FRENCH, Charles Kimball Worcester

1898 - 1967  (69 years)

• Name	FRENCH, Charles Kimball Worcester
  Birth	14 Feb 1898	Columbia, ME   [1, 2]
  Residence	1900	Columbia, ME
  Residence	1910	Columbia, ME   [3]
  	Address: Saco Road
  	living with his mother and step-father
  Baptism	3 Mar 1934	Providence, RI   [4]
  	Address: Saint Thomas Church
  Gender	Male
  FindaGrave	FindAGrave Memorial 63090891
  Ref#	900
  Residence	1935	Providence, RI   [5]
  _COLOR	6
  Death	26 Nov 1967	Lakeville, CT
  Burial	South Buxton, ME   [6]
  	Address: South Buxton Cemetery
  Person ID	I23639	Puffers
  Last Modified	30 Apr 2023

  
  

  Father	WORCESTER, Charles Kimball,   b. 2 Dec 1875, Columbia, ME d. 10 Oct 1960, Columbia, ME (Age 84 years)
  Mother	FRENCH, Mary Pendlegras,   b. 6 Oct 1871, Columbia, ME d. 16 Nov 1931, Buxton, ME (Age 60 years)
  Family ID	F10777	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	SMITH, Frances Alma,   b. 24 Jan 1901, Columbia, ME d. 18 May 1979, Canaan, CT (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	7 Nov 1917	Columbia, ME
  	By a Justice of the Peace
  Married	7 Nov 1917	Columbia, ME
  Residence	12 Sep 1918	Columbia, ME   [2]
  	He was a laborer at the Northern Maine Packing Co. Corrinna, ME
  Residence	1930	Providence, RI   [7]
  Residence	1940	Providence, RI   [8]
  Residence	1942	Providence, RI   [1]
  	Address: 14 Winchester Street
  	Worked in the Wanskuck Mill on Branch Avenue
  Residence	1950	Providence, RI   [9]
  	Address: 14 Winchester Street
  Children	1. FRENCH, Stanley Nelson Sr.,   b. 15 Jan 1918, Columbia, ME d. 18 Nov 1983, Waynesboro, VA (Age 65 years)   2. FRENCH, Owen Forrester,   b. 6 Dec 1922, Buxton, ME d. 9 Apr 2010, Ocala, FL (Age 87 years)   3. FRENCH, Mary Edith,   b. 30 Dec 1927, Providence, RI d. 30 Mar 2005, Providence, RI (Age 77 years)   4. FRENCH, Norma Imogene,   b. 25 Feb 1925, Bar Mills, ME d. 21 Jun 1991, Torrington, CT (Age 66 years)   5. FRENCH, Carol Westford,   b. 14 Nov 1926, Columbia, ME d. 20 Apr 1996, Providence, RI (Age 69 years)   6. GLEASON, Joseph D.,   b. 7 Jun 1929, East Providence, RI d. 7 Feb 1982, Alexandria, VA (Age 52 years)  [Father: Foster]  [Mother: Foster]
  Family ID	F10804	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Apr 2024

  
  

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• Notes

  He is named after his biological father, Charles Kimball Worcester and was given his mother's maiden name. According to the 1900 Federal Census he was living with his grandfather, Talbot and mother, Mary Pendlegras French, in Columbia, Maine. According to the 1910 Federal Census he was living with his stepfather, Harvey Holly Smith and mother, Mary Pendlegras French Smith, in Columbia, Maine. According to the 1930 census he was living on Branch Avenue in Providence, RI, with his wife, oldest son, and youngest son and daughter. According to his WWI Draft Registration Card, 1917-1918, he was a laborer for the Northern Maine Packing Company, Corinna, ME. Lived at 14 Winchester Street, Providence, RI in 1940s. He was known as "Charlie K. Smith" as a boy as his step-father was a Smith (according to Charles Drisko, local Columbia, ME historian who knew him as young man). In an interview with his daughter, Mary Edith French on July 18, 1999 she said "Grampa's mother and step-father were strict Baptists. They made him stay dressed on Sunday and walk around outside reading the Bible". He worked at the Steere textile mill off Veazie Street in Providence, RI as a boilerman. He was burned on his arm, head and chest. He lost all his hair in the incident. He then went to the Wanscutt mill on Branch Ave, Providence, RI as a boilerman and watchman. He also worked at Brown University as a watchman. He became sick for several years and his wife had to go to work in the mills. He was an excellent housekeeper, cook, baker and he sewed. He was also an excellent carpenter and cabinet maker. He was strict with his children teaching them to share. The family considered themselves "poor". Two of their children (Norma and Carol) were sent to live with his half sister Hazel because of their poverty. The family lived in several "row" houses owned by the mills (Winchester Street) and he ultimately purchased the duplex house he lived in on Winchester Street when the mill closed.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1084] WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947. [S423] WWI Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. [S444] _1910 United States Federal Census. [S1388] Family Records. [S554] Rhode Island State Censuses, 1865-1935. [S1278] Maine, Faylene Hutton Cemetery Collection, 1780-1990. [S382] _1930 United States Federal Census. [S437] _1940 United States Federal Census. [S1403] _1950 United States Federal Census.