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Charles Northam Doane

Male 1912 - 2000  (88 years)


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  • Name Charles Northam Doane 
    Born 6 Jan 1912  Essex, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 3 Dec 2000  Old Saybrook, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I27159  Family Tree
    Last Modified 22 Feb 2019 

    Father Charles Northam Doane,   b. 9 Mar 1888, Deep River, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Feb 1962, Essex, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Mother Edith Palau,   b. 17 Nov 1893, Essex, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Jan 1963, Essex, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years) 
    Married 1911 
    Family ID F13274  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Marion Lois Griswold,   b. 21 Jan 1916, Ivoryton, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Nov 1998, Old Saybrook, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Children 
     1. Jane Doane,   b. 1938, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Charles Northam Doane,   b. 1939, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 22 Feb 2019 
    Family ID F13275  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 6 Jan 1912 - Essex, Connecticut, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 3 Dec 2000 - Old Saybrook, Connecticut, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Census
    1920 US Census
    1920 US Census
    Essex, Middlesex County, Connecticut
    1930 US Census
    1930 US Census
    Essex, Connecticut
    1940 US Census
    1940 US Census
    Centerbrook, Middlesex County, Connecticut

  • Notes 
    • CHARLES DOANE JR. DIES; TOWN MEETING MODERATOR
      Charles N. Doane Jr., a lifelong resident who sold meat door to door during the Depression and served as moderator for hundreds of town meetings, died Sunday. He was 88.
      Doane, husband of the late Marion Griswold Doane, was born in Essex on Jan. 6, 1912. He was the son of the late Charles N. Doane Sr. and Edith Palau Doane.
      Doane, who lived on River Road, became known to many local residents as he worked with his father selling meat and vegetables door to door from a refrigerated delivery truck. The Doanes operated the delivery business for more than three decades, including the Great Depression of the 1930s and World War II.
      Doane was appointed postmaster at the Essex village post office in May 1961 and served as postmaster for 13 years until his retirement in 1974.
      Doane, an active Democrat, served five terms on the board of selectmen in the 1950s. He also served on the board of finance, zoning commission and, most recently, on the zoning board of appeals.
      Jerome Cutone, a Democrat who also served on the board of selectmen and board of finance, said Doane was a dedicated public servant who followed his years in elected office by serving as moderator for countless town meetings. "Every time you went to a town meeting, Charlie Doane was the moderator," he said.
      Doane's daughter, Jane Doane Anderson of Carlisle, Mass., said her father "never missed a town meeting from the time he was old enough to vote until the mid 1980s," when his wife's illness limited his ability to attend the evening meetings.
      The board of selectmen honored Doane in May 1986 by proclaiming a "Charlie Doane Day," which recognized Doane as "an Essex original, farmer, gentleman and friend."
      Doane was an active member of the Essex Congregational Church, Essex Historical Society, Democratic town committee and the Essex Land Trust. Doane was a charter member of the Essex Lions Club and a trustee and director of the Essex Savings Bank. He also served on the state commission that supervised the construction of the original Baldwin Bridge over the Connecticut River between Old Saybrook and Old Lyme.
      Along with his daughter, Doane is survived by a son, Charles Doane III of Essex, and a brother, Robert L. Doane of Essex. His sister, Dorothy D. Hyde, died previously.
      A funeral service will be held Saturday at 10 a.m. at the First Congregational Church of Essex on Prospect Street. Friends may call at the Robinson, Wright & Weymer Funeral Home in the Centerbrook section Friday from 6 to 8 p.m. Contributions in his memory may be made to the First Congregational Church of Essex, Prospect Street, Essex, CT 06426, or the Essex Fire Engine Co. 1, P.O. Box 786, Essex, CT 06426.
      --THE HARTFORD COURANT, December 5, 2000