Family History - Joanne Mae Bollerer

1. Joanne Mae Bollerer,¹ born 8 September 1932 in Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, the daughter of Alexander Valentine Bollerer and Eva Mae Gazley;^{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

+	2	i.	Sharon M. Lessard, Married Wayne Shekla.
+	3	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.

2. Sharon M. Lessard² (Joanne¹). Sharon married Wayne Shekla (born ____, parents not determined).

	4	i.	Victoria Shekla.
	5	ii.	Patricia Shekla.

3. Steven L. Lessard² (Joanne¹). Steven married Lori _____ (born ____, parents not determined).

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Tyler Lessard.