Family History - Bessie Minerva Angell

1. Bessie Minerva Angell,¹ born 27 December 1885 in Maine, the daughter of Julius P. Angell and Mary R. Spear;^{1, 2, 3, 4} died 1960.² Bessie married, first, 31 January 1906 in Old Town, Penobscot County, Maine, Albert Lorenzo Littlefield⁶ (born 27 September 1873 in Greenfield, Penobscot County, Maine, the son of Lorenzo Littlefield and Caroline P. McPheters;^{5, 6, 7} Albert died 7 May 1908 in Old Town, Penobscot County, Maine^{5, 7}). Bessie married, second, Clarence T. Kirk⁸ (born 1889, parents not determined;⁸ Clarence died 1975⁸). Bessie is buried in Gracelawn Memorial Park, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine.² Albert is buried in Forest Hill Cemetery, Old Town, Penobscot County, Maine.⁵ Clarence is buried in Gracelawn Memorial Park, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine.⁸

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Ervin A. Littlefield, born 7 November 1906 in Maine; died 9 December 1997. Married Winona E. McGilvery.

1. Find a Grave (website). Forest Hill Cemetery, Old Town, Penobscot County, Maine, Bessie M. Littlefield. Shown on the photo of the gravestone of her first husband (at findagrave.com) is her (partial) birth date but no death date, suggesting that she was not buried in Forest Hill Cemetery. See her findagrave.com entry in Gracelawn Memorial Park, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, which is most likely her actual burial place.
2. Find a Grave (website). Gracelawn Memorial Park, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, Bessie M. Angell Kirk, born: 1885; died: 1960 (from record, which provides the names and links for her parents, spouses, siblings, and child).
3. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Maine, Penobscot County, Old Town, Enumeration District 119, Sheet No. 17A, family of Mary R. Angell (38, ME, July 1861, widow), Lewis G. Angell (18, ME, July 1881, grocer), Chester T. Angell (16, ME, Feb 1884), Bessie M. Angell (14, ME, Dec 1885).
4. U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Maine, Penobscot County, Old Town, Enumeration District 187, Sheet No. 18A, family of Mary R. Angell (48, ME, widow, 3 children, 3 living), daughter Bessie M. Littlefield (24, ME, widow, washerwoman in laundry, 1 child, 1 living), grandson Irving A. Littlefield (3, ME).
5. Find a Grave (website). Forest Hill Cemetery, Old Town, Penobscot County, Maine, Albert L. Littlefield.
6. Maine Marriages, 1771-1907, available at familysearch.org. Groom: Albert Lorenzo Littlefield, age 33 born in Plantation No. 1. Bride: Bessie Minerva Angell, age 20, born in Bangor, ME. Date of Marriage: 31 January 1906. Place: Old Town, ME. The record provides the names of their parents and other related details.
7. Maine Death Records, 1617-1922, available at ancestry.com. Albert L. Littlefield, died 7 May 1908 in Old Town, ME, age 35, born in Greenfield, ME. Parents: Lorenzo Littlefield and Carrie McPheters.
8. Find a Grave (website). Gracelawn Memorial Park, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, Clarence T. Kirk, born: 1889; died: 1975 (from record, which provides the name and link for his spouse).

2. Ervin A. Littlefield² (Bessie¹), born 7 November 1906 in Maine;^{1, 2} died 9 December 1997.¹ Ervin married Winona E. McGilvery³ (born 12 April 1910, parents not determined;³ Winona died 6 December 1952³). Ervin and Winona are buried in Mount Auburn Cemetery, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine.^{1, 3}

1. Find a Grave (website). Mount Auburn Cemetery, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, Ervin A. Littlefield, born: 7 November 1906; died: 9 December 1997 (from record, which provides the names and links for his parents and spouse).
2. U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Maine, Penobscot County, Old Town, Enumeration District 187, Sheet No. 18A, family of Mary R. Angell (48, ME, widow, 3 children, 3 living), daughter Bessie M. Littlefield (24, ME, widow, washerwoman in laundry, 1 child, 1 living), grandson Irving A. Littlefield (3, ME).
3. Find a Grave (website). Mount Auburn Cemetery, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, Winona E. McGilvery Littlefield, born: 12 April 1910; died: 6 December 1952 (from record, which provides the name and link for her spouse).