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2. Nellie M. (4) b. January 14, 1874, d. May 24, 1956; m. Ernest J. Sawin. (See Sawin.)
3. Fred G. (5) b. May 1, 1882; m. J. Mabel Perkins of New York City. He is retired and lives in Fitchburg.
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Children of Orrin E. Parcher:
I. Jessie Arlene b. May 19, 1895; m. Dellard J. Mont- ville.
2. Bernice Evelyn b. May 9, 1907; m. Harlan E. Hooper; lives in Fitchburg; no children.
3. - b. and d. June 23, 1897.
Children of Fred G. Parcher:
1. Douglas Gardner b. July 28, 1907, d. March 29, 1931, in Fitchburg.
2. Myrtle Frances b. September 6, 1908; lives in Fitch- burg.
3. Clifford Irving b. November 19, 1914; m. Gladys Boyle of Fitchburg; lives in Fitchburg.
PARMENTER
CARLTON G. PARMENTER b. June 6, 1912, in Hudson; s. of Henry W. and Angie H. (Macomber) Parmenter; m. May 22, 1937, Ethel L. Roche, b. May 21, 1911, in Boston, dau. of David E. and Louise M. (Chamberlain) Roche. He is a veteran of WW II. He works as a Motor Vehicle Inspector from the Fitchburg office of the Registry of Motor Vehicles. They came to Westminster in 1952, buying of Michael Suomala the house on Turnpike Road. Children:
I. Louise A. b. December 25, 1939, in Marlboro, a student at Massachusetts College of Art.
2. Marguerite E. b. June 12, 1943.
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PARNANEN
ANDREW PARNANEN b. May 21, 1880, in Viipuri, Finland; s. of Andrew and Mary (Juutilainen) Parnanen; m. November 28, 1914, in Brooklyn, New York, Katri Tuohimaa (d. November 22, 1948). He came to this country in 1914 and she in 1911. After living in Brooklyn, New York and in Higganum, Connecticut, they came to Westminster in 1925 and settled on the Friberg place on North Common Road. In 1949 he built a smaller house nearby on the Mossman Road, where he lives alone.
Children:
I. Pavo b. August 28, 1915, in Brooklyn, New York; m. June 28, 1941, Myrtle Shorkey, b. September 21, 1921, in Ashburnham, dau. of Peter and Emma (Plante) Shorkey. They live on Mossman Road near the home of his father. He works for the Fitchburg Engineering Corporation.
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2. Saara M. b. December 13, 1916, in Brooklyn, New York; m. Toivo Koski. (See Koski.)
3. Katherine b. December 19, 1918, in Higganum, Con- necticut; m. Leo Jarkko; lives in Fitchburg; 5 children.
4. William b. April 16, 1923, in Higganum, Connecticut; m. September 25, 1948, Gertrude Kirkman, b. November 15, 1927, in Royalston, dau. of John and Lydia (Javenpaa) Kirkman. They own their house, which they built on North Common Road in 1950. He is a veteran of WW II.
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Children of Pavo Parnanen:
I. Marilyn b. April 20, 1942, in Ashburnham.
2. Carol
3. Karen } Twins b. October 25, 1944, in Fitchburg.
Children of William Parnanen:
I. David A. b. March 17, 1953.
2. Ralph W. b. July 29, 1958.
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PARTANEN
EINO A. PARTANEN b. March 1, 1914, in Monson, Maine; s. of William and Amanda (Kurkinen) Partanen; m. August 19, 1939, Ida Harjula, b. April 15, 1918, in So. Thomaston, Maine, dau. of Erick and Ida (Hall) Harjula. He is a veteran of WW II. They live on Ashburnham State Road.
Children:
I. William E. b. March 6, 1943, in Portland, Maine.
2. Eileen L. b. October 29, 1947, in Dover-Foxcroft, Maine.
PETERSON
ONNI J. PETERSON b. May 18, 1910, in Cobalt, Ontario; s. of John and Hilma (Junka) Peterson; m. June 23, 1940, Bertha E. Flinkstrom, b. June 26, 1920, in Fitchburg, dau. of William and Selma (Aho) Flinkstrom. He is a veteran of WW II. They have lived on Ashburnham State Road since 1940.
Children:
I. Elaine B. b. December 27, 1948, in Ashby.
2. Robert A. b. August 30, 1951, in Fitchburg.
PHELPS
HERBERT L. PHELPS b. April 4, 1922, in Fitchburg; s. of George H. and Yvonne (Lessard) Phelps; m. October 20, 1943, Sylvia I. Sutela, b. April 22, 1925, in Fitchburg, dau. of Eino E., Sr. and Helmi A. (Lehtinen) Sutela. He is a veteran of WW II. They live on East Road.
Children:
I. Patricia A. b. September 23, 1946.
2. Sylvia S. b. September 13, 1947.
3. Herbert L., Jr. b. May 2, 1950.
4. Marcia L. b. July 1, 1952.
5. Wendy L. b. October 15, 1953.
6. Deborah J. b. March 16, 1955.
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PIKKARAINEN
DANIEL PIKKARAINEN b. October 4, 1925, in Fitchburg, s. of Jaakko and Milja Pikkarainen; m. February 8, 1947, Constance Neithercut, b. September 13, 1924, in Fitchburg, dau. of Thomas and Cecilie Neithercut. They bought their place on Elliott Street in 1951.
Children:
I. David T. b. July 30, 1948, in Fitchburg.
2. Joan A. b. January 25, 1953.
POHJOSMAKI
URHO POHJOSMAKI b. in Fitchburg; s. of August and Alma (Suldan) Pohjosmaki; m. October 14, 1950, Helen Hamalainen, b. in Gardner, dau. of Robert and Ida Hamalainen. He works at the United Co-operative. She is a registered nurse, and a super- visor at Heywood Hospital. They came to Westminster in 1955 and own their place on Shady Avenue. No children.
POIKONEN
KAINO POIKONEN b. June 28, 1910, in Gardner; s. of Aati and Ida (Kuula) Poikonen; m. June 28, 1930, Linnea Krans, b. October I, 1911, in Fitchburg, dau. of Ivar and Hilja (Nygord) Krans. They lived with her parents for a time; then in a house which they built on the site of the old schoolhouse at North Common; and lastly since 1949 in their present home, which was built on the site of the old Amboy Proctor house. Mr. Poikonen was a member of the Welfare Board for some years. Mrs. Poikonen served on the Ration Board during WW II and with the Red Cross.
Children:
I. Alan b. August 18, 1934; served in the United States Navy 1955-1957; m., lives in West Rindge; works at Foster Grant Company.
2. Karen b. February 5, 1943.
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PROCTOR
AMBOY HARLEM PROCTOR (9) b. April 6, 1864, d. May 25, 1946; youngest child of Edmond (1) and Mary F. (Harris) Proctor. He never married, and he and his sister, Angia Holbrook Proctor (7), b. January 31, 1857, lived on the family homestead at North Com- mon, where the house of Kaino Poikonen now stands. Mr. Proctor was a farmer, road agent, and an excellent plumber. With his long gray beard, he was a familiar sight driving to town in his buck- board. Miss Proctor died October 30, 1946.
PROGEN
GILBERT E. PROGEN b. in Gardner; s. of Eugene and Angeline (Lashua) Progen; m. September 3, 1945, Leah Walker, dau. of Albert and Ruth (Hurd) Walker. (See Walker.) They came to Westminster in 1953, when Mr. Progen became operator of the Sunoco Gas Station. They own the Albro house on Main Street. Children:
I. Thomas A. b. May 6, 1947, in Fitchburg.
2. Janice L. b. January 5, 1949, in Fitchburg.
3. Katherine F. b. March 29, 1950, in Fitchburg.
4. Debra A. b. September 1, 1954.
PURANEN
TOIvo G. PURANEN b. August 2, 1906, in Gardner; s. of Victor and Amanda (Hamalainen) Puranen; m. November 9, 1935, Mil- dred G. Humphrey, b. April 22, 1910, dau. of Elmer G. and Inez W. (Gates) Humphrey. Mrs. Puranen was educated in the Westminster schools, moving to Gardner with her parents in 1929. Mr. Puranen is employed by Heywood Wakefield Company in Gardner. They came to Westminster in 1949, when they built their house on Ellis Road. They have no children.
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RAITA
AARO H. RAITA b. March 15, 1894, in Finland; s. of Aaro and Katri (Jarvelainen) Ruotralainen; m. September 3, 1929, Hellen M. Virtonen, b. March 12, 1892, in Finland, dau. of Frans and Maria (Juvanar) Virtonen. He came to this country in 1913, living in Fitchburg before coming to Westminster in 1930. Mrs. Raita has one child by a previous marriage: Aili M. (Carlson) b. June 8, 1918; m. Toivo Wilen. (See Wilen.)
RAY
ANSON RAY (19) b. August 8, 1810, d. July 25, 1895; s. of Heman and Rachel (Laws) Ray. He and his wife Emily (Jack- son) Ray (d. 1883); lived on the farm of his father on Beech Hill. Children:
I. Nancy (26) b. February 18, 1837 (deceased); m. Joseph Seaver.
2. Mary (27) b. August 8, 1839 (deceased); m. Alonzo Russell; lived in Gardner.
3. Hiram (28) b. April 3, 1845, d. July 17, 1926, lived on the ancestral farm which had been in the Ray family since it was purchased from the original grant in the Nar- ragansett #2 Township. Only three houses have been built on this property: the first a log cabin; the second outgrown and moved away; the third, now standing, since 1915 the property of the Gardner State Hospital. Mr. Ray was a stonecutter; also a farmer who specialized in maple syrup. Mrs. Ray died November 30, 1914; in 1915 he purchased the house on Academy Hill Road now owned by his daughter, Mrs. Mabel Fenno.
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4. Helen (29) b. April 3, 1845, d. October 4, 1932; m. Eugene Gates. (See Gates.)
5. Edwin (30) b. May 11, 1847, d. February 25, 1938; m. Etta Murdock; lived in Gardner.
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Children of Hiram Ray:
I. William P. (31) b. April 14, 1875, d. October 25, 1957; m. July 5, 1904, Harriet Alberta Gray of Leomin- ster. Moved to Leominster; 4 children. A civil engineer, he designed bridges in that city and laid out Doyle Field.
2. Fred J. (32) b. December 6, 1877, d. June 5, 1944; m. January 3, 1900, Mabel C. Merriam (d. January 20, 1958); I son, Herman Edgar, b. in Westminster May 28, 1911; removed to South Gardner.
3. Mabel L. (33) b. April 26, 1888; m. Thaddeus B. Fenno (See Fenno.)
RAYMOND
The Raymond family came here in the early 1760's and settled near the railroad crossing on the Fitchburg State Road. It was a large and influential family, perhaps best remembered as owning the property now called "The Old Mill."
HOBART RAYMOND (63) b. September 25, 1846, d. October 11, 1933; s. of Solon and Roxa (Allen) Raymond; m. December 18, 1873, Laura A. Ball (d. November 5, 1927), dau. of Densmore and Elmina (Shepard) Ball of Boylston. They lived on the estate owned by his father at the foot of Meeting House Pond, now the Jack Nikunen place. The ell of this house was the first dwelling in town and the date 1737 may still be seen on the foundation stone in the cellar. By occupation he was both a farmer and undertaker, con- ducting most of the funerals in town for a number of years. All his life he retained his deep and active interest in public affairs. He was the last surviving member of the local G.A.R. Post.
Children:
I. Carl Allen (67) b. September 19, 1876; m. Abbie B. Nichols. (See Nichols.) He lives in Melrose; has been Mayor of that city and is interested in politics; veteran of War of 1898; also has been Director of the State Budget; 3 children.
2. Cyril B. (68) b. January 8, 1887; graduate of Worcester Polytechnic Institute; m. Ethel B. Handforth of Greenfield;
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lives in Greenfield; veteran of WW I; later became chief of the State Highway Department's Greenfield Office; 2 chil- dren.
RAYMOND
CLIFFORD A. RAYMOND (49) (d. February 22, 1924); m. Septem- ber 12, 1889, Martha Antoinette Pinkham (d. April 24, 1931), dau. of Capt. Paul and Martha (Adams) Pinkham of Maine. After living for a time in Boston, in 1903 they came to Westminster and settled on his father's farm, now the home of Ralph S. Foster, Jr. He served as selectman for seven years.
Child:
I. Emory Jonathan b. January 7, 1894, d. March 25, 1957; m. February 6, 1922, Nellie L. Martin, dau. of Edgar Thayer and Judith Ann (Withington) Martin of Gardner. They have always lived on Main Street. He became the Rural Mail Carrier in 1936, at which time he resigned three town offices: Chief of Police, member of the Board of Public Welfare, and member of the Board of Assessors. He was a veteran of WW I. He was also an active mem- ber of the Fire Department. The family continues to live on Main Street.
Children:
I. Lewis Martin b. February 17, 1922, d. March 4, 1923.
2. Eleanor b. December 29, 1923; a secretary with Sim- plex Time Recorder Company of Gardner.
3. Eldredge Milton b. August 21, 1926; a veteran of WW II; lives in Huntington Park, California, where he is a mail carrier.
4. Emory Allison b. August 3, 1932; veteran of Ko- rean conflict; member of Fire Department; State Fire Warden; unmarried.
RAYMOND
ELI W. RAYMOND b. December 31, 1824, d. March 4, 1914, in Lowell; s. of Asa and Hannah (Peabody) Raymond; m. Har- riet E. Brown (d. June 26, 1912).
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Child:
Fred P. b. October 12, 1858, d. December 19, 1899; m. Emma E. Fisher; I child.
REED
EARL L. REED b. October 18, 1923; s. of Leslie L. and Faye (Hurd) Reed; m. January 11, 1943, Philomena M. Piermarochi, b. April 25, 1922, in Fitchburg, dau. of Louis and Iginia (Frat- tari) Piermarochi. He is a veteran of WW II. They live on South Shore Road.
Children:
I. Judith A. b. August 12, 1943, in Ayer.
2. Carrol F. b. April 5, 1948.
RHOADES
GUY A. RHOADES b. July 30, 1914, in Topsfield, Maine; s. of Prentiss and Lina (Kneeland) Rhoades; m. April 11, 1936, Dorothy H. Hunnewell, b. July 17, 1916, in Topsfield, Maine, dau. of Howard and Cora (Scribner) Hunnewell. They came to Westminster in 1952, living in several places in town before buy- ing one on Carter Road in 1957. Mr. Rhoades is employed by Simplex Time Recorder Company of Gardner.
Children:
I. Ardeen b. March 24, 1937, in Calais, Maine; a graduate of Worcester Memorial Hospital; m. Philip Burgess of Athol; I child.
2. Gloria b. May 6, 1943.
RICE
JOEL R. RICE (39) b. December 20, 1823, d. January 22, 1895; s. of Aaron and Susan (Davis) Rice of Princeton; m. Mary H. Whitney (d. December 14, 1918) dau. of George (49) and Dolly (Jackson) Whitney, and settled in Wachusettville.
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Children:
I. Ellen (40) b. December 28, 1859 (deceased); m. George H. Clegg; lived in Fitchburg.
2. Frank M. (41) b. May 26, 1862, d. February 24, 1940; m. Della A. Eaton (d. January 8, 1937). They lived in Westminster for a short time and then removed to Gard- ner.
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3. Mary A. (42) b. March 25, 1865; m. Frank W. Derby. (See Derby.)
4. Freddie (43) b. February 20, 1870. Died in infancy.
5. George C. (44) b. October 12, 1872. Died in infancy.
6. Edward J. (45) b. October 2, 1875, d. November 22, 1941; m. June 28, 1905, Florence C. Black, b. April 10, 1881, in Danvers, dau. of Henry Johnson and Abbie (White) Black. They made their home just outside the village on the State Road to Gardner, where Mrs. Rice still lives. He followed several occupations, including those of streetcar conductor, clerk at the Brick Store, and chair- factory worker in Gardner. He and Mrs. Rice were mem- bers of the Westminster Historical Society, Mrs. Rice as first president when the Society was reactivated in 1952. Mrs. Rice was employed in a Gardner bank for thirty- two years; she was Town Accountant from 1924, when the accounting system was installed in town, until 1937, when she became Tax Collector and her husband became Town Accountant. Mrs. Rice also served on the Building Committee of the present Congregational Church, built 1941-1942. She was given a testimonial banquet April 10, 1956, by a large gathering of her friends and co-workers on the occasion of her seventy-fifth birthday. There are no children.
7. Louis D. (46) b. September 13, 1878, d. July 22, 1945; m. November 25, 1909, Nettie Mossman. (See Mossman.) They removed to Wollaston, where Mrs. Rice now lives. (Children forward)
8. Sherman (47) b. May 15, 1881; m. October 22, 1912, Viola M. Houghton, b. April 4, 1891, in Gardner, dau. of Clinton and May (Herbert) Houghton. He built his
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present house on the corner of Main and Brooks Avenue. He is a salesman.
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Children of Frank M. Rice:
I. Bertha (48) b. May 9, 1889 (deceased); m. Sherman Peabody; I child.
2. George Beaman b. February 11, 1893, d. August 1944; m. Isa L. Rowe; I child.
Children of Louis D. Rice:
I. Richard Edmond b. June 8, 1913; m. May 17, 1941, Marjorie Bently; lives in Arlington; 3 children.
2. Marian Louise b. August 16, 1918, lives in Wollaston; unmarried.
Child of Sherman Rice:
Celia May b. October 20, 1913, graduate of Wheaton College; m. (1) October 14, 1944, Wilder W. Strong of Gloversville, New York, I son, John M. Strong, b. July 18, 1945; m. (2) October 22, 1958, Richard F. Gruen of Ledgwood, New Jersey.
RICE
FRED F. RICE (55) b. November 11, 1856, d. October 8, 1940; s. of Charles and Catherine (Brown) Rice, came here from Pepperell. His wife Carrie M. (Chadwick) died February 6, 1937. (Children forward)
WILLIAM S. RICE (59) (brother of above) b. 1857, d. July 23, 1938, in San Francisco, California; m. December 10, 1879, Jen- nie L. Lynde (41). He went to California about 1900 and worked for the Santa Fe Railroad for thirty years.
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Children of Fred F. Rice:
I. May E. (57) b. May 7, 1884; m. Stanley G. Joslin of Southbridge; lives in Southbridge; 4 children.
2. Sadie B. (58) b. March 28, 1887; m. (1) Arthur K. Rice; (2) Herbert P. Jacques of Worcester; (3) Harry B. John- son of Pittsfield; lives in Lenox.
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3. Charles Frederick b. January 5, 1893, d. July 18, 1925; m. Leah Walker; lived in Worcester; I child.
4. Ethel b. May 22, 1895, d. January 28, 1953; unmarried.
5. Rena b. September 11, 1897; m. Henry H. Miller; lives in Manchester, Connecticut; 3 children.
Child of William S. Rice:
I. Arthur Kendall (60) b. June 25, 1886; m. (1) June 25, 1915, Sadie B. Rice. (See above.) He is a veteran of WW I. On September 18, 1920, he m. (2) Irene F. Lynch, b. April 21, 1892, in East Jaffrey, New Hampshire, dau. of Fred W. and Sarah Jane (Fairbanks) Lynch, of East Jaffrey. They lived in Fitchburg until 1934, when they purchased the Ernest Mansur place on Pleasant Street, where they now live. Mr. Rice worked for Crocker- Burbank in Fitchburg, for forty-four years. He retired in 1952. He served on the Ration Board in WW II, and on the Board of Library Trustees.
Children of Arthur K. Rice:
I. Nancy K. b. November 11, 1925, in Peterborough, New Hampshire; a registered nurse; m. September 26, 1948, Hector St. John of Bristol, Connecticut. Since 1953 she and her two children have made their home with her parents. She is employed at the Gardner State Hospital. Her children, both born in Bristol: Roberta M., b. September 13, 1950; Gordon A., b. September 27, 1952.
2. Cynthia F. b. March 31, 1929, d. March 31, 1929, in Fitchburg.
RINGQUIST
CARL W. RINGQUIST b. September 11, 1896, in Fitchburg; s. of Otto and Olive (Ramgren) Ringquist; m. April 20, 1922, Alma Anderson, b. January 5, 1898, in Worcester, dau. of Anthon and Clara (Johnson) Anderson. He is a veteran of WW I, and is em- ployed as an electrician by Crocker-Burbank. They lived in Fitch- burg for a number of years, coming to Westminster in 1955, when they built their home on South Ashburnham Road.
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Children:
I. Carl W., Jr. b. March 8, 1923, in Fitchburg; m. Esther Leavenworth. (See Leavenworth.) They live in Perkins- ville, Vermont; 6 children. Veteran of WW II.
2. James E. b. July 16, 1924, in Fitchburg; m. September 18, 1946, Constance M. Eskola, b. August 9, 1926, in Manches- ter, New Hampshire, dau. of Arthur J. and Delia M. (Nolan) Eskola. He is a veteran of WW II and is em- ployed by the New England Telephone and Telegraph Company. They came to Westminster in 1956, when they bought their home on Marshall Hill Road.
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3. Richard H. b. April 14, 1927, in Fitchburg; m. Marilyn Shaaf; lives in Portland, Oregon; 2 children.
4. Gordon K. b. April 27, 1930, in Fitchburg; m. Joane Van Geldor; lives in Perkinsville, Vermont; 6 children. Children of James E. Ringquist:
I. James E., Jr. b. June 9, 1947, in Fitchburg.
2. Robert P. b. April 17, 1956, in Fitchburg.
RIVERS
GEORGE RIVERS b. March 5, 1904, in Bristol, England; s. of Phil- lip and Clara J. (Tarrant) Rivers; m. June 25, 1936, Olive J. Coombs. (See Coombs.) He is a veteran of WW II, and is em- ployed by Chair City Beef Company. Mrs. Rivers has served on the Welfare Board. They live with her mother on Nichols Street. Children:
I. Joyce Diane b. May 1, 1937; a student of music at Lowell Teachers' College.
2. David G. b. September 17, 1944.
ROPER
JOHN P. ROPER b. November 10, 1836, d. July 8, 1919; s. of John and Lucy (Bond) Roper; m. Ann (Curtis) (d. April 10,
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1922); lived on the Murdock Farm near the Depot. Mr. Roper was elected Assessor in 1892.
Children:
I. John C. b. September 10, 1870, d. November 1, 1914; m. May 20, 1903, Nettie E. Harrington. (See Harrington.) John Roper conducted a milk route in Fitchburg with his brother, he made a home in South Westminster on the Axel Tuomi place. After his death his widow and children went to live with her parents on Pleasant Street. She d. May 25, 1945.
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2. Edward W. b. December 11, 1873, d. December 18, 1936, suddenly while on a vacation in California; m. Sep- tember 8, 1903, Eva M. Grant, dau. of Herbert E. and Lillian C. (Streeter) Grant of Fitchburg. They lived on the family farm and made it prosperous. His sons joined him and have used the most progressive methods. Like his father, he was a diligent and frugal farmer, an upright and an honorable citizen. His wife continues to live on his farm with their two younger sons.
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3. Susan I. b. October 21, 1877, d. January 1I, 1902; un- married; attended Fitchburg Normal School.
Children of John C. Roper:
I. Marion Isobel b. September 3, 1910; graduated Boston University; m. T. Fraser Noble. (See Noble.)
2. Harriet Ann b. February 19, 1914; graduated Mas- sachusetts State College; m. Leslie C. Kimball; lives in Pelham; 2 children.
Children of Edward W. Roper:
I. Ralph Edward b. July 20, 1904; m. June 23, 1928, Evelyn W. Hicks, b. April 6, 1909, dau. of Lewis M. and Carrie E. (Willis) Hicks of Hawley (sister of Arthur C .; see Hicks). They occupy a new house built on the Roper estate and he has continued to farm the Roper acres. Like his grandfather and father, he is diligent and thrifty. He has served the town on both the Finance Board and the School Committee.
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2. Harold John b. October 25, 1908; m. June 22, 1946, Phyllis C. Farwell, b. September 18, 1913, in Fitch- burg, dau. of Harry E. and Mabel E. (Clegg) Farwell. He is a veteran of WW II, associated with his brothers on the farm.
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3. Clarence Grant b. March 29, 1912; m. August 7, 1933, Priscilla L. Clark, b. December 2, 1913, in Fitch- burg, dau. of Leon I. and Violet O. (Weare) Clark. He too is an industrious farmer.
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Child of Ralph Edward Roper:
I. Ann Curtis b. June 5, 1933; m. Robert E. Hon- konen. (See Honkonen.)
Children of Harold John Roper:
I. Lynne Curtis b. March 10, 1949.
2. Stephen John b. June 10, 1950.
Children of Clarence Grant Roper:
1. Claudia May b. June 24, 1937; m. John F. Jalo. (See Jalo.)
2. Nancy Clark b. October 24, 1940.
ROWE
CHESTER S. ROWE b. April 13, 1899, in Leominster; s. of Wal- lace B. and Harriet C. (Heald) Rowe of Sterling; m. August 20, 1917, Myrtle Stone. (See Stone.) (She died March 18, 1941.) He came with his parents to live in the Narrows and when he married purchased the house next to his parents' home. He has always worked at Crocker-Burbank in Fitchburg, where he is superin- tendent of one of the mills.
Children:
I. Evelyn Miriam b. September 2, 1918; m. (1) Albert Nelson; divorced; m. (2) Henry Cooley.
2. Jean b. April 24, 1928; m. Philip Jean. (See Jean.)
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ROY
HENRY S. ROY b. May 18, 1914, in Gardner, s. of Jude and Marie (Cormier) Roy; m. August 28, 1948, Marie E. Miethe, b. May 4, 1915, in Boston, dau. of Bernard F. and Bertha (Ochs) Miethe. He is a veteran of WW II. They live on South Street. Children:
I. Jane M. b. November 12, 1952, in Boston.
2. Thomas J. b. June 18, 1954, in Worcester.
RUKAS
FRANK W. RUKAS b. December 30, 1915, in Fitchburg; s. of Michael and Lucy (Mokianeze) Rukas; m. June 29, 1946, S. Eloise Olson, b. April 24, 1915, in Gardner, dau. of N. John and Selma C. (Anderson) Olson. He is a veteran of WW II. They live on West Princeton Road.
Children:
I. Barbara E. b. December 16, 1949.
2. John F. )
3. Jane C. (Triplets b. June 24, 1952.
4. Joan C.
RUUSKA
EDWIN M. RUUSKA b. February 10, 1912, in Fitchburg; s. of Henry and Aino (Lehtinen) Ruuska; m. July 18, 1937, Lempi Kauppi, b. December 8, 1911, in Marlboro, New Hampshire, dau. of Fred and Anna (Kunerri) Kauppi. They built their home on East Road in 1940, coming here to live at that time. Mr. Ruuska has served on the School Board, School Building Committee, as Library Trustee, and Sealer of Weights and Measures. He is a member of the Historical Society committee compiling the Town History. He is employed by the Norton Company in Worcester. Children:
I. Merilyn E. b. August 22, 1942.
2. Edwin M., Jr. b. June 18, 1946.
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UNO W. RUUSKA, brother of the above, b. February 10, 1914, in Fitchburg; m. October 24, 1941, Aino A. Anttila, b. August 5, 1918, in Fitchburg, dau. of Isaac and Hilda (Harju) Anttila. He served in the United States Navy from 1932-1953. They purchased from Isaac Anttila on October 4, 1950, the Isaac Seaver house on Davis Road, built 1845, and have since made their home there. Mr. Ruuska is a member of the Westminster Police Force. No children.
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