died young
Worcester Telegram & Gazette (MA)
January 31, 1999WORCESTER - Antoinette M. "Toni" (Dandeneault) Partridge, 86, of 49 Pleasant Valley Drive, a retired brush assembler and a longtime volunteer, died Friday in St. Vincent Hospital after a brief illness.
Her husband of 49 years, Earl Partridge, died in 1988. She leaves a son, Robert Partridge of Worcester; two daughters, Ruth Labonte of Marlboro and Nancy Coro of Worcester; a sister, Florence McConville of Holden; seven grandchildren, including Santo "Sam" and John DeMauro, and Lisa Rahall, all of Worcester, whom she raised; 12 great-grandchildren; nephews and nieces. A daughter, Jane DeMauro of Worcester, died in 1969. She was born in Worcester, daughter of Alfred and Clara (Lacroix) Dandeneault.
Mrs. Partridge was a brush assembler for over 20 years at Mason Brush Works for many years, retiring in 1978. She was then a school-crossing guard for 10 years for the city at Britton Square. After retiring, she was a volunteer at several organizations, including the Fallon Clinic and St. Joan of Arc Church.
She was a member of St Joan of Arc Church, where she was a Eucharistic minister, and the Leicester, Charlton and Worcester granges. She was an accomplished pianist.
American Civil War Soldiers Record
Name: John B Housley ,
Residence: Coweta county, Georgia
Enlistment Date: 14 May 1864
Distinguished Service: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE
Side Served: Confederacy
State Served: Georgia
Unit Numbers: 327 327
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 14 May 1864
Enlisted in Company A, 7th Infantry Regiment Georgia on 14 May 1864.
Surrendered Company A, 7th Infantry Regiment Georgia on 09 April 1865 in A
ppomattox Court House, VA
Confederate pension application, Georgia, John B. Housley
documents several birth dates
August 24, 1844
August 20, 1842
August 20, 1840
The Atlanta Constitution
January 25, 1910Mrs. Mary B. Klasset age 49 years died at the family residence 114 Park avenue at 8:30 o'clock yesterday morning. Survived by her husband F. W. Klasset and her mother Mrs. N. J. Sloper.
New Hampshire Sentinel
January 29, 1890Ashley E. Ellis, whose critical illness was noticed in the Sentinel last week, died Saturday morning at 5:30. About two weeks ago he was taken with the distemper while caring for his father-in-law, the late S. W. Howard, and this rapidly developed into typhoid fever and pneumonia. He was a great sufferer and was delerious a large part of the time, and his life was despaired of several days before his death occured.
Mr. Ellis was the son of the late Eugene S. Ellis and was born in Keene, September 1846. May 19, 1873, he began work in the store of Keyes & Stratton, and remained in the employ of Mr. Keyes until August 2, 1882. His courtesy and faithfulness while here earned for him high regard both of his employer and his patrons. After leaving the employ of Mr. Keyes he engaged as traveling salesman for J. S. Taft & Co., and with the exception of a short time when he was with a Boston firm he held his position until his death. He was absent in the West during the fall and had been at home since Christmas. Mr. Ellis was a member of Social Friends Lodge of Masons and also belonged to the Pilgrim Fathers in which order he carried an insurance policy of $2000.
He is survived by a wife and two small children. The funeral was held at the late residence of the deceased on Tusday at one O'clock.