73483. Elliott Lincoln Peatfield
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Son of Augustine Heard Peatfield, Jr. and Lucy Mary (Ellsworth) Peatfield. Husband of Grace Eleanor (Smith) Peatfield; married 01 June 1921 in Haverhill, MA. Father of Edward Augustine Peatfield and Muriel Elizabeth Peatfield (Schecter). Had 3 brothers and 7 sisters. Lived in Georgetown, MA most of his life.
He enlisted in the Marine Corps July 16, 1918, and trained at Paris Island, SC and at Quantico, VA, then was sent to France, where he served under Gen. Smedley D. Butler in the guard at the supply base at Brest, and was also a member of the Guard of Honor of President Wilson in France. Honorably discharged 13 August 1919. It was during a mission with the Guard of Honor that his gas mask failed and he was exposed to mustard gas. His lungs never healed, and he was in and out of hospitals for the rest of his life.
He died at age 28 at the Chelsea Naval Hospital in Chelsea, MA.
73490. Caroline Heard Peatfield
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Carolyn was born at home on Thurlow St, Georgetown, MA. Daughter of Augustine Heard Peatfield Jr and Lucy Mary Ellsworth (both born in Ipswich). She was #9 of 11 children. She married George Granville Short Sr in April of 1931. The bought a small farm in Byfield, MA and lived there until 1950 when the Gov. took their farm by emininent domain, for the building of Rte 95. They raised their 2 sons, George Jr., and Russell Hammond Short there. They moved to Newbury and purchased another farm. She lost George Sr to a sudden heart attack in 1970, he was only 59 yrs old. Carolyn remarried to William s Eaton of Mapleton (Aroostook County) Maine and moved there. Carolyn went back to get her high school diploma in 1976. She raised purebred Siamese Cats for show, but her love of horses and riding were her passion. Carolyn was an avid scrapbooker, and kept them from 1931 until she lost her site in 2008. She rode into her mid 70's. After William's death in 1980 she moved back to Byfield, where she lived in elderly housing until she was 93. She was very proud of her Ipswich, MA Peatfield, Ellsworth and Lord genealogy.
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George G Short Sr was born to Charles Lewis Short and Bessie Perkins (Hilliard) Short. He had one sister Bessie (Betsy) Hilliard Short borm 1905. She never married. He had one brother died at birth Henry Sewall Short 1900. George married Carolyn Heard Peatfield in 1931, had two sons George G. Short Jr 11/19/31 and Russell Hammond Short 3/5/35, He worked on farms and was a silversmith at Towle Silver Manufacturing in Newburyport, MA for many years. He resided on Fruit Street in Byfield, MA from 1931-1950. Home was taken by the state by eminent domain to build Rte 95. They bought a farm on Highfield Rd, in Newbury, MA 1950 and lived there until his death in 1970.
73491. Edith Houghton Peatfield
New Hampshire Union Leader (Manchester, NH)
January 3, 2007WAKEFIELD -- Edith H. Sturtevant, 92, of Stoneham Road, died Dec. 31, 2006, at Huggins Hospital, Wolfeboro.
Born Nov. 20, 1914, in Georgetown, Mass., she was the daughter of Augustine H. and Lucy M. (Ellsworth) Peatfield. She had lived for many years in Rowley and Byfield, Mass., before moving to Wakefield in 1973.
Before retiring, she had worked for E.G. & G., formerly of Georgetown.
She was a member of the Byfield Grange and of First Congregational Church of Wakefield.
Edith loved life and all animals, especially horses and dogs. She participated with her daughter in horse shows, horseback riding and riding clubs. With her late husband Roy, she made wooden rocking horses and sleighs as gifts for grandchildren. She had beautiful flower gardens.
Her first husband, William R. Webber, died in 1969; her second husband, Leroy E. Sturtevant, died in 1992.
The family includes her daughter, Saundra Lee Dennis of Wakefield; five grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandson; a sister, Carolyn Eaton of Byfield; and many nieces and nephews.
Sun-Journal (Lewiston, ME)
July 28, 2012LISBON FALLS � Wilbur Elton Trask, 92, husband of the late Dorothy May (Tobey) Trask, of Lisbon Falls, formerly longtime of Ipswich, Mass., died Wednesday, July 25, in Lisbon Falls, following his extended illness.
He was born June 7, 1920, in Peabody, Mass., son of the late Walter F. and Emily S. (Cook) Trask, he moved to Ipswich with his parents, nine brothers and two sisters, living on Greenspoint Road and later Linebrook Road. In 1932, he was given his first Kodak Brownie box camera, which began a lifetime hobby. In the early years, following the "Great Depression," he clammed and perfected his photography skills.
He was unable to serve during World War II due to his hearing impairment, but he contributed toward the war effort at Sylvania, working on the proximity fuse and continued working there after the war. He retired following 38 years of employment with the company.
He was married in 1948 at the First Congregational Church in Ipswich. He enjoyed stamp collecting, traveling and camping and was best known as the "Squirrel Man" to many friends and photo department employees for his love of handling wild squirrels and capturing their antics on film.He had a constant stream of them visit his homes in Ipswich and Lisbon Falls. He enjoyed having pen pals throughout the country and creating painted decorations displayed on the barn door of his High Street home. He has been interviewed several times for local newspapers and had many poems published in the Ipswich Today in the 1970s. He collected photos of mill stones and lighthouses from all over New England.
He was a former member of the Civil Defense Ipswich Police, the Alabama Coons Hand Tub of Ipswich, the Ipswich Stamp Club and was a lifetime Maine wildlife and fishing license holder.
He is survived by his son, Ret. USAF Lee Warren Trask and his wife, Kathleen, of Lisbon Falls; his grandchildren, Daniel Trask of Massachusetts, Julie Trask of Maine and Samantha Jean Trask of North Dakota; stepgranddaughter, Jamie (Fowler) LaFramboise of Maine; and great-grandchildren, Keira, Draven, Joshua, Christopher, Zachery, Synthia, Leam, Koey, Kaila and Jessica.
He was the stepgrandfather of the late Charles Edward Fowler.
Salem Evening News
September 29, 2004Mary L. Roads, 84, died Sunday, Sept. 26, 2004, at the nursing home in Marblehead. She was the wife of the late Samuel Roads.
Born in Salem, July 11, 1920, she was the daughter of Harris and Lizzie (Howe) Roads.
She graduated from Marblehead High School, class of 1939. She was a member of the 39'ers, the Daughters of Scotia, a past president of the YCON, an Old North Church group member for more than 15 years. She retired from Bell Company in Lynn as a telecommunications operator.
She is survived by a sister, Jessie Gordon of Marblehead; stepson Edward and his wife, Mary Roads, of Peabody; three grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
She was predeceased by two brothers, Emerson and Daniel Roads, Sr.
The Boston Herald
March 9, 1983ROADS -- In Marblehead, March 8, Samuel Roads, age 65, of 9 Pickett St., Marblehead, husband of Mary L. (Roads) Roads, son of the late Edward L. and Corrine (Foss) Roads.
The Salem News (Beverly, MA)
December 23, 2013Marblehead - Jessie F. Gordon passed away on Sunday, December 15, 2013, in Newbury, Mass., with family and her beloved granddaughter, Salina Lee Chandler, at her side. She was born in Marblehead, and was the daughter of late Harris E. Roads of Marblehead and the late Lizzie Howe Roads, formerly of Ipswich, Mass. She was raised in Marblehead and attended the Marblehead School System.
Following high school, she married Alfred J. Gordon Sr. of Lowell, Mass., before he shipped out for Europe and WWII. They were married for over 52 years, until his death in 1993.
Jessie was many things to many people; a daughter, a sibling, a wife, a mother, a grandmother, and great-grandmother. Mrs. Gordon was very creative and artistic. She had taught leaded stained glass classes in Beverly, Mass., but her real passion was teaching Japanese Bunka at the Senior Center in Lynn, Mass., which she retired from at the age of 90.
Mrs. Gordon belonged to the White Shrine, the Eastern Star, the Pithyeon Sisters, and the Daughters of Nova Scotia. She was a past officer in the White Shrine and Eastern Star as well.
Surviving her is her daughter, Joanne Gordon of Ipswich, Mass.; granddaughter, Salina Lee Chandler of Newbury, Mass.; and her two great-grandchildren, Tyler S. Morgan of Marblehead, and Bronwin Lee Chandler of Newbury.
She was predeceased by her son, Alfred J. Gordon, Jr. (Buddy); and her brothers, Emerson L. Roads of Salem, Mass., and Daniel W. Roads of Marblehead; and sister, Mary L. Roads of Marblehead.
73533. Daniel William Roads Sr.
The Boston Globe
November 17, 2002Daniel William Roads Sr. of Marblehead, a state employee and World War II veteran, died Thursday at Peabody Glen Nursing Center in Peabody. He was 77.
A lifelong resident of Marblehead, Mr. Roads graduated from Marblehead High School in 1943. He joined the Army soon after and was stationed in Hawaii during World War II. Following his service, Mr. Roads attended Burdett College and graduated with a degree in accounting. He worked as an insurance salesman and a lobsterman before going to work as an appraiser for the Massachusetts Rights of Way Bureau. He remained there for 20 years. He was active on Marblehead's town planning board and its board of assessors. He was also involved with Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2005 and Okommakamesit Veteran Firemens Association in Marblehead.
He leaves his wife, Dorothy (Murray); three sons, Daniel W., Jr., Emerson E., and Hugh D.; two sisters, Jessie Gordon and Mary L. Roads, both of Marblehead; four grandchildren, Emily A. Roads, Emerson H. Roads, Ryan D. Roads, and Thomas H. Roads, all, of Marblehead; and several nieces, nephews, and cousins.
He was predeceased by his brother, Emerson L. Roads, and his nephew, Alfred Gordon, Jr.