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Hermina Rose (Whitten) McDonald (1918 - 2004)

Hermina Rose McDonald formerly Whitten
Born in Berwick, York, Maine, United Statesmap
Ancestors ancestors
Daughter of and
Sister of , , and [private sister (1930s - unknown)]
Wife of — married 29 Aug 1942 in Maine, United Statesmap
Wife of — married about 1987 [location unknown]
[children unknown]
Died at age 85 [location unknown]
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Biography

Hermina Rose Whitten was born on 17 Oct 1918 in Berwick, York, Maine.[1][2] She was the firstborn child of William Whitten and Rose Alma Carpentier, named in honor of her mother and her maternal grandmother.

Hermina married [1st] Maurice Hill on 18 May 1940.[3]

Hermina married [2nd] Stanley Frank Barnies on 29 Aug 1942 in Alfred, York, Maine.[4]

Hermina married [3rd] Robert Phillip Brunell on 14 Feb 1951 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire.[5]

Hermina married [4th] Patrick S. McDonald in the 1980s - about 1987 specifically, as it was in December 1987 when her surname "McDonald" was registered with the Social Security Administration They lived together in Somerville, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Hermina continued to live in Somerville after Patrick passed away.[6]

Hermina passed away on 10 May 2004.[1] She was buried beside her husband, Patrick McDonald, at the Massachusetts National Cemetery in Bourne, Barnstable, Massachusetts.[7]

Census Enumerations

1920 Somersworth, Strafford, New Hampshire Hermina (1 year, 2 months) was enumerated in her parents' household in Somersworth, New Hampshire.[8]
1930 Sanford, York, Maine Hermina (age 11) was enumerated in her parents' home in Sanford, York, Maine.[9]
1950 Sanford, York, Maine Hermina, enumerated as "Rose H. Barnies", was separated from S.F. Barnies by this point in time and living in Sanford, Maine. Her sister, Nesta Boisvert; Nesta's 4 children; and Nesta's future husband, Wilfrid Allaire, were staying with her.[10]

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 United States Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007). Hermina Rose Whitten, born 17 Oct 1918. Citing U.S. Social Security Administration, NUMIDENT files, Alexandria, Virginia. Digital Images: FamilySearch. Accessed 29 Nov 2023 Social Security NUMIDENT File
  2. ↑ Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921. Hermina Rose Whitten, born 17 Oct 1918. Citing York County Town Clerk Records. Digital Images: Family Search. Image 2804 of 3839. Accessed 9 Feb 2023. Hermina Whitten Birth Record
  3. ↑ "Maine, Marriage Index, 1892-1966, 1977-1996," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KCNG-SLX : 27 November 2014), Maurice Hill and Hermina Whitten, 18 May 1940; citing Marriage, Maine, United States, State Archives, Augusta.
  4. ↑ "Maine, Marriage Index, 1892-1966, 1977-1996," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KCJQ-TGZ : 27 November 2014), Stanley F Barnes and Hermina R Whitten, 29 Aug 1942; citing Marriage, Maine, United States, State Archives, Augusta.
  5. ↑ New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1948-1959. Robert Philip Brunell & Hermina Rose Barnies; 14 Feb 1951; Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire. Citing Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord, New Hampshire. Digital Images: FamilySearch. Image 409 of 505. Accessed 13 Feb 2023. Brunelle/Barnies Marriage Record
  6. ↑ "United States Public Records, 1970-2009", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KLKF-ZJW : 8 November 2019), H McDonald, 2004.
  7. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/72766401/hermina-mcdonald: accessed 20 July 2022), memorial page for Hermina McDonald (17 Oct 1918–10 May 2004), Find a Grave Memorial ID 72766401, citing Massachusetts National Cemetery, Bourne, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by IWPP Custodial Account (contributor 48586138).
  8. ↑ United States Census, 1920. Somersworth, Strafford, New Hampshire, United States. Hermina R. Whitten in the household of William Whitten; sheet 6B, line 77, house visitation number 137, family number 142. Citing National Archives and Records Administration; NARA microfilm publication T625, roll 1009. Digital Images: Family Search. Image 12 of 27. Accessed 12 Feb 2023. 1920 US Census
  9. ↑ United States Census, 1930. Sanford, York, Maine; E.D. 50. Hermina R. Whitten in the household of William Whitten; page 36; sheet 30B line number 65; family number 561. Citing NARA digital publication series T626; roll 842. Records of the Bureau of the Census, National Archives and Records Administration. Digital Images: Family Search. Image 36 of 60. Accessed 11 Jul 2022. 1930 US Census
  10. ↑ United States Census, 1950. Sanford, York, Maine, United States. Rose A. Barnies; page 3, line 10, house visitation number 19. Citing National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.; NARA digital publication series T627. Digital Images: Family Search. Image 4 of 23. Accessed 14 Feb 2023. 1950 US Census




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