Doris Arlene (Hartwell) Granger (1914 - 2000)

Born 27 Aug 1914 in Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Ancestors

Died 15 Nov 2000 at age 86 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA

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Biography

Birth 27 Aug 1914 • Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Residence 1920 • Arlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Relation to Head: Boarder; Residence Marital Status: Single

Residence 1930 • Arlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Daughter

Marriage 30 Jun 1939 • Arlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Ralph Hawthorne Granger Sr. (b1911) (1911–1998)

Death of Mother Florence Jane Chapple(1886–1940) 27 Nov 1940 • Arlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

Residence 1941 • Burlington; Winooski; Essex Junction, Vermont, USA

Residence 1942 • Burlington; Winooski; Essex Junction, Vermont, USA

Death of Father Norcross Needham Hartwell(1880–1955) 23 Mar 1955 • Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire USA

Death of Husband Ralph Hawthorne Granger Sr. (b1911)(1911–1998) 26 Sep 1998 • Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA

Death 15 Nov 2000 • Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA Burial 30 Jun 2001 • Durham, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA

Doris was the only child born to Norcross Needham Hartwell and Florence Jane Chapple of Worcester, MA. She was a graduate of Lesley College in Cambridge, MA, and was kindergarten teacher in Brattleboro, VT, and Durham, NH.

She married Ralph Hawthorne Granger, Sr., on June 30, 1939, at home in Arlington, MA. They had two sons and one daughter.

Prior to WWII, married women were not allowed to teach. In 1950, Doris returned to teaching when her third child became of school age. She continued to teach kindergarten in Durham, NH, until she retired in 1976.

Doris was a community volunteer as a member and past president of the Lee, NH, Fire Dept. Auxiliary, member and past president of the Lee Historical Society, member and past president of the Strafford County Home Health Association, and others.

Doris was well-known for her ability to play the piano. She was an active member of the American Bell Association and collected more than 800 bells.

Sources

• 1920 United States Federal Census

1930 United States Federal Census

Massachusetts, Birth Records, 1840-1915

Social Security Death Index

U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 (Beta)

U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 (Beta)

U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 2

U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

Vermont, Birth Records, 1909-2008

Vermont, Birth Records, 1909-2008