Gertrude Helen Greenlaw

1918 - 2010  (91 years)

• Name	Gertrude Helen Greenlaw  [1, 2]
  Birth	22 Apr 1918	Stonington, Hancock, Maine   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Death	15 Apr 2010  [3, 4]
  Person ID	I31010	Descendants of William Hascall of Fontmell Magna (1490-1542)
  Last Modified	20 Oct 2021

  
  

  Father	Howard Allen Greenlaw,   b. 5 Jul 1888, Stonington, Hancock, Maine d. 1946 (Age 57 years)
  Mother	Angenette Maud Haskell,   b. 17 Sep 1887, Deer Isle, Hancock, Maine d. 10 Jun 1974, Manchester, Hillsborough, New Hampshire (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	16 May 1914	Stonington, Hancock, Maine   [5]
  Family ID	F4947	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elgin Maurice Colby,   b. 30 Mar 1912, ..., Hillsborough, New Hampshire d. 28 Apr 1963, Manchester, Hillsborough, New Hampshire (Age 51 years)
  Marriage	1943  [4]
  Children	1. Sandra J. Colby
  Family ID	F118428	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Oct 2021

  
  

• Notes

  April 18, 2010 SAUGUS, Mass. -- Gertrude G. "Trudy" (Greenlaw) Colby, 91, died April 15, 2010, in Winchester Hospital after a short illness. She was born in Oceanville, Maine, April 22, 1918, to Howard and Nettie H. (Haskell) Greenlaw. She was educated in the Oceanville and Stoningham, Maine, school systems. She continued her education in Boston and later became a legal secretary. In 1943, she married Elgin M. Colby and settled in Hillsborough, N.H., where they started their family. The couple shared 19 years together until Elgin's passing at the age of 51. She was employed with Stone & Webster in Boston, Hillsboro Hosiery Mills in Hillsborough, Manchester Hosiery Mills of Manchester, N.H., and The New Hampshire Insurance Company. She later worked for the law firm Wyman, Bean, Tefft of Manchester, and the John Roy Legal Firm of Manchester. Family members include daughter Sandra J. Colby.

  
  

• Sources

  [S29480] 1920 census, Maine, Hancock county. [S27342] Genealogical History of Deer Isle Families, Series 2, Volume 16, Haskell, (compiled by Benjamin Lake Noyes). [S53585] SSDI: Social Security Death Index, Name: Gertrude G. Colby Social Security Number: 025-12-2950 Birth Date: 22 Apr 1918 Issue Year: Before 1951 Issue State: Massachusetts Last Residence: 01906, Saugus, Essex, Massachusetts Death Date: 15 Apr 2010 (Reliability: 3). [S69973] Obituary, New Hampshire Sunday News (Manchester, NH), Gertrude Colby, (April 18, 2010). [S8594] Birth, intention of marriage, marriage, and death records of the Town of Deer Isle, Maine, 1758-1940. Original records of.