John Forrest Curtis

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[Tribe of Sarah]

John married Frances Lanoue [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Jeanna Marie Curtis
2. Allen Paul Curtis
3. Elizabeth Anne Curtis

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1940, Chesterfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts; He is listed as a farmer.

Forrest married Anna Elizabeth Ballou on 04 Nov 1933 in Sand Lake, Rensselaer County, New York. Anna (daughter of Stephen Charles Ballou and Jennie Elizabeth Rickey) was born on 15 Nov 1910 in Wendell, Franklin County, Massachusetts; died on 17 Aug 1990 in Chesterfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts; was buried on 1 Sep 1990 in Chesterfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• History: She was a school teacher.
• Census: 1920, Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts; In the 1920 US Census she was recorded, age 9, living on Old Barre Road, Petersham, Massachusetts with her mother and maternal grandmother.
• Census: 1940, Chesterfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts

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Roland married Jessie Belle Frood on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• General Information: According to Betty-Sue Pratt (1997), "He had numerous marriages but except for the children of is 1st wife, I am not sure of the names or numbers of others." He used many alias' over the years. Some were Stephen Charles Hoffman and Leo Desmoraux. We do know of a branch in Texas but he used an alias at that time." From Naomi Sturtevant (2000) we learn that he used the last name of "Hoffman" in Texas, and that his two children down there have that name, not Ballou. In 1965, he had a stroke.
• Census: 1900; In the 1900 US Census he was recorded, age 11, living on Main Street, Wendell, Massachusetts with his parents.
• Census: 1910, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; In the 1910 US Census he was recorded, age 21, living on Slate Road, Orange, Massachusetts. He was a laborer and had been married for 5 months.
• Legal: Apr 1911, Wendell, Franklin County, Massachusetts
• Census: 1920, Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas; In the 1920 US Census he was recorded, age 28, living in Beaumont, Texas as Paul Hoffman. He was the proprietor of a milk depot.
• Residence: 1925, Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas; In 1925, Paul (Stephen) and Mattie were living in Beaumont, Texas.
• Residence: 1932, Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida; According to the 1932 Jacksonville, Florida City Directory, he lived at 530H W Adams , Jacksonville.
• Census: 1935, Duval County, Florida; In the 1935 Florida State Census he was recorded, age 45, living in Duval County, Florida. He was listed as single.
• Last Full Review: 22 Aug 2021

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Died:
He died from a cerebral hemorrhage.

Stephen married Jennie Elizabeth Rickey on 10 Nov 1909 in Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, and was divorced. Jennie (daughter of Joseph Edward Rickey and Clara Swan Wilkinson) was born on 12 Nov 1885 in Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 14 Aug 1958 in Westminster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; was buried in Pine Grove Cemetery, Leicester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1900, Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts; In the 1900 US Census she was recorded, age 14, living on East Street, Petersham, Massachusetts with her parents.
• Census: 1910, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; In the 1910 US Census she was recorded, age 21, living on Slate Road, Orange, Massachusetts. She had been married 5 months.
• Census: 1920, Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts; In the 1920 US Census she was recorded, age 34, living on Old Barre Road, Petersham, Massachusetts. She was working as a nurse and living with her mother.
• 2ed Marriage: 1921; She married second Alden Everett Bacon, the son of Francis Anthony and Emily M. (Bond) Bacon. He was born 3 October 1871 in Leicester, Massachusetts and died in December 1932 in Lee County, Florida. Children: 1. Alden Everett (1922–1980) 2. Hiram E. Bacon (1924-2006) 3. Clara Edna Bacon (1927-2019)
• Census: 1930, Alva, Lee County, Florida; In the 1930 US Census she was recorded, age 44, living on Palm Street, Alva, Florida with her second husband and three childrn.
• Census: 1940, Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts; In the 1940 US Census she was recorded, age 54, living in Petersham, Massachusetts. She was a widow.
• Last Full Review: 22 Aug 2021

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1870, Wendell, Franklin County, Massachusetts; In the 1870 US Census he was recorded, age 4, living in Wendell, Massachusetts with his parents.
• Census: 1880, Wendell, Franklin County, Massachusetts; In the 1880 US Census he was recorded, age 10, living in Wendell, Massachusetts with his parents.
• Census: 1900, Wendell, Franklin County, Massachusetts; In the 1900 US Census he was recorded, age 29, living on Main Street, Wendell, Massachusetts. He was a farmer.
• Census: 1910, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; In the 1910 US Census he was recorded, age 40, living on Mill Street, Orange, Massachusetts. His occupation is listed as a horse trader.
• Census: 1920, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; In the 1920 US Census he was recorded, age 50, living on Walnut Hill Street, Orange, Massachusetts. He was a farmer and divorced.
• Census: 1940, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; In the 1940 US Census he was recorded, age 71, living on 383 East River Street, Orange, Massachusetts with his son, Cecil and his family.
• Last Full Review: 26 Dec 2021

Notes:

Died:
He died of a stroke at the Franklin Medical Center.

William married Maude Nellie Stiles on 17 Sep 1887 in Wendell, Franklin County, Massachusetts, and was divorced before 1920. Maude (daughter of Burritt Anthony Stiles and Sarah Ann Brigham) was born on 20 Jul 1873 in Erving, Franklin County, Massachusetts; died on 29 Jan 1974 in Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts; was buried in Central Cemetery, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• General Information: Her real name is a mystery. It may be Nellie or Nancy. Throughout her life, she went by Maude. Betty-Sue Pratt said of her in 1997, "I remember Grandma as a very tiny lady with hair that was combed into deep waves from her natural curls. Her hair was always dark and she never did have white hair even at the time of her death. She was always thin. In later years, her hands were severely deformed by arthritis. She lived and worked as housekeeper for the Carpenter Family. They were 1st cousins by marriage. Grandma stayed there long enough to raise 3 generations. She was able to maintain an independent life style with the help of her daughter-in law, Mary Ballou, before moving into a Rest Home and then to a Nursing Home in Athol.... She ...once had a catastrophic automobile accident. She was told she would probably never walk as her pelvis was crushed. Grandma did walk, probably out of shear stubbornness, and the only concession she ever made was to sit in a straight chair as it was too difficult to get out of a low one. She did retain a bit of a limp and learned to use a walker the last few years of her life. She was holder of the Boston Post gold headed cane."
• Census: 1880, Wendell, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 6
• Census: 1900, Wendell, Franklin County, Massachusetts; In the 1900 US Census she was recorded, age 26, living on Main Street, Wendell, Massachusetts.
• Census: 1910, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; In the 1910 US Census she was recorded, age 36, living on Mill Street, Orange, Massachusetts.
• Census: 1920, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; In the 1920 US Census she was recorded, age 46, living on 24 Clifton Street, Orange, Massachusetts. She was divorced and the housekeeper for the Carpenter family. Her son, Clarence lived with her.
• Census: 1930, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; In the 1930 US Census she was recorded, age 56, living in Orange, Massachusetts. She was a live-in housekeeper for the Carpenter family.
• Miscellaneous: 1937; When she got news of her son, Clarence's accident, she left Orange, and traveled to Jacksonville, Florida. Unfortunately she arrived after he had passed away.
• Census: 1940, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; In the 1940 US Census she was recorded, age 66 living in Orange, Massachusetts. She was a live-in housekeeper for the Carpenter family.
• Residence: Jul 1967, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; At the time of her sister's death, July 1967, she lived in Orange, Massachusetts.
• Residence: Jan 1974, Shelburne Falls, Franklin County, Massachusetts; Her last residence before her death according to the Social Security records was Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts
• Last Full Review: 26 Dec 2021

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[Tribe of Sarah]

Census:
She was recorded while living with her parents.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1900, Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts; In the 1900 US Census he was recorded, age 67, living on East Street, Petersham, Massachusetts. He was a farmer.

Joseph married Clara Swan Wilkinson in 1874. Clara was born in Feb 1851 in Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1900, Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts; In the 1900 US Census she was recorded, age 497, living on East Street, Petersham, Massachusetts.
• Census: 1920, Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts; In the 1920 US Census she was recorded, age 68, living on Old Barre Road, Petersham, Massachusetts. She was a widow, and had her daughter, Jennie, and family living with her.