William Pitt Preble, Esq

1811 - 1905  (94 years)

• Name	William Pitt Preble  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Suffix	Esq
  Birth	6 Apr 1811	York, York, Maine, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1850	Cranberry Isles, Hancock, Maine, USA   [2]
  	Married to Abigail
  Census	1880	Cranberry Isles, Hancock, Maine, USA   [4]
  	Marital Status: Married to "Matelda"; Relation to Head: Self
  Death	13 Apr 1905	Cranberry Isles, Hancock, Maine, USA   [1, 3]
  Burial	Preble Cemetery, Cranberry Isles, Hancock, Maine, USA   [3]
  		Burial-PREBLE William P William Pitt Preble -- Preble Cemetery, Cranberry Isles, Hancock County MA + https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/100413620/
  		Preble Cemetery Cranberry Isles, Hancock, Maine Find a Grave: #2472493
  Person ID	I11068	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 1	Abigail Cobb Hadlock,   b. 3 Jul 1808, Islesford, Hancock, Maine, USA d. 17 Jan 1874, Cranberry Isles, Hancock, Maine, USA (Age 65 years)
  Marriage	30 Mar 1839	Cranberry Isles, Hancock, Maine, USA   [1, 6]
  Children	1. Eunice Preble,   b. 1841   d. 22 Jun 1878 (Age 37 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. William Henry Preble,   b. 29 Jan 1840   d. 29 Nov 1899, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA (Age 59 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Frances Almira Preble,   b. 15 May 1849  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Wilhelmina Celeste Preble,   b. 24 Jan 1842   d. 21 May 1912, Westfield, Union, New Jersey, USA (Age 70 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F4013	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Matilda Jane Hadlock,   b. 16 Mar 1826, Paris, Île-de-France, France d. 1898, Southwest Harbor, Hancock, Maine, USA (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	10 Nov 1874	Tremont, Hancock, Maine, USA   [1, 7, 8]
  	Matilda Sanford and William Preble
  Family ID	F4012	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 6 Apr 1811 - York, York, Maine, USA Marriage - 30 Mar 1839 - Cranberry Isles, Hancock, Maine, USA Census - Married to Abigail - 1850 - Cranberry Isles, Hancock, Maine, USA Marriage - 10 Nov 1874 - Tremont, Hancock, Maine, USA Census - Marital Status: Married to "Matelda"; Relation to Head: Self - 1880 - Cranberry Isles, Hancock, Maine, USA Death - 13 Apr 1905 - Cranberry Isles, Hancock, Maine, USA Burial - - Preble Cemetery, Cranberry Isles, Hancock, Maine, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Burials

  Burial-PREBLE William P William Pitt Preble -- Preble Cemetery, Cranberry Isles, Hancock County MA + https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/100413620/

  
  

  People

  PREBLE-William P William Pitt Preble + http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=pv&GRid=100413620&PIpi=70653694

  
  

• Sources

  [S54] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT : Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Database online. Record for William Pitt Preble http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=pubmembertrees&h=1029650672&indiv=try [S9910] Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1850; Census Place: Cranberry Isles, Hancock, Maine; Roll: M432_255; Page: 354A; Image: 279. 1850 United States Federal Census The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Cranberry Isles, Hancock, Maine; Roll: 255; Page: 354a [S8851] Find a Grave: PREBLE William P 1811-1905, William Pitt Preble, Esq. - Birth 6 Apr 1811 - Death 13 Apr 1905 (aged 94) Burial: Preble Cemetery, Cranberry Isles, Hancock County, Maine - Memorial ID 100413620 [S8915] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2010;), Year: 1880; Census Place: Cranberry Isle, Hancock, Maine; Roll: 480; Page: 373B; Enumeration District: 158. 1880 United States Federal Census Year: 1880; Census Place: Cranberry Isle, Hancock, Maine; Roll: 480; Page: 373B; Enumeration District: 158 [S7906] Ancestry.com, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2020;), Ellsworth American; Publication Date: 19/ Nov/ 1874; Publication Place: Ellsworth, Maine ; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/878945595/?article=5e70f906-6779-49aa-8dfa-79c9f06883d8&focus=0.36401796,0.843207,0.4850865,0.98014385&xid=3398. [S11357] Smith, Dianne Gebhardt, Find a Grave - Ancestor (Gott): HADLOCK Abigail Preble, (Name: SmithLC.com;), HADLOCK Abigail Cobb Spurling Preble 1808-1874. Dau. of Samuel & Sarah (Manchester) Hadlock. Married Samuel Spurling in 1825. Married William Pitt Preble in 1839. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/100413759/abigail-cobb-spurling-preble [S8506] Newspapers.com: Marriage of Matilda and William Preble • Ellsworth American - Nov 1874, (Name: Ellsworth American; Location: Ellsworth ME; Date: 19 Nov 1874;), Matilda J Sanford and William Prebble. https://www.newspapers.com/image/878945595/?article=5e70f906-6779-49aa-8dfa-79c9f06883d8&focus=0.36401796,0.843207,0.4850865,0.98014385&xid=3398 [S8508] Find a Grave: HADLOCK Matilda Preble, Matilda Jane Hadlock Sanford Preble. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/64365904/matilda-sanford