Cushman, Lena Stella

1907 - 1972  (64 years)

• Name	Cushman, Lena Stella
  Birth	19 May 1907	Hebron, Oxford Co., ME
  Gender	Female
  Census	22 Apr 1940	Hebron, Oxford Co., ME   [1]
  Western Maine Sanatorium for persons with Tuberculosis
  Tombstone Photo	Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME   [2]
  	Buckfield Village Cemetery
  Death	1972	Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME
  Burial	Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME   [2]
  Person ID	I198	My Damon Genealogy
  Last Modified	18 Mar 2017

  
  

  Family 1	Damon, Harry Joseph,   b. 03 Apr 1897, Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME d. 02 Feb 1951, Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME (Age 53 years)
  Marriage	19 Apr 1930	Mechanic Falls, Androscoggin Co., ME   [3]
  Family ID	F191	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2014

  
  

  Family ID	F32814	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2014

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 19 May 1907 - Hebron, Oxford Co., ME Marriage - 19 Apr 1930 - Mechanic Falls, Androscoggin Co., ME Census - 22 Apr 1940 - Hebron, Oxford Co., ME Tombstone Photo - Buckfield Village Cemetery - - Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME Death - 1972 - Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME Burial - - Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Documents

  Damon, Harry Joseph and Lena Stella Cushman; Morris Nelson Robert and Lillian Viola Damon Marriage Record

  
  

  Headstones

  Damon, Harry J

  
  

• Notes

  In every small town there is a woman who is attractive and is not satisfied with being with just one man. Lena enjoyed the attention of other men and like the attention they gave to her. At town dances she would rub up against there legs and tease them, giving her the nickname "leaping Lena". As she would leap from guy to guy. Lena left Harry for another man and at first he thought she would return but, she never did. Harry her husband was very distraught over this and finally took his own life by hanging himself. The family blamed her and at the same time was very upset that Harry would commit suicide over her. Harry was buried in the Cushman family plot and not with the Damon's after Lena was pushed at the last minute to be accountable for her actions that caused this tragedy. They never had any kids. Lena and Harry are buried together in the Damon cemetery.

  
  

• Sources

  [S697] 1940 U.S. census. Oxford County, Maine, population schedule, Hebron, enumeration district 9-24, p. 1A (penned), Western Maine Sanatorium, Harry J Damon, digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 18 March 2017); citing NARA microfilm publication T627_1484 [S863] Buckfield Village Cemetery, (Buckfield, Oxford County, Maine; N Buckfield Rd; LAT/LON 44.29972N, -70.38389), Lena E Cushman and Harry J Damon marker. [S812] Buckfield, Maine, "Marriages Records, 1892-1945", p. 41, Harry Joseph Damon and Lena Stella Cushman; City Clerk's Office, Buckfield.