1813 Abigail Baldwin was born in May, in Derby, Connecticut to Timothy and Abigail Baldwin. [1]
1840 Michael Ritner married Abigail M Baldwin on December 16, in Connecticut. Various records report dates between December 16 and December 23. [2] [3] [4]
1846 Abigail Mary Ritner, wife of Michael Ritner, died on December 20, at age 33, and was buried at Elm Street Cemetery, Ansonia, New Haven County, Connecticut. [5]
1850 Margaret Baldwin (age 69) lived in New Haven, Connecticut in a household with many persons including Michael Retan [sic, Ritner?], civil engineer (age 36), Margaret Ritan (age 6), Julia A Baldwin (age 39). Son Joseph was not listed. [6]
Michael Ritner, son of the governor of Pennsylvania, married Abigail Baldwin, and then married her sister Julia Ann, and died 7 February, 1872, leaving her [Julia Ann] a widow, with no children. He was a railway engineer. [7] [8]
1860 M Ritner (age 46) and Julia A Ritner (age 46) lived at an eating house in Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana with J M Ritner ( age 18), Margaret B Ritner (age 16), and Emma Ritner (age 52)[Michael's sister], and others, including T Baldwin (age 73). [9]
1868 Michael Ritner, engineer, lived at 4 Bruen Pl, Newark, New Jersey. [10]
1869 Michael Ritner, engineer, lived at 541 High, Newark, New Jersey. [11]
1870 Michael Ritner (age 53), civil engineer, lived in Bloomfield, Essex County, New Jersey with Julia A (age 50), Joseph M (age 29), Annie R (age 26), Joseph R (age 7), and Charles M (age 5). Timothy Baldwin (age 86) and several people with name Raylean lived in the household. [12]
1872 Michael Ritner died on February 7 and was buried at Elm Street Cemetery, Ansonia, New Haven County, Connecticut. [13] [14]
1880 James Ritner (age 38) and Anna (age 35) lived in Bloomfield, Essex County, New Jersey with J Renols (age 15), Charles (age 13) and Mary (age 7). [15]
1912 Julia Ann Baldwin, wife of M Ritner, died on February 24 and was buried at Elm Street Cemetery, Ansonia, New Haven County, Connecticut. [16]
Research Notes:
1872 An obituary for Michael Ritner was published on February 16, in the Belvidere Apollo Newspaper, Warren County, New Jersey. [http://www1.youseemore.com/warrencl/uploads/apollovol1.pdf, Warren County, New Jersey, Obituary Index, page 85]
[1] Charles Candee Baldwin and Robert Mark Baldwin, The Baldwin genealogy from 1500 (1967), 136, [FamilySearchBook], [FHLBook].
[2] FamilySearch.org, December 19, [FamilySearchRecord].
[3] FamilySearch.org, December 16, [FamilySearchRecord].
[4] FamilySearch.org, December 23, [FamilySearchRecord].
[5] Find A Grave Memorial 24203144, [FindAGrave].
[6] United States Federal Census, 1850, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[7] Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985, Baldwin Genealogy, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].
[8] Charles Candee Baldwin and Robert Mark Baldwin, The Baldwin genealogy from 1500 (1967), 181, [FamilySearchBook], [FHLBook].
[9] United States Federal Census, 1860, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[10] US City Directories, Gospill's Newark, New Jersey (1868), 487, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].
[11] US City Directories, Holbrook's Newark, New Jersey (1869), 502, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].
[12] United States Federal Census, 1870, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[13] Charles Candee Baldwin and Robert Mark Baldwin, The Baldwin genealogy from 1500 (1967), 181, [FamilySearchBook], [FHLBook].
[14] Find A Grave Memorial 47561788, [FindAGrave].
[15] United States Federal Census, 1880, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[16] Find A Grave Memorial 47561776, [FindAGrave].