Notes for Fletcher Harold HIRTLE

Notes for Fletcher Harold HIRTLE

SOURCES:

Elsie Thoresen; Mildred G. Corkum, Quincy, MA; Alice Jones, Quincy, MA; Quincy City Directories; Mass. Vital Statistics. Compiler: V. Palch, Aug. 1983. Transcribed by P. Hirtle, Mar. 1997.

NOTES

Cabinetmaker, Ship Carpenter (1918 N.S). Emigrated to Boston, Mass 15 Sept. 1920 aboard Prince George.

Fletcher Harold Hirtle.

Intention for naturalization. 13 April 1935 in U.S. District Court, Boston, Mass. #254848. Certificate of arrival #155574. U.S. petition for naturalization #181777 no. 97895 18 Nov. 1937. Certificate of citizenship #4375629 31 jan. 1938 U.S. District Court, Boston, Mass.

Minnie Florence Corkum - baptism Lutheran. Corkum 1826-1915 Zion's N.S.
Minnie Florence Corkum bapt July 22, 1888. daughter of Jacob Edmund + Mary Jane Alice [Hahn] Corkum. Born June 12, 1888.

Minnie emigrated to Boston, Mass. May 1921 with 3 yr old Alice Janet (daughter). Former school teacher in lunenburg, Feltzen South, Indian Path, Center Range, and Midville, N.S. Father: Jacob Edmund Gorkum/Corkum. Mother: Mary Jane Alice Haughn/

RESIDENCES

1930's: 113 Atlantic Ave, Atlantic (North Quincy), Mass. 1940-1960's: 135 Thompson Road, Weymouth, Mass.

DEATH CERTIFICATES

Death Cert. Boston, Mass Vital Statistics v112 p425 #251 Fletcher Harold Hirtle. Weymouth. Devlin Nursing Home, Weymouth Mass. Age: 83 yrs. 135 Thompson Rd, Weymouth, Mass. Length of residence: 10 years. Length of stay in nursing home - 6 months. died - Sept. 5, 1963 @ 1:32 p.m. Cause: cerebrovascular accident, 2 hours between death. Arteriosclerosis general, perideral vascular treated for 10 years. Burial - Knollwood Cem., Canton, Mass. Married. Self-employed cabinetmaker. W Minnie Corkum. Birthplace - Midville, Lunenburg, N.S. Parents - Stephen Hirtle and Janet Snyder.

Death Cert. Boston, Mass Vital Statistics v114 p64 #577 Minnie F. [Corkum] Hirtle. Weymouth. South Shore Hospital. Mass. Age: 78 yrs, 3 months, 28 days. Residence: 135 Thompson Rd, Weymouth, Mass. Length of residence: 8 years. Length of s in South Shore hospital - 3 months. died - 10 Oct. 1966 @ Cause: acute bronchitis - 5 days. Husband: Fletcher H. Hirtle. Housewife. Birthplace - Nova Scotia. widow. Burial - Knollwood Cem., Canton, Mass. Parents: Edmund Corkum (N.S.) & Alic Hahn (N.S.)

OBITUARIES:

Fletcher H. Hirtle

WEYMOUTH - Fletcher H. Hirtle, 83, of 135 Thompson Road, North Weymouth, died yesterday after a long illness at the Devlin Nursing Home, Weymouth.

Born in Midville, Nova Scotia, he had lived in Weymouth for five years. Previously he had lived in North Quincy for 40 years.

He was a retired employee of the Tubular Rivet and Stud Company, Quincy.

In addition to his wife Mrs. Minnie F. Corkum Hirtle, he is survived by a son, Elbert f. Hirtle of Weymouth, three daughters, Mrs. Alice Jones of Dorchester, Mrs. Mildred Hawes of Holbrook, and Mrs. Murial McBurnie of Weymouth; two brothers, Dan Hi of Wollaston and Charles Hirtle of North Quincy; three sisters, Mrs. Florence Snyder of Wollaston, Mrs. Elvira Fletcher of Concord, and Mrs. Emily Philips of Quincy; five grandchildren and one great-grandaughter.

Funeral services will be held Monday at 11 a.m. at the Deware Brothers, 576 hancock Street, Quincy. Burial will be in Knollwood Park Cemetary, Canton.

Aboard the Prince George from Yarmouth, N.S. Cert #C4375629 1938.

On board the Prince George.