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William Henry Raven
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William Henry Raven 2 3
- Born: 9 Jun 1889, Woodland, ME 2 3
- Marriage (1): Naomi Pearl Carmichael on 21 Oct 1915 in Victoria, NB 1
- Died: 31 Dec 1979, Thorndike, ME at age 90
- Buried: Thorndike Center Cemetery, Thorndike, ME
 FamilySearch ID: 2C19-QJ1. Find a Grave ID: 37365463.
Events
• Census, 27 Jun 1900, Wade, ME. 2
• Census, 28 Jan 1920, Knox, ME. 4
• Census, 5 Apr 1930, Knox, ME. 5
• Census, 9 Apr 1940, Knox, ME.
• Census, 30 Mar 1950, Thorndike, ME. 6
• Obituary: Bangor Daily News, 2 Jan 1980, Bangor, ME.
THORNDIKE -- William H. Raven, 90, died at his home on the Brooks Road late Dec. 31, 1979, after a long illness.
He was born in Washburn, June 9, 1889, the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Raven. He was a farmer for many years in Knox and Thorndike. He was a former member of Sunlight Grange in Knox. He is survived by six sons, Lawrence of Knox, John of Yarmouth, Merle of Augusta, Harold, Daniel and William, all of Thorndike; eight daughters, Mrs. Clayton (Ethel) Pattee and Mrs. Cecil (Edith) Porter of Brooks; Mrs. John (Ferne) Thompson of Northfield, Mrs. Chapman (Mable) Larrabee and Mrs. Guy (Judy) Porter, and Miss Minnie Raven, all of Thorndike, Mrs. Omar (Lila) Bryant of Knox, Mrs. Wayne (Alfrieda) Moore of Germany; one sister, Mrs. Lila Scott of Brewer; a half-sister, Mrs. Dorothy Moody of Belfast; 63 grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be Friday at 1:30 p.m. at the Knox Ridge Baptist Church.
Friends may call at the Lawry Brothers Funeral home at the corner of Main and Depot Streets in Unity on Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Thursday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m.
William married Naomi Pearl Carmichael on 21 Oct 1915 in Victoria, NB.1 (Naomi Pearl Carmichael was born on 1 Feb 1897 in Wade, ME,4 7 8 died on 29 Jul 1970 in Waterville, ME 9 and was buried in Thorndike Center Cemetery, Thorndike, ME.)
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Sources
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New Brunswick Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, Canada, Certificate 3182, Raven-Carmichael; digital images "New Brunswick, Canada, Marriages, 1789-1950," Ancestry.com (https://ancestry.com).
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1900 U.S. census, Aroostook, Maine, population schedule, Wade Plantation, enumeration district (ED) 37, sheet 20, p. 20B, dwelling 361, family 373, John E. Raven; digital images, Ancestry.com (https://ancestry.com : accessed 23 Aug 2011); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623, roll T623_589.
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Maine Maine State Archives, Maine, Birth Records, 1715-1922, William Henry Raven; digital image, Ancestry.com (https://ancestry.com: 24 Aug 2011).
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1920 U.S. census, Waldo County, Maine, population schedule, Knox, enumeration district (ED) 135, sheet 5, p. 5A, dwelling 100, family 100, William H. Raven; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 8 Oct 2011); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll T625_649.
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1930 U.S. census, Waldo, Maine, population schedule, Knox, enumeration district (ED) 13, sheet 3, p. 3B, dwelling 61, family 61, William Raven; digital images, Ancestry.com (https://ancestry.com : accessed 8 Oct 2011); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T626, roll 840.
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1950 U.S. census, Waldo, Maine, Thorndike, enumeration district (ED) 14-33, sheet 1, p. 2, household 1, William H. Raven; digital images, Ancestry.com (https://ancestry.com : accessed 23 Jan 2023); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T628, roll 986.
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Maine Maine State Archives, Maine, Birth Records, 1715-1922, Lawrence Edward Raven; digital image, Ancestry.com (https://ancestry.com: 8 Oct 2011).
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Maine Maine State Archives, Maine, Birth Records, 1715-1922, Nioma Pearl Carmichael; digital image, Ancestry.com (https://ancestry.com: 8 Oct 2011).
9
State of Maine Department of Human Services, "Maine Death Index, 1960-1997," database, Ancestry.com (https://ancestry.com : accessed 26 Apr 2012), entry for N P Raven 1970 death.