Hannah Mary Griffin [2227] ²

  General Notes:

Quote from genealogy she left: "I often visited in Hartford and these were close cousins. Mollie taught me Latin in H.H.S. Ellen, always called Dollie, used to drive an electric automobile.

  Burial Notes:

Services were held at the Hanson Congregation Church. The Rev Robert H Heigham officiated and Mrs Dexter Fulton, organist, performed "What a Friend We Have in Jesus" and "God Be With You Til We Meet Again".

  Noted events in her life were:

• She had a residence in Tucson, Pima County, Arizona. ³

• She resided at 75 Spring Street between 1920 and 1970 in Hanson, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.

• She resided at 86 North Ash Street in 1920 in Brockton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. ⁶

• She received a degree in Smith College in 1912 in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. ¹

• She resided at 17 Brooks Ave between 1900 and 1910 in Holyoke, Hampden County, Massachusetts. ⁷

• She appeared on the census in 1920 in Brockton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. ⁶

• She was buried at the Fern Hill Cemetery in Hanson, Plymouth County, Massachusetts in 1977.

• She appeared on the census in 1930 in Hanson, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. ⁸

• She appeared on the census in 1910 in Holyoke, Hampden County, Massachusetts. ⁷ 17 Brooks Ave

• Her obituary was published in the Unknown in Jul 1977 in Hanson, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. DIED
BAKER --- Of Tucson, Ariz., formerly of Hanson. July 9, Hannah M. (Griffin) Baker, wife of the late Warren S. Baker.

Funeral arrangements to be announced later by Leighton Funeral Home, 4 West Washington St., Hanson.

• Her obituary was published in the Unknown in Jul 1977 in Hanson, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. DIED
BAKER --- Of Tucson, Ariz., formerly of Hanson. July 9, age 87, Hannah M. (Griffin) Baker, wife of the late Warren S. Baker; mother of Warren S. Baker, Jr., of Clinton Conn., Robert C. of Tucson, Ariz., Paul H. of Erie, Pa., Mrs. William (Anne) (sic) Moreau of Kacal, Hawaii, 14 grandchildren and two great grandchildren.

Memorial services to be held Saturday, July 30, at 11 a.m. in the First Congregational Church, Hanson, followed by a graveside service at Fern Hill Cemetery, Hanson. Arrangements made by the Leighton Funeral Home, 4 West Washington St., Hanson, Mass.

• Her obituary was published in Jul 1977 in Hanson, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. Service Planned For Hannah Baker
Hanson --- A memorial service will be held Saturday morning at 11 o'clock in the First Congregational Church for Mrs. Hannah M. (Griffin) Baker of Tucson, Ariz., widow of Warren S. Baker, who died July 9 in Arizona.

Mrs. Baker was born in Holyoke May 25, 1890, daughter of the late Michael J. and Katherine (Donoghue) Griffin and attended schools in Holyoke. She was a graduate of Smith College in 1912, and from 1912 until 1916 she was employed with the extension service, Dept of Agriculture, in Amherst.

A resident of Hanson for 53 years, she moved to Tucson in 1973. She was a former member of the Hanson School Committee, and Library Committee, and the First Congregational Church of Hanson; also the Maids and Matrons and the Ladies Alliance at the church. Mrs. Baker was past president and an honorary member of the Whitman's Woman's Club.

She is survived by three sons, Warren S. Baker, Jr., of Clinton Conn., Robert C. of Tucson, Ariz., and Paul H. of Erie, Pa.; a daughter Mrs. William (Anne) (sic) Moreau of Kacal, Hawaii; 14 grandchildren and two great grandchildren.

Following the memorial service at the church there will be graveside services in Fern Hill Cemetery, Hanson. Arrangements made by the Leighton Funeral Home, Hanson.

• Graduate: high school, 1907, Holyoke, Hampden County, Massachusetts. ⁹

• Graduate: Highland School, 1902, Holyoke, Hampden County, Massachusetts. ¹⁰

Hannah married Warren Sears Baker [2119] [MRIN: 359], son of Charles Thacher Baker [113] and Ruth Lillian Ridings [223], on 11 Jan 1916 in Washington, DC.¹ (Warren Sears Baker [2119] was born on 24 Mar 1891 in Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts,^{11 12 13} died on 29 Apr 1962 in Massachusetts and was buried in 1962 in Hanson, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.)