Robert S Handy Headstone
Robert S Handy’s 2nd marriage
Robert & Mary Handy
Ancestry: Henry Thomas Handy; Joshua Handy, Capt.; William Handy, Capt., Rev War; John Handy, Jr.; John Handy; Richard Handy; Richard Handy
Born: September 17, 1881 in Sandwich Ma.
- Father: Henry Thomas Handy; (1845 – 1916) (Joshua Handy, Capt. & Dorothy Clifton (Hathaway))
- Mother: Lilla Perkins Ellis; (1851 – 1930) (Anson Burgess Ellis & Harriet Newell (Howes))
Died: July 2, 1972 in Boston Ma. at 90 yrs, 9 mos, 15 d.
- Buried: Cataumet Cemetery; area D
School: Bourne High School Class of 1900
Where Lived: 1315 County Rd. in Cataumet Ma.
Married (1): September 22, 1917 in Bourne Ma.
- To: Mary Carleton: (1889 – 1956) (John Fisher Carleton & Isabel Augusta Foxcroft)
Children: 6
- 1. Carleton Thomas Handy; (July 16, 1918 – March 30, 2013); Married Ruth Lees (1922 – 2009) (George Lees & Martha Goebel) in New Haven Ct. on August 28, 1943; They had 3 daughters; Carleton was a member of Bourne High School Class of 1936; He & Ruth are buried in Cataumet Cemetery.
- 2. Ruth Ellis Handy Amend; (September 19, 1919 – December 25, 1987); Married Adolph Amend, Jr. (1912 – 1999) (Adolph Amend & Alice Howland) in Bourne Ma. on February 21, 1942; Ruth & Adolph, Jr. are buried in Cataumet Cemetery.
- 3. Arthur Mitchell Handy; (April 3, 1921 – May 30, 1992); Married Margaret Keith Breneman (1917 – 2002) (Glenn Shaffer Breneman & Regna May Fulton); Arthur & Margaret are buried in Cataumet Cemetery.
- 4. Isabel Foxcroft Handy Ballentine; (July 26, 1923 – January 15, 1984); Married George Francis Ballentine, Jr. WW ll (1917 – 1993) (George Francis Ballentine, Sr. & Elsie Avis Leonard) in Bourne Ma. on February 28, 1942; Isabel & George are buried in Cataumet Cemetery.
- 5. Catherine Handy Engelmann; (April 19, 1927 – July 2, 2003); Married Hans Bernhard Engelmann (1915 – 2008) in Bourne Ma. on December 20, 1952; Catherine & Hans are buried in Cataumet Cemetery.
- 6. Wallace Hathaway Handy; (August 2, 1930 – November 30, 1961); Married Catherine E. Hickey (1930 – 2009) in Holyoke Ma. on November 12, 1955; Wallace, a high school teacher, died in Bristol Ct.; Wallace & Catherine had 3 children.
Married (2): Abt.1957 in Hancock N.H. by John Kershaw
- To: Florence Moulton Lane Staebner (1887 – 1972) (Lemuel Hinman Lane & Ellen/Nellie E Moulton); Florence married (1) Frederic Emerson Staebner (1886 – ?) (Frederick W. Staebner & Annie P. Emerson) in Boston Ma. on December 27, 1916.
Children: None