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On December 30, 1918, a few weeks before be- ing released from military service, Dr. O'Neil was married to Theresa E. Cunningham, of Dorches- ter, Massachusetts. She was born in that town, May 6, 1891, daughter of Peter A. and Mary E. (Hays) Cunningham. They have one child, Elinore Mary, born December 23, 1919.
ORLANDO N. DANA - In April, 1919, the Emery-Dana-Tucker Company of Haverhill, Massa- chusetts, was incorporated, Orlando N. Dana be- ing made president, Harry R. Emery, vice-presi- dent, and Arthur P. Tucker, treasurer. The com- pany manufacture a line of ladies' high grade turn shoes, and are becoming well established in public favor. In 1920 Harry R. Emery died, and his wife, Mary Emery, succeeded him as vice- president. Orlando N. Dana, president of the com- pany, is a son of Charles Dana, of Brighton, Mas- sachusetts, who was engaged in the wholesale meat business until his death in 1894. He married Isa- belle W. Hastings, of Waltham, Maine, who died in 1910.
Orlando N. Dana was born in Boston, Massa- chusetts, April 14, 1863, and was educated in grade and high schools, and Phillips Andover Academy, leaving college to engage in the wholesale meat business with his father. After two years in that business he transferred his services to Denham & Howland, shoe jobbers, and remained with that firm for three years as buyer. He then spent two years in New York City as salesman with Edwin Clapp & Company, and then, for fifteen years, was with Strong & Carroll, of East Weymouth, manu- facturers of shoes. After that he accepted a posi- tion with the Charles Fox Company of Haverhill, Massachusetts, where he remained for seven years,
then went with the Emery, Marshall Company, re- maining with them until 1919, when he entered the shoe manufacturing field as president of the Emery-Dana-Tucker Company of Haverhill.
Mr. Dana is a member of the Pentucket Club, the Old Colony Club, and of the Church of Christ (Scientist) of New York. He is a member and past master of Ancient Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons; Triune Chapter, Royal Arch Masons; and Palestine Commandery, Knights Templar.
Mr. Dana married, in 1886, Ella Horseman, of Schenectady, New York, and they are the parents of a daughter, Margaret W., wife of Dennison D. Dana, of New York City.
EMILE W. BAILLY was born in Paris, France, August 30, 1866, and is a son of Alexander and Matilde L. (Vildea) Bailly. His father, Alexander Bailly, who was a manufacturer of wood heels, was also born in Paris. He came to the United States and settled in New York City, where he built up a prosperous business, manufacturing wood heels, and died in 1906. Mr. Bailly's mother, Matilde L. Bailly, was also French by birth.
Mr. Bailly received his early education in the schools of France. He continued his studies in the public schools of New York City after his arrival in the United States with his father. When his studies were completed, he entered his father's business and became a manufacturer of wood heels. Upon his entrance into the business, the firm name was changed to Alexander Bailly & Son. The association continued until the elder Mr. Bailly's death, when Mr. Bailly assumed full con- trol of the business, adopting the firm name of Emile W. Bailly. He had, in 1898, moved to Haverhill, Massachusetts, in order to direct the work of the company to better advantage. The company's factory was for ten years located at Lynn, Massachusetts. Among other enterprises, Mr. Bailly organized the Pentucket Wood Heel Company, which he afterwards sold to its present proprietors. Having come to Haverhill in 1898, Mr. Bailly may well be considered the pioneer of the wood heel manufacturing industry there. He retired from active participation in the manage- ment of the company's affairs June 19, 1920, and his two sons, Raymond George, and George Dewey Bailly, whose sketches follow, now conduct the business under the firm name of Bailly Brothers. Their factory is at 465 Hilldale avenue, at the corner of Emery street, Haverhill, Massachusetts. It has a capacity of five hundred dozen wood heels a day in the finishing room, and one thou- sand dozen wood heels a day in the wood room. It occupies about ten thousand square feet of floor space and is one of the best-equipped and most modern factories at Haverhill.
Mr. Bailly is a Catholic. He is a member of the Knights of Pythias, and belongs to the Independ- ent Order of Odd Fellows, and to the Loyal Order of Moose.
He married Elizabeth Seeney of New York City in 1886. She is a daughter of Peter E. and Eliza-
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beth Seeney, and was born at Ticonderoga, New York. Both of her parents were Canadians by birth. Her father, who was engaged in the shoe manufacturing industry, died in 1911. Mr. and Mrs. Bailly have six children: Violet Mary, born in 1888; Mabel Lenney, born in 1892; Rene E., born in 1893, served in the heavy artillery, United States army, in the World War; Raymond George, a sketch of whom follows; George Dewey, a sketch of whom follows; and Charles Lester, born in 1902.
RAYMOND GEORGE BAILLY was born in Nova Scotia, November 26, 1895, and is a son of Emile W., whose sketch precedes, and Elizabeth (Seeney) Bailly. He received his early education in the public schools of Haverhill and graduated from the Haverhill High School with the class of 1911. After his graduation, having decided to fol- low the occupation to which both his father and grandfather belonged, he entered his father's em- ploy in order to learn all the details connected with the manufacture of wood heels. He spent three years in his father's service and then ob- tained a position with the Wason Wood Heel Com- pany. He worked for this firm for two years, ac- quiring experience in the different methods em- ployed in the manufacturing of wood heels. At length, fully equipped by knowledge and experi- ence, he entered into partnership with his brother, George Dewey Bailly, whose sketch follows, and, June 19, 1920, assumed the direction of his father's business, the elder Mr. Bailly having decided to retire. Under the firm name of Bailly Brothers, Mr. Bailly and his brother conduct the business which is now located at 465 Hilldale avenue, at the corner of Emery street, Haverhill.
Mr. Bailly enlisted in the United States Army, Aeroplane Corps, First Division, in 1917. He en- listed at Haverhill, was sent overseas after a period of training, and was stationed at Paris during the greater part of the war. Among other engagements in which he saw active service, was the famous battle of Chateau-Thierry. At length, after eighteen months of service in France, he received his discharge, May 20, 1919. Mr. Bailly is a Catholic and a member of the Knights of Columbus.
. He married Nellie O'Neill, of Haverhill, Massa- chusetts, in 1920. Mrs. Bailly is a daughter of James and Nora (Curtin) O'Neill of Haverhill. Her father is engaged in the hat manufacturing industry. Mr. and Mrs. Bailly have one son, Ray- mond, Jr.
GEORGE DEWEY BAILLY was born at Hav- erhill, Massachusetts, November 4, 1899, and is a son of Emile W. and Elizabeth (Seeney) Bailly. He received his early education in the public schools of Haverhill and after his graduation, de- cided to enter the wood heel manufacturing in- dustry with which both his father and grandfather had been connected. He therefore entered his father's employ in order to learn the business in all its details. He afterwards worked for the
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Merrimac Wood Heel Company in order to acquire a wide experience in the different methods of manufacturing employed in his chosen industry. Still later he accepted a position with the Wason Wood Heel Company, which he served as foreman for a year and a half. Having thus acquired a thorough knowledge of the business, he entered . into partnership with his brother, Raymond George, whose sketch precedes, June 19, 1920. Under the firm name of Bailly Brothers, Mr. Bailly and his brother assumed full control of their father's business, from the management of which the elder Mr. Bailly then retired, and which they still conduct. Mr. Bailly is a Catholic and a mem- ber of the Knights of Columbus.
He married Irene Frances Quirk, of Haverhill, in 1921. Mrs. Bailly is a daughter of Cornelius Quirk of County Cork, Ireland, who is engaged in the leather industry, and his wife, Margaret (McCarthy) Quirk, who is also a native of Cour- ty Cork, Ireland.
DANIEL J. MURPHY-Every life is lived in three realms: that of business, that of civic pro -. gress, and that of the home. The people of Law- rence have recognized in Daniel J. Murphy, through his well-balanced interests in these three realms, a man whose life is at once symmetrical and forceful, and with confidence in his probity have placed important responsibilities upon him.
Mr. Murphy is of Irish parentage, his father, James D. Murphy, having come to the United States in 1865, and his mother, Mary (O'Leary) Murphy, being still a resident of Lawrence. Dan- iel J. Murphy was born in Lawrence, Massachu- setts, November 15, 1875. After the usual public school training he continued through high school, and was graduated in 1897. Entering Harvard University, he was graduated from that institution in 1901, with the degree of Bachelor of Arts, and is a Phi Beta Kappa man. In 1903 he graduated from Harvard Law School, with the degree of Bachelor of Laws, having previously been admit- ted to the Massachusetts bar. Returning to Law- rence, Mr. Murphy entered upon his professional activities, practicing alone for a time, with offices in the Central building. He then formed an asso- ciation with two partners, continuing practice as a member of the firm of Knox, Coulson & Murphy. In 1907 the withdrawal of Mr. Knox from the firm changed the name to Coulson & Murphy, and for about two years this firm continued. In 1909, however, Mr. Murphy resumed his original method of working independently, and has since then follow- ed this plan, with offices in the Bay State building and with an ever multiplying list of clients. Mr. Murphy's public services date back to 1906, when he was made city solicitor of Lawrence, and in the fifteen years and more which have since elapsed he has filled that office ably and well. Co- incidental with the above was his appointment as town counsel for Andover, Massachusetts, which office he also still holds. Mr. Murphy served as counsel for the commission appointed to build the
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Central Bridge, in Lawrence, the magnificent struc- ture now spanning the Merrimac river in the center of the city. This is the finest and largest of the bridges of Lawrence, and five years were required for its construction. Mr. Murphy stands high in his profession, and is a member of the Lawrence, Essex County and the Massachusetts Bar associations.
In 1905, at Andover, Massachusetts, Mr. Murphy married Mary T. Curran, daughter of Maurice J. and Theresa (Keating) Curran. Mr. Curran was born in Palmer, Massachusetts, but now (1922) resides in Andover. For many years he was the head of Curran & Joyce, of Lawrence, but retired from this firm several years ago and has since been entirely occupied with business affairs in Boston. Mr. and Mrs. Murphy have three child- ren: Marie Elizabeth, born in 1907; Daniel J., Jr., born in 1910; and Edwin Curran, born in 1916.
HENRY NEWHALL BERRY-Admitted to the Massachusetts bar in 1896 as an attorney-at-law, Henry Newhall Berry has for many years been continually in the public eye and has won leader- ship in financial affairs, also in business and public life. He possesses those sterling qualities, energy and integrity, which, with public-spirit and broad vision, have made his many years in the practice of his chosen profession years of con- spicuous success.
Henry Newhall Berry was born in Lynn, Massa- chusetts, September 2, 1870, the son of Benjamin and Sarah Catherine (Newhall) Berry. After ob- taining a preliminary education in the Hopkinson T. Berkley School, he prepared himself for college at Chauncey Hall. Graduating from Harvard Uni- versity with the degree of Bachelor of Arts in 1893, he entered the law school and three years later won from this institution the degree of Bach- elor of Laws. That same year he passed his bar examinations and then established himself in Bos- ton in the practice of his profession, subsequently forming a legal partnership with Charles C. Buck- man, under the firm name of Berry & Buckman, corporation lawyers, in which he still continues.
As a citizen with exalted ideas of good govern- ment and civic virtue, Mr. Berry stands in the front rank, and whenever substantial aid will fur- ther public progress, it is freely given. He is no office seeker in public life, but ever by his vote and influence gives his loyal support to all measures calculated to promote public welfare. His civic spirit and rapidity of judgment enables him in the midst of incessant professional activity to give to the affairs of the community effort and counsel of genuine value, and his penetrating thought has often added wisdom to public movements. The thorough business qualifications of Mr. Berry have always been in great demand, also on boards of directors of various institutions, and his public spirit has led him to accept of many such trusts. He is director of the Central National Bank, of Lynn; trustee of the Lynn Five Cent Savings Bank, and one of the vice-presidents and a mem-
ber of the Investment Committee; director of the Lynn Gas and Electric Company; vice-president and director of the Richmond Lace Works; vice- president and director of the Lace Selling Com- pany, of New York City; director of the A. E. Little Shoe Company, of Lynn; director of the A. Sidney Davidson Coal Company, of New York City; director of the Old Colony Coal Mine Com- pany; president and treasurer of the Fells Land Company, of New York City; treasurer of the Nassau Terrace Company, of New York City; vice- president and director of the Midlynnton Corpora- tion, of New York; and president of the Lynn Remedial Loan Society. He is a member of the Sons of the American Revolution; Sons of Col- onial Wars; and chairman of the Lynn Chapter of the American Red Cross. Of social nature, Mr. Berry holds membership in the following clubs: Oxford; Tedesco; Algonquin; Exchange; Harvard, of Boston; Harvard, of New York City; Univer- sity; Massachusetts Automobile; Salem; City Club, of Boston; Massachusetts Episcopalian; Neighbor- hood, of Swampscott; and the Vesper Country, of Lowell.
On October 24, 1900, Henry Newhall Berry was united in marriage with Mabel L. Breed, and to them have been born four children: Henry New- hall (2); Katherine Berry; Joseph Breed; and Mabel Lavinia. Mr. Berry stands today in the regard of his associates as one of the most highly respected figures of the community, a man who consistently stands for the best and most worthy things of life, and the substantial position that he has come to occupy in the community is the obvious and appropriate reward of application and mental qualifications of a high order.
RAY H. PALMER, dentist and ex-service man of Haverhill, was born in that city, April 22, 1893, son of Alvah B. and Lillian B. (Huntress) Palmer, both of Haverhill, the former a clothier, the latter now deceased. Ray attended the Haverhill public schools, graduating eventually from Haverhill High School, with the class of 1912. Having resolved to take up professional work, he became a student of Tufts Dental School, Boston, in 1914, and graduated in 1917, receiving the degree of Doctor of Dental Medicine. He immediately began to practice his profession in Haverhill, but soon gave up civil practice to enlist in the army for service during the World War. He was commissioned in the grade of first lieutenant, and assigned to pro- fessional duty in Camp Devens, first with the One Hundred and First Depot Brigade, and later with the medical detachment of the Thirty-sixth In- fantry. His army practice in dental surgery was valuable and extensive, and well fitted him for private practice. He was discharged from military service on July 28, 1919, and immediately returned to Haverhill and reentered private practice. At first he did residential work, but before the end of 1919 he opened an office in the Pentucket building, where he still is.
Dr. Palmer has reached high rank in Masonry.
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He belongs to the Merrimac Lodge, to the Pen- tucket Chapter; Haverhill Commandery, No. 14, Knights Templar; and Aleppo Temple, Mystic Shrine. He is also affiliated with the Knights of Pythias and the Junior Order of American Mech- anics. He is a member of the Haverhill Cham- ber of Commerce, and of the Universalist church. He still holds connection with military work, being a member of the United States Veterans' Bureau.
Dr. Palmer was married, in 1918, to Miss Mar- garet Williams, of Newton, Massachusetts. They have one child, Constance Rae, born July 13, 1919.
WILLIAM P. MCLAUGHLIN-It is quite an honor in a town famous for the making of shoes to be probably the oldest continuous shoe manu- facturer. This honor is held in Haverhill, Massa- chusetts, by William P. Mclaughlin, who was born in Newburyport, Massachusetts, October 11, 1856. His father was born in Ireland, but was taken to England when two years old, and spent his early years there. Seeking wider opportunity, however, he migrated to the United States when but a young man. He married Winifred Agnes Burke, and died in 1872.
William P. Mclaughlin completed his early edu- cation in the public schools of Newburyport, Massachusetts, and started right in from school to learn the shoe trade. At that time the busi- ness of shoe manufacturing lacked many of its present day improvements. The cutting of uppers, for instance, was done by hand, and required much speed and skill. It was at this work that he began his business career. In 1879 he came to Haverhill, Massachusetts, and soon founded a busi- ness of his own on Washington street. Since that time Mr. Mclaughlin has seen many come and go, and has watched many changes take place in the process of making shoes on Washington street, but while occasionally changing the location of his business, he has never left the street where he began his career as a manufacturer. Besides being the manufacturer with the longest continu- ous location on Washington street, he is conceded to be the oldest continuous manufacturer of shoes in Haverhill, Massachusetts. His present estab- lishment (1921) is at No. 98 Washington street, where he manufactures Mckay shoes. Mr. Me- Laughlin is a director in the Haverhill National Bank. He is a member of the Ancient Order of United Workmen. Mr. Mclaughlin and family are members of the Roman Catholic church.
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On September 24, 1890, at Haverhill, Mr. Mc- Laughlin married Rose Carter, daughter of Felix and Rose (Murther) Carter, both deceased. Of this union five children were born: 1. William H., born July 26, 1891; he was educated at St. John's Academy. He enlisted in the United States navy as a seaman, studied at Bumkin Island, passed his examination and went to Harvard, where he grad- uated as an ensign. After the expiration of the World War he was honorably discharged and re- turned to Haverhill and resumed his duties in as-
sociation with his father. He married Rachel Mc- Guire, of Haverhill, and they have one child, Wil- liam H., Jr. Mr. Mclaughlin is a member of the Knights of Columbus, and attends the Sacred Heart Catholic Church. 2. Ruth, born August 15, 1892, now the wife of Raymond McNamara, of Haverhill, Massachusetts, a shoe manufacturer of Haverhill; they have one child, Adrian C. Mr. Mc- Namara is a member of the Knights of Columbus, and attends St. James' Roman Catholic Church. 8. Adrian C., born in 1895; he was educated in St. John's Academy, Danvers, Massachusetts. He and his brother, William H., were learning the shoe manufacturing business with their father, who intended to leave the Mclaughlin establishment to the sons, when the World War broke out and the United States became engaged. Immediately upon the declaration of war by this country he enlisted in the Motor Transport Division, United States army, and was shortly sent to Florida for training. He rose to be corporal while in service in France, but while overseas he was stricken with pneumonia and died, October 20, 1918, at Dijon. Letters from his captain show that had Adrian C. been more ready to pay attention to his own needs instead of giving himself so unselfishly to the duties and interests of the service, he might still be living. 4. Raymond Vincent, born Sep- tember 17, 1900; he was educated in Haverhill public and high schools. He married, in Septem- ber, 1921, Helen Deneau. He is now (1922) asso- ciated with his father in business. He is a mem- ber of the Knights of Columbus, and attends St. James' Roman Catholic Church. 5. Helen, born September 18, 1905; she was educated in the Haverhill Grammar School, and is now attending Wellesley Academy.
THE BLANCHARD FAMILY, of New England, one branch of which is that headed by Frederic William Blanchard, of Merrimacport, Massachu- setts, is one of the oldest Colonial families, hav- ing been resident in Massachusetts since the year 1639. The progenitor of all American branches was Thomas Blanchard, who came from Penton, Hampshire, England, in that year, and settled in New England. He brought with him four sons: George, who died in Massachusetts in 1699 or 1700; Thomas, who died in 1650 or 1651; Samuel, who removed from Charlestown to Andover, Massa- chusetts, in 1679; and Nathaniel, who went to live in Weymouth, Massachusetts, in 1658. The Blanchard family, though from England, was of French origin. Thomas Blanchard and his sons were born in France, and being Huguenot in faith, had to seek refuge in England. The direct line from Thomas Blanchard to Frederic William Blanchard of the present generation is as follows:
Samuel Blanchard, son of Thomas Blanchard, was born August 6, 1629, and came to New Eng- land June 23, 1639. He married (first) Mary Sweetser, daughter of Seth Sweetser, of Charles- town, Massachusetts, January 3, 1654-55. She died February 20, 1668. He married (second) Hannah
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Doggett, daughter of Thomas Doggett, of Marsh- field, Massachusetts, June 24, 1678. Samuel Blan- chard died April 22, 1707, in his seventy-eighth year. His widow lived until July 10, 1725, death occurring in Andover, Massachusetts. His children by the first marriage were: Samuel, born Sep- tember 29, 1656, died 1667-68; Sarah, born Febru- ary 15, 1657-58; Mary, born April 18, 1659; Joshua, born August 6, 1661; Jonathan, born May 25, 1664; and Abigail, born March 5, 1668. There were four children by his second marriage: Thom- as, of whom further; John, born July 81, 1677; Samuel, born June 4, 1680; and Hannah, born Sep- tember 26, 1681.
Thomas Blanchard, son of Samuel and Hannah (Doggett) Blanchard, was born in Charlestown, Massachusetts, April 28, 1674. He married (first) Rose Holmes, of Marshfield, Massachusetts. She died August 27, 1714, and on September 21, 1715, he married (second) Widow Hannah Gowen, of Lynn, Massachusetts, who died June 25, 1724. On February 21, 1726, he married (third) Mrs. Judith Hill, of Malden, Massachusetts, who survived him, her death occurring December 1, 1767. Thomas Blanchard died at Andover, Massachusetts, March 17, 1759. His children by his first wife were: Thomas, born January 15, 1699-1700; Joseph, of whom further; Isaac, born September 20, 1702, died January 25, 1721-22; Josiah, born August 16, 1704; Elizabeth, born March 25, 1706; Hannah, born May 6, 1708; Rose, born January 12, 1709-10, died November 22, 1724; Deborah, born April 18, 1712; Lydia, born August 22, 1714. His children by his second wife were: Mehitable, born Oc- tober 3, 1716; Nathaniel, born February 2, 1718-19; Isaac, born October 23, 1723.
Joseph Blanchard, son of Thomas and Rose (Holmes) Blanchard, was born in Andover, Massa- chusetts, February 19, 1700-01. He married Sarah Abbott, of that place, on April 4, 1722. Their children were: Sarah, born July 25, 1723; Eliza- beth, born July 17, 1726; Hannah, born October 8, 1728; Joseph, born February 9, 1731; Jeremiah, of whom further; Daniel, born July 15, 1735; John, born July 19, 1737; Phoebe, born November 8, 1741.
Jeremiah Blanchard, son of Joseph and Sarah (Abbott) Blanchard, was born in Andover, Massa- chusetts, in June, 1733. He married (first) Doro- thy Smith, May 17, 1759. After her demise he married Susanna Martin, of Andover, Massachu- setts, in August, 1772. He served in the French War, 1755-58; was taken prisoner at the siege of Fort William Henry, but escaped. He was also eventually a soldier of the Revolution, serving as lieutenant. Later he removed to Weston, Vermont, where he died on January 27, 1826. Children by his first wife: Jeremiah (2), of whom further; Peter, born August 12, 1768; Eber, born Janu- ary 14, 1769. Children by second wife: Henry, born July 25, 1773; Sarah, born November 2, 1774; Dolly, born November 2, 1776; Judith, born Octo- ber 5, 1778; Henry, born March 30, 1781; John, born November 26, 1782; Hannah, born March 27,
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