John Kimball

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• Occupation: say 1700; He was a wheelwright.
• History: 1708, Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts; In 1708, he was listed as a snow-shoe man.
• Will: 3 Jun 1740, Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts; He mentions his wife, Hannah, and his children: Mary, Sarah, Jonathan, Judith, Benjamin, Hannah, Mary, John, Nathan, and Israel.
• Probate/Proved: 14 Jul 1740, Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts

John married Hannah Gould in say 1699. Hannah (daughter of Nathan Gould and Elizabeth Putnam) was born on 13 May 1675 in Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts; died after 1740 in Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: 27 Aug 1724, Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts; Israel Shepard, the son of Solomon and Sarah (Eastman) Shepard. He was born on 7 March 1693/94 in Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts and was christened on 6 May 1694 in Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Daniel Shepard (1726-____) 2. Benjamin Shepard (1728-____) 3. Abigail Shepard (1730-____) 4. Sarah Shepard (1732-____)

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• Married: 6 May 1724, Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts; Lydia Weed. She was born in Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Lydia Kimball (1724-____) 2. Hannah Kimball (c1727-____) 3. Samuel Kimball (1730-____) 4. Judith Kimball (1732-____) 5. Abraham Kimball (1734-____)
• History: Jun 1724; They lived in Amesbury, Massachusetts and possibly in South Hampton, New Hampshire.

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Birth:
The published Vital Records of Amesbury (1913) give his birth year as 1702.

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• Land/House: 11 Mar 1738; He, his brother, John and their wives, sold to David Greeley of Salisbury, Massachusetts, "All our shares and interest in the homestead of our Father John Greeley."
• Probate/Proved: 2 Oct 1784, Poplin (now Fremont), Rockingham County, New Hampshire

Benjamin married Elizabeth Greeley on 5 Dec 1728 in Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts. Elizabeth (daughter of John Greeley and Ann Collins) was born on 8 Mar 1711/12 in Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: 23 Dec 1736; Jacob Colby, the son of Jacob and Hannah (Hunt) Colby. He was born on 20 May 1714 in Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts.

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• Married: 1736; Martha Greeley, the daughter of John and Ann (Collins) Greeley. She was born on 23 August 1719 in Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts . Morrison and Sharples (1897) give her birth as 25 August 1717. Issue: 1. Thomas Kimball 2. Sarah Kimball 3. John Kimball (1737-____) 4. Martha Kimball (1738-1744) 5. Daniel Kimball (1743-____) 6. Jonathan Kimball (1746-____) 7. Martha Kimball (1748-____) 8. Abraham Kimball (1755-1812) 9. Ezekiel Kimball
• Residence: 1737; They lived in Amesbury and Haverhill, Massachusetts.

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• Married: 16 Dec 1742; Hannah Ring. Issue: 1. Nathan Kimball (1743-1816) 2. Joseph Kimball (1747-____) 3. Hannah Kimball (1748-____) 4. Esther Kimball (1750-____) 5. Judith Kimball (1752-____) 6. Thomas Kimball (1753-____)
• Estate Admin: 2 Apr 1753, Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts

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• Married: 28 Oct 1751; Annie Sargent. Issue: 1. Bathsheba Kimball (1752-____) 2. Hannah Kimball (1753-____) 3. Levi Kimball (1755-____) 4. Joseph Kimball (1759-____) 5. Sargent Kimball (1761-1851) 6. Elizabeth Kimball (1763-____) 7. David Kimball (1766-____) 8. Jonathan Kimball (1768-____) 9. Ensign Kimball (1770-1815) 10. Benjamin Kimball (1774-____) 11. Anne Kimball (1776-____) 12. Joel Kimball (1777-____) 13. Rebecca Kimball (1779-____) 14. Moses Kimball (1780-____) 15. Aaron Kimball (1782-____)
• History: 1755, Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts; He and his wife, Ann, were warned out of Amesbury, Massachusetts. He removed to Brentwood, New Hampshire, then to Waterboro, Maine.
• Married: After 1783; Abigail _____.
• Probate/Proved: 27 Oct 1801, Waterboro, York County, Maine

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Birth:
Morrison (1897) gives his birth place as Poplin, now Fremont, New Hampshire.

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• Married: say 1751; John Smith.

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• History: SAY 1754; He lived in Poplin (now Fremont), New Hampshire and was probably unmarried. In 1797, he gave his property to his brother, Moses.

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• History: 1782; John Kimball of Poplin petitioned to be joined to Hawke in 1782.

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Birth:
Morrison (1897) states he was born in Poplin, now Fremont, New Hampshire.

Died:
Morrison (1897) gives his death date as 1 December, however the vital records clearly read 4 December.

John married Dorothy "Dolly" Taylor on 31 Oct 1765 in Hawke (now Danville), Rockingham County, New Hampshire. Dorothy (daughter of Jonathan Taylor) was born in say 1745 in Brentwood, Rockingham County, New Hampshire; died on 7 Sep 1817 in Poplin (now Fremont), Rockingham County, New Hampshire. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: say 1759; Nathan Kimball. He was born in Hopkinton, Merrimack County, New Hampshire. They were cousins.

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• Residence: say 1761, Poplin (now Fremont), Rockingham County, New Hampshire

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• Married: 24 Feb 1786, Fremont, Rockingham County, New Hampshire; Richard Fitts, the son of Daniel and Abigail (Carter) Fitts. He was born on 8 August 1758 in Sandown, Rockingham County, New Hampshire. He died on Saturday 9 December 1826.

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• Married: say 1788; Hannah Peck. She was born on 24 August 1778 in Poplin, now Fremont, Rockingham County, New Hampshire. She died on Thursday 12 September 1844 in Topsfield, Vermont. Issue: 1. Henry Kimball (1812-____)
• History: say 1790; He first lived in Lebanon, New Hampshire, then removed to Corinth, Vermont, and thence to Topsham, Vermont.

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• Married: say 1792; Sally _____. Issue: 1. Sally Kimball (1805-____)
• Married: say 1810; Abigail _____. She died on Monday 5 February 1849 in Poplin, now Fremont, Rockingham County, New Hampshire.

Moses married Mary Page on 1 Feb 1792. Mary (daughter of Thomas Page and Mary Elkins) was born on 27 Jun 1773 in Hawke (now Danville), Rockingham County, New Hampshire. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: Aug 1799, Kingston, Rockingham County, New Hampshire; Jabez Page, the son of Thomas and Mary (Elkins) Page. He was born on 14 July 1771 in Hawke, now Danville, Rockingham County, New Hampshire. According to Hurd, "he was an honest, industrious, prudent man, kind in his family and generous to the needy.." He died on Saturday 4 September 1847 in Kingston, Rockingham County, New Hampshire. Issue: 1. Thomas Page (1800-____) 2. John Page (1803-____) 3. Fanny Page (1805-1884) 4. Moses Page (1806-_____)

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Married:
Collins (1993) gives the place of marriage as Hawke.

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• Married: 20 Nov 1803; Polly Bickford. She was born in Berwick, York County, Maine.

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• Married: say 1807; Polly Steward. She was born on 21 February 1790. She died on Tuesday 25 December 1838 in Vienna, Kennebec County, Maine. Issue: 1. Stewart Kimball (1808-1871) 2. Ruth Kimball (1810-____) 3. Lewis Kimball (1812-1879) 4. William Kimball (1814-1836) 5. Samuel Kimball (1816-1872) 6. Abigail Kimball (1820-1840) 7. David Kimball (1822-1823) 8. Ancill W. Kimball (1826-1842) 9. Daniel Hubbard Kimball (1828-1848) 10. George Kimball (1830-1850)
• Moved To: Abt 1809, Vienna, Kennebec County, Maine

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• Married: 22 Nov 1809; Betsey Moore, the daughter of Charles and Jane (Wilson) Moore. She was born on 14 December 1783 in Chester, Rockingham County, New Hampshire. Issue: 1. Mary Kimball (1810-____) 2. Abigail Kimball (1812-____) 3. Elsa Kimball (1816-____) 4. Sally Kimball (1818-____)

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• Married: Abt 1813, Fremont, Rockingham County, New Hampshire; Grace Scribner, the daughter of Manoah and Anna (Taylor) Scribner. She was born on 16 February 1793 in Raymond, Rockingham County, New Hampshire. She died on Tuesday 24 March 1840 in Fremont, Rockingham County, New Hampshire. Issue: 1. John Scribner Kimball (1813-1829) 2. George Fitts Kimball (1820-1893) 3. Abel Taylor Kimball (1823-1883)
• Married: say 1841; Mary Hook. She was born about 1796 in Poplin, now Fremont, Rockingham County, New Hampshire. She died on Friday 7 August 1874, or she died on 7 October 1874 in Fremont, Rockingham County, New Hampshire.

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• Census: 1850, Palmyra, Somerset County, Maine; : 53
• Census: 1860, Palmyra, Somerset County, Maine; : 62
• Census: 1870, Palmyra, Somerset County, Maine; : 73

Mary married Eliphalet Berry on 3 Apr 1817 in Poplin (now Fremont), Rockingham County, New Hampshire. Eliphalet (son of Eliphalet Berry and Lydia Morrill) was born about 1794 in Rumney, Grafton County, New Hampshire; died on 16 Jul 1867 in Palmyra, Somerset County, Maine; was buried in Spring Hill Cemetery, Palmyra, Somerset County, Maine, U.S.A.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: say 1836; Rufus Badger Issue: 1. Orin H. Badger (1843-1862) 2. Sarah J. Badger (c1845-____) 3. Nellie Badger (1849-1864) 4. Moses C. Badger (c1851-____) 5. Willard M. Badger (1856-1858) 6. John W. Badger (1859-1896) 7. Jeannie Badger
• Census: 1850, Palmyra, Somerset County, Maine; : 33
• Residence: say 1850, Pittsfield, Somerset County, Maine
• Census: 1860, Palmyra, Somerset County, Maine; : 43
• Census: 1870, Palmyra, Somerset County, Maine; : 53

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• Last Full Review: 21 Aug 2020

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Died:
His gravestone is broken and reads "Died ------ 27, 1865".

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• Census: 1850, Palmyra, Somerset County, Maine; He was recorded while living with his parents.; : 35
• Census: 1860, Palmyra, Somerset County, Maine; He was recorded while living with his parents.; : 40

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• Married: 16 Oct 1834, Palmyra, Somerset County, Maine; Benjamin Fowler Parkman, the son of John and Lydia (Pratt) Parkman. He was born 14 February 1810 in Palmyra, Maine and died 24 April 1885 in Palmyra, Maine. Before his marriage to Abbie, he was married to Mary E. Higgins. Issue: 1. Orin A. Parkman (c1836-____) 2. Franklin O. Parkman (c1842-____) 3. Henry Orison Parkman (c1847-____) 4. Clarence W. Parkman (c1852-____) 5. Ella Mary Parkman (1855-____) 6. Romanzo W. Parkman (1859-1922)
• Census: 1860, Palmyra, Somerset County, Maine; : 39
• Census: 1880, Palmyra, Somerset County, Maine; : 59

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• Census: 1850, Palmyra, Somerset County, Maine; She was recorded while living with her parents.; : 25
• Census: 1860, Palmyra, Somerset County, Maine; She was recorded while living with her parents.; : 35

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• Census: 1850, Palmyra, Somerset County, Maine; He was recorded while living with his parents.; : 20
• Census: 1860, Palmyra, Somerset County, Maine; He was recorded while living with his parents.; : 26
• Married: 23 Nov 1864, Palmyra, Somerset County, Maine; Mary Applebee, the daughter of Albert and Elmyra Applebee. He was 33, and she was 16. She was born in 1848 in Palmyra, Maine, and died 30 May 1870 in Palmyra, Maine. Issue: 1. Nellie Berry (1866-____) 2. Jennie Berry (1869-1869)
• Census: 1870, Palmyra, Somerset County, Maine; He was a widower, and his mother was living with him.; : 38

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• Census: 1860, Palmyra, Somerset County, Maine; : 31
• Census: 1870, Palmyra, Somerset County, Maine; : 42
• Census: 1880, Palmyra, Somerset County, Maine; According to the 1880 Census, neither Frederick nor Sarah could read or write as both were deaf and dumb.; : 52

Sarah married Frederick Moses Flanders on 30 Oct 1853 in St. Albans, Somerset County, Maine. Frederick (son of Moses Flanders and Roxana Webb) was born on 5 May 1828 in Cornville, Somerset County, Maine; died on 30 Aug 1900 in Newport, Penobscot County, Maine; was buried in Spring Hill Cemetery, Palmyra, Somerset County, Maine, U.S.A.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: _____ Cambell Issue: 1. Edward Cambell

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• Census: 1860, Palmyra, Somerset County, Maine; In the 1860 US Census she was recorded, age 5, living in Palmyra, Maine with her parents.
• Census: 1870, Palmyra, Somerset County, Maine; In the 1870 US Census she was recorded, age 17, living in Palmyra, Maine.
• Residence: 1872, Palmyra, Somerset County, Maine; At the time of her divorce, 1872, she was living in Palmyra, Maine.
• Census: 1880, Lewiston, Androscoggin County, Maine; In the 1880 US Census she was recorded, age 25, living on 45 Bartlette Street, Lewiston, Maine.
• Moved To: About 1884, Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; About 1884, Herbert and Mary moved to Lowell, Massachusetts.
• Census: 1900, Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; In the 1900 US Census she was recorded, age 45, living on 43 South Loring Street, Lowell, Massachusetts. She was a widow.
• Census: 1910, Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; In the 1910 US Census, she was recorded living in Lowell at 43 South Loring Street, at the age of 54 years. She was listed as a widow.
• Census: 1920, Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; In the 1920 US Census she was recorded, age 50, living on 422 Pine Street, Lowell, Massachusetts with her son and his family.
• Census: 1930, Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; In the 1930 US Census she was recorded, age 75, living on 422 Pine Street, Lowell, Massachusetts with her son, Harry, and his family.
• Census: 1940, Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; In the 1940 US Census she was recorded, age 85, living on 422 Pine Street, Lowell, Massachusetts with her son and his family.

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Died:
She died at home at 422 Pine Street, Lowell.

Mary married Henry Orison Parkman on 18 Apr 1869 in Palmyra, Somerset County, Maine, and was divorced on 29 Oct 1872 in Penobscot County, Maine. Henry was born on 18 Feb 1847 in Palmyra, Somerset County, Maine; died on 8 Dec 1928; was buried in Pine Grove Cemetery, Belgrade, Kennebec County, Maine, U.S.A.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mary married Herbert J. Woodman on 18 Sep 1875 in Lawrence, Essex County, Massachusetts. Herbert (son of Deacon Greenleaf H. Woodman and Dorothy E. Dunham) was born on 19 Apr 1848 in Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine; died on 2 Jun 1892 in Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; was buried in Lowell Cemetery, Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Census: 1860, Palmyra, Somerset County, Maine; In the 1860 US Census he was recorded, age 4, living in Palmyra, Maine with his parents.
• Census: 1870, Palmyra, Somerset County, Maine; He was recorded while living with his parents.; : 14

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• Census: 1860, Palmyra, Somerset County, Maine; In the 1860 US Census she was recorded, age 5 mopnths, living in Palmyra, Maine with her parents. Her name was recorded as "Infant Flanders."
• Census: 1870, Palmyra, Somerset County, Maine; She was recorded while living with her parents.; : 10
• Census: 1880, Palmyra, Somerset County, Maine; She was recorded while living with her parents.; : 20
• Married: 3 Feb 1883, Lewiston, Androscoggin County, Maine; Samuel Dean, the son of Otis Gordon and Christina Rolf (Tuttle) Dean. He was born 15 January 1862 in Saxonville, Massachusetts, and died 13 January 1913 in Woburn, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Bertha Mabel Dean (1884-1985) 2. Charles Samuel Dean (1885-1948) 3. Carleton Miles Dean (1895-____)
• Census: 1900, Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; : 40
• Census: 1910, Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; : 50
• Census: 1920, Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; : 59

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• Census: 1870, Palmyra, Somerset County, Maine; She was recorded while living with her parents.; : 8
• Census: 1880, Palmyra, Somerset County, Maine; She was recorded while living with her parents.; : 18
• Married: Est 1882; Harold Higgins Issue: 1. May Higgins (1881-____) 2. Effie Higgins 3. Ethel Higgins 4. Harold E. Higgins (1901-1984)
• Married: 15 Dec 1895, Palmyra, Somerset County, Maine; George Edward Rowe, the son of Sanborn and Sarah Jane (Whipple) Rowe. He was born 10 February 1856 in Newport, Maine, and died 5 June 1900 in Newport, Maine. He is buried with Jennie. Issue: 1. Edward George Rowe (1896-1963)
• Census: 1900, Newport, Penobscot County, Maine; : 37

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• Graduation: 1899, Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; In 1899 he graduated from Lowell High School, Lowell, Massachusetts.
• Census: 1900, Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; In the 1880 US Census, he was recorded, age 19, living in Lowell, Massachusetts with his widowed mother. He was a student at a textile school.
• Residence: 1908, Lewiston, Androscoggin County, Maine; In 1908 he was listed as a traveling salesman.
• Census: 1910, Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; In the 1910 US Census he was recorded, age 29, living on 43 South Loring Street, Lowell, Massachusetts with his widowed mother. He was a traveling salesman.
• Organization: 1911, Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; In 1911 he joined Kilwinning Lodge of the Masons.
• Residence: 1913, Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; At the time of his wedding in 1913, he lived on 43 South Loring Street, Lowell, Massachusetts.
• Draft Reg: 12 Sep 1918, Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He registered for the draft giving his age as 37, his address as422 Pine Street, Lowell, Massachusetts, and his occupation as a draftsman for the Saco-Lowell Company.
• Census: 1920, Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; In the 1920 US Census he was recorded, age 39, living on 422 Pine Street, Lowell, Massachusetts. He is listed as a draftsman in a machine shop.
• Census: 1930, Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; In the 1930 US Census he was recorded, age 49, living on 422 Pine Street, Lowell, Massachusetts. He is listed as an assistant superintendent at a construction works.
• Census: 1940, Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; In the 1940 US Census he was recorded, age 59, living on 422 Pine Street, Lowell, Massachusetts. His occupation was a foreman.
• Draft Reg: 1942, Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; In 1942 he registered for the draft giving his age as 61, his address as 422 Pine Street, Lowell, Massachusetts, and his employer as Monsanto Chemical Company.
• Moved To: 1945, North Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; In 1945 he and Ruth moved to North Orange, Massachusetts.
• Miscellaneous: 1953; In 1953, he broke his right leg getting into a boat in Richmond, New Hampshire.
• Miscellaneous: 1963; The following autobiography was written by Harry L. Woodman in 1963 to provide information for a news article: "Born November 24, 1880 at Lewiston, Maine in a Bates Corporation Tenement opposite the entrance to Bates Cotton Mill where my father was employed as a Carpenter. My Folks moved to West Warren, Mass. And from there to Mill Town, Maine. I was three years old when they came to Lowell. My father died when I was eleven years old and my Mother moved to South Loring St. in the Highlands. I was married in 1912 to Ruth Esther Ward of North Orange and we moved to Pine St. corner of Georgia Ave. My Mother died in 1943 and I moved to Chelmsford. I retired in 1945 and moved to North Orange, Mass where I now reside. I started my schooling in a primary school on High St., from there to the grammar school on the South East corner of the junction of High and East Merrimack St. (I forget the name of the school). When I moved to the Highlands I transferred to the Morey Grammar School. Mr. Morey was principal. I went to the High School in 1896 and graduated in 1899. John Jacob Rogers was President of the class. I went to the Old Lowell Textile School on Middle St. and graduated in 1902. I graduated from the Lowell Evening Drawing School on Broadway, finishing the three year course in two years. As a boy I worked as a runner boy in the Massachusetts Mills counting room. In Textile School I worked vacations in the Lowell Machine Shop. After graduating from Textile, I went back into the Lowell Machine Shop first on the Fly France erection floor then outside as a helper setting up machines in the mills. From there I went to the Massachusetts Mills as a Draftsman. During that time a new machine was invented to tie the last of an old wrap in the loom to a new beam of yarn. One of these machines was purchased by the Massachusetts Mill and I went into the mill as its first operator. The machine was built by the Barber Colman Co. Of Rockford, Ill. and sold for 5,000. It did the work of 50 girls in a day. I again went back to the drafting board. At the end of 3 ¼ years I went to work for the Barber Colman Co. Setting up machines in all the New England States except Vermont and also New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. I went out to the Company Plant in Rockford, Ill. where I found out how to turn out machine parts in some cases with only ½ a thousandth clearance. A depression caused a lay-off and I worked for F. W. Bird and Son of Walpole as a draftsman. After a little over a month I was back with Barber Colman again for two years. I then went to work for Lamson Consolidated Store Service Co. making elevators and conveyors and finally as Inspector of all finished products. When the company moved to Syracuse, New York, I left and returned to the Lowell Machine Shop as a draftsman. I advanced the checker and took many trips both North and South to mills to check and report on results. I ended up finally in charge of erection of spool and warpers. Then I stepped on someones toes higher up, and while I was right and could prove it, I had to go. I next went to the Russell Co. Who ran the Merrimack Chemical Co. in North Woburn, again as a draftsman. At the end of five years I was Assistant to the Superintendent of Construction. Then the Monsanto Chemical Co. bought the concern and I was transferred to Everett again as a draftsman. I worked there for 16 years and retired in 1945. During that time I worked in the machine shop, had charge of the salvage department and during the Second World War, I traveled to all the junk yards in and around Boston anywhere I heard that I could purchase repair material. I spent one summer toward the end of my time as the Engineer in charge of directing the building of a parking lot, laying out railroad track, and giving grade, grading operations, and building roads. I started my elective offices early in life. At about 14 I was Treasurer of the Y.P.S.C.E. in the First Baptist Church. I was President of the Men's Class, called the Baraca Class. I was President of the Men's Round Table, also Scout Master for a year. When our girls got old enough to go to church, My Wife thought the Baptist Church was too far to go, so we all joined the Highland Congregational Church. I applied and was accepted as a member of Kilwinning Lodge in 1911. I was raised by Wor. Charles E. Bartlett. I worked the lights until Wor. Harry L. Parkhurst appointed me Inside Sentinel. I taught the lecture to the incoming classes during my two years as Inside Sentinel. I went from Senior Steward to Junior Deacon. At some time during these four years, I, at special meetings, did the floor work of the office ahead of me. One meeting stands out in my memory when at a special meeting, the M. Wor. Aurthur D. Prince was Senior Warden and I was acting Senior Deacon. When elections came around again I skipped the Senior Deacon and was elected Junior Warden. I think I was the first man to be elected Junior Warden who had not given the Senior Deacon Second Degree lecture. I afterward gave it twice. I was the first Master of Kilwinning Lodge to hold a meeting in the new Temple. Since I became a Past Master, I have raised 8 candidates using the short form in 8 different Lodges North and South of Boston and in Athol and Orange. In all the elapsed time up to 1953 I have not had to refer to a ritual. I received my Veterans Medal in 1962. I am a charter member of the 3-5-7 club at Monsanto Chemical Co. in Everett. This club was formed about a year before I retired and I was the First Vice President. In 1939 because the group we went around with was broken up by the death of several members, my Wife and I joined the Chelmsford Grange. I was elected Lecturer before I had been in a year and the next year I became Master and served two years and was on the Executive Committee 3 years. I got a demit and joined North Orange Grange when I retired and a year later they elected my Master for two years. I served on the Executive Committee for several years also 3 years as Treasurer. My attendance to any kind of a meeting has been reduced to nil since I broke my leg in 1954. Speaking of Hobbies, I want to say that a man in good health who is looking forward to retiring must have a hobby. He won't last long if he has nothing to do. From the time I was eleven years old up to this year I have had a back yard garden. I started playing cribbage around 1900 and still play. Down through the years I have enjoyed many sports, Ice Skating, Tennis, Bowling, Pool, Billiards, Bridge Whist, Fishing and Hunting. I play cribbage right along now and collect stamps and small coins. I am a member of the Athol Rod and Gun Club, a past President and now on the Executive Committee. I am also a member of the Chesham Sportsman Club of Chesham, New Hampshire. Out of this mass of data, I hope you will be able to make the story you want. I thought this sort of thing was only used at the feast after the member had passed on. I will be 83 years old this month on the 24th. My Doctor says I am a tough old guy in very good health."
• Last Full Review: 20 Dec 2021

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Harry married Ruth Esther Ward on 2 Oct 1912 in North Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Ruth (daughter of Everett Daniel Ward and Cora May Harding) was born on 9 Jul 1889 in Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts; died on 28 Dec 1980 in Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts; was buried on 31 Dec 1980 in Jones Cemetery, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Census: 1920, Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; In the 1920 US Census she was recorded, age 2, living on 422 Pine Street, Lowell, Massachusetts with her parents and grandmother, Mary Woodman.
• Census: 1930, Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; In the 1930 US Census she was recorded, age 12, living on 422 Pine Street, Lowell, Massachusetts with her parents and grandmother, Mary Woodman.
• Graduation: 1935, Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; She graduated from Lowell High School in 1935 and Lowell Business School in 1937.
• Organization: 26 Mar 1936, Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; On 26 March 1936, she was awarded the Golden Eaglet by the Girl Scouts of America, their highest award.
• Census: 1940, Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; In the 1940 US Census she was recorded, age 22, living on 422 Pine Street, Lowell, Massachusetts with her parents, and grandmother, Mary Woodman. She was listed as a bank clerk.
• Residence: From Jun 1942 to 1945, Littleton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; From June 1942 to 1945 Bob and Shirley lived on New Estate Road, Littleton, Massachusetts.
• Residence: From 1946 to 1948, Butler, Butler County, Pennsylvania; From 1946 to 1948 Bob and Shirley lived on 34 Deshon Manner, Butler, Pennsylvania.
• Residence: From 1946 to 1948, Butler, Butler County, Pennsylvania; From 1946 to 1948 Shirley and Bob lived at 34 Deshon Manner, Butler, Pennsylvania.
• Residence: 1949, West Alexander, Washington County, Pennsylvania; In 1949, Shirley and Bob lived on Liberty Street, West Alexander, Washington County, Pennsylvania.
• Residence: 1951, Camp Atterbury, Bartholomew County, Indiana; In 1951 Shirley and Bob lived in Camp Atterbury, Indiana, as he was preparing for deployment to Germany.
• Residence: 1952 to 1953, Göeppingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany; From 1952 to 1953 he lived on 77 Schiller Stß, Göeppingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
• Residence: 1952 to 1953, Göeppingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany; From 1952 to 1953, Shirley and Bob lived at 77 Schiller Stß, Göeppingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
• Passenger List: 4 Mar 1952; On 4 Mar 195 she was listed as a passenger on the SS Washington, sailing from New York City to Bremerhaven, Germany. Shirley and her son, Rob, were sailing to Germany to join her husband, who was already stationed there.
• Residence: From 1953 to 1954, Bad Canstatt, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany; From 1953 to 1954 Robert, Shirley and their son, Robert lived on Argonnen Stß, Bad Canstatt, Stuttgart, Germany.
• Residence: 1954 to Oct 1954, Bad Canstatt, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany; Address:
  Argonnen Stß
• Passenger List: 21 Oct 1954; Lt. Robert and Shirley with their son, Robert A. bordered an aircraft of the Seaboard and Western Airlines and flew from Frankfurt to New York City.
• Residence: 1955 to 1957, Fort Belvoir, Fairfax County, Virginia; Address:
  Kimbro Loop
• Residence: From 1955 to 1957, Fort Belvoir, Fairfax County, Virginia; From 1955 to 1957, Robert, Shirley, and their son Rob lived on Kimbro Loop, Fort Belvoir, Virginia.
• Residence: 1957 to 1978, Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts; From 1957 to 1978, Shirley lived at 33 Blanchard Circle, Athol, Massachusetts.
• Residence: From 1978 to 2007, Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts; From 1978 until 2007, she lived in Petersham, Massachusetts.
• Residence: From 2007 to 2010, Paw Paw, Hampshire County, West Virginia; From 2007 to 2010, she lived in Paw Paw, Hampshire County, West Virginia with her son, Rob.
• Residence: From 2010 to 2016, Cabot, Butler County, Pennsylvania; From 2010 to her death in 2016, she lived in assisted living at Concordia Lutheran Ministries, in Cabot, Butler County, Pennsylvania.
• Obituary: 26 Apr 2016; Shirley Buell, 98, of Cabot, formerly of Athol, Mass., passed away April 13 at the Concordia Lutheran Ministries Ortal Assisted Living Center. Shirley was born Oct. 29, 1917, in Lowell, Mass., the daughter of Harry L. and Ruth E. (Ward) Woodman. Shirley was active in the Girl Scouts and earned its highest award, the Golden Eaglet, in 1936. She graduated from Lowell High School in 1935 and Lowell Business School in 1937. During World War II, she worked at the Army Hospital on Fort Devens, where she met her first husband, Capt. Robert G. Roy. During his military service, they lived in Pennsylvania, Indiana, Germany and Virginia. Upon his retirement in 1957, they settled in Athol. Robert G. Roy died in 1966, and in 1979, she married Harry C. Buell, and moved to Petersham, Mass. Harry Buell died in 2002. In 2008, she moved to West Virginia with her son and his family. In 2010, she moved to Concordia Lutheran Ministries in Cabot, living next door to her sister, Janice. She worked at military hospitals at Fort Devens, Mass., Stuttgart, Germany, and Butler. After she moved to Athol, she worked at the former Minute Tapioca plant in Orange, Mass., and Athol Memorial Hospital. She was an active member of St. John's Episcopal Church in Athol, where she was a lay eucharistic minister, vestry person, youth leader and newsletter publisher. Mrs. Buell served on the board of directors for the former Peoples Bridge Action and worked on the polls and voter registration in Petersham. An avid reader, she enjoyed sewing, embroidery, quilting, flower gardening and rug braiding. She was predeceased by her husbands, Robert G. Roy and Harry C. Buell; and her sister, Janice Farmer. Mrs. Buell is survived her son, AVCM Robert A. Roy of Paw Paw, W.Va.; her grandson, Robert W. Roy of Wexford; and three stepsons, David Buell of North Sullivan, Maine, Larry Buell of Petersham and Charles Buell of Petersham. She is also survived by three great-grandchildren. BUELL — Calling hours for Shirley Buell, who died Wednesday, April 13, 2016, will be from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at the Higgins-O'Connor Funeral Home, 146 Main St., Athol, with a Resurrection Mass at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. John's Episcopal Church in Athol. Burial will follow at the Jones Cemetery in Orange. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to St. John's Property Improvement Fund, 15 Park Ave., Athol, MA 01331. Published by the Butler Eagle, 26 April 2016

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1920, Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; In the 1920 US Census she was recorded, age 4 months, living on 422 Pine Street, Lowell, Massachusetts. with her parents, and grandmother, Mary Woodman.
• Census: 1930, Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; In the 1930 US Census she was recorded, age 10, living on 422 Pine Street, Lowell, Massachusetts with her parents, and grandmother, Mary Woodman.
• Married: Feb 1939, Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Sidney H. Smith. He was born 16 August 1917 and died in 1948. He is buried in Tully Cemetery, Orange, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Jean Ruth Smith (1939-2015) 2. Richard Harry Smith (1942-1973) 3. Jeffery Sidney Smith (1947-____)
• Census: 1940, Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; : 20; Address:
  7 Bagley Street
• Married: 3 Sep 1949, Butler, Butler County, Pennsylvania; Granville "Coop" William Cooper Jr., the son of Granville William Sr. and Mary Cooper. He was born 5 March 1923 and died 29 August 2008 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Issue: 1. Granville William Cooper III (1950-2005); : First English Luthern
• Married: 1 Oct 1966; Clarence Edwin Wheeler
• Married: 21 Aug 1975, Butler, Butler County, Pennsylvania; John Daniel Farmer
• History: 2009; According to her obituary, "Janice grew up in Lowell, graduating from Lowell High School in 1937 and from Bradshaw Business School. She later moved to North Orange in 1941 where she resided for several years and since 1949 she has resided in Pennsylvania. Janice worked at Montgomery Wards for 22 years, was a member of the Portersville Bible Church, enjoyed puzzles, reading and spending time with her family."

Robert married Suzanne Mary Scully [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Robert married Jody Ann Boudreau [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Robert married Jennifer D. Myers [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]