John Carr Foss Jr. (1882 - 1945)

Born 10 Jan 1882 in Weston, Aroostook, Maine, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Lena Edith (Hooper) Foss — married 9 Apr 1904 in Bangor, Penobscot, Maine, United States

Descendants

Died 25 Dec 1945 at age 63 in Springfield, Penobscot, Maine, United States

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Biography

Descendant of John Tilley - Mayflower Pilgrim.

Descendant of John Howland - Mayflower Pilgrim.

Descendant of John Winthrop - Founder of the Massachusetts Bay Colony.

Descendant of Susannah (North) Martin - Accused Witch.

Descendant of Mary (Perkins) Bradbury - Accused Witch.

Descendant of David Hamilton - Scottish POW(Battle of Worcester).

Descendant of Maj. Barnabas Palmer - Patriot.

Descendant of Pvt. John Carll - Patriot.

Descendant of Col. Jonathan Palmer - Patriot.

Descendant of Job Shattuck - Patriot.

Descendant of Sarah (Hartwell) Shattuck - Patriot.

Descendant of Benjamin Simpson - Patriot.

Descendant of James Chubbuck - Patriot.

Descendant of James Hamiliton - Patriot.

When John Carr Foss Jr. was born on 10 January 1882, in Weston, Aroostook, Maine, United States, his father, John Carr Sr., was 37 and his mother, Cleantha "Cannie" Carle, was 35. He is described with medium height and build, dark brown hair and blue eyes. John was the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Dedham, Hancock, Maine, United States in 1910 and Ellsworth, Hancock, Maine, United States in 1930. Was drafted to Company A 17 Maine Infantry (WW1). He became a Principal at Village Grammar School in 1923 in Franklin, Maine. In 1940 his occupation was listed as merchant and lumberman living in Springfield, Maine. ^[1] He died in 1945, on 25 DEC 1945 Springfield, Penobscot, Maine, United States at the home of Otis Mahar, at the age of 63, and was buried in Weston, Aroostook, Maine, United States.

• Fact: 1890 census was destroyed by fire
• Fact: Marriage (09 Apr 1904) Bangor, ME to Lena Edith Hooper^[2]
• Fact: Residence (09 Apr 1904) Dedham, ME
• Fact: Residence (1910) Dedham, Hancock, Maine, United States
• Fact: Military Draft Registration (1917-1919) Weston, Aroostook, Maine, United States. Company A 17 Maine Infantry.
• Fact: Residence (1920 ) Danforth, Maine, United States^[3]
• Fact: Occupation (1923) Principal of Franklin grammar school Franklin, Hancock, Maine, United States
• Fact: Legal (13 Feb1923) Arraign on charge of conspiring to defraud the US government^[4]
• Fact: Legal (15 Feb1923) Indicted and pleaded nolo contendere, convicted and fined $200 on the charges of smuggling wool
• Fact: Residence (1930) Ellsworth, Hancock, Maine, United States
• Fact: Legal (1936) Lena Edith Foss(Hooper) sues John for non-support^[5]
• Fact: Residence (1940) Springfield, Maine, United States
• Fact: Legal (Apr 1941) Divorce (desertion)
• Fact: Residence (1945) Springfield, Maine, United States
• Fact: 25 Dec 1945 • Died at the home of Otis Mahar, Springfield, Penobscot, Maine, USA(guest of Otis?). Cause of his death was apoplexy (stroke?)^[6]
• Fact: Burial (1945) Weston, Aroostook, Maine, United States of America

Marriage

He married Lena Edith Hooper on 9 April 1904, in Bangor, Penobscot, Maine, United States. Lena sues John for non-support in 1936. Divorced to Lena in 1941 (desertion).

Sources

1. ↑ 1940; Census Place: Springfield, Penobscot, Maine; Roll: T627_1488; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 10-120[1]
2. ↑ Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921; (Marriage) John Carr Foss in entry for Foss and Hooper, 1904; citing , Maine, United States, multiple sources, Maine; FHL microfilm.[2]
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch, John C Foss, 1920. [3]
4. ↑ Bangor Daily News 13 Feb 1923
5. ↑ 09 Apr 1936; article on Ellsworth news, Bangor Daily News, 11 Apr 1936, p. 19; Notice of a court hearing where Lena had sued John for non-support.
6. ↑ Bangor Daily News 27 Dec 1945, p. 13

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 09 November 2021, 18:52), entry for John Carr Foss Jr. (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LH2G-Z95 ); contributed by various users.
• Maine State Archives; Augusta, Maine, USA; 1892-1907 Vital Records; Roll #: 20
• 1923 Principal of Village Grammer School in Franklin, Maine; Bar Harbor Times, September 19, 1923, p.8
• Ancestry.com. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration Location: Aroostook County, Maine; Roll 1653901; Draft Board: 1.
• Paternal and Maternal relationships are both confirmed by an autosomal AncestryDNA test match between Colin Foss and Kevin Foss, his 1st cousin 1x removed. Their most-recent common ancestors are John Foss and Lena Hooper, the grandparents of Colin Foss and great grandparents of Kevin Foss. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: Ancestry, based on sharing 482 cM across 21 segments.

See also:

• Find A Grave: Memorial #121678292