Mary Carleton Handy 1889 – 1956

Mary Carleton Handy Headstone

Mary Carleton Handy

Mary Carleton Handy

Robert & Mary Handy

Ancestry:  John Fisher Carleton;  Hiram Carleton, Rev.;  Jeremiah Carleton;  Jeremiah Carleton;  Jeremiah Carleton;  Joseph Carleton;  John Carleton, Lt.; Edward Carleton, Esq.

Born: 1889 in Sandwich Ma.

  • Father: John Fisher Carleton; (1857 – 1940) (Hiram Carleton, Rev. & Mary Jane Fisher)
  • Mother: Isabel Augusta Foxcroft; (1863 – 1956) (Francis Augustus Foxcroft & Catherine Potter (Lake))

Died: May 3, 1956 in Bourne Ma. at 66 yrs, 11 mos, 2 d.

  • Buried: Cataumet Cemetery; area D

Where Lived: 1315 County Rd. in Cataumet Ma.

Married: September 22, 1917 in Bourne Ma.

  • To: Robert Sylvan Handy; (1881 – 1972) (Henry Thomas Handy & Lilla Perkins (Ellis)); Robert married (2) Florence Moulton Lane Staebner (1887 – 1972) (Lemuel Hinman Lane & Ellen/Nellie E. Moulton) in Hancock N.H. on Abt.1957.

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, Jr. 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 Hoyoke Ma. on November 12, 1955; Wallace, a high school teacher, died in Bristol Ct.; He & Catherine had 3 children.

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