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10103John Leonard Stanley's Daughters
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  • 1938 c.
"John Stanley (1735-1783) was born to Sans Stanley I and Mary Charder at Marblehead, Massachusetts. John married Marguerite LeCrox on February 5, 1756 in Marblehead. John Stanley died on May 7, 1783 on Little Cranberry Island, Maine. John’s brother, Sans Stanley II (1729-1791), was born on April 24, 1729 to Sans Stanley and Mary Charder at Marblehead, Massachusetts. Sans married Margaret Homan on September 22, 1748 at Marblehead. Sans Stanley died in 1791 at Cranberry Isles, Maine. The Stanley families of the Mt. Desert area descend from these two brothers. The daughters of John Leonard Stanley descend from Sans Stanley II (1729-1791). Left to Right: Lennie Stanley (1890-1979) - Mrs. Hayden Serena Winslow Stanley (1882-1977) - Mrs. Leslie W. Fernald and Mrs. Clarence Hadlock Spurling Vilda E. Stanley (1886-) - Mrs. Winthrop F. Higgins and Mrs. Arthur S. Rowe The daughters of John Leonard Stanley and Martha Elva (Robbins) Stanley were all born at Center, Seal Cove, Maine. Lennie taught at the Center School."
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"John Stanley (1735-1783) was born to Sans Stanley I and Mary Charder at Marblehead, Massachusetts. John married Marguerite LeCrox on February 5, 1756 in Marblehead. John Stanley died on May 7, 1783 on Little Cranberry Island, Maine. John’s brother, Sans Stanley II (1729-1791), was born on April 24, 1729 to Sans Stanley and Mary Charder at Marblehead, Massachusetts. Sans married Margaret Homan on September 22, 1748 at Marblehead. Sans Stanley died in 1791 at Cranberry Isles, Maine. The Stanley families of the Mt. Desert area descend from these two brothers. The daughters of John Leonard Stanley descend from Sans Stanley II (1729-1791). Left to Right: Lennie Stanley (1890-1979) - Mrs. Hayden Serena Winslow Stanley (1882-1977) - Mrs. Leslie W. Fernald and Mrs. Clarence Hadlock Spurling Vilda E. Stanley (1886-) - Mrs. Winthrop F. Higgins and Mrs. Arthur S. Rowe The daughters of John Leonard Stanley and Martha Elva (Robbins) Stanley were all born at Center, Seal Cove, Maine. Lennie taught at the Center School." [show more]
10107Leola Mae Pomroy - later Mrs. Walter Eugene Higgins - Watering the Family Cows
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  • 1939 c.
  • Tremont, Seal Cove
"Leola Mae Pomroy was born to Milton Lee and Velma A. (Murphy) Pomroy in 1924 in Seal Cove, Maine. Leola married Walter Eugene Higgins (1918-2010), son of Frederick W. and Beulah B. (Smith) Higgins, on December 14, 1941. Leola Mae Pomroy (later Mrs. Walter Eugene Higgins) is shown kneeling at the well in the yard at the home of her parents in Seal Cove, Maine. In 2009, Leola, looking at this photograph, remembered exactly what she was doing when it was taken. She described it twice to Cassandra Catherine (Cousins) Wright, Mrs. Joseph A. Wright II, who wrote the story of Leola and the Well: “Leola, at age fourteen, was responsible for giving the cows water at the end of the afternoon. Two buckets of water had to be drawn from the well. Leola’s father usually left the cast iron tea kettle which was kept on the wood stove, out on the steps so she could add some warm water to the trough making the water more palatable for the cows. One day Leola was very excited about going with her sister, Hilda [Hilda A. Pomroy (1925-), later Mrs. Howard Merchant] to a local ball game. In her excitement she skipped the teakettle step, but her father, who was churning butter, saw the missed step. He said, “Leola, you did not warm the water.” She said, “You never add warm water to our water bucket.” Needless to say she did not go to the game. Sassing was not permitted. I asked Leola if her sister went to the game without her and she told me, “no”. She explained that the girls were inseparable and went everywhere together. She told me that she had started school at five years old and was so miserable going without Hilda that, after a week of tears and her mother having to bring her home, her parents and the teacher decided to wait a year when the two girls could go to school together. A few weeks ago Joe and I went to Leola’s husband Walter’s graveside memorial service. It was a beautiful day and a large group of family and friends had gathered at the Seal Cove cemetery. Leola and Hilda sat side by side on the two folding chairs provided by the funeral home – holding hands. It was very moving.”"
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"Leola Mae Pomroy was born to Milton Lee and Velma A. (Murphy) Pomroy in 1924 in Seal Cove, Maine. Leola married Walter Eugene Higgins (1918-2010), son of Frederick W. and Beulah B. (Smith) Higgins, on December 14, 1941. Leola Mae Pomroy (later Mrs. Walter Eugene Higgins) is shown kneeling at the well in the yard at the home of her parents in Seal Cove, Maine. In 2009, Leola, looking at this photograph, remembered exactly what she was doing when it was taken. She described it twice to Cassandra Catherine (Cousins) Wright, Mrs. Joseph A. Wright II, who wrote the story of Leola and the Well: “Leola, at age fourteen, was responsible for giving the cows water at the end of the afternoon. Two buckets of water had to be drawn from the well. Leola’s father usually left the cast iron tea kettle which was kept on the wood stove, out on the steps so she could add some warm water to the trough making the water more palatable for the cows. One day Leola was very excited about going with her sister, Hilda [Hilda A. Pomroy (1925-), later Mrs. Howard Merchant] to a local ball game. In her excitement she skipped the teakettle step, but her father, who was churning butter, saw the missed step. He said, “Leola, you did not warm the water.” She said, “You never add warm water to our water bucket.” Needless to say she did not go to the game. Sassing was not permitted. I asked Leola if her sister went to the game without her and she told me, “no”. She explained that the girls were inseparable and went everywhere together. She told me that she had started school at five years old and was so miserable going without Hilda that, after a week of tears and her mother having to bring her home, her parents and the teacher decided to wait a year when the two girls could go to school together. A few weeks ago Joe and I went to Leola’s husband Walter’s graveside memorial service. It was a beautiful day and a large group of family and friends had gathered at the Seal Cove cemetery. Leola and Hilda sat side by side on the two folding chairs provided by the funeral home – holding hands. It was very moving.”" [show more]
10123Milton Lee Pomroy and Velma Arlene Murphy Pomroy and Children
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  • 1939
  • Tremont, Seal Cove
  • 865 Tremont Road
Back Row - Left to Right: Velma Arlene (Murphy) Pomroy – Mrs. Milton Lee Pomroy (1901-1984) Milton Lee Pomroy (1898-1968) Roger Lee Pomroy – baby (1938-) Hilda Arlene Pomroy – Later Mrs. Merchant Howard (1925-) Leola Mae Pomroy – Later Mrs. Walter Eugene Higgins (c.1926-) Front Row – Left to Right: Irene Celia Pomroy (1931-1949) John Milton Pomroy (1934-1998) Cretia Viola Pomroy (1930-1949) Gaynell Francks Pomroy (1927-1997) Alton Abner Pomroy's photograph pasted in the window because he was away when the photograph was taken.
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Back Row - Left to Right: Velma Arlene (Murphy) Pomroy – Mrs. Milton Lee Pomroy (1901-1984) Milton Lee Pomroy (1898-1968) Roger Lee Pomroy – baby (1938-) Hilda Arlene Pomroy – Later Mrs. Merchant Howard (1925-) Leola Mae Pomroy – Later Mrs. Walter Eugene Higgins (c.1926-) Front Row – Left to Right: Irene Celia Pomroy (1931-1949) John Milton Pomroy (1934-1998) Cretia Viola Pomroy (1930-1949) Gaynell Francks Pomroy (1927-1997) Alton Abner Pomroy's photograph pasted in the window because he was away when the photograph was taken. [show more]