Melinda C 'Lena' Dawes

1862 - Aft 1930  (> 69 years)

• Name	Melinda C 'Lena' Dawes  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Birth	Apr 1862	Maine, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Female
  Census	1870	Tremont, Hancock, Maine, USA   [1]
  	Age: 7; Daughter of Sarah and David Dawes
  Census	1880	Tremont, Hancock, Maine, USA   [2]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Daughter
  Census	1900	Bucksport, Hancock, Maine, USA   [5]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Wife of William Donaldson
  Census	1910	Tremont, Hancock, Maine, USA   [6]
  	Marital Status: Married to William Donaldson; Relation to Head of House: Wife
  Census	1920	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA   [7]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Servant (William was listed as "Married" in Maine)
  Census	1930	Arlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA   [4]
  	Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head: Servant (William was listed as "Divorced" in Waldo County, Maine)
  Death	Aft 1930  [4, 8]
  Burial	Tremont, Hancock County, Maine, USA   [8]
  Person ID	I19451	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	David Dawes,   b. Aug 1836, Maine, USA d. 12 Jun 1920, Swans Island, Hancock, Maine, USA (Age 83 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Sarah Jane Gott,   b. Abt 1839, Maine, USA d. Between 1883 and 1887 (Age 44 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	Abt 1856
  Family ID	F10057	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	William R Donaldson,   b. Dec 1849, New Brunswick, Canada d. 1939 (Age 89 years)
  Marriage	10 May 1897	Eden, Hancock, Maine, USA   [3, 5, 8]
  Family ID	F7387	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Apr 1862 - Maine, USA Census - Age: 7; Daughter of Sarah and David Dawes - 1870 - Tremont, Hancock, Maine, USA Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Daughter - 1880 - Tremont, Hancock, Maine, USA Census - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Wife of William Donaldson - 1900 - Bucksport, Hancock, Maine, USA Census - Marital Status: Married to William Donaldson; Relation to Head of House: Wife - 1910 - Tremont, Hancock, Maine, USA Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Servant (William was listed as "Married" in Maine) - 1920 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA Census - Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head: Servant (William was listed as "Divorced" in Waldo County, Maine) - 1930 - Arlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Burial - - Tremont, Hancock County, Maine, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S11805] Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1870; Census Place: Tremont, Hancock, Maine; Roll: M593_545; Page: 707B; Family History Library Film: 552044. 1870 United States Federal Census Year: 1870; Census Place: Tremont, Hancock, Maine; Roll: M593_545; Page: 707B; Family History Library Film: 552044 [S8915] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2010;), Year: 1880; Census Place: Tremont, Hancock, Maine; Roll: 480; Page: 388C; Enumeration District: 159. 1880 United States Federal Census Year: 1880; Census Place: Tremont, Hancock, Maine; Roll: 480; Page: 388C; Enumeration District: 159 [S399] Ancestry.com, Maine, Marriage Records, 1713-1922, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2010;), Maine State Archives; Cultural Building, 84 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0084; 1892-1907 Vital Records; Roll Number: 15. Maine, Marriage Records, 1713-1922 Maine State Archives; Cultural Building, 84 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0084; 1892-1907 Vital Records; Roll Number: 15 [S9776] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Arlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0169; FHL microfilm: 2340649. 1930 United States Federal Census Year: 1930; Census Place: Arlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0169; FHL microfilm: 2340649 [S11629] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Bucksport, Hancock, Maine; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 0044; FHL microfilm: 1240592. 1900 United States Federal Census Year: 1900; Census Place: Bucksport, Hancock, Maine; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 0044; FHL microfilm: 1240592 [S11466] Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Year: 1910; Census Place: Tremont, Hancock, Maine; Roll: T624_541; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0082; FHL microfilm: 1374554. 1910 United States Federal Census Year: 1910; Census Place: Tremont, Hancock, Maine; Roll: T624_541; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0082; FHL microfilm: 1374554 [S10231] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Boston Ward 10, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Roll: T625_734; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 284. 1920 United States Federal Census Year: 1920; Census Place: Boston Ward 10, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Roll: T625_734; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 284 [S5085] Find a Grave: DAWES Melinda Donaldson 1861-, Melinda E “Linda” Dawes Donaldson. BIRTH: 1861 Tremont, Hancock County, Maine DEATH: unknown BURIAL: McKinley Cemetery, Tremont, Hancock County, Maine MEMORIAL ID: 259639092 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/259639092/melinda_e_donaldson