Laura Horr

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• Census: 1900

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Groom's name: Harry Jay Stetson
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Groom's age: 27 years
Groom's estimated birth year: 1880
Groom's birthplace: Plainfield, , Massachusetts
Bride's name: Laura N Horr
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Bride's age: 24 years
Bride's estimated birth year: 1883
Bride's birthplace: Spencer, , Massachusetts
Marriage date (original): 11 Dec 1907
Marriage date: 11 Dec 1907
Marriage place: Spencer, , Massachusetts
Groom's father's name: Marshall Stetson
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Groom's mother's name: Sarah E Mason
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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: 2315299
Digital GS number: 4329357
Image number: 1104
Number of images: 1
Reference number: p 305 no 4
Marriage registration place: Plainfield, , Massachusetts
Marriage registration year: 1907
Collection: Massachusetts Marriage Records, 1842-1915

Obituary: http://fultonhistory.com/Fulton.html
Amenia NY Harlem Valley Times 1968 - 1968 Grayscale - 0180.pdf http://fultonhistory.com/Newspapers%20Disk3/Amenia%20NY%20Harlem%20Valley%20Times/Amenia%20NY%20Harlem%20Valley%20Times%201968%20-%201968%20Grayscale%20pdf/Amenia%20NY%20Harlem%20Valley%20Times%201968%20-%201968%20Grayscale%20-%200180.PDF

Laura married Harry Jay Stetson on 11 Dec 1907 in Spencer, Worcester Co, Massachusetts, USA. Harry (son of Marshall Stetson and Sarah E. Mason) was born on 12 Oct 1880 in Plainfield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts, USA; died on 5 Jul 1963. [Group Sheet]

1. Marvis Horr Stetson was born on 18 Jan 1909 in Plainfield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts, USA.
2. Vera Mason Stetson was born on 31 Dec 1909 in Plainfield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts, USA; died on 11 Sep 2002 in New London, Merrimack Co, New Hampshire, USA.
3. Zoe Dunnikin Stetson was born on 17 Aug 1911 in Plainfield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts, USA.
4. Annis White Stetson was born on 17 May 1913 in Plainfield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts, USA; died on 23 Dec 2011 in Rhinebeck, Dutchess Co, New York, USA.
5. Joyce Reed Stetson was born on 3 Oct 1914 in Plainfield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts, USA; died on 2 Nov 1992 in La Crosse, La Crosse Co, Wisconsin, USA; was buried in Salt Point, Dutchess Co, New York, USA (Westminster Presbyterian Church Cemetery).
6. Sarah May Stetson was born about 1918 in Plainfield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts, USA; died in May 1974 in Escondido, San Diego Co, California, USA.

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• 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 Valley

Merritt 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]

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• Census: 1900 [1910] 1920 1930

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Third wife of Merrit Nelson Horr.

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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.

Cemetery:
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]

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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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Henry married Mary (Unknown). [Group Sheet]

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