Bruce Fenn

ID #236, (c 1857-)
Bruce Fenn|b. c 1857|p236.htm|Wallace B Fenn|b. Dec 1831|p8387.htm||||||||||||||||
FatherWallace B Fenn1 b. Dec 1831
Bruce Fenn
1928 photo
     Bruce Fenn was born circa 1857, in CT.2 He graduated from Yale Scientific Sheffield School, Yale College in New Haven, CT, in 1877.3 He married Elizabeth Craft Sargent, daughter of Joseph Bradford Sargent and Elizabeth Collier Lewis, on Tuesday, 29 June 1886.4 Elizabeth died on 18 April 1904 in New Haven, CT, at age 54 leaving him a widower. Bruce Fenn married Ellen Page Sargent, daughter of Joseph Bradford Sargent and Elizabeth Collier Lewis, on Saturday, 12 September 1908 in St John's Church, New Haven, CT, the Reverend Stewart Means officiated.5,6 Bruce Fenn was the owner of an insurance company.1 He was employed by Sargent & Co.3

Census

Bruce Fenn and Elizabeth Craft Sargent were not found on the 1900 Federal Census, also looked for son Russell. Looked in all states, also looked for name Fann (that was a name on the 1920 census).
April 1910179 Whitney Ave, New Haven, CTBruce Fenn appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of New Haven, CT, in the household of Wallace B Fenn.2
10 January 1920129 Whitney Ave, New Haven, CTBruce Fenn and Ellen Page Sargent appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of New Haven, CT, at 129 Whitney Ave, enumerated 10 January 1920, Three maids were also listed.7

Family

Elizabeth Craft Sargent b. 7 May 1849, d. 18 Apr 1904
Child

Sources of Information

  1. Wallace B Fenn household, 1910 US Census, New Haven, New Haven County, CT, enumeration district 428, page 5A, image 684, roll T624_139, National Archives micropublication; digital image Ancestry.com Operations Inc, viewed Apr 2008.
  2. Wallace B Fenn household, 1910 US Census, New Haven, New Haven County, CT, enumeration district 407, page 8B, image 1065, roll T624_139, National Archives micropublication; digital image Ancestry.com Operations Inc, viewed on Jul 2007.
  3. Yale University Class of 1910, History of the Class of 1910, Yale College (Volume 1), digitized by Google Books www.ebooks.com, Read and Download eBooks viewed Jul 2011.
  4. Robert G Lesher, family web site titled "Lesher of Colorado", www.lesher.net/genealogy, uploaded Aug 2007, viewed Aug 2007.
  5. Interview with family member at George Grove's party held Oct 1998, Chamberlin Farm, West Newbury, Vermont with Linda Sargent Reinfeld.
  6. The New York Times, New York City, NY, marriage notice on-line archive, published 14 Sep 1908.
  7. Bruce Fenn household, 1920 US Census, New Haven, New Haven County, CT, enumeration district 350, page 11A, image 50, roll T625_193, National Archives micropublication; digital image Ancestry.com Operations Inc.

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Dates using 'say' are educated guesses by me.
If I don't know a female last name she will be identified with a 'Mrs' and her husband's name.
MALE or FEMALE means I don't know the first name.

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