1947 - 2005 (58 years)
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| 0591 Roland Barnes |
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Name |
Rollin Sanford Barnes |
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Birth |
17 Feb 1947 |
Gardner, Worcester County, Massachusetts [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7] |
Graduation |
1965 (Age 18) |
Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts [3] |
Address: Ralph C. Marhar Regional High School |
History |
According to his obituary, "After his discharge, he worked at General Motors in Framingham for several years before enrolling at the U-Mass Stockbridge School of Agriculture, where he studied horticulture. For 30 years, he owned and operated his own very successful business, Barnes Gardening and Landscaping. This included caring for the Petersham Common and cemeteries with his beloved nephew Christopher Barnes.½ His whole life, he was active in church and town activities. He was a past Commander of the Petersham American Legion Post 415, as well as their Post Historian. He was proud of his compilation of letters home from Petersham Vets who served in WWII. He was an active member and former board member of the Petersham Curling Club. He was active in the V.F.W. Post 650 and Vietnam VETS of America. He was a former Petersham Selectman, former library trustee, a long time member of the Petersham Conservation commission, and Petersham Historic Commission. Roland enjoyed spending time with his wife, daughters, many relatives and wonderful friends who are too numerous to mention. He loved to travel, and had a strong interest in American History, and researching his family tree. He was a skilled craftsman who designed and constructed his own home and field stone barn.? [3] |
Military |
1 Jul 1965 to 12 Dec 1968 (Age 18) [3, 6] |
He joined the United States Air Force where he served for four years during the Vietnam Conflict. He was honorably discharged as a sergeant. He had flown 24 missions to Vietnam as a C-130 Cargo Loadmaster. |
Residence |
2005 (Age 58) |
Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts [5] |
Death |
30 May 2005 [3, 4, 5, 6] |
Cause: after a long and courageous battle with pancreatic cancer |
Siblings |
5 Siblings |
| 1. Diana Barnes | | 2. Sandra Grace Barnes | + | 3. Stephen Sumner Barnes, b. 16 Jun 1943, Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 18 Jan 2018, Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age 74 years) | + | 4. Rollin Sanford Barnes, b. 17 Feb 1947, Gardner, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 30 May 2005 (Age 58 years) | + | 5. Jacqueline May Barnes | | 6. Pamela Joyce Barnes | |
Person ID |
I591 |
| Clan of Jonathan, Tribe of Peter |
Last Modified |
16 May 2020 |
Father |
Harold S. Barnes, Jr., b. 10 Dec 1913, Massachusetts d. 6 Jul 1969 (Age 55 years) |
Mother |
Grace Effie Coolidge, b. 4 Jan 1914, Southbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 30 Dec 1999, Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age 85 years) |
Family ID |
F273 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Event Map |
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| Birth - 17 Feb 1947 - Gardner, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
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| Graduation - 1965 - Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts |
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| Residence - 2005 - Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
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Pin Legend |
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Sources |
- [S86] Barnes, Grace. Miscellaneous Notes of Grace Barnes, (Petersham, Massachusetts: manuscript, 1996).
- [S91] Town Clerk of Petersham. Street List, Petersham, Mass - 1996, (Petersham, Massachusets: Town of Petersham, 1997).
- [S462] Obituary of Roland S. Barnes, (Athol, Massachusetts: Athol Daily News, 31 May 2005).
- [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).
- [S1040] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011).
- [S825] Massachusetts, U.S., Birth Index, 1860-1970, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013).
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