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Note: George/Young 2nd h. 24 Jul 1944 Grandmother Durand family bible sez she was born May 6th, 1907 in E'Town, NY. Family records Helen Durand (Brown) (Bailey) Young TICONDEROGA -- Helen Durand (Brown) (Bailey) Young died Wednesday, March 29, 2006, at Ticonderoga's Moses-Ludington Nursing Home, where she had lived since 1997. She was the youngest of the four children of Edith Mary Durand and George Levi Brown, born May 6, 1907, in the white house with cupola, "Fairview," on Route 9 just south of the village of Elizabethtown. Her father George was postmaster, editor of the Elizabethtown Post and author of the 1906 history book, "Pleasant Valley;" her mother Edith was a great-granddaughter of the 1794 pioneer settler of Elizabethtown, Joseph Francis Durand. Helen graduated from Elizabethtown High School in 1924, attended the nursing program of Bellevue Hospital in New York City and graduated from Albany Business College. While working for New York state in Albany, she met Claude Bailey of Ballston Spa. They were married in 1928. In 1941, Claude died and she sent her three children to live with relatives so that she could continue to work. Charles and Dorothy went to her sister in Ticonderoga and James went to Elizabethtown with his grandmother. In 1944, while working at the Watervliet Arsenal, she meet and married George Young of St. Regis Falls. They moved back to Elizabethtown where Helen had secretarial jobs at various businesses, including Stratopanel, John Deming Law Office and HP Johnson's Chevrolet. George died in 1971. Helen retired from work at Essex County Social Services Department. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Elizabethtown and of the United Congregations Church into which it merged. She was active in church groups, in Adirondack Chapter Eastern Star, American Legion Auxiliary and the Champlain Chapter D.A.R. Helen was correspondent for Elizabethtown for local papers and was town historian for a few years. Her son Charles died in 1994. She was also predeceased by siblings Edith (Mrs. Claude) Saunders, Analita (Mrs. Frank) Stevens and Thomas Brown; by their spouses; by her son-in-law, Fred Provoncha; by two grandsons, Ricky Bailey and David Bailey; and by nephews Durand Stevens and Thomas Brown Jr. Helen is survived by daughter Dorothy B. Provoncha of Ticonderoga; son James Bailey and wife Anne of Plattsburgh; and daughter-in-law Shirley Bailey of Crown Point. Also by grandchildren Fred, Robert and John Provoncha, Julie Provoncha Halliday, Walter Bailey, Dawn Bailey Wranosky, Maureen Bailey Haran and their spouses; by 12 great-grandchildren; and seven great-great-grandchildren; by three generations of Stevens, Brown and Bailey nieces and nephews; and by numerous Durand cousins. Calling hours will be 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. on Friday, March 30, at W.M. Marvin's Sons, Elizabethtown. The funeral service will be at 11 a.m. on Saturday, April 1, at United Church of Christ, with burial at a later date in Riverside Cemetery, Elizabethtown. Memorial donations may be made to United Church of Christ, Elizabethtown, or to the Essex County Historical Society, PO Box 829, Elizabethtown, NY 12932. 1930 United States Federal Census about Helen Bailey Name: Helen Bailey ('http://c.mfcreative.com//pdf/trees/charts/1930.pdf')> Home in 1930: Albany, Albany, New York View Map Age: 22 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1908 Relation to Head of House: Wife Spouse's Name: Claude Bailey Race: White Occupation: Education: Military Service: Rent/home value: Age at first marriage: Parents' birthplace: View image Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age Claude Bailey 34 Helen Bailey 22 Charles Bailey 11/12 Floyd Seil 29
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