The H600 Project Genealogy DB
Donald Elmer Hathaway
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1. Donald Elmer Hathaway was born on 13 Apr 1917 in Plainfield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts, USA (son of Howard Vernon Hathaway and Helen Horr); died on 16 May 1961.
2. Howard Vernon Hathaway was born on 16 Sep 1890 in Windsor, Windsor Co, Vermont, USA (son of Frank Hathaway and Emma A. Mattis). Notes:
Groom's name: Howard N Hathaway
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Groom's age: 21 years
Groom's estimated birth year: 1891
Groom's birthplace: Windsor, , Massachusetts
Bride's name: Helen M Horr
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Bride's age: 20 years
Bride's estimated birth year: 1892
Bride's birthplace: Spencer, , Massachusetts
Marriage date (original): 2 Sep 1912
Marriage date: 02 Sep 1912
Marriage place: Spencer, , Massachusetts
Groom's father's name: Frank O Hathaway
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Groom's mother's name: Emma A Mattis
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Father of bride's name: Merritt N Horr
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Mother of bride's name: Mary E Reed
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Film number: 2409943
Digital GS number: 4329368
Image number: 581
Number of images: 1
Reference number: p 307 no 3
Marriage registration place: Plainfield, , Massachusetts
Marriage registration year: 1912
Collection: Massachusetts Marriage Records, 1842-1915Howard married Helen Horr on 2 Sep 1912 in Spencer, Worcester Co, Massachusetts, USA. Helen (daughter of Merritt Horr and Mary Read) was born on 31 Mar 1892 in Spencer, Worcester Co, Massachusetts, USA; died in 1935 in
. [Group Sheet] 3. Helen Horr was born on 31 Mar 1892 in Spencer, Worcester Co, Massachusetts, USA (daughter of Merritt Horr and Mary Read); died in 1935 in . Other Events:
- Census: 1900
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Groom's name: Howard N Hathaway
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Groom's age: 21 years
Groom's estimated birth year: 1891
Groom's birthplace: Windsor, , Massachusetts
Bride's name: Helen M Horr
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Bride's age: 20 years
Bride's estimated birth year: 1892
Bride's birthplace: Spencer, , Massachusetts
Marriage date (original): 2 Sep 1912
Marriage date: 02 Sep 1912
Marriage place: Spencer, , Massachusetts
Groom's father's name: Frank O Hathaway
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Groom's mother's name: Emma A Mattis
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Father of bride's name: Merritt N Horr
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Mother of bride's name: Mary E Reed
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Film number: 2409943
Digital GS number: 4329368
Image number: 581
Number of images: 1
Reference number: p 307 no 3
Marriage registration place: Plainfield, , Massachusetts
Marriage registration year: 1912
Collection: Massachusetts Marriage Records, 1842-1915Children:
- Franklin M. Hathaway was born about 1914 in Massachusetts, USA.
- Orrel Horr Hathaway was born on 12 Aug 1914 in Plainfield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts, USA; died on 19 Jan 1921 in Massachusetts, USA.
- Phyllis Mahon Hathaway was born on 6 Sep 1915 in Plainfield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts, USA; died on 28 Jan 1921 in Massachusetts, USA.
- 1. Donald Elmer Hathaway was born on 13 Apr 1917 in Plainfield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts, USA; died on 16 May 1961.
- Eunice E. Hathaway was born about 1921 in Massachusetts, USA.
- Norton Leroy Hathaway was born on 22 Mar 1926 in Northampton, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts, USA; died in Jun 1984 in Northampton, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts, USA.
- Harlen Robert Hathaway was born on 26 Jun 1932 in Plainfield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts, USA; died on 26 Jul 1947 in Massachusetts, USA.
Generation: 3
4. Frank Hathaway Frank married Emma A. Mattis. [Group Sheet]
5. Emma A. Mattis Children:
- 2. Howard Vernon Hathaway was born on 16 Sep 1890 in Windsor, Windsor Co, Vermont, USA.
6. Merritt Horr was born on 6 Jan 1842 in Prescott, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts, USA (son of Nelson Horr and Laura Lombard); died on 25 Feb 1937 in Spencer, Worcester Co, Massachusetts, USA. Other Events:
- Census: 1850 [1860] 1870 [1880] 1900 [1910] 1920 1930
- Education: New Salem Academy
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Marriages:
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Merritt Nelson, b. Jan. 6, 1841. Married first, Dec. 25, 1867, Sarah M. Davis, b.? , Prescott; d. Mar. 24, 1872, Prescott.
Merritt Nelson Horr married second, Jan. 13, 1875, Ellen A. White, of Hadley, Mass.; d. Sept. 12, 1879, Spencer. Married third, Nov. 25, 1880, Mary Ann Reed of Warren, Mass.
Groom's Name: Merrill P. Horr
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Bride's Name: Ellen A. White
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Marriage Date: 13 Jan 1875
Marriage Place: Hadley, Massachusetts
Groom's Father's Name: Nelson Horr
Groom's Mother's Name: Laura Horr
Bride's Father's Name: Jonathan White
Bride's Mother's Name: Lucy White
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M01907-9
System Origin: Massachusetts-ODM
Source Film Number: 1433035
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Collection: Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910
Obituary:
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Merritt N. Horr, 96, died February 25, 1937 at his home in Spencer, Mass. Mr. Horr was born in Prescott, the oldest son of Nelson and Laura (Lombard) Horr. His early life was spent there and at North Dana. He attended New Salem Academy in 1862-63. In 1881 he married Miss Mary Reed of Warren, and Spencer has been their home for 56 years. While a young man Mr. Horr learned the carpenter's trade, and later owned a lumber
yard and carried on a successful business as a contractor and builder in Spencer. Mr. Horr's favorite recreation was music. He spent many happy hours with his violin, organ and piano. He sang in the Congregational church in Spencer for many years and
was at one time a member of the Spencer band. Besides his widow he leaves three daughters, Mrs. Harry Stetson of Adams, Mrs. Francis Spooner of Spencer and Mrs. Howard Hathaway of Plainfield, also several grandchildren and great grandchildren.
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"He was an ardent lover of good music, played the piano and organ, sang in the Spencer Congregational Church for a number of years, and at one time was a member of the Spencer band." From: Quabbin-The Lost ValleyMerritt married Mary Read on 25 Nov 1880 in Spencer, Worcester Co, Massachusetts, USA. Mary (daughter of Henry Read and Mary (Unknown)) was born on 20 Mar 1857 in Warren, Worcester Co, Massachusetts, USA; died on 21 Dec 1938 in Spencer, Worcester Co, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet]
7. Mary Read was born on 20 Mar 1857 in Warren, Worcester Co, Massachusetts, USA (daughter of Henry Read and Mary (Unknown)); died on 21 Dec 1938 in Spencer, Worcester Co, Massachusetts, USA. Other Events:
- Census: 1900 [1910] 1920 1930
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Third wife of Merrit Nelson Horr.
Children:
- Laura Horr was born on 11 Dec 1882 in Spencer, Worcester Co, Massachusetts, USA; died on 26 Feb 1968 in Warren, Litchfield Co, Connecticut, USA; was buried in ~(Stanford Cemetery).
- Olive Horr was born on 19 Oct 1886 in Spencer, Worcester Co, Massachusetts, USA; died in 1962 in
; was buried in Spencer, Worcester Co, Massachusetts, USA (Pine Grove Cemetery). - 3. Helen Horr was born on 31 Mar 1892 in Spencer, Worcester Co, Massachusetts, USA; died in 1935 in
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Generation: 4
12. Nelson Horr was born on 15 Apr 1808 in Prescott, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts, USA (son of Elihu Hoar and Mary Haskins); died on 2 Mar 1872 in Prescott, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in New Salem, Franklin Co, Massachusetts, USA (Mountain View Cemetery). Other Events:
- Census: 1850 [1860] 1870
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Found his death and names of his parents at the Quabbin visitors center in Belchertown, Ma.
From the book: Quabbin-The Lost Valley.
Merritt N. Horr, the oldest son of Nelson and Laura Lombard Horr, was born in Prescott [Ma.] in 1841 and spent his early life there and in North Dana. He attended New Salem Academy and learned the carpenter trade, later owned and operated a lumber yard, and carried on a successful business as a building contractor for many years in Spencer [Ma.]. Mr. Horr married Mary Reed of Warren in 1881, and the couple occupied a handsome home in Spencer for fifty-six years. He was an ardent lover of good music, played the piano and organ, sang in the Spencer Congregational Church for a number of years, and at one time was a member of the Spencer band.
Mr. Horr died February 25, 1937 in Spencer and was survived by his wife and three daughters, Mrs. Harry Stetson of Adams [Ma.], Mrs. Francis Spooner of Spencer, and Mrs. Howard Hathaway. There are a number of grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Mrs. Horr died December 21, 1938 in Spencer. Mrs. Hathaway, the former Helen Horr, was the mother of four sons and one daughter. Her youngest son died at an early age, and she died in 1935. Mrs. Spooner was Olive Horr, and she has a step-son and lives in Spencer.
Mrs. Stetson, the mother of six daughters, now all married, was the former Laura Horr. The daughters are: Marvis, Vera, Annis, Joyce, Zoe, and Sara May Hathaway. Mrs. Stetson now makes her home in Amenia, New York. The Hathaway children are: Franklin, Donald, Norton, and Eunice. Harlan died in boyhood.
Herbert Lysander Horr was the second son of Nelson and Laura Lombard Horr and was born in Prescott [Ma.], July 24, 1845. He worked for many years in the Lyman Moore grist mill at Millington. He wed Emma Deane of Prescott on Jauary 1, 1873, and the couple made their home in the home of the new Mrs. Horr. The Horrs observed their silver and golden wedding anniversaries in the same home, and Mrs. Horr died in the home she was born in on January 7, 1934. Her husband died August 7, 1940, at the age of ninty-five. He lived one year less than his brother, Merritt. The couple left a daughter, May, who, with her father, lived with Mrs. Francis Spooner in Spencer until Mr. Horr's death.
Died age 63yrs. 10mos. 16days of "inflamation of the lungs".
Quabbin-The Lost Valley.
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http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=horr&GSiman=1&GScid=91277&GRid=125850887&Nelson married Laura Lombard on 5 Jan 1840 in Prescott, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts, USA. Laura (daughter of Daniel Lombard and Hopey (Unknown)) was born on 14 Dec 1820 in Belchertown, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts, USA; died on 11 Jul 1887 in Prescott, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in New Salem, Franklin Co, Massachusetts, USA (Mountain View Cemetery). [Group Sheet]
13. Laura Lombard was born on 14 Dec 1820 in Belchertown, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts, USA (daughter of Daniel Lombard and Hopey (Unknown)); died on 11 Jul 1887 in Prescott, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in New Salem, Franklin Co, Massachusetts, USA (Mountain View Cemetery). Other Events:
- Census: 1850 [1860] 1870 1880
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1880 Census Place: Prescott, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts
Household: Page Number 163C
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
Laura E. HORR Self W FemaleW 59 MA Keeping House MA MA
John M. HORR Son S Male W 20 MA Farm Laborer MA MA
Name: Laura E. Lombard Horr
Gender: Female
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Death Date: 11 Jul 1887
Death Place: Prescott, Massachusetts
Age: 66
Birth Date: 1821
Birthplace: Belchertown
Occupation: At Home
Race: White
Marital Status: Widowed
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Father's Name: Daniel Lombard
Father's Birthplace: Ludlow
Mother's Name: Hopey
Mother's Birthplace: Prescott
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B06805-6
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
Source Film Number: 960235
Reference Number: v 383 p 33
Collection: Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910
Cemetery:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=125850905&justMadeEdit=1Children:
- 6. Merritt Horr was born on 6 Jan 1842 in Prescott, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts, USA; died on 25 Feb 1937 in Spencer, Worcester Co, Massachusetts, USA.
- Herbert Horr was born on 24 Jul 1845 in Prescott, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts, USA; died on 7 Aug 1940 in New Salem, Franklin Co, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in New Salem, Franklin Co, Massachusetts, USA (Mountain View Cemetery).
- Martha Horr was born on 23 Jun 1851 in Prescott, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts, USA; died on 1 May 1857 in Prescott, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in New Salem, Franklin Co, Massachusetts, USA (Mountain View Cemetery).
- John Horr was born on 6 Aug 1859 in Prescott, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts, USA; died in 1933 in
; was buried in New Salem, Franklin Co, Massachusetts, USA (Mountain View Cemetery).
14. Henry Read Henry married Mary (Unknown). [Group Sheet]
15. Mary (Unknown) Children:
- 7. Mary Read was born on 20 Mar 1857 in Warren, Worcester Co, Massachusetts, USA; died on 21 Dec 1938 in Spencer, Worcester Co, Massachusetts, USA.