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Donald Noble Fecteau[1, 2, 3, 4]

Male 1920 - 1991  (71 years)    Has 80 ancestors and 3 descendants in this family tree.

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  • Name Donald Noble Fecteau 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1920  Holyoke, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Born 4 Jan 1920  Holyoke, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1930  South Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Census 1940  South Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Occupation 1940  South Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    salesman 
    Draft 1 Jul 1941  East Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Died 1 Apr 1991  Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 

    • In the 1940 census, there is no one with the name of Donald F*teau living in Connecticut.

      Donald married Helen Sulima on 15 Feb 1941 and registered for the draft on 1 Jul 1941 in East Hartford, CT. That record names Julia Bartlett as his guardian and the person who would always know how to reach him. « Why didn't he name his wife Helen? The reason may have been that they we»re recently married and he did know know exactly what her address would be in the near future. »

      Donald N Fecteau enlisted in the Army on 8 Mar 1943 in Hartford, CT. He was born in 1920 in Massachusetts; he had 2 years of college; and was married.

      Donald N and Sibyl C Fecteau bought a house and lot on California Avenue for about $8700 from Harry H Byron of Boston, of the American Homes Development Company. [Berkshire Evening Eagle (Pittsfield, Berkshire, Mass) - 12 Apr 1948]

      Mrs. and Mrs. Donald N Fecteau, 130 California Ave, had a daughter Saturday at House of Mercy Hospital. [Berkshire Evening Eagle (Pittsfield, Berkshire, Mass) - 7 Sep 1948]

      Donald was a traffic manager for Sinclair Wire Co., in Holyoke. [DB]
    Person ID I13476  Filteau - Fecteau - Facteau families
    Last Modified 8 Apr 2020 

    Father Ancestors Alfred Arthur Fecteau,   b. 2 Feb 1894, Richford, Franklin, Vermont. United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Apr 1963  (Age 69 years) 
    Mother Ancestors Florence Clarissa Bartlett,   b. 15 Jan 1894, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Between 1960 and 1961  (Age 65 years) 
    Married 31 Jul 1917  South Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 6, 9

    • married - St. Albans Daily Messenger (Vt) - 22 Aug 1917, p 3
      West Enosburg
      Alfred Arthur Fecteau, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Fecteau, of Richford, and Miss Florence Bartlett, of Hartford, Conn., were married July 31 in South Hadley, Mass. They passed a few days with Mr. Fecteau's sisters,. Mrs. M. 'P. Paxman's, of this place, returning to South Hadley August 13.
    Divorced Bef 1940 
    Census records
    1920 - Fecteau, Alfred (Florence Bartlett) - MA, Hampden, Holyoke
    1920 - Fecteau, Alfred (Florence Bartlett) - MA, Hampden, Holyoke
    lines 18+
    1930 - Fecteau, Alfred (Florence Bartlett); her father John Bartlett - MA, Hampshire, South Hadley
    1930 - Fecteau, Alfred (Florence Bartlett); her father John Bartlett - MA, Hampshire, South Hadley
    family of (Alfred) Arthur Fecteau - lines 35-38
    John Bartlett (widowed father of Florence) - line 40
    Julia Bartlett (sister of Florence) - line 42
    Family ID F5689  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Ancestors Helen Sulima 
    Family ID F52071  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Ancestors Sybil Catherine Duncan,   b. 1924, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1974, Forest City, Rutherford, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 50 years) 
    Married Bef 1944  [3, 10
    Children 
     1.Female Judith Anne Fecteau
     2.Female Selma Duane Fecteau
    Family ID F6906  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 3 Alma Wise 
    Family ID F52088  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 4 Ancestors Helen Babcock, / 1st married Reinke 
    Children 
     1.Female Helen Fecteau
    Documents
    MA - M - Fecteau, Donald N + Helen G (Babcock) Reinke - 23 Aug 1967 - Westhampton [Huntington], MA
    MA - M - Fecteau, Donald N + Helen G (Babcock) Reinke - 23 Aug 1967 - Westhampton [Huntington], MA
    marriage record - #19
    Family ID F6905  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map Click to display
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1920 - Holyoke, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 4 Jan 1920 - Holyoke, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1930 - South Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1940 - South Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - salesman - 1940 - South Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDraft - 1 Jul 1941 - East Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 1 Apr 1991 - Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1515] Ancestry.com, Ruth Bartlett database.

    2. [S311] Rich.

    3. [S379] Brown.

    4. [S1960] Connecticut Marriage Records, 1897-1968, Fecteau, Donald + Helen Sulima - 15 Feb 1941 - Hartford.

    5. [S377] Census 1920, Massachusetts, Hampden, Holyoke, ED 73, sheet 20A, p 96A.

    6. [S378] Census 1930.
      Massachusetts, Hampshire, South Hadley, sup dist 2, en dist 44, sheet 14A

    7. [S1676] Census 1940, Massachusetts, Hampshire, South Hadley, ED 8-62, sh 6B, hh 125, lines 57+.

    8. [S1576] WWII US Draft Registration, Donald N Fecteau - S-158 - b. 4 Jan 1920.

    9. [S1756] Newspapers.com, St. Albans Daily Messenger (VT) - 22 Aug 1917, p 3.

    10. [S300] Morissette, Marc.