Fifteenth Generation

4984. Cora Amanda Wakelee was born on 16 January 1875 in Ansonia, New Haven Co., Connecticut, USA. She appeared in the census in 1880 in Derby, New Haven Co., Connecticut, USA. She died on 4 March 1935 at the age of 60 in Ansonia, New Haven Co., Connecticut, USA. Cora was buried in Pine Grove Cmtry., Ansonia, New Haven Co., Connecticut, USA. Find A Grave Memorial# 55402387

Cora Amanda Wakelee and Judge Milton Cleveland Isbell were married on 14 November 1906 in New Haven Co., Connecticut, USA. Judge Milton Cleveland Isbell was born on 10 November 1870 in Seymour, New Haven Co., Connecticut, USA. He appeared in the census in 1940 in Ansonia, New Haven Co., Connecticut, USA. He died on 21 July 1940 at the age of 69 in Connecticut, USA. Milton was buried in Pine Grove Cmtry., Ansonia, New Haven Co., Connecticut, USA. Parents:
Mileden Cleaveland Isbell (1842 - 1878)
Alice Louise Sperry Ellis (1846 - 1908)
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Find A Grave Memorial# 55402429
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He attended the public schools of Ansonia in that state, and graduated from the Ansonia high school in the class of 1888. He then entered the Sheffield Scientific School of Yale University and was graduated with the degree of Ph.B. in 1891; he was on the honor list of his class. He entered the Yale Law School in 1891 and graduated with the degree of LL.B. in 1893. He was admitted to the bar in Wisconsin in January, 1894, and practiced in Milwaukee for a time. He returned to Connecticut and 1915 passed the bar examinations there in 1894, locating at Ansonia, where he has continued in general practice to the present time. He has been honored with various offices of trust and responsibility. He was house chairman of the committee on education in the general assembly, session of 1905, and a member of the committee on judiciary in the session of 1911. He has been presiding officer in the various Masonic bodies, including the Blue Lodge, Royal Arch Chapter, Council, and also in the Order of the Eastern Star and Amaranth. He was grand patron of the Grand Chapter of Connecticut, Order of the Eastern Star, in 1906. He has been president of the Ansonia High School Alumni Association since its organization in 1901, a member of the vestry of Christ Church since 1902, and belongs to several clubs. He was appointed in 1911 as deputy judge of the city court of Ansonia for two years.

He married, Cora Amanda Wakelee, granddaughter of William and Sarah (Oviatt) Platt, of Milford, and of Eli Hawkins and Eunice (Chatfield) Wakelee, of Ansonia. Watrous Clark Wakelee, father of Eli Hawkins Wakelee, was of Derby, Connecticut. His father was Freegift Wakelee, of Ripton Parish, Connecticut.
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United States Census, 1940
Name Milton Isbell
Event Place Ward 5, Ansonia, Ansonia Town, New Haven, Connecticut
Sex Male
Age 69
Marital Status Married
Race White
Relationship to Head of Household Head
Birthplace Connecticut
Birth Year (Estimated) 1871
Last Place of Residence Same House
Milton Isbell Head M 69 Connecticut
Louise Isbell Wife F 66 Connecticut