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Dale William, b. May 21, 1954.
Cynthia Ann, b. May 11, 1955.
Wayne David, Sept. 7, 1956.
Brenda Jean, Dec. 27, 1957.
BERNARDSON
JOHN BERNARDSON, s. Bernhard Johannesen and Frederica Gunnerson, b. Norway Mar. 23, 1876. Came to Berlin in 1924, located on Parks Farm of South St. (Poultry Farm). He d. Apr. 6, 1949; m. Jessie A. Smith of Gloucester, dau. of David E. and Mary (Fraser) Smith, June 17, 1905. She b. Oct. 18, 1873, d. Nov. 6, 1953. Had:
Annie Natalie, b. Mar. 26, 1907, m. Alfred S. Wheeler.
Helen Maude, b. Oct. 21, 1917, m. George Alvin Estabrook.
BERRY
THOMAS C. BERRY, s. Thomas and Sarah Berry, b. Poland, Me. Aug. 12, 1834, d. Berlin Apr. 1, 1919; m. Alvina Sabra Wheeler, dau. William W. and Sabra (Wheeler) Wheeler, May 16, 1860. She b. Berlin Oct. 29, 1839, d. July 25, 1911. Mr. Berry came to Berlin about 1852. After marriage settled on the John Wheeler
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place; house built about 1829, located on Highland St .; now (1957) occupied by Frederick R. Wheeler. Had: Lelia (Addie) Ada, b. Jan. 16, 1861, d. Dec. 12, 1940. Lulu Ann, b. Jan. 16, 1861, d. Jan. 17, 1861.
Lester Eliphas, b. Jan. 15, 1863, d. Feb. 22, 1946. Adelia L., b. Dec. 1, 1870, m. Herbert L. Wheeler. Cora A., b. July 7, 1879.
BETTS
HENRY MELBURN BETTS, s. Henderson and Emily B. (Betts) Betts, b. Middleboro, Nova Scotia June 26, 1864, d. Berlin Mar. 10, 1949; m. Alice Louise Guertin, dau. Theodore and Clara Estelle (Sawyer) Guertin, Sept. 1, 1889. She b. Berlin Oct. 7, 1868, d. Apr. 29, 1941. Her father d. Oct. 8, 1912, her mother d. Feb. 25, 1919. Had:
Rena E., b. Hudson July 12, 1890, d. Worcester Dec. 9, 1915. Reneldo Henderson, b. Berlin Feb. 2, 1892.
Clara B., b. Leominster Sept. 3, 1893, m. Hector Alfred Liberty. Theodore A., b. Sterling, Feb. 2, 1896, res. Berlin.
Anna P., b. Sterling, Feb. 1, 1900, res. Berlin.
Edgerton A., b. Lancaster Oct. 25, 1902.
Milburn R., b. Berlin Jan. 5, 1904, d. Mar. 16, 1904.
Bessie B., b. Marlboro Nov. 29, 1906, m. Miller Nelson Boucher, Worcester.
Eloi D., b. Worcester Apr. 13, 1927, d. Berlin May 22, 1947.
BIDWELL
NORMAN EDWARD BIDWELL, m. Marcelle Brewer, dau. Leon A. and Florence B. (Roys) Brewer, Mar. 10, 1946. Had:
Caroline Amanda, b. Nov. 9, 1950.
Norman John, b. Apr. 11, 1952.
Susan Melinda, b. Dec. 19, 1955.
BLANCHETTE
GEORGE EDWARD BLANCHETTE, m. Enid Evelyn Blenkhorn, dau. Charles B. and Lydia May Blenkhorn, 1944. Had: Betty Jane, b. Dec. 24, 1944. Gail Ann, b. Nov. 12, 1945.
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BLENKHORN
CHARLES BLANCHARD BLENKHORN, s. Isaac and Catherine (Lovely) Blenkhorn, b. Nova Scotia May 2, 1881; m. Lydia May Blenkhorn, dau. William and Rebecca (Sanford) Blenkhorn, Mar. 1, 1905. She b. Nova Scotia Oct. 14, 1881. Family came to Berlin from Hudson in 1939. Had:
Robert Freeman, b. Oct. 1, 1906, m. Florence B. Richardson. Leila May, b. July 1, 1909, m. Lawrence Cotter.
Harold Russell, b. Jan. 11, 1912, m. Myrtle Rogers.
Laura Pearl, b. May 24, 1916, m. Milton Wilson.
Glendon H., b. May 16, 1920, m. Matilda T. Polich
Enid Evelyn, b. May 7, 1922, m. George Edward Blanchette.
GLENDON H. BLENKHORN, S. Charles B. and Lydia May Blenk- horn; m. Matilda T. Polich July 12, 1946. Had:
Wayne Charles, b. June 9, 1947.
George Burton, b. Mar. 27, 1949.
Ronald Glenn, b. Oct. 27, 1950.
HAROLD RUSSELL BLENKHORN, s. Charles B. and Lydia May Blenkhorn; m. Myrtle Gladys Rogers, dau. Walter Francis and Anna Bates (Ferguson) Rogers, Nov. 28, 1935. She b. Feb. 27, 1917; her mother d. Feb. 8, 1934. Had:
Beverly Ann, b. Apr. 19, 1939.
Walter Russell, b. May 10, 1943.
Harold, b. 1946.
Helen, b. 1953.
Debra Ellyn, b. Nov. 7, 1957.
BLISS
BOSWELL BLISS. The first of this line to settle in Berlin lived on Highland St. where Samuel W. Stammers now (1958) lives. The ancestral line traces back to Thomas Bliss of England through his s. John Bliss, b. Hartford, Conn. 1640; s. Ebenezer Bliss, b. Longmeadow, Mass. 1683; s. Stephen Bliss, b. Wilbraham, Mass. 1732; s. Gideon Bliss, b. Wilbraham, Mass. 1766.
Said BOSWELL BLISS, s. Gideon and Mary (Woodworth) Bliss, b. Monson, Mass. Mar. 15, 1791, d. Berlin Apr. 30, 1869; m. Lydia
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Chase, dau. Jacob and Matilda Chase, Sept. 27, 1815. She b. June 9, 1795, d. Berlin Jan. 15, 1872, bur. Bolton.
EDWARD FLINT BLISS, s. Boswell and Lydia Bliss, b. Berlin July 4, 1821; m. Susan H. Evarts Jan. 4, 1847; she b. June 12, 1826.
SEBERTRUM E. BLISS, s. Edward F. and Susan (Evarts ) Bliss, b. South Hadley Falls, Mass. June 15, 1848; m. Fanny Jane Little Sept. 1, 1869, she b. May 13, 1850.
DR. JESSE L. BLISS, s. Sebertrum E. and Fanny J. (Little) Bliss, b. So. Hadley Falls, Mass. Sept. 6, 1870; m. Ruth Hillick, Thompsonville, Conn. Feb. 26, 1898. She b. Aug. 4, 1866.
SUSAN ELAINE BLISS, dau. Dr. Jesse L. and Fanny (Little) Bliss, b. Holyoke, Mass. Nov. 30, 1907; m. Alvin L. Gewinner in Nassau, N. Y. Aug. 21, 1932. He b. Holyoke, Mass. Feb. 2, 1903. Res. (1958) Amsterdam, N. Y.
HENRY HARRISON BLISS, s. Gideon and Mary (Woodworth) Bliss; m. Lucy M., dau. of Amory Sawyer, Sept. 27, 1840. He was a brother of Boswell Bliss.
CHARLES HENRY BLISS, s. Henry Harrison and Lucy M. (Saw- yer) Bliss, b. Berlin Aug. 16, 1841, d. Oct. 30, 1903; m. Martha Augusta Staples, dau. of William Ingraham and Sarah Ann (Knight) Staples, Sept. 28, 1860. She b. Mar. 30, 1843, d. Nor- wich, Conn. Aug. 17, 1925. Had:
Lucy E., b. Mar. 14, 1861, m. Frank E. Gammon, res. Fal- mouth, Me.
Mary Grace, b. Jan. 4, 1863, m. Arthur F. Sawyer.
Maud Ethel, b. Apr. 2, 1871, m. Frederick Grant Bliss, res. Norwich, Conn.
Helen Agnes, b. July 19, 1875, d. May 18, 1952, m. Dr. Clifton R. Chamberlain of Marlboro. He d. Jan. 26, 1940.
Helena Augusta, b. July 19, 1875, m. Lawrence L. Winde, res. Winchester.
2m. Clifton Walcott, res. Barre.
The Charles H. Bliss homestead was on Pleasant St., now (1958) occupied by Lewis R. Paine. It was built by Rev. David R.
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Lampson (1834) and later owned by Henry H. Bliss (1848) and heirs.
CHARLES H. BLISS, s. Henry E. and Fransinia (Montgomery ) Bliss, b. Lancaster, Sept. 25, 1877, died Berlin Jan. 15, 1959; m. Etta Estel Wood, dau. Levi P. and Minniva E. (Parker) Wood, June 20, 1908. She b. Lancaster Nov. 20, 1872, d. Berlin July 21, 1948. Came to Berlin June 29, 1923, settled on the 120 acre "Bruce-Carr" place of West St. The same was sold to Linwood F. Hart in 1949.
BOSSELMAN
JOHN WILLIAM BOSSELMAN, s. Henry and Mary (Saddler) Bosselman, b. Boston Oct. 21, 1871, d. Apr. 21, 1932; m. Florence M. Matheson, dau. Malcolm and Florence (McCloud) Matheson, Mar. 1, 1901. She b. Breadalbane, Prince Edward Island Nov. 27, 1881. Came to Berlin in 1924. Had:
Harry Malcolm, b. Boston Aug. 9, 1906, d. Nov. 8, 1944, m. Phyllis L. Trecartin.
John William, Jr. b. Dedham Apr. 27, 1910, m. Eleanor M. Sawyer.
HARRY MALCOLM BOSSELMAN, s. John William and Florence M. (Matheson) Bosselman; m. Phyllis L. Trecartin, dau. Thomas and Mary (Stevens) Trecartin, May 8, 1932. She b. St. Johns, N.B. Oct. 26, 1908. Harry d. in service. Had:
John Edward, b. Jan. 1, 1933, m. Sabina J. Golas June 30, 1956. Had: Harry Malcolm, b. Westford, Feb. 3, 1958.
Leslie Frances, b. Aug. 24, 1937.
Linda Mary, b. Nov. 23, 1941.
JOHN WILLIAM BOSSELMAN, Jr., s. John William and Florence M. (Matheson) Bosselman; m. Eleanor Mae Sawyer, dau. Walter A. and Mary E. (Mahan) Sawyer Sept. 11, 1937. Res. Boylston Rd., built new house in 1944. Had:
John William, 3rd, b. Oct. 24, 1938, m. Judith Abbott Ken- worthy May 23, 1957. Had: Ronald Paul.
Dennis Paul, b. May 18, 1943.
Cheryl Ann, b. Nov. 30, 1945.
RICHARD W. BOSSELMAN, s. Henry and Mary (Saddler) Bos-
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selman, b. Dorchester Jan. 27, 1887, d. July 14, 1956; m. Fannie Ann Seager Feb. 5, 1917. She b. Lowell, Nov. 30, 1887. Came to Berlin in 1924.
CHARLES WALDO BOSSELMAN, S. Henry and Mary (Saddler) Bosselman. Came to Berlin in 1924, built new house on West Street, now res. of Frederick G. Martin. He d. Jan. 18, 1946; m. Esther Marsh. Had:
Fred Bosselman, m. Olive Lang Aug. 7, 1951, res. Florida.
BOWEN
CYRUS ARCHIE BOWEN, s. Cyrus Adolphus and Elizabeth Miriah (Smith) Bowen, b. Providence, R. I. May 19, 1883, d. Berlin Feb. 18, 1952; m. May Holland West of Whitinsville, Oct. 3, 1908. She b. Washingtonville, O. May 5, 1885. Died in Berlin March 27, 1959. They came to Berlin in 1924; took charge of West Berlin Post Office, conducted Store and poultry business. Had: Ruth May, b. Sept. 20, 1909, m. E. Carl Parmenter Apr. 15, 1933.
Olive Eloise, b. Mar. 20, 1911, m. Jerry Simon LaPorte Sept. 2, 1939.
CHARLES THOMAS MOFFETT, brother-in-law of Mr. Bowen, re- sided with them, d. Berlin Nov. 15, 1950.
BOWERS
GEORGE BOWERS, S. John and Sarah Ann (Barker ) Bowers, b. Landbeach (Cambridgeshire) England, Feb. 24, 1868, d. Hud- son Dec. 23, 1937; m. Catherine Moore of Clinton May 30, 1904. She d. Hudson Feb. 22, 1937, age 72 yrs. 8 mos. He came to Berlin in 1900 and settled on the farm on Linden St., which was purchased by Arthur P. LaPorte in 1921.
GEORGE W. BOYD (a foster son), s. William J. and Sarah (McMaster) Boyd, b. Oxford May 10, 1905, d. Hudson Oct. 18, 1937; m. Lucy Stone. Had:
Barbara A., b. Hudson.
Claire A., b. Hudson.
George W. Jr., b. Hudson.
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EMMA BOWERS, dau. John and Sarah Ann (Barker) Bowers, b. Landbeach (Cambridgeshire) England Feb. 28, 1876, d. Ber- lin Feb. 28, 1956. She was living with her nephew, Charles A. Fromant of Crosby Rd.
BRADLEY
HARRY FARWELL BRADLEY, s. John Thaddeus and Mary Eme- line (Farwell) Bradley, b. Somerville, May 20, 1893; m. Eva Gertrude Gardiner, dau. Edward Clifford and Annie Sophia (Wentzell) Gardiner, Aug. 24, 1925. She b. Feb. 8, 1900, Port Moulton, N. S. Had:
Jean Eleanor, b. July 14, 1926, m. Robert H. Guild.
John Edward, b. Nov. 11, 1927, m. Freda M. Freenan, July 2, 1956.
Helen Barbara, b. Sept. 18, 1929, m. Roger E. Wheeler.
Roger Leonard, b. Sept. 11, 1933, m. Valary Jean Butler.
Mary E. Bradley (Harry's mother ) 2m Albert L. Tarbell, Jan. 7, 1910.
ROGER LEONARD BRADLEY, s. Harry F. and Eva G. (Gardiner) Bradley; m. Valary Jean Butler June 2, 1956. Had:
Roger Leonard, II, b. Dec. 3, 1956.
Edward Butler, b. Dec. 22, 1957.
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Thomas Gardiner, b. Nov. 19, 1958.
BREWER
James Brewer of Sudbury; m. Deborah Moore (dau. Jacob Moore) about 1780 and lived on Highland Street, a little to the north and opposite the George R. Spofford house. The cellar hole is still visible. His son, John, b. here (Berlin) 1783; m. Dorcas Bruce (dau. John Bruce). Their son, Leonard (b. Boyls- ton ) was the father of Leonard W. Brewer who settled on Central St. opposite Brewer Rd. in 1866.
LEONARD W. BREWER, s. of Leonard and Adaline Brewer of Boylston; m. Harriet J. Walker of Northboro Oct. 2, 1866. Came to Berlin (1866), located on Central St. opposite Brewer Rd. She d. Sept. 10, 1908. He d. Feb. 20, 1922. Had:
Nellie F., b. Aug. 23, 1868, m. George E. Keizer.
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Mabel H., b. Dec. 18, 1869, m. Alfred Hapgood of Hudson, Dec. 31, 1890.
Arthur L., b. Dec. 4, 1871, m. Cora E. Wheeler.
Frank W., b. June 21, 1876, m. Etta J. (Westover ) Booth.
Alfred D., b. Sept. 6, 1878, m. Julia C. Walcott.
Ruth E., b. June 15, 1883, m. William E. Speaker.
ARTHUR L. BREWER, s. Leonard W. and Harriet J. (Walker ) Brewer; m. Cora Emily Wheeler, dau. Samuel and Emily (Bruce) Wheeler, Dec. 4, 1891. She d. Apr. 22, 1929. He d. July 6, 1938. Had:
Leon Arthur, b. June 23, 1893, m. Florence B. Roys.
Jeanette Cora, b. Aug. 13, 1902, m. Kendall E. Andrews.
Harriet Helen, b. Feb. 19, 1910, m. Warren G. Field.
LEON ARTHUR BREWER, s. Arthur L. and Cora E. (Wheeler) Brewer; m. Florence Belle Roys, dau. Frederick D. and Mary A. (Poland) Roys, Aug. 19, 1919. Had:
Leonard Arthur, b. Sept. 22, 1920, d. Oct. 23, 1936.
Marcelle, b. Jan. 2, 1924, m. Norman Edward Bidwell.
FRANK WALKER BREWER, S. Leonard W. and Harriet J. ( Walk- er) Brewer; m. Etta J. (Westover ) Booth, wid of Walter Hender- son Booth. She d. July 26, 1915. Had:
Frank Leonard, b. July 26, 1915, d. July 21, 1944.
Pearl Jane Emily Booth, dau. Walter and Etta (Westover) Booth, b. Dec. 21, 1903, m. Sidney Francis Lloyd Feb. 19, 1922.
Paul Henderson Booth, s. Walter and Etta (Westover) Booth, b. June 29, 1906.
2m. of Frank W. Brewer to Irene Eloise (Hunter) Long, Aug. 1, 1925.
Virginia Merle Matthews, a maternal granddaughter to Irene (Hunter) Long, m. Leon R. Turmaine of Lancaster Mar. 3, 1940.
ALFRED DURSTON BREWER, s. Leonard W. and Harriet J. (Walker) Brewer; m. Julia C. Walcott, dau. Marshall and Clara Susan (Whitcomb) Walcott, Jan. 28, 1902. She b. Sept. 19, 1882. He d. Nov. 17, 1952. Had:
Alfred Marshall, b. Aug. 6, 1902, d. Oct. 27, 1902.
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Ruth Mabel, b. July 23, 1903, m. Leonard R. Mungeam. Clifton Walcott, b. Aug. 21, 1904, m. Helen L. Estabrook. Hazel Harriet, b. Sept. 8, 1905, m. Earle A. Wheeler.
The house of Alfred D. Brewer was built by Samuel Jones, Jr., son of "Land'ord" Jones, around the year 1777. This was the year of his marriage to Martha Fay and they settled on part of his father's farm. Martha (Fay) Jones died on Oct. 1, 1831 and the place was owned by Oliver Fosgate until 1875, when it was sold to Nahum W. Fay. He in turn sold it to his son-in-law, Willis Rice, in 1880. Mr. Rice owned it until 1905, when it was sold to Benjamin Wright. But the ownership soon reverted to Mr. Rice and remained in his possession until 1910, when it was sold to Mr. and Mrs. Alfred D. Brewer. In 1955, the property was sold to Edmund Hoffmann, who sold the house to Arthur P. Lange.
CLIFTON WALCOTT BREWER, S. Alfred D. and Julia C. (Walcott) Brewer; m. Helen Louise Estabrook, dau. Herbert C. and Flor- ence L. (Wilder ) Estabrook, May 28, 1930. She b. Jan. 15, 1912. Had:
Corinne Helen, b. Mar. 6, 1931, m. Milton Arthur Landin Sept. 6, 1953.
Doris Arline, b. Nov. 2, 1932, m. Robert Eldon Clemmer, Dec. 29, 1951.
Shirley Ann, b. Sept. 13, 1934, m. Edward J. Lipka, July 4, 1958.
Alfred Walcott, b. April 5, 1937, m. Edith A. Nutting, May 3, 1958. Dau. Cynthia Alisa born April 7, 1959. They have bought land on Highland St., in the locale of the original homestead of James Brewer, who settled there in 1780, with plans for building.
BRIDGES
FAY LOUIS BRIDGES, s. William W. and Anna Rebecca (Hay- wood) Bridges, b. Athens, Vt. June 4, 1885; m. Bertha C. Vaughn, dau. Clarence Elliott and Mary I. (Hamilton) Vaughn, Sept. 22, 1917. Came to Berlin from Gardner in 1921 and located on the Clarence Spofford place of Derby Rd. Had:
May Emilia, b. Athol May 4, 1918, m. Vaughn Edwin Stone April 18, 1941. Res. Worcester. Had:
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Judith May, b. Sept. 1, 1944. Marcia Lee, b. Oct. 11, 1946. Vaughn Edwin, Jr., b. Jan. 26, 1948. Ardelle Harriette, b. Mar. 18, 1925, m. Roger Francis Rice Nov. 7, 1946. Res. Worcester. Had: Roger Francis, Jr., b. June 16, 1947.
Michael Edward, b. May 29, 1951.
Dianne Marie, b. Aug. 13, 1955. Sheila Ann, b. Sept. 3, 1957.
Ruth Alta, b. Mar. 20, 1930, m. Frederick R. Wheeler.
BRODEUR, CARL A. See "Warbin, Winfield Ernest"
BULLARD
ETHELBERT M. BULLARD, S. Mason and Mary J. (Turner) Bul- lard, b. Knowlton, Que. July 13, 1879, d. Jan. 22, 1945; m. Laura E. Lund, dau. Lorenzo and Angelia (Cole) Lund, Dec. 26, 1900. She b. Newark, Vt. Mar. 6, 1882. He came to Berlin in 1908; was farm supervisor for: Levi Cooley, C. G. Shirmer (1911), Henry H. Harper (1916), and since 1922 for C. E. Cotting on the Chedco Farms, Inc. Mrs. E. M. Bullard res. Clinton, Mass. Had: Lawrence M., b. Dec. 30, 1910, m. Joyce Marguerite Hobert of New York City, Aug. 31, 1938. They had:
Nancy H., b. June 8, 1942. Eleanor M., March 1, 1947.
Lena Marion, b. Aug. 18, 1912, m. Roland Bachelder Plummer, s. Walter F. and Dora C. (Bachelder) Plummer, June 11, 1933. He b. Newbury, Mass., Nov. 3, 1907. Herdsman at Chedco Farms, Inc.
BURKE
WILLIAM FRANCIS BURKE, b. Boston, Mar. 31, 1856; m. Carrie Mable Wilkins, dau. Rufus and Abigail (Priest) Wilkins. She b. June 17, 1859, d. June 23, 1933. He d. Dec. 1 1938. They had: W. Ernest, b. Sept. 25, 1886.
Frank A., b. 1888, res. Boston, m. Minnie Lendall.
Harry C., b. Jan. 27, 1890, m. Mae F. Webb.
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Lloyd L., b. May 2, 1896, m. Gladys Campbell, res. Providence. Anna M., b. Nov. 25, 1898.
Doris M., b. Aug. 6, 1900, m. Arthur Clinton Wetherbee.
HARRY C. BURKE, s. William F. and Carrie M. (Wilkins) Burke; m. Mae F. Webb, dau. William and Margaret (Fahyee) Webb, July 22, 1924. She b. Mar. 12, 1902. Had:
Francis C., b. Dec. 1, 1926, m. Alice E. Wheeler.
FRANCIS CARLTON BURKE, s. Harry C. and Mae F. (Webb) Burke; m. Alice Effie Wheeler, dau. Clifford H. and Addie E. (Mahan) Wheeler, Nov. 23, 1946. Had:
Judith Elizabeth, b. Oct. 24, 1950.
Francis Carlton, Jr., b. June 18, 1954.
BURNHAM
CLARENCE WALTER BURNHAM, s. George Burnham of Epson, N. H., b. Feb. 13, 1886, d. Dec. 17, 1926. Came to Berlin with family in May of 1921; sawyer at S. W. Wheeler mills of Pleasant St. He m. Gertrude Grace Brown of Salford, Suffolk Co., Eng- land, Feb. 1911. She b. Mar. 2, 1892, d. Dec. 13, 1936. Had:
Harold Albert, b. May 26, 1912, m. Ethel Mary Allen, res. Holden.
George William, b. Sept. 7, 1913, m. Elsie Cromb Apr. 25, 1936. res. West Upton.
Roscoe Arthur, b. Oct. 2, 1914, m. Carrie Cromb, Sept. 30, 1933, res. Northboro. Carrie d. Aug. 3, 1955; 2m. Ruth E. Norton Sept. 7, 1957.
Frank John, b. Jan. 13, 1916. Res. E. St. Louis, Ill.
Rosebelle Victoria, b. May 3, 1918, m. Frank Blair Mar. 31, 1957. Res. E. Hartford, Conn.
Walter Henry, b. Dec. 9, 1920. res. Lake Pleasant, Mass.
John Henry, b. Sept. 20, 1921, d. Oct. 23, 1921.
HAROLD ALBERT BURNHAM, s. Clarence Walter and Gertrude G. (Brown) Burnham; m. Ethel Mary Allen, dau. of Walter M. and Dorothy (Pierce) Allen, March 11, 1938. Had:
Clarence Walter, b. Mar. 25, 1939.
Harold Frank, b. Dec. 28, 1940.
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CARPENTER
GEORGE HERBERT CARPENTER, s. Orin F. and Laura E. (Mar- ean) Carpenter, b. Saco, Me. April 28, 1874, d. Marlboro Aug. 16, 1949. His mother d. Berlin Dec. 29, 1912. He m. Janett L. Lasselle, dau. Frank C. and Catherine B. (Lanphere) Lasselle, in Berlin Dec. 8, 1897. He came to Berlin from West Boylston in 1894; became Station Agent at So. Berlin, later at West Berlin (Carter's) from 1919 to its closing in 1933. He also served on police duty during construction of Wachusett Aquaduct (1895- 98). Conducted a monument business, headquarters on West St. Old monument stones were exhumed at the site in 1954 where Raymond F. Stone built his new house. Had:
Katherine Lanphere, b. Apr. 8, 1899, m. Clarence Robertson Lamson, of Hudson, Sept. 9, 1922. He d. Mar. 4, 1951. They had: Patricia Janett Lamson, b. Jan. 28, 1928, m. Terrance E. Lively of Westboro Oct. 27, 1946.
Frank Orin, b. Jan. 13, 1904, m. Catherine K. Stent Aug. 4, 1925; res. Manchester, Conn.
Arthur Ellsworth, b. Oct. 14, 1905, m. Doris E. Parker Aug. 29, 1942; res. Jamaica Plain, Mass.
FRANK O. CARPENTER, s. George H. and Janett (Lasselle) Carpenter; m. Catherine K. Stent of Marlboro Aug. 4, 1925. Had: Bryce Kent, b. Mar. 23, 1926.
Virginia Marie, b. Apr. 10, 1927.
Natalie Ann, b. Apr. 18, 1928.
Donn Alan, b. Sept. 11, 1929.
William Dana, b. Jan. 22, 1934. Sandra L., b. Sept. 1943.
Wife Catherine d. Dec. 30, 1945.
2m. Estelle Biccum Feb. 1, 1947. Res. Manchester, Conn.
ARTHUR E. CARPENTER, s. George H. and Janett (Lasselle) Carpenter, M. Doris E. Parker of Jamaica Plain, Mass. Aug. 29, 1942. Had:
Arthur Frederick, b. June 14, 1945.
Susan Janett, b. July 26, 1947.
Janet Christine, b. Nov. 29, 1951.
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CARTER
I. Stanton Carter, s. Rev. Samuel Carter of Lancaster, b. 1738, m. 1762, d. 1823.
II. Daniel Carter, b. 1762, m. 1785, d. 1824.
II. Sanderson Carter, b. 1764, m. 1788, d. 1841.
III. Amory Carter, s. Daniel, b. 1785, m. 1808, d. 1815.
III. Lewis Carter, s. Daniel, b. 1796, m. 1821, d. 1878.
III. Chandler Carter, s. Daniel, b. 1808, m. 1839, d. 1891 (Ber- lin's benefactor ).
IV. Amory Carter, Jr., s. Amory, b. 1813, m. 1839, d. 1892 (Saw- yer family record).
IV. Lewis Lincoln Carter, s. Lewis, b. 1822, m. 1849, d. 1910.
IV. Silas Rufus Carter, s. Lewis, b. 1828, m. 1856, d. 1917.
IV. Jonas Hale Carter, s. Lewis, b. 1840, m. 1871, d. 1922.
V. Sidney B. Carter, s. Lewis L., b. 1852, m. 1878, d. 1924 (see family record).
V. Lewis Paul Carter, s. Lewis L., b. 1856, m. 1881, d. 1920.
V. Silas Rolla Carter, s. Silas Rufus, b. 1868, m. 1895, d. 1913 (see family record).
V. Eugene Francis Carter, s. Silas Rufus, b. 1860, m. 1891.
V. Lemuel Draper Carter, s. Jonas H., b. 1873, m. 1899, d. 1939, (see family record).
V. Eva L. (Carter) Ordway, dau. Jonas H., b. 1881, m. 1906, d. 1956 (see family record).
VI. Milton P. Carter, s. Lewis P., b. 1892, m. 1922.
VI. Willard Minot Carter, s. Eugene Francis, b. 1903, m. 1932 ( see family record).
JONAS H. CARTER, s. Lewis and Sarah (Sawyer) Carter, b. Jan. 23, 1840, d. Sept. 24, 1922; m. Annetta L. Draper Nov. 30, 1871, she d. Dec. 4, 1904. Had:
Lemuel D., b. Oct. 25, 1873, d. Mar. 27, 1939, m. Fannie Belle Ray July 26, 1899, she d. Apr. 30, 1912. 2m. Ellen L. Allen Oct. 30, 1913.
Eva L., b. April 6, 1881, m. Alfred F. Ordway Mar. 16, 1906.
LEMUEL DRAPER CARTER, s. Jonas H. and Annetta L. (Draper) Carter, b. Oct. 25, 1872, d. Mar. 27, 1939; m. Fannie Belle Ray July 26, 1899. She d. Apr. 30, 1912. Had:
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GENEALOGY
Annetta Mary, b. Oct. 28, 1900, m. Harold L. Raymond June 30, 1930, res. Orlando, Fla.
2m. Ellen Lovisa Allen, dau. Elmer and Mary Allen, Oct. 30, 1913. Had:
Jonas Ellsworth, b. Oct. 3, 1915, m. Dorothy Ruth Sites of Clinton, Iowa.
JONAS ELLSWORTH CARTER, s. Lemuel D. and Ellen L. Carter; m. Dorothy Ruth Sites June 22, 1946. Res. West Upton, Mass. Had:
Vicki Diane, b. Mar. 21, 1947.
Steven Chandler, b. April 20, 1949.
Cathi Joy, b. Mar. 27, 1951.
Debbi Sue, b. Nov. 22, 1952.
SIDNEY BRIGHAM CARTER, s. Lewis Lincoln and Susan E. (Phelps) Carter, b. Sept. 23, 1852, d. May 22, 1924; m. Julia Etta Fosgate, dau. George W. and Eunice C. (Dodge) Fosgate, Dec. 25, 1878. She b. July 18, 1857, d. Aug. 15, 1916. Had:
Ruea Etta, b. Feb. 16, 1887, m. Ralph B. Small Jan. 9, 1915; he d. Nov. 18, 1937. 2m. John Leslie Shaw of Hudson, Sept. 4, 1943.
George Lincoln, b. March 16, 1891, m. Gladys Leslie of Spring- field.
SILAS ROLLA CARTER, s. Silas Rufus and Emily (Crowell) Carter (she d. Feb. 21, 1916, he d. Aug. 15, 1917), b. Apr. 8, 1868, d. Jan. 29, 1913; m. Ellen (Nellie) C. Garrity, dau. James and Bridget Garrity Sept. 18, 1895. She d. Berlin Dec. 7, 1870. Sold home place of West St. and moved to Hudson 1957. She is an "honorary" charter member of the Tuesday Club and was a Library Trustee (1904-1931).
MILTON P. CARTER, s. Lewis Paul and Ada E. (Simonds), b. Sept. 4, 1892 in Worcester; m. Marion F. Fillmore, dau. Calvin J. and Mary (Hannon) Fillmore Dec. 3, 1922. She b. Foxboro, Mass. Sept. 4, 1895.
WILLARD MINOT CARTER, s. Eugene Francis and Georginia (Hendrix) Carter, b. Norwalk, Conn. Oct. 10, 1903; m. Edna
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Margaret Waterbury, dau. Willard Cyrus and Margaret S. (Whit- lock) Waterbury, July 2, 1932. She b. Bridgeport, Conn. Feb. 2, 1906. Had:
Willard Ray, b. Norwalk, Conn. July 16, 1933.
Margaret Lucy, b. Norwalk, Conn. May 23, 1936, m. James Albert Garrity, Oct. 5, 1957.
CHAPDELAINE
ARTHUR EDWARD CHAPDELAINE, s. Arthur D. and Lydia (Sey- mour) Chapdelaine, b. Marlboro, Jan. 20, 1918; m. Claire Y. Bouffard, dau. Louis and Emma (Boule) Bouffard, Sept. 9, 1946. She b. Sept. 30, 1917. Res. Coburn Rd.
CLARK
ARTHUR HERMAN CLARK, s. Arthur E. (d. Feb. 19, 1955) and Lilla G. (Harris) (d. Northwood, N. H. Apr. 27, 1938) Clark, b. Berlin, Sept. 14, 1899. Res. Sawyer Hill Rd. (Foster Bros. Place) 1898-1913. He m. Nov. 23, 1917 Pearl Caroline Hastings, dau. Lewis A. (d. July 3, 1937) and Nettie M. (Lackey) (d. Jan. 16, 1946) Hastings. Had:
Arthur Herman, Jr., b. Oct. 31, 1918.
Harold Leonard, b. July 11, 1921.
Wesley Everett, b. Apr. 29, 1923, m. Angela Szczepkowski Nov. 19, 1941.
Richard Burton, b. July 8, 1925.
Gardner Fred, b. May 12, 1930, m. Carol Merietta Still, June 23, 1951.
Kenneth Earl, b. Dec. 10, 1931, m. Doris Elizabeth Hunter Sept. 6, 1958.
CLEMMER
ROBERT ELDON CLEMMER, m. Doris Arline Brewer, dau. Clifton W. and Helen L. (Estabrook) Brewer Dec. 29, 1951. Had: Gail Florence, b. Dec. 30, 1952.
Keith Robert, b. Feb. 24, 1955.
Robin Marie, b. Mar. 18, 1957.
COLDWELL
PERCY ROY COLDWELL, s. Charles Coldwell, b. Gaspereau, N. S. Nov. 1, 1882, d. Berlin Oct. 15, 1948; m. Marjorie Louise Sawyer,
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dau. Charles M. and Julia Ida (Bassett) Sawyer, Aug. 27, 1913. Had:
Norman Sawyer, b. Nov. 14, 1916, m. Miriam Frances Dupree.
Robert Bassett, b. May 2, 1919, m. Barbara Wyman Fitton.
John Patterson, b. Sept. 14, 1925, d. May 14, 1926.
Jane Patience, b. Sept. 14, 1925, d. May 8, 1926.
NORMAN SAWYER COLDWELL, s. Percy R. and Marjorie L. (Sawyer) Coldwell; m. Miriam Frances Dupree, dau. Lester B. and Mabelle F. (Brigham) Dupree, Oct. 27, 1940. She b. Hudson. Had:
Judith Frances, b. Sept. 14, 1941.
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