Ellen Newman, daughter of Thomas and Rhoda (Joy) Newman, was born on December 28, 1836 at Gouldsboro, Maine, died on July 6, 1912 at Swan’s Island, and was buried at ‘Rose Hill’ Cemetery.
Joseph W. Staples, son of Capt. Abel and Rebecca (Whitmore) Staples, was born on October 20, 1833 at Swan’s Island, Maine, died on April 2, 1899 at Swan’s Island and was buried at ‘Rose Hill’ Cemetery.
Joseph married Caroline Stinson on December 24, 1855 at Deer Isle, Maine.
"Maine Marriages, 1771-1907," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F46X-T3J : 10 February 2018), Joseph W. Staples and Caroline Stinson, 24 Dec 1855; citing Deer Isle, Hancock, Maine, reference ; FHL microfilm 10,837.
Caroline Stinson, daughter of Simeon Stinson was born in 1829 at Deer Isle, Maine, died on January 1, 1874 at Swan’s Island, and was buried at ‘Rose Hill’ Cemetery.
Joseph and Caroline had no children.
Following Caroline’s death, Joseph married Ellen (Newman) Stanley, widow of John W. Stanley, on October 31, 1874 at Gouldsboro, Maine.
Ellen Newman, daughter of Thomas and Rhoda (Joy) Newman, was born on December 28, 1836 at Gouldsboro, Maine, died on July 6, 1912 at Swan’s Island, and was buried at ‘Rose Hill’ Cemetery.
Joseph and Ellen had no children.
Ellen was born about 1826.
Caroline Staples
"United States Census, 1860," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GBS3-FDD?cc=1473181&wc=73BR-HBT%3A1589428278%2C1589423726%2C1589428424 : 24 March 2017), Maine > Hancock > Tremont > image 12 of 46; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
"United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6427-VJZ?cc=1438024&wc=9223-82C%3A518654601%2C519139501%2C519168901 : 12 June 2019), Maine > Hancock > Gouldsborough > image 42 of 44; citing NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
Simeon s/o Samuel https://www.familysearch.org/tree/pedigree/landscape/LHHN-SDZ
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