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Adrian Albert Skinner

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Adrian Albert Skinner

Birth
Sayville, Suffolk County, New York, USA
Death
28 Feb 1947 (aged 44)
Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Burial
Valhalla, Westchester County, New York, USA Add to Map
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Son of Alonzo Skinner and Myrtle Gilbert (later Conklin), husband of Gwendolyn Hard, whom he married on December 20, 1924 in Manhattan, NY, and father of Virginia G., Bruce H., Adrian B., and Jeffrey C. Skinner.

In 1910, Adrian A. Skinner, aged 7, was living in Greenport Village, Southold, NY, in the home his parents, Adrian A. Skinner, aged 7, and sister, Dorothy Skinner, aged 4. His father was shown to be a captain.

In 1915, Adrian A. Skinner, aged 12, was living on 5th Avenue, Southold, NY with his parents, Alonzo Skinner, aged 34, and Myrtle Skinner, aged 34, and his sister, Dorothy Skinner, aged 9. His father was shown to be a book keeper.

In 1920, Adrian A. Skinner, aged 17, was living on Osborne Avenue, Riverhead, NY, in the home of aunt, Anne G. Hill, aged 39, a clerk at the railroad station, and uncle, Adam Hill, aged 49, an agent at the railroad station.

In 1930, Adrian Skinner, aged 27, was living on a side road from Armond Road, New Castle, Westchester, NY, with his wife, Gwendolen Skinner, aged 29, and children, Virginia Skinner, aged 4, and Bruce Skinner aged 2.

Obituary - Adrian A. Skinner, 44, formerly of Sayville, Riverhead, and Greenport, died in his sleep at his home on Lexington Avenue, West Terrace, Danbury, Conn., on Feb. 28. He had been in failing health for some time and a patient in hospitals in Danbury, New Haven and Boston.

For many years, Mr. Skinner resided with his aunt, Mrs. Anne G. Hill, in Riverhead. He was graduated from the Riverhead High School and the University of Michigan.

He was the son of Alonzo Skinner and the late Mrs. Richard Conklin of Peconic, and was born in Sayville. He was employed for some time by the Manufacturers' Trust Company in New York City. About 11 years ago, he became trust officer of the City National Bank & Trust Company of Danbury, Conn., retiring in July 1946. The obituary published in a Danbury paper stated "Mr. Skinner became one of the best known residents of the city and was very active in fish and game affairs." He was a member of the Masonic Lodge of Miami, Fla., the Western Connecticut Fish and Game Association of Danbury, and St. James Episcopal Church in that city.

Besides his father, he is survived by his wife, the former Gwendolyn Hard, a daughter, Miss Virginia G. Skinner and three sons, Pvt. Bruce H. Skinner, of the Army Medical Corps, who is stationed in Brooklyn, and Adrian B. and Jeffrey C. Skinner, of Danbury, and a sister, Mrs. Dorothy Frey of Brooklyn. Funeral services were held on Tuesday, February 26, at the Tomlinson Homestead in Danbury, with the Rev. Richard Millard, of St. James Episcopal Church, officiating. The body was taken the following day to Greenburg, N.Y., for cremation.

(The Suffolk County news., December 26, 1902, Page 2; 1915 New York State Census; Adrian Albert Skinner in the U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; Adrian A Skinner in the New York, New York, Marriage Certificate Index 1866-1937, Certificate Number: 34560; 1910, 1920, 1930 US Federal Census; The County review., March 06, 1947, Page 2)
Son of Alonzo Skinner and Myrtle Gilbert (later Conklin), husband of Gwendolyn Hard, whom he married on December 20, 1924 in Manhattan, NY, and father of Virginia G., Bruce H., Adrian B., and Jeffrey C. Skinner.

In 1910, Adrian A. Skinner, aged 7, was living in Greenport Village, Southold, NY, in the home his parents, Adrian A. Skinner, aged 7, and sister, Dorothy Skinner, aged 4. His father was shown to be a captain.

In 1915, Adrian A. Skinner, aged 12, was living on 5th Avenue, Southold, NY with his parents, Alonzo Skinner, aged 34, and Myrtle Skinner, aged 34, and his sister, Dorothy Skinner, aged 9. His father was shown to be a book keeper.

In 1920, Adrian A. Skinner, aged 17, was living on Osborne Avenue, Riverhead, NY, in the home of aunt, Anne G. Hill, aged 39, a clerk at the railroad station, and uncle, Adam Hill, aged 49, an agent at the railroad station.

In 1930, Adrian Skinner, aged 27, was living on a side road from Armond Road, New Castle, Westchester, NY, with his wife, Gwendolen Skinner, aged 29, and children, Virginia Skinner, aged 4, and Bruce Skinner aged 2.

Obituary - Adrian A. Skinner, 44, formerly of Sayville, Riverhead, and Greenport, died in his sleep at his home on Lexington Avenue, West Terrace, Danbury, Conn., on Feb. 28. He had been in failing health for some time and a patient in hospitals in Danbury, New Haven and Boston.

For many years, Mr. Skinner resided with his aunt, Mrs. Anne G. Hill, in Riverhead. He was graduated from the Riverhead High School and the University of Michigan.

He was the son of Alonzo Skinner and the late Mrs. Richard Conklin of Peconic, and was born in Sayville. He was employed for some time by the Manufacturers' Trust Company in New York City. About 11 years ago, he became trust officer of the City National Bank & Trust Company of Danbury, Conn., retiring in July 1946. The obituary published in a Danbury paper stated "Mr. Skinner became one of the best known residents of the city and was very active in fish and game affairs." He was a member of the Masonic Lodge of Miami, Fla., the Western Connecticut Fish and Game Association of Danbury, and St. James Episcopal Church in that city.

Besides his father, he is survived by his wife, the former Gwendolyn Hard, a daughter, Miss Virginia G. Skinner and three sons, Pvt. Bruce H. Skinner, of the Army Medical Corps, who is stationed in Brooklyn, and Adrian B. and Jeffrey C. Skinner, of Danbury, and a sister, Mrs. Dorothy Frey of Brooklyn. Funeral services were held on Tuesday, February 26, at the Tomlinson Homestead in Danbury, with the Rev. Richard Millard, of St. James Episcopal Church, officiating. The body was taken the following day to Greenburg, N.Y., for cremation.

(The Suffolk County news., December 26, 1902, Page 2; 1915 New York State Census; Adrian Albert Skinner in the U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; Adrian A Skinner in the New York, New York, Marriage Certificate Index 1866-1937, Certificate Number: 34560; 1910, 1920, 1930 US Federal Census; The County review., March 06, 1947, Page 2)


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