Mrs. Lucinda J. Babin Obituary
Former resident of this town
August 7, 1931
Mrs. Lucinda J. Babin, who died in Leominster, Mass., Aug. 7, was born July 27, 1846, the daughter of Isaac B. and Roxa A. (Ladd) Foskett. The family moved from Worcester, Mass., in 1860, to the house owned by Albro L. Balch in Gibson Village and later to the farm owned by Albert F. Mansfield. She was married to John Stillman Gibson Oct. 27, 1864. To them four children were born, Frank P. of Marlboro, N. H., Frederick S. of Gardner, Mass., Tracy O. of Leominster, Mass., and Mrs. Florence Wildman of Newton, Mass. The family lived for many years in Townsend, Mass., where the children were born. The survivors are the four children and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. A niece, Mrs. Albro L. Balch, and two nephews, Albert F. and Willis F. Mansfield, live in this town. The funeral was held on Sunday, Aug. 9, and burial was in the family lot at the Leominster cemetery.
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James Roger diary entry
10th May 1913
Cold north wind all day; slight flurry of snow in morning. Temperature 33 at sunset. David and Frank Hirck (Hyck?) at Spoffords’. Mrs. Spofford came this afternoon. I fixed Hall for Finn dance and picked fowl for Miss Barr. Got letter from Alice, who will come as soon as she can. Mrs. McKown had S.S. children for practice for Children’s Day in June. Got letter with dollar from Mrs. George Oliver, Fitchburg about caring for her father’s lot. H. Whitney (?)
My uncle Leonard Kangas was a storekeeper aboard the Wasp. When the torpedo hit it was close to that area where he was on duty, we understand. He never stood a chance of survival. All five Kangas brothers were in branches of the service during that war. I’m sure other families In Town also worried about their sons as much as my grandparents did about their own boys. Still the greatest generation..
Thank you for the photos of my father and uncle. I still have some of my father’s navy uniforms, the bell bottom trousers, pea coat, pullover shirt, wool turtleneck, and silk tie. When I went to college in New York City in 1969, I used to wear the bell bottom trousers and pea coat! Can’t believe I did that! But that was the 60’s.