Florence Winona West
(1924-1992)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. John Herbert Merry Jr.

Florence Winona West

  • Born: 2 May 1924, Somerville, MA
  • Marriage (1): John Herbert Merry Jr. on 28 Mar 1946 in ME
  • Died: Oct 1992, Fayetteville, NC at age 68

bullet   FamilySearch ID: GHXR-FT5.

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bullet  Events

• Census, 7 Apr 1930, South Portland, ME. 1

• Census, 13 Apr 1940, Boston, MA.

• Census, 11 Apr 1950, Swanville, ME. 2

• Newspaper Article: Bangor Daily News, 17 Aug 1967, Bangor, ME.
SAN DIEGO, Calif. -- The Rev. Florence W. Merry of San Diego, formerly of Belfast, Maine, was married to John W. Montayne of San Diego.
Vows were exchanged July 29 at the Wedding Bell Chapel, San Diego. Officiating was the Rev. James Tinsley of the Nondenominational Church of Christ.
Bryce A. Merry gave his mother in marriage. Matron of honor was Mary Marteeny and best man was Steve Marteeny. Miss Esther Holly was bridesmaid and Edward Littlefield of Belfast was usher. The bride is the daughter of Mrs. E. L. West of Dorchester, Mass.


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Florence married John Herbert Merry Jr., son of Reverend John Herbert Merry Sr. and Sadie Jane Dyer, on 28 Mar 1946 in ME. The marriage ended in divorce on 26 Jan 1962. (John Herbert Merry Jr. was born on 13 Jun 1921 in Thorndike, ME,3 died on 13 Dec 1985 in Bangor, ME 4 and was buried in Smart Cemetery, Belfast, ME.)


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Sources


1 1930 U.S. census, Cumberland, Maine, population schedule, South Portland, enumeration district (ED) 0096, sheet 8A, p. 15, dwelling 162, family 171, Fred C. West; digital images, Ancestry.com (https://ancestry.com : accessed 6 May 2022); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T626.

2 1950 U.S. census, Waldo, Maine, Swanville, enumeration district (ED) 14-32, sheet 18, p. 19, household 166, John Merry; digital images, Ancestry.com (https://ancestry.com : accessed 6 May 2022); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T628, roll 986.

3 Maine Maine State Archives, Maine, Birth Records, 1715-1922, John Herbert Jr; digital image, Ancestry.com (https://ancestry.com: 27 Nov 2011).

4 State of Maine Department of Human Services, "Maine Death Index, 1960-1997," database, Ancestry.com (https://ancestry.com : accessed 26 Apr 2012), entry for John H Merry 1985 death.


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