Robert Louis Doane

1918 - 2013 (95 years)

Generation: 1

Robert Louis Doane was born on 8 Aug 1918 in Essex, Connecticut, USA (son of Charles Northam Doane and Edith Palau); died on 2 Nov 2013 in Clinton, Connecticut, USA; was buried in River View Cemetery, Essex, Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States.

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Essex - Robert L. Doane, 95, of Essex, passed peacefully on Friday, Nov. 1, 2013, at Peregrine's Landing, Clinton.
He was born Aug. 8, 1918, a 5th generation resident of Essex, to Charles and Edith (Palau) Doane. He attended Pratt High School, Connecticut College of Pharmacy, and the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in New London. Lt. Doane served in the Coast Guard in the Gulf of Mexico and the South Pacific throughout World War II. He was a loving and devoted husband to Darline (Barnett) Doane for 61 years and a loving, devoted and inspiring father.
He founded Doane's Pharmacy in 1951, retiring from the business in 1976. He was a pillar of the community and was involved in a variety of community activities, including: 60 year member of the Rotary Club receiving a Paul Harris Fellow Honor, founding member of the Essex Ambulance Association, director of the CBC Bank, and active member of the Essex Yacht Club and founding member of the Pettipaug Yacht Club.
Darline and Bob were pilots at the Mystic Seaport with over 30 years of volunteer time. Lifelong sailors, they enjoyed their time on the east coast leading to a 20 year residence in the Bahamas at their beloved Man-O-War Cay.
Bob was predeceased by his wife, Darline Doane, in Oct 2003.
He is survived by his five children, Timotha, Linda, Deborah, Robert, and John; seven grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and several beloved nieces, nephews and cousins.
A Memorial Service will be held at 1 p.m. Nov. 5, at the First Congregational Church, Methodist Hill Road, Essex. Interment will be private at Riverview Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, donations should be made to the Essex Ambulance Association, P.O. Box 233, Ivorton, CT 06442.
Arrangements by Robinson, Wright, and Weymer Funeral Home, Centerbrook.
--Published in The Day on Nov. 3, 2013

Robert married Ruby Darline Barnett on 25 Dec 1942. Ruby was born on 10 Dec 1918 in Boonville, Missouri, USA; died on 1 Oct 2003 in Essex, Connecticut, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

Generation: 2

Charles Northam Doane was born on 9 Mar 1888 in Deep River, Connecticut, USA (son of Roscoe Cornelius Doane and Mary E. Brockway); died on 23 Feb 1962 in Essex, Connecticut, USA.

Charles married Edith Palau in 1911. Edith was born on 17 Nov 1893 in Essex, Connecticut, USA; died on 17 Jan 1963 in Essex, Connecticut, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Edith Palau was born on 17 Nov 1893 in Essex, Connecticut, USA; died on 17 Jan 1963 in Essex, Connecticut, USA.

Children:

Charles Northam Doane was born on 6 Jan 1912 in Essex, Connecticut, USA; died on 3 Dec 2000 in Old Saybrook, Connecticut, USA.
Dorothy Elizabeth Doane was born on 30 Dec 1915 in Essex, Connecticut, USA; died on 3 Mar 1998 in Old Lyme, Connecticut, USA.
1. Robert Louis Doane was born on 8 Aug 1918 in Essex, Connecticut, USA; died on 2 Nov 2013 in Clinton, Connecticut, USA; was buried in River View Cemetery, Essex, Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States.

Generation: 3

Roscoe Cornelius Doane was born on 19 Sep 1857 in Essex, Connecticut, USA; died on 21 Aug 1929; was buried in River View Cemetery, Essex, Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States.

Roscoe married Mary E. Brockway on 3 Apr 1884. Mary (daughter of Alexis C. Brockway and Mary J. Saunders) was born on 30 Nov 1866 in Essex, Connecticut, USA; died on 7 Nov 1945; was buried in River View Cemetery, Essex, Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mary E. Brockway was born on 30 Nov 1866 in Essex, Connecticut, USA (daughter of Alexis C. Brockway and Mary J. Saunders); died on 7 Nov 1945; was buried in River View Cemetery, Essex, Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States.

Children:

Louise Northam Doane was born on 31 Jul 1885 in Essex, Connecticut, USA; died in 1954; was buried in River View Cemetery, Essex, Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States.
2. Charles Northam Doane was born on 9 Mar 1888 in Deep River, Connecticut, USA; died on 23 Feb 1962 in Essex, Connecticut, USA.
Mary Charlotte Doane was born on 22 Jul 1899 in Essex, Connecticut, USA; died on 3 May 1934 in Connecticut, USA; was buried in River View Cemetery, Essex, Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States.

Generation: 4

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Alexis C. Brockway was born in Dec 1834 in Connecticut, USA (son of George Brockway and Emily Post); died in 1913; was buried in River View Cemetery, Essex, Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States.

Alexis married Mary J. Saunders on 6 Jul 1864 in Hartford, Connecticut, USA. Mary was born in Feb 1847 in Connecticut, USA; died in 1923; was buried in River View Cemetery, Essex, Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Mary J. Saunders was born in Feb 1847 in Connecticut, USA; died in 1923; was buried in River View Cemetery, Essex, Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States.

Children:

5. Mary E. Brockway was born on 30 Nov 1866 in Essex, Connecticut, USA; died on 7 Nov 1945; was buried in River View Cemetery, Essex, Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States.
George Alexis Brockway was born on 8 Dec 1868 in Saybrook, Connecticut, USA; died on 6 Mar 1911 in Essex, Connecticut, USA; was buried in Prospect Hill Cemetery, Essex, Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States.
Laura P. Brockway was born in Mar 1873 in Connecticut, USA; died in 1930 in Connecticut, USA; was buried in River View Cemetery, Essex, Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States.
Merle Ethelbert Brockway was born on 30 Sep 1877 in Essex, Connecticut, USA; died on 16 Feb 1957 in Essex, Connecticut, USA.
Adelaide E. Brockway was born on 15 Nov 1883 in Essex, Connecticut, USA; died on 2 Apr 1964 in Middletown, Connecticut, USA; was buried in Pine Grove Cemetery, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States.