She was born in Advocate Harbour to Captain Robert Lester Dewis and Georgia Alberta Stevens and adopted by Wylie Moore Nichols and May J. Johnson.
Steve
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Ruth Emily Nichols
Massachusetts Naturalization Index
Name Ruth Emily Nichols
Event Type Naturalization
Event Date 1939
Event Place Massachusetts
Birth Year 1914
Court U.S. District Court
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Ruth E. Nichols Pierce
Birth: Mar. 20, 1914, Canada
Death: Aug. 28, 1999 Marblehead, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
Family links:
Spouse:
Arthur Wilbur Pierce (1914 - 1985)*
Children:
Alyce Mae Pierce Lees (1941 - 2012)*
*Calculated relationship
Note: This stone is directly against a hedge and difficult to photograph from the reverse side.
Burial:
Waterside Cemetery, Marblehead, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
Plot: Pool Ave.
Created by: RememberMe
Record added: Nov 05, 2014
Find A Grave Memorial# 138354507
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Arthur Wilbur Pierce
Birth: May 23, 1914 Marblehead, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
Death: Apr. 25, 1985 Marblehead, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
Arthur W. Pierce, 70, of 44 Lee St., Marblehead, died Thursday, April 25 in the Mary A. Alley Hospital following a brief illness.
He was the husband of Ruth E. (Nichols) Pierce. Born in Marblehead, he was the son of the late Wilbur and Annie (O'Brien) Pierce.
He was a retired employee of the Boston Gas Co. and had been with the utility for 42 years. A member of the Philanthropic Lodge AF & AM, he was active in the Methodist Men's Club of St. Stephen's Church.
In addition to his wife, he leaves a son, Arthur W. Pierce of Salem; a daughter, Mrs. James W. (Alyce) Lees of Marblehead and five grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Monday, April 29, at the Eustis and Cornell Funeral Home.
(Published Thursday, May 2, 1985 in the Marblehead Reporter)
Family links:
Parents:
Wilber B. Pierce (1881 - 1921)
Anna O'Brien Pierce (1882 - 1944)
Spouse:
Ruth E. Nichols Pierce (1914 - 1999)
Children:
Alyce Mae Pierce Lees (1941 - 2012)*
Sibling:
Raymond Benner Pierce (1909 - 1973)*
Arthur Wilbur Pierce (1914 - 1985)
*Calculated relationship
Note: This stone is directly against a hedge and difficult to photograph from the reverse side.
Burial:
Waterside Cemetery, Marblehead, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
Plot: Pool Ave.
Created by: RememberMe
Record added: Nov 05, 2014
Find A Grave Memorial# 138354212