the nuclear family household of John W. Skillin and Sophronia Jane Brown. This household represents a late 19th-century Skillin family established in Penobscot County, Maine, and directly precedes later Skillin generations.
Parents
- John W. Skillin (born 18 August 1842, Gorham, Cumberland County, Maine, USA; died 23 June 1920, Kenduskeag, Penobscot County, Maine, USA)
- Sophronia Jane Brown (born 9 June 1848, Maine, USA; died 10 November 1922, Bangor, Penobscot County, Maine, USA)
Marriage: 12 October 1872, Kenduskeag, Penobscot County, Maine, USA
Children
- Albert Weymouth Skillin (born 25 March 1879, Kenduskeag, Penobscot County, Maine, USA; died 21 June 1960, Bangor, Penobscot County, Maine, USA)
- Millie Estelle Skillin (born 18 January 1886, Kenduskeag, Penobscot County, Maine, USA; died 9 January 1986, Bangor, Penobscot County, Maine, USA)
- Susan R. Skillings (born 30 March 1887, Kenduskeag, Penobscot County, Maine, USA; died 8 August 1953)
- Harry Alfred Skillin (born 5 June 1889, Kenduskeag, Penobscot County, Maine, USA; died 6 November 1962, Bangor, Penobscot County, Maine, USA)
Residence & Timeframe
This household was established in Kenduskeag, Penobscot County, Maine, in the early 1870s and remained associated with Bangor and surrounding communities into the early 20th century.
Associated Records & Evidence
- Ancestry.com Family Group Sheet documenting John W. Skillin, Sophronia Jane Brown, and their children
Related Stories & Narratives
No narrative stories have yet been directly linked to this household.
Notes
This household links the mid-19th-century Skillin families of Cumberland County with later Penobscot County Skillin generations. Surname variants in associated records include Skillin and Skillings.