Philena Alma (Parker) Bartlett (1883 - 1974)

Born 28 May 1883 in Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Ancestors

Wife of James Lowell Bartlett — married 6 Oct 1917 in Beverly, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States

Died 18 Nov 1974 at age 91 in Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Philena Alma was born in Lowell, Massachusetts, in 1883, the daughter of Jesse and Philena (Moxley) Parker.^[1] She was the second of three children, all daughters. She grew up in Lowell, attending local schools.^[2] She graduated from Lowell High School in 1902.^[3]

She was a teacher at the Centre School in Chelmsford, Massachusetts, in 1903-1904. ^[4] At the time of the 1910 census, she and her mother, now a widow, lived in Chelmsford, where Philena was described as a grammar school teacher.^[5]

She was hired as a 7th grade teacher at the Forster School in Somerville, Massachusetts, in 1908, where she worked until at least 1910. She was a resident of Arlington, Mass., at the time.^[6] In 1914-1915, she was attending training courses for teachers at the Boston University.^[7]

In 1917, she married James L. Bartlett, son of Moses and Harriet (Morse) Bartlett. He was a florist of Sudbury, Mass.; she was a teacher from Boston.^[8] The couple lived in Sudbury, where they raised 5 children.^[9]

Philena died in 1974 in Marlborough, Mass.^[10] She is buried at the Long Hill Cemetery in Salisbury, Massachusetts, with her husband, who predeceased her.^[11]

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1925", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FXDH-5V9 : 14 November 2022), Philena A. Parker, 1883.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9T7-FYZ : Thu Aug 03 03:29:59 UTC 2023), Entry for Jessi H Parker and Philena Parker, 1900.
3. ↑ City Documents, City of Lowell, Massachusetts, Year 1901-1902, p. 53
4. ↑ Annual Report of the Town of Chelmsford, For the Year Ending February 29th, 1904, p. 5
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1910", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2VQ-P8F : Tue Jul 18 18:34:02 UTC 2023), Entry for Philena C Parker and Philena A Parker, 1910.
6. ↑ [https://archives.lib.state.ma.us/bitstream/2452/614927/1/Somerville-1909.pdf City of Somerville Annual Reports, 1909, p. 231
7. ↑ General Catalogue, Boston University, 1915, p. 139
8. ↑ "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1925", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:23YF-5MF : 1 September 2021), James L Bartlett and Philena Alma Parker, 1917.
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX1J-7WT : Tue Jul 25 21:08:43 UTC 2023), Entry for James L Bartlett and Phelena A Bartlett, 1920.
10. ↑ "Massachusetts Death Index, 1970-2003", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VZ56-TQ8 : 13 June 2019), Philena A Bartlett, 1974.
11. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #94429986 Long Hill Cemetery, Salisbury, Massachusetts