Welcome to the Stanley genealogy. Family units are arranged alphabetically by the first name of the father (or single-parent mother). Links are provided to enable you to move up and down each lineage. To follow a line back in time (ancestors), click on the underlined portion of "(son of ...)" or "(dau. of ...)" beneath the name of the person you want to trace back. To follow a line forward in time (descendants), click on the name of the person whose offspring you want to see. A plus sign (+) following a name means that that person had one or more children, but that family group has not been added to this web page. A link to documentation and notes, when available, is given below each family.
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The earliest census records for Mount Desert Island (1790) listed 6 Stanley households, with only the "head of family" given by name, as follows:
John Stanley, with 1 "free white male" 16 and older, 1 "free white male" under 16, and 3 "free white females"
Margaret Stanley, with 1 female
Peter Stanley, with 1 male 16 and older, 1 male under 16, and 2 females
Samuel Stanley, with 1 male 16 and older and 2 females
Sans Stanley, with 2 males 16 and older, 1 male under 16, and 2 females
Thomas Stanley, with 1 male 16 and older, 1 male under 16, and 3 females.
Chester W. Stanley
(son of [...])
b. 1900 Maine
m. 8 November 1926
Bertha E. Robinson
(dau. of Leslie G. Robinson and [...])
b. 1901 Maine
d. 1968
bur. Mount Height Cemetery Southwest Harbor, Maine
d. 20 March 1971 Ellsworth, Maine
bur. Mount Height Cemetery Southwest Harbor
child:
Ralph W. Stanley b. age 1 y., 2 m. as of 1930 census Maine - m. 22 September 1956 Marion L. Linscott
documentation and notes
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John Stanley
(son of [...])
b. age 56 y. as of 1850 census Maine
m. Charity [...]
b. age 52 y. as of 1850 census Maine
children:
Edward Stanley b. age 24 y. as of 1850 census Maine
Nathan Stanley b. age 16 y. as of 1850 census Maine
Melinda Stanley b. age 13 y. as of 1850 census Maine
John Stanley b. age 11 y. as of 1850 census Maine
Frederick Stanley b. age 9 y. as of 1850 census Maine
documentation and notes
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Joshua M. Stanley
(son of [...])
b. age 52 y. as of 1850 census Maine
m. Abigail [...]
b. age 59 y., 2 m., 10 d. at death Maine
d. 12 November 1858
bur. Mount Height Cemetery Southwest Harbor, Maine
d. 23 July 1852
bur. Mount Height Cemetery Southwest Harbor, Maine
children:
Thomas S. Stanley b. age 58 y., 8 m., 25 d. at death Maine - m. Emeline [...] - d. 30 March 1885 - bur. Mount Height Cemetery Southwest Harbor, Maine
Abby N. Stanley b. age 21 y. as of 1850 census Maine
Almira Stanley b. age 19 y. as of 1850 census Maine
Zulma Stanley b. age 16 y. as of 1850 census Maine
Durinda Stanley b. age 13 y. as of 1850 census Maine
Hiram F. Stanley b. age 26 y., 8 m., 14 d. at death Maine - d. 22 September 1866 - bur. Mount Height Cemetery Southwest Harbor, Maine
documentation and notes
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Sans Stanley
(son of [...])
b. 14 May 1791 Maine
m. Fanny [...]
b. age 52 y., 1 m. at death
d. 19 November 1849
bur. Newman Cemetery Southwest Harbor, Maine
d. 26 July 1858
bur. Newman Cemetery Southwest Harbor, Maine
children:
Sans Stanley Jr. b. 3 June 1827 Maine - m. Lucy T. Getchell - d. 16 August 1900 - bur. Newman Cemetery Southwest Harbor, Maine
John Stanley b. 19 y. as of 1850 census Maine
Benjamin S. Stanley b. age 15 y. as of 1850 census Maine
Ellen M. Stanley b. age 14 y. as of 1850 census Maine
Eliza Stanley b. age 11 y. as of 1850 census Maine
Samuel S. Stanley b. age 7 y. as of 1850 census Maine
documentation and notes
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Sans Stanley Jr.
(son of Sans Stanley and Fanny [...])
b. 3 June 1827 Maine
m. Lucy T. Getchell
b. 20 November 1836 Maine
d. 9 March 1903
bur. Newman Cemetery Southwest Harbor, Maine
d. 16 August 1900
bur. Newman Cemetery Southwest Harbor, Maine
children:
Willie F. Stanley b. age 6 y. as of 1860 census Maine
Ernest H. Stanley b. age 8 y. as of 1880 census Maine
documentation and notes
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Thomas Stanley
(son of [...])
b. age 51 y. as of 1850 census Maine
m. Celia [...]
b. age 45 y. as of 1850 census Maine
children:
Philip Stanley b. age 22 y. as of 1850 census Maine
Benjamin W. Stanley b. 1830 Maine - m. Ellen M. [...] - d. September 1910 - bur. McKinley Cemetery Tremont, Maine
Thomas Stanley Jr. b. age 10 y. as of 1850 census Maine - d. 7 May 1861 - bur. McKinley Cemetery Tremont, Maine
documentation and notes
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William Stanley
(son of [...])
b. age 29 y. as of 1850 census Maine
m. Elizabeth [...]
b. age 28 y. as of 1850 census Maine
children:
Otis Stanley b. age 7 y. as of 1850 census Maine
Eunice Stanley b. age 3 y. as of 1850 census Maine
Thomas E. Stanley b. age 1 y. as of 1850 census Maine
Wallace Stanley b. age 9 y. as of 1860 census Maine
William Stanley b. age 7 y. as of 1860 census Maine
Jared Stanley b. age 3 y. as of 1860 census Maine
Elizabeth A. Stanley b. age 2 y. as of 1860 census Maine
Samuel T. Stanley b. age 9 m. as of 1860 census Maine
documentation and notes