Merrill R. Wetherbee

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Obituary:
Worcester Telegram & Gazette (MA) - April 7, 1999
Deceased Name: MERRILL R. WETHERBEE, 92
GRAFTON - Merrill R. "Bud" Wetherbee, 92, of 21 Carroll Road, a retired machinist, died Monday night in Worcester.
His wife of 58 years, Ethel M. (Cobleigh) Wetherbee, died in 1994. He leaves a son, Otis C. Wetherbee of Charlton; two daughters, Naomi A. Howarth of Upton and Mercie M. Vinton of Spencer; a sister, Ina Carlson of Worcester; 11 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; nephews and nieces. He was born and raised in Boxboro, son of Charles and Mercie (Hoar) Wetherbee, and lived here more than 60 years. He graduated from Worcester Boys Trade High School in 1926.
Mr. Wetherbee was machinist 35 years at the American Steel & Wire Co. division of U.S. Steel and Carnegie, Worcester, and retired in 1971.
He was a member of the Evangelical Congregational United Church of Christ and a former member of the United Church of Christ Congregational in Boxboro. He was also a member of the Tahatawan Lodge of Masons, Littleton, for more than 68 years and was a 75-year member of the Boxboro Grange.
A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday in United Church of Christ Congregational, 723 Massachusetts Ave., Boxboro. Burial will be in South Cemetery, Boxboro. Calling hours are 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. tomorrow at Robert C. Roney Funeral Home, 152 Worcester St., North Grafton. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Evangelical Congregational United Church of Christ, Memorial Fund, 30 Grafton Common, Grafton, MA 01519; or to United Church of Christ Congregational, 723 Massachusetts Ave., Boxboro, MA 01719.

Merrill married Ethel M. Cobleigh. Ethel died in 1994. [Group Sheet]

Samuel married Naomi Chandler. Naomi was born on 17 Dec 1824. [Group Sheet]

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• Census: 1880 1900

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In the 1900 census he and his wife Lucy were living with their daughter Mercy and son-in-law Charles.

Name: Silas H Hoar
Death date: 12 Dec 1913
Death place: Boxborough,,Massachusetts
Gender: Male
Race or color (expanded): White
Age in years: 87
Estimated birth year:
Birthdate: 28 May 1826
Birthplace: Littleton
Marital status: Widowed
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Father's name: Harry Hoar
Mother's name: Anna Whitcomb
Film number: 2400761
Digital GS number: 4284132
Image number: 01563
Reference number: 48
Collection: Massachusetts, Death Records, 1841 - 1915

Silas married Lucy Wetherbee. Lucy (daughter of Silas Wetherbee and Mary Taylor) was born on 21 Jun 1820 in Boxborough, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts, USA; died on 5 Jan 1908 in Boxborough, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet]

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• Census: 1880 1900

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In the 1900 census she had had 5 children with 1 surviving.
In the 1900 census she and husband Silas were living with their daughter Mercy and son-in- law Charles.

Name: Lucy Hoar
Death date: 05 Jan 1908
Death place: Boxborough,,Massachusetts
Gender: Female
Race or color (expanded): White
Age in years: 87
Estimated birth year: 1821
Birthdate: 1821
Birthplace: Boxborough, Massachusetts
Marital status: Married
Spouse's name: Silas H Hoar
Father's name: Silas Wetherbee
Mother's name: Mary Taylor
Film number: 2217886
Digital GS number: 4282870
Image number: 01392
Reference number: 42
Collection: Massachusetts, Death Records, 1841 - 1915

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Groom's Name: Harry Hoar
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Bride's Name: Lucy Tenney
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Marriage Date: 07 Mar 1831
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I00918-0
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
Source Film Number: 763908
Reference Number: p 10
Collection: Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910

Name: Harry Hoar
Gender: Male
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Death Date: 08 May 1860
Death Place: Littleton, Middlesex, England
Age: 72
Birth Date: 1788
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I01255-6
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
Source Film Number: 2257608
Reference Number: p3
Collection: Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910

Harry married Anna Whitcomb on 3 May 1813 in Littleton, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts, USA. Anna was born on 17 Jan 1792 in Boxborough, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts, USA; died on 16 Jun 1829 in Littleton, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in Littleton, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts, USA (Westlawn Cemetery). [Group Sheet]

Silas married Mary Taylor. Mary was born on 12 Nov 1780 in Harvard, Worcester Co, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet]