Doris Mary Mellen (abt. 1907 - abt. 1998)

Born about 8 Nov 1907 in Baldwinville, Templeton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States [uncertain]

Ancestors

Died about 18 Nov 1998 at about age 91 in Putnam, Windham, Connecticut, United States [uncertain]

Biography

Doris Mary Mellen was born about November 8, 1907 in Baldwinville, Templeton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, daughter of James Arthur Mellen (1881– ) and Grace Lillian Bruce (1882–1932).

In 1910, Doris (2) was in the household of her father, James, in Templeton, Worcester, Massachusetts.

In 1920, Doris M (12) was in the household of her father, James.

Doris (19) and Elliot Sylvanus Whittemore (21) were married on May 23, 1927. Elliot was born on January 18, 1906 in Winchendon, Worcester. He was the son of Henry Joel Whittemore and Mary Elizabeth (Derby) Whittemore. Their children were:

1. David Whittemore (~1925–~2005)
2. Norman Whittemore (~1935–~2005)
3. James Henry Whittemore (1935–2012)
4. Elliot Sylvanus Whittemore (1940–~1998)
5. Dexter Joel Whittemore (1944–2009)
6. Carole Anne Whittemore (1947– )

In 1930, Doris (22) Whittemore was living with her husband, Elliot, in Stoneham, Middlesex, Massachusetts.

In 1940, Doris (32) Whitemore was in the household of Elliot Whitemore in Ward 2, Putnam, Putnam Town, Windham, Connecticut.

Doris died about November 18, 1998 in Putnam, aged 91.

Sources

• "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915, 1921-1924", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FXJ9-CG8 : 27 October 2020), Doris Mary Mellen, 1907.

• Find A Grave, database and images (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=47811725 : accessed 15 December 2016), memorial page for Doris Mary Mellen Whittemore (1907 - 1998) - Find A Grave Memorial.

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M22G-812 : accessed 31 March 2021), Doris Mellen in household of James A Mellen, Templeton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 1826, sheet 5B, family 114, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 630; FHL microfilm 1,374,643.
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M22G-812 : accessed 31 March 2021), Doris Mellen in household of James A Mellen, Templeton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 1826, sheet 5B, family 114, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 630; FHL microfilm 1,374,643.

• "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF9R-XP2 : 1 February 2021), Doris M Mellen in entry for James A Mellen, 1920.

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XQP5-SXW : accessed 31 March 2021), Doris Whittemore in household of Elliot Whittemore, Stoneham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 467, sheet 17A, line 27, family 389, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 929; FHL microfilm 2,340,664.

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KWMD-H1T : 6 February 2020), Doris Whitemore in household of Elliot Whitemore, Ward 2, Putnam, Putnam Town, Windham, Connecticut, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 8-27, sheet 61A, line 2, family 1, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 528.

• "United States 1950 Census", database, FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:6FMX-SWRK : Tue Jul 11 05:26:36 UTC 2023), Entry for Carole Whittemore and Elliot Whittemore, 22 April 1950.

• A Whittemore family bible