Name Florence T. Baker
Event Type Birth
Event Date 24 Aug 1899
Event Place Fall River, Massachusetts
Race White
Father's Name Harry Baker
Father's Birthplace Boston, Mass.
Mother's Name Alice M. Tibbetts
Mother's Birthplace Bristol, R. I.
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Connecticut, Death Index
Name: Florence T Chatfield
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 03 Mar 1990
Event Place: Torrington, Litchfield, Connecticut
Residence Place: Torrington, Litchfield, Connecticut
Address: LITCHFIELD WOOD
Gender: Female
Age: 90
Marital Status: Widowed
Race: White
Occupation: SCH TCHR
Industry: PUB SCH
Education Level: College
Birth Year (Estimated): 1900
Father's Surname (Original): BAKER
Spouse's Name: THURB
Certificate Number: 07039
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Cremated, buried with her sons Thurber and Glenn Chatfield.
Burial Plot: 84-6
Find A Grave Memorial# 159901268
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Tibbetts was Florence's mothers maiden name. According to Durfee Records; they have our grandmother listed as Florence May Tibbetts (Tibi) I do recall folks referring to her as Tibi.
Posted Sept. 2, 2005
I am a Chatfield from Washington Connecticut and am looking for information on my family that lived in Washington Depot CT back in the 1920's through the 1950's. I was told that my grandfather Thurber R. Chatfield born April 22nd 1875 in Killingworth CT migrated to that area and lived on Bee Brook Road where he owned and operated a lumber company called Chatfield Lumber. He came to that area with his large family of nine children and that he also owned a grocery store and gas station with an apartment that he rented out over the store. After his wife died in 1927 he remarried a young 24-year-old Florence Tibbetts my grandmother. I know very little about her. I only know that she came from Fall River Massachusetts and that her birth date may have been August 1899. Florence and Thurber had two boys and a girl. I hope you can help point me in the right direction. I was told that the Chatfield’s home had burned down. If so, how did the fire start and when did it burn? I was told that my father's sister Hope Chatfield died June 1957 and was buried on the family’s property and that there was a headstone. If this is true where is she now that the land in a public park? Where Chatfield Lumber sat I believe that in the general area the new Washington Firehouse sits. Anyone having information that knows anything of this family you can contact me. Thank you.
June Chatfield Kristanovich junebnb@comcast.net
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QUERY. Had reverted to mothers maiden name in 1920 census. Age not shown.
USA Census, 1910
Name Florence M Baker
Event Place Greenfield, Franklin, Massachusetts
Gender Female
Marital Status Single
Race White
Relationship to Head of Household Roomer
Birthplace Massachusetts
Father's Birthplace Massachusetts
Mother's Birthplace Massachusetts
Sheet Letter A
Sheet Number 22
Albert G Stetson Head M 49 Massachusetts
Frances A Stetson Wife F 43 Canada
Maurice H Stetson Son M 9 Massachusetts
Florence M Baker Roomer F y Massachusetts
Edward Bullard Roomer M y Massachusetts
John D Robinson Roomer M 76 Massachusetts
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USA Census, 1920
Name Florence M Tibbetts (Reverted to mothers maiden name.)
Event Place Fall River Ward 1, Bristol, Massachusetts
Gender Female
Age 20
Marital Status Single
Race White
Can Read Yes
Can Write Yes
Relationship to Head of Household Boarder
Birth Year (Estimated) 1900
Birthplace Massachusetts
Father's Birthplace Massachusetts
Mother's Birthplace Rhode Island
Sheet Letter A
Sheet Number 24