Portland Press Herald
November 24, 1995Hazel M. Whitney, 98, died Wednesday at the Augusta Rehabilitation Center. She was the mother of June Lowther of Buxton. Born at Deer Isle, a daughter of Edwin T. and Alice L. Haskell Marshall, she was a graduate of the former Gray's Business College in Portland.
Mrs. Whitney was a bookkeeper for Gay Bros. Fruit and Produce in Jonesboro for 32 years.
She was a member of Jonesboro's Union Church and its Farm Bureau, and a leader of the Jonesboro 4-H Club. She was also a member of the American Legion Auxiliary at Machias and a former member of the Order of the Eastern Star at Deer Isle.
Her husband, Holt Whitney, a son, Ruvel Whitney, a grandson, Robert White, and a great-granddaughter, Desirae Geanne White, died previously.
Besides her daughter in Buxton, she leaves another daughter, Helen Jackson of Plant City, Fla.; nine grandchildren and several great-grandchildren.
Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram
February 19, 2012BUXTON -- June E. Lowther, 89, of Buxton, died Feb. 7, 2012, at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough with her loving family by her side. She was born in Portland, Feb. 19, 1922, a daughter of Holt Alberto and Hazel (Marshal) Whitney. June was educated locally and was a 1939 graduate of Jonesboro High School.
June operated a restaurant 'The White House' in Jonesboro for several years. She then operated and managed the Sears & Roebuck coffee shop in South Portland, retiring in 1984.
June was a compassionate person and many 'saw her as a grandmother.' She was past Matron of the Machias Chapter and the Biddeford Chapter of the Eastern Star. She enjoyed knitting and received a commendation for her knitting for soldiers and cancer patients by the Red Cross.
She was predeceased by her first husband, Carl Adin White and her second husband, Jack Lowther; son, Robert Lee White, daughter, Carla Jean White; granddaughter, Desiree Jean White; brother, Ruvel Whitney and her longtime companion John C. O'Connell.
Surviving are a son, Lorin White of South Portland; a sister, Helen Jackson of Plant City, Fla.; three grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Kennebec JournalHelen B. Jackson, 89, of Sun City Center, Fla., passed away Feb. 11, 2013. She was a member of Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in Augusta, Maine, and retired as a teacher for the Augusta Public School System after 30 years of service.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Harry B. Jackson; her sister, June Lowther; and her brother, Ruvel Whitney.
Survivors include two sons, Michael B. Jackson and his wife, Cindy, and Timothy J. Jackson and his wife, Rachel; and four grandsons, Todd M. Jackson and his wife, Christy, Scott C. Jackson, Ryan Jackson and Chad Jackson.
Sun Journal
June 29, 2013PLANT CITY, Fla. - Harry Bryant Jackson, 79, of Plant City, Fla., passed away on Tuesday, Nov. 25. Mr. Jackson was born on Sept. 12, 1924, and was a retired superintendent of Augusta Sanitary District. He also was a service manager for Parker Danner Co. in Augusta.
He was a member of Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in Augusta, master mason of Bethlehem Lodge 35, member of Kora Shrine Temple AANOMS, Lewiston, potentate of Kora Shrine Temple 1992, member of many shrine clubs, chairman of many events, state of Maine director of New England Wastewater Association and a member of Maine Wastewater Association.
Survivors include his wife, Helen Beverly Whitney Jackson of Plant City; two sons, Michael Jackson of Riverview, Fla., and Timothy Jackson and his wife, Rachel of Augusta; four grandchildren, Ryan Jackson of Augusta, Todd Jackson and his wife, Christy of Douglasville, Ga., Scott Jackson of Tampa, Fla., and Chad Jackson of Augusta; and many nieces, nephews and cousins.
Find-a-GraveBeverly Jean Ring, 89, of Grants Pass died Tuesday, June 6, 2017, at Kinsington at Redwood Park. A graveside service will be held on Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Hillcrest Memorial Park in Grants Pass. Hull & Hull Funeral Directors is in charge of arrangements.
Beverly Jean Ring, age 89, of Grants Pass, died June 6, 2017 at Kinsington at Redwood Park.
Beverly was born January 8, 1928 in Stockton, California. She met Joseph Peter Ring on horseback while a member of the Horsemen's Association and they later married May 14, 1950 in Menlo Park, California. She was a hairdresser until her son was born in 1952. The birth of her daughter followed in 1955 and the family moved to Grants Pass in 1960.
Beverly was active in PEO, Christian Women, Pink Ladies (hospital auxiliary) and Grace Bible Church.
Throughout her life, Beverly loved quilting, sewing, camping, fishing, gardening and making custards for sick friends. She was a wonderful housewife to Joe. She loved being a grandmother to twin girls and later great-grandmother to her great-granddaughter. Beverly will be remembered for her sweet soul and her kind and gentle spirit.
Survivors include her daughter, Jeannette "Jan" Whitmire; two granddaughters, Christine Whitmire and Jessica Whitmire; and a great-granddaughter, Sydney Whitmire-Spiering all of Grants Pass; and a sister, Patricia Barber of Belfair, Washington.
Beverly was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph Ring; son, Kenneth Ring; and son-in-law, Jay Whitmire.
Find-a-GraveJoseph Peter Ring, age 93, of Grants Pass, died Monday, July 1, 2013 at The Bridge.
Joseph was born December 16, 1919 in Patterson, California to Peter & Ellen (Chantland) Ring. During World War II he served in the Merchant Marine and the United States Coast Guard, mostly in the South Pacific. On May 14, 1950 in Menlo Park, California he married Beverly Carnevale. He owned and operated J.P. Ring Ceramic Tile Company and was known for his fantastic work. In 1960 he moved from California to Grants Pass.
Joseph enjoyed volunteering at his church. While living in California he volunteered with the Palo Alto Sheriff's Posse, where he met his wife, Beverly.
He was a past member of Elks BPOE 1584 and a member of Grace Bible Church for many years.
Ranching was a big part of his life. He also enjoyed fishing, gardening, reading Louis L' Amour westerns, and camping. He was quite the horseman.
Joseph is survived by his wife, Beverly Ring; a daughter, Jeannette "Jan" Whitmire; two granddaughters, Christine Whitmire and Jessica Whitmire; and a great-granddaughter, Sydney Whitmire-Spiering all of Grants Pass, Oregon.
He was preceded in death by a son, Kenneth Ring and a son-in-law, Jay Whitmire.
He was a wonderful family man and was a friend to everyone he met. He will always be remembered for his gentle spirit, quiet faith and his radiant smile.
San Francisco Chronicle (CA)
September 1, 1998William Howard Knowles, a longtime San Francisco architect and president of a firm that designed many of the buildings on the downtown skyline, died Friday of heart failure in his San Mateo home at the age of 89.
The partner of architect Wayne Hertzka and the president of Hertzka and Knowles, he helped create the Crown Zellerbach building, the Standard Oil buildings and the headquarters of Pacific Gas and Electric Co.
A native of San Francisco and a graduate of the University of California at Berkeley and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Mr. Knowles opened his practice with Hertzka in 1933. During World War II, the two men helped design and build an Arizona copper mine with the U.S. Army.
In a partnership that spanned decades, the two men designed St. Mary's Hospital, two BART stations, the Golden Gate Bridge administration building and several local banks and schools. Mr. Knowles retired in 1974 and devoted himself to painting, specializing in watercolor landscapes.
He was also an accomplished winemaker and violinist. In his youth, he worked his way around the world as a member of a cruise ship orchestra.
Mr. Knowles was a member of the American Institute of Architects, the Bohemian Club, the Burlingame Country Club and the Society of Western Artists.
He is survived by his wife, Barbara of Hillsborough; a son, James Knowles of Phnom Penh, Cambodia; and a daughter, Katherine Knowles of Edinburgh, Scotland.
New York, Abstracts of World War I Military Service, 1917-1919
Name:Raymond George Haskell
Birth Place: Deer Isle, Maine
Birth Date: 23 Aug 1889
Service Start Date: 1918
Service Start Age: 29
War Memorial Deer Isle, Hancock, Maine
World War 1917-1919
Thomas D. Haskell
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Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963
Name: Thomas Dudley Haskell
Birth Date: 9 Jul 1890
Death Date: 3 Jul 1958
Cemetery: Deer Isie
Cemetery Location: MT Adams, Maine
Enlisted January 2, 1912
Discharged November 9, 1919
Service # 1711210
Pension # XC 10 362 984
USN
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U.S., Select Military Registers, 1862-1985
Name: Thomas D Haskell
Birth Date: 9 Jul 1891
Military Date: 15 Dec 1928
Publication Date: 1 Jan 1935
Title: Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the United States Naval and Reserve
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Maine, Military Index, 1917-1920
Name: Thomas D. Haskell
Birth Date: 9 Jul 1890
Birth Place: Deer Isle, Maine, USA
Military Roster: Roster~Coast Guard
Serial Number: 171-12-10
Residence Place: Deer Isle
Comments: Enl: USN Deer Isle, Nov. 6/15. Oiler. Served on: USS Tingey Apr. 6/17 to Sept. 30/17; Naval Hosp Norfolk Va Sept. 30/17 to Feb. 1/18; USS Tingey Feb. 1/18 to Nov. 11/18. Disch USS Buchanan San Diego Cal; Nov. 5, 1919.
Newsletter of the Haskell Family Society
Volume 10, No. 2, June 2001Mary E. Haskell, 104, of Deer Isle, Maine, USA died at a healthcare facility in Ellsworth November 18, 2000. She was born February 26, 1896, in Aluchua County, near Gainesville, Florida. In 1916, she married Thomas D. Haskell in Charleston, South Carolina, and in 1928 moved to Deer Isle, Maine. She was a homemaker and later was employed at Mount Holyoke College. She was a Deaconess and taught Sunday School in Deer Isle's First Congregational Church, a past matron of the Eastern star and a member of the local grange.
Her husband, Thomas died in 1958. Also predeceasing her were four sisters; one brother; a son, Edward; daughters-in-law, Fay and Irma; and son-in-law, Ben.
Survivors include sons, Thomas and wife, Virginia of York; Wilson and wife, Jessie of Cape Elizabeth; Robert of Deer Isle; Bruce and Irene of Barre, Vermont; and daughter, Joan Pickering of Orono; 20 grandchildren, 32 great-grandchildren, eight great-great-grand-children; numerous nieces and nephews.
Interment was at Mount Adams Cemetery, Deer Isle.
73188. Thomas Dudley Haskell Jr.
The MetroWest Daily News (Framingham, MA)
November 10, 2015Thomas Dudley Haskell age 95, joined his bride, Virginia, of 71 years in eternal peace, Saturday November 7, 2015. He died peacefully in his sleep, at home, after a brief illness. Born to Thomas Dudley and Mary (Hinnant) Haskell on August 29th 1920 in Charleston South Carolina, where he spent the first 8 years of his life.
The family moved to Deer Isle Maine in the summer of 1928, the home of his Fathers family for 7 generations. He received an excellent education from the Deer Isle school system and served as the Senior Class President and graduated as Valedictorian before attending University of Maine, Orono, Class of 1942.
He joined the Massachusetts National Guard just prior to the start of WWII and was inducted into the regular Army and then invited to attend the Officer Candidate School. He served in the Aleutian Islands, Alaska from 1943-44 and after returning to the Lower 48 was stationed at various Bases and Military Schools in the Southern States as an electrical engineer instructor and quartermaster until the War ended.
He married Virginia Irene MacDonald on February 28th, 1943, at St. Mary Cathedral, Wilmington, North Carolina. After the years of Military Service he and Virginia moved to the Framingham Massachusetts area where they raised three children. He was employed as an auditor for the Massachusetts National Guard and then joined the United State Postal Service where he walked a postal route for twenty years.
Upon retirement he and his beloved wife moved to York Maine where they lived out their life very happily along the Atlantic coast. He enjoyed gardening, taking pride in the fantastic displays of vibrant, changing colors of blooms, sports: especially baseball, football, and basketball.
An avid reader and historian he and Virginia began the delight of exploring and documenting his Haskell genealogy visiting many of the Cape Anne Towns and the all the Maine coasts locations of settlement documenting his lineage which was passed to his daughters for additional connections and current generations.
He was predeceased by his son Thomas Roderick Rick Haskell, his parents, and 3 brothers: Edward, Robert and R. Wilson,two sister in laws, Irma and Fay Haskell, and brother-in-law, Benjamin Pickering.
He is survived by his brother, Bruce Haskell and wife, Irene, sister Joan Pickering, his daughters, Mary Virginia Haskell and Jeanne Anne Thompson of York,and a special daughter, Gail Zanchi of Maryville Tennessee, nine grandchildren,15 great grandchildren,2 great, greatgrandchildren, many nieces and nephews, and his cat, Patra.
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U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
Name: Thomas D Haskell Jr
Birth Year: 1920
Race: White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: South Carolina
State of Residence: Massachusetts
County or City: Middlesex
Enlistment Date: 16 Sep 1940
Enlistment State: Massachusetts
Enlistment City: Framingham
Branch: Coast Artillery Corps
Grade: Private First Class
Component: National Guard (Officers, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men)
Source: National Guard
Education: 1 year of college
Civil Occupation: Actors and actresses
Marital status: Single, without dependents
Height: 71
Weight: 175
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U.S., Select Military Registers, 1862-1985
Name: Thomas D Haskell Jr
Birth Date: 29 Aug 1920
Birth Place: Massachusetts
Military Date: 4 May 1949
Publication Date: 1951
Title: National Guard Register, Army
The MetroWest Daily News (Framingham, MA)
September 1, 2014Virginia Irene MacDonald Haskell passed quietly at home August 29, 2014 after a brief illness. She was the daughter of Alexander J. and Marie Cecilia (Cournoyer) MacDonald, born November 10, 1923, Natick, MA.
Portland Press Herald
December 5, 2014CAPE ELIZABETH & DEER ISLE - Ripon Wilson Haskell, of Cape Elizabeth and Deer Isle, departed this life reluctantly but inevitably on Nov. 27, 201
He was born on March 14, 1925, in Charleston, S.C., raised on Deer Isle, and educated by island schools, the Chase Emerson Memorial Library, the University of Maine at Orono, and continuing. He remained curious and inquisitive to the end.
His parents were Thomas Dudley and Mary (Hinnant) Haskell. He is survived by his siblings, Thomas Jr. of York Beach, Bruce of East Barre, Vt., and Joan Pickering of Orono. He was predeceased by brothers Albert and Robert. He was happily and devotedly married for 64 years to Jessie Damian Haskell and regrets leaving her behind more than anything. He is also survived by his son Paul of Sharon, Vt., and son David and daughter-in-law Lisa of Manchester-by-the-Sea, Mass.; grandchildren Andy and Amy (all of whom he loved and admired greatly); and relatives and friends too numerous to mention.
During World War II, Mr. Haskell helped build the Owls Head Naval Field and was a Ship Fitter First Class at South Portland Naval Yard. After graduating Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Maine, he was gainfully and usefully employed by the American Optical Company and the General Electric Company for 39 years. After retirement, he and Jess returned to Maine and devoted considerable energy to volunteer endeavors including AARP, the United Way, the Barron Center, Haven Health Care, the Pond Cove School Library, the Southern Maine Agency on Aging, and Retired Senior Volunteer Program. He has a member of Marine Lodge #122, A.F. & A.M., the Deer Isle Country Club, and various charitable organizations.
He leaves this life with his accounts settled and wishes his survivors the best. In his own words, "Life was a grand trip! I would do it all again gladly."
Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
Name: Albert Haskell
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 27 Feb 1927
Death Date: 19 Aug 1990
Cause of Death: Natural
SSN: 004243507
Branch 1: M
Enlistment Date 1: 12 Sep 1944
Release Date 1: 31 Mar 1964
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U.S. Marine Corps Muster Rolls, 1798-1958
Name: Albert E Haskell
Muster Date: Dec 1950
Rank: Cpl
Station: Headquarters 1St Medical Battalion 1St Marine Division Fmf C/O Fleet Post Office San Francisco California
Newsletter of the International Haskell Family Society
Volume 14, No. 1, March 2005ROBERT R. (BOB) HASKELL, 75, of Deer Isle passed away January 5, 2005 (sic) in Bangor, Maine, USA. Son of Mary E. (Hinant) and Thomas D. Haskell, he served in Korea and later as an executive in Framingham and Bolton, Massachusetts before returning to Deer Isle in 1969, where he owned the Sunshine General Store for many years.
He served on town boards in Bolton and was a former 3rd Selectman in Deer Isle, as well as a volunteer fireman in both Bolton and Deer Isle.
His wife, Fay, predeceased him in 1985. Survivors include daughter, Maria F. (Brian) Duddy; sons Christopher T. Haskell and Mark F. Haskell; brothers Thomas D. (Ginny) Haskell, R. Wilson (Jesse) Haskell and Bruce S. (Irene) Haskell; sister, Joan Pickering, and many nieces, nephews and cousins.
Burial will take place in the spring at Evergreen Cemetery, Deer Isle.
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U.S. Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2019
Name: Robert R Haskell
Death Age: 75
Birth Date: 21 May 1929
Death Date: 19 Dec 2004
Cemetery: Evergreen Cemetery
Notes: US ARMY KOREA
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U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 21 May 1929
Death Date: 19 Dec 2004
Branch 1: ARMY
Enlistment Date 1: 21 Sep 1950
Release Date 1: 20 Sep 1953
The Times Argus (Montpelier-Barre, VT)
November 15, 2024EAST BARRE � Bruce Stanley Haskell, age 91, a resident of East Barre, Vermont, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family, November 6, 2024. He was the son of Thomas D. Haskell and Mary Emma (Hinnant) Haskell.
Bruce was born at home in Deer Isle, Maine, November 15, 1932.
He was educated in the Deer Isle school system, graduated Deer Isle High School as Salutatorian in 1950. He moved to Massachusetts, upon graduation. He later joined the US Navy in 1951 and served two years active duty (1953-1955), during the Korean War. He then returned and attended college at the University of Connecticut, graduating cum laude with a BS in Marketing.
In 1957, he met the love of his life, Irene M. Macdonald of Monroe, NH, when they both worked at the Sunset Hill House in Sugar Hill, NH. They were married June 1962 in Monroe.
He worked at Southern Belle and several other outside sales jobs before entering the State of Vermont service in 1967. He worked at several state agencies, retiring from the Agency of Housing and Community Development in 1994. He served one year on the Barre Town School Board and six years on the Select Board, where he was responsible for creating the Wendell Pelkey Award, among other notable accomplishments. He was an avid fan of the UConn Women's and Men's Basketball teams Go Huskies! He loved DownEast Maine but his second love was Vermont and its beautiful landscape, where he and Irene lived fifty-nine beautiful years.
He was predeceased by his parents and four brothers and their wives, Thomas Jr. and Virginia of York Beach, R. Wilson and Jessie of Beverly, Massachusetts, Albert and Irma of New Jersey, Robert and Faye of Deer Isle, and a brother-in-law, Benjamin Pickering.
He is survived by his wife Irene, his children Geoffrey Haskell of Parker, Colorado, and Stephanie and her husband David de Abreu, of Rehoboth, Mass., and his five grandchildren, Evan, Parker and AJ Haskell and John and Amanda de Abreu who knew him as Pop pop, as well as his loving sister Joan Pickering of Orono, Maine, and his brother-in-law John MacDonald, DVM of Auburn, Alabama and numerous adored nieces and nephews.
Newsletter of the Haskell Family Society
Volume 9, No. 2, June 2000September 13, 1999: BENJAMIN K. PICKERING, 67, died in Bangor, Maine, USA. Born in Deer Isle, he was a veteran of the Korean War, serving in the Air Force. He worked in electronics engineering, and spent the last 25 years as a certified biomedical technician. He was a member of the Orono United Methodist Church, where he served as a trustee, and an avid gardener and birdwatcher.
Survivors include his mother, Josephine, of Deer Isle, his wife, JOAN D. (HASKELL) PICKERING; sons: Richard Earl Pickering, Robert Bruce Pickering, and Peter Andrew Pickering; 3 grandchildren; a sister, Beatrice Haskell and her husband Burton of Deer Isle; an uncle, Melville Pickering; as well as several nieces, nephews and cousins.
Burial was in Mt. Adams Cemetery, Deer Isle.
Albert R. Barbour was a seaman.
Bangor Daily NewsBANGOR '96 Charles E. Barbour, 74, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2005, at a Bangor nursing facility following a long illness. He was born Jan. 11, 1931, in Chelsey, Mass., son of the late Albert R. and Rose A. (Haskell) Barbour.
Charles graduated from Stonington High School, Class of 1949. Following high school, he entered the Coast Guard and then enlisted in the U.S. Army/Navy having served in Japan and Korea as a radio technician. Charles was a talented gardener and enjoyed tending to his flower and vegetable gardens. He was a gifted poet and published two books of his work. Charles was a Christian man who was very faithful to his Lord, Bible and the Christ Church of Faith in Old Town where he was an active member.
He is survived and will be sadly missed by his wife, Carolyn of 10 years; brother, Maurice Barbour of Deer Isle; several nieces and nephews, three stepdaughters and one stepson of a previous marriage, two special stepsons, Michael and Timothy Reynolds. In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by his first wife Lillian Smith.
Bangor Daily News (ME)
October 15, 2012BANGOR - Carolyn L. Barbour, 81, went to be with her Lord Oct. 15, 2012. She was born July 17, 1931, in Milo, a daughter of Stanley and Freda (Stevens) Brown.
She attended grammar school in Derby and graduated from Milo High School, class of 1949. She attended Husson College and began her working career at Atwood Motor Co., Bangor, where she met her future husband, Harry Reynolds. In 1980, she moved to Concord, N.H., where she worked as a matron of the Odd Fellows Home and in the day care center. In 1984, she was featured on the United Way poster while employed in the day care center. She became a certified nurse's assistant and worked in the infirmary, and also did some home care cases. She stayed in New Hampshire for 10 years, returning to Maine where she continued her CNA home care and worked at a local day care center. For many years, she taught Sunday school, and was faithful to the church and loved gospel music. She began collecting dolls and her collection grew and grew. Carolyn enjoyed roller skating.
She is survived by two sons, Michael Reynolds and wife, Darla, of Holden, and Tim Reynolds and wife, Irene, of Bradley; seven grandchildren, six great-grandchildren; sister, Charlene Clark of Concord, N.H.; best friend, "Dee Dee" of Hudson; two nephews, Randy and Brian; and niece, Becky. She was predeceased husband, Charles Barbour.
James Adam Haskell at age 35 was a caretaker of a private estate
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War Memorial Deer Isle, Hancock, Maine
World War 1917-1919
James A. Haskell
When Lewis Haskell died on April 26th, 2016, his wife Ida wrote the following obituary/biographical sketch in his memory.NHHS is pleased to share Ida's thoughts with Lewis's many friends and admirers.
Lewis Judson Haskell was born March 12, 1920 in the old Eleazar Crabtree house at Crabtree Point. He was the son of James A. Haskell and Ethel Thornton. His father, James A. Haskell was born on Deer Isle and came to North Haven in his teens to work on the Herzog estate at Crabtree Point. Lewis's maternal grandfather, Lewis Thornton was a Welch gardener whom Herzog brought with his family to Maine as he wanted English gardens. Lewis's grandmother, Jane Hughes was Welch English and they lived in Gladestry, Wales. The Thornton family came to America in the steamer Ivernia.
Because Herzog was a German Jew, North Haven people thought he was a spy and distrusted him. Herzog was really a camouflage expert for the government, but he enjoyed teasing the islanders. He had many carriage roads at Crabtree Point and put posts with lanterns along the roads. At night, he would take his employees and walk the roads and change the lights. Some island folks would see the lights change and thought he was signaling but he was teasing them. Herzog loved to fool.
Lewis's grandfather Thornton was indentured to Herzog for five years. When his grandfather Thornton left North Haven, he took the family to Wisconsin, where he had relatives who worked for the railroad repairing the tracks. Lewis's mother, Ethel and her sister Gertrude stayed behind on North Haven. Gertrude married Hubert Grant and resided at the Grant Farm. Ethel met Lewis's father, James Haskell at the Herzog estate in North Haven and they fell in love.
The house where Lewis was born was the oldest on North Haven and two families lived in it. One workman lived on the first floor, and Lewis's parents on second floor. Lewis's maternal grandmother, Jane Hughes Thornton was at his birth. Because of very cold weather, it was hard for the Doctor to get there.
In the 1929 stock crash, Herzog lost his money and had to move. Lewis's family moved to Bartlett's Harbor and settled on the George Wooster farm, which needed much work done on it. Lewis's father lost all of his savings when his bank failed so they were very poor. His father insisted Lewis stop by each day after school to help an old lady who lived alone. She was Aunt Eunice who was a Leadbetter and proud of it. Increase Leadbetter had 3 wives and 20 or 30 children so all the islanders have Leadbetter blood. Once Aunt Eunice told Lewis it was too bad he wouldn't amount to anything because he had no Leadbetter blood!
Lewis wanted to go in the military service. The island doctor, Victor Shields told Lewis that he should be in the Navy. Dr. Shields had an IOU that a psychologist who worked there owed him and Dr. Shields told Lewis if he saw this doctor's name on the door to go and give the note to help him. Lewis saw the door and stepped out of the long line. He got in the room and the doctor asked what he wanted. Lewis said, "I've got a note from Dr. Victor Shields for you." The doctor said, "Vic Shields, how is he?" and then read the note Lewis gave him. The doctor said, "I can't help you. You have too many things the matter" but then took Lewis's paper, stamped a lot of things on it and told him "Now get back in line and keep your mouth shut". When Lewis got to the head of the line they looked at his paper and said, "You are supposed to be in the Navy line." So they took him and he got sworn into the Navy. The next day, he was in a room with others and down front was a desk. An officer said if anyone had a certain number to come forward and Lewis had one. An officer said "You are going to be able to sleep with your wife tonight." Lewis said, "I don't want to." The officer replied, "The Navy can't use you. I don't know who put all these wavers on your papers but the Navy can't use you. Too many things wrong." He couldn't get Lewis to sign. Later, when Lewis got ready to get out after the war, the same doctor was there and remembered him. "You made a liar out of me and survived". Lewis was in the Navy as a hospital corpsman from December 1943-1945 when his hospital ship Tranquil and other ships were off the coast of Japan waiting to land and the bomb was dropped and the war ended!
After the war, Lewis joined the reserves and was called back in the Korean War. He was stationed at the submarine base in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The base was going to use radioactive material and had to know the Rh factor of all the 12,000 workers. Lewis and two other corpsmen were given the job of testing all the workers. They did several a day and had regular duties at the dispensary. Lewis wanted to learn as much as he could so he could help North Haven as they didn't always have a doctor. The Vinalhaven doctor had to cover for both islands. Lewis could see a patient and tell the Vinalhaven doctor to see him if he should come up. While he worked in Portsmouth, Lewis's wife Ida and two little sons lived in a small camp in Kittery, Maine. During his time off, they enjoyed some trips to the White Mountains.
After 14 months in Portsmouth, Lewis and Ida came home to North Haven. On the island, Lewis was very active. He was the only police officer in the 1950s and earned $50 per month. A lot of Vinalhaveners came up to dances and he was the only one to handle them. The police in Rockland told him not to carry a gun. If he got in a mess, he had to be quick and outwit them; they taught him some tricks. He had a lot of frustrating times, but always came out on top.
Lewis worked for Mrs. Hope Felton on her estate at Iron Point for several years. Mr. Felton was vice president of Revere Copper and Brass and had no say at the estate. Lewis was caretaker to Mrs. Felton and he was her boatman and he enjoyed it there. She was quick tempered and he liked to outwit her. They became very good friends. Her daughter, Jennifer Felton Cabot, was 9 years old when Lewis started there and she had no playmates so she chased Lewis around. They became very close friends and he was always ready to help her when she needed him.
Lewis loved North Haven and he involved himself in everything. When the town wanted to sell Mullens Head to an out of town buyer, Ira Curtis and Lewis canvassed the island to save it for the town because islanders had no access to beaches. They were successful and now we have a great town park.
At Pulpit Harbor, there was no place for islanders to land boats. Summer people owned all the land and fishermen had to use hauling lines on shore to reach the boats. Lewis was able to get a lease to the present parking area and get donations to put a dock on the piers that were there. Now the islanders had access to the beautiful harbor.
When Mr. Thomas S. Lamont left $50,000 to the town for islanders, Lewis wanted the town to have a community building and $35,000 was approved. The Sheridan Corporation was given the job and Lewis helped cut costs by also getting volunteers. When finished a metal plaque was put on the door, the plaque was scratched and Lamont wanted to get out of it. The balance was turned over to a trust fund and others could donate. Seward Beacom, a town resident, had a new plaque made, which has lasted. The town was very proud of the building and many activities were held there.
Lewis was an active, lifetime member of the North Haven Baptist Church and helped save the old Pulpit Harbor Church. He was a member of the Grange. He helped start the Historical Society after old documents were thrown away at the town dump and antique dealers were carting off items and cheating island people. Lewis built a small museum to house his collections and later added more rooms. Later, he gave the building and collection of antiques to the historical society. He was a selectman several times. He was always ready to try and solve a problem in town and usually succeeded.Lewis always had a boat and took others on day trips. His two sons learned to run boats early and by 12 years old had their own boats and lobster traps. They were very independent. Lewis was a storyteller and folks gathered at their home Sunday morning to hear them and enjoy their goodies. He and Ida put together a collection of his true short stories and published them in a book Cold Milk and Apple Pie.
Lewis received the Boston Post Cane for the town's oldest citizen. A few years ago his eyesight faded; he could read no more and his memory left. We had to leave North Haven; we couldn't take care of ourselves and came to Quarry Hill in Camden. Our home and land will go to the Historical Society when we die. We had a good life and always did things together. Lewis loved North Haven and people and always tried to help when he could. He was a problem solver and knew the ancestors of all. His ashes will be sprinkled at Bartlett's Harbor by his family and he has a memorial stone at Fuller Cemetery.
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U.S. World War II Navy Muster Rolls, 1938-1949
Name: Lewis Judson Haskell
Ship, Station or Activity: Tranquility
Ship Number or Designation: AH-14
Muster Date: 1 Jul 1945
Penobscot Bay Pilot
NORTH HAVEN � Ida Margaret Wooster Haskell, 100, died peacefully June 24, 2022 at Quarry Hill in Camden. Born on August 25, 1921 at Silsby Hospital, Rockland, Maine. Daughter of Susie Emma Joy Wooster, born February 9, 1878 in Addison, Maine and Emery Hopkins Wooster, born in August 20, 1884 on Vinalhaven, Maine.
She was the only daughter with four brothers. Ida married Lewis Judson Haskell on March 27, 1941.
She is survived by her two children, David Byron Haskell and Raymond Leroy Haskell.
She had seven grandchildren and twelve great grandchildren the youngest being 100 years apart- was with her the day before she passed. She was close with her family and stayed healthy and sharp and never complained. She will be missed dearly.
Anyone that was lucky enough to know Ida, knows she was an incredible woman and lived a rich and fulfilling life. The history and stories from her and her husbands life would make an incredible book and her granddaughter hopes to do just that someday.
73197. Hershall Marion Haskell
Find-a-GraveNorth Haven � Hershall Marion Haskell, 87, died at Quarry Hill in Camden, following a long illness.
Born in Rockland, she was a daughter of James A. and Ethel M. Thornton Haskell. Raised at North Haven, she attended local schools and was a graduate of North Haven High School.
During the years of World War II, she worked as a Domestic in Camden. Miss Haskell spent the better part of her career working in that capacity for North Haven residents and summer residents.
One of her favorite pleasures was driving around the Island, often accompanied by friends.
She is survived by one brother Lewis J. Haskell and his wife Ida; one sister, Betty A. Greenlaw of North Haven; as well as several nieces, nephews and cousins.
Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram
May 1, 2012NORTH HAVEN -- Betty A. Greenlaw, 84, lifelong North Haven resident, died on Wednesday, April 25, 2012, at the Gosnell Hospice House in Scarborough following a short illness.
Born in Rockland on July 11, 1927, she was the daughter of James and Ethel Thornton Haskell. Growing up on the island, Betty attended school there and graduated from North Haven High School.
On June 29, 1946, she married Donald F. Greenlaw on North Haven.
Betty worked many years cleaning homes. She loved spending time with her family, planting her gardens, taking drives around her beloved island, and animals, especially her dog 'Cody.'
Predeceased by her husband Donald, March 16, 2006, and her sister Hershall Haskell, May 19, 2010, Betty is survived by two daughters, Brenda McMickle, Donna Greenlaw both of Lyman, one son, James Greenlaw; one brother, Lewis Haskell both of North Haven; three grandchildren, Jacob and Emily Greenlaw of North Haven, Courtney Boucher of Lyman; one great- grandchild, Maggie Lyn Greenlaw of North Haven; as well as nieces and nephews.
U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File
Name: Donald Greenlaw
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 2 Nov 1922
Death Date: 14 Mar 2006
Branch 1: ARMY
Enlistment Date 1:29 Jan 1943
Release Date 1: 30 Dec 1945
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Portland Press Herald (ME)
March 21, 2006GREENLAW, DONALD F. - 83, of North Haven, in Portland, March 14, 2006.