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Herbert Leslie Merry
(1871-1935)
Selena Irene Raven
(1856-1942)
George Clarence Gordon
(1886-1968)
Ruby Geneva Merry
(1898-1984)
Harold Eslie Gordon
(1925-2015)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Gracie Laurene Williams

2. Shirley Louise Douglas

Harold Eslie Gordon 2

  • Born: 31 Jul 1925, Brooks, ME 2
  • Marriage (1): Gracie Laurene Williams on 20 Aug 1947 in ME
  • Marriage (2): Shirley Louise Douglas on 27 May 1978 in ME 1
  • Died: 30 Oct 2015, Unity, ME at age 90
  • Buried: Webster Cemetery, Freeport, ME

bullet   FamilySearch ID: GMXN-DHH. Find a Grave ID: 154863830.

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bullet  Events

• Census, 2 Apr 1930, Thorndike, ME. 2

• Census, 23 Apr 1940, Thorndike, ME.

• Census, 3 May 1950, Freeport, ME. 3

• Obituary: Morning Sentinel, 11 Nov 2015, Waterville, ME.
UNITY -- Harold Eslie Gordon, 90, of Unity, died peacefully on Friday, Oct. 30, 2015. He was born in Brooks, on July 31, 1925, the son of George and Ruby (Merry) Gordon. Harold grew up in Thorndike and then moved to Freeport, where he began work in the shoe factories there. He married Shirley Douglas and later moved back to Pittsfield where he worked as a supervisor in the shoe factory until he retired at the age of 70. He lived in Leisure Homes in Unity where he loved to work in his vegetable gardens, and gave most of it to his neighbors. Harold was a member of the Florence Scripture Spiritualist Church in Fairfield where he was a medium and healer. He was predeceased by his parents; his wife, Shirley; his sister, Hazel, and his brothers, Maurice and Ralph. Harold is survived by his son, George Gordon of Lewiston; his brother, Alvah "Red" Gordon of Belfast; his two grandchildren, Jason and Becky of Lewiston; and his nieces, Tina Hall and Mary Armstrong of Belfast. A graveside service will be held at 1 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 13, at Webster Cemetery in Freeport with Harold's son, George Gordon officiating. Arrangements are Lawry Brothers, 107 Main St., Fairfield. An online guestbook may be signed and memories shared at www.lawrybrothers.com


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Harold married Gracie Laurene Williams on 20 Aug 1947 in ME. (Gracie Laurene Williams was born on 11 Mar 1931 in Oakfield, ME, died on 14 Jul 2008 in Winthrop, ME and was buried in Webster Cemetery, Freeport, ME.)


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Harold next married Shirley Louise Douglas on 27 May 1978 in ME.1 (Shirley Louise Douglas was born on 23 Apr 1935 in Groton, MA, died on 13 Nov 2007 in Waterville, ME and was buried in Webster Cemetery, Freeport, ME.)


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Sources


1 Maine State Archives, "Maine Marriages, 1892-1996," database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 17 Nov 2020), entry for Harold E Gordon and Shirley L Douglas.

2 1930 U.S. census, Waldo, Maine, population schedule, Thorndike, enumeration district (ED) 26, sheet 1, p. 1B, dwelling 23, family 23, George C. Gardner; digital images, Ancestry.com (https://ancestry.com : accessed 9 May 2012); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T626, roll 840.

3 1950 U.S. census, Cumberland, Maine, Freeport, enumeration district (ED) 3-26, sheet 79, p. 56, household 386, Harold E. Gordon; digital images, Ancestry.com (https://ancestry.com : accessed 3 Jan 2023); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T628, roll 457.


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