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Herbert Witherell
Morning Star Rest Home Wilbur Fallon-Pioneer
Valley Motel-4 build- ings Ann Senior Alfred Flagg
Arthur Ward Robert Hughes
Livermore's Garage
Ina Brightman-Bernard- ston Motel Bernard Fowler
George Erving Ray Franklin
Lawrence Schumaker Charles McCoy, owner
Clarence Bishop, off street
Louise Taylor, off street Charles McCoy Louis Pratt, owner Morton Whithed
Edward Canedy Louis Pratt, off street
William Hume, Jr.
TURNERS FALLS ROAD South from Northfield Road
East Side
Kenneth McGrath Michael Cascone Lawrence Carpenter Charles Blake
Steven Siciak-Bernardston Elbert Raymond
Auto Wrecking Com- pany, off road
West Side
Donald Lenois Winifred Marble Edgar Lee
James Jurek James Marble Charles Neff
Donald Wiemers Henry Deane
WEST MOUNTAIN ROAD AND EDEN TRAIL West from South Street
North Side
Morton Whithed, owner Raymond Bardwell Loren Adams Arthur Pietz
Stanley Allen Alexander DeRosia Donald McGann Clifford Tirrell, off road
Frederick Parker Fred Pratt Edwin Dyer, owner Arthur Tyler
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South Side
George H. Davis George Kenney, Jr.
Richard Harris Theodore Ostrowski
Henry Root
Donald Smith
Edwin Dyer
Gerald Poirier
Wesley Hutchinson
Arthur Gadd
Ralph Arnold
WEST MOUNTAIN ROAD BRANCH North from West Mountain Road
East Side
Karl Merz
West Side
Michael Sewick, John Muska
Edgar Finch
WEST ROAD North from Chapin Road
East Side George Slocum
Stanley Kuznik
George Hale
Norman Duprey
Chapter XV
BERNARDSTON GENEALOGY 1900-1960
ABBREVIATIONS
b.
born
c.
child
d.
died
dau.
daughter
gp·
grandparents
ggp. great-grandparents
m.
married
m.h. moved here
S. son
* (asterisk). indicates reference to same names in either the genealogi- cal or historical section of Mrs. Lucy Cutler Kellogg's History of Bernardston-1902
ADAMS, Loren M., b. Brainardsville, N. Y., June 18, 1882, s. of Herbert D. and Edna A. (Miller) Adams, m. Hat- tie Hunt, b. Feb. 22, 1883, dau. of John and Mary (Marshall) Hunt, in Bellows Falls, Vt., 1903. m.h. 1929. Emp. Millers Falls Tool Co. c. 1. Ar- thur B., b. 1911. 2. Eunice P., b. 1916, m. Fred E. Pratt. 3. Earl S., b. 1918.
ALDRICH, Stanley E., b. Northfield, Sept. 9, 1926, s. of Fred C. and Lynna (Royce) Aldrich, m. Beatrice L. Ryder, b. Mar. 26, 1926, dau. of Pereley and Rose (Butterfield) Ryder, in Elkton, Md., 1952. m.h. 1958. Truck Driver, Northfield Washed Sand & Gravel Co. c. 1. Michelle Rose, b. Feb. 25, 1954. 2. Barbara Jeane, b. Mar. 14, 1959.
ALEKSIEWICZ, Theodore P., b. Northfield, June 10, 1921, s. of Frank and Regina Aleksiewicz, m. Bertha Fletcher, b. Oct. 12, 1926, dau. of Louie and Rena B. (Powers) Fletcher, in Brattleboro, 1949. m.h. 1950. Tool Inspector.
ALLEN, Mrs. Lucie F., b. Bernard- ston, Sept. 24, 1882, dau. of John
W .* and Hattie Estelle Woods Chapin,* m. Frederic E. H. Allen, b. April 5, 1872, son of Luke* and An- toinette Maria (Slate) Allen* in Northampton July 4, 1901. He died Feb. 10, 1935. Packer, Millers Falls Co. c. 1. Marjorie A., b. Mar. 4, 1908, m. Fay Eldred. 2. Stanley Chapin, b. June 22, 1909.
ALLEN, Raymond A., Jr., b. Bethle- hem, Pa., 1923, s. of Raymond A. and Olive (Nansteel) Allen, m. Bea- trice Messinger, b. 1925, dau. of Claude and Catherine (Liederman) Messinger, in Bethlehem, Pa. 1942. m.h. 1956. Store Manager. c. 1. Ray- mond Alfred III, b. July 1943. 2. Linda Susan, b. Feb. 1950. 3. Janice Elaine, b. 1952, d. 4. Bruce Lawrence, b. May 1955. 5. Neil Stephen, b. July 1956. 6. Catherine Ann, b. Feb. 1958.
AMIDON, Winthrop Leonard, b. Greenfield, Oct. 5, 1922, s. of Aubrey Otis and Ruth (Denison) Amidon, m. Helena Ross, b. Feb. 25, 1928, dau. of William and Gertrude (Re- beiro) Ross, in Calcutta, India, April 8, 1946. m.h. 1950. Foreman, Weld- ing Shop. c. 1. Barbara Jeanne, b. Jan. 30, 1947. 2. Ross Winthrop, b.
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Aug. 6, 1948, d. Jan. 9, 1949. 3. Wayne Colin, b. April 11, 1953, d. June 12, 1955. 4. Winthrop Leonard, b. May 19, 1958. 5. Sidney Keith, b. Oct. 9, 1959.
ATHERTON, Raymond A., b. Ber- nardston, May 30, 1886, s. of Adel- bert S .* and Milia H. (Allen) Ather- ton,* m. Blanch Chapin,* b. May 14, 1887, dau. of Edgar and Etta (Sibley) Chapin,* in Bernardston, May 20, 1908. Carpenter. Children:
1. Hal Raymond, b. Sept. 17, 1909, m. Roberta Carpenter, b. Aug. 22, 1913, dau. of Wilfred and Mary Edwards (Wright) Car- penter, in Greenfield, Mar. 21, 1932. Carpenter. Child:
1. Francis Hal, b. Nov. 19, 1932, m. Louella Barber, b. June 23, 1934, dau. of Myron E. and Julia Louise (Pratt) Barber, in Bernardston, June 29, 1952. Welder, Bernard- ston Welding Co. c. 1. Crystal Lou, b. Sept. 8, 1958. 2. Ray- mond Francis, b. Nov. 17, 1959.
2. Helen G., b. Dec. 21, 1911, m. Robert Workman.
3. Ruth A., b. April 10, 1913, m. Stanley C. Allen.
4. Shirley M., b. June 5, 1917, m. Raymond J. Bardwell.
5. Beryl A., b. Dec. 21, 1922, m. Clarence Jillson.
BAKER, Bettie Joyce, b. Danbury, Conn., Feb. 4, 1923, dau. of Arthur Wilson and Marie Parker (Trigg) Baker. m.h. 1959. Teacher, Dept. of History, The Brearley School, New York City.
BARBER, Dana H., b. Newton, Mass., April 25, 1930, s. of Dana and Olive (Boyle) Barber, m. Roxana L, Wyatt, b. June 17, 1929, dau. of Lynn A. and Georgia L. (Boyle) Wyatt, in Bernardston, 1951, m,h.
1959. Automotive Mechanic. c. 1. Wendy Lynne, b. 1952. 2. Kim Elaine, b. 1953. 3. Susan Faye, b. 1958. 4. Gordon Dana, b. 1959.
BARBER, Myron Ervin, b. Bernard- ston, Aug. 22, 1898, s. of Ervin Leslie and Nettie Lovina (Cutting) Barber, gp. Gilbert Asa Barber,* m. Julia L. Pratt, b. Mar. 21, 1897, dau. of Clar- ence D. and Lucy Lucinda (Wrisley) Pratt, ggp. Loren H .* and Eunice (Burrows) Ryther,* in Bernardston, Nov. 26, 1919. Used Car Dealer. In- spector, G.T.D. Corp. Assessor. Chil- dren:
1. Stephen Gilbert, b. Greenfield, Aug. 3, 1921, m. Nellie A. Er- ving, b. Mar. 6, 1920, dau. of George and Mary (O'Riley) Er- ving, in Bernardston, Nov. 2, 1941. m.h. 1922, Stationary En- gineer, Mt. Hermon School Power Plant. c. 1. Jeffrey Er- ving, b. 1943. 2. Patricia Louise, b. 1947. 3. James Myron, b. 1951.
2. Calvin Douglas, b. Oct. 23, 1922, d. Apr. 1925.
3. Genevieve Lovina, b. May 1, 1924, m. Carl Purple, resides Greenfield.
4. Leland Myron, b. Bernardston, Nov. 26, 1925, m. Doris Lynde, b. Aug. 28, 1922, dau. of Elbert and Clara (Worden) Lynde, in Brattleboro, Vt., 1949. Mgr. Welding Sales & Service. c. 1. Lynda Lee, b. Aug. 6, 1950.
5. Perry Addison, b. Jan. 6, 1928.
6. Ervin Luman, b. May 11, 1930, d. Sept. 21, 1959. Sgt. U. S. Army.
7. Louie Albert, b. Bernardston, Sept. 9, 1932, m. Ella Davis, b. Dec. 1, 1931, dau. of Morton A. and Elsie I. (Reome) Davis, in Brattleboro, Vt., 1952. U. S. Army. c. 1. Philip Morton, b. Sept. 16, 1953. 2. Stephen Mar-
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shall, b. Oct. 16, 1955. 3. Lu- anne Marie, b. Oct. 12, 1960.
8. Louella Nettie, b. June 23, 1934, m. Francis Atherton.
9. Daniel Fairbanks Pratt, b. Oct. 17, 1942.
BARDWELL, Guy J., b. Bernard- ston, Feb. 10, 1881, s. of Wells T .* and Sabra Ella (Bagg)* Bardwell, m. Alice L. Franklin, b. Oct. 7, 1881, dau. of Henry F. and Lucretia (White) Franklin, in Greenfield, Nov. 12, 1910. Lived in Townshend, Vt. for a time, returning here in 1929. Retired, Lumberman and Gardener. Children:
1. Raymond James, b. Townshend, Vt., Dec. 4, 1911, m. Shirley Atherton, b. June 5, 1917, dau. of Raymond* and Blanch (Chapin)* Atherton, in White Plains, N. Y., 1934. m.h. 1930. Supervising Tree Surgeon. c. 1. Ronald Raymond, b. 1936. 2. Russell James, b. 1941. 3. Rae- lene Alice, b. 1945.
2. Roger W., b. Townshend, Vt., Mar. 5, 1914, m. Cora Shippee, dau. of Leon B. and Flora (Bartlett) Shippee, in Dover, Vt., Dec. 25, 1939. m.h. 1929. c. 1. Captolia, b. July 6, 1940, m. Louis Harris. 2. Wells W., b. July 8, 1943. 3. Robert D., b. Mar. 6, 1945. 4. Gladys E., b. Aug. 24, 1947. 5. Neal R., b. July 16, 1953.
BARRETT, Richard E., b. St. Johns- bury, Vt., Jan. 15, 1915, s. of George P. and Dicia Pearl (Porter) Barrett, m. Helen May Moon, b. June 19, 1919, dau. of George and Helen (Dea- ville) Moon, in England, June 24, 1944. m.h. 1951. Manager, Student Store, Mt. Hermon. c. 1. Gloria Ann, b. 1945. 2. Patricia Ellen, b. 1948.
BEAUDOIN, Hildege, b. Greenfield, Mar. 22, 1936, s. of Leon and Evelyn
(Snow) Beaudoin, m. Shirley Pease, b. Jan. 9, 1935, dau. of Crawford and Violet (Gerrish) Pease in Bernardston 1954. m.h. 1958. Sales Clerk and Di- vision Manager, Sears, Roebuck & Co. c. 1. Eugene Arthur, b. Dec. 11, 1955. 2. Eric Allen, b. Mar. 11, 1958. 3. Michael Daniel, b. Dec. 10, 1959.
BERG, Albert, b. Feb. 20, 1892, s. of John and Caroline F. (Werme) Berg, m. Beatrice (Brown) Harris, b. Fitch- burg, Feb. 28, 1893, dau. of George and Emma (Bullough) Brown, widow of Laurie Lodo Harris, b. 1893, s. of Arthur and Emma (Beckwith) Harris, who d. 1948, in Bernardston, 1959. m.h. 1959. Her children by first mar- riage. 1. Laurie L. Harris, Jr., b. 1920. 2. Richard D. Harris, b. 1922. 3. Bar- bara P. Harris, b. 1925.
BERTHIAUME, Raymond J., b. Salem, Nov. 9, 1911, s. of Edmund and Marie Georgianna Berthiaume, m. Gladys Woodard, b. April 26, 1913, dau. of Clinton and Cynthia Belle (Martin) Woodard, in Green- field 1931. m.h. 1925. Employed G.T.D. c. 1. Marie Ann, b. 1933. 2. Victor Raymond, b. 1935. 3. Norma Jean, b. 1937. 4. James Russell, b. 1938. 5. Cynthia Assouth, b. 1942. 6. Judith Rae, b. 1943. 7. Robert Joseph b. 1944.
BICKFORD, Raymond L., b. Green- field, Jan. 19, 1896, s. of Oramel S. and Carrie (Streeter) Bickford, gp. Harvey D .* and Emma (Stoddard) Streeter, m. Ruby Franklin, b. April 4, 1899, dau. of Charles A. and Mabel (Stowe) Franklin, in Burlington, Vt., 1917. m.h. 1951. Retired. Civil Engi- neer, Mass. Dept. of Public Works. c. 1. Betty L., b. 1923, m. Thomas Johnson. 2. Leslie C., b. 1926.
BIRKS, Florence Elliott, b. Chiches- ter, Sussex, England, June 12, 1883, dau. of Rev. Richard Elliott Birks,* b. Stony Middleton, Derbyshire, Eng-
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land, Feb. 14, 1846, m. Margaret Ann White Lang of Boston, b. 1849, Sept. 10, 1867. He d. Jan. 21, 1925. Mrs. Birks d. Nov. 26, 1928. m.h. 1896 when Rev. Richard Birks* became pastor of the Unitarian Church. Pri- vate Secretary. Librarian.
BLACK, Alfred P., b. Newberg, N. Y., Jan. 3, 1880, s. of John and Elizabeth (Herron) Black, m. Bessie Bunnell, b. 1878, in Greenfield, 1909. m.h. 1946. Retired. c. 1. Arnold, adopted, b. June 4, 1922.
BLAKE, Charles Samuel, Jr., b. Brooklyn, N. Y., Oct. 23, 1927, s. of Charles Samuel and Vena Beatrice (Dewey) Blake, m. Marian Florice Hubbard, b. July 2, 1929, dau. of Clayton Tower and Florice Eliza (Clark) Hubbard, in Greenfield, 1950. m.h. 1953. Stereotyper. c. 1. Darleyne Ann, b. 1951. 2. Deborah Jean, b. 1953. 3. Peter David, b. 1955. 4. Amanda Marian, b. 1957. 5. Daniel Richard, b. 1960.
BLISS, Duane B., b. Greenfield, Sept. 10, 1922, s. of Blanchard O. and Pauline E. (Hough) Bliss, m. Barbara M. Cram, b. Aug. 21, 1920, dau. of Edwin S. and Margaret (O'Connor) Cram, in Brattleboro, Vt., 1942. m.h. 1948. Truck Driver. c. 1. Janet, b. 1943. 2. Richard, b. 1947.
BOURBEAU, Artel, b. Montague, Sept. 30, 1911, s. of Frederick B. and Clarina (Merchants) Bourbeau, m. Lillian Sears, b. Sept. 23, 1914, dau. of Levi and Ann Celia (Bourbeau) Sears, in Montague, 1935. m.h. 1954. Painter. c. 1. Earl, b. 1937. 2. Law- rence, b. 1939. 3. Joan, b. 1945. 4. Gail, b. 1952.
BROWN, Leon G., b. Montague City, Sept. 15, 1881, s. of Jason and Ellen (Huntley) Brown. m.h. 1939.
BROWN, Vernon W., b. Brownville, Me., Jan. 14, 1926, s. of William D.,
and Eva Gladys (Ames) Brown, m. Lena Scognamiglio, b. Sept. 28, 1926, dau. of Pasquale and Pauline (Schi- pelletti) Scognamiglio, in Claremont, N. H., Nov. 28, 1949. m.h. 1954. Train Dispatcher, B. & M. R. R. c. 1. Richard Alan, b. 1951. 2. Rhonda Lee, b. 1952. 3. Susan Beverly, b. 1954. 4. Eva Marie, b. 1957.
BURDICK, Ralph Edward, b. Plain- field, Dec. 20, 1930, s. of Herbert A. and Clara Eliza (Galusha) Burdick, m. Christine Andrew, b. Oct. 28, 1933, dau. of Milford B. and Della Louise (Fay) Andrew, in Northfield, July 2, 1955. m.h. 1955. Accountant. c. 1. Stephen Henry, b. Nov. 14, 1956. 2. Stuart Thomas, b. Dec. 31, 1958.
BURROWS, Bryant B., b. Bernard- ston, Dec. 9, 1891, s. of Baxter P .* and Lucy (Field) Burrows,* m. Hazel E. Shaw, b. Feb. 11, 1895, dau. of Ells- worth E. and Eda (Tinney) Shaw, in Bernardston, 1917. Retired, G.T.D. P.I. Trustee. c. 1. Marion Louise, b. 1917. 2. Doris Beatrice, b. 1919. 3. Lucy Field, b. 1923. 4. Eda Jean, b. 1925. 5. Bryant Baxter, Jr., b. 1929. 6. Ethel Shaw, b. 1931. 7. Edith Eme- lyn, b. 1933.
BURROWS, Mrs. E. Dora, b. Ver- non, Vt., Sept. 10, 1888, dau. of C. Fremont and Ellen L. Fairman, m. Leon Otis Burrows,* b. July 9, 1883, son of Baxter P .* and Abbie Isabelle (Pickett) Burrows* in Brattleboro, Vt., Oct. 31, 1907. m.h. 1907. He d. Jan. 1, 1953. c. 1. Audrey I., b. Oct. 18, 1909, m. Richard Phelps. 2. Charles B., b. Aug. 4, 1912, employed Haskell Lumber Co. 3. Abbie E., b. Aug. 24, 1914, Post Office Clerk. 4. Ellen F., b. Oct. 16, 1921, m. R. E. Houghton, living in St. Augustine, Fla.
BUTLER, John Kenneth, b. Rich- mond, July 26, 1905, s. of Courtland and Edith (Lynch) Butler, m. Edith
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Shaw, b. July 31, 1907, dau. of Myron and Maria (Stebbins) Shaw, in Belch- ertown, Sept. 12, 1929. m.h. 1943. Re- frigeration Sales & Service, LaPierre's, Inc. c. 1. Nancy Edith, b. July 25, 1930. 2. Kenneth Myron, b. Feb. 18, 1935.
CAIRNS, Mrs. Hazel M., b. Box- borough, Sept. 26, 1899, dau. of Grant and Maria Marian (Walker) Morse, m. Harold E. Cairns*, b. June 4, 1893, s. of Egbert* and Eva M. (Mayo) Cairns* in Bernardston, Sept. 16, 1923. He d. Sept. 10, 1931. m.h. 1923. Postmaster. c. 1. Hugh Egbert, b. July 4, 1924. 2. Marian Elizabeth, b. Mar. 24, 1927, m. Raymond Barrs, lives Alabama.
CAIRNS, Mrs. Ruth Cronyn, b. San Jose, Calif., Sept. 10, 1875, dau. of Rev. David Cronyn* and Zella (Reid) Cronyn*, m. Wm. Arthur Cairns, b. Sawyerville, Quebec, s. of Robert and Mary (Smith) Cairns, in Bernard- ston, 1901. He d. Dec. 9, 1954. m.h. 1888. Retired Teacher.
CANEDY, Edward N., b. Greenfield, s. of Elwin W. and Elizabeth (Carson) Canedy, gp. Newton Carson who lived here about 1898, m. Florence Portman, dau. of George and Anne Gray (Noxon) Portman, gp. Hon. James Noxon and ggp. Hon. Bar- tholomew Davis Noxon, both Justices of the Supreme Court of New York State, in Boston, 1942. m.h. 1956. Emp. U. S. Post Office, Greenfield. Wife: Taught languages at Dalton High School.
CARLIN, John H., b. Saylesville, R. I., July 15, 1906, s. of John J. and Julia (Lavin) Carlin, m. Esther E. Rice, b. Aug. 31, 1909, dau. of Frank H. and Maude E. (Stanclift) Rice, gp. Charles and Emma Stanclift who m.h. from Vt. in 1895, in Pawtucket, R. I., Jan. 1934. m.h. 1943. Supv. in In- spection, G.T.D. Wife, Nurse Supv.
F.C.P. Hospital. Member School Board. c. 1. John R., b. Oct. 1934, Lt. jg. Navy Pilot, Multi-engine. 2. Dan- iel S., b. Nov. 1935, Lt. Air Force Jet Pilot.
CARPENTER, Lawrence D., b. Greenfield, Jan. 23, 1893, s. of Man- ley D. and Ethel M. (Lee) Carpenter, m. Ruth E. Plumb, b. Feb. 20, 1895, dau. of Adin I. and Carrie S. (Mur- dock) Plumb, in Greenfield, 1915. m.h. 1957. Retired. Owner Retail Milk Business. c. 1. Paul L., b. 1917. 2. Bernice I., b. 1918, m. Franklin K. Weld. 3. Gertrude E., b. 1920, m. Wm. A. Horsmon. 4. Kenneth D., b. 1925. 5. Leonard C., b. 1933. 6. Rich- ard M., b. 1935.
CARPENTER, Miner H., b. West Waterford, Vt., July 13, 1898, s. of Ezra Parker and Mabel Fanny (Hovey) Carpenter (Miner and Dr. Elijah* Carpenter descendants of John Carpenter of London), m. Gladys Smith Haley, b. Aug. 23, 1905, dau. of Walter Benjamin and Nellie Mable (Brown) Haley, gp. Chauncey O. Haley,* a shoemaker here at the time of enlistment in Civil War, in Albany, N. Y., March 21, 1925. m.h. 1957. Retired, Linesman, N. E. Tel. & Tel. Co. c. 1. Constance, b. 1925. 2. David, b. 1928, d. in infancy. 3. Fran- celia, b. 1929, d. in infancy. 4. Miner, Jr., b. 1935. 5. Lance, b. 1938. 6. Adriel, b. 1939. 7. James, b. 1945.
CARSON, James C., b. Greenock, Scotland, June 26, 1889, s. of James and Sarah (Wilson) Carson, m. Eva Miner, b. July 13, 1897, dau. of Her- bert and Evelyn (Roberts) Miner, in Greenfield, 1915. m.h. 1959. Salesman, G.T.D. Corp., retired.
CASCONE, Michele M/Sgt., b. Law- rence, July 4, 1920, s. of Catello and Margaret (DiZazzo) Cascone, m. Don- nabelle Grinage, b. Sept. 7, 1924, dau. of Seth and Hazel Mabel (Down)
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Grinage, in Baltimore, Md., June 1943. m.h. 1960. U. S. Army Recruit- ing Station, Greenfield. c. 1. Sandra Lee, b. Jan. 16, 1944. 2. Janice Renae, b. Apr. 12, 1953.
CHAMBERLIN, Robert E., b. East Ryegate, Vt., Sept. 23, 1905, m. Irene Harrison, b. Aug. 31, 1915, in Brattle- boro, Vt., Nov. 7, 1937. m.h. 1942. c. 1. Rodney A., b. March 2, 1940. 2. Gladys M., b. Nov. 12, 1941. 3. Har- riet F., b. July 31, 1947. 4. Joan E., b. May 7, 1949.
CHASE, George Franklin, b. Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 12, 1915, s. of Charles H. and Ruth (Singleton) Chase, m. Jean Hargraves, b. April 16, 1927, dau. of Frank F. and Grace (Tyrrell) Har- graves, in Framingham, 1950. m.h. 1958. Accountant. c. 1. Susan Eliza- beth, b. 1951. 2. Nancy Jean, b. 1954.
CHURCHILL, Mrs. Anna Summers, b. Orange, May 1, 1901, dau. of Rich- ard H. and Julia Augusta (Aldrich) Summers, gp. William Henry and Ann (Rushworth) Summers, m. Win- ston B. Churchill, b. June 23, 1901, s. of Hervey and Jennie (Brigham) Churchill, in Greenfield, Sept. 28, 1921. m.h. 1904. He d. Aug. 30, 1954. Monotype Operator, Retired. Chil- dren:
1. Grais Elaine, b. Dec. 28, 1923.
2. Althea June, b. Feb. 13, 1925, m. Robert Flagg.
3. Neil Winston, b. Bakersfield, Vt., Oct. 2, 1927, m. Norma E. Deane, b. Nov. 10, 1928, dau. of Ralph and Rena (Hale) Deane, ggp. Charles* and Mary L. (Sprague)* Deane, Warren* and Jennie (Thayer)* Hale, Benja- min* and Lura Hale*, in Ber- nardston, Oct. 24, 1948. Meter Tester, West. Mass. Elec. Co. c. 1. Gary Neil, b. Apr. 8, 1951. 2. Sheila Eileen, b. Dec. 12, 1953. 3. Keith Ralph, b. Jan. 3, 1960.
CLARK, Calvin Merriam, b. Shel- burne, March 22, 1924, s. of Charles C. and Emogene G. Clark, m. Vir- ginia Ruth Amidon, b. Nov. 11, 1924, dau. of Aubrey O. and Ruth F. (Den- ison) Amidon in Greenfield 1943. m.h. 1951. Asst. Foreman Machine Shop. c. 1. Virginia Jean, b. May 2, 1945, d. May 3, 1945. 2. Calvin M. Jr., b. Feb. 2, 1947.
CLARK, Francis E., b. Gill, March 21, 1900, s. of Henry D. and Minnie (Hastings) Clark, m. Henrietta E. Hubbard, b. June 22, 1900, dau. of Walter and Nellie E. (Stanclift) Hub- bard, in South Vernon, Vt., 1917. c. 1. Gertrude Irene, b. Jan. 26, 1918, m. Harold Hale. 2. Doris Helen, b. Oct. 23, 1919, m. Paul Arrington. 3. Ruth Emily, b. July 1, 1922, m. Jo- seph Vigneault. 4. Marion Louise, b. Jan. 22, 1924, m. Henry Landry. 5. Francis E., b. Aug. 7, 1933. 6. Loretta Mae, b. Aug. 10, 1934, m. 1. Leland Black. He d. m. 2. Gordon Derrig. 7. Lois Marilyn, b. July 26, 1938, m. Ellsworth Black.
CLARK, Harland, b. Monroe Bridge, Jan. 28, 1910, s. of Floyd and Ger- trude (Whitney) Clark, m. M. Ferne Wood, b. May 23, 1910, dau. of Henry and Mable (Wood) Wood, in Clinton, N. Y., Aug. 9, 1936. m.h. 1946. Co-owner, Clark Hardware Co., Greenfield. c. 1. Dennis Winston, b. 1952. 2. Gayle Ferne, b. 1954.
CLARK, Mrs. Sylvia J., b. Vernon, Vt., July 20, 1891, dau. of Frank and Florence (Wheeler) Johnson, m. Harry R. Clark, b. Vernon, Vt., Aug. 7, 1887, s. of Charles M .* and Mary L. (Fairman) Clark,* in Hinsdale, N. H., June 23, 1928. He d. April 16, 1960. m.h. 1931. Children:
1. Raymond Earl, b. Hinsdale, N. H., Sept. 25, 1930, m. Irene Foster, b. Sept. 23, 1929, dau. of Guy R. and Bessie (Jennings)
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Foster, in Winchester, N. H., July 28, 1951. m.h. 1931. Emp. Northfield Schools. c. 1. David Raymond, b. Sept. 11, 1958.
COATES, Harold A., b. Greenfield, Aug. 21, 1915, s. of Arthur A. and Winifred (Taft) Coates, m. Virginia Freese, b. Oct. 17, 1914, dau. of Louis and Emma (Tetreault) Freese in Greenfield, 1937. m.h. 1933. Yard Foreman, Franklin Co. Lumber Co. School Committee, Selectman. c. 1. Nancy Elaine, b. 1940, m. Walter A. Brown. 2. Judith Anne, b. 1946.
CORBIN, Clarence G., b. Clarks- burg, Oct. 22, 1884, s. of Charles G. and Minnie (Hayden) Corbin, m. Ruby Richardson, b. July 11, 1889, dau. of Fred and Fanny (Williams) Richardson, in Deerfield, 1912. m.h. 1945. Carpenter and Tool Maker, Retired. c. 1. Charles R., b. 1910. 2. Maravene E., b. 1913. 3. Virginia M., b. 1918.
CORKINS, Lena E., b. Whitingham, Vt., May 27, 1915, dau. of Elhanan and Alice (Lawless) (Corkins) Cush- man. m.h. 1927. Proprietor of Beauty Shop. Adopted dau. Lee Anne, b. Feb. 25, 1941. m. Ernest Hastings.
COUTURE, Alvah, b. Lyndonville, Vt., Sept. 25, 1920, s. of Joseph and Elizabeth Jane (Fisher) Couture, m. Anita Grace Heydrick, b. Jan. 18, 1924, dau. of William and Grace (Bel- lows) Heydrick, in Hinsdale, N. H., 1945. m.h. 1948. Farm Employee. c. 1. Donald Kent, b. April 4, 1944 (Mrs. Couture's son by previous marriage). 2. Christine, b. Dec. 13, 1946. 3. Pa- tricia, b. March 24, 1948. 4. Rebecca, b. Jan. 27, 1950. 5. Barbara, b. May 30, 1951. 6. Alvah, Jr., b. March 22, 1953. 7. Richard, b. Jan. 3, 1955. 8. Ronald, b. July 28, 1956.
CRANSON, Merle, b. Buckland, Aug. 18, 1920, s. of Julius and Martha
(Hathway) Cranson, m. Ellen M. Ray- mond, b. Nov. 29, 1924, dau. of George and Grace (Fisk) Raymond, in Greenfield, 1946. m.h. 1949. Truck Driver. c. 1. Sandra, b. 1951. 2. Judy, b. 1952. 3. Linda, b. 1954. 4. Martha, b. 1956.
CRONYN, Theodore, b. Greenfield, 1887, s. of Rev. David Cronyn* and Zella (Reid) Cronyn,* m. Mary Eli- nor Barber,* b. 1888, dau. of Charles S .* and Grace E. (Allen)* Barber, gp. Rev. Stillman Barber* and Paul J. Allen,* in Rowe, 1944. m.h. 1888. Re- tired Civil Engineer & Surveyor. Wife: Former Piano Teacher and Li- brary Assistant. Trustee, Cushman Li- brary.
CROSIER, Raymond, b. Greenfield, May 23, 1918, s. of Alonzo and Clara (Jacobs) Crosier, m. Theresa E. Clark, b. Aug. 27, 1926, dau. of Ralph and Beatrice (Johnson) Clark, in Bernard- ston, July 30, 1946. m.h. 1931. Grind- ing Machine Operator. c. 1. Leslie E., b. Mar. 8, 1948. 2. Bonnita M., b. July 26, 1949. 3. Janet Ann, b. Mar. 10, 1952. 4. Jeffrey N., b. Feb. 14, 1960.
CROSSMAN, Mrs. Mildred, b. West- ford, June 4, 1900, dau. of Frank and Cora (Wilson) Felch, m. Lloyd Cross- man in Greenfield, 1920. Divorced. m.h. 1946. Clerk, G.T.D. Corp. c. 1. Victor I., b. Feb. 26, 1924.
CROWN, Merrill Clayton, b. Brattle- boro, Vt., Jan. 23, 1925, s. of Harold L. and Olive Emily (Monmaney) Crown, m. Frances Kelsey, b. Feb. 29, 1928, dau. of Frank and Daisy Violet (Miles) Kelsey, in Brattleboro, Vt., 1946. m.h. 1953. Painting Contractor.
CUMMINGS, Joseph J., b. Bernard- ston, Jan. 29, 1911, s. of Joseph and Pauline Sarah (Allis) Cummings. Bee Keeper, Carpenter, Painter, Me- chanic, Photographer.
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CURTIS, Charles Smith, b. Bridge- port, Conn., Sept. 6, 1886, s. of Samuel Wilcox and Julia (Moore) Curtis, m. Ina M. Larkin, b. July 20, 1888, dau. of George J. and Ida M. (Beardslee) Larkin, in Dalton, June 7, 1908. m.h. 1956. Retired Machin- ist, R. Hoe & Co., New York City. c. 1. Dorothy Winifred, b. Sept. 29, 1909. 2. Robert Charles, b. Mar. 12, 1914. 3. Gerald Stuart, b. Jan. 6, 1924.
CURTIS, Frederick G., b. Jersey City, N. J., Dec. 11, 1932, s. of George Curtis and Eleanor E. (Gough) Curtis, m. Sylvia M. Grant, b. May 20, 1934, dau. of Charles H. and Lillian G. (Widdison) Grant, gp. George W. Grant* and Ida F. (Par- menter)* Grant, in Bernardston, 1952. m.h. 1951. Construction Worker. c. 1. Frederick C., b. Sept. 12, 1953. 2. Vicki Ann, b. June 13, 1955. 3. Toni D., b. June 6, 1956. 4. Robert A., b. July 26, 1957.
CUTTER, Alvin, b. Winchester, N. H., Aug. 25, 1932, m. Sally Butler, b. April 13, 1936, dau. of Charles and Lillian (Carpenter) Butler, in North- field, 1959. m.h. Sept. 1959. Truck Driver. Wife's children by former marriage: 1. Laurie Phillips, b. April 17, 1954. 2. Kenneth Phillips, b. July 10, 1957. 3. Dawn Phillips, b. Mar. 20, 1959.
DAMON, Edwin Howard, b. So. Deerfield, July 14, 1902, s. of Frank Austin and Ellen (Simonds) Damon, m. Dorothy Maybelle Smith, b. Sept. 10, 1911, dau. of Malcomb and May- belle Lottie (White) Smith, in Shel- burne Falls, Oct. 25, 1930. m.h. 1917. Building Rustic Fences. c. 1. Betty Jane, b. June 25, 1932, m. Stephen Turkington. 2. Dorothy Ellen, b. May 15, 1936. 3. Edwin Howard, Jr., b. Aug. 29, 1937.
DAVIS, Edward R., b. Brattleboro, Vt., June 30, 1918, s. of Merton and Lula (Goewey) Davis (King), m. Phyllis Smead, b. Jan. 1, 1925, dau. of Forrest N. and Mildred (Macarty) Smead, in Greenfield, 1945. m.h. 1933. Builder. c. 1. Judith Ann, b. Sept. 7, 1946. 2. Sally Louise, b. March 12, 1948. 3. Joyce Elizabeth, b. Sept. 25, 1950. 4. Bruce Edward, b. Sept. 5, 1956.
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