Descendants of Benjamin SPINKS

Generation 1

1. BENJAMIN1 SPINKS was born about 1811 in Clintonville, Clinton, NY, USA. He died on 29 Nov 1862 in Frederick, Frederick, MD, USA (while serving in the Civil War). He married (1) LUCY / / before 1832. She was born in 1812 in Plattsburgh, Clinton, NY, USA. She died on 08 Nov 1856 in Clintonville, Clinton, NY, USA. He married (2) MARY A. M. BROWN between 1857-1860. She was born about 1833 in New York, USA.

Notes for Benjamin SPINKS:1840 Federal Census: states Benjamin had 2 daughters1850 Federal Census: Ausable, NY, wife's name is "Hanner", living with Sarah, Henry, Oscar and Delia. Also listed is a Nancy (70). States Benjamin was born in Canada1860 Federal Census: Ausable, NY, living with probably wife Mary (27) and son Henry (19) (presumbably William Henry). States Benjamin was born in NY---------------------------Civil War 12 Regiment

Listed:Benjamin Spinks, Company H,D -Henry Spinks, Company H,G - PrivateOscar B. Spinks, Company H,G - Private--------------------------------

12th Regiment

Organized at Albany, N. Y, October 10, 1863, by consolidation of the 4th, 29th, 37th, 39th, 42nd, 51st, 222nd, 223rd, 224th and 225th Companies, 1st Battalion. Mustered out by detachments July 5 to November 25, 1865.

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Rhode Island Deaths and Burials state Oscar's mother's name was Sarah.

Notes for Lucy / /:Vital Records of RI state mother's name as SarahDeath certificate of Oscar states mother's name is Sarah; the informant was Oscar's daughter Bertha. Still possible that Sarah is older sister.Death record of William Henry states mother's name is Mary GAINS

1850 Federal Census: states wife's name is HANNER1860 Federal Census: not enumerated----------------------

Northern New York Tombstone Transcription Project

SPINKSMother / Lucy, / Wife of / Benj. SPINKS, / Died / Nov. 8, 1856, / AE. 44. / ===> uncertain if this pertains to Sarah

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Several trees think that Benjamin's wife was Lucy and last name is HANNIE

Benjamin SPINKS and Lucy / / had the following children:

i. MARY LUCY2 SPINKS was born in Jun 1832 in Plattsburgh, Clinton, NY, USA. She died on 14 Sep 1835 in Plattsburgh, Clinton, NY, USA.

Notes for Mary Lucy SPINKS:

Northern New York Tombstone Transcription Project

SPINKS A-245Mary Lucy Dau. of Benj. & Lucy SPINKS Died 9/14/1835 AE 3 yrs. 3 mos. ==> thus confirming that Benjamin was married to Lucy

2. ii. SARAH A. SPINKS was born in 1836 in Plattsburgh, Clinton, NY, USA. She died in 1894 in Plattsburgh, Clinton, NY, USA. She married CHARLES WILLARD MASTIC. He was born in 1833 in New York, USA. He died on 01 Aug 1896 in Plattsburgh, Clinton, NY, USA (killed at a RR crossing).

3. iii. WILLIAM HENRY SPINKS was born in Mar 1841 in Keeseville, Essex, NY, USA. He died on 11 Jan 1907 in Easthampton, Hampshire, MA, USA (killed by a train). He married MARIE (MARY) BRESSETT in 1866 in New York, USA. She was born in Jan 1845. She died on 25 Aug 1912 in Easthampton, Hampshire, MA, USA.

4. iv. OSCAR BENJAMIN SPINKS was born in Nov 1843 in Keeseville, Essex, NY, USA. He died on 21 Mar 1930 in Pawtucket, Providence, RI, USA. He married ELMEDA CYNTHIA FLOYD before 1865, daughter of Nemiah FLOYD and Cynthia MUSSEN. She was born on 02 Apr 1846 in Essex, NY, USA. She died on 02 Jan 1922 in Providence, Providence, RI, USA.

v. DELIA SPINKS was born about 1846 in Keeseville, Essex, NY, USA.

4. OSCAR BENJAMIN2 SPINKS (Benjamin1) was born in Nov 1843 in Keeseville, Essex, NY, USA. He died on 21 Mar 1930 in Pawtucket, Providence, RI, USA. He married ELMEDA CYNTHIA FLOYD before 1865, daughter of Nemiah FLOYD and

Generation 1 (con't)

Notes for Delia SPINKS:

NY Marriages (family search) has a record of a

Generation 2

2. SARAH A.2 SPINKS (Benjamin1) was born in 1836 in Plattsburgh, Clinton, NY, USA. She died in 1894 in Plattsburgh, Clinton, NY, USA. She married CHARLES WILLARD MASTIC. He was born in 1833 in New York, USA. He died on 01 Aug 1896 in Plattsburgh, Clinton, NY, USA (killed at a RR crossing).

Notes for Charles Willard MASTIC:

C. Mastick, his wife and granddaughter, Mabel Lavigne, were killed at the Boynton RR Crossing. Newspaper articles stated Mrs. Mastic was the daughter of William Gains of Wilmington, NY.

Charles Willard MASTIC and Sarah A. SPINKS had the following children:

5. i. HERBERT EDGAR3 MASTIC was born in May 1856 in Clintonville, Clinton, NY, USA. He died on 12 Apr 1917 in Providence, Providence, RI, USA. He married (1) MARY ELIZABETH MANNING. She was born in 1858. She died on 02 Jan 1907 in Cranston, Providence, RI, USA. He married (2) LYDIA MAYBELLE

SAUNDERS WELLS on 28 Apr 1907 in Cranston, Providence, RI, USA.

6. ii. CORA I. MASTIC was born in 1866 in Clinton, NY, USA. She died in 1943 in Plattsburgh, Clinton, NY, USA. She married (1) MOSES BOMBRIA. She married (2) PATRICK J. LAVIGNE in 1897. He was born in Dec 1861 in New York, USA. He died before 1920 in Plattsburgh, Clinton, NY, USA.

3. WILLIAM HENRY2 SPINKS (Benjamin1) was born in Mar 1841 in Keeseville, Essex, NY, USA. He died on 11 Jan 1907 in Easthampton, Hampshire, MA, USA (killed by a train). He married MARIE (MARY) BRESSETT in 1866 in New York, USA. She was born in Jan 1845. She died on 25 Aug 1912 in Easthampton, Hampshire, MA, USA.

Notes for William Henry SPINKS: 1860 Federal Census, Ausable, Clinton, NY: living with father, Mary (age 27); 1870 Federal Census, Ausable, Clinton, NY: listed as Henry Sphinx, living with wife Mary; home of Marshall Bresett1880 Federal Census, Ausable, Clinton, NY. under the name of Henry Spinks. Living next door to Marsh and Arilla Bresette (Marie's parents)

1900 Federal census, Easthampton, Hampden Co., NY. William H. Spinks - The family was living together, with married daughters and their families as well. William H. was a bloomer, dau. Elizabeth was a spreader in a cotton mill, son Oscar was a laborer, his wife Elizabeth was a weaver in a cotton mill, son Frederick was a laborer, sil Frank Tebo worked in the cotton mill, son William was a day laborer, and his son Benjamin was also a laborer. Mary had 6 children, all living. Dau. Elizabeth had 4 children, all living. Oscar's wife had 1 child, living, and Frederick's wife had 3 children, 2 living. Dau. Mary had 1 child, living, William's wife Edna had 1 child, living, and Benjamin and Agnes had 2 children, both living. Son Henry and dau. Melissa were not with them.Stephen J. Kelsey's website on Descendants of Robert Spink and Alice Hewe

---------------------------Enlisted in army in Clintonville, NY, in 1861 under name Henry Spinks, age 20. Civil War Pension Index shows name William H. Spinks

---------------------------MA Death records list mother's name as Mary Gains. A member of Ancestry and descendant of William Henry believes this name was in error. ---------------------------

Notes for Marie (Mary) BRESSETT:Parents are Marshall Bressett and Orla Rousseau

William Henry SPINKS and Marie (Mary) BRESSETT had the following children:

i. ELIZABETH3 SPINKS was born in Apr 1867. She married SAFLUM.

ii. OSCAR SPINKS was born in Mar 1869 in Clintonville, Clinton, NY, USA. He died after 1930 in Holyoke, Hampden, MA, USA (probably). He married ELIZABETH (LIZZIE) MORROW.

iii. FREDERICK SPINKS was born in May 1871 in Clintonville, Clinton, NY, USA.

iv. MARY SPINKS was born in Apr 1873 in New York, USA. She married FRANK TEBO.

v. WILLIAM SPINKS was born in Feb 1875.

7. vi. BENJAMIN SPINKS was born in Jun 1877 in Clintonville, Clinton, NY, USA. He married AGNES RILEY.

Generation 2 (con't)4.

Pawtucket, Providence, RI, USA. He married ELMEDA CYNTHIA FLOYD before 1865, daughter of Nemiah FLOYD and Cynthia MUSSEN. She was born on 02 Apr 1846 in Essex, NY, USA. She died on 02 Jan 1922 in Providence, Providence, RI, USA.

Notes for Oscar Benjamin SPINKS:

From Wikipedia,

Keeseville is a village in both Clinton County, New York and in Essex County, New York in the United States. The population was 1,850 at the 2000 census. The village is named after the Keese family. It is in the Town of Au Sable (or Ausable), New York and the Town of Chesterfield . Keeseville is south of Plattsburgh. It is also inside the Adirondack Park.

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1860 Federal Census: living in Chesterfield, NY with sister Sarah and Willard Mastick1900 Federal Census: states Oscar and Elmeda had 6 children, all of them living----------------------------

RI Deaths 1630-1930 (Ancestry.com) list Kin 1 - Benjamin Spinks; Kin 2 - Sarah Spinks (could be a reference to older sister, since his mother died when he was 13)

----------------------------A Plattsburgh, NY Newspaper article, dated Sept., 1930 in an article entitled "25 years ago" mentions Mr. & Mrs. O.B. Spinks of Providence visiting their niece Mrs. P.J. Lavigne with son, Orville, of Jericho, NY (believe this is sister Sarah's daughter, Cora)

-----------------------------------Death Certificate for Oscar B. Spinks - informant was Mrs. Samuel Kirk (daughter).. Mother's name is stated as Sarah, no last name given.

Notes for Elmeda Cynthia FLOYD:

Listed in Federal 1850, 1860 Census - father Nehemiah, mother Cynthia. Name spelled Almira/Almeda. In 1850, Rebecca living in household1880 Census - states father born in VT and mother in Michigan

Name on tombstone is Elmeda C. Spinks

RI Deaths and Burials confirms birthdate of 1846

Oscar Benjamin SPINKS and Elmeda Cynthia FLOYD had the following children:

8. i. ORVILLE W.3 SPINKS was born on 16 Nov 1865 in Altona, Clinton, NY, USA. He died on 22 Feb 1955 in Altona, Clinton, NY, USA. He married CORA PRARIE. She was born on 15 Nov 1868 in Altona, Clinton, NY, USA. She died on 12 Mar 1954 in Altona, Clinton, NY, USA.

9. ii. BERTHA I. SPINKS was born in Jun 1868 in Altona, Clinton, NY, USA. She died on 24 Apr 1947 in Cranston, Providence, RI, USA. She married SAMUEL R. KIRK about 1887 in Rhode Island, USA, son of Samuel R. KIRK and Catherine DOOLING. He was born on 26 Apr 1866 in Mooers Forks, Clinton, NY, USA. He died on 09 Dec 1937 in Providence, Providence, RI, USA.

10. iii. NORA ANNA SPINKS was born about 1872 in Altona, Clinton, NY, USA. She died after 1942 in Providence, Providence, RI, USA (probably). She married PETER J. ROGERS on 04 Sep 1894 in Providence, Providence, RI, USA. He was born in Jan 1860 in Ireland. He died after 1920 in Providence, Providence, RI, USA (probably).

11. iv. HENRY MILFORD SPINKS was born on 29 Aug 1876 in Altona, Clinton, NY, USA. He died on 08 Jun 1950 in Providence, Providence, RI, USA. He married CLARA GREENWOOD TAYLOR on 24 Dec 1897 in Providence, Providence, RI, USA. She was born on 24 Aug 1877 in Leeds, Kent, England. She died on 09 Nov 1958 in Providence, Providence, RI, USA.

12. v. GRACE MARY SPINKS was born on 29 Aug 1882 in Altona, Clinton, NY, USA. She died on 22 Apr 1942 in Plattsburgh, Clinton, NY, USA. She married (1) ARTHUR PETER EVANS on 01 Jan 1900 in East Providence, Providence, RI, USA. He was born in Feb 1879 in Massachusetts, USA. He died in 1954 in Providence, Providence, RI, USA (possibly). She married (2) WILTON H. ANGELL before 1910 in Providence, Providence, RI, USA (probably). He was born about 1867 in Rhode Island, USA.

13. vi. RUTH EDITH SPINKS was born in Dec 1890 in Altona, Clinton, NY, USA. She died on 23 Apr 1970 in Providence, Providence, RI, USA. She married PERRY WINFIELD PRYOR on 26 Jun 1909 in Providence, Providence, RI, USA. He was born on 11 May 1883 in Centerville, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada. He died on 17 Apr 1954 in East Providence, Providence, RI, USA.

Generation 3

5. HERBERT EDGAR3 MASTIC (Sarah A.2 SPINKS, Benjamin1 SPINKS) was born in May 1856 in Clintonville, Clinton, NY, USA. He died on 12 Apr 1917 in Providence, Providence, RI, USA. He married (1) MARY ELIZABETH MANNING. She was born in 1858. She died on 02 Jan 1907 in Cranston, Providence, RI, USA. He married (2) LYDIA MAYBELLE SAUNDERS WELLS on 28 Apr 1907 in Cranston, Providence, RI, USA.

Generation 3 (con't)

Notes for Herbert Edgar MASTIC:Married to Mary Manning; son Herbert E. Mastic, Jr. born Oct 17, 1890 in Bedford, MA. NEHGS birth records state parents names

RI Deaths and Burials: show parents names as Willard and Sarah MasticRI Marriages 1724-1916: marriage to Lydia Mabelle Saunders Wells, shows parents names as C.W. Mastic and Sarah Spinks

Name appears as Mastic on Herbert, Jr.'s social security death index

1900 Federal Census indicates Herbert and Mary had 7 children

Herbert Edgar MASTIC and Mary Elizabeth MANNING had the following children:

i. HARLEY W.4 MASTIC. He died on 03 Dec 1935 in Conway, Carroll, NH, USA.

ii. CORA MAY MASTIC was born on 16 Jul 1888 in Nashua, Hillsborough, NH, USA.

6. CORA I.3 MASTIC (Sarah A.2 SPINKS, Benjamin1 SPINKS) was born in 1866 in Clinton, NY, USA. She died in 1943 in Plattsburgh, Clinton, NY, USA. She married (1) MOSES BOMBRIA. She married (2) PATRICK J. LAVIGNE in 1897. He was born in Dec 1861 in New York, USA. He died before 1920 in Plattsburgh, Clinton, NY, USA.

Notes for Cora I. MASTIC:

Northern NY Tombstone Project: confirms that Cora I. was married to Patrick J. Lavigne. Buried in same tombstone as parents C. W. Mastic and wife Sarah.

Moses BOMBRIA and Cora I. MASTIC had the following child:

i. CHARLES (ROSS)4 LAVIGNE was born on 16 Dec 1881 in Altona, Clinton, NY, USA. He died on 18 Jul 1965 in Plattsburgh, Clinton, NY, USA.

Notes for Charles (Ross) LAVIGNE:

Per Findagrave:Birth: Dec. 16, 1881Altona Clinton County New York, USA Death: Jul. 18, 1965Plattsburgh Clinton County New York, USA

Charles R. LavigneCharles Ross Lavigne, 83, of 41 Durand St., died Sunday morning at Physicians Hospital. He was a former school teacher and Railway Express employee. He was a member of the First Methodist Church and was active in its church school program for the past 50 years. He was also president of the churche's Senior Citizens Group and a member of the Brother hood of Railway Clerks. He is survived by his wife, the former Frances Stratton, one daughter, Mrs. Thomas Mayhew, of Durand St., three sisters, Mrs. Leatis Reynolds, Mrs. Leo Routhier and Mildred Birch, all of Willimantic, Conn. and two brothers, Grant and Edward Bombria, also of Willimantic.Funeral services will be at the first Methodist Church at 1 p..m. on Tuesday.The body is at the R.W. Walker Funeral Home where friends may call between 2 and 4 and 7 and 9 p.m.Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery.Source: Plattsburgh Press RepublicanMonday - 19 July 1965 - pg. 5 Burial:Riverside Cemetery PlattsburghClinton CountyNew York, USA

Patrick J. LAVIGNE and Cora I. MASTIC had the following children:

i. CHARLES (ROSS)4 LAVIGNE was born on 16 Dec 1881 in Altona, Clinton, NY, USA. He died on 18 Jul 1965 in Plattsburgh, Clinton, NY, USA.

Notes for Charles (Ross) LAVIGNE:

Per Findagrave:Birth: Dec. 16, 1881Altona Clinton County New York, USA Death: Jul. 18, 1965Plattsburgh Clinton County New York, USA

Charles R. LavigneCharles Ross Lavigne, 83, of 41 Durand St., died Sunday morning at Physicians Hospital. He was a former school teacher and Railway Express employee. He was a member of the First Methodist

Generation 3 (con't)

former school teacher and Railway Express employee. He was a member of the First Methodist Church and was active in its church school program for the past 50 years. He was also president of the churche's Senior Citizens Group and a member of the Brother hood of Railway Clerks. He is survived by his wife, the former Frances Stratton, one daughter, Mrs. Thomas Mayhew, of Durand St., three sisters, Mrs. Leatis Reynolds, Mrs. Leo Routhier and Mildred Birch, all of Willimantic, Conn. and two brothers, Grant and Edward Bombria, also of Willimantic.Funeral services will be at the first Methodist Church at 1 p..m. on Tuesday.The body is at the R.W. Walker Funeral Home where friends may call between 2 and 4 and 7 and 9 p.m.Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery.Source: Plattsburgh Press RepublicanMonday - 19 July 1965 - pg. 5 Burial:Riverside Cemetery PlattsburghClinton CountyNew York, USA

ii. HERBERT ROY LAVIGNE was born on 12 Apr 1888 in Plattsburgh, Clinton, NY, USA. He died on 26 May 1888 in Plattsburgh, Clinton, NY, USA.

iii. MABEL LAVIGNE was born in 1889 in Plattsburgh, Clinton, NY, USA. She died on 01 Aug 1896 in Plattsburgh, Clinton, NY, USA (killed at a RR crossing).

iv. HAZEL LAVIGNE was born on 19 Aug 1898 in Plattsburgh, Clinton, NY, USA. She married JAMES WALKER.

14. v. HAROLD WILLARD LAVIGNE was born on 07 Jan 1902 in Plattsburgh, Clinton, NY, USA. He married MILDRED EDITH KIRK about 1924 in Rhode Island, USA, daughter of Samuel R. KIRK and Bertha I. SPINKS. She was born on 05 Nov 1905 in Providence, Providence, RI, USA. She died on 14 Sep 1936 in Providence, Providence, RI, USA.

7. BENJAMIN3 SPINKS (William Henry2, Benjamin1) was born in Jun 1877 in Clintonville, Clinton, NY, USA. He married AGNES

RILEY.

Benjamin SPINKS and Agnes RILEY had the following child:

i. GRACE4 SPINKS was born on 25 Jan 1909 in Keeseville, Essex, NY, USA. She died on 19 Jul 1909 in Springfield, Hampden, MA, USA.

8. ORVILLE W.3 SPINKS (Oscar Benjamin2, Benjamin1) was born on 16 Nov 1865 in Altona, Clinton, NY, USA. He died on 22 Feb 1955 in Altona, Clinton, NY, USA. He married CORA PRARIE. She was born on 15 Nov 1868 in Altona, Clinton, NY, USA. She died on 12 Mar 1954 in Altona, Clinton, NY, USA.

Notes for Orville W. SPINKS:A Plattsburgh, NY Newspaper had mention of Mr. & Mrs. O.B. Spinks of Providence visiting their son, Orville, of Jericho, NY

1930 Federal Census: both living in Clinton County, NY with son Floyd and wife Cora1949 Ticonderoga Sentinel article about Orville, age 83, catching a 9 lb pike.

Obituary from Plattsburgh Press Republican

Orville W. SPINKS and Cora PRARIE had the following child:

i. FLOYD E.4 SPINKS was born on 18 Dec 1902 in Purdy's Mill, Clinton, NY, USA. He died in May 1948 in New York, USA.

9. BERTHA I.3 SPINKS (Oscar Benjamin2, Benjamin1) was born in Jun 1868 in Altona, Clinton, NY, USA. She died on 24 Apr 1947 in Cranston, Providence, RI, USA. She married SAMUEL R. KIRK about 1887 in Rhode Island, USA, son of Samuel R. KIRK and Catherine DOOLING. He was born on 26 Apr 1866 in Mooers Forks, Clinton, NY, USA. He died on 09 Dec 1937 in Providence, Providence, RI, USA.

Notes for Bertha I. SPINKS:1920 Census states both parents born in New York

Notes for Samuel R. KIRK:1920 Federal Census states both parents born in Scotland1930 Federal Census - states Samuel was 21, Bertha 19 when they married

Samuel R. KIRK and Bertha I. SPINKS had the following children:

i. LLOYD HAROLD4 KIRK was born on 25 Jun 1891 in Providence, Providence, RI, USA. He died on 11 Apr 1961 in Providence, Providence, RI, USA. He married BEATRICE M. ATWOOD on 17 Oct 1918 in Providence, Providence, RI, USA. She was born on 31 Jan 1891 in Providence, Providence, RI, USA. She died on 27 Aug 1972 in Rhode Island, USA.

Generation 3 (con't)

15. ii. CHESTER HOWARD KIRK was born on 13 Dec 1897 in Cranston, Providence, RI, USA. He died in Mar 1968 in Polk, Florida, USA. He married BLANCHE HERMINE LUCIER on 27 Jul 1916 in Providence, Providence, RI, USA, daughter of Gelas Alphonse LUCIER and Hermine POTVIN. She was born on 11 Jun 1895 in Providence, Providence, RI, USA. She died after 1930 in Rhode Island, USA.

iii. MILDRED EDITH KIRK was born on 05 Nov 1905 in Providence, Providence, RI, USA. She died on 14 Sep 1936 in Providence, Providence, RI, USA. She married HAROLD WILLARD LAVIGNE about 1924 in Rhode Island, USA, son of Patrick J. LAVIGNE and Cora I. MASTIC. He was born on 07 Jan 1902 in Plattsburgh, Clinton, NY, USA.

iv. MILTON EARL KIRK was born on 05 Nov 1905 in Providence, Providence, RI, USA. He died on 04 Jan 1963 in Providence, Providence, RI, USA. He married EVELYN S. CARLSON on 27 Jul 1929 in Providence, Providence, RI, USA. She was born on 24 Nov 1909 in Providence, Providence, RI, USA. She died on 20 Jun 1965 in Rhode Island, USA.

10. NORA ANNA3 SPINKS (Oscar Benjamin2, Benjamin1) was born about 1872 in Altona, Clinton, NY, USA. She died after 1942 in Providence, Providence, RI, USA (probably). She married PETER J. ROGERS on 04 Sep 1894 in Providence, Providence, RI, USA. He was born in Jan 1860 in Ireland. He died after 1920 in Providence, Providence, RI, USA (probably).

Peter J. ROGERS and Nora Anna SPINKS had the following children:

i. EARL FRANCIS4 ROGERS was born on 03 Dec 1894 in Providence, Providence, RI, USA. He died on 25 Apr 1899 in Providence, Providence, RI, USA.

ii. HOWARD VINCENT ROGERS was born on 29 May 1897 in Providence, Providence, RI, USA. He died in Oct 1975 in Providence, Providence, RI, USA. He married LOUISE HUNT.

iii. MARY GRACE ROGERS was born on 24 May 1900 in Providence, Providence, RI, USA.

iv. FRANCES VERONICA ROGERS was born on 10 May 1902 in Providence, Providence, RI, USA.

11. HENRY MILFORD3 SPINKS (Oscar Benjamin2, Benjamin1) was born on 29 Aug 1876 in Altona, Clinton, NY, USA. He died on 08 Jun 1950 in Providence, Providence, RI, USA. He married CLARA GREENWOOD TAYLOR on 24 Dec 1897 in Providence, Providence, RI, USA. She was born on 24 Aug 1877 in Leeds, Kent, England. She died on 09 Nov 1958 in Providence, Providence, RI, USA.

Notes for Henry Milford SPINKS:

1900 Federal Census: Providence, RI, living next door to parents.

Henry Milford SPINKS and Clara Greenwood TAYLOR had the following children:

i. HENRY4 SPINKS was born on 03 Sep 1900 in Providence, Providence, RI, USA. He died on 03 Sep 1900 in Providence, Providence, RI, USA.

ii. GLADYS SPINKS was born on 19 Jun 1901 in Providence, Providence, RI, USA.

iii. LEONARD M. SPINKS was born on 25 Jun 1903 in Providence, Providence, RI, USA.

iv. HAZEL RUTH SPINKS was born on 17 Sep 1905 in Providence, Providence, RI, USA. She married BRALEY.

v. PRESTON HENRY SPINKS was born on 10 Jul 1907 in Providence, Providence, RI, USA. He died on 14 Sep 1920 in Providence, Providence, RI, USA.

vi. ETHEL M SPINKS was born on 16 Jan 1909 in Providence, Providence, RI, USA. She died on 31 Jan 1909 in Providence, Providence, RI, USA.

vii. HELEN M. SPINKS was born in 1911 in Providence, Providence, RI, USA.

12. GRACE MARY3 SPINKS (Oscar Benjamin2, Benjamin1) was born on 29 Aug 1882 in Altona, Clinton, NY, USA. She died on 22 Apr 1942 in Plattsburgh, Clinton, NY, USA. She married (1) ARTHUR PETER EVANS on 01 Jan 1900 in East Providence, Providence, RI, USA. He was born in Feb 1879 in Massachusetts, USA. He died in 1954 in Providence, Providence, RI, USA (possibly). She married (2) WILTON H. ANGELL before 1910 in Providence, Providence, RI, USA (probably). He was born about 1867 in Rhode Island, USA.

Notes for Grace Mary SPINKS:1900 Federal Census: living with husband Arthur Evans, parents and sister Ruth. Next door is brother Henry and wife Clara.1910 Federal Census: living with 2nd husband Wilton Angell, son Arthur, father Oscar and mother Elmeda

Obituary: states Grace Angel, daughter of Oscar Spinks and Almeda Floyd, died in Altona, NY. Also states she had son Arthur Angel, of Schenctady. Makes no mention of a son Arthur F. Evans, born to Grace and Arthur P. Evans. Could bepossible divorce, and 2nd husband adopted Arthur.

Arthur Peter EVANS and Grace Mary SPINKS had the following child:

i. ARTHUR FRANCIS4 EVANS was born on 25 Aug 1901 in Providence, Providence, RI, USA. He died unclear.

Notes for Arthur Francis EVANS:

Notes for Harold Willard LAVIGNE:

NOTE: Harold is the great grandson of Benjamin Spinks - he marries Mildred Kirk, who is also a great grand daughter of Benjamin Spinks

Generation 3 (con't)

Notes for Arthur Francis EVANS:1910 Federal Census: shows an Arthur Angell, Providence, a boarder living with Charles and Myra Nichols.

US Veterans Gravesites: show an Arthur Francis Evans, born 8/25/1901, buried in Beaufort, SC; Army SP4. Unclear if this is the same person

Notes for Wilton H. ANGELL:

Wilton H. ANGELL and Grace Mary SPINKS had the following child:

i. ARTHUR4 ANGEL was born about 1902 in Rhode Island, USA.

Notes for Arthur ANGEL:

Unclear if Arthur is the natural son of Wilton or adopted.

13. RUTH EDITH3 SPINKS (Oscar Benjamin2, Benjamin1) was born in Dec 1890 in Altona, Clinton, NY, USA. She died on 23 Apr 1970 in Providence, Providence, RI, USA. She married PERRY WINFIELD PRYOR on 26 Jun 1909 in Providence, Providence, RI, USA. He was born on 11 May 1883 in Centerville, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada. He died on 17 Apr 1954 in East Providence, Providence, RI, USA.

Notes for Ruth Edith SPINKS:Obituary of Orville, states sister Ruth Pryer is from Pawtucket, RI

Perry Winfield PRYOR and Ruth Edith SPINKS had the following children:

i. IRENE LOUISE4 PRYOR was born on 21 Jan 1910 in Providence, Providence, RI, USA.

ii. EDITH GRACE PRYOR was born on 20 Apr 1913 in Providence, Providence, RI, USA.

iii. PEARL GERTRUDE PRYOR was born on 24 Jan 1915 in Providence, Providence, RI, USA.

Generation 4

14. HAROLD WILLARD4 LAVIGNE (Cora I.3 MASTIC, Sarah A.2 SPINKS, Benjamin1 SPINKS) was born on 07 Jan 1902 in Plattsburgh, Clinton, NY, USA. He married MILDRED EDITH KIRK about 1924 in Rhode Island, USA, daughter of Samuel R. KIRK and Bertha I. SPINKS. She was born on 05 Nov 1905 in Providence, Providence, RI, USA. She died on 14 Sep 1936 in Providence, Providence, RI, USA.

Notes for Harold Willard LAVIGNE:

NOTE: Harold is the great grandson of Benjamin Spinks - he marries Mildred Kirk, who is also a great grand daughter of Benjamin Spinks

Harold Willard LAVIGNE and Mildred Edith KIRK had the following child:

i. DORIS B.5 LAVIGNE was born on 23 Apr 1928 in Providence, Providence, RI, USA.

15. CHESTER HOWARD4 KIRK (Bertha I.3 SPINKS, Oscar Benjamin2 SPINKS, Benjamin1 SPINKS) was born on 13 Dec 1897 in Cranston, Providence, RI, USA. He died in Mar 1968 in Polk, Florida, USA. He married BLANCHE HERMINE LUCIER on 27 Jul 1916 in Providence, Providence, RI, USA, daughter of Gelas Alphonse LUCIER and Hermine POTVIN. She was born on 11 Jun 1895 in Providence, Providence, RI, USA. She died after 1930 in Rhode Island, USA.

Chester Howard KIRK and Blanche Hermine LUCIER had the following children:

17. i. CHESTER HOWARD5 KIRK was born on 15 Feb 1917 in Rhode Island, USA. He died on 15 Feb 1996 in Rhode Island, USA.

18. ii. MARJORIE A. KIRK was born on 10 Aug 1918 in Providence, Providence, RI, USA. She died in 1960 in Providence, RI, USA. She married EUGENE WILFRED ZARR, son of Eugene Wilfred ZARR and Florence Gertrude BIGBIE. He was born on 11 Oct 1914 in Providence, Providence, RI, USA. He died on 18 Jun 2002 in West Warwick, Kent, RI, USA.

iii. ROBERT R. KIRK was born on 16 Oct 1922 in Cranston, Providence, RI, USA. He died on 01 Jan 1956 in Coventry, Kent, RI, USA. He married EILEEN P. PELLETT.

19. iv. KENNETH L. KIRK was born in Jun 1926 in Providence, Providence, RI, USA. He married BLONDIE H. / /.

16. MILDRED EDITH KIRK (Bertha I.3 SPINKS, Oscar Benjamin2 SPINKS, Benjamin1 SPINKS) was born on 05 Nov 1905 in Providence, Providence, RI, USA. She died on 14 Sep 1936 in Providence, Providence, RI, USA. She married HAROLD

WILLARD LAVIGNE about 1924 in Rhode Island, USA, son of Patrick J. LAVIGNE and Cora I. MASTIC. He was born on 07 Jan 1902 in Plattsburgh, Clinton, NY, USA.

Generation 4 (con't)

Benjamin Spinks

Harold Willard LAVIGNE and Mildred Edith KIRK had the following child:

i. DORIS B.5 LAVIGNE was born on 23 Apr 1928 in Providence, Providence, RI, USA.

Generation 5

17. CHESTER HOWARD5 KIRK (Chester Howard4, Bertha I.3 SPINKS, Oscar Benjamin2 SPINKS, Benjamin1 SPINKS) was born on 15 Feb 1917 in Rhode Island, USA. He died on 15 Feb 1996 in Rhode Island, USA.

Notes for Chester Howard KIRK:1991 - The Kirk Center for Advanced Technology, named for Chester H. Kirk, URI graduate and President of Amtrol Corporation, was dedicated; and the Center for Atmospheric Chemistrybuilding was opened at the Narragansett Bay Campus, University of Rhode Island-----------------------------------OBIT/AMTROL Chairman Chester H. Kirk is dead at 79Business Wire, Feb 15, 1996

WEST WARWICK, R.I.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 15, 1996--AMTROL Inc. today announced that Chester H. Kirk, 79, founder, chairman of the board and chief executive officer died unexpectedly this morning.

"We are saddened by the loss of Chet Kirk, who has been a driving force behind this Company since its founding in 1946," stated David Beretta, president of the company. "We will miss his vision, insight and wisdom. We are grateful for the strong foundation he has laid."

AMTROL is a leading North American producer and marketer of flow and expansion control technology used in water systems and heating, ventilating and air conditioning products. The company's stock is traded on the NASDAQ under the symbol AMTL

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FYI. (Chester Kirk and Amtrol) (editorial).Author(s): Chris Leach. Document Type: Magazine/Journal

Full Text :COPYRIGHT Goldhirsh Group Inc. 1983

Scratch the surface of a successful small company and you will probably find an owner eager to regale you with stories about the number of people who said he was crazy to go out on his own in the first place. You need a certain kind of self-confidence to start your own business, and a certain kind of stubborn determination to run it in the face of challenges and changes. Yet few companies can survive and prosper solely on the basis of the founder's or owner's intuitions. At some point the need for outside advice becomes apparent. The quality of that advice, and the willingness of the leader to be led, often dtermines the ultimate fate of a company.

Enter the board of directors. It is commonly accepted that a principal liability of small companies is lack of management depth--a chief executive officer wearing too many hats to wear any of them well. For the harassed leader, directors can be providers of wisdom, a sounding board for ideas, and a steadying influence removed from the turmoil of day-to-day pressures. Yet according to one expert, "95% of all entrepreneurs resist the idea of a board."

Chester Kirk, founder and CEO of Amtrol Inc., is one entrepreneur who didn't resist. The story of his company's success (see page 73) shows just how valuable a good board can be. By assembling and listening to four outsiders with expertise he lacked, Kirk has led Amtrol to record profits in a field crowded with competitors and battered by the recession. "From the very start," he says, "my idea hasn't been to build a reputation but to make some money."

Most small company CEOs would agree with his objective. But the skills required to run a business successfully are usually quite different from those required to start it, and putting theory into practice can be difficult. Building a business is a lonely and demanding job. For most of us, a criticism of our company or our plans is a direct challenge to our ego. The thought of a board reminds us of all those naysayers who told us we couldn't do this or that in the first place. Beyond that. planning ahead is something most of us keep promising to get around to, "when I have the time." The presence of a good outside board ensures that our assumptions will be challenged and that plans will be demanded.

Chester Kirk's experiences suggest that meeting those challenges is worth the time and effort they demand. Opening yourself to outside criticism and comment is a risk, but a small one compared to the risk of proceeding blindly with "business as usual." Of course, merely assembling a board composed of your golf partner, your lawyer, and Uncle Harry won't take you too far. Finding people whose strengths match your weaknesses and who will take an active interest in your business, and then listening to them, is critical. Your ego may be bruised occasionally, but, in business, the ultimate ego trip is the success of your company.

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Chester Howard KirkOccupation: manufacturing executiveBorn: Cranston, Rhode Island, February 15, 1917

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Born: Cranston, Rhode Island, February 15, 1917

EducationBS, University Rhode Island, 1940Doctor Pub. Service (hon.), University Rhode IslandDBA (hon.), Johnson and Wales University Career

CareerChairman, chief executive officer, founder AMTROL Inc., West Warwick, Rhode Island, 1946-; chairman, founder Edgehill Newport Inc., Newport, 1980-Career Related

Career RelatedMember staff Brown University School Alcohol Studies.Creative WorksInventor expansion tank for water well industry, 1946.

AwardsRecipient National Hamanitarian award National Jewish Hospital, 1987; C.H.Kirk Building at University Rhode Island named in his honor, 1988.CivicVice chairman National Council on Alcohol and Drug Dependence, New York City; board directors National Conference of Christians and Jews (annual brotherhood award 1985).

MembershipsMember National Association Manufacturers (board directors), Rhode Island Partnership for Sci. and Tech., New York Yacht Club, University Club (Providence), Point Judith Country Club (Narragansett, Rhode Island).Hobbies and Special

InterestsSailing, golfFamilyson of Chester Howard and Blanche Kirk; married Heidi Kunkemoller, August 16, 1968; children: Cristina, Nicole.AddressHome: 275 Stony Ln North Kingstown Rhode Island 02852-3825 Office: Amtrol Inc 1400 Division Rd West Warwick Rhode Island 02893-2300

Chester Howard KIRK had the following child:

i. CHRISTINA6 KIRK was born about 1969 in North Kingstown, Washington, RI, USA.

Notes for Christina KIRK:Kidnapped at the age of 6; see attached media

18. MARJORIE A.5 KIRK (Chester Howard4, Bertha I.3 SPINKS, Oscar Benjamin2 SPINKS, Benjamin1 SPINKS) was born on 10 Aug 1918 in Providence, Providence, RI, USA. She died in 1960 in Providence, RI, USA. She married EUGENE WILFRED

ZARR, son of Eugene Wilfred ZARR and Florence Gertrude BIGBIE. He was born on 11 Oct 1914 in Providence, Providence, RI, USA. He died on 18 Jun 2002 in West Warwick, Kent, RI, USA.

Notes for Eugene Wilfred ZARR:Ham Operator:Call Sign: W1HKEGrant Date: 09/15/1995, Expiration Date: 09/15/2005, Cancelation Date: 09/18/2007Registrant: Eugene W Zarr Jr, 134 New London Ave, West Warwick, RI 02893-----------------------------------

Eugene Wilfred ZARR and Marjorie A. KIRK had the following children:

i. EUGENE WILFRED6 ZARR was born on 08 May 1943 in Rhode Island, USA. He died in 1994.

20. ii. THOMAS ZARR was born on 19 May 1945 in Rhode Island, USA. He married (1) JUDY BOUDREAU in 1965. He married (2) DONNA on 14 Oct 1972. He married (3) ROSE in Sep 2005.

iii. BARBARA GERTRUDE ZARR was born (Private). She married THOMAS BOURN (Private). He was born on 08 Jan 1942 in Glendale, Los Angeles, CA, USA.

21. iv. MARY JANE ZARR was born (Private). She married SANDY BURROUGHS.

v. STEPHEN W. ZARR was born on 07 Dec 1949 in Providence, RI, USA. He died on 02 Apr 2002 in Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, VA, USA.

19. KENNETH L.5 KIRK (Chester Howard4, Bertha I.3 SPINKS, Oscar Benjamin2 SPINKS, Benjamin1 SPINKS) was born in Jun 1926 in Providence, Providence, RI, USA. He married BLONDIE H. / /.

Notes for Kenneth L. KIRK:WEST WARWICK, R.I.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 21, 1996--Amtrol Inc. announced that Kenneth L. Kirk has been elected chairman of the board, to fill the vacancy created by the recent death of his brother and founder of the company, Chester H. Kirk.

Kenneth Kirk, 69, a member of AMTROL's Board since 1958, has been executive vice president of the company since 1992 and previously held various management positions, including president.

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Kenneth L. KIRK and Blondie H. / / had the following child:

i. KENNETH6 KIRK was born on 28 Oct 1944 in Rhode Island, USA. He died in Jul 1970.

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20. THOMAS6 ZARR (Marjorie A.5 KIRK, Chester Howard4 KIRK, Bertha I.3 SPINKS, Oscar Benjamin2 SPINKS, Benjamin1 SPINKS) was born on 19 May 1945 in Rhode Island, USA. He married (1) JUDY BOUDREAU in 1965. He married (2) DONNA on 14 Oct 1972. He married (3) ROSE in Sep 2005.

Thomas ZARR and Judy BOUDREAU had the following child:

i. ROBERT7 ZARR was born in 1966.

Thomas ZARR and Donna had the following children:

ii. THOMAS ZARR was born in 1973.

iii. TAMMY ZARR was born in 1975.

21. MARY JANE6 ZARR (Marjorie A.5 KIRK, Chester Howard4 KIRK, Bertha I.3 SPINKS, Oscar Benjamin2 SPINKS, Benjamin1 SPINKS) was born (Private). She married SANDY BURROUGHS.

Sandy BURROUGHS and Mary Jane ZARR had the following children:

i. DAWN7 BURROUGHS was born in Dec 1965.

ii. TRACY BURROUGHS was born in Dec 1970.

iii. HEATH BURROUGHS was born in Nov 1971.