Born in South Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Frank Cushing York
and Elizabeth G. (Lee) York
Sister of
Isabelle Louise York
Wife of
George Washington Jorgensen
— married
14 Jul 1920 in South Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States
Mother of
George Douglass Jorgensen
Died about
at about age 80
in South Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 7 Jan 2022
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Biography
Emily West (York) Jorgensen was born on 29 Jul 1898 in South Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States, daughter of Captain Frank Cushing York (~1863 - 1912) and Elizabeth G. (Lee) York (1868 - ~1925).
Her sister was Isabelle Louise York (1892 - >1940).
Emily married George Washington Jorgensen (1887 - 1929) on 14 Jul 1920 in South Portland. Their son was George Douglass Jorgensen (1928 - 2011).
Emily died about 1979 in South Portland aged ~80.
Sources
- "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KC6W-H78 : 2 March 2021), Emily West York, 29 Jul 1898; citing South Portland, , Maine, United States, multiple sources, Maine; FHL microfilm.
- Family Search Marriage:"Maine, Marriage Index, 1892-1966, 1977-1996," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KCNY-FTW : 27 November 2014), George W Jorgensen and Emily W York, 14 Jul 1920; citing Marriage, Maine, United States, State Archives, Augusta.
- "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFZZ-8QF : 1 February 2021), Emily W York in entry for Elizabeth G York, 1920.
- "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MR3S-YSQ : accessed 15 April 2022), Emily W York in household of Franklin C York, South Portland Ward 3, Cumberland, Maine, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 104, sheet 8A, family 156, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 540; FHL microfilm 1,374,553.
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/101398867/emily-west-jorgensen : accessed 14 April 2022), memorial page for Emily West York Jorgensen (29 Jul 1898–1979), Find A Grave: Memorial #101398867, citing Mount Pleasant Cemetery, South Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, USA ; Maintained by Dale & Patti (contributor 46937639) .
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