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Florence Townley (Lawrence) Simons (1875 - 1961)

Florence Townley Simons formerly Lawrence aka Hildreth
Born in Mainemap
Ancestors ancestors
Daughter of and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of — married 20 Mar 1902 in Mainemap
Wife of — married 14 Jul 1913 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusettsmap
Died at about age 86 in Kennebec County, Maine, USAmap
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Biography

Florence was born in 1875 in Maine.

Florence T Lawrence and Guy A. Hildreth, both of Gardiner, Maine, were married on March 20, 1902.[1] Guy's father was Horace W Hildreth, a deputy sheriff, and his mother was Anna Wakefield. Florences' father was Chas. Lawrence, a lumberman, and her mother was Flora Noble.[2]

Florence T. Laurence Hildreth, a widow b. So. Gardiner Maine, married Ralph D. Simons, a widower and a physician and surgeon b. Starks, Maine, on July 14, 1913, at Boston. Florence's father was Charles Laurence, and her mother was Flora E Noble. Ralph's father was Elwin H Simons and his mother was Louise H Duley. Ralph was 37 and Florence was 38 years old.[3]

Florence T. Simons died in 1961 and is buried at the Oak Grove Cemetery, Gardiner, Kennebec , Maine, USA.[4] You can see a picture of her gravestone at Find A Grave.

Census

1910 US Federal Census Gardiner Ward 4, Kennebec, Maine

In 1910, Guy A Hildreth, 33 b. Massachusetts, worked as a County Attorney. He lived with his wife Florence T, 35 b. Maine, and two sons b. Maire: Horace A, 7; and Charles L, 7. Mother Anna W Hildreth, a 68 year old widow b. Maine, was living with the family, as was housekeeper Angie Bosworth, 35 b. Maine. Guy and Florence's parents were all born in Maine. Guy and Florence have been married for 8 years, and Florence has had 2 children. Anna has had 1 child, who is still living. [5]

1920 US Federal Census Gardiner Ward 4, Kennebec, Maine

In 1920, Ralph D Simmons, a 42 year old physician, lived with his wife Florence T, 45m and 5 others: Elwin H Simmons, 18; Robert L Simmons, 14; step-son Horace H Hildreth, 17; step-son Charles L Hildreth, 17; and servant Angie H Bosworth, 45. All were born in Maine.[6]

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Sources

  1. "Maine, Marriage Index, 1892-1966, 1977-1996," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KCJD-WSR : accessed 21 Nov 2014), Guy A Hildreth and Florence T Lawrence, 20 Mar 1902; citing Marriage, Maine, United States, State Archives, Augusta.
  2. "Maine, Vital Records, 1670-1907 ", index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VZQX-XXV : accessed 21 Nov 2014), Hildreth and Lawrence, 1902.
  3. "Massachusetts, Marriages, 1841-1915," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N46L-PWY : accessed 21 Nov 2014), Ralph D Simons and Florence T Laurence Hildreth, 14 Jul 1913; citing p 188 no 4311, Boston, , Massachusetts, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 2409946. Certificate Number: 15450
  4. Find A Grave Memorial# 93582131; Created by: PMSmith; Record added: Jul 14, 2012
  5. "United States Census, 1910," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MR34-9ZQ : accessed 20 Nov 2014), Guy A Hildreth, Gardiner Ward 4, Kennebec, Maine, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 105, sheet 12B, family 124, NARA microfilm publication T624, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.; FHL microfilm 1374554.
  6. "United States Census, 1920," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MFZ2-NPB : accessed 20 Nov 2014), Ralph D Simmons, Gardiner Ward 4, Kennebec, Maine, United States; citing sheet 2B, family 46, NARA microfilm publication T625, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D.C.; FHL microfilm 1820643.




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