1928 - 2012 (83 years)
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Name |
Doris Hildergard Nelson |
Birth |
15 Apr 1928 |
Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts [1, 2, 3, 4] |
Census |
1940 |
Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts [5] |
She was recorded while living with her parents. |
Age: 11 |
History |
According to her obituary, "As a very young child, Mrs. Coolidge's parents separated, and she grew up in Worcester with her mother and grandmother on Balder Road in the heart of Worcester's Swedish district. Her grandmother had emigrated from Sweden, and Mrs. Coolidge was raised in a loving household full of Swedish language and culture. Her mother remarried and they moved to Petersham when she was age 7. She was adopted by her new father, John Carroll Nelson of Petersham whom she loved and called father the rest of her life. Mrs. Coolidge was graduated from Petersham High School with the Class of 1946. She was an excellent student and a gifted pianist. She was admitted to the New England Conservatory of Music in 1946 where she studied piano and counterpoint with Warren Storey Smith. She also worked in the school's administration office where she supported several faculty members and conductors including the late Arthur Fiedler. In 1948, Mrs. Coolidge married the late Horace O. Coolidge, Jr. also of Petersham. They lived in Concord where she worked at a local life insurance company while her husband completed his college studies at Northeastern University. In 1951, they moved to Carter Hill Farm in Petersham where they spent the next several years rebuilding the farm house and starting a family. Mrs. Coolidge went on to become a highly regarded teacher's aide in the Petersham Center School focusing on special needs children. She was an avid reader who never stopped learning. She was a strong, independent woman who enjoyed gardening, walking in the woods, and caring for her family and friends. Even after the death of her husband in 2010, she continued to live independently on her hilltop farm. Late in her life she learned that her biological father had remarried and that she had two half-sisters living nearby. One of her half-sisters found her and made the first connection. Her life was blessed to have had the love and friendship from her two half-sisters for the last decade of her life. Mrs. Coolidge was a devoted member of her church where she served on many committees throughout her entire life. As a young woman she was instrumental in developing a religious education program at the church. She was a trustee of the Petersham Memorial Library, and was very knowledgeable about both family and local history, serving as a member of the Beverly Historical Society and as a member and volunteer docent of the Petersham Historical Society." [3] |
Residence |
1996 (Age 68) |
Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts [1] |
Death |
7 Apr 2012 |
Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts [3, 4] |
Agency: St. Vincent's Memorial Medical Center |
Cause: a severe stroke |
Burial |
East Street Cemetery, Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts [4] |
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Grave Marker of Doris N. Coolidge
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Person ID |
I603 |
| Spouse of a Delvee |
Last Modified |
29 Dec 2016 |
Family |
Horace Ober Coolidge, Jr., b. 24 Jun 1924, Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 16 Jan 2010, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts (Age 85 years) |
Marriage |
17 Jul 1948 |
Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts [2] |
Age at Marriage |
She : 20 years and 3 months - He : 24 years and 1 month. |
Children |
+ | 1. John Craig Coolidge, b. 13 Sep 1952, Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 11 Aug 2003, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age 50 years) |
+ | 2. Curtis Allen Coolidge |
| 3. Susan Martha Coolidge, b. 1 Jun 1959, Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 11 May 1976, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts (Age 16 years) |
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Family ID |
F278 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
26 Apr 2014 |
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Event Map |
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| Birth - 15 Apr 1928 - Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
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| Census - 1940 - Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
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| Marriage - 17 Jul 1948 - Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
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| Child - John Craig Coolidge - 13 Sep 1952 - Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
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| Child - Susan Martha Coolidge - 1 Jun 1959 - Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
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| Residence - 1996 - Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
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| Death - 7 Apr 2012 - Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
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| Burial - - East Street Cemetery, Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
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Pin Legend |
: Address
: Location
: City/Town
: County/Shire
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: Not Set |
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Photos |
| 0603 Doris N. Coolidge |
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Sources |
- [S91] Town Clerk of Petersham. Street List, Petersham, Mass - 1996, (Petersham, Massachusets: Town of Petersham, 1997).
- [S386] Ruth, Mary. Descendants of Susan Carter Delvy, (Stoney Creek, North Carolina: manuscript, 2002).
- [S484] Obituary of Doris Coolidge, (Worcester, Massachusetts: Worcester Telegram & Gazette, 10 April 2012).
- [S572] Find a Grave web site, (Provo, Utah: Find A Grave, Inc.).
Find A Grave Memorial# 156871380
- [S806] 1940 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012).
Year: 1940; Census Place: Petersham, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: T627_1653; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 14-230
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