Person Record

Metadata

Name

Scammon, James Edward, 1877-1946

Born

May 17, 1877

Birthplace

Saco, Maine

Deceased

Dec. 6, 1946

Deceased where

Portsmouth, N.H.

Places of residence

30 Gardner Street, Portsmouth, NH
280 Wibird Street, Portsmouth, N.H.

Occupation

Machinist at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard; teacher of drums and traps, drum repairs with his home studio on Wibird Street; Maine Infantry in Spanish American War.

Father

William Frederick Scammon.

Mother

Frances Jane Goodwin.

Spouse

Mary Frances Picard, b. Jun. 4, 1878 in Old Town, Me., d. Sept. 1975, m. Jan. 16

Children

1. Winnifred Alice (aka Alice) Scammon, b. Jun. 11, 1900 in Biddeford, Me., m. Apr. 15, 1947 in Portsmouth, N.H. to Walter Frederick Evans, son of John Evans and May Ann Clark.
2. Clarence ("Scoop") Irving Scammon, b. Jun. 25, 1901, d. Feb. 1982 in Newcastle, N.H., m. Jul. 10, 1947 in Portsmouth, N.H. to Jessie Beane Schurman Richardson (1901-1996).
3. Elsie P. Scammon, 1906-1906