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Children: (All b. before family moved to Westminster):
I. Walter b. October 8, 1907; m. Evelyn Johnson; lives in Leominster; 3 children.
2. Florence b. February 16, 1909; m. Raymond Grimes; divorced.
3. Laura b. July 2, 1911; m. Paul DeBarge; I child.
4. Virginia b. July 23, 1912; m. (1) Albert Gauthier, I son; m. (2) James Page. (See Page.)
5. Rachel b. August 31, 1914; m. Arne Lahtinen. (See Lahtinen.)
6. Norman b. March 27, 1916; m. Marion Welch; lives in Gardner; 5 children.
7. Lester b. June 26, 1917; m. Maxine Nye; veteran of WW II; lives in Pepperell; 2 children.
8. Eva b. October 9, 1919; m. Francis Coombs. (See Coombs.)
9. Franklin b. March 20, 1921; veteran of WW II; m. M. Charlotte Beardsley; lives in Fitchburg; 5 children.
10. Dorothy b. July 28, 1922; m. William Hickey. (See Hickey.)
II. William b. July 20, 1923; m. April 15, 1950 Stella C. Jacques, b. March 17, 1923, dau. of Eugene and Claudia (Simard) Jacques. They came to Westminster in 1951 and bought a place on South Street. Mr. Gage is a vet- eran of WW II.
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12. Herbert b. October 15, 1924; m. Beverly Clifford; lives in Leominster; 3 children; veteran of WW II.
Children of William Gage:
I. Sandra J. b. August 15, 1951, in Fitchburg.
2. June E. b. January 9, 1953, in Fitchburg.
3. Stephen W. b. November 17, 1955, in Fitchburg.
4. Daniel W. b. March 22, 1957, in Fitchburg.
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GALE
ELLSWORTH W. GALE b. December 31, 1904, in Hubbardston; s. of William and Mabel (Thompson) Gale; m. August 4, 1931, Ethel I. Trask, b. August 8, 1909, in Providence, R. I., dau. of Fred and Edith (Morrill) Trask. They came to Westminster in 1946 and bought the house on Bacon Street formerly owned by Mrs. Myra Whitney, where they make their home. Mr. Gale is employed in Fitchburg at the plant of Independent Lock Com- pany. Mrs. Gale is a registered nurse.
Child:
Diana b. June 1, 1944.
GALLANT
ALVIN A. GALLANT b. March 28, 1916, in Fitchburg; s. of An- thony and Alice (Finnegan) Gallant; m. May 14, 1940, M. Pearl Baker, dau. of Chester and Delia (Jolly) Baker. (See Baker.) He is a veteran of WW II. They live on the State Road.
Children:
I. Muriel A. b. December 26, 1941.
2. Phyllis b. June 6, 1945.
3. Michael b. June 12, 1949.
GARDNER
JOHN A. GARDNER b. February 13, 1895, d. May 16, 1957; S. of John A. and Wilhelmina H. (Zepp) Gardner of Bridgeport, Connecticut; m. January 9, 1925, Marion Lyons, b. February 17, 1898, in Brooklyn, New York, dau. of Thomas F. and Emmeline (Crankshaw) Lyons. They came to Westminster in 1949 and bought the second house on Ripley Road built by the late Nel- son S. Greely. John Gardner was a veteran of WW II and a member of the Board of Water Commissioners.
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Child:
Jean b. November 21, 1925, in Newton; m. Robert Mayo; lives in Millis.
GASTONGUAY
PAUL EMILE GASTONGUAY b. March 5, 1916, in Chisholm, Maine; s. of Edward and Regina (Keith) Gastonguay; m. November 10, 1941, Eugenia K. Marsh, b. November 12, 1919, in Gardner, dau. of Neil and Marion (Viall) Marsh. He came to Westminster with his family in 1950 and lives on Route 2A, near the junction of Depot Road, in a house formerly owned by Mrs. Graustein. He is employed as an inspector at the Raytheon Plant in Bedford. Children:
I. Paul E., Jr. b. September 3, 1942, in Fitchburg.
2. Kathleen b. September 19, 1943, in Fitchburg.
3. Richard b. August 16, 1944, in Fitchburg.
4. Pamela b. September 12, 1948, in Fitchburg.
5. Neil b. December 26, 1949, in Fitchburg.
6. Robert b. November 24, 1950, d. February 15, 1952.
7. Marion b. June 4, 1954, in Fitchburg.
8. Peter b. July 15, 1955, in Fitchburg.
9. Stephen b. December 16, 1956, in Fitchburg.
GATES
The Gates family has long been associated with the Beech Hill section of Westminster, now owned by the Gardner State Hospi- tal. Several generations of the family had lived on the Hill before Eugene Gates (25) made his home there.
EUGENE GATES b. January 2, 1839, d. July 31, 1908; s. of Leonard (20) and Martha (Leland) Gates; m. September 2, 1862 Helen (29), dau. of Anson and Emily (Jackson) Ray. (See Ray.) Mrs. Gates died October 4, 1932.
Children:
I. Luella F. (30) b. September 18, 1864; m. George A. Sargent. (See Sargent.)
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2. Albert E. (31) b. January 9, 1871, d. June 15, 1950; m. Jannette Forsyth, b. June 16, 1892, dau. of George and Ellen (McLaine) Forsyth. He first lived with his parents and farmed their land. Later he lived on two different farms on what is now part of Gardner State Hospital, finally locating at his home on Main Street now owned by Adams and Halliday. For many years he served the town as a member of the Board of Assessors. For a number of years he was a rural mail carrier. His wife d. October 21, 1939:
Children of Albert E. Gates:
I. Esther Helen b. August 10, 1893; m. Arthur Charles Hicks of Westminster. (See Hicks.)
2. Blanche Isabelle b. May 10, 1896; m. Earle F. Daily of California; resides in Arizona.
3. Willard Albert b. January 17, 1908; m. October 21, 1950 Blanche Rena Parker of Rochdale. He is a veteran of WW II. They live in Holden.
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GILES
CHARLES F. GILES (5) b. September 7, 1860, d. December 8, 1945; s. of Charles G. and Lucy E. (Estey) Giles; m. November 29, 1911 Lucy A. Milton (March 3, 1867-August 22, 1950) dau. of Andrew and Sarah (Emerson) Milton. Charles Giles came to Westminster when he was one year old, and from that time on lived in one of the Estey houses on Main Street. Graduating from the Westminster Academy, he joined his uncle, Aldin Adams, in the wheelwright business, which they carried on at a mill off the present Eaton Street. Here also they had a grist mill, a cider mill, and a feed business. In 1894, Mr. Giles was appointed Town Clerk pro tem, and thereafter was elected to that office for the next thirty-six years. (No other Town Clerk had held office so long.) His religion was that of his family: Universalist. He served as Parish Clerk for over fifty years. He was actively interested in many town organizations, including the Westminster Historical
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Society. Mrs. Giles was born off Adelaide, Australia, on her father's bark, and had an unusual childhood, traveling with her parents on the China coast, in the West Indies, and to Constantinople, where her father's vessel was the first American ship to go through the Bosporus. She graduated from Tufts College in 1898. She was called to the Universalist Church in Chester, Vermont, and left that place to go to Westfield. In 1902 she came to the Universalist Church in Gardner, and in 1904 took over the Westminster parish. In 1916-after eighteen years of active parish work in which she had missed but one Sunday, because of illness- she resigned; but she continued to supply churches of all denominations until 1928. In all her years in Westminster she was active in whatever seemed to her to promote the well-being and happiness of the citizens. Like her husband, she was a loyal worker in both Grange and the Westminster Historical Society. From 1916 until 1942 she served on the Board of Trustees of the Public Library. For twenty-five years she was the Extension Service Director of Westminster.
GILSON
EDGAR L. GILSON (3) b. November 4, 1851, d. March 20, 1904, and his wife Harriet Josie Holden (d. March 14, 1930), returned from Sherborn to Westminster. He helped build the electric street railway and in 1898 was one of the first motormen on the road.
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WARREN E. GILSON (4) d. March 15, 1926; brother of the above, and his wife Hattie L. Clark (d. February 1, 1931) lived quietly all their lives in their home on Bacon Street. He was a carpenter by occupation.
WILLIAM E. GILSON (5) another brother, and his wife Jennie E. (Holden) resided for a while in Westminster and then moved to Leominster. He died in the South, where he was spending a win- ter. His wife died in Leominster. Their daughter, Ida Estelle, had died when young.
Child of Edgar L. Gilson:
I. Louis B. Gilson b. April 25, 1878, d. September 2, 1952; m. June 14, 1899, Gertrude Ellen Pratt; (b. in Framing-
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ham), July 10, 1875, d. July 3, 1959; dau. of William Henry and Sarah E. (Haven) Pratt of Northboro. They resided in several towns, including Fitchburg, and returned to Westminster in 1922. They occupied the Bradley Holden place on Bacon St., now home of their daughter Doris. Mr. Gilson was a stationary engineer in Fitchburg. He served in WW I.
Children of Louis B. Gilson:
1. Alberta Mabel b. February 4, 1900, in Northboro; m. Robert Denton. (See Denton.)
2. b. and d. July 17, 1902, in Marlboro.
3. Arlene Edna b. March 11, 1904, in Marlboro; m. Paul N. Woodward. (See Woodward.)
4. Edgar Bradley b. March 12, 1905, in Westminster, d. September 1, 1908, in Fitchburg.
5. Doris Eleanor b. November 26, 1906; unmarried; of- fice worker.
6. Ralph b. February 28, 1909, d. March 14, 1910, in Fitchburg.
GOODRIDGE
FRED A. GOODRIDGE (7) m. October 24, 1905, (1) Lulu Marion Battles, dau. of Alton and Emma (Cummings) Battles. By himself or with associates he has operated the sawmill and box-making business now at the foot of Bacon Street, and he has prospered in that business. For fifteen years he was engineer of the Fire Department; he has served on the Board of Selectmen. After he and his wife were divorced he married (2) Mrs. Hazel M. (Cooley) Bevis of Dana. They occupy the village dwelling of his father, adjoining the sawmill.
Children:
I. Wilfred Howard b. December 2, 1906; m. September 15, 1928, Kathryn Agnes McAuliffe of Fitchburg. He has been road commissioner since 1933, and Superintendent of the Water Department ever since the system was
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installed in 1955. He is a faithful member of the Fire De- partment.
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2. John Clifton b. July 8, 1918, d. December 26, 1941; m. September 24, 1939 Francella Blossom May of Gardner, a granddaughter of Lucinthia Eaton (64) of Westminster. They built a new house on Elliott Street. He died sud- denly and his widow occupied their home until she m. William H. Kohnke of Arizona on September 12, 1942 and left town. No children.
Children of Wilfred H. Goodridge:
I. Barbara Ann b. December 27, 1931; m. December 27, 1952 Robert Lidberg; lives in Fitchburg; 2 children.
2. Philip b. September 1, 1941, d. September 10, 1941.
GRAHN
DONALD GRAHN b. December 11, 1912, in Gardner; s. of Emil and Mary (Nissula) Grahn; m. August 8, 1937, Margarette H. Himes, b. March 16, 1914 in Bessemer, Alabama, dau. of Thomas A. and Ruby A. (Griffin) Himes, Jr. He is a veteran of WW II. He came to Westminster in 1931. In 1940 they built a house on Nichols Street and started their florist business, which has be- come prosperous in the ensuing years.
GRAY
DONALD GRAY and his wife, Nellie (Elesevicz), came to West- minster in 1947. They live on Ellis Road. He is a veteran of WW II.
Children:
I. Linda b. May 6, 1948.
2. Donald, Jr. b. May 31, 1950.
3. Sandra b. June 14, 1955.
4. Gary b. June 18, 1957.
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GREELY
ROBERT H. GREELY (b. in England January 25, 1851, d. Spokane, Washington July 7, 1901) m. Hattie S. Sprague. (See Sprague.) Child:
Nelson Sprague Greely b. at Spokane, Washington, Decem- ber 24, 1892. He was brought up from very early childhood in Westminster by his great-aunt, Sarah Jane Wyman, first in the Narrows, then in the center of town. He attended Westminster schools and Cushing Academy; then Went- worth Institute, where he also taught for years. He was a heating and plumbing contractor in Boston until retiring in 1939. He was a thirty-second degree Mason, an active mem- ber for life of all Masonic orders, the Lions Club and the Appalachian Mountain Club. On March 1, 1939 he married Ruth E. Fletcher of Belmont, Mass., dau. of Jennie L. Ripley and James H. Fletcher, b. February 12, 1892, at Crugers-on- Hudson, N. Y. He bought the "Muster Field" in Westminster in 1939 and built two houses there on Ripley Road in 1939 and 1940. He built his home on Miles Hill in 1943. He was a Town Assessor from 1944 through 1946. He lived at Miles Hill until his death March 20, 1954. No children.
GREEN
GEORGE GREEN b. June 1, 1917, in Fitchburg; s. of Fred and Florence (Bolt) Green; m. July 4, 1946, Lillian Niemi, b. Feb- ruary 27, 1926, dau. of Kasper and Hilma (Koski) Niemi. They live on Route 140. He is a veteran of WW II and works for the Highway Department.
Children:
I. Gary b. December 6, 1948.
2. Donald b. January 21, 1953.
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GREENE
ABNER FRANK GREENE (b. January II, 1839, d. October 2, 1919) and his wife Mary M. (Hill; b. February 9, 1843, d. May 27, 1919) spent their last years in the house next to the First Congregational Church. Their daughter Sarah lived with them and cared for them.
Child:
Sarah F. b. October 15, 1878, d. September 20, 1939; un- married. For more than 35 years she served the community as Librarian of the Westminster Public Library, and as cus- todian of the property of the Westminster Historical Society. Whatever help any school child or adult asked at the Library, Miss Greene gave if it were humanly possible. The town can be grateful to her for building up the Westminster Library so that today it is considered one of the best in the state for a community of this size.
GRENIER
ALBERT J. GRENIER b. January 23, 1897, in Fitchburg; s. of Charles and Maria (Couture) Grenier; m. August 23, 1920, Eva M. Sideleau, b. November 20, 1899, in Fitchburg, dau. of Augustus and Albina (LaFortune) Sideleau. They came to West- minster in 1930 and from 1940-1945 were building the house that is their present home on the Gardner State Road, near Shady Avenue entrance. He is a carpenter, having built several houses near his own. He has served on the Board of Registrars for many years.
Children:
I. Lucille C. b. May 21, 1924; a registered nurse; m. Rich- ard Fitzgerald. (See Fitzgerald.)
2. Leo C. b. November 29, 1927, in Fitchburg; m. An- nette R. Roy, b. May 17, 1930, dau. of Edgar and Alfreda (Desbois) Roy of Templeton. He is a veteran of the Korean War. They live on the Gardner State Road.
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3. Clarence A. b. October 14, 1933; m. Theresa Croteau. No children.
Children of Leo C. Grenier:
I. William b. April 18, 1952, in Anchorage, Alaska.
2. Shelley b. March 31, 1953, in Gardner.
3. Sandra b. February 28, 1956, in Gardner.
4. Joseph b. October 27, 1957, in Gardner.
GRONROOS
JOHN GRONROOS b. July 25, 1921, in Princeton; s. of Tobias and Amanda (Manneliin) Gronroos; m. March 23, 1943, Irja Rinta, b. March 8, 1921, in Fitchburg, dau. of John and Susanna (Poola) Rinta. He is a veteran of WW II. They live on East Road. Child:
John T. b. January 27, 1947.
HAGER
JOSEPH HAGER (15) (b. March 22, 1823, d. February 13, 1915) lived on Pleasant Street in the present Raymond Scofield home. He made many bequests to the town, among them Hager Park and the Revolutionary Monument in Woodside Cemetery. His wife Arabella (Sargent) died October 2, 1901.
Children:
I. Laura Ellen (19) b. July 16, 1862, d. May 11, 1880.
2. Mary Belle (20) b. July 11, 1868, d. August 17, 1911. She was one of the early librarians of the Westminster Public Library; m. March 3, 1904, Albion B. Allen of Am- herst, and lived in Amherst.
HAKKINEN
WAINO E. HAKKINEN b. May 1, 1920, in Gardner; s. of Nuutti and Mandi (Manninen) Hakkinen; m. March 6, 1945, Viola N.
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Nikunen. (See Nikunen.) He is a veteran of WW II. They built their own house on Leominster Street in 1947. He is a draftsman for General Electric Company.
Children:
I. Donald W. b. March 31, 1946.
2. Linda A. b. January 5, 1949.
3. Lois K. b. April 1, 1954.
HALLIDAY
FRANK E. HALLIDAY b. March 8, 1917, in Worcester; s. of Harry O. and Fannie (Law) Halliday; m. February 3, 1950, Con- stance A. Adams, b. December 7, 1926, in Worcester, dau. of Frank M. and Hazel H. (George) Adams. He is a veteran of WW II. They came to Westminster in 1954, and lived on Church Street until 1958, when Mrs. Halliday's parents joined them and they bought the house on upper Main Street formerly owned by Albert Gates.
Children:
I. Martha L. b. March 23, 1951, in Worcester.
2. Jo Anne b. March 23, 1952, in Worcester.
3. Peter M. b. Januray 7, 1955, in Worcester.
4. Timothy S. b. April 27, 1956.
HALPIN
ELLIOTT D. HALPIN b. April 12, 1914, in Providence, Rhode Is- land; s. of Thomas G. and Mae E. (Hagberg) Halpin; m. April 28, 1938, Helen V. Cease, b. February 28, 1913, in West Nanti- coke, Pennsylvania, dau. of Harry and Eva (Kinney) Cease. Mr. Halpin attended Rhode Island State College. He came to West- minster with his family in 1940 and built his present home on Nichols Street in 1951. He owns and operates Elliott's Jewelry Store in Fitchburg; he is a member of the Board of Assessors. Child:
Marsha D. b. December 9, 1939, in Providence, Rhode Is- land; a graduate of Colby Junior College.
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HAM
ANDREW HAM (21) b. January 15, 1870, in Jackson, New Hamp- shire, d. October 31, 1934; s. of George (1) and Amanda (Hayes) Ham; m. June 28, 1889, Sarah Ellen Cook (d. December 30, 1958), dau. of Welsley W. and Charlotte T. (Wargent) Cook. He was a chairmaker and later worked in Fitchburg for Crocker- Burbank. He lived for many years at the junction of Overlook and North Common Roads, the present Honkala place, and after the death of his father moved to a house on Leominster Street, now the home of his daughter, Mrs. Daniel Havener. Children:
I. Elizabeth Lavina b. January 27, 1890, d. January 31, 1953; m. Louis Walter Fisher; lived in Westminster and South Gardner; I daughter.
2. Charlotte Amanda b. March 7, 1892; m. (1) Willis Burnett, I son, divorced; m. (2) Ralph Clark, lives in New Durham, New Hampshire.
3. Hazel Amelia b. April 25, 1898; m. Daniel W. Havener. (See Havener.)
4. Beatrice Helena b. July 8, 1900; m. Kenneth R. Durling; lives in Fitchburg; 6 children.
HANDLIN
MATTHEW E. HANDLIN b. April 10, 1896, in Fitchburg, d. Jan- uary 6, 1952; s. of Matthew and Elizabeth (Noonan) Handlin; m. June 10, 1920, Ruth H. Burns, b. April 8, 1900, dau. of Daniel and Delia (Brunell) Burns. Both Mr. and Mrs. Handlin have been employed by the Boston and Maine Railroad. He was a veteran of WW II and a member of the Finance Committee. Their home is on Upper Main Street.
Child:
Beverly A. b. September 2, 1926; graduate of Lasell Junior College; m. John H. Lothrop. (See Lothrop.)
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HARRINGTON
JAMES S. HARRINGTON (29) b. July 20, 1845, d. April 18, 1921; s. of Daniel and Nancy (White) Harrington; descended from a long line of successful farmers. He m. March 12, 1867, Elizabeth Prentiss (d. January 15, 1935), of Hubbardston. He was a carpen- ter and road builder. He lived at the corner of Pleasant Street and Route 2, which is now the home of his granddaughter Mrs. Marion Noble.
Children:
I. Ernest E. (42) b. February 13, 1870, d. November 21, 1953; m. June 22, 1898 Ethel M. Carter, d. November 23, 1941, dau. of William H. and Ellen (Dike) Carter. They occupied a part of the home of his wife's parents, the George Miles place on Carter Road. He succeeded to the care of the farm during Mr. Carter's last years and at the same time worked in a Fitchburg paper mill.
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2. Nettie E. (43) b. June 10, 1872; m. John C. Roper. (See Roper.)
3. Edith L. (44) b. May 16, 1874, d. June 9, 1954; unmar- ried. For many years she was the assistant librarian at the Westminster Public Library and after the death of Miss Greene was the librarian.
Children of Ernest E. Harrington:
I. Ellen Elizabeth b. April 30, 1899; m. William J. Mason of Boston. (See Mason.)
2. Miles Clayton b. July 26, 1900; m. Alzetta Stokes of Meredith, New Hampshire; lives in Clinton, 5 chil- dren.
3. Donald James b. September 16, 1903, d. September 6, 1909.
4. Dorothy May b. October 17, 1911; m. Orin M. Wheeler of Hubbardston; resided in Westminster, Hub- bardston and Winchendon; 2 children.
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HARTWELL
CHARLES F. HARTWELL b. December 26, 1892; s. of Frank and Mary (Enson) Hartwell; m. July 12, 1924, Ruth Williams, b. December 19, 1893, in Gardner, dau. of John and Arvilla (Brown) Williams. They came to Westminster in 1948 and bought the house on the corner of South Street and Dawley Road, for- merly owned by Mrs. Bertha Stowe. He is a veteran of WW I; has served on the Board of Assessors.
Children:
I. John N. b. July 19, 1925, in Gardner; m. Barbara Kend- rick; lives in Simsbury, Connecticut; 3 children.
2. Joanne M. b. August 26, 1927, in Gardner; m. Charles V. Ball; lives in Amherst; 3 children.
HAVENER
DANIEL HAVENER b. July 12, 1896, in Petersham, d. January 27, 1949; s. of Robert and Mary (McFarland) Havener; m. February 14, 1920, Hazel Ham (See Ham). They lived in Gardner until 1934, when they came to Westminster to live with her widowed mother. He was a veteran of WW I, and was employed for many years by S. Bent Brothers in Gardner.
Child:
I. Robert A. b. March 19, 1923; m. September 6, 1947, Vivian A. Cross, b. July 7, 1927, in Philadelphia, Penn- sylvania, dau. of Frank and Vivian (Brown) Cross. He is a veteran of WW II and works for S. Bent Brothers of Gardner. The Haveners own their house on Bacon Street, built in 1953. He is a beekeeper.
Children:
I. Glenn A. b. July 8, 1949.
2. Vivian A. b. October 17, 1950.
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HAYDEN
KATHERINE P. HAYDEN b. May 1, 1888, in Bad Kreuznach, Ger- many, came to this country in 1902, and to Westminster in 1912, a widow. She was employed at the Gardner State Hospital for fifteen years and during WW II was in charge of Highland Cot- tage, caring for forty patients without help. She has two daughters, both living in Gardner.
HAYNES
EINO A. HAYNES b. June 20, 1911, in Gardner; s. of John and Josephine (Adamson) Heikkila; m. June 29, 1934, A. Sylvia Johnson, b. February 24, 1913, in Gardner, dau. of William and Lydia Johnson. They came to Westminster in 1937, building their present house on Gardner State Road in 1943. Mr. Haynes is em- ployed by Kuniholm Manufacturing Company, of Gardner. Children:
I. William J. b. November 29, 1935, d. November 15, 1939.
2. Nancy S. b. August 11, 1942.
3. Sallyann b. April 7, 1945.
HAYWARD
LEWIS N. HAYWARD b. January 3, 1924, in Randolph; s. of Norman and Marie (White) Hayward; m. April 3, 1948, Frances M. Page, dau. of Carl and Priscilla (Surrey) Page. (See Page.) He is a veteran of WW II. They live with her parents on Davis Road.
Children:
I. Jeanne L. b. July 4, 1949.
2. Deborah A. b. February 20, 1953.
3. Rebecca L. b. January 14, 1955.
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HEBERT
HOWARD G. HEBERT b. January 26, 1926, in Gardner; m. Feb- ruary 4, 1949, Georgette LaForce, b. August 24, 1924, in Gard- ner. He is a veteran of WW II. They own their home on Ellis Road. He works for Crocker-Burbank in Fitchburg.
Children:
I. George H. b. October 31, 1949.
2. Elizabeth A. b. November 11, 1950.
3. Kathleen A. b. June 14, 1952.
HECKER
IRVING W. HECKER b. April 25, 1931, in Fitchburg; s. of Paul and Elsie (Leupold) Hecker; m. August 14, 1954, Bertha Vieweg, b. September 24, 1929, dau. of Ernest and Anna (Peeler) Vieweg. (See Vieweg.) He is a veteran of the Korean conflict. They own their house on Bean Porridge Hill Road.
Children:
I. Karl I. b. June 6, 1955.
2. Steven P. b. February 20, 1957.
HEINS
WILLIAM R. HEINS, JR. b. September 25, 1901, in Fitchburg; s. of William and Emma (Berndt) Heins; m. May 28, 1929, Aurelia Wuth, b. September 28, 1907, dau. of Emil and Mary (Hoffman) Wuth. They came to Westminster in 1929 and live on Dean Hill Road.
Children:
I. Kenneth W. b. September 1, 1929; m. Janet Van Ha- zinga. (See Van Hazinga.)
2. Verna b. May 13, 1932; m. Eino Soini of Fitchburg.
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HENDRICKSON
WALTER A. HENDRICKSON b. July 4, 1919, in Baldwin Harbor, Long Island, New York; s. of Alex and Maria (Vaanenen) Hen- drickson; m. October 4, 1942, Ina Siren, b. June 7, 1918, in Fitch- burg, dau. of Oscar and Saima (Lundgren) Siren. He is a veteran of WW II. They came to Westminster in 195 1 and own their home on Gatehouse Road.
Child:
Diane b. March 10, 1950, in Fitchburg.
HENSTRIDGE
GEORGE A. HENSTRIDGE b. January 23, 1920, in Fitchburg; s. of George H. and Annie (Lawrence) Henstridge; m. June 14, 1941, Phyllis F., dau. of Ralph and Lois (Sawin) Young. (See Young.) Mr. Henstridge has served as Water Commissioner and Inspector of Wires. He is employed by Crocker-Burbank in Fitchburg. They live on Turnpike Road.
Children:
I. Patricia A. b. March 16, 1944.
2. Paula J. b. February 14, 1946.
HERMANSON
WERNER L. HERMANSON b. November 12, 1926, in Jersey City, New Jersey; s. of Leonard and Irene (Stolpe) Hermanson; m. November 8, 1952, Irma French, b. February 15, 1924, in Temple- ton, dau. of Carl and Ester (Johnson) French. They came to West- minster in 1954 and built their house on South Street. He is a veteran of the Korean conflict; he is employed by the Public Works Department.
Child:
Kris W. b. September 21, 1953, in Gardner.
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