"Eugene A. Duffee"'s first marriage, at 21, on Jun 14, 1916, in Jamestown, Chautauqua, NY., was to "Ada P. Park, 21, from Jamestown." His birthplace was "Bradford [McKean], PA." His parents were: "DeWitte Duffee and Jennie Neal." Ada's birthplace was "Salamanca" [Cattaraugus], NY., and her parents were "Douglas R. Park and Cornelia P. Bushey." (NEW YORK, COUNTY MARRIAGES, 1847-1848; 1908-1936)
Infant, "Dolora Eugenia Duffee," died on May 6, 1917 in Jamestown, NY., per NEW YORK DEATHS and BURIALS, 1795-1952.
On his Jun 5, 1917 WWI DRAFT REGISTRATION CARD, "Eugene Archie Duffee" lived at 298 South Main St., Jamestown, NY. He worked as an "Engineer for the City of Jamestown. He had blue eyes and light hair."
In the 1920 (Jan) CENSUS for Dunkirk, Chautauqua, NY., "Ada Duffee" was listed as "26, Married, Stenographer, Boarder with the Gustave A. Walter" family.
The Dec 9, 1925 edition of the EVENING NEWS from Harrisburg, PA., listed "Mrs. Ada P. Duffee, Bradford," as one of several "Notaries public appointed today by Gov. Pinchot."
In the 1930 CENSUS (Apr 10), Bradford, McKean, PA., "E. A. Duffee, 37, Head, and Ada Duffee, 37, Wife," had their daughter, "Betty J., 9, b. NY."; and his widowed mother, "Jennie Duffee, 56," with them.
The 1940 CENSUS (Apr 19) for Bradford, McKean, PA., listed his mother, "Jennie Duffee," as "Head"; her sister, "Phoebe Logan, 73, b. NY., Wid.; A. Eugene Duffee, 46, Son, Driller, Oil Well; Ada Duffee, 46, Daughter-in-law, Bookkeeper; and Elizabeth Duffee, 19, Granddaughter, Helper, Nursing."
The Apr 21, 1942 WWII DRAFT REGISTRATION CARD had "Eugene Archie Duffee, 49. DOB Jul 14, 1893, in Bradford, PA., living at 20 Pearl St., Bradford, and employed at "Hillside Drilling Co." The "person who will always know your address" was "Mrs. Jenny Duffee, Degolia, Penna."
1946 (Apr 15) Bradford, PA.: Eugene's wife and daughter were again in the news: “Mrs. Ada Duffee of Degolia was elected president of the Custer City-South Bradford Parent-Teacher Association for 1947 at a meeting held Monday at Custer City School, 125 members being present. Mrs. Duffee, who will take office in September, will succeed D. H. Phillips, who has served for the past two years…
"Highlights of Monday’s meeting was an account of experiences as a U.S. Army War Nurse told by Miss Betty Jane Duffee, daughter of the newly-elected president. Miss Duffie, who recently returned home from several years overseas service, told an interesting story of her experiences, both in France and Germany, in ministering not only to wounded American soldiers but also to a large group of badly-wounded German prisoners of war. The speaker recounted being in Paris on V-E Day, stating that the number of people celebrating and waving flags in the streets for three continual days was beyond description as the throngs milled through the Champs Elysees and up to the Arc de Triomphe. Following Miss Duffee’s talk, an hour of motion pictures was exhibited…” (BRADFORD EVENING STAR and the BRADFORD DAILY RECORD. Wed. Apr 17, 1946. pg 13)
1946 (May 17) MARRIAGE OF THEIR DAUGHTER, BRADFORD, PA.: “ELIZABETH JANE DUFFEE IS WED TO WALTER LEVY. Here on Friday, Elizabeth Jane Duffee, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Duffee of Degolia, became the bride of Walter Joseph Levy, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Levy of Maple Shade, NJ., Friday morning at 11:45 o’clock. The ceremony was performed in the chapel of the Church of the Ascension by the Rev. Henry S. Sizer, Sr., rector, before the immediate families and close friends. The bride, who was given in marriage by her uncle, Theodore J. Duffee of Ridgway, was attractive in a street-length dress of forget-me-not blue mousseline de soie over taffeta, with black accessories. She wore a corsage of pink rosebuds. She carried a black prayer book with a fall of pink flowers as a marker. The prayer book had been given to her when she made her confirmation and she carried it with her during her service overseas with the Army Nurses Corps… After the wedding, a reception was held at the home of the bride in Degolia with 50 guests attending…” (The BRADFORD ERA. May 20, 1946, pg 4)
1950 (Jul 18) MOTHER'S OBITUARY: "Mrs. Jennie Neal Duffee,.. survivors: one son, E. Archie Duffee, Bemus Point, NY.; one granddaughter, Mrs. Walter J. Levy, Maple Shade, NJ.; and several nieces and nephews..." (The BRADFORD ERA. Jul 19, 1950, pg 14)
1965 (Apr 26) WIFE'S DEATH: "Ada Duffee, 72. Birth: 16 Dec 1893. Pennsylvania. Death: April, 1965. New Jersey." (SSDI)
Eugene Archie Duffee's second marriage was to Bertha Mary Buchanan, daughter of "Genevieve Colburn and Maynard G. Buchanan." (Bertha died in 1986, nine years after Eugene. Her name and his are on the tombstone.)
1977 (Aug) DEATH of EUGENE DUFFEE: The SSDI gives Birth: 14 Jul 1893 and Death: Aug 1977 in Bemus Pt., Chautauqua, NY.
Infant, "Dolora Eugenia Duffee," died on May 6, 1917 in Jamestown, NY., per NEW YORK DEATHS and BURIALS, 1795-1952.
On his Jun 5, 1917 WWI DRAFT REGISTRATION CARD, "Eugene Archie Duffee" lived at 298 South Main St., Jamestown, NY. He worked as an "Engineer for the City of Jamestown. He had blue eyes and light hair."
In the 1920 (Jan) CENSUS for Dunkirk, Chautauqua, NY., "Ada Duffee" was listed as "26, Married, Stenographer, Boarder with the Gustave A. Walter" family.
The Dec 9, 1925 edition of the EVENING NEWS from Harrisburg, PA., listed "Mrs. Ada P. Duffee, Bradford," as one of several "Notaries public appointed today by Gov. Pinchot."
In the 1930 CENSUS (Apr 10), Bradford, McKean, PA., "E. A. Duffee, 37, Head, and Ada Duffee, 37, Wife," had their daughter, "Betty J., 9, b. NY."; and his widowed mother, "Jennie Duffee, 56," with them.
The 1940 CENSUS (Apr 19) for Bradford, McKean, PA., listed his mother, "Jennie Duffee," as "Head"; her sister, "Phoebe Logan, 73, b. NY., Wid.; A. Eugene Duffee, 46, Son, Driller, Oil Well; Ada Duffee, 46, Daughter-in-law, Bookkeeper; and Elizabeth Duffee, 19, Granddaughter, Helper, Nursing."
The Apr 21, 1942 WWII DRAFT REGISTRATION CARD had "Eugene Archie Duffee, 49. DOB Jul 14, 1893, in Bradford, PA., living at 20 Pearl St., Bradford, and employed at "Hillside Drilling Co." The "person who will always know your address" was "Mrs. Jenny Duffee, Degolia, Penna."
1946 (Apr 15) Bradford, PA.: Eugene's wife and daughter were again in the news: “Mrs. Ada Duffee of Degolia was elected president of the Custer City-South Bradford Parent-Teacher Association for 1947 at a meeting held Monday at Custer City School, 125 members being present. Mrs. Duffee, who will take office in September, will succeed D. H. Phillips, who has served for the past two years…
"Highlights of Monday’s meeting was an account of experiences as a U.S. Army War Nurse told by Miss Betty Jane Duffee, daughter of the newly-elected president. Miss Duffie, who recently returned home from several years overseas service, told an interesting story of her experiences, both in France and Germany, in ministering not only to wounded American soldiers but also to a large group of badly-wounded German prisoners of war. The speaker recounted being in Paris on V-E Day, stating that the number of people celebrating and waving flags in the streets for three continual days was beyond description as the throngs milled through the Champs Elysees and up to the Arc de Triomphe. Following Miss Duffee’s talk, an hour of motion pictures was exhibited…” (BRADFORD EVENING STAR and the BRADFORD DAILY RECORD. Wed. Apr 17, 1946. pg 13)
1946 (May 17) MARRIAGE OF THEIR DAUGHTER, BRADFORD, PA.: “ELIZABETH JANE DUFFEE IS WED TO WALTER LEVY. Here on Friday, Elizabeth Jane Duffee, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Duffee of Degolia, became the bride of Walter Joseph Levy, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Levy of Maple Shade, NJ., Friday morning at 11:45 o’clock. The ceremony was performed in the chapel of the Church of the Ascension by the Rev. Henry S. Sizer, Sr., rector, before the immediate families and close friends. The bride, who was given in marriage by her uncle, Theodore J. Duffee of Ridgway, was attractive in a street-length dress of forget-me-not blue mousseline de soie over taffeta, with black accessories. She wore a corsage of pink rosebuds. She carried a black prayer book with a fall of pink flowers as a marker. The prayer book had been given to her when she made her confirmation and she carried it with her during her service overseas with the Army Nurses Corps… After the wedding, a reception was held at the home of the bride in Degolia with 50 guests attending…” (The BRADFORD ERA. May 20, 1946, pg 4)
1950 (Jul 18) MOTHER'S OBITUARY: "Mrs. Jennie Neal Duffee,.. survivors: one son, E. Archie Duffee, Bemus Point, NY.; one granddaughter, Mrs. Walter J. Levy, Maple Shade, NJ.; and several nieces and nephews..." (The BRADFORD ERA. Jul 19, 1950, pg 14)
1965 (Apr 26) WIFE'S DEATH: "Ada Duffee, 72. Birth: 16 Dec 1893. Pennsylvania. Death: April, 1965. New Jersey." (SSDI)
Eugene Archie Duffee's second marriage was to Bertha Mary Buchanan, daughter of "Genevieve Colburn and Maynard G. Buchanan." (Bertha died in 1986, nine years after Eugene. Her name and his are on the tombstone.)
1977 (Aug) DEATH of EUGENE DUFFEE: The SSDI gives Birth: 14 Jul 1893 and Death: Aug 1977 in Bemus Pt., Chautauqua, NY.
"Eugene A. Duffee"'s first marriage, at 21, on Jun 14, 1916, in Jamestown, Chautauqua, NY., was to "Ada P. Park, 21, from Jamestown." His birthplace was "Bradford [McKean], PA." His parents were: "DeWitte Duffee and Jennie Neal." Ada's birthplace was "Salamanca" [Cattaraugus], NY., and her parents were "Douglas R. Park and Cornelia P. Bushey." (NEW YORK, COUNTY MARRIAGES, 1847-1848; 1908-1936)
Infant, "Dolora Eugenia Duffee," died on May 6, 1917 in Jamestown, NY., per NEW YORK DEATHS and BURIALS, 1795-1952.
On his Jun 5, 1917 WWI DRAFT REGISTRATION CARD, "Eugene Archie Duffee" lived at 298 South Main St., Jamestown, NY. He worked as an "Engineer for the City of Jamestown. He had blue eyes and light hair."
In the 1920 (Jan) CENSUS for Dunkirk, Chautauqua, NY., "Ada Duffee" was listed as "26, Married, Stenographer, Boarder with the Gustave A. Walter" family.
The Dec 9, 1925 edition of the EVENING NEWS from Harrisburg, PA., listed "Mrs. Ada P. Duffee, Bradford," as one of several "Notaries public appointed today by Gov. Pinchot."
In the 1930 CENSUS (Apr 10), Bradford, McKean, PA., "E. A. Duffee, 37, Head, and Ada Duffee, 37, Wife," had their daughter, "Betty J., 9, b. NY."; and his widowed mother, "Jennie Duffee, 56," with them.
The 1940 CENSUS (Apr 19) for Bradford, McKean, PA., listed his mother, "Jennie Duffee," as "Head"; her sister, "Phoebe Logan, 73, b. NY., Wid.; A. Eugene Duffee, 46, Son, Driller, Oil Well; Ada Duffee, 46, Daughter-in-law, Bookkeeper; and Elizabeth Duffee, 19, Granddaughter, Helper, Nursing."
The Apr 21, 1942 WWII DRAFT REGISTRATION CARD had "Eugene Archie Duffee, 49. DOB Jul 14, 1893, in Bradford, PA., living at 20 Pearl St., Bradford, and employed at "Hillside Drilling Co." The "person who will always know your address" was "Mrs. Jenny Duffee, Degolia, Penna."
1946 (Apr 15) Bradford, PA.: Eugene's wife and daughter were again in the news: “Mrs. Ada Duffee of Degolia was elected president of the Custer City-South Bradford Parent-Teacher Association for 1947 at a meeting held Monday at Custer City School, 125 members being present. Mrs. Duffee, who will take office in September, will succeed D. H. Phillips, who has served for the past two years…
"Highlights of Monday’s meeting was an account of experiences as a U.S. Army War Nurse told by Miss Betty Jane Duffee, daughter of the newly-elected president. Miss Duffie, who recently returned home from several years overseas service, told an interesting story of her experiences, both in France and Germany, in ministering not only to wounded American soldiers but also to a large group of badly-wounded German prisoners of war. The speaker recounted being in Paris on V-E Day, stating that the number of people celebrating and waving flags in the streets for three continual days was beyond description as the throngs milled through the Champs Elysees and up to the Arc de Triomphe. Following Miss Duffee’s talk, an hour of motion pictures was exhibited…” (BRADFORD EVENING STAR and the BRADFORD DAILY RECORD. Wed. Apr 17, 1946. pg 13)
1946 (May 17) MARRIAGE OF THEIR DAUGHTER, BRADFORD, PA.: “ELIZABETH JANE DUFFEE IS WED TO WALTER LEVY. Here on Friday, Elizabeth Jane Duffee, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Duffee of Degolia, became the bride of Walter Joseph Levy, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Levy of Maple Shade, NJ., Friday morning at 11:45 o’clock. The ceremony was performed in the chapel of the Church of the Ascension by the Rev. Henry S. Sizer, Sr., rector, before the immediate families and close friends. The bride, who was given in marriage by her uncle, Theodore J. Duffee of Ridgway, was attractive in a street-length dress of forget-me-not blue mousseline de soie over taffeta, with black accessories. She wore a corsage of pink rosebuds. She carried a black prayer book with a fall of pink flowers as a marker. The prayer book had been given to her when she made her confirmation and she carried it with her during her service overseas with the Army Nurses Corps… After the wedding, a reception was held at the home of the bride in Degolia with 50 guests attending…” (The BRADFORD ERA. May 20, 1946, pg 4)
1950 (Jul 18) MOTHER'S OBITUARY: "Mrs. Jennie Neal Duffee,.. survivors: one son, E. Archie Duffee, Bemus Point, NY.; one granddaughter, Mrs. Walter J. Levy, Maple Shade, NJ.; and several nieces and nephews..." (The BRADFORD ERA. Jul 19, 1950, pg 14)
1965 (Apr 26) WIFE'S DEATH: "Ada Duffee, 72. Birth: 16 Dec 1893. Pennsylvania. Death: April, 1965. New Jersey." (SSDI)
Eugene Archie Duffee's second marriage was to Bertha Mary Buchanan, daughter of "Genevieve Colburn and Maynard G. Buchanan." (Bertha died in 1986, nine years after Eugene. Her name and his are on the tombstone.)
1977 (Aug) DEATH of EUGENE DUFFEE: The SSDI gives Birth: 14 Jul 1893 and Death: Aug 1977 in Bemus Pt., Chautauqua, NY.
Infant, "Dolora Eugenia Duffee," died on May 6, 1917 in Jamestown, NY., per NEW YORK DEATHS and BURIALS, 1795-1952.
On his Jun 5, 1917 WWI DRAFT REGISTRATION CARD, "Eugene Archie Duffee" lived at 298 South Main St., Jamestown, NY. He worked as an "Engineer for the City of Jamestown. He had blue eyes and light hair."
In the 1920 (Jan) CENSUS for Dunkirk, Chautauqua, NY., "Ada Duffee" was listed as "26, Married, Stenographer, Boarder with the Gustave A. Walter" family.
The Dec 9, 1925 edition of the EVENING NEWS from Harrisburg, PA., listed "Mrs. Ada P. Duffee, Bradford," as one of several "Notaries public appointed today by Gov. Pinchot."
In the 1930 CENSUS (Apr 10), Bradford, McKean, PA., "E. A. Duffee, 37, Head, and Ada Duffee, 37, Wife," had their daughter, "Betty J., 9, b. NY."; and his widowed mother, "Jennie Duffee, 56," with them.
The 1940 CENSUS (Apr 19) for Bradford, McKean, PA., listed his mother, "Jennie Duffee," as "Head"; her sister, "Phoebe Logan, 73, b. NY., Wid.; A. Eugene Duffee, 46, Son, Driller, Oil Well; Ada Duffee, 46, Daughter-in-law, Bookkeeper; and Elizabeth Duffee, 19, Granddaughter, Helper, Nursing."
The Apr 21, 1942 WWII DRAFT REGISTRATION CARD had "Eugene Archie Duffee, 49. DOB Jul 14, 1893, in Bradford, PA., living at 20 Pearl St., Bradford, and employed at "Hillside Drilling Co." The "person who will always know your address" was "Mrs. Jenny Duffee, Degolia, Penna."
1946 (Apr 15) Bradford, PA.: Eugene's wife and daughter were again in the news: “Mrs. Ada Duffee of Degolia was elected president of the Custer City-South Bradford Parent-Teacher Association for 1947 at a meeting held Monday at Custer City School, 125 members being present. Mrs. Duffee, who will take office in September, will succeed D. H. Phillips, who has served for the past two years…
"Highlights of Monday’s meeting was an account of experiences as a U.S. Army War Nurse told by Miss Betty Jane Duffee, daughter of the newly-elected president. Miss Duffie, who recently returned home from several years overseas service, told an interesting story of her experiences, both in France and Germany, in ministering not only to wounded American soldiers but also to a large group of badly-wounded German prisoners of war. The speaker recounted being in Paris on V-E Day, stating that the number of people celebrating and waving flags in the streets for three continual days was beyond description as the throngs milled through the Champs Elysees and up to the Arc de Triomphe. Following Miss Duffee’s talk, an hour of motion pictures was exhibited…” (BRADFORD EVENING STAR and the BRADFORD DAILY RECORD. Wed. Apr 17, 1946. pg 13)
1946 (May 17) MARRIAGE OF THEIR DAUGHTER, BRADFORD, PA.: “ELIZABETH JANE DUFFEE IS WED TO WALTER LEVY. Here on Friday, Elizabeth Jane Duffee, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Duffee of Degolia, became the bride of Walter Joseph Levy, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Levy of Maple Shade, NJ., Friday morning at 11:45 o’clock. The ceremony was performed in the chapel of the Church of the Ascension by the Rev. Henry S. Sizer, Sr., rector, before the immediate families and close friends. The bride, who was given in marriage by her uncle, Theodore J. Duffee of Ridgway, was attractive in a street-length dress of forget-me-not blue mousseline de soie over taffeta, with black accessories. She wore a corsage of pink rosebuds. She carried a black prayer book with a fall of pink flowers as a marker. The prayer book had been given to her when she made her confirmation and she carried it with her during her service overseas with the Army Nurses Corps… After the wedding, a reception was held at the home of the bride in Degolia with 50 guests attending…” (The BRADFORD ERA. May 20, 1946, pg 4)
1950 (Jul 18) MOTHER'S OBITUARY: "Mrs. Jennie Neal Duffee,.. survivors: one son, E. Archie Duffee, Bemus Point, NY.; one granddaughter, Mrs. Walter J. Levy, Maple Shade, NJ.; and several nieces and nephews..." (The BRADFORD ERA. Jul 19, 1950, pg 14)
1965 (Apr 26) WIFE'S DEATH: "Ada Duffee, 72. Birth: 16 Dec 1893. Pennsylvania. Death: April, 1965. New Jersey." (SSDI)
Eugene Archie Duffee's second marriage was to Bertha Mary Buchanan, daughter of "Genevieve Colburn and Maynard G. Buchanan." (Bertha died in 1986, nine years after Eugene. Her name and his are on the tombstone.)
1977 (Aug) DEATH of EUGENE DUFFEE: The SSDI gives Birth: 14 Jul 1893 and Death: Aug 1977 in Bemus Pt., Chautauqua, NY.
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Ada Pearl Park Duffee's FIND a GRAVE Memorial is 102732406. Cemetery as yet is unknown.
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