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Leslie Horr
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1. Leslie Horr was born about 1944 in (son of Cecil Horr and Minnie Blaisdell); died in in . Leslie married Living. [Group Sheet]
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2. Cecil Horr was born on 31 Jul 1918 in Rochester, Strafford Co, New Hampshire, USA (son of Virgil Horr and Marion Newcomb); died on 26 Mar 2011 in Dover, Strafford Co, New Hampshire, USA; was buried in South Berwick, York Co, Maine, USA (Woodlawn Cemetery). Other Events:
- Census: [1920] 1930
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Field Title Value Meaning
ARMY SERIAL NUMBER 31025858 31025858
NAME HORR#CECIL#R############ HORR#CECIL#R############
RESIDENCE: STATE 12 MAINE
RESIDENCE: COUNTY 031 YORK
PLACE OF ENLISTMENT 1328 FT DEVENS MASSACHUSETTS
DATE OF ENLISTMENT DAY 08 08
DATE OF ENLISTMENT MONTH 01 01
DATE OF ENLISTMENT YEAR 42 42
GRADE: ALPHA DESIGNATION PVT# Private
GRADE: CODE 8 Private
BRANCH: ALPHA DESIGNATION BI# Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
BRANCH: CODE 00 Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
FIELD USE AS DESIRED # #
TERM OF ENLISTMENT 5 Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
LONGEVITY ### ###
SOURCE OF ARMY PERSONNEL 0 Civil Life
NATIVITY 14 NEW HAMPSHIRE
YEAR OF BIRTH 18 18
RACE AND CITIZENSHIP 1 White, citizen
EDUCATION 4 4 years of high school
CIVILIAN OCCUPATION 819 Unskilled occupations in manufacture of textiles, n.e.c.
MARITAL STATUS 6 Single, without dependents
COMPONENT OF THE ARMY 7 Selectees (Enlisted Men)
CARD NUMBER # #
BOX NUMBER 0385 0385
FILM REEL NUMBER 3.106 3.106
Cemetery:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=67629561
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Obituary:
SOUTH BERWICK, Maine ? Cecil R. Horr, 92, of Old Mill Road, died Saturday, March 26, 2011, at the Wentworth-Douglass Hospital.
Born July 31, 1918 in Rochester, N.H., Cecil was the son of Virgil L. and Marion (Newcomb) Horr, the seventh of nine children.
He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and returned to work in his father's print shop after the war. After his father's death in 1966, Cecil, along with his wife Minnie, owned and operated the Chronicle Print Shop, which at one time published both the South Berwick Chronicle and North Berwick Enterprise weekly newspapers.
Cecil was a member of the First Baptist Church, served on the board of trustees and taught Sunday school for many years. He also wrote and published "175 Years of Service," a history of the church.
Cecil served on the South Berwick School Board and was a member of the Quamphegan Grange, VFW , American Legion and the Old Berwick Historical Society.
Cecil was predeceased by his wife of 60 years, Minnie (Blaisdell) Horr; and is survived by his three children, daughter, Sharon Stuart and husband, John, of South Berwick, son, Leslie Evans and wife, Sheila, of South Portland, and daughter, Noreen Byrne and husband, Charles, of East Falmouth, Ariz.; and many nieces and nephews.
Cecil had a great sense of humor, cared deeply for his family and was always ready to help his family, friends and those in need.
Friends may call Thursday from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the McIntire-McCooey Funeral Home, 301 Main St., South Berwick, Maine. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Friday at the First Baptist Church, 130 Main St. Burial will be in Woodlawn Cemetery in the spring.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the First Baptist Church, 130 Main St., South Berwick, ME 03908.Cecil married Minnie Blaisdell on 24 Dec 1941 in Maine, USA. Minnie (daughter of John E. Blaisdell and Gertrude C. Lord) was born on 28 Oct 1922 in
; died on 16 Jan 2002 in Dover, Strafford Co, New Hampshire, USA; was buried in South Berwick, York Co, Maine, USA (Woodlawn Cemetery). [Group Sheet] 3. Minnie Blaisdell was born on 28 Oct 1922 in (daughter of John E. Blaisdell and Gertrude C. Lord); died on 16 Jan 2002 in Dover, Strafford Co, New Hampshire, USA; was buried in South Berwick, York Co, Maine, USA (Woodlawn Cemetery). Notes:
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Minnie B. Horr, 79, of Old Mill Road, South Berwick, ME, died Wednesday, January 16, 2002, at the Wentworth-Douglass Hospital.
Born in Dover, on October 29, 1922, she was the daughter of John E. and Gertrude C. (Lord) Blaisdell. Following graduation from Berwick Academy in 1941, she married Cecil R. Horr on Christmas Eve of 1941.
Mr. and Mrs. Horr owned and operated the Chronicle Print Shop in South Berwick.
She had joined Dover Baptist Church in 1938 then transferred to the First Baptist Church in South Berwick in 1940.
She was an honorary deaconess, having served over 15 years as a deaconess, and flower committee member. She was a former church clerk, Sunday school teacher, youth advisor and choir member.
She was a member of the Old Berwick Historical Society in South Berwick and had served a three-year term as a director of the School Administration 35.
She is survived by her husband of 60 years, Cecil R. Horr of South Berwick; her son, Leslie Evans and his wife, Sheila, of South Portland; daughters, Sharon Stuart and her husband, John, of South Berwick, and Noreen Byrne and her husband, Charles J. "Chuck," of Teaticket, MA; six grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
She was predeceased by her brothers, George E . Blaisdell and John Richard Blaisdell.
Funeral services were held Sunday, January 20, 2002, at the First Baptist Church, South Berwick, with Pastor Timothy Wagner, officiating. Burial will follow in Woodlawn Cemetery, South Berwick.Children:
- Sharon L. Horr was born about 1942 in
; died in in . - 1. Leslie Horr was born about 1944 in
; died in in . - Noreen Horr was born about 1946 in
.
- Sharon L. Horr was born about 1942 in
Generation: 3
4. Virgil Horr was born on 9 Apr 1885 in Lovell, Oxford Co, Maine, USA (son of Amos Horr and Valeria Heald); died on 12 Jan 1966 in Dover, Strafford Co, New Hampshire, USA; was buried in South Berwick, York Co, Maine, USA (Pleasant Hill Cemetery). Other Events:
- Census: 1900 [1910] [1920] 1930
Notes:
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Cemetery:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=6360277Virgil married Marion Newcomb on 24 Dec 1907 in Maine, USA. Marion (daughter of (Male) Newcomb and Alice M. Freeman) was born on 5 Feb 1881 in Eastport, Washington Co, Maine, USA; died on 4 Mar 1948; was buried in South Berwick, York Co, Maine, USA (Pleasant Hill Cemetery). [Group Sheet]
5. Marion Newcomb was born on 5 Feb 1881 in Eastport, Washington Co, Maine, USA (daughter of (Male) Newcomb and Alice M. Freeman); died on 4 Mar 1948; was buried in South Berwick, York Co, Maine, USA (Pleasant Hill Cemetery). Other Events:
- Census: [1910] [1920] 1930
Notes:
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Cemetery:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=6360279Children:
- Everard Horr was born on 21 Feb 1908 in Portland, Cumberland Co, Maine, USA; died on 26 Mar 2001 in Sanford, York Co, Maine, USA; was buried in Sanford, York Co, Maine, USA (Oakdale Cemetery).
- Arlo Horr was born on 4 Nov 1909 in Lebanon, York Co, Maine, USA; died on 30 Dec 1983 in South Berwick, York Co, Maine, USA; was buried in South Berwick, York Co, Maine, USA (Pleasant Hill Cemetery).
- Dorothy Horr was born on 28 Apr 1911 in Rochester, Strafford Co, New Hampshire, USA; died on 15 Mar 2011 in Dover, Strafford Co, New Hampshire, USA; was buried in South Berwick, York Co, Maine, USA (Woodlawn Cemetery).
- Lawrence Horr was born on 19 Aug 1913 in Rochester, Strafford Co, New Hampshire, USA; died on 13 Nov 1929 in Dover, Strafford Co, New Hampshire, USA; was buried in South Berwick, York Co, Maine, USA (Pleasant Hill Cemetery).
- Mary Horr was born on 12 Feb 1916 in Rochester, Strafford Co, New Hampshire, USA; died on 7 Jul 1970 in Dover, Strafford Co, New Hampshire, USA; was buried in South Berwick, York Co, Maine, USA (Woodlawn Cemetery).
- Carey Horr was born on 12 Feb 1916 in Rochester, Strafford Co, New Hampshire, USA; died on 16 Oct 2010 in Berwick, York Co, Maine, USA; was buried in South Berwick, York Co, Maine, USA (Woodlawn Cemetery).
- 2. Cecil Horr was born on 31 Jul 1918 in Rochester, Strafford Co, New Hampshire, USA; died on 26 Mar 2011 in Dover, Strafford Co, New Hampshire, USA; was buried in South Berwick, York Co, Maine, USA (Woodlawn Cemetery).
- Eleanor Horr was born on 31 Dec 1919 in Hillsboroough, Hillsborough Co, New Hampshire, USA; died in in
. - Kathleen Horr was born on 7 Mar 1922 in York, York Co, Maine, USA; died on 15 Mar 2009 in Maine, USA; was buried in South Berwick, York Co, Maine, USA (Woodlawn Cemetery).
6. John E. Blaisdell Notes:
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John married Gertrude C. Lord. [Group Sheet]
7. Gertrude C. Lord Notes:
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Maine Sunday Telegram (Portland, ME) - April 10, 1994
Deceased Name: GERTRUDE C. CARLSON SHOE WORKER, SEAMSTRESS, ENJOYED CRAFTS
Gertrude C. Carlson, 91, formerly of Parent Street, South Berwick, died Saturday at the Harbor Home.
She was born in Somersville, N.H., a daughter of George B. and Alta Austin Lord.
Mrs. Carlson was a shoe worker for many years and was also a seamstress. She enjoyed many crafts.
She was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Ladies Auxiliary of South Berwick and was a past president of the state VFW Auxiliary. She also was an active member of the First Baptist Church of South Berwick until she became ill.
She was predeceased by three husbands and also a son, George E. Blaisdell, who died in June of 1985.
Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Cecil R. (Minnie A. Blaisdell) Horr of North Berwick; four grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
A funeral will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the McIntire-McCooey Funeral Home, 301 Main St., South Berwick, with the Rev. Philip Woodman officiating. Burial will follow in the family lot in Forest Glade Cemetery, Somersworth, N.H.Children:
- George Ervin Blaisdell was born on 26 Dec 1920 in New Hampshire, USA; died on 1 Jun 1985 in Hartford, Windsor Co, Vermont, USA.
- 3. Minnie Blaisdell was born on 28 Oct 1922 in
; died on 16 Jan 2002 in Dover, Strafford Co, New Hampshire, USA; was buried in South Berwick, York Co, Maine, USA (Woodlawn Cemetery).
Generation: 4
8. Amos Horr was born on 16 Dec 1842 in Waterford, Oxford Co, Maine, USA (son of Isaac Horr and Eleanor Flint); died on 4 Apr 1891 in Lovell, Oxford Co, Maine, USA. Other Events:
- Census: 1850 [1860] 1870 1880
Notes:
1880 United States Federal Census
Name: Amos F. Horr
Home in 1880: Lovell, Oxford, Maine
Age: 37
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1843
Birthplace: Maine
Relation to head-of-household: Head
Spouse's name: Vileria
Father's birthplace: ME
Mother's birthplace: ME
Occupation: Farmer
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Male
Household Members: Name Age
Amos F. Horr 37
Vileria Horr 29
Carrie M. Horr 8
Henry A. Horr 6
Louisa F. Horr 9M
Ruth Flint 66
Ruth F. Horr 43Amos married Valeria Heald on 2 Mar 1867 in Lovell, Oxford Co, Maine, USA. Valeria (daughter of Benjamin Heald and Eleanor McDaniels) was born on 18 Jan 1851 in Lovell, Oxford Co, Maine, USA; died on 21 Mar 1904 in Lovell, Oxford Co, Maine, USA. [Group Sheet]
9. Valeria Heald was born on 18 Jan 1851 in Lovell, Oxford Co, Maine, USA (daughter of Benjamin Heald and Eleanor McDaniels); died on 21 Mar 1904 in Lovell, Oxford Co, Maine, USA. Other Events:
- Census: 1870 1880
Notes:
1880 United States Federal Census
Name: Vileria Horr
Home in 1880: Lovell, Oxford, Maine
Age: 29
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1851
Birthplace: Maine
Relation to head-of-household: Wife
Spouse's name: Amos F.
Father's birthplace: ME
Mother's birthplace: ME
Occupation: Keeping House
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Female
Household Members: Name Age
Amos F. Horr 37
Vileria Horr 29
Carrie M. Horr 8
Henry A. Horr 6
Louisa F. Horr 9M
Ruth Flint 66
Ruth F. Horr 43
Letters:
http://ursus.maine.edu/record=b3952755
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ORO Special Coll - SpC MS 1291 sc - LIBR USE ONLY
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Two letters written by Vileria J. Horr of Lovell, Maine, to her sister Ruth. One letter is dated Dec. 22, 1883; the other is dated Mar. 9, 1884. Each letter also contains a letter written to Ruth by Vileria Horr's daughter, Carrie M. Horr. Vileria Horr writes about family matters, especially the health of various family members, as well as about the weather, etc. Carrie Horr also writes about her health, that of other family members, and about her schooling
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Purchased from K. Dietrich, Stockbridge, Mass. in June 2001
Subject Horr family
Family -- Maine -- Lovell
Lovell (Me.) -- History
Lovell (Me.) -- Social life and customs
Alt author Horr, Carrie MChildren:
- Lillian Horr was born on 17 Jun 1868 in
; died on 28 Jul 1879 in . - Edward Horr was born on 21 Jun 1870 in
; died on 15 Nov 1870 in . - Carrie Horr was born on 12 Jan 1872 in
; died in in . - Henry Horr was born on 28 Feb 1874 in Lovell, Oxford Co, Maine, USA; died on 6 Oct 1948 in
; was buried in Lovell, Oxford Co, Maine, USA (Lovell Cemetery #04). - Louise Horr was born on 3 Sep 1879 in
; died on 4 Mar 1980 in Sanford, York Co, Maine, USA. - 4. Virgil Horr was born on 9 Apr 1885 in Lovell, Oxford Co, Maine, USA; died on 12 Jan 1966 in Dover, Strafford Co, New Hampshire, USA; was buried in South Berwick, York Co, Maine, USA (Pleasant Hill Cemetery).
10. (Male) Newcomb (Male) married Alice M. Freeman. [Group Sheet]
11. Alice M. Freeman Children:
- 5. Marion Newcomb was born on 5 Feb 1881 in Eastport, Washington Co, Maine, USA; died on 4 Mar 1948; was buried in South Berwick, York Co, Maine, USA (Pleasant Hill Cemetery).