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Clair L. MOREY

Male 1879 - 1945


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  • Born  20 Feb 1879  Cato, Cayuga, NY Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender  Male 
    Census  1910  Canandaigua, Ontario, NY Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Military  1918  Canandaigua, Ontario, NY Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    WWI Draft registration 
    Census  1930  Canandaigua, Ontario, NY Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Occupation  1930  Canandaigua, Ontario, NY Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    attorney 
    Residence  1930  Canandaigua, Ontario, NY Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    75 Park ave 
    Military  1918-1943  New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    U.S. Army National Guard 
    _UID  8ECAC22920D94260973A8EE9EFE65199E506 
    Died  17 Jun 1945  Canandaigua, Ontario, NY Find all individuals with events at this location  [10, 11
    • ONTARIO COUNTY TIMES JOURNAL June 22, 1945 Clair L. Morey Well Known Lawyer Called by Death
      Clair L. Morey, well known Canandaigua attorney, died Sunday, June 17, 1945, in Clifton Springs Sanitarium where he had been a patient for a week. A practicing attorney in this city for 40 years, Mr. Morey was a member of the Ontario County Bar Association and was active in fraternal orders.
      He was a past master of Canandaigua Masonic Lodge, a past district deputy grand master of Ontario, Yates and Seneca Association, and past commander of Zenobia Commandery, Knights Templar, Palmyra.
      Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Dorothy Dibble Morey, Gooding's Point, three sons, John R. Morey of Rochester, Robert H. Morey of Canandaigua, and First Lieut. Milton B. Morey, a physician in medical service in the Pacific Theatre, and a daughter, Mrs. John A. Riegel of N Y City.
      His body was interred 1945 Canandaigua, New York, Woodlawn Cemetery. Section 7.
    Buried  Canandaigua, Ontario, NY Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID  I1015  OuthouseLine2014
    Last Modified  22 Apr 2014 

    Family 1  Blanche BROCKELBANK,   b. 17 Mar 1876, Canandaigua, Ontario, NY Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Mar 1954, Canandaigua, Ontario, NY Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married  10 Aug 1905  Ontario Co, NY Find all individuals with events at this location  [12
    Divorced  1933-1936 
    Divorced  Bef 1936  [13
    Divorced 
    Children 
    >1. John B. MOREY,   b. 13 Jul 1906, Canandaigua, Ontario, NY Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Jan 1982, Toledo, OH Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Isabelle Louise MOREY,   b. 14 Jul 1908, Canandaigua, Ontario, NY Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Robert H. MOREY,   b. 6 Nov 1909, New York Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    >4. Living
    Last Modified  20 Apr 2014 
    Family ID  F453  Group Sheet

    Family 2  Living 
    Last Modified  29 Aug 2004 
    Family ID  F454  Group Sheet

  • Notes 
    • He was the son of Oren and Nettie CLAIR MOREY.

  • Sources 
    1. [S11] FULTON, D.G., World Family Tree on Ancestry.com (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S149] Hanley, Sr., Robert Ronald "Ron".

    3. [S397] Find a Grave (Ancestry), Woodlawn Cemetery (Reliability: 3).
      Birth: «tab»Feb. 20, 1879
      Cato, Cayuga County, New York, USA
      Death: «tab»Jun. 17, 1945
      Canandaigua, Ontario County, New York, USA
      Spouses:
      Blanche Morey (1876 - 1954)
      Dorothy S. Dibble Morey (1895 - 1986)

      Burial:
      Woodlawn Cemetery
      Canandaigua
      Ontario County
      New York, USA
      Plot: Section 7 Lot 50

      Edit Virtual Cemetery info [?]

      Created by: Geoffrey Williams
      Record added: Dec 13, 2010
      Find A Grave Memorial# 62878854

    4. [S201] Federal Census, 1910 Canandaigua, Ontario, NY; ED 75, Fam #48 (Reliability: 3).
      Clair L., head, age 31, md 4 yrs, b. NY par b. NY, lawyer in general practice

    5. [S194] WW I Draft registration, #1704 (Reliability: 3).
      Clair Leslie Morey, 75 Park Ave, Canandaigua, NY, age 37, b. 20 feb 1879; lawyer; contact: Blanche Morey, same address. Described as med ht, med build, brown hair, brown eyes.

    6. [S201] Federal Census, 1930 Canandaigua, Ontario, NY: E.D. 11, Fam #94 (Reliability: 3).
      Claire Morey, head, property owner RE$6000; no radio, age 51, md at age 26, b. NY, par b. NY; occup: lawyer

    7. [S201] Federal Census, 1930 Canandaigua, Ontario, NY: E.D. 11, Fam #94 (Reliability: 3).

    8. [S24] City Directory, 1930 Canandaigua, NY, pg 120 (Reliability: 3).
      Morey, Clair L. (Blanche B) lwyr 3 Masonic Temple h75 Park av

    9. [S470] New York, Military Service Cards.
      17 Jan 1918 - 2 Lt 3 Inf (K)
      25 Mar 1920 - 1 Lt (E)
      11 Jun 1920 - RL
      20 Feb 1943 - Ret L

    10. [S149] Hanley, Sr., Robert Ronald "Ron".
      ONTARIO COUNTY TIMES JOURNAL June 22, 1945 Clair L. Morey Well Known Lawyer Called by Death
      Clair L. Morey, well known Canandaigua attorney, died Sunday, June 17, 1945, in Clifton Springs Sanitarium where he had been a patient for a week. A practicing attorney in this city for 40 years, Mr. Morey was a member of the Ontario County Bar Association and was active in fraternal orders.
      He was a past master of Canandaigua Masonic Lodge, a past district deputy grand master of Ontario, Yates and Seneca Association, and past commander of Zenobia Commandery, Knights Templar, Palmyra.
      Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Dorothy Dibble Morey, Gooding's Point, three sons, John R. Morey of Rochester, Robert H. Morey of Canandaigua, and First Lieut. Milton B. Morey, a physician in medical service in the Pacific Theatre, and a daughter, Mrs. John A. Riegel of N Y City.
      His body was interred 1945 Canandaigua, New York, Woodlawn Cemetery. Section 7.

    11. [S397] Find a Grave (Ancestry), Woodlawn Cemetery (Reliability: 3).
      Morey Forum US WW1 Draft 0880
      Morey 2445 Email 04 Inbox: Clair Leslie Morey was born 20 Feb 1879 Cato, Cayuga, NY, USA, and died 17 Jun 1945 Canandaigua, Ontario, NY, USA, aged 66 years.

      Ontario County Times Journal 22 Jun 1945
      Clair Leslie Morey Well Known Lawyer Called by Death
      Clair Leslie Morey, well known Canandaigua attorney, died Sunday, 17 Jun 1945, in Clifton Springs Sanatorium where he had been a patient for a week. A practicing attorney in this city for 40 years, Mr. Morey was a member of the Ontario County Bar Association and was active in fraternal orders. He was a past master of Canandaigua Masonic Lodge, a past district deputy grand master of Ontario, Yates and Seneca Association, and past commander of Zenobia Commandery, Knights Templar, Palmyra. Survivors are his second wife, Mrs. Dorothy Dibble Morey, Gooding's Point, three sons, John R. Morey of Rochester, Robert H. Morey of Canandaigua, and First Lieut. Milton B. Morey, a physician in medical service in the Pacific Theatre, and a daughter, Mrs. John A. Riegel of New York City. His body was interred 1945 Canandaigua, New York, Woodlawn Cemetery.
      He married twice, first to Blanch M. Brockelbank 10 Aug 1905.
      Ontario County Journal Friday 18 Aug 1905
      Married Morey - Brockelbank At Canandaigua, 10 Aug 1905, Clair Leslie Morey and Miss Blanche M. Brockelbank, both of Canandaigua.
      Blanch M. Brockelbank was born New York 1876, daughter of Caleb Brockelbank and Maria Outhouse; and died 1954 aged 78 years. Her body was interred 1954 Canandaigua, New York, West Avenue Cemetery. Section XVII.

      Ontario County Times Journal 22 Mar 1946
      People You Know - Mrs. Blanche B. Morey, Park Avenue, spent the weekend with her son, John R. Morey, and family in Rochester.

      He married 2nd Dorothy S Dibble Auburn, New York, 08 Jan 1936.
      Ontario County Times Journal Friday 10 Jan 1936
      Morey - Dibble Wedding Bells
      Clair L. Morey and Mrs. Dorothy S. Dibble were married Wednesday afternoon in the Supreme Court Chambers in Auburn by Justice Benjamin B. Cunningham of Rochester. Witnesses were Louis B. Freer of Rochester, formerly of Canandaigua, and Miss Dorothy Emerson of Auburn.
      Mr. and Mrs. Morey leave today for a two week's trip to Florida. Upon their return they will reside at 216 Chapin Street until Spring, when they will remove to their lake shore cottage.
      Find A Grave Memorial# 62878854

    12. [S150] Newspaper, Ontario County Journal, Friday Aug. 18, 1905 (Reliability: 3).
      MARRIED - MOREY BROCKELBANK
      At Canandaigua, August 10, 1905, Clair L. Morey and Miss Blanche M. Brockelbank, both of Canandaigua.

    13. [S201] Federal Census, 1940 Canandaigua, Ontario, NY, ED 35-4, Fam#258 (Reliability: 3).
      Clair is married to Dorothy.