Ernest Francis Fecteau^{[1, 2]}

1915 - 1998  (82 years)    Has 68 ancestors and 9 descendants in this family tree.

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• Name	Ernest Francis Fecteau
  Nickname	Ernie
  Gender	Male
  Born	2 Apr 1915	North Saugus, Essex, Massachusetts, United States   [3, 4]
  		MA - B - Fecteau, Ernest Francois - 2 Apr 1915 - Saugus birth - line 60
  Census	1930	Hopkinton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States   [1]
  Census	1940	Hopkinton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States   [5]
  Occupation	1940	Hopkinton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States   [5]
  	winder in a thread mill
  Occupation	Between 1968 and 1976  [2]
  	bank president - Framingham Trust Company
  Died	22 Jan 1998	Milford, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States   [2, 6, 7]
  Buried	27 Jan 1998	Hopkinton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
  	Address: St. John the Evangelist cemetery
  Notes	The son, Ernest, 15, is NOT listed in the 1920 census, but is listed in the 1930 census. News note: Cambridge (AP) - Walter J Dudley, 32, of Cambridge, who tried to holdup the Framingham Trust Co. with a toy pistol last March 28, today began a five-to-seven-year prison sentence for armed robbery. ... The prosecution said Dudley threatened Miss Claire Passalaqua of Framingham, a teller, with death if she did not give him money. Instead, she stepped on an alarm button and the bank manager, Ernest Fecteau of Hopkinton, subdued Dudley. [Lowell Sun, MA, 7 Sep 1962] obituary - Middlesex News (MA) - 26 Jan 1998 Ernest Fecteau, Hopkinton civic leader Hopkinton - Ernest "Ernie" Fecteau, 82, died unexpectedly at home on Thursday, Jan. 22, 1998, where he had been confined in recent years due to Parkinson's Disease. Born in North Saugus, he was the ninth of eleven children born to Frank and Florence (Babin) Fecteau. He lived in Hopkinton for most of his life. He was a respected and influential civic leader in his community for many years. His many accomplishments include being president of Framingham Trust Company from 1968 to 1976, treasure of the town of Hopkinton fromn 1938 to 1967, past commander of the Daniel McDonough Post 202 American Legion, president of the St. Vicncent de Paul Society, treasurer of the Family Counseling and Guidance Center, director of the Catholic Charitable Bureau of Boston, trustee of the Holliston-Hopkinton Savings Bank, treasurer of the Hopkinton Fireman's Relief Association and treasurer of the Hopkinton Industrial Development Finance Authority. He served with distinction as vice-president and treasurer of the South Middlesex Area Chamber of Commerce, president of the Kiwanis, member of the Bishop Rice Council 4822 4th Degree Knights of Columbus. He was a member of the Boston Athletic Association, a member of the Board of Trustees of the Framingham Unhion Hospital, a founding member of the Men of 200 and an active parishioner of St. John the Evangelist Church, Hopkinton. He was a veteran of World War II and treasurer of the Hopkinton War Memorial Building Fund. He is survived by his wife of 51 years, Rita (Danahy) Fecteau; his daughters Joan Sullivan of Ashland, Barbara Sicuso had her husband Anthony of Hopkinton, Mary Shasta and her husband Theodore of Harvard and Denise Sweeney and her husband Dennis of Hopkinton; his grandchildren, Christine Sicuso of Newton, Philip and Andrea Sicuso, Andre and Benjamin Sweeny all of Hopkinton. He also is survived by a brother, Wilfred and his wife Claire of Framingham; a sister, Virginia Hayward of Hopkinton; a sister-in-law, Olive of Framingham; a brother-in-law, William Danahy of Hopkinton; and 101 nieces and nephews. Fueral will be from the Callanan-Cronin Funeral Home, 34 Church St., Hopkinton, on Tuesday at 10 a.m., followed by a Mass in St. John the Evangelist Church at 11 a.m. Burial will be in the parish cemetery. Calling hours at the funeral home will be on Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Memorial donations may be made to the St. Vincent de Paul Society, 1280 Washington St., Boston, MA 10118; to St. John the Evangelist Church, 20 Church St., Hopkinton, MA 01748; or to the Hopkinton Ambulance Fund, 73 Main St., Hopkinton, MA 01748. news article: The Hopkinton News (MA) - 24 May 2009 The Hopkinton Memorial Day celebration on Monday will culminate with a march from Mayhew St. to the town common for the dedication of a brand new gazebo, a march that is a metaphor for military procedure, as well as a group’s nearly two-year march to honor the town and its veterans as it had been done 20 years earlier.  Nearly 21 years ago, the Veterans Memorial Gazebo was dedicated on the town common. The project, which was first proposed in 1981, was spearheaded by Ernest Fecteau, who was a member of the Boston Athletic Association, treasurer of the Hopkinton War Memorial Building Fund and himself a World War II veteran. When Fecteau's daughter, Barbara Sicuso, speaks at the new Veteran's Memorial Gazebo's dedication on Monday May 25, 2009, it will end the first chapter of an effort to revitalize the town common, while maintaining important elements of its history. ... The new Veteran's Memorial Gazebo will be dedicated on Memorial Day, Monday, May 25 at noon on the Common, following a march from Mayhew St. to the Common which starts at 11:30 a.m.
  Person ID	I20141	Filteau - Fecteau - Facteau families
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2015

  
  

  Father	Frank Exavier Fecteau,   b. 20 Feb 1875, Danversport, Essex, Massachusetts, United States ,   d. 3 Jun 1933, Hopkinton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States  (Age 58 years)
  Mother	Florence M Babin,   b. Jul 1880, Canada ,   d. 12 Mar 1966, Hopkinton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States  (Age ~ 85 years)
  Married	19 Feb 1901	Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States   [2, 8]
  	The marriage record can be found in Marriages Registered for the City of Haverhill [Essex, Massachusetts] in 1901, record number 54. It gives their ages (26 and 21) and names their parents.
  		marriage - Fecteau, Francis and Florence Babin - 19 Feb 1901 - Haverhill last line on the page line 54 - gives ages and names parents for both bride and groom
  Photos		photo - Fecteau (Frank and Florence Babin) - with children Fecteau family at the house on Main Street in Hopkinton, MA 1920s/30s men - John Hilton, Ernie, Eddie, Wilfred, Leo, Albert ladies - Rose, Margaret (Mike) Hilton, Dodo, Virginia, Lena front row - Florence (Babin) and Frank E Fecteau
  Census records » Slide Show		1910 - Fecteau, Frank (Florence Babin) - MA, Essex, Lynn lines 36+
  		1920 - Fecteau, Frank (Florence Babin) - MA, Essex, Saugus, ED 285 lines 77+
  		1930 - Fecteau, Frank E (Florence Babin) - MA, Middlesex, Hopkinton, ED 250 lines 1+
  		1940 - Fecteau, Florence [Babin] - widowed + 4 children - Hopkinton, MA hh 112, lines 18+
  Family ID	F7319	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rita Christine Danahy,   b. 5 Apr 1917, Hopkinton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States ,   d. 29 May 2006, Framingham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States  (Age 89 years)
  Married	30 Nov 1946	Hopkinton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States   [2, 7, 9]
  Children	1. Joan Marie Fecteau + 2. Barbara Ann Fecteau 3. Mary Rita Fecteau + 4. Denise Ellen Fecteau
  Family ID	F5802	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  	Load the map	Born - 2 Apr 1915 - North Saugus, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Census - 1930 - Hopkinton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States Census - 1940 - Hopkinton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States Occupation - winder in a thread mill - 1940 - Hopkinton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States Married - 30 Nov 1946 - Hopkinton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States Died - 22 Jan 1998 - Milford, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States Buried - Address: St. John the Evangelist cemetery - 27 Jan 1998 - Hopkinton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S378] Census 1930. Massachusetts ,Middlesex,Hopkinton, sup dist 9, en dist 250, sheet 6A [S1557] Holmes, Ruth Fecteau. [S1596] Sullivan, Joan Fecteau. [S1651] Massachusetts Births, 1840-1915 - with images, film 2409803, folder 4401724, ref 60 p 740 item 1; Ernest Francois Fecteau - 2 Apr 1915 - Saugus. [S1676] Census 1940, Massachusetts, Middlesex, Hopkinton, ED 9-185, sh 6A, hh 112, lines 18+. [S998] Obituary Notices, Wilfred Fecteau - Metro West Daily News (Framingham, Mass) - 17 Feb 2005. [S998] Obituary Notices, Rita C (Danahy) Fecteau - Ancestry.com obits - 1 Jun 2006. [S1522] Massachusetts Marriage Records 1841-1915, film 2057533, folder 4332426, rec 829; Francis Fecteau (26) and Mary Florence Babin (21) - 19 Feb 1901 - Haverhill. [S361] Worcester Telegram and Gazette, obit on 31 Jan 1993 for Joseph M. Danahy.