Thomas Samuel Mayhew1

M, #35901, b. 13 February 1904
Father*Joseph Ira Mayhew1 b. 10 Apr 1877
Mother*Katherine Agnes Mahon1 b. 1880
Relationship3rd cousin of Carole Elizabeth Watson
Last Edited14 Sep 2017
     He was born on 13 February 1904 at Radcliffe Twp., Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada, according to Ontario Birth Registration 039930.1

Citations

  1. [S1348] Ontario, Canada Births, 1832-1916, online Ontario, Canada Births, Name: Thomas Samuel Mayhew. Hereinafter cited as Ontario, Canada Births.

Thomas Samuel Mayhew1

M, #35902, b. 13 July 1903, d. 9 May 1945
Father*Joseph Ira Mayhew1 b. 10 Apr 1877
Mother*Katherine Agnes Mahon1 b. 1880
Relationship3rd cousin of Carole Elizabeth Watson
Last Edited31 Aug 2018
     He was born on 13 July 1903 at Wicklow Twp., Hastings County, Ontario, Canada, according to Ontario Birth Registration 017877.2,1 Thomas married Christina Tennant on 29 December 1920 at Swastika, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada, according to Ontario Marriage Registration 025267.2,3
     Thomas Mayhew died on 9 May 1945 at Teck Twp., Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada, at age 41 according to Ontario Death Registration 032154.4 The informant on his death registration was his son. His wife was identified as Christina Mayhew. His father was identified as Ira Mayhew and Katherine Agnes Mahon.2
     Research notes (September 2017):
Is there more than one Thomas Samuel Mayhew? Various fathers names are given and two birth registrations were made a year apart in different counties.5

Citations

  1. [S1348] Ontario, Canada Births, 1832-1916, online Ontario, Canada Births, Name: Thomas Samuel Mayhew. Hereinafter cited as Ontario, Canada Births.
  2. [S1347] Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1946 (Publisher: Archives of Ontario), Ancestry.com, Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1946; "This database is an index (with images) to over 2 million deaths that were registered in Ontario from 1869 to 1938, and 1943 to 1946. The database also includes deaths of Ontario military personnel overseas from 1939-1947"; cited as "ON Deaths, 1869-1946., Name: Thomas Mayhew.
  3. [S1349] Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1936 (Publisher: Archives of Ontario, Toronto), Archives of Ontario, Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1785-1935; "Ontario, Canada, Select Marriages. Archives of Ontario, Toronto. This database includes images of the registrations. In some cases, alternative images in FamilySearch provide additional information"; cited as "Ontario Marriages, 1826-1936., Thomas Maheu & Christina Tennant; son of Hary Maheu & Catherine Maheu; daughter of John Tennant and Anny O'Connor.
  4. [S1348] Ontario, Canada Births, online Ontario, Canada Births, Name: Thomas Mayhew.
  5. [S2] Personal knowledge/research of Rick Moffat (Mesa, AZ 85207).

Christina Tennant1,2

F, #35903
Father*John Tennant2
Mother*Anny O'Connor2
Last Edited29 Nov 2017
     Christina married Thomas Samuel Mayhew on 29 December 1920 at Swastika, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada, according to Ontario Marriage Registration 025267.1,2
     In the death registration of Thomas Mayhew who died on 9 May 1945, Christina Mayhew was identified as his wife.1

Family

Thomas Samuel Mayhew b. 13 Jul 1903, d. 9 May 1945

Citations

  1. [S1347] Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1946 (Publisher: Archives of Ontario), Ancestry.com, Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1946; "This database is an index (with images) to over 2 million deaths that were registered in Ontario from 1869 to 1938, and 1943 to 1946. The database also includes deaths of Ontario military personnel overseas from 1939-1947"; cited as "ON Deaths, 1869-1946., Name: Thomas Mayhew.
  2. [S1349] Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1936 (Publisher: Archives of Ontario, Toronto), Archives of Ontario, Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1785-1935; "Ontario, Canada, Select Marriages. Archives of Ontario, Toronto. This database includes images of the registrations. In some cases, alternative images in FamilySearch provide additional information"; cited as "Ontario Marriages, 1826-1936., Thomas Maheu & Christina Tennant; son of Hary Maheu & Catherine Maheu; daughter of John Tennant and Anny O'Connor.

John Tennant1

M, #35905
Last Edited14 Sep 2017
     John married Anny O'Connor.1

Citations

  1. [S1349] Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1936 (Publisher: Archives of Ontario, Toronto), Archives of Ontario, Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1785-1935; "Ontario, Canada, Select Marriages. Archives of Ontario, Toronto. This database includes images of the registrations. In some cases, alternative images in FamilySearch provide additional information"; cited as "Ontario Marriages, 1826-1936., Thomas Maheu & Christina Tennant; son of Hary Maheu & Catherine Maheu; daughter of John Tennant and Anny O'Connor.

Anny O'Connor1

F, #35906
Last Edited14 Sep 2017
     Anny married John Tennant.1

Citations

  1. [S1349] Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1936 (Publisher: Archives of Ontario, Toronto), Archives of Ontario, Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1785-1935; "Ontario, Canada, Select Marriages. Archives of Ontario, Toronto. This database includes images of the registrations. In some cases, alternative images in FamilySearch provide additional information"; cited as "Ontario Marriages, 1826-1936., Thomas Maheu & Christina Tennant; son of Hary Maheu & Catherine Maheu; daughter of John Tennant and Anny O'Connor.

James Faben Moment1,2

M, #35907, b. 11 June 1943, d. 4 July 1957
Father*Gairdner Bostwick Moment3,2 b. 4 May 1905, d. 25 Aug 1990
Mother*Ann Reed Faben3 b. 18 Mar 1915, d. 1 Dec 1998
Relationship4th cousin 1 time removed of Richard Graeme Moffat
Last Edited16 Feb 2023
     He was born on 11 June 1943 at Maryland, USA.1,2
     James Faben Moment died on 4 July 1957 at Waupoos, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada, at age 14 by drowning.1,2
     James Faben Moment was buried at Orono Cemetery, Orono, Clarke Twp., Durham County, Ontario, Canada.1
     He was commonly known as Jim Moment.4 He was found on a passenger list for the ship "Queen of Bermuda" with his parents Gairdner and Ann dated 3 September 1954 arriving at, from Bermusda. They were travelling first class.4
     In the obituary of Gairdner Bostwick Moment who died 25 August 1990, his son, James F. Moment, was listed as predeceased.5,6

Citations

  1. [S3862] Find A Grave memorial page , Find A Grave, Find A Grave search page; "A database submitted by individuals supposedly of cemetery interments, often from grave memorials or cemetery records and often supplemented by other information, generally without identification of the sources except when a tombstone photo is included."; cited as "Find A Grave., James Faben Moment
    Grave Marker Transcription:
    In Memory of Mary Gowan Widow of Edwad Truman Moment Born May 1802 - Died November 1891
    James Faben Moment Born Baltimore MD June 11, 1943
    Drowned Waupoos, Ont. July 4, 1957.
  2. [S13433] U.S., Reports of Deaths of American Citizens Abroad, 1835-1974 (Publisher: National Archives at College Park, Maryland, U.S.A.), Ancestry.com, U.S., Reports of Deaths of American Citizens Abroad, 1835-1974; "This data collection contains death reports submitted by American Consuls abroad for the years 1835 through 1974. It includes images of the reports"; cited as "U.S., Reports of Deaths of American Citizens Abroad., James Faben Moment, Death Date: 04 Jul 1957, Death Place: South Marysburgh, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada, Birth Date: 11 Jun 1943, Maryland, Age: 14, Father: Gairdner B Moment, Cause of Death: Drowning, Other: Cremated at St. James Crematorium, Toronto.
  3. [S7405] Gairdner Bostwick Moment (Publisher: Prabook), Prabook, Gairdner Bostwick Moment; "Open database of biographical data. Since it is user maintained, information may not be accurate"; cited as "Gairdner Bostwick Moment., Gairdner Bostwick Moment.
  4. [S13430] New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957; (Washington, D.C.: National Archives, 29 Jul 1912), Lines 5 to 11, Gairdner B, Ann, Charles, Sally, Jim, Ann and Jane Moment, Arrival Date: 03 Sep 1954, Arrival Port: New York, New York, USA, Departure Port: Bermuda, Ship Name: Queen of Bermuda. Hereinafter cited as NY Passenger Lists.
  5. [S4712] Princeton Alumni Weekly, Memorials, online Gairdner Bostwick Moment ’28, Memorial: Gairdner Bostwick Moment - Class of '28. Hereinafter cited as Princeton Alumni Weekly, Memorials.
  6. [S13412] Gairdner Moment, biology professor, The Evening Sun, Baltimore, Maryland, 28 Aug 1990, Page 32, columns 1 to 3 viewed at Newspapers.com, Obituary: Gairdner Moment, biology professor. Hereinafter cited as Evening Sun.

Gilbert Williams Winslow1,2

M, #35910, b. 19 April 1915, d. 28 November 1942
Father*Edward W. Winslow1,3
Mother*Lena B. Macomber1
Last Edited16 Apr 2023
     He was born on 19 April 1915 at Berkley, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA.4,1,5,3,2 Gilbert married Betty Lee Moment in 1939 at Brookline, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA.6,3,7,2,8
     Gilbert Williams Winslow died on 28 November 1942 at Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA, at age 27 in the tragic Cocoanut Grove nightclub fire in which 492 perished.3,4
     Gilbert Williams Winslow was buried on 2 December 1942 at Pine Hill Cemetery, Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA.4,3
     Gilbert and Betty Lee Winslow appeared on the 1940 U.S. Federal Census of Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Connecticut, enumerated 10 April 1940, described as a Civil Engineer working for an Insurance Company.7
     Gilbert Williams Winslow, of Springfield, registered for the draft on 16 October 1940 at Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA, at the age of 25. He worked for Lumbermans Mutual Casualty Co. of Springfield. He listed his next-of-kin/contact person as his wife, Betty Lee Winslow. He was described as 5' 9" and 160 lbs. with blue eyes, brown hair and a light brown complexion.2
     The following announcement of the funeral of Gilbert Williams Winslow appeared in the Boston, Massachusetts The Boston Globe 2 December 1942 :
Funerals in Taunton for Two Victims Today
     TAUNTON, Dec. 1 — Funerals of two victims of the Cocoanut Grove fire will be held at funeral homes in this city tomorrow. The pair are Gilbert W. Winslow, 27 of Springfield and Miss Mary Demoura Travers, 30, of Boston, both natives of this city.
     Winslow was the son of Mr. ani Mrs. Edward W. Winslow, Padelford st. He also leaves a sister, Ruby Z. Winslow, a dietitian in the station hospital at San Juan P R. Services will be held at the Dagen Funeral Home at 2:30 and burial will be in Pine Hill Cemetery, East Taunton.9

Family

Betty Lee Moment b. c Jun 1917, d. 28 Nov 1942
Marriage*Gilbert married Betty Lee Moment in 1939 at Brookline, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA.6,3,7,2,8 

Citations

  1. [S4063] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, online http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2495, Gilbert Williams Winslow, Birth Date: 19 Apr 1915, Parents: Edward W. Winslow and Lena B. Macomber. Note that the ancestry transcription missed the "s" ending his middle name. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988.
  2. [S8085] U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 (Publisher: Ancestry.com), Ancestry.com, U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; "Database created from Draft Registration Cards of all U.S. states. Images are in Fold3, requiring a subscription to view"; cited as "US WWII Draft., Gilbert Williams Winslow; Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA, Birth Date: 19 Apr 1915, Berkley, Massachusetts, Height: 5ft 9", Weight: 160 Lbs, Eye Color: Blue, Hair Color: Brown, Complexion: Light Brown, Employer: Lumbermans Mutual Casuality Co, Next of Kin: Mrs Betty Lee Winslow.
  3. [S7406] The Cocoanut Grove Fire Victims List (Publisher: Cocoanut Grove Coalition), unknown repository, The Cocoanut Grove Fire Victims List; "This page lists victims of the fire, and whether they died as a result of their injuries"; cited as "The Cocoanut Grove Fire Victims List., Victims of the Cocanut Grove Fire.
  4. [S3862] Find A Grave memorial page , Find A Grave, Find A Grave search page; "A database submitted by individuals supposedly of cemetery interments, often from grave memorials or cemetery records and often supplemented by other information, generally without identification of the sources except when a tombstone photo is included."; cited as "Find A Grave., Gilbert W. WinslowGrave Marker Transcription:
    Gilbert W Winslow     1915 - 1942
    His Wife Betty L Moment     1917 - 1942.
  5. [S5413] Massachusetts, Birth Records, 1840 - 1915, online http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5062, Gilbert William (sic) Winslow, Birth Date: 19 Apr 1915, Berkley, Massachusetts, USA, Father: Edward W. Winslow, Mother: Lena B. Macomber. Father's Occupation: Station Agent, Father's Birthpace: Freetown, Mother's Birthplace: Myricks (a district of Berkely, Bristol County, Mass). Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts, Birth Records.
  6. [S3862] "Find A Grave", online Find A Grave search page: Pine Hill Cemetery: Betty Lee Winslow née Moment
    Grave marker transcription:
    Gilbert W. Winslow     1915 - 1942
    His Wife     Betty L. Moment:TAB:]1917 - 1942.
  7. [S7407] Gilbert Winslow household, 10 Apr 1940 PDF, Washington, DC, USA, Bridgeport (city), Fairfield, Connecticut; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 9-152; Family: 137, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; National Archives and Records Administration Roll: T627_533.
  8. [S12684] Massachusetts, U.S., Marriage Index, 1901-1955 and 1966-1970 (Publisher: New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts.), Ancestry.com, Massachusetts, U.S., Marriage Index, 1901-1955 and 1966-1970; "Original data:Department of Public Health, Registry of Vital Records and Statistics. Massachusetts Vital Records Index to Marriages (1916–1970)"; cited as "Massachusetts, U.S., Marriage Index, 1901-1955 and 1966-1970., Gilbert (ditto mark) Williams Winslow, Marriage Year: 1939, Marriage Place: Brookline, Massachusetts, USA, Reference Number: F63.M36 v.126; and
    Betty Lee Moment, Marriage Year: 1939, Marriage Place: Brookline, Massachusetts, USA, Reference Number: F63.M36 v.122.
  9. [S13730] Funerals in Taunton for Two Victims Today, The Boston Globe, Boston, Massachusetts, 02 Dec 1942, Page 10, column 8 viewed at Newspapers.com, Funerals: Gilbert W Winslow and Mary Demoura Travers, victims of Cocoanut Grove fire. Hereinafter cited as Boston Globe.

Edward W. Winslow1

M, #35911
Last Edited16 Apr 2023
     Edward married Lena B. Macomber.1

Family

Lena B. Macomber
Child

Citations

  1. [S4063] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, online http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2495, Gilbert Williams Winslow, Birth Date: 19 Apr 1915, Parents: Edward W. Winslow and Lena B. Macomber. Note that the ancestry transcription missed the "s" ending his middle name. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988.
  2. [S7406] The Cocoanut Grove Fire Victims List (Publisher: Cocoanut Grove Coalition), unknown repository, The Cocoanut Grove Fire Victims List; "This page lists victims of the fire, and whether they died as a result of their injuries"; cited as "The Cocoanut Grove Fire Victims List., Victims of the Cocanut Grove Fire.

Lena B. Macomber1

F, #35912
Last Edited15 Apr 2023
     Lena married Edward W. Winslow.1

Family

Edward W. Winslow
Child

Citations

  1. [S4063] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, online http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2495, Gilbert Williams Winslow, Birth Date: 19 Apr 1915, Parents: Edward W. Winslow and Lena B. Macomber. Note that the ancestry transcription missed the "s" ending his middle name. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988.

Major T Reade Ryan1

M, #35913
Last Edited16 Sep 2017
     T married Mrs. E Haines Ryan.1
     Major T Reade Ryan was recorded as the father of the bridegroom at the marriage of Reade Haines Ryan and Anne Moment on 9 February 1934.1

Family

Mrs. E Haines Ryan
Child

Citations

  1. [S7402] Social Notes, The Courier-News, Bridgewater, NJ, Feb 10, 1934, Page 5, Columns 1 & 2 viewed at Newspapers.com, Wedding of Anne Moment and Reade Haines Ryan, and related activities. Hereinafter cited as Courier-News.

Mrs. E Haines Ryan1

F, #35914
Last Edited16 Sep 2017
     E married Major T Reade Ryan.1
     Mrs. E Haines Ryan was recorded as the mother of the bridegroom at the marriage of Reade Haines Ryan and Anne Moment on 9 February 1934.1

Family

Major T Reade Ryan
Child

Citations

  1. [S7402] Social Notes, The Courier-News, Bridgewater, NJ, Feb 10, 1934, Page 5, Columns 1 & 2 viewed at Newspapers.com, Wedding of Anne Moment and Reade Haines Ryan, and related activities. Hereinafter cited as Courier-News.

Mrs. J Frederick Cross1

F, #35917
Last Edited16 Sep 2017
     J married James F Cross Jr.1
     Mrs. J Frederick Cross, the bride's aunt by marriage,was listed as a guest at the marriage of Reade Haines Ryan and Anne Moment on 9 February 1934.1

Family

James F Cross Jr b. Dec 1884

Citations

  1. [S7402] Social Notes, The Courier-News, Bridgewater, NJ, Feb 10, 1934, Page 5, Columns 1 & 2 viewed at Newspapers.com, Wedding of Anne Moment and Reade Haines Ryan, and related activities. Hereinafter cited as Courier-News.