Samuel Sears

M, #14131, b. Sep 15, 1687, d. Nov 26, 1726
Relationship7th great-grandfather of Malcolm Kenyon McKown Jr.
Pedigree
ChartsMyrick-Merrick Descendants Chart
Father*Captain Samuel Sears b. Jan 3, 1663, d. Jan 8, 1741
Mother*Mercy Mayo b. Jul 15, 1662, d. Jan 8, 1741

Family

Ruth Merrick b. circa 1684, d. Feb 13, 1766
Children

Chronological Events

Birth*Sep 15, 1687 Samuel Sears was born on Sep 15, 1687 at Harwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. 
 He was the son of Captain Samuel Sears and Mercy Mayo. 
Marriage*Nov 2, 1710 Samuel Sears married Ruth Merrick, daughter of Ensign William Merrick and Abigail Hopkins, on Nov 2, 1710 at Harwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. 
Death*Nov 26, 1726 Samuel Sears died on Nov 26, 1726, at age 39 at Harwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. 
Burial*Nov 27, 1726 He was buried on Nov 27, 1726 at Ancient Sears Cemetery, West Brewster, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. Find A Grave Memorial# 45660659.1 

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Captain Samuel Sears1

M, #14132, b. Jan 3, 1663, d. Jan 8, 1741
Relationship8th great-grandfather of Malcolm Kenyon McKown Jr.
Pedigree
Father*Paul Sears b. Feb 8, 1637, d. Feb 20, 1707
Mother-Other*Deborah Willard b. Sep 14, 1641, d. May 13, 1721

Family

Mercy Mayo b. Jul 15, 1662, d. Jan 8, 1741
Children

Chronological Events

Birth*Jan 3, 1663 Captain Samuel Sears was born on Jan 3, 1663 at Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. 
 He was the son of Paul Sears and Deborah Willard. 
Marriage*Mar 10, 1684 Captain Samuel Sears married Mercy Mayo, daughter of Captain Samuel Mayo and Thomasine Lumpkin, on Mar 10, 1684 at West Brewster, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. 
Death*Jan 8, 1741 Captain Samuel Sears died on Jan 8, 1741, at age 78 at West Brewster, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States.1 
Burial*Jan 9, 1741 He was buried on Jan 9, 1741 at Ancient Sears Cemetery, West Brewster, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. Find A Grave Memorial# 39171265

The cemetery is located on the east side of the boundary brook (Quivet Creek) between Dennis and Brewster on Cape Cod, Mass. It once fronted Old County Way but when The Kings Highway, Route 6A, was straightened, it was left off the beaten path. The burying ground is entered through an iron gate held by granite posts which are labeled 1881 on the left and 1721 on the right. I imagine the granite/iron rail fence was erected in 1881. The quiet knoll on which it is situated overlooks an unnamed pond which, is evidently the headwaters of Quivett Creek.2 

Citations

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Samuel Sears

M, #14133, b. Dec 5, 1721, d. Aug 13, 1774
Relationship6th great-granduncle of Malcolm Kenyon McKown Jr.
Pedigree
ChartsMyrick-Merrick Descendants Chart
Father*Samuel Sears b. Sep 15, 1687, d. Nov 26, 1726
Mother*Ruth Merrick b. circa 1684, d. Feb 13, 1766

Family

Desire Howes b. Jan 8, 1727, d. Jan 6, 1804
Children

Chronological Events

Birth*Dec 5, 1721 Samuel Sears was born on Dec 5, 1721 at Harwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. 
 He was the son of Samuel Sears and Ruth Merrick. 
ChristeningFeb 23, 1722 Samuel Sears was christened on Feb 23, 1722 at First Congregational Church Cemetery AKA Harwich Ceneter Cemetery, Harwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. 
Marriage*Mar 7, 1748 He married Desire Howes on Mar 7, 1748 at Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States.1 
Death*Aug 13, 1774 Samuel Sears died on Aug 13, 1774, at age 52 at Harwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. 
Burial*Aug 14, 1774 He was buried on Aug 14, 1774 at Ancient Sears Cemetery, West Brewster, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. Find A Grave Memorial# 45660678.2 

Citations

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Seth Sears

M, #14134, b. Apr 9, 1725, d. circa 1770
Relationship6th great-granduncle of Malcolm Kenyon McKown Jr.
Pedigree
ChartsMyrick-Merrick Descendants Chart
Father*Samuel Sears b. Sep 15, 1687, d. Nov 26, 1726
Mother*Ruth Merrick b. circa 1684, d. Feb 13, 1766

Chronological Events

Birth*Apr 9, 1725 Seth Sears was born on Apr 9, 1725 at Harwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. 
 He was the son of Samuel Sears and Ruth Merrick. 
ChristeningApr 18, 1725 Seth Sears was christened on Apr 18, 1725 at Harwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. 
Death*circa 1770 He died circa 1770 at Harwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. 

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Seth Sears

M, #14135, b. May 27, 1703, d. Mar 5, 1750
Relationship7th great-granduncle of Malcolm Kenyon McKown Jr.
Pedigree
Father*Captain Samuel Sears b. Jan 3, 1663, d. Jan 8, 1741
Mother*Mercy Mayo b. Jul 15, 1662, d. Jan 8, 1741

Family

Priscilla Ryder b. Mar 9, 1707, d. Jan 18, 1743
Children

Chronological Events

Birth*May 27, 1703 Seth Sears was born on May 27, 1703 at Harwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. 
 He was the son of Captain Samuel Sears and Mercy Mayo. 
Marriage*Oct 14, 1725 Seth Sears married Priscilla Ryder on Oct 14, 1725 at Harwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States.1 
Death*Mar 5, 1750 Seth Sears died on Mar 5, 1750, at age 46 at Massachusetts, United States.2,3 
Burial*Mar 6, 1750 He was buried on Mar 6, 1750 at Ancient Sears Cemetery, West Brewster, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. Find A Grave Memorial# 38409262.3 

Citations

  1. [S802] Site - Ancestry.com.
  2. [S57] Gravestones - Capecodgravestones.com, online at http://www.capecodgravestones.com
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Silas Sears

M, #14136, b. circa 1641, d. Jan 13, 1697
Relationship9th great-granduncle of Malcolm Kenyon McKown Jr.
Pedigree
Father*Richard Sears b. circa May, 1590, d. Aug 26, 1676
Mother*Dorothy Thatcher Jones b. circa 1603, d. Mar 19, 1678

Family

Anna Bursell b. circa 1642, d. Mar 4, 1726
Child

Chronological Events

Birth*circa 1641 Silas Sears was born circa 1641 at Marblehead, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States.1 
 He was the son of Richard Sears and Dorothy Thatcher Jones. 
Marriage*circa 1659 Silas Sears married Anna Bursell circa 1659 at Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States.2 
Death*Jan 13, 1697 Silas Sears died on Jan 13, 1697 at Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States.1 
Burial*Jan 14, 1697 He was buried on Jan 14, 1697 at Sears Cemetery, Dennis, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. Find A Grave Memorial# 14082140.1 

Citations

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George Sagen Seddon

M, #14137, b. Oct 1, 1923, d. Dec 22, 2013
Pedigree
ChartsValentine Descendants Chart

Family

Margaret Phyllis 'Didi' Valentine b. Sep 7, 1923, d. Feb 5, 2013

Chronological Events

Birth*Oct 1, 1923 George Sagen Seddon was born on Oct 1, 1923 at Rome, Oneida County, New York, United States. 
Marriage*Sep 4, 1948 He married Margaret Phyllis 'Didi' Valentine, daughter of John Greig Valentine and Andrewina Johnston Manson, on Sep 4, 1948. 
Death*Dec 22, 2013 George Sagen Seddon died on Dec 22, 2013, at age 90 at Westford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States.1 
ObituaryDec 23, 2013  OBITUARY: "Gusto" George S. Seddon, of Westford, died December 22, 2013, in Westford, after a period of declining health, aged 90 years. He was the beloved husband of the late Margaret Phyllis (Valentine) Seddon, who died February 5, 2013, and with whom he had shared 64 years of marriage.

Born in Rome, NY, October 1, 1923, a son of the late John Thomas and Clara (Sagen) Seddon. He received his early education in the Yonkers, New York school system and graduated from Drake Preparatory School with the Class of 1941. He furthered his education at New York University.

Mr. Seddon enlisted in the U.S. Army on January 22, 1943. He served as a Combat Medic with the elite 10th Mountain Division, 604th Field Artillery Battalion, in the North Apennine Mountains of Italy during the attack on Riva Ridge, which lead to the allied advance over Po Valley. He received the European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, World War II Victory Medal, American Defense Service Medal, and the Bronze Star for saving his commander's life.

After proudly serving his country, he worked in the publishing industry until his retirement. Never one to remain idle, George then worked at Market Basket in Westford, where he was known as the "Mayor", for over 20 years.

In his younger days, George was an active member of Masons Amicable Lodge, Cambridge Chapter, the Shriners, and the Knights Templar. He was a Past Commander and Sergeant at Arms with the Frederick S. Healy American Legion Post 159 in Graniteville, and a member of the V.F.W. Mattawanakee Post 6539 in Forge Village. He was proud to come from a long line of Salvation Army officers, and devoted much of his life to its ministry.

George, along with his beloved Didi, was a huge fan and supporter of Westford's youth sports programs. Famous for running the 50/50 Boosters Club Raffle at "his kids" games, he tirelessly climbed up, down, and across the stands with an endless supply of raffle tickets, stopping only to participate in the Gusto and Pride Cheer. In recognition of their many contributions, George and Phyllis were inducted into the Westford Academy Sports Hall of Fame, and were this year's recipients of the Gordon B. Seavey Appreciation Award.

He was a kind, generous person who will always be remembered for his love of family, devotion to his country, and dedication to Westford's youth.

The family would like to thank his many friends in the community, including the amazing students and staff of Westford Academy (his "Dream Team"), for the loving care and support they provided over the years, especially during his recent illness.

He is survived by two nieces, Ellen Short of Westford, and Pat Seddon of Vermont; two nephews, Jack Seddon and Chris Seddon, both of Maine, and a great-nephew, Douglas Short of Westford. He was the brother of the late John Seddon, and brother-in-law of the late Beth Seddon, Bud Hill and Adeline Hill.

Publisher unknown.1
 
Burial*Dec 26, 2013 He was buried on Dec 26, 2013 at Massachusetts National Cemetery, Bourne, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. Find A Grave Memorial# 229259841.2 

Military *

 

Listed as a Military Veteran who served in wartime combat in World War 2.

 

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  1. [S19] Obituary - Online, Newspaper or Funeral Home.
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Benjamin Bernard Selvin1,2

M, #14138, b. Mar 5, 1898, d. Jul 15, 1980
Pedigree
Father*Max Selvin b. circa Apr, 1865, d. Jun 3, 1922
Mother*Ida Minkin b. circa May, 1870, d. Mar 2, 1934

Family

Alice Marion Dunlay b. Nov 2, 1897, d. circa Apr, 1968
Child

Chronological Events

Birth*Mar 5, 1898 Benjamin Bernard Selvin was born on Mar 5, 1898 at New York, United States. 
 He was the son of Max Selvin and Ida Minkin. 
Occupation1918 Benjamin Bernard Selvin was a musician in 1918. 
Marriage*circa 1919 He married Alice Marion Dunlay, daughter of John F. Dunlay and Julia A. Geraghty, circa 1919. 
Occupation*1930 Benjamin Bernard Selvin was a program manager for Columbia Phonograph Company in 1930 at Manhattan, New York County, New York, United States. 
Death*Jul 15, 1980 He died on Jul 15, 1980, at age 82 at Floral Park, Nassau County, New York, United States.2 
Burial*Jul 18, 1980 He was buried on Jul 18, 1980 at Mount Hebron Cemetery, Flushing, Queens County, New York, United States. Find A Grave Memorial# 62542157.3 
Researcher's Note*circa Aug, 1980 By Tim Gracyk from the book "Popular American Recording Pioneers 1895 -1925."
Originally a violinist, Ben Selvin probably made more records than any other bandleader of the 78 rpm era, his career in the record industry spanning decades. He may be best known among record collectors not for specific recordings but for quantity. Articles on page 145 of the January 1924 issue of Talking Machine World and page 86 of the January 1924 issue of Metronome celebrated Selvin's 1,000th record--this was early in Selvin's career. The articles, evidently based on the same press release prepared by Selvin himself, state that the musician was "twenty-five years of age." Page 67 of the February 1925 issue of Metronome states that Selvin "recently made his 1200th phonograph record." He remained important in the record industry for decades, even becoming a vice president of Columbia during the heyday of Frank Sinatra, Dinah Shore, Doris Day and Buddy Clark. Later he was an A & R man for RCA, overseeing the popular RCA Camden series of reissued material until forced to retire at age 65.

He was born around 1898 to Russian immigrants. His father, Max, was a tailor. Page 34d of the September 1927 issue of Talking Machine World gives this background information: "Ben Selvin, a native of New York, started fiddling at the age of seven. He made his first public appearance at the Star Casino at the age of nine. Acclaimed a prodigy, and presented with a gold medal in recognition of his genius, it was planned to send him to Paris for further study. Reverses prevented, but Ben was determined to succeed, so he kept on working in and around New York. In 1913 Mr. Selvin made his first appearance on Broadway. From there he went to Rector's, then to Reisenweber's and Healy's. When nineteen years old, Ben Selvin organized his own orchestra and played at the Moulin Rouge for Broadway's record orchestral run--a run of seven years." Page 86 of the January 1924 issue of Metronome states, "In 1922 he was assigned to the newly created Broadway, which, with an augmented orchestra, he took by storm. Soon his popular aggregation was transferred to the 'Pavilion Royal,' where more admirers were won."

Victor's November 1919 supplement credits Benjamin B. Selvin for arranging the two numbers on Victor 18614 performed by Selvin's Novelty Orchestra, "Mandy" and "Novelty One-Step." Soon afterwards came his best-selling record, "Dardanella," with lyrics by Fred Fisher, music by Johnny Black and Felix Bernard. This was cut by Selvin's Novelty Orchestra for Victor 18633 on November 20, 1919, and issued in February 1920.

The June 1921 issue of Talking Machine World announced that Selvin's Novelty Orchestra, engaged at the time at the Moulin Rouge in New York City, "signed up exclusively for the making of Vocalion records." (Curiously, Brunswick and other companies continued to issue discs of Selvin's Orchestra.) The September 1922 issue of the trade journal announced that Selvin would continue to be exclusive to the Vocalion label, and page 143 of the September 1923 issue of Talking Machine World announced that Selvin again signed to be an exclusive Vocalion artist, adding, "Although only twenty- eight years old he not only directs the Selvin Orchestra at the Moulin Rouge, New York, but he directs and manages the Bar Harbor Society Orchestra and the Broadway Syncopators, both exclusively Vocalion combinations....It is said, besides furnishing six records or twelve selections a month for the Vocalion list, his orchestra also accompanies most of the Vocalion artists in their recordings of popular songs....He keeps three arrangers busy preparing effective and novel orchestrations."

He worked often in radio by 1924. Page 57 of the June 1924 issue of Dominant Orchestra Monthly states, "Few radio orchestras have so completely captivated 'listeners-in' as has Ben Selvin's Moulin Rouge Orchestra, Vocalion record artists who broadcast every Monday night over Station WJZ." Page 54 of the November 1924 issue of Talking Machine World describes WJZ programs sponsored by the Aeolian Company in New York City: "The program on Monday was opened by several irresistible dance numbers by Ben Selvin's Woodmansten Inn Orchestra, Vocalion record artists..."

His status as an exclusive Vocalion artist ended on September 1, 1924. He began recording for Columbia, Paramount and the Plaza Music Company, which issued records on Banner and related labels. In 1926 and 1927 he also worked for Brunswick--he had last recorded for the company in 1922 before signing as an exclusive Vocalion artist. He continued to record for Vocalion, which became a Brunswick subsidiary in January 1925.

Page 70 of the February 1925 issue of Metronome announced that "The Famous Phonograph Orchestras Bureau has been organized with headquarters in the Publicity Building, 1576 Broadway, New York City. Associated in this enterprise are Charles Dornberger, Ben Selvin and George D. Lottman. Bookings are made for several of the orchestras that record for the phonograph companies, and a very satisfactory business is reported."

Now with even closer business ties to phonograph companies, he vigorously attacked the new medium of radio, doing it in a way to make phonograph recordings seem a perfect product. Page 67 of the February 1925 issue of Metronome quotes a press release issued by Selvin: "Radio in its present stage is a menace to the artist who broadcasts; its publicity value dwindles into insignificance when compared to the harm that it does. I have decided to cancel all future broadcasting dates because I find that radio goes a long way toward impairing one's reputation. The tonal balance perfected in the phonograph recording studios is utterly lacking in radio reproduction; some instrument always stands out as a rule over the air, to the complete exclusion of all the rest. I have investigated this condition intensively, but no amount of position- moving or special orchestrating seems to remedy it. The banjo, particularly, will often muffle the dulcet and sweet tones of the saxophone, and other instruments prove similarly offensive. Then, there is a harmful tendency on the part of many musicians, particularly amateurs, to 'hog' the air in their over-anxiety. This, combined with the very poor balance achieved by the broadcasting orchestra, makes radio music a really hideous thing. Until these evils are remedied, I, for one, am going to let the radio alone."

He soon performed on radio again, presumably lured to the medium by a sufficiently lucrative contract. Page 60 of the March 1925 issue of Metronome states, "Ben Selvin has added three men to his Woodmansten Inn orchestra and will have nine musicians on the job for the coming season. Selvin is now broadcasting through station WFBH and is doing his own announcing." That all of radio's "evils" listed a month earlier by Selvin had been remedied so quickly is unlikely.

By the end of 1927 he was closely associated with Columbia. Page 34d of the September 1927 issue of Talking Machine World states, "Ben Selvin, besides being known as one of the greatest of American orchestral leaders, has accepted the post of Program Director of the Columbia Phonograph Hour, sponsored by the Columbia Phonograph Co., to be presented every Wednesday evening over the entire chain of the Columbia Broadcasting System, starting September 28." The Columbia Broadcasting System, a broadcasting chain controlled by the Columbia Phonograph Company, had been formed only months earlier.

Page 128 of the November 1927 issue states, "The Columbia Phonograph Co. announces that it has secured a three-year contract with Ben Selvin and His Orchestra, by which this celebrated dance orchestra and its leader will record exclusively for Columbia. The first release under the new contract is a coupling of 'Playground in the Sky' and 'Wherever You Are,' both...from the new musical comedy success, 'Sidewalks of New York.' Ben Selvin has the distinction of recording the famous phonograph record of 'Dardanella' back in 1919, the record which sold more copies than any other up to the recent phenomenal success of Columbia's 'Two Black Crows' records. Another early great hit of Mr. Selvin's was 'Three O'Clock in the Morning.' Ben Selvin has recorded more than 3,000 selections for various phonograph companies in the past."

This article's claim that "Dardanella" was the industry's best-seller prior to 1927 is probably not true though the disc was genuinely popular.

A few records among his thousands are "I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles" (Victor 18603, 1919), "Yes! We Have No Bananas" (vocal by Irving Kaufman, Vocalion 14590, 1923), "Oh, How I Miss You Tonight" (Columbia 359-D, 1925), "Manhattan" (Columbia 422, 1925), "Blue Skies" (Columbia 860-D, 1927), "Happy Days Are Here Again" (Columbia 2116-D, 1930), and "When It's Springtime in the Rockies" (Columbia 2206-D, 1930). In the early 1930s he led orchestras on radio. For example, during the winter of 1933-34 he directed The Taystee Breadwinners over New York City's WOR on Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 8:15 p.m. on a show sponsored by the Taystee Bread Company and starring Billy Jones and Ernest Hare, who were called "The Taystee Loafers."

Joseph Lanza reports on page 46 in Elevator Music (St. Martin's Press, 1994), "Selvin was Muzak's chief programmer in its early years; he supervised its first New York City transmission in 1936 and had helped the company devise its first standardized programming."

George T. Simon writes in The Big Bands (New York: Schirmer Books, 1981) about Selvin's connection with James Caesar Petrillo, president of the American Federation of Musicians, who was worried about musicians being put out of work by radio broadcasts as well as jukeboxes reproducing music from records: "...Benjamin Bernard Selvinerturbed by the possible adverse effects of recording on his membership, he hired Ben Selvin, a highly respected recording executive and orchestra leader, to conduct a thorough study of the entire recording field as it affected musicians. Selvin's report was exhaustive. Presented at the annual convention of the musicians' union, it received a standing ovation from the delegates..."

Selvin argued against a ban on recording, pointing to other ways to address the problem of large numbers of musicians being unemployed, but Petrillo ordered that a ban go into effect on August 1, 1942. The ban was arguably a disaster for working musicians--for example, it contributed to the decline of big bands or the "swing" era--but in the end the major record companies did agree to pay the union a royalty for released records.

Around 1947 Selvin worked for Majestic Records as chief of artists and repertory. Late in life he worked for RCA, overseeing the popular RCA Camden reissue series. In the early 1960s, he was forced to retire from RCA at age 65. He became a consultant for 3M (Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing), a company that transferred recordings to audiotape. He recommended records to be transferred to the new tape medium. In the mid-1970s he was reunited with former Brunswick recording director Walter Haenschen ("Carl Fenton") for a taped interview at Lincoln Center. The unpublished interview is part of the Haenschen collection at Ithaca College in upstate New York.

He married three times. His first wife, Alice, bore him a son, Robert, in 1924 (he died in 1999). In 1944 he married Gloria, and they had two children, Rick (1944) and Rene (1950). Following Gloria's death in the 1970s, he married a woman named Dorothy. He died July 15, 1980, while recuperating from a heart attack.

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The photo of Ben Selvin on this page was taken by Alan Roberts, circa. 1977 in Manhasset, New York at the home of Ben Selvin. The gold record on wall is of 1919 recording of Dardanella. Thanks to Arthur Zimmerman for submitting the photo!

Ben Selvin and his Orchestra.4 

Citations

  1. [S516] 1930 U.S. Census, Lehi, Utah County, Utah, United States.
  2. [S51] Social Security Death Index (SSDI) (1935-2014),.
  3. [S80] Gravestones, online at findagrave.com.
  4. [S740] Personal Knowledge - McKown, Malcolm K.

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Max Selvin1,2

M, #14139, b. circa Apr, 1865, d. Jun 3, 1922
Pedigree

Family

Ida Minkin b. circa May, 1870, d. Mar 2, 1934
Children

Chronological Events

Birth*circa Apr, 1865 Max Selvin was born circa Apr, 1865 at Russia.1,2 
Marriage*circa 1890 He married Ida Minkin circa 1890 at Russia. 
Emigration*Jun 1, 1891 Max Selvin and Ida Minkin emigrated on Jun 1, 1891 from Russia. 
Immigration*Jun 11, 1891 Max Selvin and Ida Minkin immigrated on Jun 11, 1891 to New York, United States. 
Occupation*1920 Max Selvin was a tailor in 1920. 
Death*Jun 3, 1922 He died on Jun 3, 1922 at Manhattan, New York County, New York, United States.3 
Burial*Jun 5, 1922 He was buried on Jun 5, 1922 at Mount Zion Cemetery, Maspeth, Queens County, New York, United States. Find A Grave Memorial# 146625360.4 

Citations

  1. [S514] 1910 U.S. Census, Lehi, Utah County, Utah, United States.
  2. [S515] 1920 U.S. Census, Lehi, Utah County, Utah, United States.
  3. [S802] Site - Ancestry.com.
  4. [S80] Gravestones, online at findagrave.com.

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Robert Benjamin Selvin1,2,3,4

M, #14140, b. Oct 26, 1924, d. May 18, 1999
Pedigree
Father*Benjamin Bernard Selvin b. Mar 5, 1898, d. Jul 15, 1980
Mother*Alice Marion Dunlay b. Nov 2, 1897, d. circa Apr, 1968

Family

Helen Marston Todd b. Feb 10, 1927, d. Dec 15, 2002

Chronological Events

Birth*Oct 26, 1924 Robert Benjamin Selvin was born on Oct 26, 1924 at New York, United States.2,1 
 He was the son of Benjamin Bernard Selvin and Alice Marion Dunlay. 
Marriage*circa 1949 Robert Benjamin Selvin married Helen Marston Todd circa 1949 at New Hampshire, United States.5 
Death*May 18, 1999 Robert Benjamin Selvin died on May 18, 1999, at age 74 at Concord, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States.2 
Burial*May 22, 1999 He was buried on May 22, 1999 at Contoocook Village Cemetery, Contoocook, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States. Find A Grave Memorial# 122045774.5 

Military *

 

Listed as a Military Veteran who served in wartime combat in World War 2.

 

Citations

  1. [S516] 1930 U.S. Census, Lehi, Utah County, Utah, United States.
  2. [S51] Social Security Death Index (SSDI) (1935-2014),.
  3. [S646] Site - U.S. Phone and Address Directory - 1994 - Ancestry.com.
  4. [S647] Site - U.S. Phone and Address Directory - 2000 - Ancestry.com.
  5. [S80] Gravestones, online at findagrave.com.

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Sadie Selvin

F, #14141, b. circa Feb, 1895
Pedigree
Father*Max Selvin b. circa Apr, 1865, d. Jun 3, 1922
Mother*Ida Minkin b. circa May, 1870, d. Mar 2, 1934

Chronological Events

Birth*circa Feb, 1895 Sadie Selvin was born circa Feb, 1895 at New York, United States. 
 She was the daughter of Max Selvin and Ida Minkin. 

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Samuel Selvin

M, #14142, b. circa Oct, 1893
Pedigree
Father*Max Selvin b. circa Apr, 1865, d. Jun 3, 1922
Mother*Ida Minkin b. circa May, 1870, d. Mar 2, 1934

Chronological Events

Birth*circa Oct, 1893 Samuel Selvin was born circa Oct, 1893 at New York, United States. 
 He was the son of Max Selvin and Ida Minkin. 

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Sarah Selvin

F, #14143, b. circa 1900
Pedigree
Father*Max Selvin b. circa Apr, 1865, d. Jun 3, 1922
Mother*Ida Minkin b. circa May, 1870, d. Mar 2, 1934

Chronological Events

Birth*circa 1900 Sarah Selvin was born circa 1900 at New York, United States. 
 She was the daughter of Max Selvin and Ida Minkin. 

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Nancy L. Sexton

F, #14144, b. circa 1910, d. circa 2001
Pedigree

Family

Lester Lee Dobbins b. May 3, 1906, d. May 4, 1973

Chronological Events

Birth*circa 1910 Nancy L. Sexton was born circa 1910 at Tennessee, United States. 
Marriage*circa 1930 She married Lester Lee Dobbins, son of Luther Leonard Dobbins and Lillie Christine Willis, circa 1930. 
Death*circa 2001 Nancy L. Sexton died circa 2001 at Florida, United States.1 
Burial*circa 2001 She was buried circa 2001 at Bayview Memorial Park, Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida, United States. Find A Grave Memorial# 98327684.1 
Researcher's Note* Name Sexton was assumed, as Lester's sister-in-law, Elizabeth Sexton age 16) was living with him and his wife, Nancy L. Dobbins (age 20), in the 1930 U.S. Census. Lester L. Dobbins was 23 yrs old at time of the census dated April 30, 1930. They were married at the same ages. They lived in Beat 3, Lauderdale County, Mississippi. Lester's parents were born in Alabama (father) and Mississippi (mother). Nancy and Elizabeth's parents were born in Tennessee.2 

Citations

  1. [S80] Gravestones, online at findagrave.com.
  2. [S740] Personal Knowledge - McKown, Malcolm K.

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Madeline Maysel Shangraw1

F, #14145, b. Aug 8, 1923, d. Mar 11, 2013
Pedigree
ChartsGarrow Descendants Chart

Family

Lute Lewis Touchette Jr. b. Sep 26, 1918, d. Oct 8, 1985
Children

Chronological Events

Birth*Aug 8, 1923 Madeline Maysel Shangraw was born on Aug 8, 1923 at Cambridge, Lamoille County, Vermont, United States.2 
Marriage*circa 1940 She married Lute Lewis Touchette Jr., son of Lute Lewis Touchette Sr. and Florence Julia Garrow, circa 1940 at Vermont, United States. 
Death*Mar 11, 2013 Madeline Maysel Shangraw died on Mar 11, 2013, at age 89 at Hyde Park, Lamoille County, Vermont, United States.3 
ObituaryMar 14, 2013  OBITUARY: HYDE PARK - Madeline S. Touchette, 89, passed away peacefully on March 11, 2013. She was born Aug. 8, 1923, the daughter of Eugene and Hazel (Fuller) Shangraw, of Colchester. She was a 1941 graduate of Cambridge High School. She married Lute Touchette Jr., and they celebrated 44 years of marriage before his passing.

In 1952, Lute and Madeline moved to Hyde Park, where they owned and operated a filling station known as Lute's Mobil Station for several years and later owned Lute's Sales & Service. Madeline was the bookkeeper for many years for both her husband and son John.

Madeline's love was her family, first and foremost. She also had a love for the land and nature. Her flower gardens over the years expressed that love and joy. However, she had a love that she yearned for each May which was moving into her camp at Lake Eden, which she named the "The 4 J's." She loved the lake and found so much peace and comfort at Lake Eden. She had spent 50 summers at Lake Eden as of last summer.

Over the years, she served on the village of Hyde Park trustees, Lanpher Memorial Library trustees, Hyde Park PTA and the Lake Eden Association.

Madeline is survived by her children, Judith (Russell) Lanphear, of Hyde Park, Jane (Wayne) Tallman, of Johnson, John Touchette, of Eden, and James (Ila) Touchette, of East Montpelier; grandchildren, Kimberly Lanphear, Kirk (Katrina) Lanphear, Kara (Andy) Gates, Trista (Shawn) Wells, Jody Tallman (Jerry Haskins), Scott Touchette, Lori Touchette, Heather (Doug) Judd and Katina Johnson; great-grandchildren, Cody, Kayla and Jenna Wells, Chelsea, Carrie, Lucas and Keith Lanphear, Ryan and RJ Gates, Kaylea Wells (Tyler Locke) and Kelsey Wells, Benjamin Allen (Danielle Audet), Sara Touchette, Emma Touchette and Grace Johnson; great-great-grandchildren, Brody Wells, Jayden Allen and Bentley Locke. Madeline also leaves three sisters, Freda Sheldon, of Unionville, Conn., Joyce Morin, of St. Albans, and Martha Labbee, of West Palm Beach, Fla; as well as many nieces and nephews.

She was predeceased by her parents; her husband; a son, Richard Carl; a grandson, Keith Richard; as well as four brothers, Harrison, Earl, Clarence and Richard Shangraw.

A memorial service will be held Saturday, May 4, 2013, at 2 p.m. at the Second Congregational Church in Hyde Park with interment to follow in Jedediah Hyde Cemetery. White-Fiess Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in Madeline's memory may be made to the National MS Society, Greater New England Chapter, P.O. Box 845945, Boston, MA 02884-5945; or Lamoille Area Cancer Network, P.O. Box 38, Lake Elmore, VT 05657.

Published in Time Argus on Mar. 14, 2013.3
 
Burial*Mar 15, 2013 She was buried on Mar 15, 2013 at Jedediah Hyde Cemetery, Hyde Park, Lamoille County, Vermont, United States. Find A Grave Memorial# 106676207.4 

Citations

  1. [S805] Site - Ancestry.com - One World Tree (SM).
  2. [S1094] Vermont - Birth Record - Ancestry.com.
  3. [S19] Obituary - Online, Newspaper or Funeral Home.
  4. [S80] Gravestones, online at findagrave.com.

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Mary Maria Shaw

F, #14146, b. Jun 18, 1626, d. Mar 25, 1685
Pedigree

Family

John Bicknell b. Jan 20, 1623, d. Jan 20, 1678
Child

Chronological Events

Birth*Jun 18, 1626 Mary Maria Shaw was born on Jun 18, 1626. 
Marriage*circa 1654 She married John Bicknell, son of Zachary Bicknell and Agnes Anna Lovell, circa 1654. 
Death*Mar 25, 1685 Mary Maria Shaw died on Mar 25, 1685, at age 58. 

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Bridget Shelley

F, #14147, b. circa 1536, d. circa 1586
Relationship11th great-grandmother of Malcolm Kenyon McKown Jr.
Pedigree
Father*John Shelley
Mother*Mary Fitzwilliam

Family

Anthony Hungerford b. circa 1540, d. May 25, 1594
Children

Chronological Events

Birth*circa 1536 Bridget Shelley was born circa 1536 at Sussex, England. 
 She was the daughter of John Shelley and Mary Fitzwilliam. 
Marriage*Jul 29, 1564 Bridget Shelley married Anthony Hungerford, son of John Hungerford and Bridget Fettiplace, on Jul 29, 1564 at Down Ampney, Gloucestershire, England. 
Death*circa 1586 Bridget Shelley died circa 1586 at Down Ampney, Gloucestershire, England. 

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John Shelley

M, #14148
Relationship12th great-grandfather of Malcolm Kenyon McKown Jr.
Pedigree

Family

Mary Fitzwilliam
Child

Chronological Events

Birth* John Shelley was born at England. 
Marriage* He married Mary Fitzwilliam at England. 

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Jane Shepard

F, #14149, b. circa 1567, d. circa Mar, 1629
Relationship10th great-grandmother of Malcolm Kenyon McKown Jr.
Pedigree

Family

Abiel Wheeler b. May 2, 1568, d. Jan 24, 1614
Child

Chronological Events

Birth*circa 1567 Jane Shepard was born circa 1567 at Bromsberrow, Gloucestershire, England.1 
Marriage*circa 1588 She married Abiel Wheeler circa 1588 at England. 
Death*circa Mar, 1629 Jane Shepard died circa Mar, 1629 at Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England.1 

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Albert Vernon Short1

M, #14150
Pedigree
ChartsValentine Descendants Chart

Family

Ellen Beth Hill b. Nov 5, 1941, d. May 22, 2024
Children

Citations

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Audrey Beth Short1

F, #14151
Pedigree
ChartsValentine Descendants Chart
Father*Albert Vernon Short
Mother*Ellen Beth Hill b. Nov 5, 1941, d. May 22, 2024

Chronological Events

 Audrey Beth Short is the daughter of Albert Vernon Short and Ellen Beth Hill. 

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Benjamin V. Short

M, #14152
Pedigree
ChartsValentine Descendants Chart
Father*Douglas Vernon Short
Mother*Kathleen F. Marshall

Chronological Events

 Benjamin V. Short is the son of Douglas Vernon Short and Kathleen F. Marshall. 

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Douglas Vernon Short

M, #14153
Pedigree
ChartsValentine Descendants Chart
Father*Albert Vernon Short
Mother*Ellen Beth Hill b. Nov 5, 1941, d. May 22, 2024

Family

Kathleen F. Marshall
Children

Chronological Events

 Douglas Vernon Short is the son of Albert Vernon Short and Ellen Beth Hill. 

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Ryan W. Short

M, #14154
Pedigree
ChartsValentine Descendants Chart
Father*Douglas Vernon Short
Mother*Kathleen F. Marshall

Chronological Events

 Ryan W. Short is the son of Douglas Vernon Short and Kathleen F. Marshall. 

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Joshua Wixon

M, #14155, b. Mar 14, 1695, d. Dec 18, 1773
Relationship7th great-grandfather of Malcolm Kenyon McKown Jr.
Pedigree
Father*Barnabas William Wixon1 b. Jul 13, 1663, d. Jun 12, 1735
Mother*Sarah Remich b. Jul 16, 1663, d. circa 1722

Family 1

Hannah Baker b. circa 1698, d. Nov 27, 1730
Children

Family 2

Elizabeth Chase b. Oct 6, 1718, d. Dec 14, 1812
Children

Chronological Events

Birth*Mar 14, 1695 Joshua Wixon was born on Mar 14, 1695 at Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States.1 
 He was the son of Barnabas William Wixon and Sarah Remich.1 
Marriage*Mar 9, 1715 Joshua Wixon married Hannah Baker, daughter of Daniel Baker and Elizabeth Holder Chase, on Mar 9, 1715 at Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States.1,2 
Marriage*Dec 4, 1731 Joshua Wixon married Elizabeth Chase, daughter of William Chase and Dorcas Baker, on Dec 4, 1731 at Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States.1 
Death*Dec 18, 1773 Joshua Wixon died on Dec 18, 1773, at age 78 at Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States.1 
Burial*Dec 19, 1773 He was buried on Dec 19, 1773 at Unknown Cemetery, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. Find A Grave Memorial# 103253863.3 

Citations

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John Simkinson

M, #14156
Pedigree

Family

Mary Smythe b. circa 1535, d. circa 1569

Chronological Events

Birth* John Simkinson was born at Doncaster, Yorkshire West Riding, England. 
Marriage*circa 1556 He married Mary Smythe, daughter of William Smythe, circa 1556 at Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England.1 

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Alexander Samuel Simpson

M, #14157
Pedigree

Family

Margaret Murray Middleton b. circa 1937, d. Jun 2, 2010

Chronological Events

Birth* Alexander Samuel Simpson was born at Scotland. 
Marriage* He married Margaret Murray Middleton, daughter of Alexander Middleton and Andrewina Manson Robb, at Scotland. 

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Elizabeth Simpson

F, #14158
Pedigree

Family

James Leslie
Child

Chronological Events

Marriage* Elizabeth Simpson married James Leslie at Scotland. 
Birth* Elizabeth Simpson was born at Scotland. 

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Anna Louise Strandberg1

F, #14159, b. Jul 3, 1898, d. circa Apr, 1979
Pedigree

Family

Paul Fisher Smith b. Sep 21, 1895, d. Sep 29, 1971
Children

Chronological Events

Birth*Jul 3, 1898 Anna Louise Strandberg was born on Jul 3, 1898 at Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States.2 
Marriage*Mar 25, 1915 She married Paul Fisher Smith, son of Matthew E. Smith and Sarah Elizabeth Fisher, on Mar 25, 1915 at Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States.2,3 
Death*circa Apr, 1979 Anna Louise Strandberg died circa Apr, 1979 at Hudson, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States.2 
Burial*circa Apr, 1979 She was buried circa Apr, 1979 at Fairview Cemetery AKA East Burying Ground Cemetery, Westford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. Find A Grave Memorial# 51563333.2 

Citations

  1. [S516] 1930 U.S. Census, Lehi, Utah County, Utah, United States.
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  3. [S4203] Massachusetts - Marriage Record - Familysearch.org, online at familysearch.org.
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James Alexander Smith

M, #14160, b. Jul 9, 1894, d. Mar 10, 1973
Pedigree
Father*Matthew E. Smith b. May 4, 1865, d. Sep 24, 1935
Mother*Sarah Elizabeth Fisher b. Jun 7, 1867, d. Aug 5, 1946

Family

Mildred E. Thomas b. circa 1896

Chronological Events

Birth*Jul 9, 1894 James Alexander Smith was born on Jul 9, 1894 at Massachusetts, United States. 
 He was the son of Matthew E. Smith and Sarah Elizabeth Fisher. 
Census*1910  James Alexander Smith appeared on the census of 1910. Alexander Smith was an inmate at the Massachusetts School for Feeble-Minded in Waltham, Massachusetts. He was 16 years old. He was born in Massachusetts. His parents were both born in Canada.1 
Marriage*circa 1914 He married Mildred E. Thomas circa 1914.2 
Census1920  James Alexander Smith appeared on the census of 1920. Alexander Smith was a patient at the Massachusetts School for Feeble-Minded - Templeton Colony in Worcester, Massachusetts. He was 25 years old. He was born in Massachusetts. His parents were both born in Canada.3 
Census1930  James Alexander Smith appeared on the census of 1930. Alexander Smith was an inmate at the Walter E. Fernald State School in Waltham, Massachusetts. He was 35 years old. He was born in Massachusetts. His parents were both born in Canada.4 
Death*Mar 10, 1973 He died on Mar 10, 1973, at age 78 at Westford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States.2 
Burial*Mar 12, 1973 He was buried on Mar 12, 1973 at Fairview Cemetery AKA East Burying Ground Cemetery, Westford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. Find A Grave Memorial# 66843502.5 
Researcher's Note* The Massachusetts School for Idiotic Children, renamed the Walter E. Fernald State School in 1925, was a mental hospital for "feeble-minded" boys and hosted one of the most infamous science experiments of the twentieth century. Originally a Victorian sanitarium, the institution became a poster child for the American eugenics movement during the 1920's.

Fernald School is the Western Hemisphere’s oldest publicly-funded institution serving the mentally disabled. Reformer Samuel Gridley Howe founded the school in 1848 with a $2,500 appropriation from the Massachusetts Legislature. Under its first resident superintendent, Walter E. Fernald (1887-1924), an advocate of eugenics, the school was viewed as a model educational facility in the field of mental retardation.

The school includes 72 buildings total, located on 186 acres at 200 Trapelo Rd, Waltham, Massachusetts. At its peak, some 2,500 people were confined here, most of them children. The institution did serve a large population of mentally retarded children, but the Boston Globe estimates that upwards of half the population tested with IQ's in the normal range. In the 20th century, living conditions were spartan or worse; approximately 36 children slept in each dormitory room.

Despite widespread reports of physical and sexual abuse, the Fernald School is best known as the site of 1946-1953 joint experiments by Harvard University and MIT that exposed young male children to repeated doses of radiation. Documents declassified in 1994 by the United States Department of Energy revealed the following details:

The experiment was sponsored in part by the Quaker Oats Company
MIT Professor of Nutrition Robert S. Harris led the experiment, which studied the absorption of calcium and iron
The boys were encouraged to join a "Science Club", which offered larger portions of food, parties, and trips to Boston Red Sox baseball games
The club "members" ate iron-enriched cereals and calcium-enriched milk for breakfast. In order to track absorption, several radioisotope tracers were mixed into the meal.
Radiation levels in stool and blood samples would serve as depedent variables.
17 select "members" received iron supplement shots containing more radioisotopes.
Neither the children or their parents ever consented to participation in a scientific study.
The Advisory Committee on Human Radiation Experiments, reporting to the United States Department of Energy in 1994, reported on these experiments:

In 1946, one study exposed seventeen subjects to radioactive iron. The second study, which involved a series of seventeen related subexperiments, exposed fifty-seven subjects to radioactive calcium between 1950 and 1953. It is clear that the doses involved were low and that it is extremely unlikely that any of the children who were used as subjects were harmed as a consequence. These studies remain morally troubling, however, for several reasons. First, although parents or guardians were asked for their permission to have their children involved in the research, the available evidence suggests that the information provided was, at best, incomplete. Second, there is the question of the fairness of selecting institutionalized children at all, children whose life circumstances were by any standard already heavily burdened.
A movement for mental health reform ended the admission of children to Fernald in 1972. The buildings and grounds survive as a center for mentally disabled adults, operated by the Massachusetts Department of Mental Retardation. In 2001, 320 adults resided at Fernald, with ages ranging from 27-96 years and an average age of 47 years. In a December 13, 2004 article in the Boston Globe, Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney announced that the facility would be closed and the land sold by 2007.

D'Antonio, Michael. The State Boys Rebellion. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2004.
Advisory Committee on Human Radiation Experiments, United States Department of Energy, 1994. Part II, Chapter 7. Available from
Bronner, F., R.S. Harris, C.J. Maletskos, and C.E. Benda. "Studies in Calcium Metabolism. The Fate of Intravenously Injected Radiocalcium in Human Beings". Journal of Clinical Investigation. Vol. 35, 1956, pp. 78 88.
Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_E._Fernald_State_School."6 

Citations

  1. [S514] 1910 U.S. Census, Lehi, Utah County, Utah, United States.
  2. [S802] Site - Ancestry.com.
  3. [S515] 1920 U.S. Census, Lehi, Utah County, Utah, United States.
  4. [S516] 1930 U.S. Census, Lehi, Utah County, Utah, United States.
  5. [S80] Gravestones, online at findagrave.com.
  6. [S740] Personal Knowledge - McKown, Malcolm K.

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