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Bessie Beryl Cunningham 1886–1976 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 MAY 1886

Birth Location: Burlington, Penobscot, Maine, United States

Death Date: 24 Jun 1976

Death Location: Burlington, Penobscot County, Maine, USA

Father: Walter Cunningham

Mother: Jennie Ewing

Spouse(s): George Shorey

Children(s): Marion Shary, Jennie Shorey, Baby Shorey, Pauline Howe, Thelma Shorey, Erma Shorey, Lucy Shorey, Clifford Shorey, Walter Shorey, Everett Shorey, Earle Shorey

The story of Bessie Beryl Cunningham began in 1886 in Burlington, Penobscot, Maine, United States. In 1891, Bessie Beryl Cunningham resided in York, New Brunswick, Canada. In 1901, Bessie Beryl Cunningham resided in Queensbury, York, New Brunswick, Canada. Bessie Beryl Cunningham married George Washington Shorey, and had children including Baby Shorey, Clifford Nelson Shorey, Earle Shorey, Erma Ruth Shorey, Everett N Shorey, Jennie May Shorey, Leota Shorey, Lucy Catherine Shorey, Marion Shary, Mary Shorey, Pauline Howe, Thelma Lillian Shorey, Walter Albert Shorey. Bessie Beryl Cunningham passed away in 1976 in Burlington, Penobscot County, Maine, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Bessie Beryl Cunningham began in 1886 in Burlington, Penobscot, Maine, United States.
  • In 1891, Bessie Beryl Cunningham resided in York, New Brunswick, Canada.
  • In 1901, Bessie Beryl Cunningham resided in Queensbury, York, New Brunswick, Canada.
  • Bessie Beryl Cunningham married George Washington Shorey, and had children including Baby Shorey, Clifford Nelson Shorey, Earle Shorey, Erma Ruth Shorey, Everett N Shorey, Jennie May Shorey, Leota Shorey, Lucy Catherine Shorey, Marion Shary, Mary Shorey, Pauline Howe, Thelma Lillian Shorey, Walter Albert Shorey.
  • Bessie Beryl Cunningham passed away in 1976 in Burlington, Penobscot County, Maine, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Walter Cunningham
1856–1941
Birth Location: Queensbury Parrish, York County, New Brunswick, Canada
WC
Jennie Ewing
1869–1959
Birth Location: Lowell, Penobscot County, Maine, USA
JE

Spouses(s)

George Shorey
1883–1973
Birth Location: Burlington, Penobscot, Maine, USA
GS

Children(s)

Marion Shary
1926–
Birth Location: Maine
MS
Jennie Shorey
1906–1987
Birth Location: Burlington, Penobscot, Maine, USA
JS
Baby Shorey
1910–1910
Birth Location: Burlington, Penobscot, Maine, USA
BS
Pauline Howe
1911–2004
Birth Location: Lowell, Penobscot County, Maine, USA
PH
Thelma Shorey
1913–2001
Birth Location: Lowell, Penobscot, Maine, USA
TS
Erma Shorey
1915–1984
Birth Location: Lowell, Penobscot, Maine, USA
ES
Lucy Shorey
1907–1999
Birth Location: Burlington, Penobscot, Maine USA
LS
Clifford Shorey
1919–1993
Birth Location: Lowell, Penobscot, Maine, USA
CS
Walter Shorey
1909–1984
Birth Location: Burlington, Penobscot, Maine, USA
WS
Everett Shorey
1920–
Birth Location: Maine
ES
Earle Shorey
1922–2015
Birth Location: Maine
ES

Bessie Cunningham's Ancestors

Self
Bessie Cunningham
1886–1976
Birth Place: Burlington, Penobscot, Maine, United States
Parents
Walter Cunningham
1856–1941
Queensbury Parrish, York County, New Brunswick, Canada
Jennie (Mabel) Ewing
1869–1959
Lowell, Penobscot County, Maine, USA
Grandparents
John (M) Cunningham
1819–1890
Queensbury Parish, York County, New Brunswick, Canada
Catherine (Ann) Sharp
1819–1907
York County, New Brunswick, Canada
John (W) Ewing
1843–1887
Lowell, Penobscot, Maine, USA
Nancy (Anna) Hathaway
1851–1932
Lowell, Penobscot, Maine, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Cunningham
1791–
Margaret Jeans
1796–1860
John Sharpe
1796–1852
Mary Seeds
1802–1882
David Ewing
1815–1878
Hannah Webb
1818–1880
James Hathaway
1828–1864
Susan Fernald
1832–1871
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Sharp
1767–1804
Charity Loyalist
1779–1861
William Seeds
1775–1812
Hannah Carpenter
1776–1846
William Ewing
1787–1823
Margaret Bishop
1783–
Joshua Hathaway
1782–1857
Sarah Phillips
1785–1877
Samuel Fernald
1800–1855
Achsa Tourtellot,
1812–1891

Bessie Cunningham's Descendants

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Bessie (Beryl) Cunningham (12 MAY 1886–24 Jun 1976) m. George (Washington) Shorey (22 Mar 1883–2 Feb 1973)
  1. 1. Marion Shary 1926–
  2. 2. Jennie (May) Shorey 1906–1987
  3. 3. Baby Shorey 1910–1910
  4. 4. Pauline Howe 1911–2004 m. Harvey (Maycumber) Howe 1911–1985
    1. 1. Lois (Pauline) Howe 1934–2010
  5. 5. Thelma (Lillian) Shorey 1913–2001
  6. 6. Erma (Ruth) Shorey 1915–1984
  7. 7. Lucy (Catherine) Shorey 1907–1999
  8. 8. Clifford (Nelson) Shorey 1919–1993
  9. 9. Walter (Albert) Shorey 1909–1984
  10. 10. Everett (N) Shorey 1920–
  11. 11. Earle Shorey 1922–2015

Bessie Cunningham's Timeline

10 Records

1886
12 MAY 1886
Birth of Bessie Beryl Cunningham in Burlington, Penobscot, Maine, United States
Burlington, Penobscot, Maine, United States
1891
1891
Age 5
Bessie Beryl Cunningham resided here in York, New Brunswick, Canada
York, New Brunswick, Canada
1901
1901
Age 15
Bessie Beryl Cunningham resided here in Queensbury, York, New Brunswick, Canada
Queensbury, York, New Brunswick, Canada
1910
1910
Age 24
Bessie Beryl Cunningham resided here in Burlington, Penobscot, Maine, USA
Burlington, Penobscot, Maine, USA
1920
1920
Age 34
Bessie Beryl Cunningham resided here in Lowell, Penobscot, Maine, USA
Lowell, Penobscot, Maine, USA
1930
1930
Age 44
Bessie Beryl Cunningham resided here in Howland, Penobscot, Maine, USA
Howland, Penobscot, Maine, USA
1935
1935
Age 49
Bessie Beryl Cunningham resided here in Howland, Penobscot, Maine
Howland, Penobscot, Maine
1940
1940
Age 54
Bessie Beryl Cunningham resided here in Howland, Penobscot, Maine, USA
Howland, Penobscot, Maine, USA
1965
1965
Age 79
Bessie Beryl Cunningham resided here in Bangor, Maine, USA
Bangor, Maine, USA
1976
24 Jun 1976
Age 90
Death of Bessie Beryl Cunningham in Bangor, Penobscot, Maine, United States of America
Bangor, Penobscot, Maine, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 MAY 1886
    Event Place: Burlington, Penobscot, Maine, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1901 Census of Canada, Year: 1901; Census Place: Queensbury, York, New Brunswick; Page: 7; Family No: 56
    [2] 1891 Census of Canada, Year: 1891; Census Place: Queensbury, York, New Brunswick; Roll: T-6307; Family No: 54
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Howland, Penobscot, Maine; Roll: 837; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 0057; Image: 761.0; FHL microfilm: 2340572
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Burlington, Penobscot, Maine; Roll: T624_544; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0153; FHL microfilm: 1374557
    [6] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Lowell, Penobscot, Maine; Roll: T625_646; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 97; Image: 328
    [7] Maine, Marriage Records, Maine State Archives; Augusta, Maine, USA; 1892-1907 Vital Records; Roll #: 51
    [8] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 006-58-5545; Issue State: Maine; Issue Date: 1970
    [9] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Howland, Penobscot, Maine; Roll: m-t0627-01487; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 10-74
    [10] Maine Death Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: York, New Brunswick, Canada
    Record Source: 1891 Census of Canada, Year: 1891; Census Place: Queensbury, York, New Brunswick; Roll: T-6307; Family No: 54

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Queensbury, York, New Brunswick, Canada
    Record Source: 1901 Census of Canada, Year: 1901; Census Place: Queensbury, York, New Brunswick; Page: 7; Family No: 56

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Burlington, Penobscot, Maine, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Burlington, Penobscot, Maine; Roll: T624_544; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0153; FHL microfilm: 1374557

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Lowell, Penobscot, Maine, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Lowell, Penobscot, Maine; Roll: T625_646; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 97; Image: 328

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Howland, Penobscot, Maine, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Howland, Penobscot, Maine; Roll: 837; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 0057; Image: 761.0; FHL microfilm: 2340572

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Howland, Penobscot, Maine
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Howland, Penobscot, Maine; Roll: m-t0627-01487; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 10-74

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Howland, Penobscot, Maine, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Howland, Penobscot, Maine; Roll: m-t0627-01487; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 10-74

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1965
    Event Place: Bangor, Maine, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Burlington, ME
    Record Source: Maine, Marriages

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Jun 1976
    Event Place: Bangor, Penobscot, Maine, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 006-58-5545; Issue State: Maine; Issue Date: 1970
    [3] Maine Death Index

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Burlington, Penobscot County, Maine, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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