"John Stanley (1735-1783) was born to Sans Stanley I and Mary Charder at Marblehead, Massachusetts. John married Marguerite LeCrox on February 5, 1756 in Marblehead. John Stanley died on May 7, 1783 on Little Cranberry Island, Maine.
John’s brother, Sans Stanley II (1729-1791), was born on April 24, 1729 to Sans Stanley and Mary Charder at Marblehead, Massachusetts. Sans married Margaret Homan on September 22, 1748 at Marblehead. Sans Stanley died in 1791 at Cranberry Isles, Maine.
The Stanley families of the Mt. Desert area descend from these two brothers. The daughters of John Leonard Stanley descend from Sans Stanley II (1729-1791).
Left to Right:
Lennie Stanley (1890-1979) - Mrs. Hayden
Serena Winslow Stanley (1882-1977) - Mrs. Leslie W. Fernald and Mrs. Clarence Hadlock Spurling
Vilda E. Stanley (1886-) - Mrs. Winthrop F. Higgins and Mrs. Arthur S. Rowe
The daughters of John Leonard Stanley and Martha Elva (Robbins) Stanley were all born at Center, Seal Cove, Maine. Lennie taught at the Center School."
“John Leonard Stanley's Daughters,” Southwest Harbor Public Library, accessed April 27, 2024, https://swhpl.digitalarchive.us/items/show/961.Item 10103
