William Taylor Bucknam Obituary
New Ipswich Historical Society
December 27, 1923
December 27, 1923 NEW IPSWICH
Death of William Bucknam.
William Taylor Bucknam died Thursday night, Dec. 27, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Katherine Barber in Framingham, Mass. Mr. Bucknam was apparently in his usual health when he retired Thursday night. When his daughter went to his room in the morning she received no response when she spoke to him. Death caused by heart trouble.
Mr. Bucknam was the son of William and Ruth Taylor Bucknam. He was born Dec. 12, 1842. He was married Dec. 30, 1867 to Josephine Marla. daughter of James and Hannah Simonds. They had two daughters, Katherine Maria, who was married to Rev. Henry A. Barber, Aug. 16, 1905, and Mary Abbie, who was married to George Sargent, March 29, 1899, and died Feb. 18, 1911. Mr. Bucknam's wife died April 7, 1915. Since her death he made his home with his daughter. Mrs. Barber. Previous to his wife's death he lived in this town on the farm owned by his father.
Mr. Buckman was selectman for several years and also a sexton a number of years. He was a constant attendant at the Congregational church, a good citizen and a valuable man in the community. One daughter, Mrs. Barber, and five grandchildren, Alfred William Barber, Katherine Louise Barber, Eleanor Maria Sargent and Robert William Sargent, and one brother, Samuel Lee Bucknam of Worcester. survive him.
The funeral was held from the Congregational church Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock with burial in Center cemetery.
Mr. Bucknam was a cousin of Mrs. Almedia Ferrin of New Ipswich,
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Ethel McKown before she married Ralph Park. She was mother to Daphne Parker.
James Roger diary entry
7th March 1913
Hard frost, zero, a bitter cold wind all night, the coldest I have felt all winter. Wind west and cold day, 4 above at 6 PM. David and Daniel fixing windows in brooder house in forenoon and went to depot after a stove for Daniel's farm. David picked a fowl in the forenoon for the Lowes, and I picked one in the afternoon for Mrs. Parker. Got letter from May, and Berkley has the mumps.
Even though these clips and obits were depicting NI well before my time I enjoy reading them. He was another example of a devoted resident of NI. Active in town affairs as a selectman, sexton, and town committees. He was a summer resident in NI and went south to Framingham, Mass in the winter.