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Willing Howard

#401, Deceased, (1921-1998)
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Biography

  • Willing Howard was born on 12 February 1921 in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania.1
  • Father; Edgar B Howard.1
  • He was usually called Wing.2
  • Willing married Phebe McKean Sargent, daughter of Joseph Weir Sargent and Phebe McKean Downs, on 26 April 1941 in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania.3,1
  • Willing Howard was an artist.3
  • He died in 1998 in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, at age ~77.

Family: Phebe McKean Sargent (b. 23 December 1922, d. 30 September 2001)

  1. Anne Boullemet Howard+

Other Information

Citations

  1. [S1887] Edie Harding, compiler, family tree titled "Edith Harding Family Tree", published by Ancestry, ancestry.com, from database ID 60953337, viewed Dec 2021 , .
  2. [S1462] Morris, John McDowell, family web site titled "The Ancestors and Cousins of Thomas and Katherine Morris", http://www.gunboatempires.com/genealogy/index.htm, updated Jan 2010, viewed Sep 2010 , .
  3. [S262] Letter from Lesher, Stevia Sargent to Linda Sargent Reinfeld, Feb 1999.

Anne Boullemet Howard

#402, Living
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Parents

Family: J Stuart Freeman

  1. Anne Shippen Freeman+
  2. Emily Newhall Freeman

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George Jesper Harding, 3rd

#403, Deceased, (1918-2012)
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George Jesper Harding
photo from WW II
1918-2012

Biography

  • George Jesper Harding, 3rd, was born on 8 March 1918 in Lower Merion County, Pennsylvania.1
  • Father: George Jesper Harding Jr of New York - Mother: Mrs. J. Marechal Brown of Ardmore, PA.2
  • He graduated from Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, estimated 1940.2,3
  • George was a Lt Commander in the US Naval Reserve and served 4 1/2 years during WW II as a destroyer Executive Officer.1
  • George married Phebe McKean Sargent, daughter of Joseph Weir Sargent and Phebe McKean Downs, on 22 March 1951 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
  • George Jesper Harding, 3rd, was a patent lawyer.2
  • George lived in Ardmore, Pennsylvania.2
  • He died on 19 October 2012 in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, at age 94.1

Family: Phebe McKean Sargent (b. 23 December 1922, d. 30 September 2001)

  1. Edith Weir Harding+
  2. Phebe Adams Harding
  3. George McKean Harding

Obituary Notice

An obituary was published in Main Line Media News on 24 October 2012

Obituary George Jesper Harding III died Friday, the 19th day of October, 2012.

Mr. Harding was born in Philadelphia in 1918 and graduated from Yale University and Temple University Law School. While at Yale he won the Connecticut State Single Squash Racquets championship. He was a Lt. Commander in the United States Naval Reserve and served 4 1/2 years in connection with World War II as a destroyer Executive Officer. He was the former President of the Philadelphia Patent Lawyers Association.

Mr. Harding was a descendent of Jesper Harding, who founded the Philadelphia Inquirer in 1829 and also George Harding the prominent 19th century patent attorney. He is survived by his loving family Anne (Stuart), Edie (Dave), Phebe (Marty), George (Valerie), his grandchildren Shippen (Patrice), Emily (Harold), Carson & Douglas, great grandchildren Marguerite, Madeleine, Edmee, Guillemette & Orla. A memorial service will be held this Saturday, October 27th at 4pm at St. Christopher's Church,226 Righters Mill Road,Gladwyne PA. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to the Alzheimer's Association in his name.1

Other Information

Citations

  1. [S1887] Edie Harding, compiler, family tree titled "Edith Harding Family Tree", published by Ancestry, ancestry.com, from database ID 60953337, viewed Dec 2021 , .
  2. [S262] Letter from Lesher, Stevia Sargent to Linda Sargent Reinfeld, Feb 1999.
  3. [S204] Assumption of Researcher LSR.

Edith Weir Harding

#404, Living
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Parents

Family: David W Smith

  1. Carson Harding Smith
  2. Douglas Harding Smith

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Robert Gordon Lesher

#405, Deceased, (1932-2009)
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Robert Gordon Lesher
1932-2009
1952 photo

Biography

  • Robert Gordon Lesher was born on 23 October 1932 in Rye, New York.
  • Father: Robert Fuller Lesher Mother: Elizabeth Gordon Macdonald.1
  • He graduated from Yale College, New Haven, Connecticut, in 1955.2
  • Robert married Stevia Warren Sargent, daughter of Joseph Weir Sargent and Phebe McKean Downs, on 18 June 1955 in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania.
  • Robert Gordon Lesher was in real estate.1
  • Robert and Stevia were divorced in March 1974.
  • Robert married Peggy MacReynolds on 29 September 1981 in Peacefull Valley, Colorado.2
  • In 1999 Robert lived in Arvada, Colorado.1
  • On 6 October 2001 Robert married Gloria Jean Cook at Lakewood, Jefferson, Colorado.2
  • In March 2005 Robert moved to Clayton, North Carolina.2
  • He died in June 2009 in Clayton, North Carolina, at age 76.3,4

Family: Stevia Warren Sargent (b. 4 March 1933, d. 25 February 2020)

  1. David Robert Lesher+
  2. Joel Foss Lesher (b. 9 July 1958, d. 31 August 1989)
  3. Lea Warren Lesher+
  4. Julie Gordon Lesher+

Family: Peggy MacReynolds (b. 19 April 1934, d. 1997)

Other Information

Citations

  1. [S262] Letter from Lesher, Stevia Sargent to Linda Sargent Reinfeld, Feb 1999.
  2. [S376] Lesher, Robert G, family web site titled "Lesher of Colorado", www.lesher.net/genealogy, Aug 2007 , , Not available as of Jul 2022.
  3. [S1289] Lesher, David, Email message to Linda Sargent Reinfeld, located on the computer of Linda Sargent Reinfeld, received Sep 2009.
  4. [S1887] Edie Harding, compiler, family tree titled "Edith Harding Family Tree", published by Ancestry, ancestry.com, from database ID 60953337, viewed Dec 2021 , .

Kathryn Lang Tulloch

#406, Deceased, (1926-2019)
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Biography

  • Kathryn Lang Tulloch was a teacher at the Woodstock Academy in Woodstoct CT fpr 18 years.1
  • She was born on 10 March 1926 in Elizabeth, New Jersey.2,1
  • Father: Rudolph Lang Tulloch (b Huntington, Long Island, NY.)2
  • Her name at birth was She was born Dorothy Lang Tulloch and renamed Kathryn after her mother died following her birth.1
  • She graduated from Radcliffe College, Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1947.1
  • Kathryn married Thomas Owen Sargent, son of Thomas Denny Sargent and Elizabeth Owen, on 18 June 1949 in Cold Spring Harbor, New York.2
  • Kathryn and Thomas were divorced.3
  • Kathryn moved to Woodstock, Connecticut.4
  • She died on 10 December 2019 at age 93.1

Family: Thomas Owen Sargent (b. 3 January 1927, d. 20 October 2007)

  1. Owen Sargent
  2. Peter Tulloch Sargent+
  3. Mary Elizabeth Sargent+

Obituary Notice

An obituary was published on 14 December 2019

Kathryn Sargent of Woodstock CT, “Sarge” to her students, passed away on December 10, 2019 at age 93 after a long and wonderful life. She taught at Woodstock Academy in Woodstock CT for 18 years and at Rectory School in Pomfret CT before that, affecting the lives of hundreds of students.

Born Dorothy Lang Tulloch in Elizabeth, NJ on March 10, 1926 she was renamed Kathryn after her mother died following her birth. She graduated from Harvard’s Radcliff College in 1947 having lived through the depression and WWII.

She leaves her loving family; sons Owen of Woodbury NY and Peter of Gardner MA and daughter Mary Lloyd and her husband Doug of Milford MA as well as four grandchildren and one great grandson. Sarge was devoted to her children and to her profession. She cared very deeply for her students and they loved her in turn. She had a keen interest in history and languages and was an avid reader. She loved birds and dogs. Nothing made her happier than seeing her children and her students succeed in life.

A celebration of her life and interment of her ashes will be held at Christ Church in Pomfret CT on March 10, 2020 at 2:00 in the afternoon with a reception afterwards in the parish hall. Donations in her name may be made to Christ Church, Pomfret CT, “Clergy discretionary fund” in memo line. Share a memory at www.smithandwalkerfh.com . Click here to Send Flowers to the family of Kathryn. Published in: Hartford Courant from December 14, 2019 to December 16, 2019.1

Other Information

Citations

  1. [S4106] Hartford Courant, Hartford, CT, Newspaper, Kathryn Sargent obituary notice, published 14 dec 2019.
  2. [S263] Interview with family member at George Grove's party held October 1998, Chamberlin Farm, West Newbury, Vermont with Linda Sargent Reinfeld.
  3. [S1070] Sargent, Peter T, Email message to Linda Reinfeld, located on the computer of Linda Sargent Reinfeld, received Dec 2008.
  4. [S1469] Veromi, a current name and address on-line database, www.veromi.net, viewed Sep 2011.

Owen Sargent

#407, Living
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Parents

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Peter Tulloch Sargent

#408, Living
Pedigree Link

Parents

Family: Lourdes Mayora (b. 26 March 1961, d. September 2006)

  1. Peter Tulloch Sargent, Jr
  2. Adelaide Marie Sargent

Family: Waleska Yarzebski

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Mary Alexandra Tennant

#409, Living
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Family: Joseph Denny Sargent (b. 11 September 1929, d. 7 November 2012)

  1. Robert Tennant Sargent+
  2. Thomas Denny Sargent+
  3. Mary Diane Sargent+
  4. Suzanne Davis Sargent+

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Norma Estelle Harvey

#410, Deceased, (1924-2016)
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Norma Estelle 'Normie' Wiser
1924-2016
1957 photo

Biography

  • Norma Estelle Harvey was born in 1924 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.1
  • Father: William Henry Harvey of Toronto.2
  • Norma married James Sargent Wiser, son of Henry James Wiser and Dorothy Sargent, on 16 June 1944 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
  • James Sargent Wiser and Norma appeared on the 1950 US Federal Census of 56 Spinning Wheel Road, Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, enumerated on 14 April 1950.3
  • Norma and James moved to Southport, Connecticut.2
  • In May 1957 in Ridge Road, North Haven, Connecticut, Norma Estelle Harvey attended a family reunion where this photo was taken.1
    Family Reunion 1957 children of
    George Lewis Sargent
    Ridge Rd, North Haven CT
  • She died on 1 June 2016 at age ~92.4
  • She was buried in Oak Lawn Cemetery, Fairfield, Connecticut. Plot: J Lot 116.5

Family: James Sargent Wiser (b. 6 October 1921, d. 21 July 2012)

  1. Penelope Wiser+
  2. Stephen Forbes Wiser (b. 11 June 1947, d. 12 May 1964)
  3. Deborah Wiser+

Other Information

Citations

  1. [S201] Personal Knowledge of Researcher LSR.
  2. [S26] Family data.
  3. [S9056] 1950 US Federal Census, Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, digital image Ancestry, National Archives micropublication, James Wiser head of household, roll 4354, page 19, enumeration district 1-86 .
  4. [S4466] Terri Dunklee Sautter, compiler, family tree titled "Sautter Family Tree", published by Ancestry.com, www.ancestry.com, from database ID 8861483, viewed Oct 2022 , .
  5. [S431] Find A Grave: Oak Lawn Cemetery, Fairfield, Connecticut, Norma Wiser, created by Taquoshi, BKGeni, added Nov 2016, memorial number 173049956.

Stephen Forbes Wiser

#412, Deceased, (1947-1964)
Pedigree Link
Stephen Forbes Wiser
1947-1964
1957 photo

Parents

Biography

  • Stephen Forbes Wiser was born on 11 June 1947 in Bristol, Connecticut.
  • He appeared on the 1950 US Federal Census of 56 Spinning Wheel Road, Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, enumerated on 14 April 1950, in the household of his parents James Sargent Wiser and Norma.1
  • In May 1957 in Ridge Road, North Haven, Connecticut, Stephen Forbes Wiser attended a family reunion where this photo was taken.2
    Family Reunion 1957 children of
    George Lewis Sargent
    Ridge Rd, North Haven CT
  • He died on 12 May 1964 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, at age 16.3
  • The cause of his death was a brain tumor.4
  • He was buried in Oak Lawn Cemetery, Fairfield, Connecticut. Plot: J Lot 116.5

Other Information

Citations

  1. [S9056] 1950 US Federal Census, Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, digital image Ancestry, National Archives micropublication, James Wiser head of household, roll 4354, page 19, enumeration district 1-86 .
  2. [S201] Personal Knowledge of Researcher LSR.
  3. [S8751] Connecticut Vital records - Index of Deaths, 1897-2001, Index of deaths in CT, ctatatelibrarydata.org/death-records/, Steph Wiser.
  4. [S26] Family data.
  5. [S431] Find A Grave: Oak Lawn Cemetery, Fairfield, Connecticut, Stephen Forbes Wiser, created by Taquoshi, BKGeni, added Nov 2016, memorial number 173049957.

Elaine Patricia McEachern

#414, Living
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Family: Thomas Huntington Wiser (b. 4 January 1923)

  1. Lawrence Currie Wiser

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Duncan Lyall MacDougall

#416, Living
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Family: Dorothy Joan Wiser (b. 8 May 1924)

  1. Diana Tremaine MacDougall
  2. Wendy Sargent MacDougall
  3. William Peter MacDougall

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Jenella Taylor

#420, Deceased, (1924-2015)
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Biography

  • Jenella Taylor was born on 1 September 1924 in Dallas, Texas.1,2
  • Father: Thomas Calvin Taylor - Mother: Winnie Mildred Spears.2
  • She graduated from University of Denver, Colorado.2
  • Jenella Taylor was a first grade school teacher at Alice M Birney School in Pico Rivera CA for 40 years.2
  • Jenella married Pressly Forbes McCance, son of William Hodge McCance and Mary Denny Sargent, on 27 March 1953 in Raton, New Mexico.3
  • Pressly and Jenella lived in Whittier, California.4
  • She died on 11 November 2015 in Whittier, California, at age 91.1
  • She was buried in Memory Garden Memorial Park, Brea, California.1
    Gravestone

Family: Pressly Forbes McCance (b. 18 March 1926, d. 10 August 1996)

  1. Thomas Forbes McCance+
  2. Claire McCance+

Obituary Notice

An obituary was published

Jenella McCance Obituary

September 1, 1924 - November 11, 2015 Jenella Taylor McCance, 55 year resident of Whittier, California, passed away on November 11, 2015. Born on September 1, 1924 in Dallas, Texas to Winnie Mildred Spears and Thomas Calvin Taylor. A graduate of University of Denver, Mrs. McCance was a passionate first grade school teacher for forty years at Alice M. Birney School in Pico Rivera. She is survived by son Thomas Forbes McCance and his wife Alyson; daughter Claire McCance Willenson and her husband Seth; and four grandchildren: Thomas Forbes McCance, Jr., Matthew Jon McCance, Evan Taylor Willenson and Samuel Hodge Willenson. She is pre-deceased by her loving husband Pressly Forbes McCance and her sister Mildred W. Taylor. Services will be held Saturday, November 28, 2015 at 11am at First United Methodist Church of Whittier, 13222 Bailey Street, Whittier, CA 90601.

Published by Los Angeles Times from Nov. 23 to Nov. 24, 2015.2

Other Information

Citations

  1. [S2160] Find A Grave: Memory Garden Memorial Park, Brea, California, Janella Taylor McCance, created by Rebeltem, added Nov 2015, memorial number 155071211.
  2. [S6878] Legacy, www.legacy.com, Collection of obituaries, Jenella Taylor McCance, obituary notice, published by the Los Angeles Times 23 Nov 2015, viewed online at Legacy.com.
  3. [S26] Family data.
  4. [S44] The New York Times, New York City, Newspaper, Claire McCance, article Claire McCance to Wed Seth M Willenson, published 17 Jul 1989.

Charles Franklin Sill, Jr

#422, Living
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Family: Florence Louise Sargent (b. 12 December 1927, d. 2 October 2011)

  1. Leslie Louise Sill+
  2. Lisa Anne Sill
  3. Charles Sargent Sill

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Mark Merrill Hokeness1

#424, Living
Pedigree Link

Family: Leslie Louise Sill

  1. Christopher Nels Hokeness

Other Information

Citations

  1. [S1047] California Birth Index, 1905-1995, online transcription database, digitized by Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005 www.ancestry.com - collection 2046255-5247. (Original publication: State of California, California Birth Index, 1905-1995, Sacramento, CA, USA: State of California Department of Health Services, Center for Health Statistics). for his son Christopher.

Christopher Nels Hokeness1

#425, Living
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Parents

Other Information

Citations

  1. [S1047] California Birth Index, 1905-1995, online transcription database, digitized by Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005 www.ancestry.com - collection 2046255-5247. (Original publication: State of California, California Birth Index, 1905-1995, Sacramento, CA, USA: State of California Department of Health Services, Center for Health Statistics).
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