Laura Leunette Berry

Shutesbury, Mass

March 4, 1892

Dear Lucy:

It wasn’t so that Dearie could come over to see you today after all, as the wind blows and she has the head-ache too.

She says tell you she is going to be an old lady a while longer and will come over some other day to play with you.

Have you got your bank full of dimes yet? If it isn’t send word to me and Mary and I will (each) give you one.

Am sorry you are sick, hope you will be better soon. I am coming over to see you some day. Bessie sends her picture to Charlie. I wish you had one for us. I must close this letter now so good-bye

Your friend, Laura Berry

Lucy Gilbert Hamilton was born Aug 2, 1885 and died March 27, 1892 of Diabetes Mellitus and buried in Prescott. Father-William G Hamilton born in Bernardston and mother Carrie A Powers born in Prescott

According to the 1880 census William Hamilton lived at home with his father(Harrison?) and a housekeeper Carrie Powers, servant.

Laura Leunette Berry born Shutesbury Sept 2,1866 (informant on birth record Bessie J Berry),Father George A Berry Farmer, Mother Rebecca Ann Vaughan (born in Prescott Died in Shutesbury on 12/9/1883 at age, 46 11 months 23 days) of cancer quick consumption

1880 Census shows George A Berry farmer 43 living with wife Rebecca A 43 keeping house, Mary A 18 daughter teaching school Elmer A 16 son, Laura L 13 daughter, Bessie J 5 daughter (GA Berry was the enumerator)

1910 Census shows George A Berry 73 living with wife Abbie S 70, Lura L daugh 43, Bessie J daught 34, John W Moat 32 widowed hired from England man living at #86

living at 87 George Moat 30 from England living with wife Frances 24 from Connecticut, Robert G Moat son age 2 and Rosco G son age 8 month (Bessie Berry enumerator)

1910 Census shows William H Hemenway 63 S at #83 living with Carrie A Moody boarder 70 S and Mary L Clark servant age59

1910 census shows james Moat 35 M to Flora A 31, James W son 9,David H 4,son, George H nephew 7 Gertrude A daughter 2 months @ # 81

1910 census shows Charles F Mathews 59 widow @#80 and at #82 Fred Crossman 44 M Lizzie N 41, daughter Hazle 19, son Kenneth 7

1920 census shows Bessie J Berry 44 in Springfield with Lura L Barnes 53 W and Pauline Rappola 23 boarder

1930 census Lura L Barnes Head age 63 widowed living with Bessie J Berry age 54 sales auditor dry goods store and a 39 year old lodger Albert Maunart a carpenter