Rebecca GOWER

Autres événements/attributs:

• _FIL: LEGITIMATE_CHILD
• _CREA: 17 sept 2023

Notes:

Medical Information: She had been in frail health for many years and seriously ill for 4 weeks prior to her death. Also contributing to her demise were pulmonary fibrosis (6 years) & bronchial asthma(20 years).

From at least 1938 -- and possibly earlier -- and into at least 1950, Rebecca was responsible for the North Pownal notes section in area newspapers. She even included her phone number in the newspaper so that anyone with news to report couldcall her and she would add it to her column. Although in earlier years Rebecca's work was akin to that of a gossipcolumnist, most of her writing is clearly as an earnest reporter.
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North Adams Transcript (MA) -- Wednesday 12 Jan 1949
Mrs. John Arbour and her daughter, Miss Gertrude Arbour, are confined to their home by illness and are under the care of a Williamstown physician.
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Bennington Evening Banner (VT) -- 18 Apr 1956
MRS. JOHN D. ARBOUR
North Pownal -- Mrs. Rebecca (Gower) Arbour, 70, wife of John D. Arbour, died early this morning at her home. She had been in frail health forseveral years and seriously ill for the past four weeks.Born in Hoosick 20 June 1885, she was the daughterof the late Nelson W. and Elizabeth (Leevy) Gower. Her education was received in Hoosick. She was marriedto Mr. Arbour 28 June 1902, in North Pownal and the couple lived in Bennington for a year. They went back to North Pownal in 1903, where shewasactive in the Episcopal Mission as it was established in North Pownal. Mrs. Arbour had been NorthPownal correspondent for the North Adams Transcript for 33 years, longest in years of service of any of their correspondents. Besides her husband,sheleaves one daughter, Miss GertrudeR. Arbour; one son, Harold J. Arbour, instructor at Hollins College inRoanoke, VA. Funeral arrangements are incomplete. The body will be transferred from Mahar Funeral Home in Bennington late this afternoon and friends may call at the Arbour home this evening.

Bennington Evening Banner (VT) -- 19 Apr 1956
MRS. JOHN D. ARBOUR
Funeral services for Mrs. John D. Arbour, who passed away early Wednesday morning at her home in North Pownal, will be held Saturday afternoonat 2 o'clock at the All Saints Episcopal Church in Hoosick, NY. A prayer service will be held at the home.The Rev. Walter Perkins and Rev. Knight Dunkerley of Hoosick will officiate at the services. Burial will be in the Hoosick Rural Cemetery in Hoosick,NY.

Troy Record (NY) -- 19 Apr 1956
DIED
ARBOUR -- In North Pownal, VT, 18 Apr 1956, Rebecca Gower, wife of JohnD. Arbour, mother of Gertrude R. and Harold J. Arbour of Nort Pownal. Funeral Services Saturday with prayers from her home at 1:30 pm and at All Saints' Episcopal Church, Hoosick Falls, NY, at 2 pm. Interment in Hoosick Rural Cemetery. Arrangments in charge of Edward P. Manar Funeral Home, Bennington, VT.

Troy Record (NY) -- 19 Apr 1956
MRS. JOHN D. ARBOUR
Mrs. John D. Arbour, 70, the former Rebecca Gower of Hoosick, died yesterday at her home in North Pownal, VT. She was born in Hoosick, 20 Jun 1885, daughter of Nelson W. and Elizabeth Leevy Gower. She married Mr. Arbour 28 Jun 1902, in NorthPownal and had resided there since. She wasa member of All Saints' Episcopal Church, Hoosick, and was interested in Episcopal missions. Survivors include her husband, one daughter, Miss Gertrude R. Arbour, and one son, Harold J. Arbour, allof North Pownal. Prayer service will be conducted at the house Saturday at 1:30 pm anda service will be in All Saints' Episcopal Church, Hoosick, at 2 pm. Interment will be in Hoosick Rural Cemetery.

Bennington Evening Banner (VT) -- 20 Apr 1956
MRS. JOHN D. ARBOUR
Funeral services for Mrs. John D. Arbour, who passed away early Wednesday morning at her home in North Pownal, will be held Saturday afternoonat 2 o'clock at the All Saints Episcopal Church in Hoosick, NY. The Rev. Walter Perkins and Rev. Knight Dunkerley of Hoosick will officiate at the services. A prayer service will be held at the Arbour home preceding the church services. Burial will be in the Hoosick Rural Cemetery in Hoosick, NY. Pallbearers will be Noyce Burnham of Petersburg, NelsonGower of Scotia and Jay, Charles, Louis, and Robert Buck of North Pownal.

Bennington Evening Banner (VT) -- 23 Apr 1956
MRS. JOHN D. ARBOUR
The funeral of Mrs. John D. Arbour, the former Rebecca Gower, who died at her home in North Pownal Wednesday morning, was held from her home Saturday afternoon with a prayer and from the All Saints Episcopal Church in Hoosick, where a requiem service was held. The Rev. Walter A. Perkins, rector of All Saints Church, officiated, assisted by Rev. Knight Dunkerley. Miss Mary Bovie, organist, and thechoir rendered "Abide With Me." The floral tributes were numerous and beautiful. Pallbearers were:Burton Tulloch and Nelson Gower of Schenectady; Noyce Burnham, Hoosick; and Robert, Louis, and Charles Buck of North Pownal. Burial was in North Pownal Cemetery with the Rev. Perkins and Rev. Dunkerley offering the committal prayers.

Rebecca a épousé John Adelard ARBOUR le 28 juin 1902 à Pownal,,Bennington County,Vermont,Usa,. John (fils de Moise ARBOUR et Melina VAILLANT) est né le 25 juin 1878 à L'Assomption,60028,Lanaudière,Quebec,Canada,; est mort le 30 déc 1959 à Ronaoke,,,Virginia,Usa,; a été enterré en avr 1960 à Vermont,,Bennington County,Vermont,Usa,[North Pownal Cemetery in Pownal,Bennington County,USA] - North Pownal. [Feuille familiale] [Tableau familial]

Autres événements/attributs:

• _FIL: LEGITIMATE_CHILD
• _CREA: 17 sept 2023

Notes:

* Occupation:initially Stenographer, then Private Secretary in a Law Office (1930, 1940); by 1942 worked for Henry L. HARRINGTON, an Adams, MA, lawyer who later became a Berkshire County Judge; afterretirement,Assistant Town Clerk of Pownal,VT (1965+)
* Burial:North Pownal Cemetery in Pownal, Bennington County, Vermont, USA
* Education:ABT 1917 attended Bliss Business College in North Adams, MA, for 2 years
* Religion:Episcopalian -- attended St Mark's Church in Hoosick Falls, NY
* Medical Information:She had been ill for 2 weeks before her death, but had suffered with dementia for quite some time before this.
* Note:Gertrude never married or had any children.North Adams Transcript (MA) -- 01 Feb 1929
COMPANY M RIFLE TEAM WINS FROM GIRLS' CLUB
Company M won a rifle shooting match at the State Armory from the NorthAdams' Girls' Club last evening. Several of the North Adams young women had excellent totals. The Company M Team won by a margin of 76 points. The North Adams' Girls' Club teamscores follow: . . . Miss Gertrude Arbour, 127, . . .North Adams Transcript (MA) -- Wednesday 26 Jun 1935
SCHOOL DISTRICT MEETS
. . . Gertrude R. Arbour, tax collector, re-elected for one year. . .North Adams Transcript (MA) -- Wednesday 30 Jun 1937
ELECT SCHOOL DISTRICT OFFICERS
The annual meeting of the North Pownal School District was held Tuesdayevening at 8 o'clock in the school hall. A very small number of the voters of the district were present. The warning was read by the moderator, Michael Furlong, after which theelection of officers for the ensuingschool year took place and the reports of the school committee, tax collector, treasurer, and auditor were read and accepted. The following officers were unanimously elected: . . . tax collector for one year, MissGertrude R. Arbour, . . .

North Adams Transcript (MA) -- Wednesday 29 Jun 1938
ANNUAL SCHOOL MEETING HELD
The election of officers took place as follows: . . . Gertrude R. Arbour, tax collector for one year, . . .

North Adams Transcript (MA) -- Wednesday 28 Jun 1939
LOCAL AND PERSONAL
The following officers were elected: . . . tax collector, Miss GertrudeArbour.

In 1940, Gertrude reported that she had earned $1560 in 1939.

North Adams Transcript (MA) -- Tuesday 05 May 1942
LOCAL AND PERSONAL
Mrs. Michael Hogan, Miss Melba Cooper, and Miss Gertrude Arbour are assisting the teachers in the North Pownal graded school as registrars in the sugar rationing registration being conducted this week.

North Adams Transcript (MA) -- Tuesday 16 Jun 1942
RED CROSS CERTIFICATES HERE
. . . The members of the class entitled to the certificates are . . . Miss Gertrude Arbour . . .

North Adams Transcript (MA) -- Jul 1942
GAS RATIONING REGISTRARS
The first of three gas rationing registration sessions began yesterday afternoon at the North Pownal Graded School, under the direction of Miss Elizabeth Burlington, teacher in the intermediate room of the school.She was assisted by Ray Beaudry, amember of the board of school directors, Miss Melba Cooper, treasurer of the school, and Miss Gertrude Arbour, tax collector.

The Berkshire Evening Eagle (MA) -- Saturday 06 May 1944
DEEDS THAT GO ON RECORD IN BERKSHIRE -- Realty Transfers Entered Recently For Registry In County
Cheshire -- Arbour Gertrude R -- Samuel W Lewis et ux, Church St
Lewis Susie Abbie -- Gertrude A Arbour, Church StBennington Banner (VT)-- 27 Oct 1989
In 1989, Gertrude donated 2 acres of land adjacent to the North Pownal Cemetery and across the street from her home. The cemetery was getting full and she helped to enlarge it with her donation. The land was "partof her family's 77-acre farm." Arbour was secretary-treasurer of the Association (Cemetery) in past years, and she also served as Assistant Town Clerk after she retired at age 62. Arbour was born in 1903 in Bennington, where her grandfather had a livery stable, she said. Her parentsmoved to North Pownal in 1917, where she attended grammar school. Whenshe was 14, Arbour enrolled inthe Bliss Business College in North Adams, MA, and after graduating, became first a stenographer then a legal secretary for anAdams, MA, lawyer Henry Harrington, who later became a Berkshire County Judge. A marker will be placed in the new section of the cemetery inscribed, "The Orchard, donated by Gertrude Arbour, 24 October 1989."

North Adams Transcript (MA) -- 05 Jun 1990
The two acre plot donated to the Cemetery by Gertrude Arbour was dedicated on 28 May 1990. The plot was called "The Orchards." The Rev. Joel Miller, a retired Episcopalian minister from St Marks Church in Hoosick Falls, NY, where Arbour, with her late father, mother, and brother haveworshipped for many years. Rev. Miller spoke of the history of the Arbours in North Pownal, their services to the community in many ways, andof the appropriateness of the gift of land which he saidwill add another 200 years of life to the beautiful little cemetery, which holds so much Pownal history.

North Adams Transcript (MA) -- 29 Aug 2005
TODAY IN LOCAL HISTORY (original year unknown)
Pownal, VT -- A special meeting of the North Pownal Cemetery association was held yesterday in the Congregational church social room. Nine members were present. New officers were elected to make the association active. Orrin Peckham was elected president, and Gertrude Arbour was elected secretary and treasurer.

Autres événements/attributs:

• _FIL: LEGITIMATE_CHILD
• Diplôme: 24 juin 1926, Vermont,,Orange County,Vermont,Usa,[Williamstown High School,Williamstown,Orange County,USA] - Williamstown
• _CREA: 17 sept 2023

Notes:

* Occupation:Business College Teacher (1930); Instructor at Hollins College in Roanoke, VA (1956); Instructed at US Navy Business Administration Schools and then at Hollins for 15 years; retired in 1970
* Burial:North Pownal Cemetery in Pownal, Bennington County, Vermont, USA
* Event:Military WWII -- US Coast Guard
* Religion:Episcopalian -- attended St Mark Church in Hoosick Falls, NY
* Medical Information:He had been ill for 1 year before his death, which was acclerated by atherosclerotic heart disease.
* Note:North Adams Transcript (MA) -- Wednesday 12 May 1926
APRIL HONOR ROLL AT HIGH SCHOOL -- Standings Are Announced By PrincipalGant
The honor roll for the month of April for the pupils of Williamstown High School was made public today by Principal Francis Y. Gant. . . . Those who attained honors, having an average grade of B, andno less than C, are: Senior School, 3rd year -- Harold Arbour . . .

North Adams Transcript (MA) -- Tuesday 08 Jun 1926
CLASS DAY COMMITTEE OF SENIOR CLASS CHOSEN
At a recent metting of the Senior Class of Williamstown High School, a committee of three was selected for the class day exercises which are to be held the night before graduation, 23 June. Those chosen to serve on the comittee were Harold J. Arbour, chairman, Miss Jessemine Prince and Gilda Metour. A program is now being arranged and will be published within a few days. North Adams Transcript (MA) -- Monday 01 Aug 1927
NORTH POWNAL
Harold J. Arbour entered Allen's School of Commerce in Troy, NY, on Monday, where he will take a two-years' commercial teachers course.North Adams Transcript (MA) -- Monday 03 Jul 1939
SECRETARIAL STUDENTS ENJOY OUTING
Harold J. Arbour, supervisor of the secretarial department of the Spencer Business and Secretarial School in Schenectady, NY, is spending a short vacation at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Arbour. Mr. Arbour and 50 of his students held a picnic at Ooroga? Lake, NY, last Friday which marked the closing of the present semester. School will be resumed on Wednesday, 5 July, when the six-week's summer session will beginNorth Adams Transcript (MA) -- Thursday 26 Feb 1942
ARBOUR IN COAST GUARD
Harold J. Arbour, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Arbour, recently enlisted inthe US Coast Guard, now under US Navy supervision, at the Albany recruiting station. He is located at the Coast Guard Yard at Curtis Bay, MD.Troy Record (NY) -- 31 Oct 1945
POWNAL
Harold J. Arbour, a member of the Coast Guard service since February 1942, has received his honorable discharge and will spend some time at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Arbour, of NorthPownal. Assistant Principal of Spencer Business School in Schenechtady before enlisting, he has been engaged in teaching shorthand and typing since being inthe service. He has trained about 250 men and 2,000 women -- the men for immediate sea duty and the women each replacing a man on shore duty.Mr. Arbour has no plans for his immediate future.Bennington Evening Banner (VT) -- 25 Apr 1956
POWNAL BRIEFS
Harold J. Arbour has returned to Hollins College in Roanoke, VA, where he is an instructor. He was called here by the death of his mother, Mrs. John D. Arbour.
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25 years ago today [02 May 1984]
Pownal, VT -- Murray Lewis, a resident of Orchard Street, was elected commander of American Legion Post 90 at the annual election of officers Tuesday night in the Legion social hall. Mr. Lewis succeeds Leo Pellerin who has held the office ofcommander for the past four years. Other officers chosen are vice commander, Carl Tucker; adjutant, Barbara Clayborn; finance officer, Joel Burrington; chaplain, Michael Fressola; and historian, Harold Arbour.
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02 May 1908 -- Born in Pownal, Vermont, Harold John ARBOUR was the younger of 2 children born to cotton mill worker, liveryman, and farmer John Adelard ARBOUR and his wife Rebecca GOWER. Harold grew up in Pownal and appears to have applied himself in school, where he made the honor roll. On 24 June 1926, he graduated from Williamstown High School and shortly thereafter became employed by the Irving Bank Trust Company in New York City. The following year in August 1927, Harold entered Allen'sSchool of Commerce in Troy, NY, where he took a 2-year commercial teachers course. After graduation hefound employment as a Business College Teacher, where he worked during the taking of the 1930 Census. In September 1935, Harold seems to have returned to Schenectady, NY, where he wasengaged by the Spencer Business School as head of the secretarial department for the ensuing year. He held this position at least through the1939-1940 school year. Shortly after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Harold felt his call to duty. In February 1942, he enlisted in the US CoastGuard, then under US Navy supervision, at the Albany, NY, recruiting station. Throughout his stint in the Coast Guard, Harold served in CurtisBay, MD; New London, CT; Groton,CT;Palm Beach, FL; West Palm Beach, FL; and Manhattan Beach, NY. At the time of his departure from the CoastGuard in October 1945, Harold received an honorable discharge. Newspapers further noted that priorto the war, he served as Assistant Principalof Spencer Business School in Schenectady. Utilizing these skills, hetaught shorthand and typing while in the service. He trained about 250men and 2,000 women - the men for immediate sea duty and the women each replacing a man on shore duty.At thetime of his separation, Harold had no plans for his immediate future. By April 1947, though, Harold seems to have found work - this time in Roanoke, VA, as teacher and principal of the School of Secretarial Science of the National BusinessCollege.Thefollowing June he enlisted in the Navy Reserve at Norfolk, VA, for a term of 4 years. By April 1956, Harold was an instructor at Hollins College in Roanoke - a position he heldfor 15 years. Haroldfinally retired in 1970 and returned hometo Pownal.In May 1984, he was elected historian at the local American Legion Post. Shortly after this, Harold seems to have fallen ill. He died in Bennington, VT, of congestive heart failure on 21 December 1985. He was buried in the North PownalCemeteryin Pownal.
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US Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
Name: Harold John Arbour
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 2 May 1908
Death Date: 21 Dec 1985
SSN: 108103075
Branch 1: CG
Enlistment Date 1: 21 Feb 1942
Release Date 1: 22 Oct 1945

Décès:
Cause: Congestive Heart Failure