Harry Clemens Buell

Other Events and Attributes:

• SSN: 019-30-8489
• Residence: 1917 to 2002, Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts
• Census: 1920, Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts; He was recorded while living with his parents.; : 8
• Graduation: 1929, Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts; : Petersham High School
• Census: 1930, Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts; : 19
• Graduation: 1931, Amherst, Hampshire County, Massachusetts; : Stockbridge School of Agriculture, now the University of Massachusetts
• Married: Sep 1938, Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Ruth Beals. She was born 6 March 1913 and died in December 1976.
• Census: 1940, Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts; His occupation was listed as a farmer.; : 29
• History: 2002; According to his obituary, "While operating Hope Farm, he also did construction work and started Petersham Sanitary Service, and was still working the farm at age 91. In 1941, he purchased the first tractor in town and expanded his summer garden produce sale and increased his dairy herd. In 1957, he and his first wife, the former Ruth Beals, built and operated Oak Ridge Dairy Bar until 1969, now Quabbin Woods Restaurant. She died in 1976. He was a charter member of the Petersham Orthodox Congregational Church. Buell was one of the founders and co-chairman of the Petersham Agricultural Fair from 1944 to 1962, served as animal inspector for 28 years, and served on the Petersham Board of Health for many years. He was also a past member of the Petersham School Parent-Teachers Association, serving as its president. He was a 56-year member of Star-Athol Lodge of Masons A.F. and A.M. He played for 53 years in the Petersham Brass Band. This summer, the Petersham Lions Club established "The Harry C. Buell Adult Agricultural Award" to honor his longstanding contribution to local agriculture and farming. Throughout his life, he contributed much to the Petersham community from his donations of produce to his construction of the "Buell Pond" on Oliver Street, as a place for townspeople to skate, fish and relax. He had a deep interest in stonework, as demonstrated in his building of a stone barn. He was also interested in the history of barns of Petersham, a Petersham Historical Society program. Concerned about the future of the land, he set up a trust to preserve part of the Buell homestead."

Notes:

Birth:
Father: Charles Edgar Buell, born 28 Jul 1871 and died 22 Apr 1945 in Petersham, Massachusetts.
Mother: Mabel Lydia Clemens, born 16 Jun 1879 and died 1 Aug 1965.

Harry married Shirley Frances Woodman on 10 Nov 1979 in Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Shirley (daughter of Harry Lincoln Woodman and Ruth Esther Ward) was born on 29 Oct 1917 in Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died on 13 Apr 2016 in Cabot, Butler County, Pennsylvania; was buried on 30 Apr 2016 in Jones Cemetery, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]