Elinor Mary Harrison

1920 - 1989  (69 years)

• Name	Elinor Mary Harrison  [1]
  Birth	14 May 1920	Bucksport, Hancock, Maine   [2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Death	29 Oct 1989	Clifton, Penobscot, Maine   [1, 2, 3]
  Burial	Silver Lake Cemetery, Bucksport, Hancock, Maine
  Person ID	I17364	Descendants of William Hascall of Fontmell Magna (1490-1542)
  Last Modified	27 Sep 2022

  
  

  Father	Sydney C. Harrison
  Mother	Janet Dow
  Family ID	F104159	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Walter Eastman Brown, Jr.,   b. 2 Feb 1920, Orono, Penobscot, Maine d. 29 Oct 1989, Clifton, Penobscot, Maine (Age 69 years)
  Marriage	19 Dec 1943	Bucksport, Hancock, Maine   [1, 4]
  Children	1. Living   2. Benjamin D. Brown   3. Living   4. Living
  Family ID	F11046	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Jun 2020

  
  

• Notes

  Bangor Daily News October 31, 1989 Eat Orland - Elinor H. Brown, 69 and Walter E. Brown Jr., 69, died Oct. 29, 1989 in Clifton, as a result of an automobile accident. Elinor was born in Bucksport, May 14, 1920, the daughter of Capt. Sydney C. and Janet (Dow) Harrison. She was a graduate of Bucksport High School and a 1940 graduate of Westbrook Junior College. She worked for the Merrill Trust Bank in Bucksport before her marriage to Walter. She was a former member of the Order of the Eastern Star in Pennsylvania. She was a member of the Garden Club in Cumberland Foreside. She was a volunteer of the Maine Medical Center in Portland. She was a volunteer at the Cumberland Library and was instrumental in starting a library in Ciudad Pior, Venezuela. She was active with the story hour at Buck Memorial Library and a volunteer for the Meals-For-Me in Bucksport. Walter was born in Stillwater, Feb. 2, 1920, the son of Walter E. and Velma (Haskell) Brown. He graduated from Bucksport High School and was a 1947 graduate of the University of Maine at Orono, with a degree in Civil Engineering. He was a World War II Navy veteran, serving in the South Pacific from 1941-1945, where he was awarded the Distinguished Service Award. He worked 25 years for U.S. Steel, from 1947-1972, the last 13 years of which were spent in Venezuela. He was a member of the Lion's Club and belonged to the Masonic Lodge. After his retirement in 1972, until 1986, he was a consultant for Maine Central Railroad while they lived in Cumberland Foreside. Mr. and Mrs. Brown are survived by four children, Penny B. Robbins of New Province, N.J., Susan J. Hayden of Brandon, Vt., Walter E. Brown III of Gray and Ben D. Brown of Brandon, Vt.; 14 grandchidren, several nieces and nephews. Mrs. Brown is also survived by four brothers, Oliver W. Harrison and Frank P. Harrison, both of Bangor, Sydney G. Harrison of Bucksport and Millard D. Harrison of Readfield; two sisters, Mrs, Jean Elsemore of Orono and Mrs, Janet Crosson of Bucksmore. Mr. Brown is also survived by his mother, Velma Brown, formerly of Bucksport; one brother, Sherman Brown of Boothbay Harbor; two sisters, Ruth Meigs of Orland and Joanne Clough of York Beach. He was predeceased by his father, Walter, and one brother, Thomas Brown.

  
  

• Sources

  [S22746] Descendants of Velma Sherman Haskell 1897-x and Walter E. Brown 1893-1949, (compiled by Ruth B. Meigs for the Haskell Family Association). [S51478] Cemetery index, Silver Lake Cemetery, Bucksport, Hancock, Maine, (Find-a-Grave). [S64621] Obituary, Bangor Daily News, Walter and Elinor Brown, (October 31, 1989). [S53672] Marriage index, Maine, Name: Walter E Brown Jr Gender: Male Residence: Bucksport, ME Spouse's name: Elinor M Harrison Spouse's Gender: Female Spouse's Residence: Bucksport, ME Marriage Date: 19 Dec 1943 Marriage Place: Maine , USA (Reliability: 3).