Dr. William Asa Milner
(1904-1985)
Alice Mary Sebolt
(1906-1957)
Jacquin Elizabeth Milner
(1933-2012)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Alfred Eugene Beecher

2. Joseph Philip Lassoie

Jacquin Elizabeth Milner 3 5

  • Born: 11 Dec 1933, Albany, Albany, NY 4 5
  • Marriage (1): Alfred Eugene Beecher on 1 Nov 1952 in Albany, Albany, NY 1 2
  • Marriage (2): Joseph Philip Lassoie on 25 Nov 1972 in , Pierce, WA, USA 3 4
  • Died: 29 May 2012, , Pierce, WA, USA at age 78 4 5
  • Buried: University Place, Pierce, WA, USA 5

   Other names for Jacquin were Jacques Milner 1 and Liz Milner.4

   FamilySearch ID: L2KY-VKP.

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Census in 1940 in Albany, Albany, NY. 6 The 1940 census recorded owning a $20,000 home at 58 Lenox Avenue: William A. Milner, medical doctor private practice, 35, living with wife Alice S., 33; Sally Ann, 7; Jacquin E., 6; William A., 4; and Susan, 2. Also in the home is a maid, Virginia Witbeck, 22. Everyone was born in New York except the parents in Iowa.

2. Newspaper: Kokomo Tribune: Mr. and Mrs. Grant Beecher returned from Albany, N.Y., 5 Nov 1952, Kokomo, Howard, IN. 1 Mr. and Mrs. Grant Beecher, 1135 N. Courtland Ave., have returned from Albany, N. Y., where they attended Saturday the wedding of their grandson, Alfred E. Beecher, which took place at the First Presbyterian Church in that city. The bride is the former Miss Jacques Milner, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. William A. Milner of Albany. Alfred Beecher is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Brazier Beecher of Wyandotte, Mich. He is a member of the senior class at the University of Michigan where he will be a candidate for a degree in electrical engineering next June. The father of the bridegroom was reared in Kokomo.

3. Residence: in 1972 in , Pierce, WA, USA. 2

4. Occupation: registered nurse in 1984 in , , WA. 4

5. Obituary: News Tribune: obituary of Liz Lassoie on 8 Jul 2012 in Tacoma, Pierce, WA. 4 Liz Lassoie passed away on May 29th after a long battle with lung disease. She was 78 years of age, a beloved mother and grandmother, and a cherished friend.

Liz was born on December 11, 1933 in Albany, New York to Dr. and Mrs. William Milner, the second of four girls. She attended St. Agnes Academy and later the University of Michigan. During her first marriage, Liz had three children, Susan, William and Kevin, all of whom survive her.

In 1972, Liz married her second husband, Joseph Lassoie. Liz also took great satisfaction in civic involvement, actively participating in, and often taking leadership roles in Girl Scouts, Cub Scouts, PTA, get-out-the-vote campaigns for school levies and preservation of historic landmarks, just to name a few. When she was in her early fifties, Liz decided to go back to school, and in 1984, became a licensed practical nurse, and continued in that field until the late '80s.

In 1992, Joe Lassoie passed away. The following year, Liz met Fred Nerland, who became her steadfast and beloved companion for the remainder of her life. Liz Lassoie is preceded in death by her husband, Joe, and her three sisters. She is survived by her dear companion, Fred, by her three children, by James, her dear stepson who was a son to her, and by her grandchildren, Consuelo, Carlos, Andrew, Cassandra and Tyler.

A memorial gathering will be held on July 28th, 2012, at 1:00 at the Fircrest Community Center at 555 Contra Costa Ave., Fircrest, Washington 98466.


Jacquin married Alfred Eugene Beecher, son of Brazier Kirby Beecher and Pauline Alice Arnold, on 1 Nov 1952 in Albany, Albany, NY.1 2 The marriage ended in divorce on 17 Oct 1972. (Alfred Eugene Beecher was born on 4 Mar 1931 in Barberton, Summit, OH 7 8 9.)


Jacquin next married Joseph Philip Lassoie on 25 Nov 1972 in , Pierce, WA, USA.3 4 (Joseph Philip Lassoie was born on 21 Sep 1918 in , King, WA, USA,10 died on 2 Feb 1992 in , Pierce, WA, USA 4 10 and was buried in University Place, Pierce, WA, USA 10.)


Sources


1 Kokomo Tribune (Kokomo, IN), 5 Nov 1952, page 8. Marriage of Alfred E. Beecher and Jacques Milner.

2 Ancestry.com, Washington, U.S., Divorce Index, 1969-2017 (Original data: Washington State Divorce Indexes, 1969-2017. Washington State Archives, Olympia, Washington.), Jacques M. Beecher divorced 17 Oct 1972 Alfred E. Beecher, Pierce County, WA.

3 Ancestry.com, "Washington, U.S., Marriage Index, 1969-2017," Jacques E. Beecher m. Joseph P. Lassoie, 25 Nov 1972, Pierce County, WA.

4 "The News Tribune (Tacoma, WA)," 8 Jul 2012, obituary of Liz Lassoie nee Milner.

5 Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/170567482.

6 1940 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQ3F-HGX William A Milner, Ward 13, Albany, Albany City, Albany, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 63-78, sheet 3B, family 47.

7 1940 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KHMF-4ST Brazier K Beecher, 1940.

8 Kokomo Tribune (Kokomo, IN), 5 Mar 1931, page 9.

9 Ancestry.com, Ohio, U.S., Birth Index, 1908-1998 (Ohio Birth Records. Columbus, Ohio: Ohio Vital Records Office.), Alfred E. Beecher, 4 Mar 1931, state file # 1931023951.

10 Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/170567080.



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