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Worcester
County
Obituaries |
Barrett, Rev. Thomas, pastor of the
Baptist church, in Webster, committed suicide in Mass., 14 Aug 1832
[20 Aug 1832, National
Intelligencer, contributed by K Torp]
BAYLIES, Nicholas, died in Worcester, Mass., Jan.
19, age 91 years. He was born in Uxbridge, Nov. 15, 1739; was a
member of the Convention which formed the Constitution of this
commonwealth. (June 13)
Mrs. Orpha C.
Bull
In west Brookfield , Mass. ,
Wednesday evening, March 11, at 10 1/2 o'clock, after a long and
painful illness, Orpha C., wife of Rev. R. B. Bull, formerly of this
city. "None knew her but to love her." [Source: Henry
Republican, Mar 19, 1874, sub. by Nancy Piper]
Lomira F. Cheever, widow of William - died
28 Jun 1878 in Westboro, aged 77
[Source: The "Republican", Springfield, Mass,
June 1878, sub. by K. Torp]
Bishop Conaty's Father Dead.
Worcester,
Mass., Dec. 4 —Patrick Conaty,
father of Right Rev. Thomas J. Conaty, Bishop of Los Angeles, and Rev.
Bernard S. Conaty. rector of the Church of the Sacred Heart, died to-night at
the rectory of the Church of the Sacred Heart.
[The Washington Post, Dec. 5, 1904 (Washington, D.C.) -
Sub.by Barb Z]
Lieut. Nathan
Craige
The Worcester Spy announces the death, at Leicester,
on the 6th inst., of Lieut. Nathan Craige, at the advanced age of
nearly 98. He was a native of Leicester, and enlisted as one of the
minute men, in the company of Capt. Seth Washburn, in his native
town.
[The New York Times, April 29, 1852 - Submitted by Melissa]
George W. Darling, formerly of Rushville, officer of Sons of
Temperance of Uxbridge, Mass [May 9, 1860, The Schuyler Citizen, contributed by Sara Hemp]
Died. Granville Stanley
Hall, 78, descendant of Elder Brewster and John
Alden, President Emeritus of Clark University, founder-editor of the
American Journal of Psychology, in Worcester, Mass. Monday,
[Time Magazine, May 5,
1924, submitted by K. Torp]
Mrs. Thomas Lemoyne, mother of actor W.J. Lemoyne. Died 25 June
1878 in Cambridge. [Source: The "Republican", Springfield, Mass, June 1878, sub.
by K. Torp]
Died at Northborough, Mass.,
on the 18th ult. Lt. Abraham Munroe, age 91. Mr.
Munroe was one of the few survivors of those who bore an active part
in the French War. He was at Halifax
in the Regiment of Major Rogers of Londonderry, N.H. in the year
1757 and at the taking of Ticonderoga
under Gen. Amherst in 1759.
[Source:
The Courier, Charleston, SC, June 10, 1828, contributed by Kim
Torp]
Robbins, Hon. Edward H., Judge of Probate for the
County of Norfolk, in Mass., formerly Lieutenant Governor of that
commonwealth, and for many years, Speaker of the House of
Representatives, died 20 Dec 1829. He resided at Milford
[7 Jan 1830, National
Intelligencer, contributed by K Torp]
Pratt, Eunice, a widow, aged 97,
died in Dana., Mass. In 1753 she married a Mr. Gaffield; was taken
prisoner by the Indians at Ft. Dummer, N.H. in 1758 with an infant
about 6 [months] old in her arms; was carried to Canada and sold to
the French; after a time was sent to France and from thence to
England, and from England to Boston. [22 June 1830, National
Intelligencer, contributed by K Torp]
Valliere, Thomas E.
ASHBURNHAM, MA. Valliere, Thomas E., 64. Calling
hours, 2-4, 7-9 p.m Thursday, September 28, 2006, at the funeral
home; funeral service 10 a.m Friday, September 29, 2006, St.
Bernard's Church, 240 Water St., Fitchburg. Burial will be in St.
Joseph's Cemetery, Fitchburg. Died Tuesday, September 26, 2006.
Funeral Home: Smith-Mallahy-Masciarelli Funeral Home, 243 Water
St.
[September 27, 2006, Worcester Telegram &
Gazette Corp., contributed by Nancy Washell]
In
Princetown, Dr. Isaac Warren, Jr., aged 28 [The North American Review, Nov 1815
- Sub. by K. Torp]
John
D. Warren, died 23 June 1878 in Worcester, aged 44.
Was a coal dealer. [Source: The "Republican", Springfield, Mass, June 1878, sub.
by K. Torp]
HEMET, CA--Services for
DONALD FLETCHER WASHBURN, formerly of Hemet, will
be at 3 p.m. today at United Methodist Church in Sheridan, Ark. He
died Monday of cancer at St. Vincent Hospital in Little Rock, Ark.
He was 52.
Burial will be in Memorial Gardens
Cemetery in Sheridan.
Mr. Washburn, who was born in
Milford, Mass., lived in Hemet 18 years before moving to Auburn,
Wash. and Sheridan, Ark. He was a quality assurance manager for Rohr
in Sheridan; he previously worked at Rohr in Riverside.
He served in the California
National Guard for eight years.
Mr. Washburn was a member of the
United Methodist Church and United Methodist Men Group in Sheridan.
He was also a member of the King Solomon Masonic Lodge No. 60, the
Royal Arch Mason, both of Auburn. He was also a member of the
32-degree Scottish Rite Mason, Knights Templar, York Rite Mason,
Shriner and AFIFI Temple, all in Tacoma, Wash.
He is survived by his wife,
Leslie; two daughters, Ann and Summer of Sheridan; a son, Jarrod of
Sheridan; one grandchild; his parents Don and Flora of Sun City; and
a sister, Pam Mroczko of Riverside.
The family suggests memorial
contributions to the Pacific Trust Federal Credit Union c/o of
Washburn's Children College Fund, Rt. 5, Box 505, Sheridan, Ark.
72150 or to St. Vincent Cancer Center in Little Rock.
--Press-Enterprise, The (Riverside, CA) - February 21, 1996;
contributed by A.
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