Harry Clemens Buell

1911 - 2002  (91 years)

• Name	Harry Clemens Buell
  Relationship	with Robert Alan Roy
  Birth	27 Mar 1911	Eastford, Windham County, Connecticut   [1, 2, 3]
  	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.
  SSN	019-30-8489  [4]
  Residence	1917 to 2002 (Age 6)	Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts   [2, 3]
  Census	1920	Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts
  He was recorded while living with his parents.
  Age: 8
  Graduation	1929 (Age 18)	Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts   [2, 3]
  Agency: Petersham High School
  Census	1930	Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts   [5]
  Age: 19
  Graduation	1931 (Age 20)	Amherst, Hampshire County, Massachusetts   [3]
  Agency: Stockbridge School of Agriculture, now the University of Massachusetts
  Married	Sep 1938 (Age 27)	Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts   [2]
  Ruth Beals. She was born 6 March 1913 and died in December 1976.
  Census	1940	Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts   [6]
  His occupation was listed as a farmer.
  Age: 29
  History	2002  [3]
  	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."
  Death	30 Sep 2002	Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts   [1, 3, 4]
  	Agency: Athol Memorial Hospital
  Person ID	I11167
  Last Modified	11 Nov 2015

  
  

  Family	Shirley Frances Woodman,   b. 29 Oct 1917, Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts d. 13 Apr 2016, Cabot, Butler County, Pennsylvania (Age 98 years)
  Marriage	10 Nov 1979	Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts   [7, 8, 9, 10]
  	Agency: St. John's Episcopal Church
  Age at Marriage	He : 68 years and 8 months - She : 62 years and 1 month.
  Family ID	F5	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	11 Nov 2015

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 27 Mar 1911 - Eastford, Windham County, Connecticut Residence - 1917 to 2002 - Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts Census - 1920 - Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts Graduation - 1929 - Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts Census - 1930 - Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts Graduation - 1931 - Amherst, Hampshire County, Massachusetts Married - Sep 1938 - Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts Census - 1940 - Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts Marriage - 10 Nov 1979 - Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts Death - 30 Sep 2002 - Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

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  Shirley and Harry Buell

  
  

• Sources

  [S30] Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Health Services, Massachusetts Death Index, 1970-2003, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc., 2005). [S31] Bassingthwaite, Ruth, News Article: News of The Towns - Harry had a Happy Time at his 80th, (Barre, Massachusetts: The Barre Gazette, 4 November 1991 ). [S32] Obituary of Harry C. Buell. "Harry C. Buell Lifelong Farmer, Community Leader", (Athol, Massachusetts; Athol Daily News 1 October 2002). [S10] Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011). [S20] 1930 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002). [S21] 1940 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012). [S1] Roy, Robert A., Personal Knowledge. [S27] Brodeur, Diane. Joseph Delvey Genealogy - Annotations, (Oxford, Massachusetts: manuscript, 1986). [S3] Brodeur, Diane. Descendants of Ruth Melinda Delvey, (Oxford, Massachusetts: manuscript, 1981). [S28] Wedding Invitation of Shirley F. Roy and Harry C. Buell, (1978).