Re: Luther T. Fernald

Hi Shirley

Luther Thornton Fernald Sr. was my great uncle he and Pheby (Bessie) Jack had three children Luther Thornton Jr. 1912-1987, who married Jessie Calder, they had one daughter who is currently living on Nantucket Island with her son who graduated from high school this past year.Phylllis M born 1906 and is still living, she married Wilfred F Rose 1903-1981 they had two children still living.Then Leona Alberta 1908-1908 she died of cholera.Luther Thornton Fernald Sr. was the son of Luther E Fernald 1838-1897 and Mary E Brown abt 1846-1911 who were my great grandparents.They had five children including my grandmother Alice Helen Fernald, 1880-1960 she married my grandfather Carl Clement Rideout 1876-1927 and had two children Edward Harrison 1903-1986 and Ethel born 1906 and is still living.My dad Edward Harrison Rideout and Wilfred F Rose (Rosie) were very good friends, they both worked at the Ford Motor Company in Somerville MA for many years.

So what other information can I give you?

Art Rideout
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