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Herbert Leslie Merry
(1871-1935)
Selena Irene Raven
(1856-1942)
George Clarence Gordon
(1886-1968)
Ruby Geneva Merry
(1898-1984)
Maurice Herbert Gordon Sr.
(1921-1976)

 

Family Links
Parents:
1. Darius Hanson & Ruby Geneva Merry
2. George Clarence Gordon & Ruby Geneva Merry

Spouses/Children:
1. Annie Margaret Smith

2. Joyce Elaine Shorey
3. Agatha Ellen Hersom
4. Sylvia Leone Hall
5. Carlene L. Belden

Maurice Herbert Gordon Sr. 1 2

  • Born: 25 Feb 1921, Thorndike, ME 1 2
  • Partnership (1): Annie Margaret Smith
  • Marriage (2): Joyce Elaine Shorey on 13 Sep 1941 in Freeport, ME 1
  • Marriage (3): Agatha Ellen Hersom about 1948
  • Marriage (4): Sylvia Leone Hall on 11 Jun 1955 in Belfast, ME
  • Marriage (5): Carlene L. Belden about 1959
  • Died: 25 Jun 1976, Freeport, ME at age 55
  • Buried: Webster Cemetery, Freeport, ME

bullet   FamilySearch ID: GMXN-326. Find a Grave ID: 121444107.

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bullet  Research Notes:


DNA tests indicate that Maurice's real father was Darius Hanson, but he was raised as a son to George Clarence Gordon.

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bullet  Events

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

• Census, 23 Apr 1940, Thorndike, ME.

• Census, 5 Apr 1950, Belfast, ME. 3


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Maurice had a relationship with Annie Margaret Smith. (Annie Margaret Smith was born on 16 Dec 1926 in Bath, ME, died on 31 Dec 1996 in Brunswick, ME and was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Brunswick, ME.)


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Maurice next married Joyce Elaine Shorey on 13 Sep 1941 in Freeport, ME.1 The marriage ended in divorce. (Joyce Elaine Shorey was born on 14 Feb 1927 in Unity, ME,1 died on 9 May 2001 in East Providence, RI and was buried on 12 May 2001 in Pond Cemetery, Unity, ME.). The cause of her death was Huntington's Disease.


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Maurice next married Agatha Ellen Hersom about 1948. (Agatha Ellen Hersom was born on 7 Jul 1924 in Molunkus, ME, died on 8 Dec 1980 in Bath, ME and was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Bath, ME.)


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Maurice next married Sylvia Leone Hall on 11 Jun 1955 in Belfast, ME. The marriage ended in divorce. (Sylvia Leone Hall was born on 18 Nov 1932 in Belfast, ME, died on 24 Feb 1987 in Dover, NH and was buried in Grove Cemetery, Belfast, ME.)


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Maurice next married Carlene L. Belden about 1959. (Carlene L. Belden was born on 20 Oct 1932 in Liberty, ME and died on 8 Nov 2005.)


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Sources


1 Maine Maine State Archives Gordon-Shorey; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com).

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, Waldo, Maine, Belfast, enumeration district (ED) 14-4, sheet 7, p. 8, household 63, Maurice H. Gordon; digital images, Ancestry.com (https://ancestry.com : accessed 16 Sep 2022); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T628, roll 986.


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