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Dorothy Corrine Darling

Female 1914 - 2014  (99 years)


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  • Name Dorothy Corrine Darling  [1, 2
    Birth 19 Nov 1914  North Adams, Berkshire, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5
    Gender Female 
    Baptism 3 Apr 1915  St. John's Episcopal Church, North Adams, Berkshire, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    • Rev. Marshall E. Mott
    Death 19 Jun 2014  Pinellas Co., Florida Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Notes 
    • Dorothy C. Messier died June 19, 2014 in Pinellas County Fla., where she resided since 1999. Born Nov. 19, 1914, in North Adams, Dorothy's parents were Howard Darling and Christine Cain. She graduated from Adams High School and, Elmira College with a Bachelor of Liberal Arts Degree in English. She was married to Arthur E. Messier who preceded her in death. She was employed by the Massachusetts Electric Company and the Berkshire Gas Company. She was an avid painter, working in both oils and watercolors, and received awards in several art shows. She leaves a son, David, grandchildren, Michael and Leslie, and four great-grandchildren.

      Baptism sponsors: Albert James Darling, Emma James, Charlotte Darling

      1920 MA Census, Springfield, Hampden Co., age 5, born MA, parents born MA

      1930 MA Census, Berkshire Co., No. Adams, Dorothy Darling, age 7

      1941 marriage record: Dorothy Corinne Darling, 26 first marriage, born No. Adams, father Howard R., mother Christine Cain

      Lived in Munson, 24 Apr 1983

      Dorothy CMessier, 92, 1637 Caledonia Dr, Palm Harbor, Florida 34684 727-772-0616, 4 Jan 2006 [1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
    Person ID I15112  Mindrum
    Last Modified 24 Sep 2018 

    Father Howard Raymond Darling,   b. 15 Mar 1892, North Adams, Berkshire, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Apr 1984, North Adams, Berkshire, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 92 years) 
    Mother Christine Vivian Cain,   b. 13 May 1896, Savoy Centre, Berkshire, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Dec 1966 (Age 70 years) 
    Marriage 1 Jan 1914  North Adams, Berkshire, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [10, 11
    • Rev. Marshall E. Mott
    Family ID F10526  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Arthur Edward Messier,   b. 18 Jun 1913, Norwood, Norfold, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Apr 2007, Palm Harbor, Pinellas, Florida Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 93 years) 
    Marriage 5 Jul 1941  North Adams, Berkshire, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Children 
     1. Living
    Family ID F10533  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 11 Nov 2002 

  • Sources 
    1. [S1450] 1920 MA Census, Springfield, Hampden Co., Enum. Dist. 161, page 17A.

    2. [S1352] North Adams, Massachusetts Vital Records, Marriages after 1917, Dorothy Corinne.

    3. [S1352] North Adams, Massachusetts Vital Records, Marriages after 1917.

    4. [S1006] St. John's Church Parish Register, Vol. 5, North Adams, Massachusetts, p. 21.

    5. [S334] Dorothy Messier obituary, The Berkshire Eagle, 29 Jun 2014.

    6. [S1006] St. John's Church Parish Register, Vol. 5, North Adams, Massachusetts.

    7. [S1451] 1930 MA Census, Berkshire Co., No. Adams, Enum. Dist. 71, p. 25B.

    8. [S1449] Howard Darling obituary, No. Adams Transcript, Tues., 24 Apr 1983.

    9. [S347] US Public Records Index, www.ancestry.com.

    10. [S1013] North Adams, Massachusetts Vital Records, Marriages 1878 to 1917, Book 3.

    11. [S1006] St. John's Church Parish Register, Vol. 5, North Adams, Massachusetts, p. 92.