Mary Horr

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Obituary:
Date: 1967-12-28
Paper: Springfield Union

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• Census: 1850 [1860] 1870 1880 1900 1910 1920 [1930]

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Groom's Name: Herbert L. Horr
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Bride's Name: Emma A. Dean
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Marriage Date: 01 Jan 1873
Marriage Place: New Salem, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States
Groom's Father's Name: Nelson Horr
Groom's Mother's Name: Laura L. Horr
Bride's Father's Name: Richard Dean
Bride's Mother's Name: Sarah P. Dean
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I00998-5
System Origin: Massachusetts-ODM
Source Film Number: 1901627
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Collection: Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910

Census Place: New Salem, Franklin Co, Massachusetts 1880
Household: Page Number 154B
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Fath er's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
Herbert L. HORR Self M Male W 34 MA Farmer MA MA
Emma A. HORR Wife M FemaleW 30 MA Keeping House MA MA
Mary A. DEAN SisterL S FemaleW 35 MA Dress Maker MA MA
Sarah DEAN MotherL W FemaleW 60 MA Without Employment MA MA

Obituary:
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HERBERT LYSANDER HORR
New Salem lost an esteemed resident, and its oldest, in the death Saturday afternoon, August 7, 1940, of Herbert L. Horr, 95. He was the second son of Nelson and Laura E. (Lombard) Horr and was born in Prescott July 24, 1845. He worked many years
for Lyman Moore in the grist mill at Millington. He married on January 1, 1873, Emma A. Dean of this town, the marriage taking place in the home which had been bought by Miss Dean's parents in 1843. In this house, the birthplace of the bride, the couple made their home. Their silver and golden wedding anniversaries were celebrated there and it was in the same residence that Mrs. Horr died on January 7, 1934. Since her death Mr.
Horr had continued to make his home there. Mr. Horr leaves one daughter, Miss May Horr, who has made her home with him, and two nieces, Mrs. Francis Spooner of Spencer and Mrs. Harry Stetson of Adams, and several grand nieces and nephews.

Cemetery:
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Herbert married Emma Dean on 1 Jan 1873 in New Salem, Franklin Co, Massachusetts, USA. Emma (daughter of Richard Dean, Jr. and Sarah Powers) was born on 16 Nov 1849 in New Salem, , Massachusetts, USA; died on 7 Jan 1934 in New Salem, , Massachusetts, USA; was buried in New Salem, Franklin Co, Massachusetts, USA (Mountain View Cemetery). [Group Sheet]

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• Census: 1880 1900 1910 1920

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Groom's Name: Herbert L. Horr
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Bride's Name: Emma A. Dean
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Marriage Date: 01 Jan 1873
Marriage Place: New Salem, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States
Groom's Father's Name: Nelson Horr
Groom's Mother's Name: Laura L. Horr
Bride's Father's Name: Richard Dean
Bride's Mother's Name: Sarah P. Dean
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I00998-5
System Origin: Massachusetts-ODM
Source Film Number: 1901627
Reference Number:
Collection: Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910

Obituary:
Date: 1934-01-18
Paper: Springfield Republican

Cemetery:
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• 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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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]

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• 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:
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"In 1862 Richard Dean died; the place then went to his widow and two daughters. The older daughter, Mary A. Dean, attended New Salem Academy in 1865. The younger daughter, Emma A. Dean, later married Herbert L. Horr and the property now belongs to their daughter, May E. Horr. "

Richard married Sarah Powers in 1842 in New Salem, , Massachusetts, USA. Sarah (daughter of Chester Powers and Sarah Lamb) was born about 1820; died on 10 Jun 1886; was buried in New Salem, Franklin Co, Massachusetts, USA (Mountain View Cemetery). [Group Sheet]

Daniel married Hopey (Unknown). Hopey was born in in Prescott, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet]

Chester married Sarah Lamb in Feb 1815 in Shutesbury, Franklin Co, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet]