Dorothy May (Bentley) Bancroft (1924 - 1991)

Born 11 Oct 1924 in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, United States

Wife of Carl Franklin Sinnett Sr. — married 22 Jul 1941 (to 18 May 1945) in Bryan, Williams County, Ohio, United States

Died 29 Oct 1991 at age 67 in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, United States

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Biography

Birth

Date: 11 Oct 1924

Place: Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan ^[1]

Marriage

Marriage #1 Carl Sinnett:

Date: 22 Jul 1941

Place: Bryan, Williams County, Ohio ^[2]

End Reason: divorce

End Date: 18 May 1945

End Place: Kent County, Michigan ^[2]

Marriage #2 [[ | John Boyink]]:

Date: 29 Apr 1947

Place: Wyoming, Kent County, Michigan ^[3]

End Reason: unknown

End Date: unknown

Marriage #3 [[ | ? Bancroft]]:

Date: unknown

Place: unknown

• Note: only evidence for this marriage is Dorothy's surname on her Social Security & state death records... ^[4]

Residence

Date: 1930

Place: Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan

Date: 1940

Place: Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan

Death

Date: 29 Oct 1991

Place: Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan ^[5][6]

Cemetery

Place: Garfield Park Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan ^[7]

Research Notes

• Info for John Boyink:
  • full name: John Dale “Jack” Boyink / Rogalske / Rogalski
  • born: 8 Sep 1919, Jackson, Jackson County, Michigan (from WWII draft record)
  • died: 28 Nov 1976, Reed City, Osceola County, Michigan
  • buried: unknown, but likely Michigan
  • military: unknown
  • biological parents: John Howard Boyink (1897-1962) & Ruth G. Danhof (1899-1938)
  • adoptive father (2nd husband of mother Ruth): Ernest William Rogalske (1888-1969)
  • other spouse: Jacqueline L. UNKNOWN (?-?); married: 13 Dec 1944, Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan; divorced: 30 Jun 1947, Kent County, Michigan

• Note: this divorce date is actually after the recorded marriage date for John & Dorothy Bentley... ^[4]
• Note: biological father was John Boyink, adoptive father was Ernest Rogalske: correct LNAB should be “Boyink”. All other variations occur in various records, but are definitely the same person… ^[4]

• Info for ? Bancroft:
  • unable to find any other information, including a given name…

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} U.S., Social Security Applications & Claims Index, 1936-2007; Provo, Utah, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2015. Original data: Social Security Applications & Claims, 1936-2007. Online: Ancestry.com; Dorothy (Bentley) Bancroft.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Michigan, Divorce Records, 1897-1952; Provo, Utah, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2014. Original data: Michigan; Divorce records; Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records & Health Statistics, Lansing, Michigan, USA. Online: Ancestry.com; Carl Sinnett & Dorothy (Bentley) Sinnett.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952; Provo, Utah, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2015. Original data: Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867–1952; Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records & Health Statistics, Lansing, Michigan, USA. Online: Ancestry.com; John Bayink (sic) & Dorothy (Bentley) Sinnett.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3} Entered by Kitty Linch on 9 Aug 2019.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Michigan Death Index, 1971-1996; from Michigan, Deaths, 1971-1996; Ancestry.com: 1998. Original data: Michigan Department of Vital & Health Records, Lansing, Michigan, USA. Online: FamilySearch.org; Dorothy Bancroft.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} Social Security Death Index; U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing). Online: FamilySearch.org; Dorothy Bancroft.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} Dorothy (Bentley) Bancroft grave; Michigan (all counties); Online: Find A Grave: Memorial #179434813.

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Bentley-2909 was created by Kitty Linch on 17 May 2017.