Ellen Newman

1836 - 1912  (75 years)

• Name	Ellen Newman  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Birth	28 Dec 1836	Gouldsboro, Hancock, Maine, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Female
  Census	1860	Tremont, Hancock, Maine, USA   [4]
  	Wife of John Stanley; Daughter-in-Law of Fannie and John Stanley
  Census	1870	Gouldsboro, Hancock, Maine, USA   [5]
  	Age: 26; Mother of Winslow and Caroline; Daughter of Thomas Newman
  Census	1880	Swans Island, Hancock, Maine, USA   [2]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Wife of Joseph Staples (Grandmother of Sylvia Trask)
  Census	1900	Swans Island, Hancock, Maine, USA   [1]
  	Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head: Grandmother of Silvia Stockbridge
  Death	6 Jul 1912	Swans Island, Hancock, Maine, USA   [3]
  Burial	Rose Hill Cemetery, Swans Island, Hancock, Maine, USA   [3]
  	Joseph Staples is buried near his wives, Caroline and Ellen
  Person ID	I15338	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 1	John W Stanley, II,   b. 6 Oct 1832, Tremont, Hancock, Maine, USA d. 28 Jun 1866, Southwest Harbor, Hancock, Maine, USA (Age 33 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1851  [3]
  Children	1. Caroline Stanley,   b. 12 Jul 1860, Southwest Harbor, Hancock, Maine, USA d. 1 Jan 1879, Swans Island, Hancock, Maine, USA (Age 18 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Winslow Deforest Stanley,   b. 11 Sep 1852, Hancock County, Maine, USA d. 23 Dec 1925, Rockland, Knox, Maine, USA (Age 73 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F5432	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Joseph W Staples,   b. 20 Oct 1833, Swans Island, Hancock, Maine, USA d. 2 Apr 1899, Swans Island, Hancock, Maine, USA (Age 65 years)
  Marriage	31 Oct 1874  [3]
  Children	1. Sylvia A Trask,   b. 30 Sep 1878, Swans Island, Hancock, Maine, USA d. 1966, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA (Age 87 years)  [Father: guardian]  [Mother: guardian]
  Family ID	F9568	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 28 Dec 1836 - Gouldsboro, Hancock, Maine, USA Census - Wife of John Stanley; Daughter-in-Law of Fannie and John Stanley - 1860 - Tremont, Hancock, Maine, USA Census - Age: 26; Mother of Winslow and Caroline; Daughter of Thomas Newman - 1870 - Gouldsboro, Hancock, Maine, USA Census - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Wife of Joseph Staples (Grandmother of Sylvia Trask) - 1880 - Swans Island, Hancock, Maine, USA Census - Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head: Grandmother of Silvia Stockbridge - 1900 - Swans Island, Hancock, Maine, USA Death - 6 Jul 1912 - Swans Island, Hancock, Maine, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S11629] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Swans Island, Hancock, Maine; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 0060; FHL microfilm: 1240593. 1900 United States Federal Census Year: 1900; Census Place: Swans Island, Hancock, Maine; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 0060; FHL microfilm: 1240593 [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: Swans Island, Hancock, Maine; Roll: 480; Page: 297A; Enumeration District: 153. 1880 United States Federal Census Year: 1880; Census Place: Swans Island, Hancock, Maine; Roll: 480; Page: 297A; Enumeration District: 153 [S10407] Find a Grave - US Index, NEWMAN Ellen Staples 1836-1912. Ellen Newman Stanley Staples - Daughter of Thomas and Rhoda (Joy) Newman. Married John Stanley (1832-1866) abt. 1851. Ellen and John had two children: Winslow Deforest Stanley (1856-1925) Caroline A. Stanley (1860-1879) Married Joseph W. Staples (1833-1899) in 1874. Joseph and Ellen had no children of their own, but they raised Ellen's granddaughter, Sylvia Trask, after Ellen's daughter, Caroline Stanley Trask and son-in-law, Eugene Trask both died while Sylvia was quite young. Buried at Rosehill Cemetery, Swan's Island, Hancock, Maine, USA. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/120884337/ellen-stanley_staples [S93] Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2009;), Year: 1860; Census Place: Tremont, Hancock, Maine; Page: 648. 1860 United States Federal Census Year: 1860; Census Place: Tremont, Hancock, Maine; Page: 648 [S11805] Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1870; Census Place: Gouldsborough, Hancock, Maine; Roll: M593_545; Page: 561B. 1870 United States Federal Census Year: 1870; Census Place: Gouldsborough, Hancock, Maine; Roll: M593_545; Page: 561B