Leon Stanley Danforth1,2

M, b. 25 July 1907, d. 7 July 1971
FatherPhilip Leroy Danforth2 b. 28 May 1869, d. 14 Feb 1924
MotherBertha R. Braley2 b. c 1884
Relationships1st cousin 2 times removed of Dianne Elizabeth Smith
1st cousin 2 times removed of Ellen June Smith
     Leon Stanley Danforth, son of Philip Leroy Danforth and Bertha R. Braley, was born on 25 July 1907 at Bradford, Penobscot, Maine.1,2

     Leon, at age 22, son of Philip Leroy Danforth and Bertha R. Braley, married Bertha Mae Ellis at age 12 on 18 June 1930 at Maine.3

     Leon died at age 63, on 7 July 1971, at Bangor, Penobscot, Maine.4

Census

     Leon Stanley Danforth appeared on the 1910 Federal Census in Bradford, Penobscot, Maine in the household of his parents, Philip and Bertha.5

Family

Bertha Mae Ellis b. 27 Jun 1917

Obituary

STANLEY L. DANFORTH

The death of Stanley L. Danforth, 63, Hudson, occurred July 7 in a local hospital. He was born in Bradford, the son of Phillip and Bertha (Braley) Danforth. Surviving are: a daughter, Mrs. Virginia Cefalo, Brewer: two sons, Kenneth of Howland and Reginald of Bangor; a brother, LeRoy Danforth of Bangor; a sister, Mrs. Natalie Bishop, Bangor; several grandchildren, nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held Friday at 10 a.m. at the Brookings-Smith Fnneral Home, 133 Center Street, Bangor, where friends may call today between 2 and 4, and 7 and 9 p.m.4
Last Edited11 Jan 2022

Citations

  1. [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., Bradford, Maine, Sheet 8 A, line 37.
  2. [S185] Unknown author, Birth Certificates, Record Type: Birth Certificates, The original Birth Certificate (for Leon Stanley Danforth) was viewed at the John B. Curtis Free Public Library, Bradford, Maine.
  3. [S6] Unknown author, Maine State Archives, Maine, U.S., Birth Records, 1715-1922
    Name: Bertha Mae Ellis Gender: Female Birth Date:     27 Jun 1917 Birth Place: Ripley, Somerset, Maine, USA Father: Sidney Ellis Mother:     Hettie Florence Ellis.
  4. [S31] Bangor Daily News, Obituaries: Obituary, Url: www.bangornews.com, The Bangor Daily News (Bangor, Maine) 08 Jul 1971, Thu Page 27.
  5. [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., Bradford, Maine, Sheet 8 A, line 33 thru 37.

Leroy Elmer Danforth1

M, b. 8 January 1904, d. 10 January 1984
FatherPhilip Leroy Danforth1 b. 28 May 1869, d. 14 Feb 1924
MotherBertha R. Braley1 b. c 1884
Relationships1st cousin 2 times removed of Dianne Elizabeth Smith
1st cousin 2 times removed of Ellen June Smith
Leroy Elmer Danforth, husband of Edna B. Henderson
     Leroy Elmer Danforth, son of Philip Leroy Danforth and Bertha R. Braley, was born on 8 January 1904 at Bradford, Penobscot, Maine.1,2,3

     Leroy, at age 24, son of Philip Leroy Danforth and Bertha R. Braley, married Edna Bernice Henderson at age 13 on 25 August 1928 at Maine.4

     Leroy Elmer Danforth died on 10 January 1984 at age 80.5 and was buried at Williams Cemetery, Bradford, Penobscot, Maine.6

Census

     Leroy Elmer Danforth appeared on the 1910 Federal Census in Bradford, Penobscot, Maine in the household of his parents, Philip and Bertha.7

     Leroy and Edna appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Bradford, Penobscot, Maine, enumerated 10 May 1940. Leroy was renting a home and working as a farm laborer. He completed 9th grade Their children, Katherine L., Francis M. and Geneva P. were listed as living with them. 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 1940.8

Family

Edna Bernice Henderson b. 6 Feb 1915, d. 12 Mar 1995
Children

Obituary

LEROY DANFORTH

- BANGOR — Leroy Danforth, 80, of 36 Spring St., died Jan. 10, 1984 in Bangor after a short illness. He was born Jan. 8, 1904 in Bradford the son of Philip ond Bertha (Braley) Danforth. He is survived by one son Everett of Bangor; four daughters, Kathleen Staples of Hermon, Geneva Harvey of Carmel, Frances Beaulieu ond Carolyn Dodgens both of Bangor; 23 grandchildren; 29 great-grandchildren. Funeral service will be held 1 pm Thursday at the Thompson Funeral Home East Corinth with the Rev. Ronald E. Libby officiating. Spring burial will be in Bradford Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home 2-4 and 7-8 pm Wednesday.9
Last Edited3 Jan 2022

Citations

  1. [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., Bradford, Maine, Sheet 8 A, line 36.
  2. [S185] Unknown author, Birth Certificates, Record Type: Birth Certificates, The original Birth Certificate (for Elmer Leroy Danforth) was viewed at the John B. Curtis Free Public Library, Bradford, Maine.
  3. [S30] Unknown author, Ancestry Web Site, Url: http://www.ancestry.com, Information from Copy of Record of Birth.
  4. [S6] Unknown author, Maine State Archives, Certificate Number:
    Bride Name: Henderson Edna B.; Bride Town/State: Hermon, ME
    Groom Name: Danforth Leroy E.; Groom Town/State: Bradford, ME
    Date of Marriage: Saturday August 25, 1928.
  5. [S63] Unknown author, Find A Grave web site, Url: http://www.findagrave.com, Find A Grave Memorial# 39382027.
  6. [S63] Unknown author, Find A Grave web site, Url: http://www.findagrave.com, Find A Grave Memorial # 39382027.
  7. [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., Bradford, Maine, Sheet 8 A, line 33 thru 37.
  8. [S14] Bureau of the Census United States of America, 1940 Federal Census, Record Type: Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, Bradford, Maine, Sheet 10 A, line 7 thru 12.
  9. [S31] Bangor Daily News, Obituaries: Obituary, Url: www.bangornews.com, The Bangor Daily News (Bangor, Maine) 11 Jan 1984, Wed Page 21.
  10. [S14] Bureau of the Census United States of America, 1940 Federal Census, Record Type: Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, Bradford, Maine, Sheet 10 A, line 9.
  11. [S14] Bureau of the Census United States of America, 1940 Federal Census, Record Type: Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, Bradford, Maine, Sheet 10 A, line 11.
  12. [S14] Bureau of the Census United States of America, 1940 Federal Census, Record Type: Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, Bradford, Maine, Sheet 10 A, line 10.
  13. [S14] Bureau of the Census United States of America, 1940 Federal Census, Record Type: Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, Bradford, Maine, Sheet 10 A, line 12.

Loran Danforth1

M, b. circa 1847
FatherPhilip Danforth Jr1 b. 10 Apr 1793, d. 26 Jul 1860
MotherRhoda Smith1 b. 23 Oct 1804, d. 3 Feb 1885
Relationships2nd great-granduncle of Dianne Elizabeth Smith
2nd great-granduncle of Ellen June Smith
     Loran Danforth, son of Philip Danforth Jr and Rhoda Smith, was born circa 1847 at Maine.1

Census

     Loran appeared on the 1850 Federal Census of Liberty, Waldo, Maine, in the household of his parents, Philip and Rhoda.2
Last Edited14 Aug 2018

Citations

  1. [S54] Bureau of the Census United States of America, 1850 (Seventh) United States Federal Census [database on-line], Record Type: 1850 Federal Census, Author Address: Washington, D.C., Liberty, Maine, Marked 90 (in left corner), line 11.
  2. [S54] Bureau of the Census United States of America, 1850 (Seventh) United States Federal Census [database on-line], Record Type: 1850 Federal Census, Author Address: Washington, D.C., Liberty, Maine, Marked 90 (in left corner), line 4 thru 11.

Mary E. Danforth1

F, b. circa 1934
FatherClyde Ellwood Danforth1 b. 16 May 1908, d. 16 Apr 1988
MotherMary Louise Wood1 b. 1912, d. 24 Aug 1989
Relationships2nd cousin 1 time removed of Dianne Elizabeth Smith
2nd cousin 1 time removed of Ellen June Smith
     Mary E. Danforth, daughter of Clyde Ellwood Danforth and Mary Louise Wood, was born circa 1934 at Maine.1

Census

     Mary E. Danforth appeared on the 1940 Federal Census, enumerated 10 April 1940, of Brewer, Penobscot, Maine in the household of her parents, Clyde and Mary.2
Last Edited1 May 2019

Citations

  1. [S14] Bureau of the Census United States of America, 1940 Federal Census, Record Type: Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, Brewer, Maine, Sheet 4 A, line 5.
  2. [S14] Bureau of the Census United States of America, 1940 Federal Census, Record Type: Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, Brewer, Maine, Sheet 4 A, line 2 thru 6.

Mary E. Danforth1

F, b. January 1846, d. 16 February 1846
FatherNathan O. Danforth1 b. 26 Oct 1810, d. 15 Nov 1870
MotherSally M. Todd1 b. c 1812, d. 8 Apr 1882
Relationships2nd cousin 3 times removed of Dianne Elizabeth Smith
2nd cousin 3 times removed of Ellen June Smith
Mary E. Danforth, daughter of Nathan O. amd Sally M. Danforth
     Mary E. Danforth, daughter of Nathan O. Danforth and Sally M. Todd, was born in January 1846.1

     Mary died on 16 February 1846,1,2 and was buried at Kelly-Danforth Cemetery, Freedom, Waldo, Maine.1
Last Edited14 Dec 2021

Citations

  1. [S63] Unknown author, Find A Grave web site, Url: http://www.findagrave.com, Find A Grave memorial # 135559880.
  2. [S30] Unknown author, Ancestry Web Site, Url: http://www.ancestry.com, Information from Copy of Record of Death.
 
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