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Mary Ellen (Leighton) Mason (1849 - 1928)

Mary Ellen Mason formerly Leighton
Born in Belfast, Waldo, Maine, United States of Americamap
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[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of — married 14 Oct 1874 in Chelsea, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United Statesmap
Died at age 79 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United Statesmap
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Profile last modified | Created 11 Sep 2010
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Biography

Mary Ellen Leighton was born on February 26, 1849[1] in Belfast, Waldo, Maine. She was the daughter of Thomas Leighton and Persis Dyer.[2]

Mary married Daniel Weston Mason on October 14,1874 in Chelsea, Suffolk, Massachusetts.[2] They had 1 child.

  1. Harold Weston, Mason (1878-1941)

They made their home in Hyde Park, Norfolk, Massachusetts, where in 1880, Daniel was a Salesman and Mary was taking care of the home and their 2 year old son Harold.[3]

In 1900, Daniel was a Book Salesman, and her son Harold-21, was in College where he eventually became a Lawyer.[4][5]

Her husband passed away passed away on April 22, 1917, at the age of 73. They had been married 42 years.

She died at age 79, on June 19, 1928, and was buried in the Grove Cemetery in Belfast, Waldo, Maine.[1][6]

Sources

  1. 1.0 1.1 Find a Grave, database and images, memorial page for Mary E. Mason (Feb 1849–1928), Find A Grave: Memorial #130300025, citing Grove Cemetery, Belfast, Waldo County, Maine, USA; Maintained by L Winslow (contributor 46875728).
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2ZR-Y1MG : Wed Oct 25 11:23:51 UTC 2023), Entry for Daniel W Mason and Mary E Leighton, 09 Oct 1874.
  3. "United States Census, 1880", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHXC-812 : Tue Oct 03 10:27:19 UTC 2023), Entry for Daniel W. Mason and Mary E. Mason, 1880.
  4. "United States Census, 1900", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9TF-67P : Tue Oct 03 05:51:22 UTC 2023), Entry for Daniel W Mason and Mary E Mason, 1900.
  5. "United States Census, 1910", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2KQ-8X4 : Fri Oct 06 06:44:08 UTC 2023), Entry for Daniel W Mason and Mary E Mason, 1910.
  6. Maine, U.S., Faylene Hutton Cemetery Collection, 1780-1990; Ancestry's Maine, U.S., Faylene Hutton Cemetery Collection Ancestry Record 61899 #51552

See Also:

  • Descendants of Capt. Hugh Mason in America: Author: Mason, Edna Warren, b. 1882: Publication: New Haven, Conn. : Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor Co.: 1937: Note: NS112113: Source Media Type: Book: Master Listing Source: Y
  • World Family Tree: Author: Family Tree Maker: Note: Source Media Type: Book: Master Listing Source: Y

Acknowledgements

This person was created through the import of dyermaeettaaug2010.ged on 11 September 2010.





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