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Chester Alexander Sanford 1885–1961 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Jun 1885

Birth Location: Augusta, Kennebec, Maine, USA

Death Date: 1 Jun 1961

Death Location: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

Father: John Sanford

Mother: Mary McDonald

Spouse(s): Mary Brennan

Children(s): Thomas Sanford, Francis Sanford, John Sanford

Chester Alexander Sanford was born in 1885 in Augusta, Kennebec, Maine, USA, the child of John C Sanford And Mary C Sanford Mcdonald. In 1920, Chester Alexander Sanford resided in Boston Ward 6, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA. Chester Alexander Sanford married Mary Ellen Brennan, and had children including Francis Normand Sanford, John Chester Sanford, Thomas Allan Sanford. Chester Alexander Sanford passed away in 1961 in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • Chester Alexander Sanford was born in 1885 in Augusta, Kennebec, Maine, USA, the child of John C Sanford And Mary C Sanford Mcdonald.
  • In 1920, Chester Alexander Sanford resided in Boston Ward 6, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Chester Alexander Sanford married Mary Ellen Brennan, and had children including Francis Normand Sanford, John Chester Sanford, Thomas Allan Sanford.
  • Chester Alexander Sanford passed away in 1961 in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Sanford
1860–1893
Birth Location: Augusta, Kennebec, Maine, USA
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Mary McDonald
1855–1933
Birth Location: McLellan’s Mountain, Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Spouses(s)

Mary Brennan
1878–1968
Birth Location: Ballyhaunis, Mayo, Ireland
MB

Children(s)

Thomas Sanford
1922–1999
Birth Location: 16 Neponset Ave, Hyde Park, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
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Francis Sanford
1919–1949
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
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John Sanford
1918–1989
Birth Location: Augusta, Kennebec, Maine, USA
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Chester Sanford's Ancestors

Self
Chester Sanford
1885–1961
Birth Place: Augusta, Kennebec, Maine, USA
Parents
John C Sanford
1860–1893
Augusta, Kennebec, Maine, USA
Mary (C Sanford) McDonald
1855–1933
McLellan’s Mountain, Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada
Grandparents
John (Frank) Sanford
1833–1913
Freedom, Waldo, Maine, USA
Flora (Susan Sanford) Brown
1832–1918
Palermo, Waldo, Maine, USA
Donald McDonald
1820–1877
Nova Scotia, Canada
Elizabeth ((Betsy)) Munro
1825–1898
Nova Scotia
Great-Grandparents
Henry Sanford
1782–1863
Abigail Soule
1785–1870
James McDonald
1787–1871
Margaret Shand
1791–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Amasa Soule
1761–1853
Ronald McDonald
1767–
Janet Urquhart
1771–

Chester Sanford's Descendants

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Chester (Alexander) Sanford (11 Jun 1885–1 Jun 1961) m. Mary (Ellen) Brennan (13 Dec 1878–31 Mar 1968)
  1. 1. Thomas (Allan) Sanford 1922–1999 m. Mildred (Georgina Sanford) Kibble 1926–1996
    1. 1. Joanne Sanford 1949–2019 m. Robert (Joseph) Abbott 1943–2014
    2. 2. Linda (Jane Watson) Sanford 1946–2015
  2. 2. Francis (Normand) Sanford 1919–1949
  3. 3. John (Chester) Sanford 1918–1989

Chester Sanford's Timeline

7 Records

1885
11 Jun 1885
Birth of Chester Alexander Sanford in Augusta, Kennebec, Maine, USA
Augusta, Kennebec, Maine, USA
1908
26 Feb 1908
Age 23
Chester Alexander Sanford was married in Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
1920
1920
Age 35
Chester Alexander Sanford resided here in Boston Ward 6, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Boston Ward 6, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
1930
1930
Age 45
Chester Alexander Sanford resided here in Boston (Districts 251-500), Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Boston (Districts 251-500), Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
1935
1935
Age 50
Chester Alexander Sanford resided here in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
1940
1940
Age 55
Chester Alexander Sanford resided here in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
1961
1 Jun 1961
Age 76
Death of Chester Alexander Sanford in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Jun 1885
    Event Place: Augusta, Kennebec, Maine, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Roll: m-t0627-01675; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 15-554
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Boston Ward 6, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Roll: T625_731; Page: 19A; Enumeration District: 169
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 0447; FHL microfilm: 2340689

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 26 Feb 1908
    Event Place: Boston, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Boston Ward 6, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Boston Ward 6, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Roll: T625_731; Page: 19A; Enumeration District: 169

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Boston (Districts 251-500), Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 0447; FHL microfilm: 2340689

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Roll: m-t0627-01675; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 15-554

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Roll: m-t0627-01675; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 15-554

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Jun 1961
    Event Place: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
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