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Roy Ellsworth Gowen

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Roy Ellsworth Gowen

Birth
Sanford, York County, Maine, USA
Death
1 Feb 1973 (aged 84)
Lake Worth Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida, USA
Burial
Lake Worth Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section 15; Lot 48
Memorial ID
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Roy {Age 10} is recorded on the
1900 census at Sanford, York, Maine
dwelling in the household of his parents.

Occupations - Grocery clerk;
Insurance agent;
Merchant in meat market;'
Weaver in worsted mill;
Retail grocery proprietor.

On 5 June 1917 Roy enlisted for
service in WW I.

Roy married

1] Florence Mary O'HARA
on 11 July 1914
at Salem, Essex, Massachusetts
They were the parents of two children;
Helen Ardelle, Wendell Delmar.
Roy and Florence divorced in 1936.
The family is recorded on the 1920
& 1930 census at Sanford, York, Maine.

2] Barbara SHAFFER
on 5 June 1937
at Sanford, York, Maine.
They are recorded on the 1940 & 1945 census at Lake Worth, Palm Beach, Florida.

PORTLAND PRESS - 2 February 1973:
******************************
Roy Ellsworth Gowen died on February 1,
at Lake Worth in Florida.
He went to Florida 36 years ago.
Charter member of Rotary Club of Sanford-Springvale.
Roy {Age 10} is recorded on the
1900 census at Sanford, York, Maine
dwelling in the household of his parents.

Occupations - Grocery clerk;
Insurance agent;
Merchant in meat market;'
Weaver in worsted mill;
Retail grocery proprietor.

On 5 June 1917 Roy enlisted for
service in WW I.

Roy married

1] Florence Mary O'HARA
on 11 July 1914
at Salem, Essex, Massachusetts
They were the parents of two children;
Helen Ardelle, Wendell Delmar.
Roy and Florence divorced in 1936.
The family is recorded on the 1920
& 1930 census at Sanford, York, Maine.

2] Barbara SHAFFER
on 5 June 1937
at Sanford, York, Maine.
They are recorded on the 1940 & 1945 census at Lake Worth, Palm Beach, Florida.

PORTLAND PRESS - 2 February 1973:
******************************
Roy Ellsworth Gowen died on February 1,
at Lake Worth in Florida.
He went to Florida 36 years ago.
Charter member of Rotary Club of Sanford-Springvale.

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ROY E. GOWEN
1889 - 1973



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