Thomas Sunderland Taylor

M, b. 28 January 1914, d. 3 March 1977
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Last Edited3 Feb 2024
Marriage*Thomas Sunderland Taylor married Grace Melvin Crosby
Birth*Thomas Sunderland Taylor was born on 28 January 1914. 
Death*He died on 3 March 1977. 

Child of Thomas Sunderland Taylor and Grace Melvin Crosby

Grace Melvin Crosby

F, b. 15 June 1916, d. 11 November 2012
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Last Edited3 Feb 2024
Marriage*Grace Melvin Crosby married Thomas Sunderland Taylor
Birth*Grace Melvin Crosby was born on 15 June 1916. 
Death*She died on 11 November 2012. 

Child of Grace Melvin Crosby and Thomas Sunderland Taylor

James Hyde

M
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Child of James Hyde and Dorothy Lee Elwell

Dorothy Lee Elwell

F
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Child of Dorothy Lee Elwell and James Hyde

James Edward Crocker

M, b. 6 December 1955, d. 30 May 2009
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FatherFrank Lenfest Crocker b. 19 Apr 1920, d. 4 Aug 2002
MotherJane Ann Dee b. 26 Jul 1921, d. 20 Oct 1997
Last Edited1 May 2025
Birth*James Edward Crocker was born on 6 December 1955 at Choate Memorial Hospital in Woburn, Middlesex County, MassachusettsG.1 
Death*He died of heart and lung failure on 30 May 2009 at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, MassachusettsG. His remains were cremated.2 
When his father died in Aug 2002 James was the informant on the death certificate and was living with his father at 32 Mount Pleasant Avenue in Wakefield, Mass. At the time of his own death in May 2009 he was a bartender in a restaurant and was living with his sister Jane at 31 Emerald Road in Nahant. He never married. 
His parents were living at 30a Emerald Road in Nahant, Essex County, MassachusettsG, when he was born. 
His obituary appeared in the 1 June 2009 Daily Item of Lynn, Mass. and read as follows:

James E. Crocker, 53, a lifelong Wakefield resident, died Saturday, May 30 at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. Born in Nahant on December 6, 1955 he was the son of the late Frank L. and Jane A. (Dee) Crocker. Mr. Crocker was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of 1973. Mr. Crocker was a member of the Wakefield Knights of Columbus and was a past Grand Knight. He was a bartender at the Mt. Vernon Restaurant in Somerville. Mr. Crocker is survived by his sister Jane Collins of Nahant and his two brothers; Robert Crocker of Reading and William Crocker of Wakefield. He is also survived by two nieces and three nephews. Mr. Crocker was the longtime companion of Ann Marie Bordinaro. Service Information: A graveside service will be held on Thursday at 11am in the Greenlawn Cemetery, Nahant Rd., Nahant. Relatives and friends may call at the McDonald Funeral Home 19 Yale Ave, Wakefield on Tuesday from 5-8pm.3 

Citations

  1. Massachusetts Vital Records, Births, 1955, v.207, p.182.
  2. Massachusetts Vital Records, Deaths, 2009, no.2972.
  3. Newspapers.com, www.newspapers.com, (Obituary of James E. Crocker in The Daily Item of Lynn, Mass. on 1 Jun 2009, p.Z16).

Jane Dee Crocker

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FatherFrank Lenfest Crocker b. 19 Apr 1920, d. 4 Aug 2002
MotherJane Ann Dee b. 26 Jul 1921, d. 20 Oct 1997
Last Edited29 Jun 2025

Children of Jane Dee Crocker and Dennis William Collins

Dennis William Collins

M, b. 24 November 1949, d. 17 April 1999
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FatherWilliam H. Collins
MotherElizabeth A. Donovan
Last Edited29 Jun 2025
Birth*Dennis William Collins was born on 24 November 1949 at Somerville Hospital in Somerville, Middlesex County, MassachusettsG.1 
Death*He died pf lung cancer on 17 April 1999 at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital in Melrose, Middlesex County, MassachusettsG.2 
Burial*He was buried on 21 April 1999 in Greenlawn Cemetery in Nahant, Essex County, MassachusettsG.2 
His obituary appeared in the 19 April 1999 Daily Item of Lynn and read as follows:

Dennis W. Collins, 49; Vietnam War veteran. Dennis W. Collins, 49, of Spring Road, died Saturday in Melrose-Wakefield Hospital after a brief illness. He was the husband of Jane (Crocker) Collins, with whom he shared 19 years of marriage. Born in Somerville, he was the son of the late William and Elizabeth (Donovan) Collins. He attended Wakefield High and lived there until moving to Nahant 10 years ago. He was an Army veteran of the Vietnam War. Mr. Collins was employed in the lobster and seafood industries for many years. He was most recently employed at Mortillaro Lobster Company in Gloucester. He enjoyed fishing and the ocean. Mr. Collins leaves a daughter, Katherine E. Collins, a seventh-grade student at Swampscott Middle School; two sons, Daniel P. Collins, a ninth-grade student at Swampscott High School and Timothy M. Collins, a fourth-grade student at Johnson School, Nahant; two brothers, Michael P. Collins of Kezar Falls, Maine and William H. Collins of Tewksbury; two sisters, Jane Serpa of Plaistow, N.H. and Elizabeth A. Powers of Everett; and many nieces and nephews. He was also the brother of the late Daniel Collins. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 11a.m. in the Cuffe-McGinn Funeral Home, 157 Maple St., Lynn. Burial will be in Greenlawn Cemetery, Nahant.3 

Children of Dennis William Collins and Jane Dee Crocker

Citations

  1. Massachusetts Vital Records, Births, 1949, v.152, p.177.
  2. Massachusetts Vital Records, Deaths, 1999, no.26801.
  3. Newspapers.com, www.newspapers.com, (Obituary of Dennis W. Collins, The Daily Item of Lynn, Monday, 19 Apr 1999, p.18, <https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-item/153589020/>).

Robert Douglas Crocker

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FatherFrank Lenfest Crocker b. 19 Apr 1920, d. 4 Aug 2002
MotherJane Ann Dee b. 26 Jul 1921, d. 20 Oct 1997
Last Edited11 Jan 2025

William John Crocker

M
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FatherFrank Lenfest Crocker b. 19 Apr 1920, d. 4 Aug 2002
MotherJane Ann Dee b. 26 Jul 1921, d. 20 Oct 1997
Last Edited11 Jan 2025

Robert Martin Madden

M, b. 3 October 1927, d. 31 January 2001
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FatherJohn Francis Madden b. 1900
MotherCharlotte E. Whalen b. 1904
Last Edited25 Aug 2025
Birth*Robert Martin Madden was born on 3 October 1927 at home 15a Story Avenue in Lynn, Essex County, MassachusettsG.1 
Marriage*He married second Marjorie Mary Dee, daughter of Edward Thomas Dee and Alice Adeline Maguire, on 1 March 1975 at 33 Lambert Avenue in Lynn, Essex County, MassachusettsG.2 
Death*Robert Martin Madden died of bronchial cancer on 31 January 2001 in Union Hospital in Lynn, Essex County, MassachusettsG.3 
Burial*He was buried on 3 February 2001 in St. Joseph's Cemetery in Lynn, Essex County, MassachusettsG.3 
FamilySearch Family Tree page: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/GPZB-57L. 

Citations

  1. Massachusetts Vital Records, Births, 1927, v.65, p.377.
  2. Massachusetts Vital Records, Marriages, 1975, v.48, p.149.
  3. Massachusetts Vital Records, Deaths, 2001, no.19756.

John Francis Madden

M, b. 1900
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Last Edited13 Feb 2024
Marriage*John Francis Madden married Charlotte E. Whalen
Birth*John Francis Madden was born in 1900. 

Child of John Francis Madden and Charlotte E. Whalen

Charlotte E. Whalen

F, b. 1904
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Last Edited13 Feb 2024
Marriage*Charlotte E. Whalen married John Francis Madden
Birth*Charlotte E. Whalen was born in 1904. 

Child of Charlotte E. Whalen and John Francis Madden

Patrick Malone

M, b. 1845
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Last Edited4 Feb 2024
Marriage*Patrick Malone married Margaret Pepper
Birth*Patrick Malone was born in 1845. 

Child of Patrick Malone and Margaret Pepper

Margaret Pepper

F, b. 1845
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Last Edited4 Feb 2024
Marriage*Margaret Pepper married Patrick Malone
Birth*Margaret Pepper was born in 1845. 

Child of Margaret Pepper and Patrick Malone

Arthur W. Bostick

M
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Last Edited4 Feb 2024

Child of Arthur W. Bostick and Eleanor C. Colby

Eleanor C. Colby

F
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Last Edited4 Feb 2024

Child of Eleanor C. Colby and Arthur W. Bostick

Sarah A. Packard

F, b. 29 May 1834, d. 8 April 1916
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FatherNathan Packard b. 1800, d. 1885
MotherSarah Stone b. 1803
Last Edited18 Mar 2026
Birth*Sarah A. Packard was born on 29 May 1834 in Winthrop, Kennebec County, MaineG.1 
Marriage*She married first Alexander Blanchard Atkins, son of Thomas Atkins and Lucinda Fairbanks, circa 1855. Their marriage intention was filed in Canaan, Maine on 28 Aug 1855, at which time he was from Canaan and she was from Corinna. Their marriage does not appear in the Canaan records so may have taken place in nearby Corinna.2 
Death*Sarah A. Packard died of cancer of the liver and pancreas on 8 April 1916 in Corinna, Penobscot County, MaineG.3 
Burial*She was buried on 11 April 1916 in Corinna Center Cemetery in Corinna, Penobscot County, MaineG.4,5 
FamilySearch Family Tree page: https://www.familysearch.org/en/tree/person/details/G43T-XY4. 
FindaGrave page: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9466740/sarah_a-dodge. 

Children of Sarah A. Packard and Alexander Blanchard Atkins

Citations

  1. Date and place of birth and parentage from death record.
  2. Sally Furber Nelson., Vital Records of Canaan, Maine (Camden, ME: Picton Press, 2008), p.227.
  3. Ancestry, www.ancestry.com, (Maine, U.S., Death Records, 1761-1922, <https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/1962/images/31515_204101-02692>, scan of State record which says she died in the third month, not April, although the burial is a few days later in April. Her gravestone says 8 Apr 1916).
  4. Burial date and place from death certificate.
  5. Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/, (Sarah A. Packard Dodge, <https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9466740/sarah_a-dodge>, includes photo of gravestone with full date of death).

Ralph Wilfred Atkins

M, b. 21 March 1866, d. 26 September 1866
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FatherAlexander Blanchard Atkins b. c Mar 1833, d. 21 Aug 1868
MotherSarah A. Packard b. 29 May 1834, d. 8 Apr 1916
Last Edited18 Mar 2026
Birth*Ralph Wilfred Atkins was born on 21 March 1866 in Canaan, Somerset County, MaineG.1 
Death*He died on 26 September 1866.2 
Burial*He was buried in the Village Cemetery in Corinna, Penobscot County, MaineG.2 
FindaGrave page: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9466753/ralph_wilfred-atkins. 
His first and middle names come from his FindaGrave record and haven't been verified. 

Citations

  1. FamilySearch, www.familysearch.org, (Canaan, Maine Vital records, 1784-1910, <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99L1-W9XP-H>, birth of an unnamed child (no sex stated) of Alexander B. and Sarah.).
  2. Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/, (Ralph Wilfred Atkins, <https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9466753/ralph_wilfred-atkins>, no photo of gravestone is included).

Lyman Page Leighton

M, b. 9 April 1834, d. 31 December 1908
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FatherEnoch Leighton b. 1794
MotherSusanna Emerson b. 1802
Last Edited20 Mar 2026
Birth*Lyman Page Leighton was born on 9 April 1834 in Addison, Washington County, MaineG.1 
Marriage*He married Melvina Lydia Atkins, daughter of Thomas Atkins and Lucinda Fairbanks, on 1 December 1862 in Addison, Washington County, MaineG.2 
Death*Lyman Page Leighton died of consumption on 31 December 1908 at home, 135 Chestnut Street in Lynn, Essex County, MassachusettsG.3 
Burial*He was buried in Pine Grove Cemetery in Lynn, Essex County, MassachusettsG.4 

Children of Lyman Page Leighton and Melvina Lydia Atkins

Citations

  1. Calculated from his age at death on 74-8-22, place of birth and parentage from death record as well.
  2. FamilySearch, www.familysearch.org, (Maine Marriages, 1771-1907, <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F46V-MMJ>).
  3. Massachusetts Vital Records, Deaths, original record viewed on familysearch.org,. <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-DH2Q-H6S?i=1183&cc=1463156
  4. Death record.

Enoch Leighton

M, b. 1794
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Last Edited4 Feb 2024
Marriage*Enoch Leighton married Susanna Emerson
Birth*Enoch Leighton was born in 1794. 

Child of Enoch Leighton and Susanna Emerson

Susanna Emerson

F, b. 1802
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Last Edited4 Feb 2024
Marriage*Susanna Emerson married Enoch Leighton
Birth*Susanna Emerson was born in 1802. 

Child of Susanna Emerson and Enoch Leighton

William H. Merrell

M, b. 8 September 1812, d. 22 December 1898
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FatherErastus Merrell b. 1782, d. 1866
MotherLucinda Bushnell b. 1780, d. 1820
Last Edited17 Mar 2026
Birth*William H. Merrell was born on 8 September 1812 in Barkhamsted, Litchfield County, ConnecticutG.1 
Marriage*He married first Nancy Emaline Ballard, daughter of Erasmus Ballard and Sarah (?), on 27 September 1838 in Ashtabula Township, Ashtabula County, OhioG.2 
Marriage*William H. Merrell married Mary Elizabeth Atkins, daughter of Thomas Atkins and Lucinda Fairbanks, on 14 August 1882. At the time of their marriage William was from Leavenworth, Kansas and Lizzie was from Lynn, Mass.3,4 
Death*William H. Merrell died from the effects of heart trouble on 22 December 1898 at his home in Independence, Jackson County, MissouriG.5,6 
Burial*He was buried in Mount Muncie Cemetery in Lansing, Leavenworth County, KansasG.7 
FindaGrave page: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/148679569/william_h-merrell. 
FamilySearch Family Tree page: https://www.familysearch.org/en/tree/person/details/LCMF-YYG. 
His obituary appeared in the 24 December 1898 Leavenworth Times of Leavenworth, Kansas and read as follows:

WILLIAM MERRILL DEAD. FUNERAL WILL BE HELD HERE TODAY. WAS FORMERLY A CITIZEN OF LEAVENWORTH BUT HAD MOVED TO INDEPENDENCE, MO -- WAS WELL KNOWN -- STILL HELD PROPERTY HERE -- LEAVES A LARGE FAMILY -- WAS 86 YEARS OLD. William Merrill, a former citizen of this city, died at his home in Independence, Mo., yesterday morning at 5 o'clock from the effects of heart trouble. At the time of his death he was 86 years old and was well known here. William Merrill was born in Winstead, Conn. He came to this city in the early seventies and lived here 24 years. While in Leavenworth he acquired considerable property and still owns several valuable residences on Fifth avenue. He also owned property in Independence where he moved something over a year ago. Mr. Merrill was prominent in temperance and church work while in Leavenworth. During his residence in this city, he was one of the officers in the Presbyterian church. He leaves a widow and five children, daughters, all of whom are now married. One of these daughters, Mrs. N. A. Parker, who now lives on Market street. The body of Mr. Merrill will arrive from Independence on the 11:30 train today. It will be taken to the Presbyterian church and remain there until 2 o'clock, when Rev. Dr. Page will conduct religious services. The body will be buried in the family lot at Mount Muncie cemetery. Friends of the family are invited to attend the funeral.8 

Citations

  1. FamilySearch, www.familysearch.org, (Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850, Connecticut Court Records, <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS5X-77TL-Q>, typed abstract of birth record stating date, place and parents' first names).
  2. Family Search Family Tree, http://www.familysearch.org, (Nancy Emaline Ballard, <https://www.familysearch.org/en/tree/person/details/LCMF-Y59>).
  3. Newspapers.com, www.newspapers.com, (Marriage notice, The Leavenworth Times (Leavenworth, Kans.), 20 Aug 1882, p.4, <https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-leavenworth-times-marriage-of-merrel/193627192/>).
  4. She was the widow Merrill on her death record.
  5. Obituary for death info.
  6. Date of death from gravestone.
  7. Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/, (William H. Merrell, <https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/148679569/william_h-merrell>, includes photo of gravestone with full date of death).
  8. Newspapers.com, www.newspapers.com, (William Merrill Dead, The Leavenworth Times (Leavenworth, Kans.), 24 Dec 1898, p.4, <https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-leavenworth-times-obituary-for-willi/193627364/>).

Patrick A. Foley

M
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Last Edited4 Feb 2024

Child of Patrick A. Foley and Mildred L. Wroblewski

Mildred L. Wroblewski

F
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Last Edited15 Feb 2024

Child of Mildred L. Wroblewski and Patrick A. Foley

John Bernard Gibbons

M
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Last Edited15 Feb 2024

Child of John Bernard Gibbons and Christina Higgins

Christina Higgins

F
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Last Edited4 Feb 2024

Child of Christina Higgins and John Bernard Gibbons

Howard Wilfred Hartley Jr.

M
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Last Edited10 Feb 2024

Edward Cohen

M
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Last Edited31 Mar 2025

Children of Edward Cohen and Elizabeth Susan Birtwell

Jacqueline Hughes

F
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Last Edited6 Jan 2025

Kathie Cohen

F
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FatherEdward Cohen
MotherElizabeth Susan Birtwell b. 5 Jun 1929, d. 29 Nov 2012
Last Edited11 Jan 2025

Child of Kathie Cohen and Shelly Friedman