American AcornsMary Gwendolyn Russell ( Foss )
1904–2011 · Female · died at 106
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Overview
Mary Gwendolyn Russell ( Foss )1904–2011Henry Leroy Foss1894–1989Husband
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Biography
Teaching, the Foss farm, and later years
Mary's obituary remembers her graduating from Athens Academy at sixteen, then teaching in Pleasant Ridge's one-room schoolhouse and later in other nearby towns and at Athens.
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It says that she and Henry Foss lived on the Foss farm before buying a home on Main Street in Madison in 1941.
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In later life, the same account describes her membership in the Madison and East Madison historical societies and her visits to the Skowhegan Animal Shelter.
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Family
Parents
- Mother: Lillace Alma Ames (Russell, Libbey) c. 1879–1947
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- Father: Lewis Whittier Russell 1882–1964
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Husband: Henry Leroy Foss 1894–1989 Unconfirmed evidence: show why
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Life events
| Born | 9 JUL 1904, Madison, Somerset, Maine, USA Unconfirmed evidence: show whyWhy: From the imported family tree; not yet reviewed. Records attached in the tree:
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| Died | 17 MAY 2011, Madison, Somerset, Maine Unconfirmed evidence: show whyWhy: From the imported family tree; not yet reviewed. Records attached in the tree: Review: not yet reviewed. |
| Residence | 1910, Madison, Somerset, Maine, USA |
| Residence | 1920, Comville, Somerset, Maine, USA |
| Foss Russell marriage | 1 JUL 1931, Waterville, Maine |
| Marriage | 27 JUN 1931, Waterville, Kennebec, Maine, USA, with Henry Leroy Foss 1894–1989 |
| Marriage | 27 JUN 1931, Madison, Somerset, Maine, USA, with Henry Leroy Foss 1894–1989 |
| Burial | 2011, Madison, Somerset County, Maine, United States of America View memorial on Find a Grave |
| Residence | Malden |
| Residence | Madison, Maine |
Newspapers
4 newspaper clippings to view here. View them larger, one at a time.
Morning Sentinel (Waterville, Maine), Wednesday 1 July 1931, p. 5 (index entries for Iris May Oak [obituary and birth index] and the marriage entry for Russell Henry and Mary Gwendolyn Russell [image id 854270459 is a different page, see its own row]). Full newspaper page as saved.1 Jul 1931 · p. 5
Newspapers.com - Morning Sentinel - 1 Jul 1931 - 6 Foss Russell marriage1 Jul 1931
The Bangor Daily News (Bangor, Maine), Monday 17 February 1947, p. 12 (Obituary Index entry, Mary Gwendolyn Russell [Foss]). Full newspaper page as saved.17 Feb 1947 · p. 12
Morning Sentinel (Waterville, Me.), 20 May 2011, p. B4: obituary of Mary (Russell) Foss (1904-2011), Madison's eldest citizen.20 May 2011 · p. B4
Also cited, with no image here
- U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current Newspaper or record reference; read it at the archive or publisher.
- Morning Sentinel (Waterville, Maine), Wednesday 1 July 1931, p. 6, 'Foss-Russell' (Newspapers.com image 854270459) Newspaper or record reference; read it at the archive or publisher.
Record images
3 record images to view here. View them larger, one at a time.
1910 U.S. census, Madison, Somerset County, Maine (roll T624_546, page 14b, ED 229): the page the family tree attaches to the Russell household and Lillace (Ames) Russell.
1920 United States Federal Census
Henry L. Foss (1894–1989) and Mary R. Foss (1904–2011), on a shared FOSS family stone, Forest Hill Cemetery, Madison, Maine.
Photos & documents
Sources
- View memorial on Find a Grave Memorial 169423763
A volunteer-contributed memorial page. Its dates and family links are the contributor's; the labels on this page say which ones the records support. - U.S., Family History Books Family histories and trees Scan: family sign-in Birth
Eames-Ames Genealogy: Descendants of Robert of Woburn and Thomas of Framingham, Massachusetts, 1634-1931 - U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current Burials and memorials Scan: family sign-in Birth, Burial, Death
- U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current Newspapers Citation only Birth, Death, Residence
Publication Place: Illinois, USA; URL: http://www.tributes.com/obituary/print_selections/91524983?type=1 - 1910 United States Federal Census Census Viewable scan
- 1910 United States Federal Census Census Viewable scan Birth
- 1910 United States Federal Census Census Viewable scan Residence
- 1920 United States Federal Census Census Viewable scan Birth, Residence
Year: 1920; Census Place: Comville, Somerset, Maine; Roll: T625_648; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 101 - Morning Sentinel (Waterville, Maine), Wednesday 1 July 1931, p. 6, 'Foss-Russell' (Newspapers.com image 854270459) Newspapers Citation only Marriage
- Newspapers.com - Morning Sentinel - 1 Jul 1931 - 6 Newspapers Viewable scan Event
Foss Russell marriage 1 Jul 1931 - U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current Newspapers Viewable scan Marriage, Residence
Waterville Morning Sentinel; Publication Date: 1/ Jul/ 1931; Publication Place: Waterville, Maine, USA; URL:… - U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current Newspapers Viewable scan
The Bangor Daily News; Publication Date: 17 Feb 1947; Publication Place: Bangor, Maine, USA; URL: https://ww…
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