Franklin Stephen Broad (1900 - 1966)

Born 12 Jul 1900 in Bath, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada

Ancestors

Husband of Fern (Terrell) Broad — married 19 Jun 1937 in Maine, United States

Died 2 Mar 1966 at age 65 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Biography

Birth: Frank Stephen Broad was born on 12 Jul 1900 in Bath, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada. He was the son of John Herbert Broad and Minnie Laura (Giberson) Broad. His father was also born in Bath, New Brunswick. His birth was recorded in Clearview, Carlton County, New Brunswick on 23 Nov 1945 by his mother Minnie Laura Broad. Minnie Broad was living in Mars Hills, Aroostook County, Maine, United States at the time of her declaration. ^[1]

Frank immigrated from Canada to the USA via the Vermont-St. Albans Canadian border Crossings and became a naturalized citizen in 1952 at Connecticut. He was drafted in World War I, sometime between 1917 and 1918 at Aroostook County, Maine.

Death and Burial: "FRANK BROAD, MARS HILL, [MAINE:] Frank Broad, 65, a resident of Warehouse Point, [Connecticut] died Tuesday[?] following a short illness at a Hartford Connecticut hospital. He was born at Bath July 12 1900 [the] son of John and Minnie (Giberson) Broad. Mr Broad had resided in Connecticut for the past 15 years. He is survived by his widow Fern (Terrill) Broad of Warehouse Point, Conn one son . . . one brother Roy of St Catherines, [Ontario]; three sisters Mrs Ada Newell of Waterbury Conn; Mrs. Elzena Hawksley . . . ^[2]

Frank was mentioned on a memorial in Tapley Cemetery, Blaine, Aroostook County, Maine, United States with a death date of 7 March 1966 per Find a Grave. Photograph of memorial stone attached to page shows stone engraved with a date of death of 2 Mary 1966. ^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth: "Canada, New Brunswick Provincial Returns of Births
   and Late Registrations, 1810-1906," Film/folder: 004507890;
   FHL microfilm: 2134602; Image: 248; Packet: A; Indexing batch: C05649-0.
   FamilySearch Record: XT3P-W3P (accessed 30 December 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 9Q97-YSV1-2P5; Bath, Carleton, New Brunswick:
   John Herbert Broad & Minnie Laura Giberson in record for
   son Frank Stephen Broad born on 12 Jul 1900.
2. ↑ Frank Broad, Newspaper Report of Death:
   Found on Ancestry.com, "The Bangor Daily News", Published in Bangor,
   Maine on Thursday, 3 Mar 1966, Page 13.
3. ↑ Burial:
   Find A Grave: Memorial #71995121 (accessed 31 December 2023)
   Frank Stephen Broad (12 Jul 1900-7[2] Mar 1966),
   Tapley Cemetery, Blaine, Aroostook County, Maine, USA;
   Maintained by Jan robinson (contributor 47037101).
   Includes photograph of memorial stone engraved with
   date of birth of July 12, 1900 and with date of death as 2 Mar 1966.
   Stone also engraved "Wife Fern T April 4, 1899.

• john Giberson (1762-1842)/Descendancy View/Family Tree/Familysearch https://familysearch.org/terr/pedigree/L7YM-8LK/descendancy.
• From the import of the GEDCOM re Ada Broad by Laura Buonaiuto.
• Provincial Archives of New Brunswick,Vital Statistics from Government Records (RS141), RS141A1b Index to Late Registration of Births.
• Maine, Marriage Index, 1892-1966, database, FamilySearch https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KCNL-QNY Frank S. Broad and Fern Terrill, 19 June 1937; citing Marriage, Maine, United States, State Archives, Augusta.
• Connecticut Death Index, 1949-2001, database, FamilySearch https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VZPN-VV5 Frank S. Broad, 02 March 1966; from Connecticut Death Index, 1949-2001,database , Ancestry citing Hartford, Connecticut, Department of Health, Hartford Connecticut.
• United States World War I Draft Registration Cards,1917-1918, database with images, FamilySearch https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZF5-3PM Frank Stephen Broad,1917-1918: citing Aroostook County no 1,Maine, United States,NARA microfilm publication M1509 (wASHINGTON DC;National rchives and Records Administration, nd) FHL microfilm 1,653,901.