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1866 - 1944 (78 years)
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Lester Dunbar MAPES [2, 3] |
- When Lester Dunbar Mapes was born on January 14, 1866, in Brooklyn, New York, his father, Daniel, was 32 and his mother, Mary, was 32. He married Edith Louise Tuthill on March 24, 1897, in his hometown. They had three children in 15 years. He died on October 24, 1944, in Dominican Republic, at the age of 78 and was buried there in a vault at the Episcopal Church, Ciudad Trujillo, Dominican Republic. He and Edith had 3 sons:
Gerald Sinclair Mapes b.6Feb1899, d.30Jan1984
Bruce Allen Mapes b.11Aug1901, d.18Feb1961
Donald Lester Mapes b.5Jul1914-Berlin,Germany; d.15Jan1987
DEATH & BURIAL INFO:
The Report Of The Death Of An American Citizen, shows he was interred in a vault at Episcopal Church, Ave. Independencia, Ciudad Trujillo (now Santo Domingo), Dominican Republic, on October 25, 1944. Died of heart failure per Dr Bruce R. McCampbell, Lt. U.S.N., interment arranged by C. R. Mather, a partner in the firm with whom Lester Mapes was employed.
Ciudad Trujillo, the capital of the Dominican Republic in 1940, was the port of entry for most of the settlers. They arrived in ships or by air, stayed a few days in ?La Capital,? and then were transported by car, truck or bus to Sosua.
Posted on Find A Grave
Created by: Lorraine Hess [1]
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Birth |
14 Jan 1866 |
New York, New York [1, 2, 3] |
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Male |
Death |
24 Oct 1944 |
Dominican Republic [1] |
Person ID |
I37706 |
Main Tree |
Last Modified |
17 May 2017 |
Father |
Corp. Daniel Smith MAPES, b. 30 Aug 1833, New York City, New York d. 9 Nov 1906, Fairfield Co., Connecticut (Age 73 years) |
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Birth |
Mother |
Mary Almira DUNBAR, b. 02 Aug 1833, New York, USA d. 1915 (Age 81 years) |
Relationship |
Birth |
Marriage |
18 Apr 1864 |
261 Division Street, New York [2] |
Family ID |
F22313 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Death - 24 Oct 1944 - Dominican Republic |
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Sources |
- [S02329] Find A Grave Website.
- [S01702] S. Whitney, Ancestry.com: "The Whitney Family of Connecticut, and its Affiliations", (Name: Name: New York: Privately Printed 1878;;).
- [S8831] Sons of The American Revolution Application for Gerard Sinclair Mapes.
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