Born in Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Lucius Stephen Page
and Julia Louise (Branstad) Page
Sister of
Leslie Branstad Page and Signie Viola (Page) Michelson
Wife of
William Angier Forbes
— married
17 Jun 1914 in Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Mother of
Julia Louise (Forbes) Reed
Died
at age 85
in Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 29 Jun 2019
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Biography
Aletha Winifred Page was born in Worcester, Massachusetts on 24 Sep 1888 (but registered as Elethia), the daughter of Lucius Page and Julia Branstad. [1] Her mother died when she was quite young. She appeared in 1900 with her widowed father & siblings at 56 Lake Avenue, Worcester [2] which was the family home for some years. In 1910, they are still there & Aletha is a clerk. [3] [4]
She married William Angier Forbes on 17 Jun 1914 in Worcester, Massachusetts[5] and they started married life in Swampscott [6] where they remained until at least 1920. [7]
They added 2 children to their family and spent the rest of their married life living mostly in Fitchburg [8] [9] but latterly moved to Worcester sometime before 1957 [10] & remained there.
Aletha was widowed in Mar 1972 and she herself died on 16 Feb 1974 in Worcester, Massachusetts [11]
Sources
- ↑ "Massachusetts Births, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FX6X-MD3 : 11 March 2018), Elethia W. Page, 24 Sep 1888, Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts; citing reference ID #484, Massachusetts Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 1,428,242.
- ↑ Year: 1900; Census Place: Worcester Ward 3, Worcester, Massachusetts; Page: 14; Enumeration District: 1736; FHL microfilm: 1240696
- ↑ Year: 1910; Census Place: Worcester Ward 2, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: T624_631; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 1864; FHL microfilm: 1374644
- ↑ 1914 Worcester, Massachusetts, City Directory, Page 573
- ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N4XW-33B : 25 May 2018), William Angier Forbes and Aletha Winifred Page, 17 Jun 1914; citing Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 2,409,948.
- ↑ 1915 Lynn, Massachusetts, City Directory, Page 289
- ↑ Year: 1920; Census Place: Swampscott, Essex, Massachusetts; Roll: T625_697; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 289
- ↑ Year: 1930; Census Place: Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 0158; FHL microfilm: 2340697
- ↑ Year: 1940; Census Place: Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: m-t0627-01648; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 14-92
- ↑ 1957 Fitchburg, Massachusetts, City Directory, Page 295
- ↑ "Massachusetts Death Index, 1970-2003", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VZY6-9XH : 13 June 2019), Aletha W Forbes, 1974.
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