Family History - Alexander Valentine Bollerer

1. Alexander Valentine Bollerer,¹ born 2 April 1901 in Connecticut, the son of Valentine Bollerer and Antoinette Niedl;^{1, 2, 3} died 15 February 1965.¹ Alexander married, first, 26 December 1928 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, Eva Mae Gazley¹¹ (born 26 April 1895 in Stanfordville, Dutchess County, New York, the daughter of Elnathan Gazley and Adelaide ‘Addie’ Howe;^{3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9} Eva died 21 August 1950 in East Hampton, Middlesex County, Connecticut^{4, 10}). Their marriage ended in divorce in ca. 1944 in Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut.¹² Alexander married, second, 3 September 1949 in Manchester, Hartford County, Connecticut, Lillian E. Gibson¹⁵ (born 14 July 1907 in Connecticut, the daughter of Joseph Gibson and Deborah _____;^{13, 14} Lillian died 17 February 1979¹³). Alexander is buried in East Cemetery, Manchester, Hartford County, Connecticut.¹ Eva is buried in Union Hill Cemetery, East Hampton, Middlesex County, Connecticut.⁴

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Joanne Mae Bollerer, born 8 September 1932 in Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut; died 18 October 1996 in Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut. Married (1) Albert A. ‘Skip’ Lessard Married (2) Robert M. Burney.

1. Find a Grave (website). East Cemetery, Manchester, Hartford County, Connecticut, Alexander V. Bollerer, born: 2 April 1901; died: 15 February 1965 [from record, which provides the name and link for his wife, believed to be his second].
2. U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Connecticut, Hartford County, New Britain, ED 218, Sheet No. 8B, Valentine Bollerer, 39, Connecticut, proprietor, saloon; wife of 18 years Antoinette Bollerer, 38, Austria Bohemian, 2 children, 2 living; daughter Caroline A. Bollerer, 14, Connecticut; son Alexander V. Bollerer, 9, Connecticut.
3. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Connecticut, Hartford County, East Hartford, ED 2-118, Sheet No. 5A, Alexander V. Bollerer [indexed as Bolleren], 29, Connecticut, first married age 28, tabulating mach.; May L. Bollerer, 26, New York, first married age 25.
4. Find a Grave (website). Union Hill Cemetery, East Hampton, Middlesex County, Connecticut, Mae Gaysley [sic, Gazley] Boden Bollerer, born: 26 April 1900 [sic, she was shown as 5 years old in the 1900 US Census]; died: 21 August 1950 [from record, which provides the names and links for her mother and daughter].
5. New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940, Harold Morris Lyall, 23, born in Waterbury, Conn., single, son of Alexander [Lyall] and Louise Nichols; and Eva Mae Gazley, 18, born in Stanfordville, N.Y., divorced, daughter of Nathan [Gazley] and Adelaide Howe; married on 11 November 1913 in Manhattan, New York, New York.
6. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Connecticut, New Haven County, Waterbury Town, Enumeration District 417, Sheet No. 9, family of Elnathan Gazeley (34, New York, May 1866, sawyer, mill); wife of 6 years Addie Gazeley (24, New York, May 1876, 1 child, 1 living); daughter May Gazeley (5, New York, April 1895).
7. U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Connecticut, New Haven County, Waterbury, ED 484, Sheet No. 24B, Catherine Howe, 51, New York, widow, 1 child, 1 living; daughter Madeline Gazley, 31, New York, divorced, 1 child, 1 living; granddaughter Mazie Gazley, 13, New York; border Tracy Bowden, 19, Connecticut, apprentice, machine shop.
8. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Connecticut, New Haven County, Waterbury, ED 445, Sheet No. 7A, George Boden, 53, New Jersey, gen. manager, brass factory; wife Adelaid Boden, 42, New York; step daughter May Lyall, 22, New York, married, nurse, dentist office; mother in law Catherine Howe, 65, New York, widowed; servant Richard Florence, 23, Connecticut, servant, private family.
9. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Connecticut, New Haven County, Waterbury, ED 5-195, Sheet No. 5A, George Boden, 70, New York State, general mgr., brass factory; wife Adelaide Boden, 59, New York; daughter Mae Bollerer, 39, New York, married, [suppl. quest.: age at first marriage: 28 [she was actually married in 1913 at age 18 based on her marriage to Harold Lyall, so the age 28 is more likely her age when she married Mr. Bollerer]; number of children: 1]; granddaughter Joanne Bollerer, 7, Connecticut; maid Lottie Fletcher, 62, Connecticut, maid, private home.
10. Connecticut Death Index, 1949-2001, available at Ancestry.com and familysearch.org, Mae B. Bollerer, died: 21 August 1950 in East Hampton, Middlesex County, Connecticut; age 50; divorced.
11. New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940, Alexander Bollerer, 28, born in New Britain, Connecticut, son of Valentine [Bollerer] and Antoinette Neidle; Mae Lyall Boden, 25, born in Stan...ville, New York, daughter of George [Boden] and Addlaide Howe; married on 26 December 1928 in Manhattan, New York, New York.
12. Divorce, Hartford Divorces Index, Vol. 100, 1944-45, Connecticut State Library, Bollerer, Alexander V., v. May L. Boden, page 256.
13. Find a Grave (website). East Cemetery, Manchester, Hartford County, Connecticut, Lillian E. Gibson Bollerer, born: 14 July 1907; died: 17 February 1979 [from record, which provides the names and links for her two spouses, the first one m.1934].
14. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Connecticut, Hartford County, East Hartford, ED 2-52, Sheet No. 2A, Joseph Gibson, 60, No. Ireland, locomotive engineer, steam railroad; wife Deborah Gibson, 56, No. Ireland; son Elmore Gibson, 26, Connecticut, accountant, aircraft; daughter Doris Gibson, 23, Connecticut, typist, insurance; son Harris Gibson, 21, office clerk, aircraft; daughter Lillian Rood, 32, Connecticut, widowed, registered nurse, hospital.
15. Connecticut Marriage Records, 1897-1968 (available at ancestry.com), Alexander Bollerer and Lillian Rood, married on 3 September 1949 in Manchester, Connecticut.

2. Joanne Mae Bollerer² (Alexander¹), born 8 September 1932 in Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut;^{1, 2, 3} died 18 October 1996 in Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut.^{1, 3, 4} Joanne married, first, 11 September 1954 in Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, Albert A. ‘Skip’ Lessard⁷ (born 17 April 1933 in Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine, the son of Albert Lessard and Edna Brann;^{5, 6} Skip died 12 March 2006 in Marlborough, Hartford County, Connecticut^{5, 6}). Their marriage ended in divorce on 9 January 1974 in Hartford County, Connecticut.⁸ Joanne married, second, 9 March 1976 in Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, Robert M. Burney⁹ (born ____, parents not determined). Joanne is buried in Union Hill Cemetery, East Hampton, Middlesex County, Connecticut.¹ Skip is buried in Marlboro Cemetery, Marlborough, Hartford County, Connecticut.⁵

+	3	i.	Sharon M. Lessard, Married Wayne Shekla.
+	4	ii.	Steven L. Lessard, Married Lori _____.

1. Find a Grave (website). Union Hill Cemetery, East Hampton, Middlesex County, Connecticut, Joanne Mae Bollerer Burney, born: 8 September 1932 in Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut; 18 October 1996 in Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut [from record, which provides the name and link for her mother].
2. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Connecticut, New Haven County, Waterbury, ED 5-195, Sheet No. 5A, George Boden, 70, New York State, general mgr., brass factory; wife Adelaide Boden, 59, New York; daughter Mae Bollerer, 39, New York, married, [suppl. quest.: age at first marriage: 28 [she was actually married in 1913 at age 18 based on her marriage to Harold Lyall, so the age 28 is more likely her age when she married Mr. Bollerer]; number of children: 1]; granddaughter Joanne Bollerer, 7, Connecticut; maid Lottie Fletcher, 62, Connecticut, maid, private home.
3. Obituary, Hartford Courant, Hartford, Connecticut, 19 October 1996, Joanne (Bollerer) Lessard Burney, died 18 October 1996 in Glastonbury, Connecticut. The article provies vital and biographical details and the names of her son and daughter-in-law, daughter and son-in-law, two granddaughters, a friend, and her place of burial.
4. Connecticut Death Index, 1949-2001, available at Ancestry.com and familysearch.org, Joanne M. Burney, died: 18 October 1996 in Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut; age 64; divorced; father’s surname: Bollerer; spouse’s name: Rober [sic, Robert?].
5. Find a Grave (website). Marlboro Cemetery, Marlborough, Hartford County, Connecticut, Albert A. Lessard, born: 17 April 1933; died: 12 March 2006 [from record, which includes a note Born /me. Left children].
6. Obituary, Hartford Courant, Hartford, Connecticut, 13 March 2006, Albert A. “Skip” Lessard, 72, of Marlborough, died 12 March 2006 in Marlborough, Connecticut. The article provides vital and biographical details and the names of his parents, daughter and her husband, son and his wife, brothers, sisters, and three grandchildren, and his place of burial.
7. Connecticut Marriage Records, 1897-1968 (available at ancestry.com), Joanne Bollerer and Albert Lessard; married on 11 September 1954 in Middletown, Connecticut.
8. Connecticut Divorce Index, 1968 - 1997. Available at Ancestry.com and familysearch.org. Alber A. Lessard and wife Joan [sic, believed to be a partial name in the record]; married September 1954 in Connecticut; separated July 1973; divorced 9 January 1974 in Hartford County, Connecticut.
9. Connecticut Marriage Index, 1959-2001, available at Ancestry.com and familysearch.org, Robert M. Burney, 60, and Joann M. Lessard, 43; married on 9 March 1976 in Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut.

3. Sharon M. Lessard³ (Joanne,² Alexander¹). Sharon married Wayne Shekla (born ____, parents not determined).

	5	i.	Victoria Shekla.
	6	ii.	Patricia Shekla.

4. Steven L. Lessard³ (Joanne,² Alexander¹). Steven married Lori _____ (born ____, parents not determined).

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Tyler Lessard.