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Emily C. Wheeler, Harold Hubbard, Pauline Felton, Charles F. Harris, Ruea E. Carter, Gertrude M. Felton, Florence Wilder, Ralph Turnbull, Carl Marble, Ralph Marble, Bertha Felton, Marjorie Sawyer, Florence Hastings.
Several of the devotees continued to play tennis on private courts. One was located at the Willis Rice residence on Walnut Street. Another at the Center was at Lucinda Hartshorn's. The court at Sidney Wheeler's in South Berlin was used for a number of years.
A few of the youth of the next generation thought that they would like to have a tennis court and so it was undertaken as a community project. Danford Tyler donated a plot of land back of the Library and the Town voted $100 in 1930, and $200 in 1931 "to construct a tennis court on the lot adjoining the Library." Then it was decided that this would make a good W.P.A. proj- ect, so a committee (L. D. Carter, Frances Rice, and Lucinda Hartshorn) was appointed to supervise the project. After grad- ing, surfacing with loam, and fencing the court, it proved to be unsatisfactory to the amateur players. Then volunteers spent some time and labor in establishing a cinder court, but this was never used, and since the fence has been removed it is desired that the plot may be converted into a lawn.
Roller Skating
Roller skating was the vogue around the years of 1914 to 1916. Waldo L. Wheeler of Summer Road had constructed a large (20 x 100 ft.) henhouse. In order to promote the social life of the youth, under the pastorage of Rev. Herman Frederick Lion, he permitted the use of the second floor for a skating rink. A host of the young people enjoyed the frolicking times they had at the rink. The newly constructed cement sidewalks along two sides of the common at the Center furnished a good place for prac- ticing on the roller skates.
Baseball
Baseball is a sport that fascinated the young men of Berlin through successive generations. Back in the early 1890's, when
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young Perry H. White was publishing the Berlin News, he spread upon his sheet some interesting data on baseball games. There was the Berlin News Club, and under the caption "The Berlins Defeat the Hudsons," in the issue of June 11, 1890, he says: "In the game between the Hudsons and Berlins last Saturday the Berlins came out one ahead; the score being 8 to 7. The boys are beginning to show the out-of-towns that they can play ball. They are ready to play any nine whose players are not above 18 years of age."
Again on July 9, 1890, we quote: "The Berlin News Club played the Hudsons last Friday defeating them, after a long game of 12 innings, in a score of 7 to 6. Both sides worked hard to beat, but at last the B.N. nine brought in the winning score." "In the game with Northboro, our nine took it easy, while the Northboro boys worked hard but with no success. The score was 24 to 2 in favor of the B.N. team."
During the period between 1910 and 1917 there were some local games during the ball seasons. After World War I, an Athletic Club was formed which played during the seasons between 1922 and 1927. Some of the players were Chester Cole, Cecil Wheeler, Walter Sawtelle, Raymond Cole, Everett Bartlett, Ernest Coul- son, Ernest Parmenter, Herman Wheeler, and Waino H. Tervo. They were winners in many games and won the pennant in 1927.
The Assabet Valley League was organized and functioned be- tween the years of 1929 to 1933. This was a six-team league, con- sisting of teams from Marlboro, Northboro, Jefferson, Sterling, West Boylston, and Berlin. The Berlin team was sponsored by the American Legion and suits were furnished by several mer- cantile concerns which displayed their goods. Several of the players were from the former Athletic Club, but several new men took up the bat. Among these were Glendon H. Blenkhorn, Harry Featherstone, Lawrence (Ace) Cotter, and Burton K. Wheeler.
Another Assabet Valley League was formed (1947-1948) which was an eight-team league. This incorporated teams of Clinton, Cordaville, Fayville, Southboro, Northboro, Boylston, West Boylston, and Berlin.
After a lull of several years in baseball activities, new interest has been revived. In 1956, the Little League was organized con- sisting of four teams. These are from four sections of the Town:
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North, Center, West and East. For the season of 1957 a full schedule was announced covering games from June 23 to August 15. All games were played on the Community Playgrounds at the Memorial School starting at 6:15 P.M. The age of the players range from eight to twelve. The anticipation is that in the near future they will cross bats with neighboring Little League teams.
Basketball
Ever since the construction of Parish Hall in 1926, the playing of basketball has claimed its principal utility. The Berlin Town Team was formed in 1927 and continued to function during the seasons, including 1930. The original lineup was :-
(Chet) Chester Cole, guard
(Kip ) Clifton Brewer,
guard
(Puf ) Stanwood Puffer, center
(Jeff ) Ernest Parmenter, forward
(Burt) Burton Wheeler, forward
They practiced on Monday nights and played other teams on two other nights of the week. Competing games were played with Hudson, Maynard, Marlboro, Clinton, Boylston, Sterling, Leom- inster, Fitchburg, and Princeton, the Berlin team winning its share of the games.
Following these years the Parish Hall was in demand for games under the sponsorship of the American Legion. Some of the promoters of these games were William E. McNamara, Vaughn E. Stone, Arthur E. Chapdelaine, Warren G. Field, Everett E. Bartlett, and Robert B. Coldwell.
In recent years there have been girls' basketball, school basket- ball, women's basketball, senior boys' basketball, and men's bas- ketball games, so that a Parish Hall Committee was assigned to provide a schedule timetable for these various games. A cross- section of the schedule for Parish Hall during the season (Jan .- Apr.) of 1956 reads as follows:
Mon. 3-5 P.M. School basketball
Tues. 3-5 P.M. School basketball Tues. 7 P.M. Women's basketball
Wed. 7 P.M. Senior Boys' basketball
Sat. 2 P.M. Girls' basketball
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Fencing
Fencing is another sport that is conducted in the Parish Hall. During the season (Jan .- Mar.) of 1956, a class in fencing for girls was directed by Miss Marchant on Wednesday at 3:45 P.M .; and a similar class for the boys was supervised by Warren G. Field on Saturday at 10:00 A.M.
The Parish Hall Activities Committee has supervision over the activities held in the Parish Hall. The committee has purchased a record player to be used at the Parish Hall dances. (Record of Dec. 1957)
Volley Ball
Interest in volleyball was a new adventure of Parish Hall that was introduced in 1957. The Parish Hall Association was formed with Warren G. Field as Director. Games were played on Thurs- day evening.
Clinton Fish and Game Protective Association
The grounds of the Clinton Fish & Game Protective Associa- tion are located off Lancaster Road (in Berlin) on land of the former Edward L. Collins farm. The purchase was made in the year 1943 and their equipment was transferred from the former Bolton location. Their property embraces ten acres of rustic en- vironment, adapted to the maintenance of wildlife. There is a club house upon the grounds and recently a shooting gallery has been installed in the basement.
Their chief project is to procure and stock the streams and brooks (especially of Berlin) with brook trout and rainbows. An- other project is the raising and distribution of pheasants, part- ridges, and woodcocks over the forested section of the territory.
The following licenses were issued to Berlin citizens during the year 1956: 87 fishing licenses, 74 hunting licenses, 50 sport- ing licenses, 22 minor fishing licenses, 11 female fishing licenses and 1 trapping license.
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Wataquadock Fox Club
The Wataquadock Fox Club has a clubhouse on Peach Hill Road on the property and near the residence of the late Albert A. Jacobs. From these headquarters the fox-chasers release their hounds in the early dawn to bay down the sly prowler. It is great sport for the fox-men, but a headache for the neighbors who wish to sleep during those early hours.
Public Playground Commission
Since the year 1950 there has been a Playground Commis- sioner appointed annually. The Commission has been increased to a committee of three. Their duty was to condition the Sawyer Field for a suitable playground and arrange for a summer pro- gram. Annual appropriations have been made for this purpose. Besides being used as the school playgrounds, it is the local athletic field. During the summer of 1955 a four weeks program was conducted under the direction of two paid instructors.
Pinecrest Country Club
Berlin also sports a golf course. In the year 1952 the three Martineit brothers (Adolph, Edward, and Walter) began con- verting their ninety-four acres of farm land into a country club. By the summer of 1957 they had constructed the clubhouse and developed the greens for a nine-hole golf links so that the players could begin their practice.
These commodious grounds, with abundance of natural re- sources (brooks, ponds, rocks, groves, hills, and valleys) were named Pinecrest Country Club, with an entrance to the grounds from Carr Road. Players and members of the club hail from neighboring towns of Clinton and Hudson, and from cities of Fitchburg, Marlboro and Worcester, in addition to residents of Berlin.
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CHAPTER IX
GENEALOGY
ALLEN
CHARLES H. ALLEN, s. John A. and Mary A. (Richardson) Allen of Salem, b. Reading, May 9, 1852, d. Nov. 23, 1927; m. Harriet B. Pratt, dau. of Stillman M. Pratt, May 9, 1876. She b. Reading, Oct. 2, 1854, d. Dec. 24, 1935. Came to Berlin in 1893 and located on "1790 Farm" on River Rd. Had:
Florence B., b. Nov. 12, 1880, m. Ernest O. Wheeler, Feb. 12, 1904.
Henry M., b. Oct. 26, 1883, d. May 27, 1893.
Arthur Pratt, b. Oct. 5, 1889, m. Annie F. Simoneau, June 27, 1912.
Walter J., b. Oct. 19, 1891, d. Dec. 20, 1945, m. Ruth I. Munyon.
Charlotte, b. Jan. 8, 1894, m. Lee E. Ellis, June 7, 1921, res. Menlo Park, Calif. Dau. Jane, b. Washington, D.C., Sept. 8, 1924. She m. Pete H. Kafity; have two children, Charlotte and William, res. San Diego, Calif.
ARTHUR PRATT ALLEN, s. Charles H .; m. Annie F. Simoneau, June 27, 1912, res. Norwood, Mass. She d. Nov. 15, 1942. They had:
Priscilla, b. May 19, 1916, m. John Haskell Colby, Sept. 17, 1938.
Arthur Pratt, Jr., b. April 29, 1922.
2m. Marian Brennan, Jan., 1945.
WALTER J. ALLEN, S. Charles H. and Harriet B. (Pratt) Allen m. Ruth I. Munyon, dau. Arthur T. and Alice (Hume) Munyon, Aug. 31, 1915. They had:
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John Chester, b. in Cuba, May 22, 1916, m. Vera Louise Hooper, Oct. 9, 1948, res. Franklin, Mass.
Mortimer Charles, b. in Milford, July 6, 1917, res. Franklin, Mass.
Ronald Arthur, b. Berlin, July 21, 1922, m. Sylvia (Hall) Burns of Worcester, July 11, 1942.
Florence Irene, b. May 30, 1924, m. Leroy H. LaPlante, May 18, 1947, res. Auburn, Mass. Had:
Carol Ann, b. June 27, 1948.
Linda Jean, b. Dec. 11, 1949.
Allen Roy, b. Nov. 25, 1955.
Marion Ruth, b. July 4, 1927, m. Leonard G. Penniman, May 11, 1946. Had:
Barbara Allen, b. Aug. 20, 1947.
2m. Wallace Hickey, Oct. 4, 1953. Had:
Brian Hickey, b. Mar. 25, 1954.
Bruce, b. June 7, 1955. Res. So. Acton, Mass.
RONALD ARTHUR ALLEN, S. Walter J. and Ruth I. (Munyon) Allen; m. Sylvia (Hall) Burns of Worcester, July 11, 1942. 2m. Phyllis M. (Felix) Thorpe of Brattleboro, Vt. She d. May 10, 1953. Had:
Dorothy Jean, b. Peterboro, N.H. Sept. 7, 1947.
Donna Lee, b. Berlin, Dec. 12, 1950.
Ronald Arthur, Jr. b. Berlin Aug. 16, 1952.
3m. Lauretta Hines of Hamden, Conn., July 3, 1955. Had:
Jeffery Anthony, b. Worcester Nov. 16, 1956.
Other children:
William Thorpe.
Patricia Thorpe, b. Apr. 29, 1943, Marlboro.
Donald Thorpe, b. Feb. 22, 1946, Marlboro.
ELMER E. ALLEN, s. Nathan M. and Louisa (Babcock) Allen, b. Feb. 6, 1862, d. Sept. 27, 1937; m. Mary S. Barnes, dau. Mellen and Eliza (McNeil) Barnes of Boylston, June 29, 1892. She d. Dec. 30, 1917. They had:
Bertha T. Allen, m. Alexander S. Robertson, Dec. 24, 1906. Walter M., b. July 12, 1893, m. Dorothy Pierce.
Ellen L., b. Dec. 10, 1895, m. Lemuel D. Carter.
Nettie D., b. Dec. 30, 1901, m. Archie G. Taylor.
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WALTER M. ALLEN, S. Elmer E .; m. Dorothy Pierce, dau. Arthur Franklin and Mary (Cartwright) Pierce, June 10, 1916. They had:
Ethel Mary, b. Sept. 29, 1918, m. Harold A. Burnham, Mar. 11, 1938. Res. Holden, Mass.
ALLSOBROOKS
ARTHUR WILLIAM ALLSOBROOKS, S. John and Emma (Shipton ) Allsobrooks, b. Philadelphia, Nov. 17, 1876, d. Oct. 19, 1952; came to Berlin in 1916, located on Dudley Rd .; m. Ella Maria Henderson of Fitchburg. Had:
Maria Matilda, b. Feb. 10, 1905, m. Earle M. Wheeler, Feb. 26, 1923. She d. Mar. 23, 1924.
Martha Harriet, b. Apr. 7, 1907, m. Richard Arthur Hanley, Oct. 29, 1927. She d. Mar. 14, 1938.
2m. Edith May Dill of Hudson, Feb. 11, 1911, b. in Nova Scotia, Nov. 25, 1899. Had:
Arthur Henry, b. Dec. 19, 1911, m. Emma Rowena Wetherell. May Rosella, b. Jan. 31, 1913, d. Apr. 7, 1915.
Walter Kenneth, b. June 21, 1915, m. Elizabeth Ann Rodolff.
Marjorie Ella, b. July 5, 1917, d. Apr. 15, 1926. George Albert, b. Feb. 9, 1920, d. Mar. 25, 1926.
Cecil David, b. Jan. 9, 1922, m. Audrey Mary Labelle.
Freelove Sophia, b. Feb. 20, 1924, m. Robert Martin Crouch of Hudson, July 4, 1943. Had:
April Ann, b. Apr. 1, 1944.
ARTHUR HENRY ALLSOBROOKS, s. Arthur W. and Edith (Dill) Allsobrooks; m. Emma Rowena Wetherell, Apr. 18, 1935. 2m. Evelyn May Mosher of Hudson, Mar. 27, 1946. Had: Frances May, b. Feb. 18, 1947. Arthur Henry, Jr., b. Apr. 8, 1948.
Walter David, b. Mar. 29, 1949.
Edith Mary, b. Sept. 7, 1950. Jane Elaine, b. June 29, 1953.
WALTER KENNETH ALLSOBROOKS, s. Arthur W. and Edith M. (Dill) Allsobrooks; m. Elizabeth Ann Rodolff, June 8, 1946. Had: Connie May, b. July 3, 1947. Allen James, b. Jan. 30, 1951.
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CECIL DAVID ALLSOBROOKS, s. Arthur W. and Edith May (Dill) Allsobrooks; m. Audrey Mary Labelle of Northboro, June 28, 1943. Res. Pleasant St. Had:
Judith Ann, b. Apr. 14, 1944.
Patricia Lillian, b. Feb. 5, 1946.
Sharon Lee, b. Apr. 25, 1947.
ANDREWS
GEORGE E. ANDREWS, s. Samuel Elliot (d. Aug. 23, 1904) and Mary A. (Barnard) Andrews (d. Mar. 3, 1933); m. Susie L. Hartwell, dau. Daniel P. (d. Aug. 18, 1924) and Ellen M. (Wheeler) Hartwell (d. Feb. 12, 1915) on Aug. 5, 1894. Had:
Kendall E., b. Jan. 22, 1903, d. Nov. 12, 1948, m. Jeanette C. Brewer.
Mary Hartwell, b. Mar. 26, 1907, m. Edgar Albert Renaud Nov. 8, 1931.
KENDALL E. ANDREWS, s. George E. (d. July 16, 1929) and Susie L. (Hartwell) Andrews (d. Apr. 11, 1943); m. Jeanette Cora Brewer, dau. Arthur L. and Cora (Wheeler) Brewer, Oct. 12, 1922. Had:
Faith, b. June 30, 1931, m. John William Linzee July 30, 1955. Had:
Jill, b. May 21, 1956.
John William, Jr., b. Oct. 8, 1958.
JAMES ELLIOTT ANDREWS, s. George H. (d. June 14, 1916) and Adeliza J. (Howard) Andrews, dau. Rufus Howard (d. Mar. 9, 1926). B. Sept. 12, 1865, d. May 7, 1954; m. Flora M. Babcock, dau. William T. and Harriet M. (Sawyer) Babcock, June 10, 1885. She d. Nov. 21, 1892 Had:
William Henry Andrews, b. Sept. 4, 1885, d. Feb. 23, 1903. 2m. Nettie M. McFarland, dau. John L. and Lucinda M. (Fes- senden) McFarland of Gardner, June 24, 1896. She d. Jan. 1, 1932.
3m. Anne (Fiefield) Belledeu, dau. Avery F. and Elizabeth (Small) Fiefield of Melrose, Dec. 12, 1934. She d. Mar. 15, 1940.
LEON NEWTON ANDREWS, S. L. Preston and Marian (Onthank)
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Andrews of Westboro, m. Norma Irene Wheeler, dau. Roland E. and Freda B. (Stone) Wheeler, July 1, 1950. Had:
Wayne Leon, b. July 16, 1951.
Leah Jean, b. Oct. 29, 1953.
Mark Boyd, b. June 4, 1958.
ARTHUR
PAUL HARRISON ARTHUR, S. Henry Harrison and Dilley (Lewis ) Arthur, b. Neodesha, Kan. June 24, 1894. In 1939 Mr. Arthur purchased the "1790 Farm" of River Rd. at the junction with Bridge Rd. over the Assabet. He m. Miriam Taylor Wilson, dau. George Grafton and Elizabeth (Rose) Wilson. She b. Provi- dence, R. I. Feb. 13, 1896. Children:
Elizabeth Rose, b. New York City Dec. 5, 1921, m. Paul Mascal Aubry.
Henry Harrison, b. New York City June 20, 1925, m. Margaret Ann Penning.
The "1790 Farm" was sold to Theodore O. Brewster of Dedham in August, 1958.
BABCOCK
LEVI BABCOCK, s. Josiah and Betsey (Bowman) Babcock, b. Mar. 28, 1839, d. Mar. 31, 1924. He m. Maria C. Felton, dau. Henry O. and Charlotte (Phelps) Felton, Jan. 31, 1869; she d. Aug. 14, 1885. Had:
Ethel May, b. Apr. 11, 1877, m. Charles J. Tarbell Jan. 18, 1898, He d. July 17, 1954. She d. Dec. 31, 1958.
Irving Levi, b. Jan. 24, 1882.
2m. Addie L. Felton, dau. Henry O. and Charlotte (Phelps) Felton, June 27, 1888, d. Feb. 24, 1915.
BALL
THOMAS BRIGHAM BALL, s. Barnabas B. and Abigail Ball, b. Boylston, d. Berlin July 28, 1898, buried in Pleasant St. Cemetery. He m. Emma A. Hastings, dau. Reuben and Caroline Hastings, Aug. 25, 1861. She b. Apr. 17, 1840.
The following note was received from his daughter, Mrs. Emma Ball Upham of Foxboro, Mass. (1950): "Thomas B. Ball, Civil War Veteran, served as one of President Lincoln's Body Guards
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until his death. Then he served as Mail Messenger at the White House. His wife (my mother) accompanied him in Washington, and did many good deeds for the Company."
BARNES
GEORGE HENRY BARNES, s. Daniel and Betsey Barnes, b. Dec. 18, 1831, d. Nov. 10, 1919. He m. Eliza Ann Batchelder, dau. Simeon and Eliza Batchelder, on Apr. 28, 1859. She b. Upton, Sept. 19, 1832, d. Jan. 26, 1907. He built "Johnny Barnes" house, cor. Barnes Hill Rd. and Linden St. Had:
Mary Imogene, b. Oct. 22, 1860, d. Dec. 10, 1874.
John Henry, b. Apr. 20, 1864, m. Luella B. Ayers.
Lucy Sophia, b. Nov. 18, 1865, m. Ellsworth C. Howe.
George Daniel, b. Dec. 25, 1868, d. July 2, 1912.
JOHN HENRY BARNES, s. George H. and Eliza A. (Batchelder) Barnes; m. Luella B. Ayers, dau. William H. and Fanny B. (Farr) Ayers of Clinton, Oct. 9, 1895. She b. Enosburg, Vt. Aug. 20, 1875. He d. Mar. 29, 1924. Had:
Hazel Marion, b. June 23, 1896, m. Bernard O. Wheeler.
BARTER
JAMES WESTON BARTER, s. Thomas and Hannah (Gardner) Barter, b. St. George, Me. Aug. 30, 1858; m. Carrie L. Gleason, dau. Samuel and Martha (Temple) Gleason of Heath, Mass. Aug. 30, 1883. Came to Berlin in 1888, pastor of M. E. Church. She b. Mar. 15, 1860, d. June 5, 1922. He d. Apr. 24, 1936. Had: Maude A., b. Aug. 28, 1885, m. E. Guy Sawyer, Oct. 24, 1913. Lila May, b. May 5, 1890, d. Apr. 22, 1891.
Clifford Herbert, b. Dec. 12, 1891, m. Ruth C. Manter Dec. 25, 1916.
Marion Smith, b. Sept. 11, 1893, m. Raymond W. Cole Aug. 2, 1917.
CLIFFORD HERBERT BARTER, s. James W. and Carrie L. (Glea- son) Barter; m. Ruth Caroline Manter, dau. Alfred Elmer and Frances Maude (Hipson) Manter Dec. 25, 1916. She was b. in Whitman Aug. 19, 1892; her mother d. Plymouth May 21, 1958; bur. Pleasant St. Cemetery. Had:
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Carl Andrew, b. Sept. 15, 1918, m. Janet Gibbs Nov. 11, 1944. Alfred Weston, b. Sept. 27, 1920, d. Apr. 6, 1945.
Bruce Manter, b. May 8, 1925, m. Constance Ziegler Sept. 17, 1949.
Paul Gleason, b. Aug. 9, 1927, m. Edith Schnebelen Oct. 12, 1951. Res. Los Angeles, Calif.
CARL ANDREW BARTER, s. Clifford H. and Ruth C. (Manter) Barter; m. Janet Gibbs, dau. Roy J. and Hester E. (Perkins) Gibbs Nov. 11, 1944. She b. Nov. 8, 1920, in Manchester, N. H. Had:
Alfred Weston Barter, b. Aug. 5, 1945.
Thomas Johnson, b. Dec. 2, 1947.
Terence Gibbs, b. Dec. 2, 1947.
BARTLETT
EVERETT EDWARD BARTLETT, s. Edward Ashley and Lily (Eat- on) Bartlett of Shrewsbury, b. Aug. 21, 1896; m. Mildred A. Field, dau. Charles M. and Carrie (Goodwin) Field Oct. 19, 1918. Had:
Thomas Rodney, b. May 15, 1919, d. Sept. 4, 1943, m. Betty L. Rodda May 23, 1942. Had:
Thomas Rodney Bartlett, Jr. b. Sept. 26, 1943, Springfield. Everett Edward, Jr., b. Nov. 14, 1920, m. Marguerite Myrtle Flood, Hudson.
Phillip Warren, b. June 1, 1929, m. Ida Jane Nowlan.
EVERETT EDWARD BARTLETT, Jr., s. Everett E. and Mildred A. (Field) Bartlett; m. Marguerite Myrtle Flood of Hudson Aug. 3, 1945. Had:
Bruce Arden, b. Feb. 15, 1947.
Dennis Allan, b. Dec. 12, 1948.
Nancy Lee, b. Mar. 18, 1951.
Sue Linda, b. May 27, 1954.
PHILLIP WARREN BARTLETT, s. Everett E. and Mildred A. (Field) Bartlett; m. Ida Jane Nowlan of Fairfield, Conn. Feb. 3, 1951. Had:
Rodney Allen, b. June 2, 1952.
Debra Ann, b. Nov. 13, 1953.
Karen Ashley, b. June 17, 1956.
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BASSETT
DANIEL BASSETT came to Berlin with his wife, Susanna ( Hark- ness ) Bassett in 1856 and lived with their son, Elisha Bassett, on the Danford B. Tyler farm of River Road. He d. Berlin Sept. 18, 1861, she d. Berlin Feb. 8, 1862.
ELISHA E. BASSETT, s. Daniel and Susanna (Harkness) Bassett, b. Richmond, N. H. Mar. 11, 1811, d. Berlin Feb. 18, 1904; m. Olive B. Steward in 1843, she d. Mar. 18, 1845. Had:
Olive S., b. Mar. 7, 1845, d. July 15, 1904.
2m. Mrs. Maria L. (Whitcomb) Howland Nov. 27, 1847, she d. May 25, 1909. Had:
Daniel H., b. July 9, 1849, d. Jan. 19, 1886, m. Susan E. Morse May 1, 1883.
Pliny E., b. July 9, 1849, res. Brockton, m. Helen Morse.
Anna S., b. June 28, 1856, d. Jan. 14, 1941, m. James D. Tyler.
DANIEL H. BASSETT, S. Elisha and Maria L. Bassett; m. Susan E. Morse, dau. Winslow B. Morse, May 1, 1883. She b. Aug. 31, 1859, d. July 29, 1931. Had:
Eugenia L., b. Dec. 12, 1883, d. June 20, 1953.
Fred Elisha, b. April 9, 1885, m. Myrtle Hildreth of Worcester.
WILLIAM BASSETT, s. Daniel and Susanna (Harkness) Bassett, b. Richmond, N. H. Oct. 5, 1819, d. Berlin Nov. 26, 1896; m. Patience Tyler, dau. Moses Tyler (d. Oct. 8, 1847) and Abigail Tyler (d. Oct. 15, 1876), Dec. 13, 1846. She d. June 13, 1880. They settled on the "Joseph Parks" place (better known as the John Bernardson home of South St., So. Berlin) in 1857. In 1891 they moved into the residence of their granddaughter, Mrs. Percy R. Coldwell on Central St., Had:
Mary A., b. July 21, 1848, d. May 17, 1917.
Laura E., b. Sept. 11, 1850, d. Nov. 10, 1852.
Julia Ida, b. Oct. 26, 1854, d. Feb. 22, 1939, m. Charles M. Sawyer.
Florence M., b. Apr. 1, 1858, d. Jan. 20, 1940, m. Edward F. Fletcher July 31, 1897, he d. Dec. 18, 1943.
Helen E., b. Feb. 17, 1860, d. Dec. 16, 1894, m. Edward F. Fletcher Jan. 11, 1887.
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BAUM
JOHN E. BAUM, s. Cecil E. and Hannah (Lewis) Baum, b. Chelsea, Mass. Apr. 6, 1910; m. Ethelyn A. Rand, dau. Frederick T. and Katie (Stoodard) Rand Sept. 11, 1938. She b. Springfield Feb. 22, 1913. Had:
John Rand, b. Needham, May 26, 1943.
Frederick Raymond, b. Berlin Apr. 14, 1947.
RAYMOND C. BAUM, s. Cecil E. and Hannah (Lewis) Baum, b. Boston June 19, 1919, m. Ruea Nancy Wheeler, dau. Amos C. and Ethel M. (Jones) Wheeler Oct. 10, 1947, Had:
Duncan Russell, b. April 24, 1949.
Donald Raymond, b. Dec. 16, 1952.
BEDARD
LEON EUGENE BEDARD, m. Rhoda Mae Stone, dau. Jenness E. and Ethelena J. (Westover) Stone, Jan. 23, 1943. Had:
Sandra Jane, b. Apr. 26, 1944.
Leon Stone, b. Apr. 10, 1948.
Ethelinda Jeanette, b. Aug. 11, 1949.
Wendy Renae, b. May 31, 1951.
Edmond Joseph, b. Dec. 19, 1958.
BELLAROSA
ANDREW BELLAROSA, s. Markey and Jessie (Nutsa) Bellarosa, b. Italy. Came to Berlin 1923, settled on Allen Rd .; m. Mary E. Minnicutch, wid. of Constantine Minnicutch 1920. She d. Feb. 24, 1939. Had:
Dona Edward (Minnicutch), b. Sept. 26, 1909, m. Mary Hanney.
Elizabeth (Minnicutch), b. Oct. 4, 1911, m. Henry Anton Dilling.
James (Minnicutch), b. Feb. 15, 1913, m. Florence M. Bassett. Markey Bellarosa, b. Clinton July 1921.
2m. Ida (Guernieri) Parisi Oct. 30, 1939.
3m. Alice M. (Allen) Hanscom July 31, 1947.
DONA EDWARD BELLAROSA, s. Andrew Bellarosa and Mary E. Minnicutch, m. Marguerite Mary Henney, dau. Michael and
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Margaret (Butler) Hanney Sept. 26, 1934. She b. Clinton Apr. 17, 1913. Had:
Mary Elaine, b. Oct. 5, 1935, m. Herbert M. Surette Sept. 27, 1959.
James Michael, b. July 19, 1939.
Donald Raymond, b. July 13, 1943.
Karen Elizabeth, b. Sept. 25, 1945.
Diane Marie, b. Jan. 1, 1948.
JAMES BELLAROSA, s. Andrew Bellarosa and Mary E. Minni- cutch, m. Florence Mae Bassett, dau. Edward D. and Mary Frances (Martin) Bassett Feb. 12, 1949. Had:
Gail Elizabeth, b. Jan. 12, 1950.
John David, b. May 27, 1958.
BENT
CHARLES LUMAN BENT m. Betty Marie Wheeler, dau. Emerson W. and Ethel (Ross) Wheeler, June 6, 1953. Had:
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