Individual Details
Harry Merritt Bridgham
(29 Dec 1893 - 17 Jan 1975)
Events
| Birth | 29 Dec 1893 | Newburgh, Penobscot, Maine |  | ||
| Marriage Intention | 9 Jul 1915 | Old Town, Penobscot, Maine - Bertha M. Robinson | |||
| Marriage | 14 Jul 1915 | Old Town, Penobscot, Maine - Bertha M. Robinson | | ||
| Occupation | policeman for 39 years - Bangor, Penobscot, Maine | | |||
| Marriage Intention | 31 Jul 1964 | Bangor, Penobscot, Maine - Mary Alma Landry | | ||
| Marriage | 12 Aug 1964 | Bangor, Penobscot, Maine - Mary Alma Landry |  | | |
| Bio Note | Harry was a member of the Masonic Lodge for more than 30 years | | |||
| Death | 17 Jan 1975 | cerebral vascular accident due to arteriosclerotic vascular disease - Bangor, Penobscot, Maine | | ||
| Obituary | 18 Jan 1975 | Bangor Daily News - Bangor, Penobscot, Maine | | | |
| Burial | Knowlton Cemetery, Newburgh, Penobscot, Maine | |
Families
| Spouse | Bertha M. Robinson (1892 - 1964) |
| Child | Darrell Kenneth Bridgham (1918 - 1987) |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Spouse | Mary Alma Landry (1900 - ) |
| Father | Merritt F. Bridgham ( - ) |
| Mother | Evelyn M. "Evie" Sewell ( - ) |
Notes
Marriage
This was Harry's 2nd marriage and Mary's 3rd. They were married by Lynn C. Maker, Justice of the Peace. Witnesses were George M. Bridgham and Doris Bridgham.Obituary
BANGOR - Harry M. Bridgham, 81, died Jan. 17 at a local hospital. He was born in Newburgh Dec. 29, 1893, son of Merritt and Evie (Sewell) Bridgham. He attended schools in Newburgh. He was a member of the Bangor Police Department for 39 years until his retirement 17 years ago. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge for more than 30 years. Surviving are his wife, Alma Gero Bridgham of Bangor; three sons, George M. of Allston, Mass., Darrell K. of Hampden, and Donald R. of Boston; three grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren. Friends may call at the Kelleher Funeral Home, 119 Cedar St., all day Saturday and 9 a.m. until noon Sunday. Funeral services will be Sunday at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Arthur Weaver officiating. Burial will be in the Knowlton Cemetery in Newburgh in the spring.Endnotes
1. Harry M. Bridgham, death certificate 75-00507 (1975), State of Maine, Department of Health and Human Services, Augusta, Maine.
2. Harry M. Bridgham obituary, Bangor Daily News, Bangor, Maine, 18 January 1975, p. 28, col. 5.
3. "Maine Marriage Records 1713-1937 [database online]," Ancestry.com, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : accessed 24 April 2018), digital image, "Record of a Marriage: Harry M. Bridgham and Bertha R. Robinson," ; citing Maine State Archives; Cultural Building, 84 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0084; 1908-1922 Vital Records; Roll Number: 7.
4. Harry M. Bridgham, death certificate 75-00507 (17 January 1975), State of Maine, Department of Health and Human Services, Augusta, Maine.
5. Harry M. Bridgham obituary, Bangor Daily News, Bangor, Maine, 18 January 1975, p. 28, col. 5.
6. Maine, License and Certificate of Marriage, 04933, Bridgham/Gero, 5 August 1964; State of Maine Department of Health and Human Services, Augusta.
7. Maine, License and Certificate of Marriage, 04933, Bridgham/Gero, 5 August 1964; State of Maine Department of Health and Human Services, Augusta.
8. Harry M. Bridgham obituary, Bangor Daily News, Bangor, Maine, 18 January 1975, p. 28, col. 5.
9. Harry M. Bridgham, death certificate 75-00507 (1975), State of Maine, Department of Health and Human Services, Augusta, Maine.
10. Harry M. Bridgham obituary, Bangor Daily News, Bangor, Maine, 18 January 1975, p. 28, col. 5.
11. Harry M. Bridgham obituary, Bangor Daily News, Bangor, Maine, 18 January 1975, p. 28, col. 5.
12. Harry M. Bridgham obituary, Bangor Daily News, Bangor, Maine, 18 January 1975, p. 28, col. 5.