Benjamin Spurling Stanley

1834 - 1899  (64 years)

• Name	Benjamin Spurling Stanley  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Birth	11 Jun 1834	Tremont, Hancock, Maine, USA   [2, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1850	Tremont, Hancock, Maine, USA   [6]
  	Child of Sans Stanley
  Military Draft Registration	1 Jul 1863	Tremont, Hancock, Maine, USA   [7]
  	Draft Registration - Civil War
  Residence	1866	San Francisco, California, USA   [4]
  Census	1880	San Francisco, California, USA   [2]
  	Marital Status: Married to Kate; Relation to Head: Self
  Obituary	Jan 1899	San Francisco, California, USA   [9]
  	The San Francisco Call • San Francisco, California • 09 Jan 1899, Mon • Page 9
  		Obituary-STANLEY Benjamin S Obituary of BENJAMIN SPURLING STANLEY • The San Francisco Call • San Francisco, California • 09 Jan 1899, Mon • Page 9
  Death	7 Jan 1899	San Francisco, California, USA   [5, 9]
  Burial	Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, San Mateo, California, USA   [5, 9]
  	(Originally interred in Laurel Hill Cemetery in San Francisco)
  Person ID	I26666	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Captain Sans Stanley,   b. 14 May 1791, Mount Desert, Hancock, Maine, USA d. 26 Jul 1858, Southwest Harbor, Hancock, Maine, USA (Age 67 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Fanny Guptail Spurling,   b. 19 Oct 1797, Cranberry Isles, Hancock, Maine, USA d. 19 May 1849, Southwest Harbor, Hancock, Maine, USA (Age 51 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	12 Feb 1818  [10]
  Family ID	F8932	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Catherine 'Kate' Halpin,   b. Abt 1839, Ireland d. 4 Apr 1901, San Francisco, California, USA (Age 62 years)
  Marriage	1862	Sacramento County, California, USA   [3, 11]
  Family ID	F11734	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 11 Jun 1834 - Tremont, Hancock, Maine, USA Census - Child of Sans Stanley - 1850 - Tremont, Hancock, Maine, USA Marriage - 1862 - Sacramento County, California, USA Military Draft Registration - Draft Registration - Civil War - 1 Jul 1863 - Tremont, Hancock, Maine, USA Residence - 1866 - San Francisco, California, USA Census - Marital Status: Married to Kate; Relation to Head: Self - 1880 - San Francisco, California, USA Obituary - The San Francisco Call • San Francisco, California • 09 Jan 1899, Mon • Page 9 - Jan 1899 - San Francisco, California, USA Death - 7 Jan 1899 - San Francisco, California, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Obituaries

  Obituary-STANLEY Benjamin S Obituary of BENJAMIN SPURLING STANLEY • The San Francisco Call • San Francisco, California • 09 Jan 1899, Mon • Page 9

  
  

• Sources

  [S8] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2015;). [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: San Francisco, San Francisco, California; Roll: 75; Page: 497A; Enumeration District: 103. 1880 United States Federal Census Year: 1880; Census Place: San Francisco, San Francisco, California; Roll: 75; Page: 497A; Enumeration District: 103 [S204] Ancestry.com, California, U.S., County Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1849-1980, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2017;), California Department of Public Health, courtesy of www.vitalsearch-worldwide.com. Digital Images. California, U.S., County Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1849-1980 California Department of Public Health, courtesy of www.vitalsearch-worldwide.com. Digital Images. [S3100] Ancestry.com, California, U.S., Voter Registers, 1866-1898, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2011;), California State Library; Sacramento, California; Great Registers, 1866-1898; Collection Number: 4-2A; CSL Roll Number: 44; FHL Roll Number: 977099. California, U.S., Voter Registers, 1866-1898 California State Library; Sacramento, California; Great Registers, 1866-1898; Collection Number: 4-2A; CSL Roll Number: 44; FHL Roll Number: 977099 [S10407] Find a Grave - US Index, STANLEY Benjamin S 1834-1899. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/189486076/benjamin_spurling_stanley [S9910] Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1850; Census Place: Tremont, Hancock, Maine; Roll: 255; Page: 383b. 1850 United States Federal Census Year: 1850; Census Place: Tremont, Hancock, Maine; Roll: 255; Page: 383b [S1942] Ancestry.com, U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2010;), National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865); Record Group: 110, Records of the Provost Marsha. U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865 National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865); Record Group: 110, Records of the Provost Marsha [S4940] Newspapers.com: Obituary of Kate Stanley • San Francisco Call and Post, (Name: San Francisco Call and Post; Location: San Francisco CA; Date: 6 Apr 1901;), Catherine "Kate" Halpin Stanley -- The San Francisco Call; Publication Date: 6 Apr 1901; Publication Place: San Francisco, California. In this city, April 4, 1901, Mrs. Kate Stanley, beloved wife of the late Benjamin Stanley, and mother of Benjamin and Matthew Stanley and Mrs. George McNulty, a native of Ireland, aged 63 years. Friends and acquaintances are respectfully invited to attend the funeral this day (Saturday), at 12:30 o'clock, from her late residence, thence to St. Peter's Church for services. Interment Mount Calvary Cemetery. https://www.newspapers.com/image/46495132/?article=3dfa21cc-4db0-4725-a2ac-5e07e4b99395&focus=0.29473516,0.66748357,0.4310643,0.7079191&xid=3355 Obituary-STANLEY Kate (Halpin) Obituary of CATHERINE "KATE" HALPIN STANLEY • The San Francisco Call • San Francisco, California • 06 Apr 1901, Sat • Page 13 [S3101] Newspapers.com: Obituary of Benjamin Stanley • San Francisco Call - 1899-01-09 - Page 9, (Name: The San Francisco Call; Location: San Francisco, California; Date: 1899-01-09;), Benjamin Spurling Stanley Obituary. In this city, January 7, 1899, at his residence, Benjamin, dearly beloved husband of Kate Stanley, and father of Ben, Matt and Rose Stanley, a native of Maine, aged 63 years. Interment private, in Laurel Hill Cemetery. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83148150/the-san-francisco-call/?xid=637 Obituary-STANLEY Benjamin S Obituary of BENJAMIN SPURLING STANLEY • The San Francisco Call • San Francisco, California • 09 Jan 1899, Mon • Page 9 [S11165] Find a Grave: SPURLING Fanny Stanley 1797-1849, Fanny Guptail Spurling Stanley. Wife of Captain Sans Stanley https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/97914997/fanny-guptail-stanley [S10407] Find a Grave - US Index, HALPIN Catherine Stanley 1839-1901. In this city, April 4, 1901, Mrs. Kate Stanley, beloved wife of the late Benjamin Stanley, and mother of Benjamin and Matthew Stanley and Mrs. George McNulty, a native of Ireland, aged 63 years. Friends and acquaintances are respectfully invited to attend the funeral this day (Saturday), at 12:30 o'clock, from her late residence, thence to St. Peter's Church for services. Interment Mount Calvary Cemetery. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/104792156/kate-stanley