Orpheus Frank Staples

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Was a granite monument manufacturer in Montpelier VT c1890 and later in <p>Valhalla, Westchester Co., NY. Died of carcinoma of bladder at White</p> <p>Plains Hosp. Moved to Valhalla NY before 1906. Buried at Kensico</p> <p>Cemetery, Mar. 19, 1926.</p>

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Vt. Historical Society info.--1895 census of Montpelier/Berlin showed him <p>living at 5 Taplin Street with wife Laura and children Laura, Alice M.,</p> <p>Blanche D., Laurens E., and Ruth. Census of 1899 did not show him listed</p> <p>in Montpelier or Berlin. His brother S.I. (Sylvanus I.) Staples owned</p> <p>Pioneer Granite Co. on Barre St., Montpelier later renamed Excelsior</p> <p>Granite Co. in 1891. S.I. Staples not found in Montpelier census of</p> <p>1899 either. Andrew Staples who remained in Montpelier was son of</p> <p>Wilford and Urbana Roberts Staples, born Stockton, ME. Andrew and his</p> <p>son, Donald, both buried in Green Mount Cemetery, Montpelier.</p>

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10/29/91--Andrew Black Staples was Orpheus & Sylvanus' first cousin <p>(Orpheus' mother Daphne Roberts and Andrew's mother Urbana Roberts were</p> <p>sisters). Also, Andrew's father Wilbert was son of Mathew R. Staples, the</p> <p>son of James Staples and his first wife. Orpheus' father Franklin was</p> <p>also son of James but of his 2nd wife (thus Orpheus and Andrew Staples</p> <p>were both first cousins on their mother's side and half-cousins--that is,</p> <p>sons of half-brothers on their fathers' side. 10/15/92. According to a</p> <p>Mrs. Donnelley at Kensico Cem. Office, Orpheus owned his own monument</p> <p>works in Valhalla and lived in a very nice house on Waller Ave. in</p> <p>Valhalla. His company has been sold twice since then, now owned by an</p> <p>Italian family. 10/25/92. Visited Kensico Cemetery. Found graves of</p> <p>Orpheus & Laura, their son Lesley and grandson Orpheus III, also an</p> <p>infant b. & d. in 1908. Visited Presbury Leland Monument Co. and talked</p> <p>to Mr. Sorrentino there who gave me the name of a friend who gave me the</p> <p>addresses and tel. nos. of Bob and Halsey Staples of Greenport NY.</p> <p>10/26/92. Called Halsey Staples. He is my father's 1st cousin and a son</p> <p>of Laura's younger brother Stuart. He promised to send Xeroxes of</p> <p>photos & photocopy of family history. He also gave me name of Aunt</p> <p>Esther Staples Reynolds my grandmother's younger sister living in Lake</p> <p>Waccabuc NY 10/31/92. Visited Aunt Esther. She loaned me 3 pictures to</p> <p>have copied 2 family group pictures of the Staples and one sepia</p> <p>portrait of Laura Gave me quite a bit of info. on the family. Will ask</p> <p>about grandparents next time if possible.</p>

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<p>Was a granite monument manufacturer in Montpelier VT c1890 and later in</p><p>Valhalla, Westchester Co., NY. Died of carcinoma of bladder at White</p><p>Plains Hosp. Moved to Valhalla NY before 1906. Buried at Kensico</p>Cemetery, Mar. 19, 1926.

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