Tombstone Tuesday -- No Bull, You Need to Look at all 4 Sides

After doing 98 Tombstone Tuesday entries for this blog and entering hundreds to Find-A-Grave.com, I am still learning new things. On a recent trip to Newport, Rhode Island, I took many photos, including several in the Coddington Cemetery, seen below. Why shouldn't I take a photo of the largest stone, the lighting was semi-perfect. Once home, I discovered I hadn't a clue what family this stone was for, no surname was listed! Apparently, I didn't walk around it, as I always tell people to do it...there are four sides. The biggest isn't always the best. Fortunately, I went to the Find-A-Grave site and able to see others listed for that cemetery, including who these two women were married to, it was Henry Bull. The site says he was an "American Colonial Governor. He emigrated to America in 1635 and settled in Roxbury, Massachusetts." Henry is listed on one of the sides of this stone. I was lucky, once again.

ELIZABETH

HIS WIFE,

DIED OCT. _ 1665

ANNE CLAYTON

HIS SECOND WIFE,

AND WIDOW OF

NICHOLAS EASTON

DIED JAN. 30, 1707

Edward Cross and Arizona's First Newspaper

"Edward Cross, born in Lancaster, New Hampshire in 1832, began working as a printer for his local paper, the Coos Democrat, when he was 15 years old.  He then moved on to Cincinnati, Ohio, where he worked as a printer for the Cincinnati Times. Demonstrating writing skills, he served for a time as the paper’s Washington Correspondent.  He became involved with directors of the Sonora Exploring and Mining Company and moved west in 1857.  He settled in Tubac, Arizona Territory, where he invested in the company’s  mines and established the territory’s first newspaper,  The Weekly Arizonian.  The Washington printing press was brought to Tubac by Cross and his associate, William Wrightson, via the “Jackass Mail,” as the mule teams were called, and was used to print the first issue on March 3, 1859.

Cross, serving as editor of the paper, had strong convictions.  He took exception to a number of articles written by Sylvester Mowry of Tucson that were published in Eastern newspapers. He criticized them for inflating the size of the local population and the magnitude of local mining operations.  Mowry challenged Cross to a duel, which took place on July 8, 1859. Using Burnside rifles, four shots were fired before Mowry’s gun failed, entitling him to another shot.  Cross stood waiting unarmed.  Mowry refused to fire at an unarmed man, thus ending the duel.  Both men exchanged apologies in person and in the Arizonian. The paper was sold a few weeks later, ironically to Mowry.  He moved the press to Tucson where it was used to print the first issue of the Citizen  and possibly theStar.  Later it printed the Tombstone Nugget.  In 1910, the press was donated to the Arizona Historical Society.  The press ultimately returned to Tubac after an absence of 120 years in 1980, where it was installed in the period print shop at the Tubac Presidio State Historic Park Museum.

In addition to his writing and mining interests, Cross joined the U.S. Army scouts in their efforts against the Apaches.  In 1860, he crossed the border into Mexico to command a Sonoran army garrison supporting the insurgency of Benito Juarez.  At the outbreak of the Civil War, Cross returned to New Hampshire where he accepted a commission as colonel of the Fifth New Hampshire Volunteer Regiment. 

Cross was reportedly an impulsive and colorful officer, occasionally striking non-commissioned officers with the flat of his sword when angry.  He was known to wear a red bandana on his head instead of the traditional officer’s hat. This was his way of making himself easier to spot on the battlefield by his men.  However, on July 2, 1863 Maj. Gen. Winfield S. Hancock noticed that his bandana was black rather than red.  Cross indicated that he had foreseen his own death and that black was more appropriate.  Cross fought in the Battle of Gettysburg that day and was mortally wounded while helping to stabilize the left flank as it entered the Wheatfield.  He fell near Rose Woods and died the next day at a field hospital.  His body was shipped home to Lancaster and laid to rest in the town’s cemetery."

The article was copied from Tubac Presido Park and permission was granted by Cindy Monro.

My cousin, Larry McGrail forwarded this link to me in September 2011. Edward Cross is my first cousin, five times removed.

Obituaries -- Lowell, Massachusetts

The below listed names were taken from The Lowell Sun newspaper's obituary section for this week. (If there is an * by the name, it means I knew that person, and you may write me if you have questions.)

MONDAY,  JANUARY 9, 2012

LORRAINE A. DUCHESNE, OF LOWELL, MA; 71

JOSEPH FALCONE, OF SOMERVILLE, CAMBRIDGE, BILLERICA, BROCKTON, MA, WW II VETERAN, AGE 92

NORMA JEAN HITE WILGOREN, OF WEST PALM BEACH, FL, FORMERLY OF NEWTON, MA

DAVID F. STECCHI, OF DRACUT, MA; 76

KATHERINE B. OLIVER, OF LOWELL, MA, LOVING WIFE, MOTHER, AND GRANDMOTHER; 84

LAURIE ELLEN QUINLAN, OF LOWELL, MA; 54

RITA A. (PELLETIER) DESIAURIERS, OF DRACUT, MA, 1937 - 2012

TUESDAY, JANUARY 10, 2012

CECILE L. HUGO, OF LOWELL, MA, LOVING MOTHER, GRANDMOTHER, AND SISTER; 98

JEFFREY PAUL McGRATH, OF HARWICH PORT, MA; 55

ARTHUR J. KEELEY, FORMERLY OF WOBURN, SON IN BILLERICA; 56

PETER M. BURKE, OF LOWELL, MA, AIR FORCE VET

JAMES JOSEPH DURKIN, JR., OF CHELMSFORD, MA, LOVING FATHER, GRANDFATHER, AND GREAT-GRANDFATHER

LUCY (FREITAS) PITTA, LONGTIME HIGHLANDS (LOWELL) RESIDENT; 93

ALEXANDRIA 'ALICE' HIGGINS, OF LOWELL, MA, LOVING MOTHER AND GRANDMOTHER; 75

HAROLD A. HAWKES JR., TEWKSBURY MACHINIST; 82

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11, 2012

RICHARD N. DENNIS, RETIRED ARMY CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER; 64

GABRIELLE E. COOLONG, OF CHELMSFORD, MA, LOVING MOTHER AND GRANDMOTHER; 70

ROBERT J. FADDEN, OF DRACUT, MA, M/A-COM RETIREE, ARMY VET; 73

EVANGELINE LAGANAS, FORMERLY OF LOWELL, DESIGNED, MADE CUSTON WEDDING GOWNS; 85

ROSALIND B. CARITO, LIFELONG RESIDENT OF LOWELL, MA

IRENE DANCAUSE, RETIRED LOWELL, MA SCHOOLTEACHER; 92

JOHN 'JACK' J. ROSCOE, LIVED IN TEWKSBURY; ARMY, AIR FORCE VET; 74

VALDEMIRO M. 'VAL' SILVA, OF TEWKSBURY, MA, LIVED IN LOWELL, ST. ANTHONY CHURCH MEMBER; 65

MARY R. 'BECKY' GALLAGHER, LOWELL, MA NATIVE; OF DAVENPORT, FL, LOVING WIFE, MOTHER, SISTER


THURSDAY, JANUARY 12, 2012
FRANCISCO P. MONTEIRO, OF LOWELL, SERVED IN PORTUGUESE ARMY; 93
ROSALIND B. CARITO, LIFELONG RESIDENT OF LOWELL, MA
HELEN B. (BOWMAN) CUNDALL, FORMERLY OF GROTON, MA; 80
SUSAN M. ABERLE OF BURLINGTON, MA
JOAN BYRNE HEATON, MOTHER OF CHRIS BROWN, GRANDMOTHER OF ETHAN BROWN
OUDALONE SOUKSANANIKONE, BORN LAOS, OF LOWELL, MA, BELOVED FATHER; 53
FRANK M. POLAK SR., OF NASHUA, NH, USPS RETIREE, WW II VET; 89
JOAO P. MADERIA, BELOVED HUSBAND, FATHER, GRANDFATHER; 70
BEATRICE HUNT IAMS, OF CHELMSFORD, CHORISTER AND CHOIRMASTER, VARIOUS EPISCOPAL CHURCHES FOR 84 YEARS; 99
GARY W. DREW, OF PEPPERELL, AIR FORCE VET; 69\


FRIDAY, JANUARY 13, 2012
JAMES P. PATSOURAKOS, OF LOWELL, MA; 95
MARIA FREITAS, BORN PORTUGAL, OF LOWELL, MA, BELOVED MOTHER, GRANDMOTHER, GREAT-GRANDMOTHER, AND SISTER
ELEANOR KIRBY CHASE, OF BEVERLY, MA FOR OVER 90 YEARS, DIED IN ACTON, MA; 1918 - 2012; AGE 93
GLADYS (FICHTNER) JOHANSON, OF LITTLETON, MA; 83


SATURDAY, JANUARY 14, 2012
IRENE C. (DESROSIERS) MARQUIS, OF PELHAM, NH; FORMERLY OF LOWELL; 82
FRANK MICHAEL POLAK SR., OF NASHUA, NH; 89
EARL A. LeBOURDIS; LIFELONG LOWELL RESIDENT; 84
THERESA JULE (DILLENSCHNEIDER) PALMER, FORMERLY OF BRAINTREE, OF WEYMOUTH, MA
STEVEN DECKER, FORMERLY OF CHELMSFORD, MA, DIED VALRICO, FL; 52
LEON RALPH HICKEY, OF CARIBOU, ME, FORMERLY OF LOWELL; 65


SUNDAY, JANUARY 15,L 2012
BARBARA HUNTLEY, FORMERLY OF CHELMSFORD, MA, OF BARRINGTON, RI; 91
DOLORES C. MARCOTTE, FORMERLY OF PELHAM, NH AND DRACUT, MA; 75
JIM REILLY, OF BOSTON, FORMERLY OF LOWELL, FORMER GOLDEN GLOVES BOXER AND US NAVY VETERAN; 64
HARRY C. CURTIS, JR., OF SPRING HILL, FL, FORMERLY OF BILLERICA, MA; 75
DAVID M. DRINAN OF BILLERICA, MA; 58
ARMAND P. MERCIER; 78, FORMER CITY COUNCILOR AND MAYOR
JOHN O. ROBERTS, OF HUDSON, NH; 73
JOHN J. POWERS, III, FORMERLY OF WESTFORD, MA, OF NEW IPSWICH, NH; 48
JOSEPHINE A. NEVESKA, OF TEWKSBURY, MA; 88

Graves of Connecticut -- Surname Saturday

The Graves line is another old Connecticut line of mine, I'm showing my direct lines below in green. The other day I posted a blog titled, When a Reader Corrects my Lineage, and I am glad to be providing correct information for this Graves family.

1.	JOHN GRAVES (GEORGE GRAVES1) was born ABT 1633 in Prob. England, and died 31 DEC 1695 in Guilford, New Haven Co., Connecticut. He married ELIZABETH CRUTTENDEN 26 NOV 1657 in Guilford, New Haven Co., Connecticut, daughter of ABRAHAM CRUTTENDEN.
	Children of JOHN GRAVES and ELIZABETH CRUTTENDEN were: + 2   i. JOHN GRAVES was born 27 FEB 1658/9 in Guilford, New Haven Co., Connecticut, and died 1 DEC 1726 in Guilford, New Haven Co., Connecticut. 3   ii. Elizabeth GRAVES was born 11 APR 1661 in Guilford, New Haven Co., Connecticut. 4   iii. Elizabeth GRAVES was born 16 SEP 1665 in Guilford, New Haven Co., Connecticut, and died 28 MAY 1687. 5   iv. Sarah GRAVES was born 14 MAR 1667/8 in Guilford, New Haven Co., Connecticut. She married Thomas ROBINSON 17 JAN 1692 in Guilford, New Haven Co., Connecticut. He was born 1666. 6   v. Abigail GRAVES was born 6 MAR 1669/70 in Guilford, New Haven Co., Connecticut, and died 13 AUG 1753. She married Ebenezer BENTON14 JUN 1694 in Guilford, New Haven Co., Connecticut. 7   vi. Joseph GRAVES was born 27 AUG 1672 in Guilford, New Haven Co., Connecticut, and died BEF 1716. He married Margaret WILCOXSON BEF 1699 in Hartford / Guilford, Connecticut, daughter of JOSEPH WILCOXSON and ANNE. She was born 1672 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, and died 9 FEB 1763 in No. Guilford, New Haven Co., Connecticut. 8   vii. Daniel GRAVES was born 17 SEP 1675 in Guilford, New Haven Co., Connecticut, and died 8 NOV 1675 in Guilford, New Haven Co., Connecticut. 9   viii. Nathaniel GRAVES was born 27 JAN 1677/8 in Guilford, New Haven Co., Connecticut, and died JAN 1727. He married Elizabeth BARNES 25 NOV 1709 in Hartford, Hartford Co., Connecticut. 10   ix. Hannah GRAVES was born 12 JAN 1679/80 in Guilford, New Haven Co., Connecticut, and died 21 MAR 1757. She married Nathaniel STONE 6 JAN 1709. He was born 1678.

---

Generation No. 2

---

2.	JOHN GRAVES (JOHN GRAVES2, GEORGE GRAVES1) was born 27 FEB 1658/9 in Guilford, New Haven Co., Connecticut, and died 1 DEC 1726 in Guilford, New Haven Co., Connecticut. He married ELIZABETH FOOTE 12 JAN 1685 in Guilford, New Haven Co., Connecticut, daughter of ROBERT FOOTE and SARAH POTTER. She was born 18 MAR 1663 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut, and died 14 MAY 1730 in Guilford, New Haven Co., Connecticut.
	Children of JOHN GRAVES and ELIZABETH FOOTE were: 11   i. Elizabeth GRAVES was born 17 JUL 1686 in Guilford, New Haven Co., Connecticut, and died 25 MAY 1687 in Guilford, New Haven Co., Connecticut. + 12   ii. John GRAVES was born 1 FEB 1690 in Guilford, New Haven Co., Connecticut, and died 17 JUL 1763 in Guilford, New Haven Co., Connecticut. 13   iii. Ann GRAVES was born 29 AUG 1692 in Guilford, New Haven Co., Connecticut. + 14   iv. NOAHDIAH GRAVES was born 4 DEC 1694 in E. Guiliford (now Madison), New Haven, Connecticut, and died 24 JUL 1751 in Durham, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. 15   v. Mindwell GRAVES was born 4 NOV 1696 in Guilford, New Haven Co., Connecticut, and died 12 FEB 1771 in E. Guilford, New Haven Co., Connecticut. She married Nathaniel STEVENS 10 NOV 1713 in Guilford, New Haven Co., Connecticut. 16   vi. Sarah GRAVES was born 14 APR 1699 in Guilford, New Haven Co., Connecticut, and died 30 MAY 1784 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. She married Thomas FRENCH 14 DEC 1720 in Guilford, New Haven Co., Connecticut. 17   vii. David GRAVES was born 31 JAN 1701 in Guilford, New Haven Co., Connecticut, and died 16 SEP 1726 in Guilford, New Haven Co., Connecticut. He married Prudence WILLARD 17 FEB 1721 in Guilford, New Haven Co., Connecticut. 18   viii. Elizabeth GRAVES was born 4 JAN 1703 in Guilford, New Haven Co., Connecticut, and died 2 NOV 1775 in Clinton, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. She married Daniel REDFIELD 18 MAR 1728 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, son of Theophilus REDFIELD and Priscilla GRINNELL. He was born 22 SEP 1707 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, and died 11 JAN 1758 in Clinton, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. 19   ix. Ebenezer GRAVES was born 15 JUL 1705 in Guilford, New Haven Co., Connecticut, and died 1 MAR 1785 in Guilford, New Haven Co., Connecticut. He married Mary ISBEL 12 FEB 1730 in Guilford, New Haven Co., Connecticut. + 20   x. Mehitable GRAVES was born 1 FEB 1688 in Guilford, New Haven Co., Connecticut, and died 16 JUL 1747 in Durham, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.

---

Generation No. 3

---

12.	John GRAVES (JOHN GRAVES3, JOHN GRAVES2, GEORGE GRAVES1) was born 1 FEB 1690 in Guilford, New Haven Co., Connecticut, and died 17 JUL 1763 in Guilford, New Haven Co., Connecticut. He married Abigail STARR 1728. He married Elizabeth STEEVENS 10 MAY 1714 in Guilford, New Haven Co., Connecticut. She was born ABT 1695 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, and died 20 FEB 1725 in Guilford, New Haven Co., Connecticut. He married Naomi 1753.
	Children of John GRAVES and Elizabeth STEEVENS were: 21   i. Anne GRAVES. 22   ii. John GRAVES. 23   iii. John GRAVES. 24   iv. Ezra GRAVES was born 3 JUL 1722 in Guilford, New Haven Co., Connecticut, and died 26 SEP 1759. He married Elizabeth GRAVES, daughter of NOAHDIAH GRAVES and SARAH. She was born 21 JUN 1723 in Durham, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.

14.	NOAHDIAH GRAVES (JOHN GRAVES3, JOHN GRAVES2, GEORGE GRAVES1) was born 4 DEC 1694 in E. Guiliford (now Madison), New Haven, Connecticut, and died 24 JUL 1751 in Durham, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. He was buried in OId Burying Ground, Durham, Connecticut. He married SARAH ABT 1718. She was born ABT 1692, and died 10 MAY 1777 in Durham, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. She was buried in OId Burying Ground, Durham, Connecticut.
	Children of NOAHDIAH GRAVES and SARAH were: + 25   i. ELIZABETH GRAVES was born ABT 1700 in Durham, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. 26   ii. Sarah GRAVES was born 20 MAR 1721 in Durham, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. 27   iii. Noahdiah GRAVES was born 20 JUN 1721 in Durham, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. 28   iv. Elizabeth GRAVES was born 21 JUN 1723 in Durham, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. She married Ezra GRAVES, son of John GRAVES and Elizabeth STEEVENS. He was born 3 JUL 1722 in Guilford, New Haven Co., Connecticut, and died 26 SEP 1759. 29   v. Abigail GRAVES was born 25 SEP 1725 in Durham, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. 30   vi. Rozwell GRAVES was born 5 DEC 1731 in Durham, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.

20.	Mehitable GRAVES (JOHN GRAVES3, JOHN GRAVES2, GEORGE GRAVES1) was born 1 FEB 1688 in Guilford, New Haven Co., Connecticut, and died 16 JUL 1747 in Durham, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. She married Cornelius HULL 1 FEB 1715 in Durham, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. He was born ABT 1686, and died 24 MAR 1756 in Durham, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.
	Children of Mehitable GRAVES and Cornelius HULL were: + 31   i. Cornelius HULL was born 31 OCT 1723 in Durham, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. 32   ii. Rebecca HULL. She married Joseph MEEKER, son of Daniel MEEKER and Elizabeth OGDEN. He was born in Fairfield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, and died 1752.

---

Generation No. 4

---

25.	ELIZABETH GRAVES (NOAHDIAH GRAVES4, JOHN GRAVES3, JOHN GRAVES2, GEORGE GRAVES1) was born ABT 1700 in Durham, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. She married JAMES WRIGHT.
	Children of ELIZABETH GRAVES and JAMES WRIGHT were: 33   i. Samuel WRIGHT was born ABT 13 JUL 1718 in Durham, Middlesex Co., Connecticut (as Right). 34   ii. Abigail WRIGHT was born ABT 26 DEC 1720. + 35   iii. DANIEL WRIGHT was born ABT 23 JUN 1723 in Durham, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, and died 1794 in Durham, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.

31.	Cornelius HULL (Mehitable GRAVES4, JOHN GRAVES3, JOHN GRAVES2, GEORGE GRAVES1) was born 31 OCT 1723 in Durham, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. He married Abigail CHIPMAN 1 JAN 1746 in Durham, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, daughter of Joseph CHIPMAN.
	Children of Cornelius HULL and Abigail CHIPMAN were: + 36   i. Sylvanus HULL was born 13 OCT 1746 in Durham, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, and died 24 OCT 1818 in Durham, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. 37   ii. Cornelius HULL was born 5 MAR 1747 in Durham, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. 38   iii. Abigail HULL was born 26 JUL 1749 in Dunham, Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada. 39   iv. Samuel HULL was born 10 DEC 1751 in Dunham, Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada, and died 29 JAN 1830 in Lowell, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. 40   v. Ann HULL was born 3 FEB 1755 in Dunham, Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada. 41   vi. Huldah HULL was born 6 MAR 1758 in Dunham, Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada. 42   vii. Charles HULL was born 5 MAY 1760 in Dunham, Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada, and died 1826 in Dunham, Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada. 43   viii. Giles HULL was born 4 JUL 1762 in Dunham, Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada.

When a Reader Corrects my Lineage

A reader, Jan, wrote me stating, "You may find this of interest. There was just one wife named Elizabeth for John Graves, a widow. Of course, Donald Lines Jacobus's research is the gold standard." This caught my eye two days ago because it pertained to my John Graves line, out of Guilford, Connecticut. I hadn't written anything about this old direct line of mine on my blog, Jan instead found my RootsWeb site and decided to correct a wrong. Fortunately, she provided some information about The American Genealogist (TAG) article written in 1955 by Donald Lines Jacobus.


Immediately, I thought "How did that happen," "Where did I get my information," "How many copied it," "Darn, I have to change data," and "What is my correct lineage?" What Jan sent me didn't include the next generation, so I was pretty frantic, wondering if my next person was still in the tree. There was nothing found on Google either. Fortunately, a few hours later, I remembered that The New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS) in Boston had the TAG books, so I made plans for a visit in a few days. Then a lightbulb went off, and I recalled many of these periodicals are online through the NEHGS site at www.AmericanAncestors.org. Everything was there.

What was my error? Very simple, All old sources had John Graves as married to two different Elizabeths. However, there was only one, and she was a widow. Therefore some records had her maiden name, others had her 1st married name. My corrections will be very easy, and I'm lucky. Thank you, Jan for taking the time to write.

Before I make my corrections, and prepare to post the lineage for my Surname Saturday entry, I'm sharing two sentences in the last paragraph of what Donald Lines Jacobus wrote.

"It seems a pity that so many compilers of genealogies continue to rely on compilations published half a century or more ago, instead of seeking out the primary sources."

"Once more I find myself harping on the old refrain: the only certain sources of genealogical knowledge are the contemporary documents.

Obituaries -- Lowell, Massachusetts

The below listed names were taken from The Lowell Sun newspaper's obituary section for this week. (If there is an * by the name, it means I knew that person, and you may write me if you have questions.)

MONDAY,  JANUARY 2, 2012

JENNIE (UCEWICZ) HUSSON, LOVING MOTHER, GRANDMOTHER, AND MOTHER-IN-LAW OF DUNSTABLE, MA
EVERETT K. WICKS OF BELMONT, TIES TO GR. LOWELL AREA; WWII VET
JANE M. (HALL) LEONARD, LONGTIME BILLERICA RESIDENT; 69
KATHERINE M. (BYRNE) CARROLL, R.N., RETIRED TEACHER, GR. LOWELL TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL; 80
WILLIAM E. VEAGUE, OF PEPPERELL; FORMER TEACHER AND PRINCIPAL OF GROTON JR. HIGH SCHOOL; 96
GERTRUDE (POWELL) (BLAKE) SCULLY, LIFELONG WEST GROTONIAN
JEAN E. (WOOD) HARRIS, BELOVED MOTHER, GRANDMOTHER, AND GREAT-GRANDMOTHER; 85
HOWARD RICH, OF WEBSTER, NH, FORMERLY OF TYNGSBORO AND DUNSTABLE, MA; 74


TUESDAY, JANUARY 3, 2012
JUDITH ANN 'JUDY' SHEA LEMIEUX, BELOVED MOTHER, DEVOTED GRANDMOTHER; 66
BRENT J. NELSON, FORMER LOWELL HIGH STAR ATHLETE; 65
GEORGE STUART BAILEY, OF ACTON, MA, MASON AND OUTDOORSMAN; 84
WILLIAM J. ROACH, ACTIVE IN THE BILLERICA SENIOR COMMUNITY; 69
MARIA A. MARTINS, LOVING MOTHER AND GRANDMOTHER; 86
RONALD A. KAUFFMAN, SR., FORMER BILLERICA, MA CATERING CO., OWNER; 73
JAMES P. JACKSON JR., FORMERLY OF WESTFORD, MA; NAVY VET; 87
ROBERT F. LORANGER SR., FORMER BILLERICA TEACHER; 80
ELIZABETH SMALL, OF N. CHELMSFORD, MA; AGE 102
DEMETRIA 'DEMI' BOTOS, ACTIVE AT TRANSFIGURATION CHURCH, LOWELL, MA; 93
JANET L. (BRAND) BORNGEN-SYLVESTER, ACTIVE WITH THE LOWELL SCHOOLS; 58
JEANNETTE L. ELIE, LONGTIME DRACUT RESIDENT; 89


WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4, 2012
CECILLE L. (PATENAUDE) O'LOUGHLIN, OF LOWELL, LOVING MOTHER AND GRANDMOTHER; 91
WILLIAM F. ROBERTSON JR., OF CHELMSFORD, GAS CO. RETIREE, WWII VET; 85
FRANCES L. KELLEY, LOWELL, MA NATIVE, WORKED AT RAYTHEON; 80
BARBARA E. (PERRY) DEXTER, OF LOWELL, BELOVED MOTHER, GRANDMOTHER, AND GREAT-GRANDMOTHER; 82
ARLINE T. JUSSAUME, OF LOWELL, LOVING WIFE, MOTHER, GRANDMOTHER, AND GREAT-GRANDMOTHER; 82
WILLIAM ROBERT COSTA, OF PELHAM, NH, MARINE VET; 53
RICHARD A. 'DICK' HARRINGTON, SR., NEWINGTON, CT, LOWELL NATIVE
ALFRED J. BADGER, OF N. CHELMSFORD, MA, FORMERLY OF NAPLES, FL; 79
ROSE MARIE FARLEY, OF WEST TOWNSEND, MA, LIVED IN WESTFORD, KNOWN AS 'THE CAKE LADY'
LORRAINE (EVICCI) REILLY, OF LOWELL, MA, LOVING MOTHER AND GRANDMOTHER; 89
WILLIAM C. 'BILL' MONTMINY, OF HUDSON, NH, LOVING HUSBAND AND BROTHER; 55
DOROTHY PRICE OLDFIELD, OF CHELMSFORD, FORMERLY OF WESTFIELD,, NJ, LOVING MOTHER, GRANDMOTHER, AND SISTER; 98


THURSDAY, JANUARY 5, 2012
JOANNE (HACKETT)  ROBERTS, OF LOWELL, MA, LOVING SISTER, MOTHER, GRANDMOTHER, AND GREAT-GRANDMOTHER; 65
CATHERINE R. (MEEHAN) MURPHY, OF LOWELL, MA, RETIRED FROM LOWELL SCHOOL DEPT., 85
LAURA M. (GOMES) BUCK, OF LOWELL, MA, LOVING MOTHER, GRANDMOTHER, AND SISTER; 68
JOAN E. RILEY, OF BURLINGTON, MA, FAMILY IN GR. LOWELL AREA; 77
DONNA J. (DONATO) POWER, OF SCHENECTADY, NY AND TEWKSBURY, MA; 61
DORIS M. 'DOT' KEMP, OF PEPPERELL, MA, LOVING SISTER AND AUNT; 91
NANCY DICKSON, OF HARVARD, MA, LOVING MOTHER, GRANDMOTHER, AND SISTER; 87
DONNA M. (SHERIDAN) LIBERTY 1960 - 2011; 51
HERVE 'HARVEY' DUMAIS, OF DRACUT, MA; LOVING FATHER AND GRANDFATHER; WORLD WAR II U.S. ARMY VETERAN; 90
ROSE E. ROSENQUIST, OF DRACUT, LOVING WIFE, MOTHER, GRANDMOTHER, SISTER; 83


FRIDAY, JANUARY 6, 2012
JOANNE (FORNI) DRISCOLL, OF TYNGSBORO, MA, FORMERLY OF ARLINGTON, MA; 68
WINNEFRED R. ANDERSON-BOUDREAU, OF TYNGSBORO; 78
LOUISE A. DUFFANY, OF EAST BRIDGEWATER, DAUGHTER IN DRACUT; 96
REV. JOSESPH E. O'DONNELL, JR., OF NEWTON, MA
LORENE M. FAVREAU, OF BILLERICA, MA, FORMERLY OF EVERETT AND MALDEN, MA, LOVING WIFE AND MOTHER; 55
GRACE R. (OICKLE) INMAN, OF BILLERICA, MA; 87


SATURDAY, JANUARY 7, 2012
COREY A. BUXTON, OF SHIRLEY, MA, LOVING SON, BROTHER, GRANDSON, NEPHEW; 15
JOYCE (STONER) NORTON, OF DUNSTABLE, MA, LOVING MOTHER, GRANDMOTHER, AND SISTER; 67
DEBORAH A. PIKE, OF BILLERICA, MA, LOVING MOTHER, DAUGHTER, AND SISTER; 46
KEVIN PRESCOTT, OF SUNCOOK, NH, FORMERLY OF LOWELL, MA; 56
HELEN I. (ALLEN) DROVER OF WOBURN, MA, FORMERLY OF WILMINGTON AND N. READING, MA; 66


SUNDAY, JANUARY 8, 2012
ELIO M. CONDE, OF LOWELL, MA; 56
JOSEPH A. GUEVIN, LOWELL, MA NATIVE, NAVY VET; 73
ARTHUR DAVID 'ARTIE' SIMARD, OF LOWELL, MA; 75
SHIRLEY (SPEAKER) CHAMBERS, OF WESTFORD, MA; 86
GORDON DINGWALL DUNN, OF WESTFORD, MA; 78
CATHERINE ELIZABETH 'KAY' MANNISTO, "BELOVED MA, NANA AND GREAT NANA BANANA"
CHARLES DANIEL, OF BURLINGTON; FORMERLY OF MEDFORD, MA; 93
ALEXANDER CAMPBELL, OF LITTLETON, MA; 72
FREDERICK W. BLONDIN, OF METHUEN, MA; 79
KEVIN POLITO SR., OF CLEARWATER, FL, TIES TO LOWELL, MA, DIED NOV. 23, 2011; 44
ROBERT "BOB" R. DUNDERDALE, OF CHELMSFORD, MA; 79
ESTHER T. (AWEN) HERRMAN, LOVING MOTHER AND GRANDMOTHER; 81
DAWN F. O'HARE, OF HUDSON, NH, FORMERLY OF LOWELL, MA; 64
ETHEL A. MORRELL, OF PEPPERELL, MA, 98
INEZ A. FRENCH, FORMERLY OF NO. HAMPTON, NH AND CHELMSFORD, MA; 79
PAUL MICHAEL NOLAN, OF LOWELL, MA, BELOVED HUSBAND, FATHER, GRANDFATHER; 70
PAUL HENRY CORNELLIER, FORMERLY OF DRACUT, OF AMESBURY, MA
ROSE A. WANIAK, LOVING WIFE, MOTHER, AND GRANDMOTHER; 76
OVIDE NOE' COUILLARD, OF LOWELL, MA

Tower of Westover, Massachusetts -- Tombstone Tuesday

Eli Tower

Born 1807, - Died 1886.

His Wife

Mary Fletcher

Born 1813, - Died 1878.

Children

Waldo

Born 1840, - Died 1841.

Albro W.

Born 1846, - Died 1848.

Lilian Eva

Born 1853, - Died 1916.

TOWER

Fairview Cemetery

Westford, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts

Obituaries -- Lowell, Massachusetts

The below listed names were taken from The Lowell Sun newspaper's obituary section for this week. (If there is an * by the name, it means I knew that person, and you may write me if you have questions.)

MONDAY, DECEMBER 26, 2011

GABRIELLE M. 'GABY' PATENAUDE, LIVED IN LOWELL'S PAWTUCKETVILLE SECTION; 89

BARBARA A. MOTYKA, OF BILLERICA, MA; 1934 - 2011

GERALDINE E. INGALLS, OF LOWELL, MA, LOVING MOTHER, SISTER, AND AUNT; 60

BRENDA (ZAGORITES) PATTERSON, OF DRACUT, MA; 66

ELSIE W. CANN, FORMER LONGTIME RESIDENT OF BILLERICA, MA; 96

MRS. R. ANDREA (WILLETT) GOLAS, OF LOWELL, MA

GERALD A. 'JERRY' GAGNE, FORMERLY OF LOWELL, WAS CARPET CO. OWNER; 65

ADELVA J. GRILLO, FORMERLY OF ABINGTON, MA, LOVING MOTHER, GRANDMOTHER, AND SISTER; 84

FRANCIS ABREU, BELOVED HUSBAND, FATHER, GRANDFATHER; 70

KATHLEEN ANN (CRAIG) AUSTIN, FORMERLY OF CHELMSFORD, OF WESTFORD, MASSACHUSETTS; 67

THEODORA DEMOGENES, OF LOWELL, MA; 91

LINDA J. HARRIMAN, FORMERLY OF BILLERICA, MA; 69

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2011

JOSEPH D. McLAUGHLIN, JR., DEVOTED FATHER AND GRANDFATHER; WORLD WAR II, U.S. ARMY VETERAN; RET. DEPT. FIRE CHIEF - LOWELL FIRE DEPT.; 86
RAYMOND L. LANE, SERVED ABOARD USS WASP DURING US GEMINI RECOVERY, NAVY VET; 68
ROGER J. PAQUETTE, OF SALEM, NH, RAYTHEON RETIREE, ARMY VET; 78
MILDRED L. 'MILLIE' URBANEK, LOVING MOTHER, GRANDMOTHER, AND SISTER; 90
R. ANDREA GOLAS OF LOWELL, MA
ELAINE M. SHAUGHNESSY, OF BILLERICA, MA; 1941 - 2011
HILDA C. BRAGA, OF WESTFORD, MA, LOVING MOTHER, GRANDMOTHER, AND GREAT-GRANDMOTHER; 92


WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2011
MARGARET M. (McCARTIN) TEAGUE, FORMERLY OF LOWELL AND WESTFORD, MA
REV. FRANCIS X. GORHAM, OMI, MISSIONARY OBLATE PRIEST FOR 53 YEARS; 80
ETHELINE E. (LUNN) McGEE, OF LEOMINSTER, MA; 90
NANCI DALE MILLIN, OF WAKEFIELD, RI, FAMILY IN LOWELL AND NO. CHELMSFORD; 45
LOUIS M. PICA, OF WOBURN AND BILLERICA, MA; 1951 - 2011
ELLEN T. 'SIS' DILLON OF DRACUT, MA; 77
CARRIE ISABEL FARWELL, OF LEESBURG, FL, FORMERLY OF BILLERICA, MA; 92
KAREN M. (McMANUS) CALHOUN, OF DRACUT, MA; 58
HELEN MELLONAKOS, OF DRACUT, MA; 79
CHIEF RAYMOND BRODLEY, OF PLYMOUTH, MA,LOVING HUSBAND, FATHER AND GRANDFATHER; 69
DAVID ROBERT CORCORAN, OF MYRTLE BEACH, SC, FORMERLY OF LOWELL, MA, TSGT, RETIRED, USAF
HARRY CARD LIGHTFOOT JR., OF VIRGINIA BEACH, VA, FORMERLY OF WEST CHELMSFORD, MA
PATRICIA ANN FARRELL-ROBSON, OF TYNGSBORO, MA; 50
CONCEICAO B. DeFREITAS, OF LOWELL, MA; 87


THURSDAY, DECEMBER 29, 2011
MARY J. CONWAY, OF LOWELL, MA, LOVING MOTHER AND GRANDMOTHER; 94
MILDRED MENDONCA, TEWKSBURY SCHOOL DEPARTMENT; 89
WALTER E. KILLERBY, OF LOWELL, MA, WWII VETERAN; 89
ROBERT NICHOLAS HOPKINS, OF BILLERICA, MA
JULIA (AMIRALLAN) LeBLANC, FORMERLY OF PEPPERELL, MA
HARRY CARD LIGHTFOOT JR., OF VIRGINIA BEACH, VA; FORMERLY OF W. CHELMSFORD; 84
RAYMOND A. LESSARD, SR. OF GILFORD, NH; FORMERLY OF LOWELL AND NASHUA; 77
THOMAS E. McMULLEN, OF BILLERICA, MA; 70
GENNARO D. "DOMENIC" ROCCO, LONGTIME HILTON HOTEL EMPLOYEE; 77
LEO MERCIER, OF SPRING HILL, FL, FORMERLY OF LOWELL, MA
PFC DOMINIC MORUM NOP, USMC OF LOWELL, MA


FRIDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2011
YING NHEM, OF LOWELL, MA, BELOVED FATHER AND GRANDFATHER; 89
BARBARA L. (NUTTALL) MELVIN, OF DRACUT, MA; 65
MARK LEIGH ROBERTSON, OF WASILLA, ALASKA, FORMERLY OF GROTON, MA; 39


SATURDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2011
EDMUND L. KAPUST, RETIRED BILLERICA HOUSSE OF CORRECTION, DEPUTY SHERIFF; 79
MARLIN T. YOUNG, FORMERLY OF LITTLETON, MA, NAVY VET; 88
WILLIAM ELIAS CONWAY, LOWELL, MA NATIVE; RENOWNED FOR HELPING OTHERS ACHIEVE QUALITY CONTROL; 85
GENEVIEVE M. (CONNORS) SMITHSON, FORMERLY OF MERRIMAC, MA, RETIRED TEACHER; 93


SUNDAY, JANUARY 1, 2012
JOHN J. 'JACK' COREY, LONGTIME LOWELL RESIDENT; 83
JOHN J. 'JACK' MOYNIHAN, JR., WWII NAVY VETERAN; LOWELL SCHOOL DEPT. RETIREE; 84
ADELA CRUZ, OF LOWELL, MA, LOVING MOTHER AND GRANDMOTHER; 76
PETER J. COOK, OF LOWELL, SELF-EMPLOYED CARPENTER; 50
ROBERT E. McDONALD, FORMERLY OF THE GREATER LOWELL, MA AREA, OF TRENTON, FL; 56
EDWARD A. MARTIN, CHELMSFORD WATER DEPT. RETIREE; ARMY VET; 76
MICHELLE RICCIO CAPERCI, OF NASHUA, NH, FORMERLY OF WILMINGTON, MA; WORKED AT THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC, BILLERICA; 46