Joseph W Staples

1833 - 1899  (65 years)

• Name	Joseph W Staples  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Birth	20 Oct 1833	Swans Island, Hancock, Maine, USA   [1, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	10 Sep 1860	Swans Island, Hancock, Maine, USA   [3]
  	Appointed Postmaster
  Military Draft Registration	1863	Swans Island, Hancock, Maine, USA   [5]
  	Draft Registration - Civil War
  Census	1880	Swans Island, Hancock, Maine, USA   [4]
  	Marital Status: Married to Ellen; Relation to Head: Self (Guardian of Sylvia Trask)
  Death	2 Apr 1899	Swans Island, Hancock, Maine, USA   [1, 2]
  Burial	Rose Hill Cemetery, Swans Island, Hancock, Maine, USA   [1]
  	Joseph Staples is buried near his wives, Caroline and Ellen
  Person ID	I24054	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2023

  
  

  Family 1	Caroline Stinson,   b. 1829   d. 1 Jan 1874 (Age 45 years)
  Marriage	24 Dec 1855
  Family ID	F9556	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2023

  
  

  Family 2	Ellen Newman,   b. 28 Dec 1836, Gouldsboro, Hancock, Maine, USA d. 6 Jul 1912, Swans Island, Hancock, Maine, USA (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	31 Oct 1874  [1]
  Children	1. Sylvia A Trask,   b. 30 Sep 1878, Swans Island, Hancock, Maine, USA d. 1966, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA (Age 87 years)  [guardian]
  Family ID	F9557	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 20 Oct 1833 - Swans Island, Hancock, Maine, USA Occupation - Appointed Postmaster - 10 Sep 1860 - Swans Island, Hancock, Maine, USA Military Draft Registration - Draft Registration - Civil War - 1863 - Swans Island, Hancock, Maine, USA Census - Marital Status: Married to Ellen; Relation to Head: Self (Guardian of Sylvia Trask) - 1880 - Swans Island, Hancock, Maine, USA Death - 2 Apr 1899 - Swans Island, Hancock, Maine, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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