Person:Henry Sanborn (1)

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Henry Fay Richard Sanborn
b.16 Jan 1904
m. 6 May 1934
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Name[1][2] Henry Fay Richard Sanborn
Gender Male
Birth? 16 Jan 1904
Marriage 6 May 1934 to Dorothy Bickford Hebb
Adoption? Abt 1955 Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United StatesAdult Adoption of Dorothy Arris, Niece via Marian
Other Abt 1958 Adoptive child?: Dorothy Arris (1) 
with Dorothy Bickford Hebb
Death[1][2] 14 May 1981 Fort Lauderdale, Broward, Florida, United States
Burial[4] North Conway Cemetery, North Conway, Carroll, New Hampshire, United StatesMason Lot

Avid sportsman and was justly proud of his marksmanship, both rifle and pistol. Had a lifelong interest in music, playing the clarinet in various groups until nearly the end of his life. Enjoyed chess. Learned pharmacy and practiced such in Yarmouth, Maine and then Brunswick, Maine. Retired to Fort Lauderdale, Florida in the early 1970s. Suffered loss of a leg due to diabetes. Had a prosthetic leg but hated it and preferred crutches. Enjoyed telling small children that his leg had been taken off by a crocodile. Began suffering minor strokes. Finally passed away in his sleep from multiple causes.

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Ancestry.com. Florida Death Index, 1877-1998. (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.Original data - State of Florida. Florida Death Index, 1877-1998. Florida: Florida Department of Health, Office of Vital Records, 1998.Original data: State of Florida. Florida Death I).

    Name: Henry Fay Sanborn
    Birth Date: 16 Jan 1904
    Birth Place:
    Death Date: 14 May 1981
    Death Place: Broward, Florida, United States

  2. 2.0 2.1 Ancestry.com. Social Security Death Index. (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011.Original data - Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Social Security Administration.Original data: Social Security Administration. Social Security D)
    Number: 004-03-3793; Issue State: Maine; Issue Date: Before 1951.

    Name: H. Sanborn
    Birth Date: 15 Jan 1904
    Birth Place:
    Death Date: May 1981
    Death Place: Fort Lauderdale, Broward, Florida, United States of America

  3.   Maine, United States. Marriage Records, 1892 forward
    6 May 1934.

    Bride Name: HEBB DOROTHY B
    Bride Town/State: BRIDGTON, ME
    Groom Name: SANBORN HENRY F
    Groom Town/State: BRIDGTON, ME
    Date of Marriage: Sunday May 6, 1934

  4. H. Richard Sanborn, in Find A Grave.