Fourth Generation

101. Burleigh Roscoe Staples was born on 12 January 1899 in Swan's Island, Hancock County, Maine, USA. Birth attended by Dr. H. W. Small. Weight 10 pounds. Ether administered to mother. He was an Owner, Staples General Store in South Bristol, Maine, USA. He died on 29 May 1977 in South Bristol, Maine, USA. BURLEIGH STAPLES
South Bristol: Burleigh R. Staples, 78, died Sunday at his home after a long illness.
He was born on Swan's Island, Jan. 12, 1899, the son of Warren and Charlotte Stanley Staples. He moved from Swan's Island to Bath in 1940 and then from Bath to South Bristol in 1946.
He operated Staples General Store here for 41 years, selling the store in 1969. He was also a lobster fisherman, retiring in 1972.
Mr. Staples was a member of the Union Church, the Pagonia Chapter of the Eastern Star and served as master of Anchor Lodge AF & AM.
He leaves his wife Myrtle (Johnson) Staples of South Bristol; two daughters, Mrs. Elinor Donahue of South Bristol and Mrs. Verna Parker of Lima, Peru; a sister, Mrs. Cora Page of Edgecomb; seven grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Union Church here. Burial will be in the West Bristol Cemetery, Walpole. Burleigh was buried in West Bristol cemetery, Walpole. Burleigh and Myrtle owned a store on Store Point.

Burleigh may have died May 30th.

According to his draft card, he was tall with a medium frame with brown eyes and black hair.

According to Dr. Small's 'Record of First One Hundred cases of Midwifery" from May of 1891 to September 1899 in a ledger on pages 290 - 296, Dr. Small stated that Lottie was in labor 8 hours with Burleigh. Dr Small administered ether. Burleigh weighed 10 pounds. Small has the year as 1898, after an 1899 entry.

Burleigh Roscoe Staples and Myrtle Marion Johnson were married on 30 December 1919. Myrtle Marion Johnson was born on 8 May 1897 in Newfield, New Hampshire, USA. She died on 20 March 1988 in Waldoboro, Lincoln County, Maine, USA. She was buried in West Bristol cemetery, Walpole.

Burleigh Roscoe Staples-1769 and Myrtle Marion Johnson-13666 had the following children:

+202	i.	Elinore Lucille Staples-4200.
+203	ii.	Verna Rosaline Staples-4239.