Notes for Dan Moyle\Moile HIRTLE

Notes for Dan Moyle\Moile HIRTLE

SOURCES:

Elsie L. Thoresen; Alice Jones, Quincy, Mass.; Quincy City directories. Mass. Vital Statistics. Compiled by V. Palch, 1983. Transcribed by P. Hirtle, March, 1997.

NOTES: Dan Hirtle was confirmed in the Mt. Zion Midville Evangelical Lutheran Church at Midville, N.S. on 5 August 1906 according to a certificate signed by L.M. McCreery, Pastor, Bridgewater, N.S. on 11 Feb. 1908.

Addresses (compiled by V. Palch from city directories):

1911-13: 87 South St., Quincy, Mass. 1914-15: 46 Putnam St., Quincy, Mass. 1916-18: 55 Warren Av., Wollaston, Mass. 1920 : 7 Blake St., Quincy (from marriage certificate) 1926 : 209 Newbury Av., Quincy, Mass. 1929-80: 130 Granger St., Wollaston, Mass.

According to Palch's records, probably from the city directory, he was a cabinetmaker from 1914-1918, and a contractor from 1926-1940. In my possession is a waterfront pass for him from 17 Apr. 1918. His obituary indicates that he worked for William T. Bingay Co. of Boston, Mass. His marriage certificate lists him as a cabinetmaker.

Marriage Cert. Boston Mass Vital Statistics v53 p429 5 June 1920 Quincy, MA. Dan Moyle Hirtle 34 yrs 7 Blake St., Quincy Cabinetmaker 1st marriage birthpl - Nova Scotia parents - Stephen Hirtle + Janet Snyder

Annie Margaret Lowe 23 yrs. 41 Hamilton St., Quincy Stenographer 1st marriage birthpl - Nova Scotia parents - William Lowe + Annie Jackson

His residence at time of death was a nursing home, I believe in Braintree. Cause of death: arteriosclerotic heart disease. Buried in Blue Hill Cemetery, Lot #156A, section 20.

Obituaries: Quincy Patriot Ledger, 24 Jan 1980

Hirtle - of Wollaston, Jan 24, Dan M., beloved husb of late Annie M [Lowe] Hirtle, formerly of Granger St., Wollaston. Devoted father of Russell C. Hirtle of Naperville, Ill and Philip Hirtle of Braintree Highlands. Brother of Charles Hirtle of Quincy. In addition survived by 5 grandchildren.

Braintree - Dan M. Hirtle, 94, a 58 yr Wollaston resident, died this morning in a local nursing home after a lengthy illness. Born in Nova Scotia, he moved to Wollaston in 1917. He was a retired carpenter & had worked for William T. Bingay Co., Boston, Ma. He was a member of St. Chrysostoms Church, Wollaston. Husb of late Annie M. [Lowe] Hirtle, he is survived by 2 sons - Philip Hirtle of Braintree & Russell C. Hirtle of Naperville, Ill; a brother Charles Hirtle of Quincy + 5 grandchildren. Burial in Blue Hill Cemetery.

SSN: 030-03-1077

According to Russell C. Hirtle, Dan Hirtle had a house-building business with George Peterson. Together the were instrumental in the development of Forbes Hill. First they built the office for the real estate firm developing Forbes Hill; this was at the top of the hill. Then they started building houses for the people who bought lots on the hill. Among the people for whom they built houses were Arthur D. Little, the Remicks (owner of the department store and parents of Lee Remick), a mayor of Quincy, and a vice-president of Westinghouse.

For these houses, Hirtle and Peterson worked with an architect. For other houses, Hirtle designed the house himself. This was especially true of the houses he built on Granger Street. When Dan Hirtle built 130 Granger street, it and the house next door were the only houses on this portion of Granger (which was being extended from Harvard St. to Milton Street). In fact, the Civil War colonel (Johnson?) who owned the farmland even grazed cows directly behind 130 Granger when they first moved in. Dan Hirtle built the remaining houses on Granger Street and also the houses around the corner from Granger.

The houses Hirtle built were of high quality (witnessed by the fact that he was well-liked by the neighbors who lived in them) and relatively inexpensive. Unfortunately his business sense was not as good, and the partnership went broke during the Depression.