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Marjorie Ruth Thorpe 1923 – 1999 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Aug 1923

Birth Location: Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 2 Dec 1999

Death Location: Surrey, Hancock Cty, ME

Father: George Thorpe

Mother: Bertha Godfrey

Spouse(s): Harold Watson, Elmer Nielsen

Children(s): Janice Nielsen, Eric Nielsen, Sandra Nielsen

Marjorie Ruth Thorpe was born in 1923 in Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA, the child of George Lewis Thorpe and Bertha Louise Godfrey. In 1940, Marjorie Ruth Thorpe resided in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States. In 1951, Marjorie Ruth Thorpe resided in Connecticut. Marjorie Ruth Thorpe married Harold Quince Watson, Elmer Andrew Nielsen, and had children including Janice Thorpe Watson Nielsen, Eric Andrew Nielsen, Sandra Lynn Nielsen. Marjorie Ruth Thorpe passed away in 1999 in Surrey, Hancock Cty, ME.

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Biography

  • Marjorie Ruth Thorpe was born in 1923 in Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA, the child of George Lewis Thorpe and Bertha Louise Godfrey.
  • In 1940, Marjorie Ruth Thorpe resided in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States.
  • In 1951, Marjorie Ruth Thorpe resided in Connecticut.
  • Marjorie Ruth Thorpe married Harold Quince Watson, Elmer Andrew Nielsen, and had children including Janice Thorpe Watson Nielsen, Eric Andrew Nielsen, Sandra Lynn Nielsen.
  • Marjorie Ruth Thorpe passed away in 1999 in Surrey, Hancock Cty, ME.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Marjorie Thorpe's Ancestors

Self
Marjorie Thorpe
1923 – 1999
Birth Place: Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Parents
George Lewis Thorpe
1884 – 1969
Fairfield, Connecticuit
Bertha (Louise) Godfrey
1884 – 1957
Westport, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
George (Burr) Thorpe
1868 –
Connecticut
Charlotte (A) Smith
1871 – 1959
Pennsylvania
Eugene Godfrey
1860 – 1921
Connecticut
Julia (Marie) Mills
1866 – 1943
Westport, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
Casper Wallace
1847 –
Nettie Wallace
1850 –
William Godfrey
1825 – 1870
Mary Nash
1831 – 1913
William Mills
1822 – 1895
Elizabeth Batterson
1826 – 1889
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Wallace
1817 –
Jane Scott
1817 – 1858
Hezekiah Mills
1791 –
Charity D
1793 – 1884
Burr Batterson
1795 – 1872
Elizabeth Barlow
1795 – 1874

Marjorie Thorpe's Descendants

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Marjorie (Ruth) Thorpe (20 Aug 1923 – 2 Dec 1999) m. Harold (Quince) Watson (13 Oct 1921 – 24 Nov 2011) m. Elmer (Andrew) Nielsen (10 Nov 1922 – 8 Feb 1996)
  1. 1. Janice (Thorpe Watson) Nielsen (2 Sept 1945 – ) m. Walter (Kenneth) Collum (4 Oct 1943 – )
    1. 1. Cory Collum (11 Jul 1965 – 11 Jul 1965)
    2. 2. Sandra (Lynn) Collum (17 Dec 1967 – ) m. Richard (Scott) Sandmeyer (6 July 1958 – )
      1. 1. Timothy (Benjamin) Sandmeyer (22 Apr 1994 – ) m. Jessica (Christine) Scott (13 Jun 1987 – )
  2. 2. Eric (Andrew) Nielsen (Aug 1955 – ) m. Kimbe (A) Audley (abt 1958 – ) m. Joyce Whitmore
  3. 3. Sandra (Lynn) Nielsen m. William Strickland m. Loren Snow
    1. 1. Robert Strickland
      1. 1. Cassandra Strickland
      2. 2. Unknown Strickland
    2. 2. Jennifer (Lynn) Strickland m. Howard Keefe m. Stefan Blacart m. Thomas Moody
      1. 1. Katherine Keefe
      2. 2. Ashley Keefe
      3. 3. Alexandra Moody
    3. 3. Stacey Snow m. Steve Connor
    4. 4. Laurie Snow m. Josh Martin
      1. 1. Malorian (Andrew) Martin (2009 – )
    5. 5. Katherine Snow
    6. 6. Marjorie Snow m. Garrett Bowden
      1. 1. Katherine Snow (2005 – )

Marjorie Thorpe's Timeline

4 Records

1923
20 Aug 1923
Birth of Marjorie Ruth Thorpe in Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 17
Marjorie Ruth Thorpe resided here in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
1951
Before 1951
Age 28
Marjorie Ruth Thorpe resided here in Connecticut
Connecticut
1999
2 Dec 1999
Age 76
Death of Marjorie Ruth Thorpe in Surrey, Hancock Cty, ME
Surrey, Hancock Cty, ME

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Aug 1923
    Event Place: Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut; Roll: T627_495; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 1-39.
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Cheshire, New Haven, Connecticut; Roll: 272; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 121; Image: 494.0.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut; Roll: T627_495; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 1-39.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Connecticut
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Dec 1999
    Event Place: Surrey, Hancock Cty, ME

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