Jean
Evelyn
Knowles
formerly McLaughlin
Born in Calais, Washington, Maine, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of George Harold McLaughlin
and Edith Lavinney (Shain) McLaughlin
Sister of
Dorothy Edith McLaughlin, Georgie C. McLaughlin, Nelson Sperling McLaughlin, Paul Henry McLaughlin, Ronald McLaughlin, [private brother (1920s - unknown)] and William Fay McLaughlin
Wife of
Merle H Knowles
— married
14 Jun 1945 in Calais, Maine
Descendants 
Died
at age 83
in Calais, Washington, Maine, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 10 Aug 2013
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Biography
Jean was born in 1927. She was the daughter of George McLaughlin and Edith Shain.
Alexander – Jean Evelyn Knowles, 83, passed away peacefully in Calais on Sunday January 23, 2011, surrounded by her family. She was born in Calais on November 15, 1927 to George and Edith (Shain) McLaughlin.
She was predeceased by her husband, Merle H. Knowles Sr., her son, Leslie V. Knowles Sr., and her grandson Leslie V. Knowles Jr.
Surviving are her two sons, Merle H. Knowles Jr., and his family and John E. Knowles and his family, all of Alexander; a brother, Ronald McLaughlin and his family of Portland and several grandchildren and their families.
Sources
"United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMDD-VMX : accessed 22 July 2019), George Mclaughlin, Calais, Washington, Maine, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 9, sheet 2A, line 35, family 39, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 840; FHL microfilm 2,340,575.
- Jean Evelyn McLaughlin Knowles on Find A Grave: Memorial #64945179 18:03, 10 September 2018 (UTC)
Acknowledgments
Entered by Stanley Wood, Friday, August 9, 2013. Thank you to Stanley Wood for creating McLaughlin-946 on 9 Aug 2013.
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