my great great grandparents on my paternal side
John Francis, known as Frank to his friends and family, was born in Calais, Maine in 1897. He was the fourth child of Charles and Margaret Damon, both of whom were 28 at the time of his birth. Frank's mother, Margaret, was a housewife and his father, Charles, worked as a laborer.
Frank had a younger brother, Frederick, who was born in 1899 when Frank was just one year old. Frank and Frederick grew up in Calais, Maine and were close throughout their lives.
In 1901, Frank was three years old and living with his family in St. Stephen, New Brunswick, Canada. Frank's mother, Margaret, was 29 years old at the time and his father, Charles, was 32. Frank had three older siblings, Curtis, Ruth, and Walter, and a younger brother, Fred.
Tragically, Frank's mother passed away in 1903 when Frank was just six years old. Margaret was just 34 years old at the time of her death.
Frank grew up and, at the age of 22, he married Gladys Marie Wanamaker in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. Frank and Gladys had six children together: Walter, Florence, Ronald, Dorothy, Hazen, and Robert.
Frank's father, Charles, passed away in 1931 when Frank was 33 years old. Frank continued to work as a millwright at the paper mill and raise his family in St. John, New Brunswick. In 1940, Frank was 43 years old and living with his children, including his nephew Phillip, on Lord Road in St. John.
Frank lived a long and full life, surrounded by his loving family. He passed away in the 1980s, leaving behind a legacy that was carried on by his children and grandchildren.
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Gladys Marie Wanamaker was born in Chelsea, Massachusetts in 1897 to James Wilfred Wanamaker and Viella Sophia Fanjoy. Gladys was the second child in a family of six siblings. When Gladys was 13 years old, she and her family were living in St. John, New Brunswick, Canada, where her father worked as a Baptist carpenter.
On November 4, 1919, Gladys married John Francis (Frank) Damon in Saint John, New Brunswick. Gladys and Frank had eight children together: Walter, Florence, Ronald, Dorothy, Hazen, Robert, Ken, and Douglas.
Gladys was a devoted wife and mother and dedicated herself to raising her family. She and Frank raised their children in St. John, New Brunswick, where Frank worked as a millwright at the paper mill.
In 1961, Gladys's mother, Viella Sophia, passed away at the age of 86. Gladys continued to live in St. John with Frank until 1963, when they moved to Meade, Kansas. Gladys passed away in 1974, leaving behind a legacy as a loving and dedicated wife and mother.
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