Albra Marion (Staples) Stanley (1901 - 1965)

Born 7 Jan 1901 in Swans Island, Hancock, Maine, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Leverett Sherman Stanley — married 17 Oct 1920 in Rockland, Knox, Maine, United States

Died 2 Nov 1965 at age 64 in Bangor, Penobscot, Maine, United States

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Descendant of Myles Standish.

Descendant of John Alden.

Descendant of Richard Warren.

Descendant of Henry Samson.

Biography

Albra Marion was born in 1901. She was the daughter of Warren Staples and Charlotte Ann Stanley. Albra Marion Staples was born on 7 January 1901 in Swan's Island, Hancock County, Maine, USA. She died on 2 November 1965 at the age of 64 in Bangor, Penobscot County, Maine, USA. Southwest Harbor: Mrs. Albra M. Stanley, 64, wife of Leverette Stanley, died Tuesday, Nov. 2, at a Bangor hospital after a long illness. She was born at Swan's Island Jan. 7, 1901, daughter of Warren and Lottie (Stanley) Staples. She was a member of the West Tremont Methodist Church, and past noble grand of Rowena Rebekah Lodge of here. Surviving, besides her husband, are two daughters, Mrs. Maxine Clark of Southwest Harbor, Mrs. Charlotte Black of Bernard; two sons, Ferly of Seal Cove and Lyford of McKinley; 12 grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Cora Page of Newcastle; two brothers, Carrol Staples of Swan's Island and Burley of South Bristol; several nieces and nephews. She was buried in Mt. Height cemetery, Southwest Harbor.

Albra Marion Staples and Leverett Sherman Stanley were married on 12 October 1920 in Rockland, Knox County, Maine, USA. Friends may call at the chapel Saturday evening 6:30 to 8 p.m. He was buried in Mt. Height cemetery, Southwest Harbor. Lived at Southwest Harbor.

Albra Marion Staples and Leverett Sherman Stanley-8 had the following children:

• i. Maxine Stanley
• ii. Charlotte Vira Stanley
• iii. Perley Lyman Stanley
• iv. Lyford Leverett Stanley

Census of Long Island Plantation, Maine 1940

• Leverett S Stanley Head Male 45 Maine
• Stanley M Albra Wife Female 39 Maine
• Charlotte V Stanley Daughter Female 18 Maine
• Perley L Stanley Son Male 17 Maine
• Maxine M Stanley Daughter Female 16 Maine
• Lyford L Stanley Son Male 14 Maine

Image of Stanley M Albra in household of Leverett S Stanley, United States Census, 1940 View the original document. The original may contain more information than was indexed.

Sources

• "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KCDP-J9M : 4 April 2020), Altra Staples, 07 Jan 1901; citing Swans Island, , Maine, United States, multiple sources, Maine; FHL microfilm.
• "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24J-44DY : 13 March 2018), Albra M Staples in entry for Perley Lyman, Birth 13 Jul 1922; multiple sources, Maine; FHL microfilm 10,195.
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMMD-R9J : 25 January 2020), Stanley M Albra in household of Leverett S Stanley, Long Island Plantation, Hancock, Maine, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 5-32, sheet 1B, line 42, family , 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 1479.
• "Maine Death Index, 1960-1996," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KCV6-8SF : 27 November 2014), Albra M Stanley, 02 Nov 1965; citing Death, Bangor, city code 19020, certificate 6509521, Maine State Archives, Augusta.
• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV24-CY2Y : 15 July 2020), Albra Marion Staples Stanley, 1965; Burial, , ; citing record ID , Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
• http://www.swansisland.org/swansgenealogy/WmStanley/b1771.htm#P1771