Doris Anna Newman (1908 - 2004)

Ancestors

Biography

Born 18 OCT 1908. Stonington, Hancock, ME. ^[1] Buried 29 NOV 2004. Kings Highway Cemetery, Milford, New Haven, CT. Member National Society Magna Charta Dames and Barons. Note: #N3. Marriage Husband Leonard Duple Persson. Wife Doris Anna Newman. Child: Leonard Newman Persson. Marriage 25 DEC 1936. Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut. ^[2]

Notes

Note N3Line Proved for the Order of the Crown of Charlemagne in the U.S. Line Proved for the Baronial Order of Magna Charta Line Proved for the Military Order of the Crusades Line proved for National Society Magna Charta Dames and Barons Line proved for Descendents of the Knights of the Most Noble Order of the Garter Line proved for the Plantagenet Society Line proved for Sons of the Revolution Line proved for Sons of the American Colonists Line proved for OFPA Line proved for SAR Father Leonard Duple Persson 1.ab. Stratford, CT13 Apr 1906 1.bd. Bridgeport, CT10 May 1979 1.cm. Stratford, CT25 Dec 1936 Spouse:Doris Anna Newman 1.db. Stonington, ME18 Oct 1908 1.ed. References 1.aConnecticut State Department of Health, Certificate of Birth 1.bConnecticut State Department of Health, Certificate of Death 1.c Certificate of Marriage, Stratford, CT 1.dRecord of A Birth, Stonington, ME 1.e Child-Parent Connection, Doris Anna Newman to Willard Israel Newman, Record of A Birth, Stonington, ME

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Mrs. Doris Newman Persson, age 96, of Milford, passed away peacefully at her home on Friday November 19, 2004. A daughter of the late Willard Israel Newman and Harriet Elizabeth Nelson, she was born in Stonington, Deer Isle, Maine on October 18, 1908 and married the late Leonard Duple Persson on Christmas Day 1936. She was a resident of Milford for over 60 years. Mrs. Persson was an accountant at the former Arnold College of Milford and later became Bursar at the University of Bridgeport for 25 years before her retirement. In the 1930’s she was a professional singer with the Don Felix Orchestra and the William J. McEnelly Orchestra performing at such venues as the Ritz Ballroom and the Pleasure Beach Ballroom. She also sang with Frankie Carle and had her own radio show, the Doris Newman Show, which aired on WICC. A member of the National Society Magna Charta Dames, Mrs. Persson’s family line is also recognized by the Order of the Crown of Charlemagne, the Military Order of the Crusades, the Plantagenet Society, the Society of Descendants of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, and the Order of the Founders and Patriots of America. Beloved mother of Leonard Newman Persson and his wife Caryl. Devoted grandmother to Christopher Newman Persson, Deborah Lynn Persson, and Rebecca Persson Chesson and her husband Robert. Loving great grandmother of Zachary Newman Chesson and Caroline Elizabeth Chesson. Cherished sister to Ruth N. Kilpatrick and Richard W. Newman and his wife Jane. Also survived by several nieces and nephews including Robert W. Kilpatrick. She was predeceased by two brothers Arthur G. Newman and Willard L. Newman. Friends may call on Sunday November 28 from 1 to 3 p.m. followed by a funeral service at 3 p.m. in the Cody-White Funeral Home, 107 Broad Street on the Green, Milford. Interment in Kings Highway Cemetery, Milford on Monday, November 29 at 11:00 a.m.. Contributions in her memory may be made to: Save the Children, 54 Wilton Road, Westport, Connecticut 06880, or the Community of Christ, 2 Mills Street, Norwalk, CT 06850.

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S3
2. ↑ Source: #S87

• No SOUR record found with id S3.