In 1904 there was the Joseph Wilcox & Co. Comb Factory in Athol located at Hapgood near Riverbend >From the 1920 directory - Joseph Wilcox, Inc. Manufacturers of Celluloid Hair Ornaments and Novelties Athol Mass. By 1906 there was another comb mfgr - Athol Comb, but in 1904, when they were married, there was only Wilcox listed as a Comb company Lisa ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lisa Lepore" <llepore@comcast.net> To: <can-usa-migration@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 12:21 AM Subject: Re: [CAN-USA-MIG] Guillet m Sweet > Looking at the marriage record again - I think it > reads Comb operative. > > On the same page there were some people who were > wallet operatives, and another entry for someone that > looked like comb. > > I guess you would have to find out if there were comb > factories in Athol at that time. > > Lisa > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Lisa Lepore" <llepore@comcast.net> > > >> Hi MA >> >> Eva and Fred were married in Athol MA on 26 April 1904 by James W. >> McGrath, priest >> >> Fred's parents were Peter Sweet and Louise Daigle >> Eva's parents were John Guillot and Leocadie Haines >> Fred was 22, born in Holden, MA >> Eva was 21, born in Canada >> They both have the same occupation - some kind of operative. The word >> looks like court? >> >> I got this information from NEHGS >> >> Lisa >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "MASmith" <momsmith@fnwusers.com> >> >> >>>I am looking for an Eva Guillet who married Fred Sweet (may be >>>Americanized >>> name), who resided in Athol, MA in the 1940-1950's. This couple was >>> probably born in Quebec. >>> >>> >>> >>> Any help you could give me as to where to search, if not direct >>> information, >>> would be greatly appreciated. >>> >>> >>> >>> MASmith > > When you want to respond to a query or comment posted on this List, I > find it MUCH easier to post a new message -- remembering to include the > SUBJECT from the post you are responding to !! Please make sure there > is a SURNAME or place-name in the Subject. > > To search the archives: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=CAN-USA-MIGRATION > The information page is: > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Immigration/CAN-USA-MIGRATION.html > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > CAN-USA-MIGRATION-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.392 / Virus Database: 270.13.61/2312 - Release Date: 08/18/09 18:05:00

OK!!! You have just told me something I never knew!!! However, they must have gone out of business by the time I was born and lived there....as I don't recall any factories on Hapgood St up by Riverbend. (Which was the name of another street, BTW, not an actual bend in the river..... altho it could have been named that because it followed a bend in the river, come to think of it!!! The town is all built on hills on the banks of the Millers River. On a trip back there several years ago, I noted that many of the factories were gone, and replaced or renovated to make offices. Athol seemed to be more of a "bedroom community" for surrounding cities... not the industrialized center it was when I was little. Thanks again for all your interest and help!!! It really has helped me a lot.. And kind of takes me "back home" again........altho it's been a loooooooooooong time. I moved to Michigan when I was in the ninth grade in Athol. No one at all is left there now that I knew. My own family all left soon after we did, and the friends have all gone, as well. At least, as I knew them. If they have any kids or grandkids, I'd never know them!!! Now that my own grandparents and relatives have died, we just never go back. But, the memories linger on...... and especially with wonderful old friends like the Sweets. Who really were more like family to us. I never knew that Mrs. Sweet had more children than those who were living and whom I remember. But according to the internet and some websites, etc. she did. I only remember her as a very very SWEET lady, in all ways. They were poor as can be, as he suffered a heart attack, and one of their sons was crippled.....but they always had room for one or two more at the dinner table! Mrs. Sweet was an "ample" woman, and she was known for her ability to rock any crying baby to sleep. In fact, after I had moved to Michigan, married and had my first baby, we went back one time to visit grandparents, and spent an evening playing cards with the Sweets' daughter & husband, and Mrs. Sweet rocked my crying baby to sleep.... She still had the talent and the love. Sorry to go on with this so long, but these people just have a special place in my heart, and that is why I decided to add them to my genealogy......as they really were "relatives" to us. mas -----Original Message----- From: can-usa-migration-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:can-usa-migration-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Lisa Lepore Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 12:36 AM To: can-usa-migration@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [CAN-USA-MIG] Guillet m Sweet In 1904 there was the Joseph Wilcox & Co. Comb Factory in Athol located at Hapgood near Riverbend >From the 1920 directory - Joseph Wilcox, Inc. Manufacturers of Celluloid Hair Ornaments and Novelties Athol Mass. By 1906 there was another comb mfgr - Athol Comb, but in 1904, when they were married, there was only Wilcox listed as a Comb company Lisa ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lisa Lepore" <llepore@comcast.net> To: <can-usa-migration@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 12:21 AM Subject: Re: [CAN-USA-MIG] Guillet m Sweet > Looking at the marriage record again - I think it > reads Comb operative. > > On the same page there were some people who were > wallet operatives, and another entry for someone that > looked like comb. > > I guess you would have to find out if there were comb > factories in Athol at that time. > > Lisa > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Lisa Lepore" <llepore@comcast.net> > > >> Hi MA >> >> Eva and Fred were married in Athol MA on 26 April 1904 by James W. >> McGrath, priest >> >> Fred's parents were Peter Sweet and Louise Daigle >> Eva's parents were John Guillot and Leocadie Haines >> Fred was 22, born in Holden, MA >> Eva was 21, born in Canada >> They both have the same occupation - some kind of operative. The word >> looks like court? >> >> I got this information from NEHGS >> >> Lisa >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "MASmith" <momsmith@fnwusers.com> >> >> >>>I am looking for an Eva Guillet who married Fred Sweet (may be >>>Americanized >>> name), who resided in Athol, MA in the 1940-1950's. This couple was >>> probably born in Quebec. >>> >>> >>> >>> Any help you could give me as to where to search, if not direct >>> information, >>> would be greatly appreciated. >>> >>> >>> >>> MASmith > > When you want to respond to a query or comment posted on this List, I > find it MUCH easier to post a new message -- remembering to include the > SUBJECT from the post you are responding to !! Please make sure there > is a SURNAME or place-name in the Subject. > > To search the archives: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=CAN-USA-MIGRATION > The information page is: > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Immigration/CAN-USA-MIGRATION.html > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > CAN-USA-MIGRATION-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.392 / Virus Database: 270.13.61/2312 - Release Date: 08/18/09 18:05:00 When you want to respond to a query or comment posted on this List, I find it MUCH easier to post a new message -- remembering to include the SUBJECT from the post you are responding to !! Please make sure there is a SURNAME or place-name in the Subject. To search the archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=CAN-USA-MIGRATION The information page is: http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Immigration/CAN-USA-MIGRATION.html ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CAN-USA-MIGRATION-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message