Ernest Freeman Drillen

     Ernest Freeman Drillen was born on 25 December 1878 at Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada.^2,1,3,4,5,6 He was the son of Henry Drillen and Mary Jane Bailey.¹ Ernest Freeman Drillen, age 27 years, appeared on the Canadian Census of 1881 in the household of Henry Drillen and Mary Jane Bailey at Douglas Parish, New Brunswick, Canada.⁷ Ernest Freeman Drillen, age 37 years, appeared on the Canadian Census of 1891 in the household of Henry Drillen and Mary Jane Bailey at Douglas Parish, New Brunswick, Canada.⁸ Ernest Freeman Drillen, age 47 years, appeared on the Canadian Census of 1901 in the household of Henry Drillen and Mary Jane Bailey at Douglas Parish, New Brunswick, Canada.⁹ Ernest Freeman Drillen immigrated in 1910 to United States According to the 1930 US Census, he immigrated in 1910, yet he is listed on the 1911 Canadian Census.^10,11 He, age 63 years, appeared on the Canadian Census of 1911 in the household of Mary Jane Bailey at Saint Marys Parish, New Brunswick, Canada.¹⁰

Ernest married first, an unknown woman.

Ernest registered for the draft giving his age as 40, his address as the St. James Hotel, Bangor, Maine, and his job as a river driver for the American Realty Company on 12 September 1918.⁶ Ernest lived in 1920 at Biddeford, Maine.¹²

Ernest Freeman Drillen, age 43, married Vera May Lord, age 40 , daughter of Herbert Samuel Lord and Sarah Melissa Mayhew, on 7 August 1922.^2,1,13 Ernest, age 51 years, and Vera, age 47 years, appeared on the US Census of 1930 at 322 Broadway, Bangor, Maine.¹¹ Ernest, age 61 years, and Vera, age 57 years, appeared on the US Census of 1940 at 39 South Park Street, Bangor, Maine.¹⁴ According to the census in 1940, Ernest was a foreman.¹⁴ He died on 30 March 1965 at the Hampshire County Sanatorium, Northampton, Massachusetts, at age 86.^2,1,3,4,5 Ernest's obituary of 31 March 1965, reads:

(an unknown value.)⁴ He was buried on 2 April 1965 at Spring Grove Cemetery, Florence, Massachusetts.^3,4