Marion L. Dunn genealogical papers

Collection

Identifier: Coll. 356

Staff Only

Scope and Content note

Genealogical data on the Heald, Fairbrother, Quint, Spencer, Witham and Young families, as well as considerable material including census data on other families in the towns of Bancroft, Danforth, Haynesville, Orient, and Weston.

Dates

Creation: ca. 1970

Creator

Dunn, Marion L., 1894-1985 (Person)

Access

Unrestricted

Copyright

Access to collections at Maine Historical Society is not an authorization to publish. Rights and reproduction requests may be submitted in writing to the MHS Image Services Coordinator or Research & Administrative Librarian, subject to format.

Biographical note

Marion L. Dunn of Portland, Maine, compiled this collection. Marion Dunn was born in Danforth, Maine. After graduating from Danforth High School, she attended the Maine General Hospital School of Nursing, becoming a registered nurse. During her career she worked at the Boston Children’s Hospital and as pediatrics supervisor at Maine Medical Center. She pursued her interests in genealogy and history as a member of the Maine Historical Society, Mayflower Society, and D.A.R. Ms. Dunn was also the author of several genealogies, including one about the Hardings. She passed away in Portland.