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Catherine Louise Whitney1

#58551, Deceased, (1837-1925)
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Biography

  • Catherine Louise Whitney was born on 15 December 1837.1
  • Catherine married Joseph Jerome Watson, son of William Johnson Watson and Selinda Skye, estimated 1883.1,2
  • Catherine Louise Whitney died on 18 November 1925 at age 87.1
  • She was buried in Gypsum Hill Cemetery, Salina, Kansas. Plot: Block 12, Lot 23, Space 11.1

Family: Joseph Jerome Watson (b. 2 March 1831, d. 4 November 1912)

Other Information

  • Last Edited: 14 November 2025 20:33:50

Citations

  1. [S9646] Find A Grave: Gypsum Hill Cemetery, Salina, Kansas, Caroline L Whitney, created by Peace, added Nov 2014, memorial number 138741320.
  2. [S204] Assumption of Researcher LSR.

Raymond McVicker Watson1

#58552, Deceased, (1898-1993)
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Raymond McVicker Watson
1898-1993

Parents

Biography

  • Raymond McVicker Watson was born on 22 October 1898 in Cripple Creek, Colorado.1,2
  • He completed 3 years of college.3
  • He served with the military in WW I.2
  • Raymond married Carol May Newton on 16 October 1926 in Omaha, Nebraska.2
  • He and Carol appeared on the 1940 US Federal Census of West Nintla Street, North Bend, Dodge County, Nebraska, enumerated on 14 April 1940.
  • Raymond McVicker Watson was the owner of Millard Lumber Co which he founded in 1948.2
  • He died on 20 April 1993 in North Bend, Nebraska, at age 94.1,2
  • An obituary was published in Fremont Tribune NB on 21 April 1993.
    Obit_Watson_Raymond_McVicker
  • He was buried in Woodland Cemetery, North Bend, Nebraska.
    Gravestone

Family: Carol May Newton (b. 3 May 1907, d. 18 January 1996)

  1. Patricia Carol Watson+ (b. 1930, d. 24 September 2014)

Other Information

Citations

  1. [S9648] Find A Grave: Woodland Cemetery, North Bend, Nebraska, Raymond McVicker McVicker Watson, created by SilverCat, added Apr 2017, memorial number 178636294.
  2. [S9645] Fremont Tribune, Fremont NB, Newspaper, obituary notice Raymond Watson published 21 Apr 1993 p 2.
  3. [S9649] 1940 US Federal Census, North Bend, Dodge County, Nebraska, digital image Ancestry, National Archives micropublication, Raymond M Watson head of household, roll m-t0627-02244, page 10B, Enumeration district 27-20 .

Carol May Newton1

#58553, Deceased, (1907-1996)
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Biography

  • Carol May Newton was born on 3 May 1907 in Ponce, Nebraska.1
  • Father: Oliver Isaac Newton (b 1872) - Mother: Mary Stough (b 1872.)1
  • She completed 1 year of college.2
  • Carol married Raymond McVicker Watson, son of Charles Kendrick Watson and Margaret Jane McVicker, on 16 October 1926 in Omaha, Nebraska.3
  • Raymond McVicker Watson and Carol appeared on the 1940 US Federal Census of West Nintla Street, North Bend, Dodge County, Nebraska, enumerated on 14 April 1940.
  • She died on 18 January 1996 in Fremont, Nebraska, at age 88.1
  • She was buried in Woodland Cemetery, North Bend, Nebraska.1

Family: Raymond McVicker Watson (b. 22 October 1898, d. 20 April 1993)

  1. Patricia Carol Watson+ (b. 1930, d. 24 September 2014)

Other Information

  • Last Edited: 17 June 2025 22:52:33

Citations

  1. [S9648] Find A Grave: Woodland Cemetery, North Bend, Nebraska, Carol May NewtonWatson, created by SilverCat, added Apr 2017, memorial number 178636267.
  2. [S9649] 1940 US Federal Census, North Bend, Dodge County, Nebraska, digital image Ancestry, National Archives micropublication, Raymond M Watson head of household, roll m-t0627-02244, page 10B, Enumeration district 27-20 .
  3. [S9645] Fremont Tribune, Fremont NB, Newspaper, obituary notice Raymond Watson published 21 Apr 1993 p 2.

Marjorie Jean Watson1

#58554, Deceased, (1902-1968)
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Parents

Biography

  • Marjorie Jean Watson was born on 25 August 1902 in North Bend, Nebraska.1,2
  • She graduated from University of Nebraska and did post-graduate work at the University of Illinois.2
  • Marjorie Jean Watson was a teacher in North Bend NE.2
  • She never married.2
  • She died on 2 September 1968 in Fremont, Nebraska, at age 66.1,2
  • She was buried in Woodland Cemetery, North Bend, Nebraska.1
    Gravestone
  • An obituary was published in Fremont Tribune NB on 3 September 1968.2
    Obituary notice

Other Information

Citations

  1. [S9648] Find A Grave: Woodland Cemetery, North Bend, Nebraska, Marjorie Jean Watson, created by SilverCat, added Apr 2017, memorial number 178636866.
  2. [S9645] Fremont Tribune, Fremont NB, Newspaper, obituary notice Marjorie Watson, published 3 Sep 1968 p 13.

Patricia Carol Watson1,2

#58555, Deceased, (1930-2014)
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Patricia Carol Watson Lock
1930-2014

Parents

Biography

  • Patricia Carol Watson graduated from The University of Nebraska.2
  • She was born in 1930 in Nebraska.3,4
  • She appeared on the 1940 US Federal Census of West Nintla Street, North Bend, Dodge County, Nebraska, enumerated on 14 April 1940, in the household of her parents Raymond McVicker Watson and Carol.
  • Patricia married Norman Miller Lock on 5 December 1952 in Fremont, Nebraska.2
    Marriage Norman Lock and Patricia Watson
  • In 1993 Patricia lived in Scottsdale, Arizona.1
  • She died on 24 September 2014 in Scottsdale, Arizona, at age ~84.4
  • She was cremated and her ashes were given to family.4

Family: Norman Miller Lock (b. 3 January 1926, d. 18 September 2007)

  1. Alex Watson Lock
  2. Carol Martha Lock

Obituary Notice

An obituary was published

Link Sponsor this memorial with an exclusive premium layout and no ads . Sponsor this page Patricia Watson Lock, 84, of Scottsdale, Ariz., daughter of Raymond and Carol Watson of Fremont, died Sept. 24, 2014, at home after a brief illness.

She is survived by her children, Alex W. Lock of Denver, and Carol M. Lock of Scottsdale.

In lieu of flowers, please send donations to the Nebraska Children’s Home Society of Omaha.

Other Information

Citations

  1. [S9645] Fremont Tribune, Fremont NB, Newspaper, obituary notice Raymond Watson published 21 Apr 1993 p 2.
  2. [S9658] Lincoln Evening Journal, Lincoln NE, marriage announcement, Lock & Watson, published 6 Dec 1952 p 3.
  3. [S9649] 1940 US Federal Census, North Bend, Dodge County, Nebraska, digital image Ancestry, National Archives micropublication, Raymond M Watson head of household, roll m-t0627-02244, page 10B, Enumeration district 27-20 .
  4. [S2485] Find A Grave: cremated, Patricia C Watson Lock, created by Lori T, Jo C, added Sep 2014, memorial number 136618617.

Anstrus Little1

#58556, Deceased, (1799-1843)
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Biography

  • Anstrus Little was born on 2 January 1799 in Bremen, Maine.1
  • Anstrus married Sewall Watson, son of Joseph Watson and Susannah Watson, on 7 October 1824 in Waldoboro, Maine.1
  • Anstrus Little died on 23 June 1843 in Maine at age 44.1
  • She was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Bath, Maine.2

Family: Sewall Watson (b. 7 June 1795, d. 12 July 1882)

  1. Sewall Johnson Watson+ (b. 8 November 1825, d. 9 October 1907)

Other Information

  • Last Edited: 14 November 2025 20:33:44

Citations

  1. [S4466] Terri Dunklee Sautter, compiler, family tree titled "Sautter Family Tree", published by Ancestry.com, www.ancestry.com, from database ID 8861483, viewed Jul 2025 , .
  2. [S9651] Find A Grave: Oak Grove Cemetery, Bath, Maine, Anstrus Little Watson, created byfinding Graves in Maine, added Jan 2010, memoral number 46225844.

Sewall Johnson Watson1

#58557, Deceased, (1825-1907)
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Parents

Biography

  • Sewall married Martha Caroline Clifford.
  • He was born on 8 November 1825 in Castine, Maine.2
  • He died on 9 October 1907 in Bath, Maine, at age 81.2
  • He was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Bath, Maine. Plot: Range 10 West, Lot 4.
    Gravestone

Family: Martha Caroline Clifford (b. 2 March 1837, d. 26 December 1904)

  1. Alice Caroline Watson+ (b. 12 June 1858, d. 8 May 1928)

Other Information

Citations

  1. [S9651] Find A Grave: Oak Grove Cemetery, Bath, Maine, Sewall Johnson Watson, created by Finding Graves in Maine, added Jan 2010, memoral number 46225790.
  2. [S9651] Find A Grave: Oak Grove Cemetery, Bath, Maine, Anstrus Little Watson, created byfinding Graves in Maine, added Jan 2010, memoral number 46225844.

Martha Caroline Clifford1

#58558, Deceased, (1837-1904)
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Biography

  • Martha married Sewall Johnson Watson, son of Sewall Watson and Anstrus Little.
  • Martha Caroline Clifford was born on 2 March 1837 in Bath, Maine.1
  • Father: William Clifford (b 1809) - Mother: Martha Caroline Shaw (b 1814.)1
  • She died on 26 December 1904 in Bath, Maine, at age 67.1
  • She was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Bath, Maine. Plot: Range 10 West, Lot 4.1
    Gravestone

Family: Sewall Johnson Watson (b. 8 November 1825, d. 9 October 1907)

  1. Alice Caroline Watson+ (b. 12 June 1858, d. 8 May 1928)

Other Information

  • Last Edited: 27 July 2025 20:36:50

Citations

  1. [S9651] Find A Grave: Oak Grove Cemetery, Bath, Maine, Martha Caroline Clifford Watson, created by Finding Graves in Maine, added Jan 2010, memoral number 46225732.

Alice Caroline Watson1

#58559, Deceased, (1858-1928)
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Parents

Biography

  • Alice Caroline Watson was born on 12 June 1858 in Maine.1
  • Alice married Converse Lily Owen Smith in 1882.2
  • She died on 8 May 1928 in Bath, Maine, at age 69.1
  • She was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Bath, Maine. Plot: Section 3 North, Lot 123.1

Family: Converse Lily Owen Smith (b. 16 June 1858, d. 19 November 1900)

  1. Harold Watson Smith+ (b. 28 June 1883, d. 1960)
  2. William Baldwin Smith (b. 21 July 1885)
  3. Charles W Smith (b. 15 September 1887, d. 28 March 1889)
  4. Frank Owen Smith (b. 9 June 1890, d. 17 October 1946)
  5. Alice Winslow Smith (b. 30 November 1894, d. 18 July 1905)

Other Information

Citations

  1. [S9651] Find A Grave: Oak Grove Cemetery, Bath, Maine, Alice Caroline Watson Smith, created by Finding Graves in Maine, added Aug 2011, Memorial number 75061271.
  2. [S9651] Find A Grave: Oak Grove Cemetery, Bath, Maine, Converse Lily Owen Smith, created by Finding Graves in Maine, added Aug 2011, Memorial number 75061271.

Converse Lily Owen Smith1

#58560, Deceased, (1858-1900)
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Biography

  • Converse Lily Owen Smith was born on 16 June 1858 in Maine.1
  • Father: William H Smith (b 1821) - Mother: Jane H Winslow (b 1824.)1
  • Converse married Alice Caroline Watson, daughter of Sewall Johnson Watson and Martha Caroline Clifford, in 1882.1
  • Converse Lily Owen Smith died on 19 November 1900 in Bath, Maine, at age 42.1
  • He was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Bath, Maine. Plot: Sction 3 North, Lot 123.1

Family: Alice Caroline Watson (b. 12 June 1858, d. 8 May 1928)

  1. Harold Watson Smith+ (b. 28 June 1883, d. 1960)
  2. William Baldwin Smith (b. 21 July 1885)
  3. Charles W Smith (b. 15 September 1887, d. 28 March 1889)
  4. Frank Owen Smith (b. 9 June 1890, d. 17 October 1946)
  5. Alice Winslow Smith (b. 30 November 1894, d. 18 July 1905)

Other Information

  • Last Edited: 27 July 2025 20:42:46

Citations

  1. [S9651] Find A Grave: Oak Grove Cemetery, Bath, Maine, Converse Lily Owen Smith, created by Finding Graves in Maine, added Aug 2011, Memorial number 75061271.

Frank Owen Smith1

#58561, Deceased, (1890-1946)
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Parents

Biography

  • Frank Owen Smith was born on 9 June 1890 in Bath, Maine.2,3
  • Frank married Bessie Austin Newell in 1915.4
  • He died on 17 October 1946 at age 56.5
  • He was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Bath, Maine. Plot: Section 3 North, Lot 123.5
    Gravestone

Family: Bessie Austin Newell (b. 1871, d. 3 June 1958)

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Citations

  1. [S9651] Find A Grave: Oak Grove Cemetery, Bath, Maine, Frank Owen Owen Smith, created by Finding Graves in Maine, added Aug 2011, Memorial number 75061819.
  2. [S9656] Maine Birth Records, 1715-1922, online image database, digitized by Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010, ancestry.com. (Original publication: Maine Maine State Archives, Augusta Maine,) Frank O Smith . Sagadahoc . 1890 . S.
  3. [S9651] Find A Grave: Oak Grove Cemetery, Bath, Maine, Frank Owen Smith, created by Finding Graves in Maine, added Aug 2011, Memorial number 75061819. The Birth date is INCORRECT in this source.
  4. [S9652] Find A Grave: Greenlawn Cemetery, Salem, Massachusetts, Bessie Austin Newell Smith, created by Ace, K Berry and JGBC, added Dec 2021, memorial number 235018069.
  5. [S9651] Find A Grave: Oak Grove Cemetery, Bath, Maine, Frank Owen Smith, created by Finding Graves in Maine, added Aug 2011, Memorial number 75061819.

Bessie Austin Newell1

#58562, Deceased, (1871-1958)
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Biography

  • Bessie Austin Newell was born in 1871 in Salem, Massachusetts.1
  • In 1896 she married Dr Harry Martin Morse (1872-1949.)1
  • Bessie married Frank Owen Smith, son of Converse Lily Owen Smith and Alice Caroline Watson, in 1915.1
  • Bessie Austin Newell died on 3 June 1958 at age ~87.1
  • She was buried in Greenlawn Cemetery, Salem, Massachusetts. Plot: Lot L0218, Grave 3.1

Family: Frank Owen Smith (b. 9 June 1890, d. 17 October 1946)

Other Information

Citations

  1. [S9652] Find A Grave: Greenlawn Cemetery, Salem, Massachusetts, Bessie Austin Newell Smith, created by Ace, K Berry and JGBC, added Dec 2021, memorial number 235018069.

Harold Watson Smith1

#58563, Deceased, (1883-1960)
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Parents

Biography

  • Harold Watson Smith was born on 28 June 1883 in Bath, Maine.1
  • Harold married Cecil Corinne Ward in 1915.2
  • Harold Watson Smith was an executive of the Kelly-Springfield Tire Company.3
  • He was the secretary/manager of the Cumberland Chamber of Commerce.3,4
  • He appeared on the 1950 US Federal Census of 834 Windsor Rd, Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland, enumerated on 4 April 1950. They lived on the bottom floor (of a 2-family). Their son William & his wife Martha lived on the top floor.4
  • He died in 1960 at age ~77.1
  • He was buried in Hillcrest Burial Park, Cumberland, Maryland.1
    Gravestone

Family: Cecil Corinne Ward (b. 19 June 1884, d. 10 February 1960)

  1. Converse Owen Smith+ (b. 28 May 1916, d. 15 September 1968)
  2. William Baldwin Smith, III+ (b. 26 August 1917, d. 29 January 1973)
  3. Edwin Watson Smith (b. 7 September 1922, d. 29 October 1944)
  4. Katharine Denniston Smith (b. 19 April 1924, d. 7 May 1988)

Other Information

Citations

  1. [S9653] Find A Grave: Hillcrest Burial Park, Cumberland, Maryland, Harold Watson Smith, created by Me, Byron, added Feb 2016, memorial number 158467648.
  2. [S9653] Find A Grave: Hillcrest Burial Park, Cumberland, Maryland, Cecil Corinne Ward Smith, created by Mabeluna, Byron, added Feb 2016, memorial number 158467657.
  3. [S9655] The Cumberland News, Cumberland MD, newspaper, obit Cecil Ward Smith, published 11 Feb 1960 p 9.
  4. [S9657] 1950 US Federal Census, Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland, digital image Ancestry, National Archives micropublication, Harold W Smith head of household, roll 3902, page 10, enumeration district 1-45 .

Cecil Corinne Ward1

#58564, Deceased, (1884-1960)
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Biography

  • Cecil Corinne Ward was born on 19 June 1884 in Dwight, North Dakota.1,2
  • Father: William T Ward - Mother: Martha Denniston.)
  • Cecil married Harold Watson Smith, son of Converse Lily Owen Smith and Alice Caroline Watson, in 1915.1
  • Cecil Corinne Ward died on 10 February 1960 in Cumberland, Maryland, at age 75.1,2
  • She was buried in Hillcrest Burial Park, Cumberland, Maryland.1
  • An obituary was published in The Cumberland News on 11 February 1960.2
    Obituary Notice

Family: Harold Watson Smith (b. 28 June 1883, d. 1960)

  1. Converse Owen Smith+ (b. 28 May 1916, d. 15 September 1968)
  2. William Baldwin Smith, III+ (b. 26 August 1917, d. 29 January 1973)
  3. Edwin Watson Smith (b. 7 September 1922, d. 29 October 1944)
  4. Katharine Denniston Smith (b. 19 April 1924, d. 7 May 1988)

Other Information

  • Last Edited: 28 July 2025 21:28:24

Citations

  1. [S9653] Find A Grave: Hillcrest Burial Park, Cumberland, Maryland, Cecil Corinne Ward Smith, created by Mabeluna, Byron, added Feb 2016, memorial number 158467657.
  2. [S9655] The Cumberland News, Cumberland MD, newspaper, obit Cecil Ward Smith, published 11 Feb 1960 p 9.

Edwin Watson Smith1

#58565, Deceased, (1922-1944)
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Parents

Biography

  • He died in the 'Line of Duty' during the war. He was one of nine airmen killed when B-24J Liberator #42-51045 had engine failures, causing a stall and creash, two miles east of the airfield.1
  • Edwin Watson Smith was born on 7 September 1922 in Pennsylvania.1
  • Edwain served as a Flight Officer, 114th Base Unit, Chatham Army Airfield, Savannah, GA, US Army Air Force during WW II.1
  • He died on 29 October 1944 in Chatham County, Georgia, at age 22.1
  • He was buried in Hillcrest Burial Park, Cumberland, Maryland.1
    Gravestone
  • An obituary was published.
    Obituary notice

Other Information

Citations

  1. [S9653] Find A Grave: Hillcrest Burial Park, Cumberland, Maryland, Edwin Watson Smith, created by Russ Pickett, Byron, added Feb 2016, memorial number 158467634.

Converse Owen Smith1

#58566, Deceased, (1916-1968)
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Parents

Biography

  • Converse Owen Smith was born on 28 May 1916 in Akron, Ohio.1
  • He graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, New Hampshire, in 1935.2
  • He graduated from Harvard University in 1939.2
  • He served as a Lieutenant Commander in the US Navy from 1940 to 1946.2
  • Converse married Joan Montgomery Perry on 3 May 1952 in Camden, Maine.3,4
  • In 1946 Converse started the Maine Coast Fisherman newspaper, which was later named the National Fisherman. He was the editor until 1958.3
  • In 1963 Converse Owen Smith was the assistant to the Secretary of the Army for 8 years.3
  • Converse and Joan lived in Chevy Chase, Maryland, for 8 years, with their children, returning to Camden Maine every summer.3
  • He died on 15 September 1968 in Chevy Chase, Maryland, at age 52.1,2
  • He was buried in Seaview Cemetery, Rockport, Maine.2
    Gravestone
  • An obituary was published in The Bangor Daily News, Bangor, Maine, on 17 September 1968.2
    Obituary notice

Family: Joan Montgomery Perry (b. 18 July 1925, d. 20 February 2014)

  1. Nicholas O Smith
  2. Samuel W Smith
  3. Peter B Smith
  4. Benjamin W Smith
  5. Susan S Smith
  6. Adam Perry Smith (b. about 1965, d. 23 September 1995)
  7. Mia Mantello+

Other Information

Citations

  1. [S4466] Terri Dunklee Sautter, compiler, family tree titled "Sautter Family Tree", published by Ancestry.com, www.ancestry.com, from database ID 8861483, viewed Jul 2025 , .
  2. [S9654] Find A Grave: Seaview Cemetery, Rockport, Maine, Converse Owen Smith, created by Jess Smith, added Dec 2022, memorial number 247640975.
  3. [S9654] Find A Grave: Seaview Cemetery, Rockport, Maine, Joan Montgomery Perry Smith, created by Jess Smith, added Dec 2022, memorial number 247640959.
  4. [S6773] Maine Marriages 1892-1996, online transcription database, digitized by Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2003 www.ancestry.com. (Original publication: Maine Department of the Secretary of State, Maine Marriages 1892-1996, Maine State Archives). Smith - Perry marriage.

Joan Montgomery Perry1

#58567, Deceased, (1925-2014)
Pedigree Link
Joan Montgomry Perry Smith
1925-2014

Biography

  • Joan Montgomery Perry was born on 18 July 1925 in Camden, Maine.1
  • Father: Standish Perry (b 1898) - Mother: Ruth E Mongomery (b 1898.)1
  • She graduated from Connecticut College, New London, Connecticut, with a degree in Philosophy, and earned her Phi Beta Kappa.1
  • Joan married Converse Owen Smith, son of Harold Watson Smith and Cecil Corinne Ward, on 3 May 1952 in Camden, Maine.1,2
  • Converse and Joan lived in Chevy Chase, Maryland, for 8 years, with their children, returning to Camden Maine every summer.1
  • Joan moved to Camden, Maine, with her children, permanently, after her husband died.1
  • She died on 20 February 2014 in Rockport, Maine, at age 88.1

Family: Converse Owen Smith (b. 28 May 1916, d. 15 September 1968)

  1. Nicholas O Smith
  2. Samuel W Smith
  3. Peter B Smith
  4. Benjamin W Smith
  5. Susan S Smith
  6. Adam Perry Smith (b. about 1965, d. 23 September 1995)
  7. Mia Mantello+

Obituary Notice

An obituary was published

Obituary for Joan Smith
CAMDEN……………Joan Montgomery Perry Smith died February 20 at Pen Bay Medical Center. She was predeceased by her husband, Converse Owen Smith, son Adam Perry Smith, grandson Owen Standish Smith and dearest friend Charlotte Stancioff.

Joan was born July 18, 1925 to Ruth Montgomery Perry and Standish Perry, in the family home on High Street. She was proud to note that both sides of her family were in Maine before the revolution. Joan's grandmother was a founding member of the Monday Club in 1885. Joan often told the story of a paternal ancestor John Perry, a revolutionary who, defending his land, shot a British soldier and escaped to Boston in a canoe. There is a monument to him in Rockland, which Joan dedicated. Her grandfather and great-uncle, Charles and Job Montgomery, owned the Dr. D.P Ordway plaster company, which made mustard plasters and other patent medicines. That mail order business did so well it was the impetus for the building of the Camden Post Office.

She was educated in Camden Schools, attended Oak Grove Preparatory School where she studied, among other things, classical Greek and Latin and continued to deepen the love of poetry that began when she was a child. Throughout her life she committed hundreds of poems to memory and would recite the perfect verse at the appropriate time.

She graduated Phi Beta Kappa in Philosophy from Connecticut College and later she attended Katherine Gibbs School in New York City.

She met her husband, Converse Owen Smith, in 1947 at Richmont in Camden.

He started the Maine Coast Fisherman newspaper, (later National Fisherman) which Joan described as "a wonderful little paper that covered the whole coast of Maine and all the shipyards and all the fishing that was going on. And I worked for him; it was fun. Wrote letters to all the lighthouse keepers, and he traveled the state, the whole coast all the time because there were only three of us putting it out." She often spoke fondly about her correspondences with the lighthouse keepers.

She and the family lived in Chevy Chase, Maryland, for eight years when Owen was the assistant to the Secretary of the Army during the Johnson administration, returning to Camden every summer and then permanently when Owen died in 1968.

As a suddenly single mother, she devoted her entire life to the care of her children and to welcoming and harboring many other young people, many of whom consider the Smiths their second family.

Joan was a life-long voracious reader and she would arise at 5:00 am to have solitary reading time before her busy days began. For many years she managed the children's book section of the Owl and Turtle Bookstore. One of her specialties was locating rare and out of print books, and her home was filled with books of every description, her beloved New Yorker magazine and the Sunday New York Times. As a child and young adult she was a horsewoman and spent many hours riding in Camden and environs; a lover of all animals and nature she enjoyed the companionship of many cats and dogs over the years. Joan especially loved being at the family camp on Megunticook Lake where she stayed summers from infancy on and where her children and many friends gathered daily all summer long. One of her favorite times of year was spring, and she was fond of the Emily Dickinson quote, "Spring is a happiness so beautiful, so unique, so unexpected, I don't know what to do with my heart." This and many other quotes, from Shakespeare to traditional folk songs, found expression in her unique embroidered cloth pictures, which started out as books for her grandchildren and became collectible framed pictures, shown in libraries and art galleries. Known for her joyous and generous entertaining, Joan hosted parties for all holidays, birthdays and milestones. Many family friends---particularly the Stancioffs--raised their families and at times lived with the Smiths, sharing festivities and elegant meals on every holiday in every season. Her parties featured music, poems, plays put on by the children or grandchildren, and her home was filled with photographs documenting these times. She was a patron of all the arts and supported them generously, always nurturing the artistic and musical endeavors of her family and friends. She corresponded with writers she admired, among them E.B White.

Joan is survived by her children, Nicholas O. Smith and his wife, Cynthia, Samuel W. Smith and his wife, Judy, Peter B. Smith, Benjamin W. Smith and his partner, Susan Lidstone, his friend and former wife, Nan, Susan S.Smith and her husband, David, Mia Mantello and her husband, Bob Sewall. Her grandchildren are Austin Smith and his wife, Jess, Anna and Jane Smith, Avery and Emily Smith, Samantha Sewall and Alexandra and Fiona Smith. The family wishes to express gratitude to Joan's dedicated caregivers of the last four years.

Calling hours will be held 4-6PM, Thursday, February 27, 2014 at the Long Funeral Home, 9 Mountain Street, Camden. A celebration of her life will be held at 10:30AM, Friday, February 28, 2014 at St. Thomas Episcopal Church with the Rev. John Rafter officiating. Memorial Donations may be made to PAWS, P.O Box 707, Rockport, ME 04856; Coastal Mountains Land Trust, 101 Mt. Battie Street, Camden, ME 04843; or to Bay Chamber Scholarship Fund, P.O Box 599, Rockport, ME, 04856. Condolences and memories may be shared with the Smith family by visiting their book of memories at www.longfuneralhomecamden.com.1

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  • Last Edited: 27 July 2025 22:06:11

Citations

  1. [S9654] Find A Grave: Seaview Cemetery, Rockport, Maine, Joan Montgomery Perry Smith, created by Jess Smith, added Dec 2022, memorial number 247640959.
  2. [S6773] Maine Marriages 1892-1996, online transcription database, digitized by Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2003 www.ancestry.com. (Original publication: Maine Department of the Secretary of State, Maine Marriages 1892-1996, Maine State Archives). Smith - Perry marriage.

Adam Perry Smith1

#58568, Deceased, (about 1965-1995)
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Parents

Biography

  • Adam Perry Smith was born about 1965.1
  • He was a musician and a drummer. He worked with Arthur Hall, a dancer, bringing African music, dance and mythology to schools all over the country.1
  • He died on 23 September 1995 at age ~30.1
  • The cause of his death was an automobile accident.1
  • He was buried in Seaview Cemetery, Rockport, Maine.1

Obituary Notice

An obituary was published

Adam Perry Smith, 30, died Saturday as the result of an automobile accident.

He was a son of C. Owen and Joan Smith and was a lifelong resident of Camden.

Mr. Smith was a musician and a drummer. He worked with Arthur Hall, a dancer, bringing African music, dance and mythology to schools all over the country.

He is survived by his mother; four brothers, Nick, Sam, Peter and Ben; a sister, Susan Smith; and an adopted sister, Mia Mantello.

A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Camden. The Rev. William White and the Rev. Haig Nargesian will officiate. Burial will follow the service in Seaview Cemetery in Rockport. Arrangements are by Laite & Pratt Funeral Home, Camden.

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Citations

  1. [S9654] Find A Grave: Seaview Cemetery, Rockport, Maine, Adam Perry Smith, created by Sally - Midcoast Maine, added Mar 2017, memorial number 177769022.

Nicholas O Smith1,2

#58569, Living
Pedigree Link

Parents

Family: Cynthia (née unknown) Smith

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Citations

  1. [S9654] Find A Grave: Seaview Cemetery, Rockport, Maine, Adam Perry Smith, created by Sally - Midcoast Maine, added Mar 2017, memorial number 177769022.
  2. [S9654] Find A Grave: Seaview Cemetery, Rockport, Maine, Joan Montgomery Perry Smith, created by Jess Smith, added Dec 2022, memorial number 247640959.

Samuel W Smith1,2

#58570, Living
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Parents

Family: Judy (née unknown) Smith

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Citations

  1. [S9654] Find A Grave: Seaview Cemetery, Rockport, Maine, Adam Perry Smith, created by Sally - Midcoast Maine, added Mar 2017, memorial number 177769022.
  2. [S9654] Find A Grave: Seaview Cemetery, Rockport, Maine, Joan Montgomery Perry Smith, created by Jess Smith, added Dec 2022, memorial number 247640959.

Peter B Smith1,2

#58571, Living
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Citations

  1. [S9654] Find A Grave: Seaview Cemetery, Rockport, Maine, Adam Perry Smith, created by Sally - Midcoast Maine, added Mar 2017, memorial number 177769022.
  2. [S9654] Find A Grave: Seaview Cemetery, Rockport, Maine, Joan Montgomery Perry Smith, created by Jess Smith, added Dec 2022, memorial number 247640959.

Benjamin W Smith1,2

#58572, Living
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Parents

Family: Susan Lidstone

Family: Nan (née unknown) Smith

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Citations

  1. [S9654] Find A Grave: Seaview Cemetery, Rockport, Maine, Adam Perry Smith, created by Sally - Midcoast Maine, added Mar 2017, memorial number 177769022.
  2. [S9654] Find A Grave: Seaview Cemetery, Rockport, Maine, Joan Montgomery Perry Smith, created by Jess Smith, added Dec 2022, memorial number 247640959.

Susan S Smith1

#58573, Living
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Parents

Family: David Smith

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Citations

  1. [S9654] Find A Grave: Seaview Cemetery, Rockport, Maine, Joan Montgomery Perry Smith, created by Jess Smith, added Dec 2022, memorial number 247640959.

Mia Mantello1

#58574, Living
Pedigree Link

Parents

Family: Bob Sewall

  1. Samantha Sewall

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Citations

  1. [S9654] Find A Grave: Seaview Cemetery, Rockport, Maine, Adam Perry Smith, created by Sally - Midcoast Maine, added Mar 2017, memorial number 177769022.

Cynthia (née unknown) Smith1

#58575, Living
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Family: Nicholas O Smith

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  • Last Edited: 14 November 2025 20:33:38

Citations

  1. [S9654] Find A Grave: Seaview Cemetery, Rockport, Maine, Joan Montgomery Perry Smith, created by Jess Smith, added Dec 2022, memorial number 247640959.
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