Ellen Hoar

1887 - 1963  (75 years)

• Name	Ellen Hoar
  Born	28 Nov 1887	Barre, Washington Co, Vermont, USA
  Gender	Female
  Census	1900 1910
  Died	7 Sep 1963	Waterbury, Washington Co, Vermont, USA
  Buried	Barre, Washington Co, Vermont, USA (Elmwood Cemetery)
  Person ID	I6718	A00 Hoar and Horr Families North America
  Last Modified	2 Nov 2015

  
  

  Father	Richard Hoar, Sr.,   b. 8 Dec 1864, Houghton, Houghton Co, Michigan, USA ,   d. 24 Nov 1920, Barre, Washington Co, Vermont, USA  (Age 55 years)
  Mother	Mary Keith,   b. 24 Jan 1861, Barre, Washington Co, Vermont, USA ,   d. 28 Jul 1942, Barre, Washington Co, Vermont, USA  (Age 81 years)
  Married	19 Feb 1887	Barre, Washington Co, Vermont, USA
  Family ID	F3000	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Name: Ellen M.M. Hoar Gender: Female Baptism/Christening Date: Baptism/Christening Place: Birth Date: 28 Nov 1887 Birthplace: Barre, Vermont Death Date: Name Note: Race: Father's Name: Richard Hoar Father's Birthplace: Houghton, Mich. Father's Age: Mother's Name: Mary M. Keith Mother's Birthplace: Barre Mother's Age: Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C05475-5 System Origin: Vermont-EASy Source Film Number: 540101 Reference Number: Alpha H Collection: Vermont Births and Christenings, 1765-1908 Time Argus - Sept. 7, 1963 Miss Ellen Hoar Dies In Barre; Second Woman Lawyer In State Miss Ellen M. M. Hoar, 75, of 156 S. Main St., Barre, died this morning. She had been in ill health some time. She was born in Barre, Nov. 28, 1887, daughter of Richard A. and Mary Mercy (Keith) Hoar. She attended local schools and was a graduate of Spaulding High School in 1909. She also was graduated from the University of Maine Law School in 1914. She completed the law school training one year before the required time. Miss Hoar was admitted to the Vermont Bar in 1914 and was the second woman in the state to pass the bar examinations. She served many years as the Vermont vice president of the Woman Lawyer's Association of the United States and Canada. She participated in the National Woman's Party in its women's suffrage movement in Vermont. She also was associated with her father in his law practice until ill health forced her semi-retirement. For many years, she was active in the community and church organizations and was active in war work in World Wars I and II. She was a member of the Barre Congregational Church and the Vermont Bar Association. She leaves two brothers, Redfield Hoar, East Monepelier, and Richard Hoar, Montpelier; a sister, Mrs. Hubert P. (Elizabeth) Cushman, Winthrop, Mass.; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the Hooker Funeral Home. The Rev. Ernest L. Seely, pastor of the Barre Congregational Church, will officiate. Burial will be in Elmwood Cemetary. Friends may call at the funeral home Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.