Morris Garfield Sleight

1896 - 1950  (54 years)

• Name	Morris Garfield Sleight
  Nickname	Gary
  Birth	2 Jan 1896	Allen's Hill, Ontario Co., New York, USA
  Gender	Male
  Military Service	15 Apr 1917	Rochester, Monroe Co., New York, USA
  	World War I (US) US Marine Corps - 5th Regt, 16th Co. Battled in France - wounded in action around Sept 1918 Corporal Sleight was honrable discharged July 1919 at Marine Barracks Navy Yard, Boston,MA
  Death	6 Oct 1950	Elmira, Chemung Co., New York, USA
  Burial	Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester, Monroe County, New York, USA
  Notes	Insurance salesman - left his second wife about 1949. City directory of Elmira shows him married to a Laura in 1949 - still selling insurance.
  Person ID	I14545	OurNorthernRoots
  Last Modified	1 Nov 2020

  
  

  Father	Andrew Franklin Sleight,   b. Jul 1858, Allen's Hill, Ontario Co., New York, USA d. 29 Mar 1932, Rochester, Monroe Co., New York, USA (Age ~ 73 years)
  Mother	Harriet Green,   b. Sep 1869, Richmond, Ontario Co., New York, USA d. 24 Jun 1948, Rochester, Monroe Co., New York, USA (Age ~ 78 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1887
  Family ID	F2814	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Hermina Maria Bladergroen,   b. 8 May 1899, Rotterdam, South Hollands, Netherlands d. 3 Sep 1988, Sarasota, Sarasota Co., Florida, USA (Age 89 years)
  Marriage	24 Jul 1919	Monroe Co., New York, USA
  Children	+ 1. Morris Garfield Sleight, Jr.,   b. 31 Dec 1927, Rochester, Monroe Co., New York, USA d. 27 Feb 2000, Reykjavik, Iceland (Age 72 years)
  Family ID	F4127	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Nov 2020

  
  

  Family 2	Kathleen MacDonald,   b. 15 Apr 1912, Ontario
  Marriage	15 Jul 1936	Indiana, USA
  Divorce	18 Aug 1943	Wayne Co., Michigan, USA
  Children	+ 1. Living
  Family ID	F11366	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Nov 2020

  
  

  Family 3	Laura Tice Cody
  Marriage	29 Nov 1947	Lawrenceville, Tioga Co., Pennsylvania, USA
  Family ID	F13672	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Jun 2025

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 2 Jan 1896 - Allen's Hill, Ontario Co., New York, USA Military Service - World War I (US) US Marine Corps - 5th Regt, 16th Co. Battled in France - wounded in action around Sept 1918 Corporal Sleight was honrable discharged July 1919 at Marine Barracks Navy Yard, Boston,MA - 15 Apr 1917 - Rochester, Monroe Co., New York, USA Marriage - 24 Jul 1919 - Monroe Co., New York, USA Marriage - 15 Jul 1936 - Indiana, USA Divorce - 18 Aug 1943 - Wayne Co., Michigan, USA Death - 6 Oct 1950 - Elmira, Chemung Co., New York, USA Burial - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester, Monroe County, New York, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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