George Maxwell Last, † ^^[1]

1905 - 1982  (76 years)

• Name	George Maxwell Last
  Suffix	† ^
  Born	21 May 1905	NY   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Religion	7 Oct 1928	South Haven (Presbyterian Church), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [1]
  	He became a member on transfer from the Yaphank Presbyterian Church.
  Census	1930	Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [2]
  	He was living with his parents. He was a truckman.
  Misc	Aft 1 Jul 1930	Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [4, 5]
  	a member of the Brookhaven Fire Department
  Census	1940	Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [6]
  	Address: South Country road
  	He was living with his parents. He was a landscape gardener.
  Living	Aft 1943	Manchester, Hartford, CT   [7, 8, 9]
  	They were still living in Manchester, Connecticut in 1948. He bought his home in Manchester in August, 1943. He worked for Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Company.
  Died	May 1982	Manchester, Hartford, CT   [3]
  Person ID	I12418	Brookhaven & South Haven Hamlets
  Last Modified	2 Jan 2013

  
  

  Father	George Ernest Last, † ^,   b. 1882/3, Wales or England ,   d. 28 Aug 1952, Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY  (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Margaret [Last], † ^,   b. 1873, Northern Ireland ,   d. 19 Nov 1948, Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY  (Age 75 years)
  Married	Abt 1903  [2, 10]
  	George was 21 and Margaret 26 when first married.
  Census	1940	Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [6]
  	Address: South Country road
  	In their house was their son George M and daughter Ann M. He was a school janitor.
  Headstones		#021.093.Last01: George E. and Margaret Last Plot: 093. G. E. Last
  Family ID	F4534	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mabel Ann Moran,   b. 17 Oct 1906,   d. 10 Feb 1997, Manchester, Hartford, CT  (Age 90 years)
  Married	1 Sep 1942	Hartford (St. Joseph's Cathedral), Hartford, CT   [9]
  Family ID	F4963	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos		Brookhaven, NY, Fire Department 1932 .. in the background is the original Brookhaven Fire House, which stood on the northwest corner of Bridge Street and Seeley St. It was destroyed by fire on Saturday morning, 15 December 1945, along with all the fire department equipment.
  		Brookhaven Fire Department Baseball Team circa 1936. .. according to newspaper accounts of the era, they were known as the "Quacks." The Brookhaven playing field was located behind the Robert Lyons home off Cemetery Rd. Patchogue Advance, 10 May, 1935, p. 4: "The Center Moriches Bears and the Brookhaven Fire Department Quacks will play Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock at Lyon's field in Brookhaven.  It is the first meeting of the season between these two popular nines and neither of them have been defeated this season." We would appreciate further identifications of the men in the picture.

  
  

• Sources

  [S401] Register, South Haven Church, 1942-1968. [S129] 1930 Census, Census Place: Brookhaven, Suffolk, New York; Roll 1650; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 39; Image: 422.0. [S6] SS Death Index, SS # 103-14-5594. [S488] Photograph, Brookhaven Fire Department 1930. [S127] Advance, Long Island, 4 jul 1930, p. 8. Elected a member 1 July 1930. [S962] 1940 Census, Census Place: Brookhaven, Suffolk, New York; Roll: T627_2784; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 52-59. [S127] Advance, Long Island, 30 Oct 1947, p. 14, and elsewhere. [S127] Advance, Long Island, August 26, 1943, p. 10. [S127] Advance, Long Island, 17 Sep 1942, p. 6. Miss Mabel Ann Moran of Hartford, Conn., daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Moran of Montreal, Canada, was married to George maxwell Last of East Hampton, Conn., son of Mr. and Mrs. George E. Last of Brookhaven at 9:30 a. m. on September 5 in St. Joseph's Cathedral, Hartford, by the Rev. John F. Hannon. Mrs. John Burns, sister of the bride was matron-of-honor and William Robert of Cobalt, Conn., was best man. Following the ceremony a wedding breakfast was served at the Hotel Garde. The bride wore soldier blue crepe trimmed with lace, a wine colored hat and accessories, and an orchid corsage. Mrs. Burns was dressed in wine crepe with black velvet hat and black accessories, and wore a corsage of talisman roses. Mr. and Mrs. Last are at home at 28 Hopkins street, Hartford, after spending several days in Montreal, Canada. Mrs. Last is employed in there actuarial department of the Phoenix Mutual Life Insurance company and Mr. Last is with Pratt and Whitney of East Hartford, Conn. [S236] Cemetery: Oaklawn.