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Linda Norma, b. Aug. 25, 1943.
Diane Marie, b. Apr. 13, 1946.
Douglas John, b. June 30, 1947.
Barry Alan, b. Aug. 12, 1952.
ROBERT BASSETT COLDWELL, s. Percy R. and Marjorie L. (Saw- yer) Coldwell; m. Barbara Wyman Fitton, dau. John Joseph and Naomi Hartshorn (Gleason) Fitton, Nov. 26, 1942. She b. Groton Feb. 1, 1922. Had:
Susan, b. June 3, 1944.
Peter Reid, b. Sept. 27, 1945.
Betsy, b. Apr. 18, 1947.
Mark Wyman, b. June 8, 1950.
Martha, b. Apr. 24, 1952.
COLE
WALTER COLE, of Bolton, b. Mar. 9, 1862; came to Berlin in 1904; d. July 18, 1933; m. Bertha M. Wheeler, dau. Robert B. and Nancy M. (Wheeler) Wheeler, Sept. 17, 1890. She b. Oct. 28, 1869, d. Dec. 9, 1938. Had:
Raymond Walter, b. May 26, 1892, m. Marion S. Barter.
Chester Edmund, b. Apr. 26, 1899, m. Laura Elms Bickford.
Mabel L., b. June 27, 1895, m. Walter H. Werk, Res. Polson, Mont.
RAYMOND WALTER COLE, s. Walter and Bertha (Wheeler) Cole; m. Marion S. Barter, dau. James W. and Carrie (Gleason) Barter Aug. 2, 1917. Had:
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Carolyn Maude, b. Sept. 22, 1925, d. Feb. 10, 1927.
Marjorie Christine, b. Mar. 27, 1928, m. Emilio Anthony Rosi- ello, s. Emilio and Theresa Rosiello, Sept. 5, 1951. Res. Shrewsbury, Mass. Had:
Thomas Anthony, b. Mar. 24, 1954.
Paul James, b. June 17, 1959.
CHESTER EDMUND COLE, s. Walter and Bertha (Wheeler) Cole; m. Laura Elms Bickford, dau. Carl L. and Ethel (Taylor) Bick- ford, July 3, 1929. She was b. Bolton July 2, 1907. Had:
Alice Laura, b. Mar. 21, 1930, m. Raymond I. Wheeler July 25, 1958. Mr. Chester E. Cole resides at the homestead of Jona- than and Mary (Buffum) Wheeler of 1775 and therefore the Annual Wheeler Reunion is generally held under the "Maples" of the "Lotta Rocks" Farm.
COLLINS
JOHN COLLINS, s. of John (d. Oct. 20, 1887) and Mary (Ahern) (d. Aug. 2, 1886) Collins of Ireland. Born Northboro Aug. 2, 1862, d. Berlin July 19, 1904. Came to Berlin in 1868 and settled on Joel Procter farm of Lancaster Road; m. Mary A. McNulty, dau. James A. and Mary E. (Caveny) McNulty, April 22, 1890. She b. Lawrence Feb. 1, 1872, d. Berlin Jan. 10, 1943. Had:
John Francis, b. Mar. 27, 1891, d. Aug. 25, 1891. James Raymond, b. May 10, 1892, d. Feb. 15, 1956.
Benjamin Harold, b. May 26, 1894, d. Sept. 9, 1894. Edward Leroy, b. Aug. 9, 1895, m. Catherine A. Hastings. Joseph Leo, b. May 13, 1898, d. Sept. 14, 1898.
Mary Gertrude, b. May 3, 1901, m. Harold J. Long June 4, 1923. Had:
Dorothy Marie, b. June 21, 1935.
William Henry, b. Apr. 8, 1904.
EDWARD LEROY COLLINS, s. John and Mary A. (McNulty) Collins; m. Catherine Agatha Hastings, dau. John and Nora (Kittredge) Hastings Sept. 16, 1918. She b. Clinton Sept. 17, 1893. They reconstructed the "Old Stone House" of Peach Hill Rd. in 1947 and resided there until 1957. Had:
John Edward, b. June 18, 1919, m. Katherine E. Noonan. Francis Leroy, b. Jan. 29, 1921, m. Thelma Mae Ellis.
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Joseph Leo, b. Aug. 13, 1922, d. Feb. 5, 1943.
Mary Esther, b. Mar. 30, 1928, m. James Martin Hoban, Jr. Aug. 19, 1950. Had:
James Martin Hoban 3rd, b. June 10, 1951.
Jean, b. July 16, 1952. Kathleen, b. Feb. 27, 1956.
James Hastings, b. Apr. 10, 1931, m. Dorothy Eleanor Murphy.
JOHN EDWARD COLLINS, s. Edward Leroy and Catherine A. (Hastings ) Collins; m. Katherine E. Noonan, dau. Edward J. and Mary A. (Garrity) Noonan of Haverhill, on Aug. 23, 1941. Had: Katherine M., b. Aug. 30, 1948.
John Robert, b. Mar. 5, 1950, d. June 7, 1951.
Judith Ann, b. Apr. 9, 1953.
FRANCIS LEROY COLLINS, s. Edward Leroy and Catherine A. (Hastings) Collins; m. Thelma Mae Ellis, dau. of Roy and Lillian Ellis, Aug. 24, 1946. Had:
Francis Roy, Sept. 17, 1947
Joseph Leo, b. June 26, 1950.
Mary Ann, b. Mar. 11, 1953.
Edward Paul, b. Mar. 11, 1956
JAMES HASTINGS COLLINS, S. Edward Leroy and Catherine A. (Hastings) Collins; m. Dorothy Eleanor Murphy, dau. James Joseph and Rose (McCoy) Murphy, May 25, 1953. Had:
Patricia, b. May 12, 1955.
James Joseph, b. Sept. 14, 1956.
Susan Mary, b. Apr. 21, 1959.
COOLIDGE
JOHN COOLIDGE, JR., s. John and Arline Beatrice (Woodbury ) Coolidge, b. Hudson; m. Gwenneth Willard. Had: Lisa, b. Hudson Oct. 20, 1952. Stacie, b. Hudson Oct. 19, 1953.
John Howard, b. Dec. 28, 1954.
Bruce Willard, b. Feb. 29, 1956.
ERIC WOODBURY COOLIDGE, s. John and Arline Beatrice ( Wood- bury) Coolidge, b. Hudson; m. June Sylveia Stone, dau. Ray- mond F. and Sylveia E. (Crowell) Stone, Oct. 28, 1951. Had:
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Lynda Lee, b. Aug. 10, 1952.
Denise, b. Sterling Mar. 7, 1954.
Robert Woodbury, b. Dec. 6, 1955.
CORMAN
JOHN WILLIAM CORMAN, JR., s. John W. and Anne E. (Salmon- son) Corman, b. Framingham June 10, 1921; m. Rachel May Jackson, dau. Brittan A. and Florence E. (Felton) Jackson, Dec. 12, 1946. Had:
Keith Alton, b. Dec. 3, 1951.
Kenneth Alvin, b. Dec. 3, 1951.
Beverly Jean, b. Feb. 26, 1954.
Andrew Brittan, b. Mar. 15, 1955.
Glenn Scott, b. May 5, 1959.
COTTER
LAWRENCE FRANKLIN COTTER, S. Thomas and Talitha (Russell) Cotter, b. New Brunswick Sept. 25, 1901; m. Leila May Blenk- horn, dau. Charles B. and Lydia May Blenkhorn, Nov. 17, 1928. Came to Berlin in 1938. Had:
Carolyn Elaine, b. Dec. 3, 1942.
COTTING
CHARLES EDWARD COTTING, s. Charles Edward and Ruth S. T. Cotting, b. Boston May 15, 1889. In 1922 Mr. Cotting purchased the 104 acres, with buildings, of Charles G. Schirmer on Sawyer Hill. This, with the addition of some 400 acres and utility build- ings, has developed into the Chedco Farm, Inc. Here is main- tained a registered guernsey dairy farm, and the apple orchards cover over 100 acres with a storage and packing house. He m. Sarah Winslow, dau. Arthur and Mary (Devereux) Winslow, July 26, 1939. She b. Jefferson City, Mo., June 16, 1893. They maintain their summer home on Sawyer Hill.
COULSON
ISAAC EDMUND COULSON, s. Thomas and Mary A. (Eason) Coulson, b. England, May 23, 1869, d. Jan. 10, 1947; m. Carrie Persis Jones, dau. Ira and Mary E. (Frink) Jones, Apr. 11, 1893. She b. Apr. 11, 1869, d. Sept. 20, 1921. Had:
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Cyril Edmund, b. Mar. 4, 1894, m. Miriam Bullard, res. Tucson, Ariz.
Ruth Gladys, b. Mar. 20, 1895, m. Henry True Folson, Oct. 29, 1921.
Adelbert Eason, b. Aug. 23, 1896, m. Miriam Pratt.
Ernest Boynton, b. Dec. 20, 1897, m. Ruth Marion Cook.
ADELBERT EASON COULSON, s. Isaac Edmund and Carrie P. (Jones) Coulson; m. Miriam Pratt, dau. Henry Dewitt and Lucy B. (Hapgood) Pratt, Feb. 17, 1923. Had:
Lucy Carrie, b. April 5, 1923, m. Oliver Henry LaBonte.
Henry Eason, b. Mar. 31, 1928, m. Muriel C. Radke.
Ernest Albert, b. May 2, 1935, m. Jean Elaine Butman May 3, 1958.
2m. Edith V. (Henry) VanLiew of Worcester, June 13, 1953.
HENRY EASON COULSON, s. Adelbert Eason and Miriam (Pratt) Coulson; m. Muriel C. Radke, dau. Charles J. and Caroline (Schilling) Radke, Sept. 29, 1951. She b. Oct. 24, 1929. Had: Lori Ann, b. Clinton Apr. 2, 1951.
Janis Lorraine, b. Berlin May 1, 1953.
Dale Marie, b. Berlin July 30, 1954.
ERNEST BOYNTON COULSON, S. Isaac Edmund and Carrie Persis (Jones ) Coulson; m. Ruth Marion Cook, dau. Charles Frederick and Thora Amelia (Thorgesen) Cook, Oct. 2, 1920. She b. Rox- bury Jan. 8, 1901. Had:
Ernest Boynton Jr., b. Aug. 12, 1921, d. Aug. 12, 1921.
Thora Marion, b. Sept. 14, 1922, m. Arthur Tull Fieldsen June 23, 1946.
Ann Marie, b. Apr. 24, 1924.
Mrs. Thora A. (Thorgesen) Cook d. Berlin June 12, 1937.
CROSSMAN
FRANK H. CROSSMAN, S. John W. (d. July 21, 1886) and Eve- lina (Phelps) (d. Apr. 29, 1904) Crossman, b. Bolton Jan. 12, 1846, d. Feb. 25, 1932; m. Lelia Mira Farwell, dau. Abel and Sarah (Babcock) Farwell of Fitchburg, Jan. 12, 1870. She b. June 14, 1851, d. Jan. 31, 1937. Had:
Alice Bertha, b. July 29, 1872; m. Ernest A. Bickford June 5, 1895.
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Walter Ivers, b. Nov. 5, 1874, d. June 1, 1957.
Harrison Austin, b. Sept. 21, 1876, m. Mabel E. Ware of Hudson.
Agnes Blanche, b. July 11, 1882, m. Carlton W. Howe of Hudson.
Kenneth Ward, b. July 14, 1896, m. Mildred Gray Howe.
HARRISON AUSTIN CROSSMAN, s. Frank H. and Leilia M. (Far- well) Crossman d. Mar. 20, 1951; m. Mabel E. Ware, dau. Phi- lander H. and Sarah L. (Lewis) Ware of Hudson, May 27, 1898. She b. Hudson Jan. 4, 1879. Had:
Walter Stanley, b. Dec. 23, 1898, m. Vera Evelyn Haynes May 17, 1922.
Evelyn, b. Feb. 2, 1900, m. Burpee Edward Wallace July 25, 1943, he d. Jan. 1958. Res. Marlboro.
Lyman Ware, b. Mar. 12, 1901, m. Helen Mildred Travis May 18, 1923, he d. June 6, 1953.
Lelia Elizabeth, b. Aug. 15, 1904, m. Casper Winslow Hobbs. John Waldo, b. July 10, 1907, m. Isabelle A. Vautrey Sept. 1, 1933.
Almon Hartwell, b. July 5, 1909, m. Mary E. Hastings July 1, 1931.
Alberta Lucinda, b. Mar. 18, 1915, m. Louis Edward Rockel Sept. 2, 1936.
William Jeffery, b. Dec. 15, 1917, m. Marion Dorothy Martin. Ruth Marion, b. May 27, 1921, m. Donald A. Jacobs Apr. 5, 1940. 2 m. Joseph John Cabral 1946. Had:
James Anthony Cabral, b. Nov. 20, 1946.
Lelia Luttie, b. Oct. 21, 1949.
WILLIAM JEFFERY CROSSMAN, s. Harrison A. and Mabel E. (Ware) Crossman; m. Marion Dorothy Martin, dau. Albert E. and Evelyn (Richard) Martin, Feb. 11, 1939. She b. Clinton Sept. 21, 1919. Had:
Janice Marie, b. Aug. 10, 1939.
2m. Nina Rita Pace of Worcester, Sept. 6, 1947.
KENNETH WARD CROSSMAN, S. Frank H. and Lelia M. (Far- well) Crossman; m. Mildred Gray Howe, July 14, 1922, res. Long Island, N. Y. Had:
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Shirley, b. Nov. 29, 1923, m. George Muss, Hatsboro, Pa. Beverly, b. July 6, 1926, m. John Dillon, Hatsboro, Pa.
CUMMINGS
ALTON VERNON CUMMINGS, s. Howard A. and Geraldine (Beals) Cummings, b. May 6, 1930, Marlboro; m. Dora Marie Wheeler, dau. Earle A. and Hazel H. (Brewer) Wheeler, June 9, 1951. Had:
Cathy Ann, b. Apr. 20, 1952.
Wayne Alton, b. June 24, 1953.
DAVIS
GEORGE GARDNER DAVIS, s. Horatio E. and Jane Ingalls (Hall) Davis, b. Boston Aug. 6, 1847, d. Aug. 16, 1925; m. Mary True Perkins, dau. Alvin Trask and Eliza Abigal (Sevens) Perkins, at Lexington Sept. 27, 1871. She d. Sept. 24, 1907. Had:
Alice Gardner, b. Apr. 24, 1873, d. Sept. 24, 1873.
Ralph Gardner, b. Nov. 27, 1875, m. Sarah W. Coolidge.
RALPH GARDNER DAVIS, s. of George Gardner and Mary True (Perkins ) Davis, came to Berlin with parents in 1892. Built the house on Central St. in 1895. He m. Sarah Winniefred Coolidge, dau. Walter and Sarah Ann (Ryder) Coolidge of Hudson July 15, 1896. She b. Dec. 6, 1873, d. Jan. 26, 1951. Had:
Iola, b. Aug. 22, 1896, d. Sept. 7, 1896.
Arthur Gorham, b. Apr. 11, 1899, m. Janet L. Berry of Marl- boro June 21, 1925. They had:
Gardner Andrew, b. Aug. 20, 1925.
Virginia Ruth, b. Dec. 20, 1929, m. Robert Hanson of Fitchburg. They had:
Wendy Hanson, b. June 4, 1952.
Donna Lynn Hanson, b. Mar. 25, 1955.
Ruth Peabody, b. Nov. 13, 1901, m. Charles Merle Boyd May 5, 1929. 2m. Roy J. Hall Oct. 22, 1938; he d. May 19, 1944. Gertrude, b. Aug. 31, 1905, d. Sept. 20, 1906. Mary True, b. Mar. 11, 1909, d. Nov. 4, 1918.
Ward Gardner, b. June 29, 1916, m. Lorraine V. Morrell of Hudson Feb. 25, 1938. Had:
Ward Gardner, Jr., b. April 6, 1939.
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Frederick Charles, b. June 20, 1943. Mary True, b. Apr. 19, 1952.
JOE WILLIAM DAVIS, s. James Ernest and Martha Palmer (Bull) Davis, b. North Elba, N. Y. Oct. 15, 1901. Came to Berlin in 1940, with family, as supervisor of the "1790 Farm." He m. Catherine J. Wood, dau. Nelson Sanford and Johanne H. (Mahl- stedt) Wood, Aug. 20, 1929. She b. Riverside, Calif. May 31, 1903. They had:
John Wood Davis, b. Lake Placid, N. Y. May 16, 1930, m. Gloria Anne Rockhill of Malden Aug. 29, 1953. Had:
Valerie Wood, b. Boston Dec. 9, 1955.
Laura Rockhill, b. Washington, D. C. April 18, 1958.
Forrest Henry, b. Lake Placid, N. Y. Nov. 16, 1931, m. Marjorie E. Hall June 9, 1956. She b. Granby, Conn.
Milford Ernest, b. Lake Placid, N. Y. Nov. 17, 1931, m. Barbara Jean MacDonald Aug. 28, 1954. They had:
Glenn Scott, b. Tampa, Fla. Aug. 13, 1955.
Jodi Ann, b. Everett, Wash., Jan. 6, 1958.
DAY
JOHN LOVELL DAY, S. Isaac and Caroline Day of Southboro, b. Apr. 10, 1843, d. Berlin July 20, 1928; m. Julia A. Wheeler, dau. George F. and Sarah R. Wheeler, April 5, 1866. Came to Berlin in 1869, res. Highland Street house built by George Fox Wheeler about 1843; purchased by Wilmer G. Tenney in 1928. Had:
Forrest E., b. Southboro Dec. 27, 1866, d. Berlin Dec. 2, 1945, m. Grace H. Merrill, dau. Sewell H. and Augusta D. Merrill, Nov. 27, 1889. She d. May 17, 1951.
Lewis E. Day, b. Southboro July 3, 1869, d. Hudson May 12, 1933. M. Alice P. Randall, dau. Paul A. and Abbie W. Ran- dall, Feb. 6, 1890, she b. Sept. 27, 1870, d. Nov. 12, 1958. They had:
Myra Abbie, b. Berlin July 22, 1890.
Lena J., b. 1892.
DERBY
ALFRED C. DERBY, b. Randolph, Vt. Aug. 13, 1824, d. Berlin Aug. 24, 1914; m. Charlotte A. Fisher, dau. Seth Fisher of North- field, Mass., May 15, 1856. She b. Feb. 10, 1836, d. Berlin May
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10, 1917. Resided on the Welcome Barnes Farm, Derby Rd., now (1958) occupied by John L. Nutting. Had:
Lizzie Jane, b. June 8, 1858, m. Clarence E. Spofford.
Oliver Dexter, b. May 20, 1869, m. Eunice Bruce, dau. Philo and Lavina Bruce, Nov. 29, 1891. She b. July 11, 1869. They had:
Veretta Elaine Derby, b. Watertown, Feb. 1, 1893, m. Joseph Charles Webber.
Lucelia Mae Derby, b. Berlin June 16, 1895, m. Edward Brennan of Roslindale.
Mildred Louisa Derby, b. Westboro Mar. 25, 1903, m. Harrison Bussey.
DEVINE
CARL B. DEVINE, s. Martin and Agnes E. (Alexander) Devine, b. Chicopee July 23, 1902; m. Cora May Powell Nov. 23, 1946. Had:
Carol Anne, b. April 24, 1948.
Brett Martin, b. Feb. 12, 1951.
Mrs. Agnes E. (Alexander) Devine d. Berlin May 11, 1958, age 78.
DILLING
HENRY J. DILLING, s. Anton and Elizabeth (Eyerding) Dilling, b. Borghoist, Germany, Feb. 5, 1872, d. Berlin May 10, 1950; m. Antonia Stoebel Dec. 31, 1898. She d. Nov. 4, 1918 in Bolton. His father d. Bolton Sept. 11, 1912; mother d. Berlin Jan. 12, 1922. They had:
Lillian M. b. Clinton Dec. 17, 1899, m. Arthur Kunst Aug. 6, 1923.
Esther Henrietta, b. Nov. 10, 1901, m. Frederick Heinold July 21, 1924.
Helen L. b. Clinton Aug. 19, 1904, m. Edwin Heinold Aug. 10, 1931.
Henry Anton, b. Feb. 23, 1903, m. Elizabeth Bellarosa Nov. 10, 1934, he d. Feb. 22, 1939.
Roy D., b. 1907, m. Louise A. Farrow Mar. 24, 1928. Had: Ethel May, b. Sept. 13, 1928.
Fred Henry, b. Sept. 6, 1939.
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Perley, b. April 7, 1913, m. Dorothy Pauline Matthews Aug. 29, 1936.
Christine, b. October 24, 1915, m. Max Gesell, Dec. 17, 1933.
HENRY ANTON DILLING, S. Henry and Antonia (Stoebel) Dill- ing, m. Elizabeth Bellarosa Nov. 10, 1934. Had:
Marjorie Ann, b. June 25, 1936, m. Gerald Ruberti Sept. 19, 1959.
Mary Evelyn, b. Nov. 20, 1937, m. Henry Joseph Vanasse Nov. 27, 1958.
Henrietta Virginia, b. Feb. 18, 1939.
DINSMORE
CHARLES EDWIN DINSMORE, foster-son of Leon and Florence Brewer, b. in Lowell Jan. 5, 1933; m. Gladys Louise Lilja, dau. John and Florence Lilja of Rockport, Mass. Mar. 21, 1954. Had:
Peter Charles Dinsmore, b. Oct. 24, 1954.
Thomas Alan, b. Nov. 22, 1958.
DOHERTY
REGINALD RAYWORTH DOHERTY, s. Bert L. and Ethel (Ward) Doherty, b. Sackville, N. B. (Canada) Nov. 14, 1929; m. Eleanor May Marble, dau. Ralph P. and Mabel (Felton) Marble Sept. 22, 1951. Had:
Daniel Bert, b. July 28, 1953.
Michael Jay, b. May 17, 1955, d. Feb. 6, 1956.
Regina Rae, b. Dec. 16, 1956.
Robert Alan, b. June 27, 1958.
DUDLEY
IRA G. DUDLEY, s. Era C. and Eleanor (Stearns) Dudley, b. in Shrewsbury June 25, 1868. He m. Sarah H. Bray, dau. S. Ben- ton and Elizabeth (Friend) Bray of Gloucester, Oct. 30, 1895. She b. Dec. 19, 1872, d. Berlin Sept. 10, 1938. Mr. Dudley came to Berlin in Nov. of 1895 as Master of the Lyman School for Boys, located on Linden Street. He retired in 1937.
DUNFIELD
FRANK FREEMAN DUNFIELD, b. New Brunswick, Canada July 29, 1877, d. Berlin Oct. 29, 1925. He m. Annella Mattie Wheeler,
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dau. Henry A. and Nellie F. (Reed) Wheeler, Aug. 28, 1906. They had:
Barbara, b. Worcester Apr. 17, 1911, m. Howard A. Watkins
Sept. 18, 1948. He b. Millbury Sept. 1, 1911.
Burton Wheeler, b. Clinton May 2, 1913, m. Helen Gertrude Hubbard, dau. Harold C. and Hazel (Russell) Hubbard, Aug. 20, 1938. They had:
Deborah Lea, b. Troy N. Y. June 27, 1940.
Brenda Jeanne, b. Rochester, N. Y. July 30, 1945.
EAGER
WILLIAM SMITH EAGER, s. Augustus and Lucy Ellen (Bab- cock) Eager, b. Westminster Jan. 28, 1868, d. Dec. 23, 1947; m. Clara Louisa Shattuck, dau. Elijah C. and Olive C. (Wheeler) Shattuck, June 20, 1897. She b. July 9, 1863, d. Berlin Dec. 4, 1935. Had:
Vincent Shattuck, b. May 17, 1905, m. Doris Carter Ordway.
VINCENT SHATTUCK EAGER, s. William S. and Clara L. (Shat- tuck) Eager; m. Doris Carter Ordway, dau. Alfred Frost and Eva Louise (Carter) Ordway, June 20, 1933. They had:
Charles Ordway, b. June 20, 1935.
David Vincent, b. Aug. 29, 1938.
Barry William, b. July 12, 1944.
ENRIGHT
JEREMIAH CHRISTOPHER ENRIGHT, s. Patrick and Hannah (Cal- lahan) Enright, b. Clinton Jan. 19, 1904; m. Alta Josephine Parker, dau. Herbert Harwood and Ethel (Lee) Parker, June 1, 1940; s. born Clinton May 31, 1903. Had:
Richard Jeremiah, b. Feb. 23, 1943.
ESTABROOK
HERBERT CYRUS ESTABROOK, S. Mendall A. (d. Berlin May 16, 1920) and Louise (Wilder) Estabrook, b. Sterling Apr. 22, 1885; m. Florence L. Hart Oct. 27, 1909. She d. Dec. 11, 1952. He con- ducted the West Berlin Store (1919-1921), removed to New Hampshire, and returned to Berlin in 1947, located in the Rufus Howard place of Pleasant Street, now (1958) res. of Edmund Joslin. They had:
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Herbert Hart, b. Feb. 3, 1911, m. Eva Guilmette.
Helen Louise, b. Jan. 15, 1912, m. Clifton W. Brewer. George Alvin, b. Jan. 10, 1915, m. Helen Maude Bernardson. Roy Irving, b. Oct. 5, 1916, m. Ann (Reed) of Marlboro. 2m. Gladys (Schumacher) Turner, wid. Ernest S. Turner of Clinton July 3, 1954.
HERBERT HART ESTABROOK, s. Herbert C. and Florence L. (Hart) Estabrook; m. Eva Guilmette of Chelmsford Oct. 20, 1932. They had:
Pauline, b. June 13, 1934.
Henry, b. Apr. 8, 1936.
Grace Ann, b. July 28, 1937.
Norman Carl, b. Dec. 6, 1939.
Donald, b. June 11, 1946.
GEORGE ALVIN ESTABROOK, S. Herbert C. and Florence L. (Hart) Estabrook; m. Helen Maude Bernardson, dau. John and Jessie (Smith) Bernardson, Dec. 31, 1940. Had:
Janet Ann, b. Jan. 25, 1942.
John Alvin, b. Jan. 1, 1945.
Joyce Marie, b. Aug. 17, 1955.
EVANS
EDWIN MONTROSE EVANS, s. Edwin Allen and Isabelle (Wins- low) Evans, b. Marlboro Jan. 22, 1872; m. Effie G. Rice, dau. Willis and Harriet S. (Fay) Rice, June 3, 1902. He d. Berlin June 5, 1941. Had:
Richard Rice, b. June 16, 1916.
FALBY
VERN FREDERICK FALBY, s. Albert E. and Evie (Coonie) Falby, b. Guilford, Vt. July 25, 1903, d. Berlin Oct. 16, 1940; m. Blanche Jennette Wheeler, dau. William E. and Ethel E. (Randall) Wheeler, July 15, 1925. Had:
Chester Edward, b. May 27, 1927; m. Laurel Deanne Bowman, dau. Vernon Akron and Ola (Cutshall) Bowman Aug. 25, 1951. She b. Nov. 23, 1928. They had:
John Steven, b. Mar. 8, 1953.
Matthew James, b. Mar. 24, 1954.
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Mark Andrew, b. Apr. 25, 1955.
Kathleen Joanne, b. Aug. 10, 1956.
Luke Timothy, b. Oct. 31, 1957. Paul Thomas, b. Oct. 15, 1958.
Clifford William, b. Jan. 3, 1929; m. Carolyn Nutting Billings, dau. Osmond Jesse and Rena Lyman (Nutting) Billings, June 20, 1953. She b. Sept. 23, 1932. They had:
Vern Clifford, b. Mar. 30, 1954. Bruce Edward, b. Jan. 9, 1956.
Wayne Thomas, b. Mar. 26, 1959.
FAY
NAHUM HARRIMAN FAY, s. William E. and Mary Jane (Mc- Kenna) Fay, b. Sept. 15, 1877, d. May 3, 1956; m. Melissa J. (Taylor), dau. Arad and Laura Ella (Merrill) Taylor, Sept. 16, 1897. She b. May 19, 1878, d. Dec. 12, 1946.
FELTON
HENRY OTIS FELTON, s. Jacob and Lucinda (Wilkins ) Felton, b. Marlboro Dec. 12, 1814, d. Mar. 4, 1895; m. Charlotte Phelps of Lunenburg May 7, 1840. She d. June 6, 1891. Had:
Maria C., b. Mar. 23, 1841, m. Levi Babcock, d. Aug. 14, 1885. Mary E., b. Apr. 21, 1843, d. Dec. 5, 1927.
George H., b. Aug. 2, 1847, m. Sarah J. Norrish, d. June 29, 1922.
Sarah A., b. Apr. 22, 1850, d. Mar. 2, 1852.
Addie L., b. Nov. 6, 1854, m. Levi Babcock, d. Feb. 24, 1915.
GEORGE H. FELTON, s. Henry O. and Charlotte (Phelps) Fel- ton. He m. Sarah Jane Norrish, dau. William and Mary Ann (Holtby) Norrish, Aug. 3, 1883. She b. July 8, 1952 in Canada, d. Berlin June 4, 1932. Had:
Walter Louis, b. Oct. 30, 1884, d. Jan. 27, 1906.
Gertrude M., b. May 6, 1886, m. Joseph S. Watson Oct. 14, 1908.
Bertha C., b. Sept. 27, 1888, m. Robert F. Keith Nov. 10, 1923. He d. Mar. 3, 1946.
Mabel, b. July 3, 1892, m. Ralph Perkins Marble. He d. Mar. 31, 1959.
Florence Elsie b. Jan. 26, 1896, m. Brittan Ayers Jackson.
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MERRICK FELTON, S. Jacob and Lucinda (Wilkins) Felton, b. Princeton Aug. 31, 1823, d. Berlin Mar. 17, 1913. He m. Elizabeth Page of Lunenburg. She d. Sept. 30, 1871. They had:
Martha Emma, b. Oct. 14, 1852, m. George H. Dyer Sept. 12, 1869. 2m. Arthur Munroe. She d. Mar. 3, 1939.
Marion Annetta, b. Aug. 30, 1858, m. Charles G. Larned Apr. 23, 1885, d. Mar. 31, 1944.
Truman Page, b. Jan. 25, 1862, m. Mary L. Whitcomb.
Lucinda E. b. Oct. 10, 1864, m. Harmon Thompson. She d. Jan. 29, 1941.
Merrick m. 2nd Mary B. Priest Aug. 31, 1872.
TRUMAN PAGE FELTON, S. Merrick and Elizabeth (Page) Fel- ton, d. Nov. 17, 1936. He m. Mary Lenora Whitcomb, dau. Amasa and Lucy H. (Wheeler) Whitcomb June 24, 1890. She b. Aug. 10, 1860, d. Aug. 2, 1938. Daughter:
Pauline F., b. Feb. 2, 1889, m. Charles W. Powell.
FIELD
CHARLES MOSES FIELD, S. Moses Land and Susan (Silsby ) Field, b. Northfield, Vt. Feb. 13, 1873. Came to Berlin in 1925, located on Walnut St. in greenhouse business; m. Carrie E. Goodwin, dau. Harris and Isabelle (Church) Goodwin, June 27, 1894. She b. Webster, N. H. Dec. 24, 1871, d. Berlin Jan. 31, 1948. Had: Mildred Alice, b. July 31, 1895, m. Everett Edward Bartlett. Harris Goodwin, b. Sept. 27, 1897, m. Marjorie Puffer. Warren Gilbert, b. Feb. 6, 1903, m. Harriet Helen Brewer. Lucy, b. Dec. 18, 1904, m. Clymer W. Reynolds, Shrewsbury. 2m. Jennie (Brown) Banks of Ayer, Oct. 3, 1948.
HARRIS GOODWIN FIELD, S. Charles M. and Carrie E. (Good- win) Field; m. Marjorie Puffer, dau. J. Adams and E. Hope (Rice) Puffer, Sept. 19, 1931. Had:
Robert Goodwin, b. Sept. 26, 1932, m. Rosalie Ann Britton, of East Westmoreland, N. H., June 27, 1959.
Richard Willis, b. Apr. 21, 1934. Jonathan Seth, b. July 13, 1938.
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GENEALOGY
WARREN GILBERT FIELD, s. Charles M. and Carrie E. (Good- win) Field; m. Harriet Helen Brewer, dau. Arthur L. and Cora (Wheeler) Brewer, July 19, 1930. Had:
Charlotte Anne, b. Nov. 25, 1931, m. Russell Philip Larson June 13, 1953.
Barry Charles, b. June 20, 1934.
David Arthur, b. Dec. 16, 1938.
William B., b. July 15, 1941.
THE BRIDE-FIELD HOUSE
The house in which Mr. and Mrs. Harris G. Field live was the Alexander MacBride Homestead built around 1748. The house was occupied by four generations of the original family. Some- where along the line they dropped the "Mac". The last of the family consisted of Asa Bride and two sisters, Lucy and Caty, all unmarried. When the house was built, it was at the end of the road which came from Bolton. There was no road to Berlin Center until 1853.
About 1872 the place was bought by Florence McCarty.
Arthur L. Brewer bought the place about 1895 and lived there until 1925, when it was bought by Charles M. Field and Com- pany.
FOSGATE
FREDERICK ADOLPHEUS FOSGATE, s. Joel H. and Ruth A. (Brig- ham) Fosgate, b. Berlin June 17, 1852, d. Berlin May 7, 1937; m. Ella Frances Swan, dau. Benjamin P. and Sarah A. Swan, July 11, 1881. She b. Andover, Me., d. Berlin Jan. 19, 1928. Res. east end of Fosgate Rd., proprietor of picnic grounds at Gates Pond until leased to Town of Hudson for reservoir (1902). They had:
Ruth Evelyn, b. Jan. 6, 1883, m. Walter Daniel Stratton. Jennie Isadora, b. Mar. 23, 1884, m. Herman S. Holder. Frederick Houghton, b. Feb. 20, 1890, m. Frances M. Hill.
FREDERICK HOUGHTON FOSGATE, s. Frederick A. and Ella F. (Swan) Fosgate; m. Frances M. Hill, dau. Albert and Flora B. Hill, Dec. 23, 1916; she b. Oct. 6, 1890. Res. Hudson, Mass. Had: Fred Courtney, b. Apr. 27, 1920.
Janice, b. 1925, d. Aug. 1937.
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HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF BERLIN
GEORGE WASHINGTON FOSGATE, s. Luke and Mary (Rice) Fos- gate, b. Berlin Feb. 25, 1824, d. Dec. 30, 1891; m. Eunice C. Dodge of Framingham Oct. 25, 1848. She d. July 12, 1902. Res. old homestead on Fosgate Rd. Had:
Julia Etta, b. July 18, 1857, m. Sidney B. Carter. Nellie Maria, b. Aug. 23, 1865, m. Ernest C. Ross.
Lillia Frances, b. June 29, 1863, d. Jan. 30, 1899.
Lewis Eddy, b. June 29, 1863, m. Ella G. Walcott June 9, 1894.
REUBEN PUFFER FOSGATE, s. Luke and Mary (Rice) Fosgate, b. Berlin Dec. 7, 1826, d. Oct. 19, 1914; m. Sarah D. Loomis of Southboro June 11, 1851. She d. Dec. 5, 1915. Res. old homestead on Fosgate Rd. They had:
Hattie Anna, b. July 13, 1856, d. Jan. 30, 1928.
William Loomis, b. Aug. 5, 1860, d. Dec. 23, 1940.
FOSTER
ERNEST DANIEL FOSTER, s. William O. and Sarah Frances (Hatch) Foster, b. Bridgetown, N. S. June 6, 1874; d. Sept. 1, 1944. Came to Berlin in 1915 with brother Charles Robert, op- erated poultry and market gardening farm on the "Josiah Saw- yer" estate on Sawyer Hill Road. He m. Olive Ethel (Bickford) Young, dau. George W. and Ellen Maria (Felker) Bickford, June 6, 1933. She b. Rochester, N. H. June 7, 1894.
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