Clarence Edward Dare

1882 - 1952  (70 years)

• Name	Clarence Edward Dare
  Born	26 Jul 1882	Selden, Suffolk, New York, United States
  Gender	Male
  Died	25 Nov 1952	Selden, Suffolk, New York, United States
  Buried	Cedar Grove Cemetery, Patchogue, Suffolk, New York, United States
  Person ID	I31594	Molloy-Remde Family Tree Aug 23
  Last Modified	5 Jun 2022

  
  

  Father	Samuel F. Dare,   b. 7 Oct 1847, Selden, Suffolk, New York, United States ,   d. 6 Feb 1913, Selden, Suffolk, New York, United States  (Age 65 years)
  Mother	Henrietta M. Wicks,   b. Feb 1852, Patchogue, Suffolk, New York, United States ,   d. 24 Nov 1937, Selden, Suffolk, New York, United States  (Age ~ 85 years)
  Married	1 Feb 1871	Patchogue, Suffolk, New York, United States
  Family ID	F11771	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Florence Eugenia Gould,   b. 10 Sep 1888, Lake Grove, Suffolk, New York, United States
  Married	26 Sep 1914	Lake Grove, Suffolk, New York, United State
  Last Modified	7 Sep 2023
  Family ID	F11769	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  http://www.bklyn-genealogy-info.com/LI/LI.Notable.Requests.html LONG ISLAND - NOTABLE FAMILIES FROM NASSAU AND SUFFOLK COUNTIES DARE, Clarence E. Son of a veteran of the Civil War, Clarence E. Dare has taken an active part in the civic and social affairs of Suffolk County, just as his father did before him. Like his father, he farmed the land before he entered state service. Since 1920 he has been serving as the District Forest Ranger for the state of New York. Mr. Dare was born in Selden, in the town of Brookhaven, Suffolk County, Long Island, on July 26, 1882, a son of Samuel and Henrietta (Wicks) Dare. His mother, who was a native of Patchogue, died in 1938. Mr. Dare's father, a native of Selden, served in Company C, 165th Volunteer Infantry of the Union forces in the Civil War, and before his death, in 1913, he was a town trustee of the town of Brookhaven. He received his early education in the district schools of Selden. Mr. Dare gave up farming in 1915, after his election as Superintendent of Highways for the town of Brookhaven, a post he held until 1920, when he was appointed to his present position of District Forest Ranger. Active in the business affairs of his community, Mr. Dare is vice president and director of the National Bank of Lake Ronkonkoma, and a former treasurer and trustee of the Board of Education for the School District of Selden. During World War I he was a member of the New York State National Guard. Numbered among his fraternal affiliations are memberships in the South Side Lodge 493 of the Free and Accepted Order of Masons in Patchogue, of which Mr. Dare is a life member, the Suwasset Chapter of Royal Arch Masons in Patchogue, the Patchogue Commandery of the Knights Templa and the Kismet Temple Shrine of Brooklyn. Mr. Dare worships in the Methodist Church and is generous in his contributions to religious and humanitarian causes. At Lake Grove, Long Island on September 26, 1914, Mr.Dare married Florence Eugenia Gould, daughter of George E. and Eugenia (Hallock) Gould, natives of Lake Grove. Died at home, Middle Country Road OBITUARY - CLARENCE E. DARE Posted 05 Jan 2012 by LINDLEY77 NEW YORK TIMES - NOV 26, 1952 - PAGE 23 Clarence E. Dare Selden, L.I. Nov 25 - Clarence E. Dare, who as district forest ranger for the last thirty two years directed forest-fire fighting throughout Suffolk County and in Oyster Bay Township in Nassau County, died here today at his home on Middle Country Road. He was 70 years old. Mr. Dare formerly served as Brookhaven Town highway superintendent for one two-year term and was re-elected, but resigned in the middle of his second term to join the State Conservation Department in 1920. At his death, he was also President of the National Bank of Lake Ronkonkoma. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Florence G. Dare; a brother, Logan Dare, and two sisters, Mrs. Laura Mae Terry and Mrs. Lucille Hough.