Lucy Sargent (Holland) Putnam (1880 - 1981)

Born 20 Jul 1880 in Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States

Wife of George Palmer Putnam Jr. — married 5 Sep 1930 in Maine, United States

Died Jul 1981 at about age 100 in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

Birth & Early Life

Lucy Sargent Holland, the daughter of James William Holland and Mary Boggs Rupert, was born in Louisville, Kentucky, on July 20, 1880.^[1][2]

Lucy's father was a physician. By 1900, she and her family were living in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She continued to live with her parents, and then with her mother after her father died in 1922, until her marriage in 1930.^[3][4][5]

Marriage

On September 30, 1930, Lucy married in Maine, George Palmer Putnam, Jr., of Chicago, Illinois. Lucy was 50 and George was 54.^[1][6] They had no children.

Later Life

George and Lucy Putnam, age 58 and 53, of 213 [Beech] Tree Lane, Wayne, Pennsylvania, appear on the June 6, 1934, passenger list of the ship Il De France which sailed from Plymouth, England, and arrived at New York City on June 12.^[2]

They are then found on the June 2, 1937, passenger list of the ship Conte De Savoia, which sailed from Villafranche, France, and arrived at New York City on June 10.^[7]

The 1940 and 1950 United States Census has them still living at 213 Beechtree Lane, Radnor Township, Delaware, Pennsylvania. Presumably they were retired as no occupations are listed.^[8][9]

George died June 28, 1957, aged 81. His ashes were interred at the Black Point Cemetery in Scarborough, Maine.^[10]

Lucy owned property in Scarborough, Maine, per a Town of Scarborough, Maine Revaluation Report dated April 1, 1958, which lists, "Putnam, Lucy S. H.; Parcel no.: U32-17; Total Value Land: 16030; Total Value Buildings: 17250."^[11]

The compiler remembers family talking of "Lucy Putnam's House" on Winslow Homer Road in Prouts Neck, Scarborough, Maine. A newspaper article dated April 21, 1977, documents the day that Lucy Putnam's Prouts Neck summer residence was destroyed by fire:^[12]

Scarborough - One oceanfront home was destroyed and a second heavily damaged in a general alarm fire on Winslow Homer Road at Prouts Neck Thursday afternoon. Fanned by a strong onshore wind, the Scarborough fire leveled the $150,000 summer residence of Mrs. George Putnam of Pennsylvania, fire officials said. (April 21, 1977).^[12]

Death & Burial

Lucy Putnam died in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, in July of 1981, aged 100 or 101. She is buried with her husband at the Black Point Cemetery in Scarborough, Maine.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/108080322/lucy-sargent-putnam: accessed 24 February 2023), memorial page for Lucy Sargent Holland Putnam (20 Jul 1880–Jul 1981), Find A Grave: Memorial #108080322, citing Black Point Cemetery, Scarborough, Cumberland County, Maine, USA; Maintained by Robert Hall (contributor 47175210).
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "New York, New York Passenger and Crew Lists, 1909, 1925-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:24N1-DLQ : 2 March 2021), George P Putnam, 1934; citing Immigration, New York, New York, United States, NARA microfilm publication T715 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.)
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M37D-THW : 13 January 2022), Lucy Holland in entry for James W Holland, 1900.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXMD-Z6W : 3 February 2021), Lucy S Holland in entry for James W Holland, 1920.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHZR-JNG : accessed 25 February 2023), Lucy Holland in household of Mary Holland, Philadelphia (Districts 0251-0500), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 281, sheet 8A, line 2, family 190, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2095; FHL microfilm 2,341,829.
6. ↑ "Maine, Marriage Index, 1892-1966, 1977-1996," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KCN1-XFV : 27 November 2014), George P Putnam and Lucy S Holland, 05 Sep 1930; citing Marriage, Maine, United States, State Archives, Augusta.
7. ↑ "New York, New York Passenger and Crew Lists, 1909, 1925-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:24KJ-1QN : 2 March 2021), George P Putnam, 1937; citing Immigration, New York, New York, United States, NARA microfilm publication T715 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQHN-WN8 : 7 January 2021), Lucy S H Putnam in household of George P Putnam, Saint Davids, Radnor Township, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 23-140, sheet 12A, line 23, family 217, 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 3495.
9. ↑ "United States 1950 Census", database, FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:6XBY-2TJ6 : Sun Jan 29 19:38:09 UTC 2023), Entry for George P Putnam and Lucy S Putnam, 1 May 1950.
10. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/108080321/george-palmer-putnam : accessed 22 November 2021), memorial page for George Palmer Putnam Jr. (22 Nov 1875–28 Jun 1957), Find A Grave: Memorial #108080321, citing Black Point Cemetery, Scarborough, Cumberland County, Maine, USA ; Maintained by Robert Hall (contributor 47175210). Note: No Gravestone Photo.
11. ↑ Town of Scarborough, Maine Revaluation Report. April 1, 1958. Page 42.
12. ↑ ^{12.0 12.1} Scarborough Historical Society. Newsclipping-Folder-26-Houses. Home Destroyed As Forest Fire Hazard Rises, April 21, 1977, Page 12.

See also:

• Wikipedia Contributors. Wayne, Pennsylvania. (Accessed 27 Feb 2023).

• Wikipedia Contributors. Scarborough, Maine (Accessed 27 Feb 2023).