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Gwendolyn Russell Despard

Female 1889 - 1973  (83 years)


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  • Name Gwendolyn Russell Despard  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    Born 12 Nov 1889  Manhattan, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 4
    Gender Female 
    Residence 1935  Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Residence 1 Apr 1940  Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Marital Status: MarriedRelation to Head of House: Wife 
    Died 29 May 1973  Falmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Buried Jamaica Plain, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID P335  Despard Only
    Last Modified 26 Sep 2020 

    Father Clement Lyndon Despard,   b. 15 Jul 1853, New York Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Apr 1916, Manhattan, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Caroline Russell Bates,   b. 5 Mar 1856, Boston, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Oct 1929, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Married 18 Oct 1883  New Rochelle Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7, 8
    Family ID F56  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family John Wheelwright Wendell,   b. 20 November 1885, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. December 1962  (Age 77 years) 
    Married 12 Apr 1917  Manhattan, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 5
    Last Modified 26 Sep 2020 
    Family ID F136  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Clement L Despard 1929-2013
    Clement L Despard 1929-2013

  • Notes 
    • John Wheelwright Wendell & Gwendolen Russell Despard (*Gwendolyn Russell Despard*)
      #12253 (Manhattan)
      Apr. 12, 1917
      groom:
      res.: Boston, Mass
      30, white, single
      occupation: Agency
      b. Roxbury, Mass.
      Father: Frank T. Wendell
      mother: Helen Stamford?, Stariford? (?hard to read)
      1st marriage

      bride:
      res.: 49 W. 57th St., NYC
      27, white, single
      b. NYC
      father: Clement S. Despard
      mother: Caroline R. Bates
      1st marriage
      place: St. Thomas Church, Manhattan
      Wilbur L. Caswell, Rector, St. Thomas's Mamaroneck
      res.: Mamaroneck, NY
      witnesses:
      Percy L. Wendell
      Clement S. Despard

      Souurce: New York City Municipal Archives

      June 1900 Census
      675 West End Avenue, New York City

      Clement Despard
      b. July 1853, 46 yr.
      b. New York
      father/mother b. New York/Ireland
      occ.: Insurance Broker

      - Caroline R. Despard
      b. Mch. 1854, 44 y.
      b. Mass.
      father/mother b.: Mass/NY
      married, 17 yrs.

      - Clement Despard, Jr.
      b. July 1884, 15 yr.
      b. N.Y.
      father/mother b. NY/Mass.

      - Margaret Despard
      b. Mch. 1887, 12 yr.
      b. N.Y.
      father/mother b. NY/Mass.

      - Gwendolyn Despard
      b. 1889, 10 yr.
      b. N.Y.
      father/mother b. NY/Mass.

      - Florence Harrison
      servant
      b. May 1870, 30 yr., single
      b. N.Y.
      father/mother b.: NY/Ireland

      - Annie Lepack (*?hard to read)
      servant
      b. Oct. 1875, 24 yr., single
      arrvd. U.S. 1889, 10 yrs. in U.S.

      - Peter Lepack (*?hard to read)
      servant
      b. Jan. 1878, 22 y., single
      arrvd. U.S. 1900, 0 yrs. in U.S.

      Source: New York City Public Library

  • Sources 
    1. [S1202927029] 1940 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Year: 1940; Census Place: Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts; Roll: T627_1626; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 11-87.

    2. [S1202937035] New York, New York, Marriage Index 1866-1937, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

    3. [S1202937071] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

    4. [S1210654807] New York, New York, Birth Index, 1878-1909, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

    5. [S1214665707] New York City, Marriage Indexes, 1907-1995, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), New York City Municipal Archives; New York, New York; Borough: Manhattan; Volume Number: 4.

    6. [S1202926725] U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast, 1704-1930, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

    7. [S1202937025] 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Year: 1900; Census Place: Manhattan, New York, New York; Roll: 1105; Page: 28A; Enumeration District: 0523; FHL microfilm: 1241105.

    8. [S1241681010] Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Asbury Park Press; Publication Date: 17/ Apr/ 1916; Publication Place: Asbury Park, New Jersey, United States of America; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/143331005/?article=96c855f4-3e2c-4785-933d-4407c9b71b77&focus=0.5034652,0.67980224,0.62495863,0.