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James Ernest Lapham 1915–2006 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 February 1915

Birth Location: Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 29 JUN 2006

Death Location: Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine, United States of America

Father: Silas Lapham

Mother: Norah Goodspeed

Spouse(s): Dorothy Howarth

Children(s): Carol Lapham

The story of James Ernest Lapham began in 1915 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA. In 1920, James Ernest Lapham resided in Salem Ward 1, Essex, Massachusetts, USA. In 1930, James Ernest Lapham resided in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA. James Ernest Lapham married Dorothy Stewart Howarth, and had children including Carol Lapham, Robert James Lapham. James Ernest Lapham passed away in 2006 in Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of James Ernest Lapham began in 1915 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA.
  • In 1920, James Ernest Lapham resided in Salem Ward 1, Essex, Massachusetts, USA.
  • In 1930, James Ernest Lapham resided in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA.
  • James Ernest Lapham married Dorothy Stewart Howarth, and had children including Carol Lapham, Robert James Lapham.
  • James Ernest Lapham passed away in 2006 in Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Lapham's Ancestors

Self
James Lapham
1915–2006
Birth Place: Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Silas Louis Lapham
1884–1953
Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts
Norah (Agnes) Goodspeed
1884–1971
Prescott, Leeds, Ontario, Canada
Grandparents
Silas (Noel) Lapham
1868–1953
Albany, Albany, New York, USA
Marie (Emma) Chalifoux
1868–1919
St Dominique, Quebec, Quebec, Canada
James (Rodney) Goodspeed
1853–1919
Montgomery, Franklin, Vermont, United States
Nora Goodspeed
1854–1937
Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Silas Lapham
1842–1928
Salome Stone
1845–1881
Lewis Chalifour
1833–1895
Mattile Catie
1834–1902
John III
1832–1853
Harriet Stone
1837–1865
Elizabeth Willis
1815–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nazaire (Lapham)
1817–1896
Marie Morin
1818–1879
Moise Meunier-Lapierre
1815–1885
Flavie Coulombe
1824–1890
Paul Catie
1786–1850
Marguerite Blanchet
1796–1864
Salva Stone
1787–1849
Almira Gibbs
1820–1837

James Lapham's Descendants

1.
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James (Ernest) Lapham (6 February 1915–29 JUN 2006) m. Dorothy (Stewart) Howarth (16 Jun 1914–27 Sep 2017)
  1. 1. Carol Lapham 1942–1977

James Lapham's Timeline

5 Records

1915
6 February 1915
Birth of James Ernest Lapham in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
1920
1920
Age 5
James Ernest Lapham resided here in Salem Ward 1, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Salem Ward 1, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
1930
1930
Age 15
James Ernest Lapham resided here in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
1959
1959
Age 44
James Ernest Lapham resided here in Waterbury, Connecticut, USA
Waterbury, Connecticut, USA
2006
29 JUN 2006
Age 91
Death of James Ernest Lapham in Augusta, Kennebec, Maine, USA
Augusta, Kennebec, Maine, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 February 1915
    Event Place: Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Knowlton Hewins Roberts Funeral Homes; Publication Place: Winthrop, Maine, USA
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Issue State: Massachusetts; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Salem Ward 1, Essex, Massachusetts; Roll: T625_696; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 256
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Salem, Essex, Massachusetts; Roll: 903; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0264; FHL microfilm: 2340638
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [7] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [8] Web: Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-2016

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Salem Ward 1, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Salem Ward 1, Essex, Massachusetts; Roll: T625_696; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 256

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Salem, Essex, Massachusetts; Roll: 903; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0264; FHL microfilm: 2340638

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1959
    Event Place: Waterbury, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Augusta
    Record Source: U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Knowlton Hewins Roberts Funeral Homes; Publication Place: Winthrop, Maine, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 JUN 2006
    Event Place: Augusta, Kennebec, Maine, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Knowlton Hewins Roberts Funeral Homes; Publication Place: Winthrop, Maine, USA
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Issue State: Massachusetts; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [6] Web: Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-2016

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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