Lester Dunbar MAPES

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When Lester Dunbar Mapes was born on January 14, 1866, in Brooklyn, New York, his father, Daniel, was 32 and his mother, Mary, was 32. He married Edith Louise Tuthill on March 24, 1897, in his hometown. They had three children in 15 years. He died on October 24, 1944, in Dominican Republic, at the age of 78 and was buried there in a vault at the Episcopal Church, Ciudad Trujillo, Dominican Republic. He and Edith had 3 sons:
Gerald Sinclair Mapes b.6Feb1899, d.30Jan1984
Bruce Allen Mapes b.11Aug1901, d.18Feb1961
Donald Lester Mapes b.5Jul1914-Berlin,Germany; d.15Jan1987

DEATH & BURIAL INFO:
The Report Of The Death Of An American Citizen, shows he was interred in a vault at Episcopal Church, Ave. Independencia, Ciudad Trujillo (now Santo Domingo), Dominican Republic, on October 25, 1944. Died of heart failure per Dr Bruce R. McCampbell, Lt. U.S.N., interment arranged by C. R. Mather, a partner in the firm with whom Lester Mapes was employed.
Ciudad Trujillo, the capital of the Dominican Republic in 1940, was the port of entry for most of the settlers. They arrived in ships or by air, stayed a few days in ?La Capital,? and then were transported by car, truck or bus to Sosua.

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Created by: Lorraine Hess

Lester married Edith Louise TUTHILL in 1897. Edith (daughter of Samuel Burnet TUTHILL and Elizabeth Mary SMITH) was born on 11 Oct 1873 in New York; died in 1944; was buried in Cypress Hills Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings Co., New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]