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Dorothy Phyllis Fecteau[1, 2]

Female 1917 - 2002  (85 years)    Has 70 ancestors and 4 descendants in this family tree.

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  • Name Dorothy Phyllis Fecteau 
    Gender Female 
    Born 17 Jun 1917  Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Census 1920  Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    _FSFTID L8MK-P2H 
    Died 5 Jul 2002  Port Charlotte, Charlotte, Florida, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Buried 21 Jul 2002  Lake Grove Cemetery, Holliston, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Notes 

    • According to the 1920 census, Dorothy Phyllis Fecteau, age cannot be read - but it appears to be 1 yr 11/12 months.

      Marriage:
      WESTFORD--Miss Dorothy Phyllis Fecteau, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alderick H Fecteau, and Mr. Lawrence Sheldon Davis, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Davis, of Lowell, were united in marriage at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon by the Rev Willam W. Lewis, pastor of the Westford churches.... The maid of honor was Miss Florence P Chippendale, of Lowell....The best man was Roy S Fletcher of Lowell.... The users were Wendall D Loke, Roland Fecteau (brother of the bride), and William B Prescott. ... Mr. Davis was graduated from Lowell high school and Lowell Commercial college. Mrs. Davis is a graduate of Westford academy. ... [Lowell Sun, Lowell MA, 13 Sep 1938]

      obituary - The Milford Cabinet (NH) - 1 Nov 2003
      Dorothy P. Davis, 85, of Port Charlotte, Fla., died Friday, July 5, 2002, as a result of injuries incurred in an automobile accident.
      Mrs. Davis was born June 17, 1917, in Lowell, Mass., daughter of the late Alderick H. and Winifred G. (Whitney) Fecteau.
      She was the wife of Lawrence S. Davis of Port Charlotte, whom she married in 1938.
      Mrs. Davis was a 1935 graduate of Westford (Mass.) Academy, and worked for Honeywell as a switchboard supervisor in Waltham, Mass., before her retirement in 1979. That year, she moved from Holliston, Mass., to Largo, Fla., where she resided until moving to Port Charlotte two years ago.
      She was a volunteer for Pinellas Center for the Visually Impaired, where she recycled used greeting cards to be sold in the PCVI store. She loved reading, music, golf, ballet and animals.
      Mrs. Davis was an accomplished pianist, and prior to her marriage was the organist for her church.
      In addition to her husband, Mrs. Davis is survived by a son, Lawrence T. Davis of Palmer, Mass.; three daughters and sons-in-law, Debbi and Fred Barrows of Punta Gorda, Fla., Phyllis and Bob Beal of Hollis, and Dimity and Steve Cooper of Hudson, Mass.; and three grandchildren.
      «three grandchildren, Fred Barrows of Punta Gorda, David Coughlin Jr. of Bellingham, Wash., and Dresden Renaud and her husband Eric of N. Brookfield, Mass.» extracted from obit published by The Telegraph, Nashua, NH - 14 Jul 2002
      She will be inurned at Lake Grove Cemetery in Holliston, Mass., on July 21, at 2 pm.
      Mrs. Davis was predeceased by her brother, Roland W. Fecteau, during World War II in 1944.
      Memorial contributions may be made to the Pinellas Center for Visually Impaired, 6925 112th Circle N., Suite 103, Largo, FL 34643.
    Person ID I35590  Filteau - Fecteau - Facteau families
    Last Modified 3 Jan 2010 

    Father Ancestors Aldrich Hector (Alderick H) Fecteau,   b. Apr 1889, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jan 1953, Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 63 years) 
    Mother Ancestors Winnifred Grace Whitney,   b. Nov 1888, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 May 1984  (Age ~ 95 years) 
    Married 15 Jun 1914 
    Family ID F14508  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Ancestors Lawrence Sheldon Davis,   b. 27 Aug 1912, Ayer, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Oct 2005, Port Charlotte, Charlotte, Florida, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years) 
    Married 10 Mar 1938  Derry, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Justice of the Peace 
    Davis, Lawrence S (25) + Dorothy P Fecteau (20) - 10 Mar 1938 - Derry
    Davis, Lawrence S (25) + Dorothy P Fecteau (20) - 10 Mar 1938 - Derry
    marriage record - parents of bride and groom
    NH - M - Davis, Lawrence S (25) + Dorothy P Fecteau (20) - 10 Mar 1938 - Derry (2of2)
    NH - M - Davis, Lawrence S (25) + Dorothy P Fecteau (20) - 10 Mar 1938 - Derry (2of2)
    marriage date
    Married 12 Sep 1938  Westford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Children 
     1.Male Lawrence Thorton Davis,   b. 14 Sep 1939, Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Dec 2010, Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)
    Married: 1x2.Female Debora D (Debbie) Davis
    Married: 1x3.Female Phyllis G Davis
    Married: 2x4.Female Dimity Ann Davis
    Last Modified 4 Feb 2024 
    Family ID F14509  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - 17 Jun 1917 - Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1920 - Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - Justice of the Peace - 10 Mar 1938 - Derry, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 12 Sep 1938 - Westford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 5 Jul 2002 - Port Charlotte, Charlotte, Florida, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 21 Jul 2002 - Lake Grove Cemetery, Holliston, Massachusetts, United States Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S900] RootsWeb - USGenWeb, obituaries at http://www.rootsweb.com/~obituary/.

    2. [S999] NewspaperArchive.com, Lowell Sun, Lowell MA, 13 Sep 1938.

    3. [S377] Census 1920, Massachusetts, Middlesex, Lowell, ward 3, ED 199, sheet 2B, page 248B.

    4. [S998] Obituary Notices, Dorothy P (Fecteau) Davis - The Milford Cabinet (NH) - 1 Nov 2003.