Sarah Lincoln1

F
     Sarah, married Nathaniel Nichols circa 1687.1

Family

Nathaniel Nichols
Child
Last Edited18 Jun 2019

Citations

  1. [S90] Compiler: Published By the Town, History of the Town of Hingham, Massachusetts, Volume II Genealogical, Volune II - Page 155.
  2. [S90] Compiler: Published By the Town, History of the Town of Hingham, Massachusetts, Volume II Genealogical, Found in Volune II - Page 155.

Frances Litchfield1

F, b. 29 May 1929, d. 27 April 2023
     Frances Litchfield was born on 29 May 1929 at Brunswick, Maine.2

     Frances, at age 23, married Samuel S. Silsby Jr. at age 25, son of Samuel S. Silsby and Ella M. Shorey, on 17 January 1953 at Maine.1

     Frances died at age 93, on 27 April 2023.2

Family

Samuel S. Silsby Jr. b. 13 Dec 1927, d. 17 Nov 2008
Child

Obituary

Gorham - Frances Elizabeth (Litchfield) Silsby died peacefully on April 27, 2023, with her daughters by her side, after a period of declining health. She was 93 years old. Frances was born in Brunswick on May 29, 1929, the oldest of three daughters born to Louis Brooks Litchfield and Madalene Barker Litchfield. She grew up in Ellsworth and graduated from Ellsworth High School in 1946. She attended the University of Maine at Orono, later earning a bachelor's degree from Simmons College and a diploma in nursing from the New England Baptist Hospital in Boston. She worked as a public health nurse in Hancock and Washington Counties until her marriage to Samuel Schoppee Silsby Jr. of Bangor in 1953. They moved to Augusta in 1955 and lived in their home on Spring Street for 50 years until his death in 2008. Frances moved to Gorham in 2014 to be near one of her children. Frances worked for the State of Maine's Disability Determination Services for nearly 25 years as a disability claims examiner and adjudicator. She had many friends, and was a longstanding member of the service sorority Beta Sigma Phi. She was an avid reader who was always in search of a good book. She loved the seashore, and often said that she wanted to live on an island. Frances was devoted to her family and adored the many cats and dogs that were lucky enough to be her pets over the years. Frances is survived by her children, Carolyn Silsby and her husband, Stanley Piecuch, of Camden, Joanna Wallingford and her husband, Mark, of Auburn, and Nancy Owens and her husband, Scott, of Gorham; her daughter-in-law, Victoria Silsby of Manchester, Vermont; her sister, Shirley Whitcomb and her husband, Eben, of Haddam, Connecticut; and a large extended family, including 11 grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Her son, Samuel Silsby III; and her sister, Mary Whitworth and her husband, John, predeceased her. A private graveside ceremony will be held at Forest Grove Cemetery in Augusta at a later date. The family wishes to express its sincere gratitude and appreciation to her caregivers at Gorham House for the love and care they provided to Frances, particularly during her last illness. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in her name to the Animal Refuge League of Greater Portland, P.O. Box 336, Portland, ME 04098 or through its website at: arlgp.org.2
Last Edited4 May 2023

Citations

  1. [S31] Bangor Daily News, Obituaries: Obituary, Url: www.bangornews.com, Obituary Published in BDN Maine on November 20, 2008.
  2. [S31] Bangor Daily News, Obituaries: Obituary, Url: www.bangornews.com, Published on May 3, 2023.
  3. [S31] Bangor Daily News, Obituaries: Obituary, Url: www.bangornews.com, Published on September 17, 2021.

Alonzo Little1

M, b. circa 1846
     Alonzo Little was born circa 1846 at Ohio.1

     Alonzo, married Mary E. Depue, daughter of John Depue and Caroline S. (?), circa 1868.1

Family

Mary E. Depue b. c 1845
Last Edited16 Oct 2019

Citations

  1. [S69] Bureau of the Census United States of America, 1870 (Nineth) United States Federal Census [database on-line], Record Type: 1870 Federal Census, Author Address: Washington, D.C., Champlin, Minnesota, Page 7, line 10.

James Clarence Little1

M, b. circa 1867
FatherJosiah D. Little
MotherSarah J. Plunkett
     James Clarence Little, son of Josiah D. Little and Sarah J. Plunkett, was born circa 1867 at Amesbury, Massachusetts.

     James, son of Josiah D. Little and Sarah J. Plunkett, married Inez Ella Burrill at age 31, daughter of William Watson Burrill and Arvesta Condon, on 16 September 1908 at Dedham, Hancock, Maine, married by Geo. W. French, clergyman, Holden.1,2

Census

     James and Inez appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, at 87 Market Street, enumerated 2 May 1910. James was working as a trimmer in the automobile field.3

     James and Inez appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Dedham, Hancock, Maine, enumerated 21 January 1920. James listed his occupation as a automobile trimmer. He owned his home, still under a mortgage.4

     James and Inez appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Bangor, Penobscot, Maine, enumerated 7 April 1930. James was renting at the time, paying $22.00 monthly. They did have a radio set in the household.5

     James and Inez appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Bangor, Penobscot, Maine, at 17 Kineo Street, enumerated 6 April 1940. James was working as an automobile repairman. For the past year, he worked fifty-two weeks and earned $400.00. He owned his home, valued at $2000.00.. As an item of interest, a dollar in 1940 would equal $16.26 in the year 2012. A $3.50 gallon of milk in 2012 would have cost $.21 cents in 1940.6

Family

Inez Ella Burrill b. 28 Apr 1877
Last Edited5 Feb 2018

Citations

  1. [S6] Unknown author, Maine State Archives, Certificate Number:
    Bride Name: Burrill Inez E.; Bride Town/State: Dedham, ME
    Groom Name: Little James C.; Groom Town/State: Amesbury, MA
    Date of Marriage: Wednesday September 16, 1908.
  2. [S29] Compiler: Dedham Town Clerks, Original Records of Maine Towns and Cities Town of Dedham, Subject: Vital Records, Location: Ellsworth Town Library, This information is taken from a copy of the town records., This information is from a CD located in the Ellsworth Town Library created by 'Picton Press.
  3. [S49] Bureau of the Census Census of the United States United States of America, 1910 Thirteenth United States Federal Census [database on-line], Record Type: 1910 Federal Census, Location: Washington, D.C., Amesbury, Massachusetts, Sheet 13 A, line 28 and 29.
  4. [S23] Census of the United States, 1920 Fourteenth United States Federal Census [database on-line], Record Type: 1920 Federal Census, Location: Washington, D.C., Dedham, Maine, Sheet 7 A, line 1 thru 3.
  5. [S22] Census of the United States, 1930 Fifteenth United States Federal Census [database on-line], Record Type: 1930 Federal Census, Location: Washington, D.C., Bangor, Maine, Sheet 4 A, line 87 and 88.
  6. [S14] Bureau of the Census United States of America, 1940 Federal Census, Record Type: Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, Bangor, Maine, Sheet 5 B, line 54 and 55.

Josiah D. Little1

M
     Josiah D. Little was born at Amesbury, Massachusetts.1

     Josiah, married Sarah J. Plunkett circa 1865.2

Family

Sarah J. Plunkett
Child
Last Edited5 Jan 2018

Citations

  1. [S47] Dedham Town Office, Vital Statistics of Dedham, Maine, Location: Bangor Public Library, File Number: 974.14.D2.2, This information is from his son's Record of Marriage, recorded in Dedham, Maine.
  2. [S47] Dedham Town Office, Vital Statistics of Dedham, Maine, Location: Bangor Public Library, File Number: 974.14.D2.2, This information is from her son's Record of Marriage, recorded in Dedham, Maine.
 
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