William Fraser Graham (1884 - 1941)

Born 29 Apr 1884 in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Husband of Amanda Netta (Harpell) Graham — married 11 Sep 1911 in Salmon Arm, British Columbia, Canada

Died 6 May 1941 at age 57 in Bangor, Penobscot, Maine, United States

Biography

William Graham was born on April 29, 1884 in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. His parents were Roderick Graham and Elizabeth Fraser.

When William was 16 years old he was recorded with his mother and 4 siblings in Halifax, Nova Scotia. His father had died since the 1891 census and his mother was working as a Tailoress. He was employed as a clerk. ^[1]

He married Amanda Harpell on September 11, 1911 in Salmon Arm, British Columbia, Canada. ^[2] Together they had 4 children:

1. William Donald Graham (1912-1912)
2. Marion Fraser Graham (abt.1914-1982)
3. Donald Harpell Graham (1915-1982)
4. William Graham (1917-1975)

Their first child died in the summer of 1912 when he was three days old while they were in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada. ^[3] By the time their second child was born they were living on east coast again, in Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.

On 12 Sep 1912 William registered to serve with the United States military during WWI. He was employed as a salesman at Benoit Mutty Company in Bangor Penobscot, Maine where he lived with his wife and children. ^[4]

In 1920 he was 35 years old and living with his wife and three children in Penobscot, Maine, United States. He was working as a salesman at a dry goods store. ^[5] And the following year he became a naturalized citizen of the United States. ^[6]

In 1930 ^[7] and 1940 ^[8] he was still living in Bangor, Penobscot, Maine with his wife and children.

The following year he died on May 06, 1941 in Bangor, Penobscot, Maine, United States at the age of 57 years. He was laid to rest at the Pine Grove Cemetery in Bangor. ^[9]

Research Notes

• unable to find confirmation of dob 27 Apr 1882 originally listed in this profile through https://archives.novascotia.ca/vital-statistics/ or census records. On his naturalization records after moving to the United States, military records and 1901 census his dob was listed 29 Apr 1884.

Sources

1. ↑ "Canada Census, 1901," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHK5-XXB : 23 February 2021), William Graham in household of Elizbeth Graham, Halifax (city/cité), Nova Scotia, Canada; citing p. 3, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa. Date of Birth: 29 Apr 1884.
2. ↑ "British Columbia Marriage Registrations, 1859-1932; 1937-1938," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JD8V-W5T : 22 February 2021), William Fraser Graham and Amanda Nellie Harpell, 11 Sep 1911; citing Salmon Arm, British Columbia, Canada, British Columbia Archives film number B11383, Vital Statistics Agency, Victoria; FHL microfilm 1,983,976.
3. ↑ "British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986; 1992-1993", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK6G-2NXM : 8 November 2017), William Donald Graham, 1912.
4. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZFY-Q99 : 23 February 2021), William Fraser Graham, 1917-1918.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFZR-6NP : 1 February 2021), William F Graham, 1920.
6. ↑ "Maine, County Naturalization Records, 1800-1990", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:DYQZ-5XW2 : 18 February 2021), William Fraser Graham, 1921.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMD7-SBP : accessed 28 April 2021), Willian F Graham, Bangor, Penobscot, Maine, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 10, sheet 3A, line 6, family 21, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 836; FHL microfilm 2,340,571.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMM2-LL3 : 5 January 2021), William F Graham, Bangor, Penobscot, Maine, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 10-12, sheet 3B, line 67, family 69, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 1486.
9. ↑ Burial: Find a Grave, database and images (Find A Grave: Memorial #178934289 accessed 27 Apr 2021) memorial page for William Fraser Graham (29 Apr 1884–6 May 1941), citing Pine Grove Cemetery, Bangor, Penobscot County, Maine, USA; Maintained by Cynthia Munkelt (contributor 49275535).