Stella Anne Thornton 
F, #2175, b. Apr 1, 1902, d. Sep 3, 1998
| Relationship | 3rd cousin 2 times removed of Malcolm Kenyon McKown Jr. |
| Charts | Hurd Descendants Chart |
| Father* | Stephen Martin Thornton b. Nov 19, 1842, d. Apr 8, 1929 |
| Mother* | Aurilla Augusta Hurd b. Jan 21, 1881, d. circa Jul, 1964 |
Family 1 | McKinley Chase b. Jul 19, 1897, d. Mar 26, 1957 | |
Family 2 | Herman Howard Hastings b. Nov 2, 1903, d. circa Jun, 1975 | |
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Family 3 | Burt Allen Martyn b. Jul 31, 1891, d. circa Jul, 1977 | |
Chronological Events | ||
| Birth* | Apr 1, 1902 | Stella Anne Thornton was born on Apr 1, 1902 at Cornish, Sullivan County, New Hampshire, United States . |
| She was the daughter of Stephen Martin Thornton and Aurilla Augusta Hurd. | ||
| Marriage* | Oct 10, 1921 | Stella Anne Thornton married McKinley Chase, son of Joseph S. Chase and Hattie L. York, on Oct 10, 1921 at Windsor, Windsor County, Vermont, United States.1 |
| Graduation* | circa 1926 | Stella Anne Thornton was graduated circa 1926 at Mount Washington College, Manchester, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States; formerly known as Hesser Business College. |
| Occupation* | 1926 | She was a stenographer in 1926 at Croydon, Sullivan County, New Hampshire, United States. |
| Marriage Intentions* | Oct 29, 1926 | She and Herman Howard Hastings filed an Intention to Marry on Oct 29, 1926. |
| Marriage* | Nov 3, 1926 | Stella Anne Thornton married Herman Howard Hastings, son of Van Wilfred Hastings and Ella May Thornton, on Nov 3, 1926 at Lebanon, Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. |
| Divorce* | Oct 16, 1936 | Stella Anne Thornton and Herman Howard Hastings were divorced on Oct 16, 1936 at Sullivan County, New Hampshire, United States, on grounds of: habitual drunkenness - not contested. |
| Marriage* | after 1940 | Stella Anne Thornton married Burt Allen Martyn after 1940.2 |
| Death* | Sep 3, 1998 | Stella Anne Thornton died on Sep 3, 1998, at age 96 at Mount Ascutney Hospital & Health Center, Windsor, Windsor County, Vermont, United States, from pneumonia.2 |
| Burial* | Sep 7, 1998 | She was buried on Sep 7, 1998 at Sheddsville Cemetery, Sheddsville, Windsor County, Vermont, United States, Find A Grave Memorial# 210472901.3 |
| Obituary | Sep 22, 1998 | OBITUARY: WINDSOR – Stella Thornton Martin, 96, died Thursday, Sept. 3, 1998, at Mount Ascutney Hospital and Health Center’s Skilled Nursing Facility in Windsor, VT. She was born April 1, 1902, in Cornish, NH, daughter of Stephen and Aurilla (Hurd) Thornton. She received her education in Cornish and graduated from Kimball Union Academy in Meriden, NH, in 1921. She later graduated from Hesser Business College in Boston, Mass., as a certified public accountant. She married Mackensie Chase who passed away. She later married Herman Howard Hastings who also predeceased her. She then married Burt Allen Martin, who died in 1976. Survivors include a son, Howard Brooks of Beltsville, MD; a daughter, Bernice Anne Wurselin of Sandgate; a sister, Elsie of Atlanta, GA; 12 grandchildren; several great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by a son, Stephen Hastings; a daughter, Priscilla Spanos; and a brother, Corbin Thornton. A memorial service will be held on Thursday, Sept. 24, 1998 at 3 p.m. in the Garden Room of the Skilled Nursing Facility at Mount Ascutney Hospital and Health Center in Windsor with the Rev. Thomas Hayes, rector of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Windsor, officiating. Published in the Rutland Daily Herald, Rutland, VT. - Tuesday 22 September 1998.4 |
Citations
- [S802] Site - Ancestry.com, online at http://www.ancestry.com
- [S4094] Vermont - Death Record, online at Ancestry.com.
- [S80] Gravestones - Death Cert Proof, Find-A-Grave, BillionGraves.
- [S19] Obituary - Online, Newspaper or Funeral Home.