Frederica Luella "Freda" Coolidge, RN

1889 - 1989  (100 years)

• Name	Frederica Luella Coolidge
  Relationship	with Peter Delva
  Born	8 Feb 1889	Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts   [1, 8, 10, 11, 12]
  She was a twin. Both she and her brother are listed as born on the 7th of February, but he is listed as still born on the 8th of February in the record. I have used the 8th as I have no proof of what date Frederica used in later life.
  	Birth Record of Frederica Luella Coolidge
  Census	1900	Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts   [1]
  She was recorded while living with her parents.
  Age: 11
  Address: Central Street
  She was recorded while living with her parents.
  Census	1910	Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts   [2]
  She was working as a servant while living with her parents.
  Age: 21
  Address: Southerly Street
  She was recorded while living with her parents.
  Graduation	say 1918 (Age 29)	Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts   [11]
  She graduated from Petersham High School.
  Census	1920	Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts   [3]
  Age: 30
  Address: East Street
  She was recorded while living with her windowed father.
  Graduation	say 1920 (Age 31)	Natick, Middlesex County, Massachusetts   [11]
  She graduated from the nursing school at Natick Hospital.
  Census	1930	Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts   [4]
  Age: 41
  She was recorded living with her sister and her husband.
  Residence	1939 (Age 50)	Gardner, Worcester County, Massachusetts   [14]
  Address: 86 Lennon Street
  Census	1940	Gardner, Worcester County, Massachusetts   [5]
  Age: 51
  Address: 242 Mill Street
  Residence	26 Aug 1989 (Age 100)	Gardner, Worcester County, Massachusetts   [13]
  Address: Eastwood Pines Nursing Home 161 Ryan Street
  She was in a nursing home.
  Died	21 Nov 1989	Gardner, Worcester County, Massachusetts   [6, 9, 12, 13]
  Agency: Henry Heywood Memorial Hospital
  Obituary	24 Nov 1989  [11]
  GARDNER - Freda L. (Coolidge) Simonds, 100, of 161 Ryan St. and Eastwood Pines Nursing Home, died Tuesday in Henry Heywood Memorial Hospital. Her husband, Carl Simonds, died in 1962. She leaves three nieces, Barbara J. Duplessie of Petersham, Joan Lavoie of Brockton and Sylvia Shafa of Poughkeepsie, N.Y. Born in Petersham, she was a daughter of Louis and Ella (Houghton) Coolidge, and had lived in Gardner 80 years. She graduated from Petersham High School. Mrs. Simonds, a registered nurse, did private duty nursing and was employed by various hospitals and nursing homes. She graduated from the nursing school at Natick Hospital. Following cremation, graveside services will be held 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 2, in East Street Cemetery, Petersham. The Rev. Gordon P. Tate will officiate. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Greenfield Area Animal Shelter, French King Highway, Greenfield, 01301. Fiske Funeral Home, 1356 Main St., Athol, is directing arrangements. Published by the Worcester Telegram & Gazette, 24 November 1989
  Buried	2 Dec 1989	East Street Cemetery, Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts   [6]
  	Gravestone of Carl and Freda (Coolidge) Simonds
  Siblings	6 Siblings
  + 1. Stanley Louis Coolidge,   b. 29 Jan 1886, Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts ,   d. 19 Nov 1941, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts  (Age 55 years) ▻ Josephine B. Minot,  m. 1 Nov 1909 + 2. Alice Blanche Coolidge,   b. 19 Aug 1887, Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts ,   d. 23 Nov 1963, Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts  (Age 76 years) ▻ Reginald Mordaunt Cecil Dobson,  m. 1 Feb 1908 ;   Francis Palmer "Frank" Gillis,  m. Abt 1915   3. Frederick Sanford Coolidge,   b. 8 Feb 1889, Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts ,   d. 8 Feb 1889, Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts  (Age 0 years)   4. Frederica Luella "Freda" Coolidge, RN,   b. 8 Feb 1889, Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts ,   d. 21 Nov 1989, Gardner, Worcester County, Massachusetts  (Age 100 years) ▻ Carl Joseph Simonds,  m. 29 Jun 1925   5. Dorothy Pomona Coolidge,   b. 15 Apr 1891, Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts ,   d. 1 Apr 1986, Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts  (Age 94 years) + 6. Ruth Goodnow Coolidge,   b. 14 Aug 1893, Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts ,   d. 2 Feb 1983, Brockton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts  (Age 89 years) ▻ Linnell Burr Higgins,  m. 1 Jun 1921   7. Gordon Wayne Coolidge,   b. 13 Aug 1897, Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts ,   d. 14 Sep 1906, Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts  (Age 9 years)
  Person ID	I335	| Clan of Jonathan, Tribe of Peter
  Last Modified	20 Feb 2021

  
  

  Father	Louis Napoleon Coolidge,   b. 23 Jun 1861, Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts ,   d. 15 Mar 1929, Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts  (Age 67 years)
  Mother	Ella Rose Houghton,   b. 30 Aug 1864, Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts ,   d. 4 Sep 1912, Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts  (Age 48 years)
  Married	24 Dec 1884	Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts
  Age at Marriage	Louis was 23 years - Ella was 20 years. (Were Married 27 years).
  Family ID	F171	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Carl Joseph Simonds,   b. 12 May 1893, Templeton, Worcester County, Massachusetts ,   d. Jan 1963, Gardner, Worcester County, Massachusetts  (Age 69 years)
  Married	29 Jun 1925	Palm Beach County, Florida   [7]
  Age at Marriage	Frederica was 36 years - Carl was 32 years. (Were Married 37 years).
  Last Modified	20 Feb 2021
  Family ID	F212	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 8 Feb 1889 - Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts Census - 1900 - Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts Census - 1910 - Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts Graduation - say 1918 - Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts Census - 1920 - Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts Graduation - say 1920 - Natick, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Married - 29 Jun 1925 - Palm Beach County, Florida Census - 1930 - Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts Residence - 1939 - Gardner, Worcester County, Massachusetts Census - 1940 - Gardner, Worcester County, Massachusetts Residence - 26 Aug 1989 - Gardner, Worcester County, Massachusetts Died - 21 Nov 1989 - Gardner, Worcester County, Massachusetts Buried - 2 Dec 1989 - East Street Cemetery, Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S504] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004). Year: 1900; Census Place: Petersham, Worcester, Massachusetts; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 1670; FHL microfilm: 1240694 [S503] 1910 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006). Year: 1910; Census Place: Petersham, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: T624_629; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 1802; FHL microfilm: 1374642 [S499] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010). Year: 1920; Census Place: Petersham, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: T625_748; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 135; Image: 102 [S509] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002). [S806] 1940 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012). Year: 1940; Census Place: Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: T627_1649; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 14-129 [S572] Find a Grave web site, (Provo, Utah: Find A Grave, Inc.). Memorial ID 132298264 Freda Coolidge Simonds [S1215] Florida, County Marriage Records, 1823-1982., (Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016). [S801] Massachusetts, U.S., Birth Records, 1840-1915 , (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013). Birth Record of Frederica Luella Coolidge [S805] Massachusetts, U.S., Death Index, 1970-2003, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005). [S800] Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011). Birth Record of Frederica Luella Coolidge [S1483] Obituary of Freda L. Coolidge Simonds, (Worcester, Massachusetts: Worcester Telegram & Gazette, 24 November 1989), Primary Source. [S911] Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc). [S83] Social Security Death Benefit Records (SSDI), (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011). [S846] U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011). Gardner, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1939