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Grace Mae Francis 1908–1979 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Apr 1908

Birth Location: Olyphant, Lackawanna, PA

Death Date: 17 May 1979

Death Location: Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA

Father: William Francis

Mother: Grace Robertson

Spouse(s): Walter Fletcher

Children(s): Thomas Fletcher, Walter Fletcher, William Fletcher

The story of Grace Mae Francis began in 1908 in Olyphant, Lackawanna, PA. In 1910, Grace Mae Francis resided in Olyphant Ward 4, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, USA. In 1920, Grace Mae Francis resided in Blakely Ward 3, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, USA. Grace Mae Francis married Walter Fletcher, and had children including Arlene Fletcher, Thomas Chadwick Fletcher, Walter Fletcher, William J Fletcher. Grace Mae Francis passed away in 1979 in Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Grace Mae Francis began in 1908 in Olyphant, Lackawanna, PA.
  • In 1910, Grace Mae Francis resided in Olyphant Ward 4, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • In 1920, Grace Mae Francis resided in Blakely Ward 3, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Grace Mae Francis married Walter Fletcher, and had children including Arlene Fletcher, Thomas Chadwick Fletcher, Walter Fletcher, William J Fletcher.
  • Grace Mae Francis passed away in 1979 in Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Francis
1878–1942
Birth Location: Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, United Kingdom
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Grace Robertson
1885–1920
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
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Spouses(s)

Walter Fletcher
1905–1973
Birth Location: Winton, Pennsylvania, USA
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Children(s)

Thomas Fletcher
1928–2000
Birth Location: Peckville, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, Unted States
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Walter Fletcher
1925–
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
WF
William Fletcher
1926–1940
Birth Location: Prckville, Pennsylvania
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Grace Francis's Ancestors

Self
Grace Francis
1908–1979
Birth Place: Olyphant, Lackawanna, PA
Parents
William Kelson Francis
1878–1942
Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, United Kingdom
Grace Robertson
1885–1920
Pennsylvania
Grandparents
Walter Francis
1854–1880
Crickhowell, Breconshire, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Unknown
1853–1880
England
Andrew Robertson
1839–1922
Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Margaret (Ann) Wiland
1845–1924
Smithfield, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States
Great-Grandparents
Francis Francis
1810–
Leah
1815–
George Robertson
1822–
Janet Gordon
1825–1852
Jeremiah Wiland
1820–1905
Mary Ansell
1822–1896
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Wiland
1787–1854
Margaret Durst
1797–1880
Michael Ansell
1797–1870
Catherine Noftsinger
1800–1860

Grace Francis's Descendants

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Grace (Mae) Francis (11 Apr 1908–17 May 1979) m. Walter Fletcher (11 Nov 1905–16 Apr 1973)
  1. 1. Thomas (Chadwick) Fletcher 1928–2000 m. Phyllis (Ellen) Fletcher 1927–2013
  2. 2. Walter Fletcher 1925–
  3. 3. William (J) Fletcher 1926–1940

Grace Francis's Timeline

7 Records

1908
11 Apr 1908
Birth of Grace Mae Francis in Olyphant, Lackawanna, PA
Olyphant, Lackawanna, PA
1910
1910
Age 2
Grace Mae Francis resided here in Olyphant Ward 4, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, USA
Olyphant Ward 4, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, USA
1920
1920
Age 12
Grace Mae Francis resided here in Blakely Ward 3, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, USA
Blakely Ward 3, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, USA
1930
1930
Age 22
Grace Mae Francis resided here in Blakely, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, USA
Blakely, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, USA
1935
1935
Age 27
Grace Mae Francis resided here in Blakely, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania
Blakely, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 32
Grace Mae Francis resided here in Blakely, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, United States
Blakely, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, United States
1979
17 May 1979
Age 71
Death of Grace Mae Francis in Lynn, Massachusetts
Lynn, Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Apr 1908
    Event Place: Olyphant, Lackawanna, PA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Blakely, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania; Roll: T627_3522; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 35-10
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 026-18-7900; Issue State: Massachusetts; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Blakely Ward 3, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1576; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 10; Image: 857
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Blakely, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania; Roll: 2048; Page: 23B; Enumeration District: 0104; Image: 379.0; FHL microfilm: 2341782
    [5] Massachusetts Death Index
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Olyphant Ward 4, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1357; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 0049; FHL microfilm: 1375370
    [7] Massachusetts, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Olyphant Ward 4, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Olyphant Ward 4, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1357; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 0049; FHL microfilm: 1375370

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Blakely Ward 3, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Blakely Ward 3, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1576; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 10; Image: 857

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Blakely, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Blakely, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania; Roll: 2048; Page: 23B; Enumeration District: 0104; Image: 379.0; FHL microfilm: 2341782

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Blakely, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Blakely, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania; Roll: T627_3522; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 35-10

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Blakely, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Blakely, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania; Roll: T627_3522; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 35-10

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 026-18-7900; Issue State: Massachusetts; Issue Date: Before 1951

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 May 1979
    Event Place: Lynn, Massachusetts
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 026-18-7900; Issue State: Massachusetts; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [2] Massachusetts Death Index
    [3] Massachusetts, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, Find a Grave Index
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