Sylvia A Trask

1878 - 1966  (87 years)

• Name	Sylvia A Trask  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Birth	30 Sep 1878	Swans Island, Hancock, Maine, USA   [1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Female
  Census	1880	Swans Island, Hancock, Maine, USA   [3]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Granddaughter of Ellen (married to Joseph) Staples
  Census	1900	Swans Island, Hancock, Maine, USA   [6]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Wife of Seth Stockbridge
  Census	1950	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA   [7]
  	Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Widowed of Stockbridge
  Death	1966	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA   [4, 5]
  Burial	Rose Hill Cemetery, Swans Island, Hancock, Maine, USA   [5]
  	Sylvia and Seth buried together
  Person ID	I19295	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Eugene S Trask,   b. 14 Aug 1858, Maine, USA d. 15 Jun 1881 (Age 22 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Caroline Stanley,   b. 12 Jul 1860, Southwest Harbor, Hancock, Maine, USA d. 1 Jan 1879, Swans Island, Hancock, Maine, USA (Age 18 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	Abt 7 Sep 1878	Swans Island, Hancock, Maine, USA
  Family ID	F11716	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Father	Joseph W Staples,   b. 20 Oct 1833, Swans Island, Hancock, Maine, USA d. 2 Apr 1899, Swans Island, Hancock, Maine, USA (Age 65 years)
  Relationship	guardian
  Mother	Ellen Newman,   b. 28 Dec 1836, Gouldsboro, Hancock, Maine, USA d. 6 Jul 1912, Swans Island, Hancock, Maine, USA (Age 75 years)
  Relationship	guardian
  Marriage	31 Oct 1874  [8]
  Family ID	F9568	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Seth Gardner Stockbridge,   b. 24 Sep 1872, Maine, USA d. 14 Jul 1945, Swans Island, Hancock, Maine, USA (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	15 Nov 1898	Swans Island, Hancock, Maine, USA   [1, 5, 6]
  Family ID	F11389	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 30 Sep 1878 - Swans Island, Hancock, Maine, USA Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Granddaughter of Ellen (married to Joseph) Staples - 1880 - Swans Island, Hancock, Maine, USA Marriage - 15 Nov 1898 - Swans Island, Hancock, Maine, USA Census - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Wife of Seth Stockbridge - 1900 - Swans Island, Hancock, Maine, USA Census - Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Widowed of Stockbridge - 1950 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA Death - 1966 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [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: 54. Maine, Marriage Records, 1713-1922 Maine State Archives; Cultural Building, 84 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0084; 1892-1907 Vital Records; Roll Number: 54 [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: 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 [S427] Ancestry.com, Massachusetts, Death Index, 1901-1980, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2013;). Massachusetts, Death Index, 1901-1980 [S11203] Find a Grave: TRASK Sylvia Stockbridge 1878-1966, Sylvia A Trask Stockbridge. Sylvia and Seth Stockbridge were married on 15 Nov 1898 and are buried together https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/177141705/sylvia_a_stockbridge [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 [S11596] Ancestry.com, 1950 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2022;), United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Boston, Suffolk, Mas. 1950 United States Federal Census United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Boston, Suffolk, Mas [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