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Æ 77 Years, 2 Months, 10 Days - Died from complications from a fractured hip - per Maine, Death Records,1617-1922
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Nellie was the third child and the eldest daughter of George Washington Gardner and Tabitha Roberts. Born in Corinna, Penobscot, she moved with her family to Brooks, Waldo County, her mother's family home.
At some point before 1865, the Gardner family made their final move, to Smyrna Mills, Aroostook County. Here the family settled on farmland, and Nellie's two elder brothers, Enoch and John started the Gardner Family Saw Mill. On 28 Aug 1865, Nellie married Isiah B. Keith, a farmer she met while their families were living in Brooks, Waldo County. On 17 Nov 1865, their son, George Albert Keith was born.
The Keith family didn't remain together long and by the 1870 U.S. Federal census, Nellie and her son George were living with her parents in Township #5 (Merrill Plantation). The 1870 U. S. Federal Census shows that the Lilley family had relocated to Township 5 (Merrill Plantation) in Aroostook County, as well, as Farmers.
Nellie O. Gardner married George Frederick Lilley in 1871 in Smyrna, Aroostook, Maine and together they had four known children. The 1880 U. S. Federal census show that the Lilley family now consists of George, Nellie, 3 of their children and Nellie's son, George, by her first husband. The 1900 U.S. Federal Census shows that George is still working as a farmer and the family now consists of the four Lilley children, along with 2 grandchildren (daughter and son of Edith Lilley Sharp.
By 1910, George is no longer a farmer, rather he's employed as a Building Contractor at the Gardner Saw-Mill, run by his In-Law's family. The family now consists of only one of the Lilley children and two grandchildren. Martha Bollstridge Lilley, wife of Ray O. Lilley. is also living with the family. There is also a hired girl, Myrtle Bollstridge also listed. She is Martha's sister.
In 1920 , the U. S. Federal Census shows that George has retired and he and Nellie are living in Merrill with their granddaughter. Nellie, however, did not retire. From 1913 through 1921, she was the appointed Postmaster of Smyrna Mills, Maine.
29 Dec 1922 saw the passing of Nellie O. (Gardner) Lilley. She was buried in Merrill Cemetery, in the Gardner Family Lot. Her beloved husband George would follow her there in 1924.
Æ 77 Years, 2 Months, 10 Days - Died from complications from a fractured hip - per Maine, Death Records,1617-1922
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Nellie was the third child and the eldest daughter of George Washington Gardner and Tabitha Roberts. Born in Corinna, Penobscot, she moved with her family to Brooks, Waldo County, her mother's family home.
At some point before 1865, the Gardner family made their final move, to Smyrna Mills, Aroostook County. Here the family settled on farmland, and Nellie's two elder brothers, Enoch and John started the Gardner Family Saw Mill. On 28 Aug 1865, Nellie married Isiah B. Keith, a farmer she met while their families were living in Brooks, Waldo County. On 17 Nov 1865, their son, George Albert Keith was born.
The Keith family didn't remain together long and by the 1870 U.S. Federal census, Nellie and her son George were living with her parents in Township #5 (Merrill Plantation). The 1870 U. S. Federal Census shows that the Lilley family had relocated to Township 5 (Merrill Plantation) in Aroostook County, as well, as Farmers.
Nellie O. Gardner married George Frederick Lilley in 1871 in Smyrna, Aroostook, Maine and together they had four known children. The 1880 U. S. Federal census show that the Lilley family now consists of George, Nellie, 3 of their children and Nellie's son, George, by her first husband. The 1900 U.S. Federal Census shows that George is still working as a farmer and the family now consists of the four Lilley children, along with 2 grandchildren (daughter and son of Edith Lilley Sharp.
By 1910, George is no longer a farmer, rather he's employed as a Building Contractor at the Gardner Saw-Mill, run by his In-Law's family. The family now consists of only one of the Lilley children and two grandchildren. Martha Bollstridge Lilley, wife of Ray O. Lilley. is also living with the family. There is also a hired girl, Myrtle Bollstridge also listed. She is Martha's sister.
In 1920 , the U. S. Federal Census shows that George has retired and he and Nellie are living in Merrill with their granddaughter. Nellie, however, did not retire. From 1913 through 1921, she was the appointed Postmaster of Smyrna Mills, Maine.
29 Dec 1922 saw the passing of Nellie O. (Gardner) Lilley. She was buried in Merrill Cemetery, in the Gardner Family Lot. Her beloved husband George would follow her there in 1924.
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Æ 77 Years, 2 Months, 10 Days - Died from complications from a fractured hip - per Maine, Death Records,1617-1922
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Nellie was the third child and the eldest daughter of George Washington Gardner and Tabitha Roberts. Born in Corinna, Penobscot, she moved with her family to Brooks, Waldo County, her mother's family home.
At some point before 1865, the Gardner family made their final move, to Smyrna Mills, Aroostook County. Here the family settled on farmland, and Nellie's two elder brothers, Enoch and John started the Gardner Family Saw Mill. On 28 Aug 1865, Nellie married Isiah B. Keith, a farmer she met while their families were living in Brooks, Waldo County. On 17 Nov 1865, their son, George Albert Keith was born.
The Keith family didn't remain together long and by the 1870 U.S. Federal census, Nellie and her son George were living with her parents in Township #5 (Merrill Plantation). The 1870 U. S. Federal Census shows that the Lilley family had relocated to Township 5 (Merrill Plantation) in Aroostook County, as well, as Farmers.
Nellie O. Gardner married George Frederick Lilley in 1871 in Smyrna, Aroostook, Maine and together they had four known children. The 1880 U. S. Federal census show that the Lilley family now consists of George, Nellie, 3 of their children and Nellie's son, George, by her first husband. The 1900 U.S. Federal Census shows that George is still working as a farmer and the family now consists of the four Lilley children, along with 2 grandchildren (daughter and son of Edith Lilley Sharp.
By 1910, George is no longer a farmer, rather he's employed as a Building Contractor at the Gardner Saw-Mill, run by his In-Law's family. The family now consists of only one of the Lilley children and two grandchildren. Martha Bollstridge Lilley, wife of Ray O. Lilley. is also living with the family. There is also a hired girl, Myrtle Bollstridge also listed. She is Martha's sister.
In 1920 , the U. S. Federal Census shows that George has retired and he and Nellie are living in Merrill with their granddaughter. Nellie, however, did not retire. From 1913 through 1921, she was the appointed Postmaster of Smyrna Mills, Maine.
29 Dec 1922 saw the passing of Nellie O. (Gardner) Lilley. She was buried in Merrill Cemetery, in the Gardner Family Lot. Her beloved husband George would follow her there in 1924.
Æ 77 Years, 2 Months, 10 Days - Died from complications from a fractured hip - per Maine, Death Records,1617-1922
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Nellie was the third child and the eldest daughter of George Washington Gardner and Tabitha Roberts. Born in Corinna, Penobscot, she moved with her family to Brooks, Waldo County, her mother's family home.
At some point before 1865, the Gardner family made their final move, to Smyrna Mills, Aroostook County. Here the family settled on farmland, and Nellie's two elder brothers, Enoch and John started the Gardner Family Saw Mill. On 28 Aug 1865, Nellie married Isiah B. Keith, a farmer she met while their families were living in Brooks, Waldo County. On 17 Nov 1865, their son, George Albert Keith was born.
The Keith family didn't remain together long and by the 1870 U.S. Federal census, Nellie and her son George were living with her parents in Township #5 (Merrill Plantation). The 1870 U. S. Federal Census shows that the Lilley family had relocated to Township 5 (Merrill Plantation) in Aroostook County, as well, as Farmers.
Nellie O. Gardner married George Frederick Lilley in 1871 in Smyrna, Aroostook, Maine and together they had four known children. The 1880 U. S. Federal census show that the Lilley family now consists of George, Nellie, 3 of their children and Nellie's son, George, by her first husband. The 1900 U.S. Federal Census shows that George is still working as a farmer and the family now consists of the four Lilley children, along with 2 grandchildren (daughter and son of Edith Lilley Sharp.
By 1910, George is no longer a farmer, rather he's employed as a Building Contractor at the Gardner Saw-Mill, run by his In-Law's family. The family now consists of only one of the Lilley children and two grandchildren. Martha Bollstridge Lilley, wife of Ray O. Lilley. is also living with the family. There is also a hired girl, Myrtle Bollstridge also listed. She is Martha's sister.
In 1920 , the U. S. Federal Census shows that George has retired and he and Nellie are living in Merrill with their granddaughter. Nellie, however, did not retire. From 1913 through 1921, she was the appointed Postmaster of Smyrna Mills, Maine.
29 Dec 1922 saw the passing of Nellie O. (Gardner) Lilley. She was buried in Merrill Cemetery, in the Gardner Family Lot. Her beloved husband George would follow her there in 1924.
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