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From: Deane Merrill <>
Subject: [MAFRANKL] GLEASON in Shelburne and Shelburne Falls, Franklin Co, MA
Date: Tue, 05 Jun 2001 05:09:44 -0400
In-Reply-To: <20010605042542.5767.qmail@web13701.mail.yahoo.com>


Dear Karl Gleason and

I am interested in (all) the families of Shelburne Town and Shelburne Falls
Village (the latter is a village partly in Shelburne Town and partly in
Buckland Town).

I found a number of GLEASONs in Shelburne Town and Shelburne Falls. I
would appreciate any information you have.

Thank you.
Deane Merrill
22 Mechanic Street
Shelburne Falls, MA 01370


In the current phone directory there are about 20 GLEASONs in Franklin
County. There is one in (the Buckland portion of) Shelburne Falls:
M.W.GLEASON, 12 South Street, Shelburne Falls. 413-625-2925.

I THINK there is a Gleason who works in the Shelburne Town Hall today.

There are NO Gleasons in H.A. Manning's 1941-42 Directory of Shelburne Falls.

In the 1920 U.S. Census, MA, Franklin County, Shelburne Town, page 2A,
Dwellling #24, Family #34, at 42 Main Street, Shelburne Falls, there is a
Clifford H. GLEASON age 51, and his wife Minnie E. GLEASON, age (43 or 45
or 48?). Both were born in MA, as were their parents.
I have not checked Buckland Town in the 1920 Census.

In the 1850 U.S. Census, MA, Franklin County, Shelburne Town, there are NO
GLEASONs.
I have not checked Buckland Town in the 1850 Census.

I have not checked other US Censuses.

In Doris Wheeler's manuscript list of gravestones in Arms Cemetery,
Shelburne Falls, Shelburne Town, Franklin County, MA: (there is a copy at
the Shelburne Historical Society)
pg. 162, section L25: Cora M. GLEASON 1858-1944, wife of William S. ALLARD
1855-1921
pg. 176, section R28: Albert E. GLEASON 1874-1943
pg. 176, section R28: Francis E. GLEASON 1912-1978
pg. 176, section R28: Julia SCHONTAG 1876-1960, wife of A.E. GLEASON 1874-1943
pg. 251, section R39: Delia GLEASON 14 Jan 1808 - 19 Nov 1886, wife of
Jason C. RICE 29 Aug 1808 - 11 Sep 1898
pg. 266, section L41: Susie W. BROWN 1870-1948, wife of Henry L. GLEASON
pg. 276, section R43: Earl GLEASON
pg. 276, section R43: Mary D. RICE (March, Gleason) 1877-1936, wife of John
G. MARCH 1878-1945
pg. 351, section L55: Henry L. GLEASON 7 Dec 1857 - 22 Mar 1933
pg. 351, section L55: Margaret HALEY 26 Mar 1863 - 2 Apr 1901, wife of
Henry L. GLEASON
pg. 402, section R62: Lila Mae GLEASON 1896-1918
pg. 405, section 64: Martha M. GLEASON 1863-1934, wife of W.L. KENDRICK
1857-1925

From History of Buckland 1779-1935 by F.S.Kendrick and L..C.Kellogg:
pg. 469:
GLEASON, Ellen, m. Mar. 17, 1853, Patrick Callahan.
pg. 469:
GLEASON, Jonathan6 (Aaron5, Aaron4, Thomas3, Thomas2, Thomas1), b. Sept.
20, 1777 at Rowe; d. Dec. 27, 1807. He, of Buckaland, was pub. Aug. 11,
1804, with Cybel (Sybil), dau. of John and Betsey (Ward) Adams of
Rowe. She was b. Dec. 20, 1778 in Rowe. No children.

From VITAL RECORDS OF SHELBURNE, MASSACHUSETTS TO THE END OF THE YEAR
1849: SHELBURNE BIRTHS - TO THE END OF THE YEAR 1849
Gleason, Henry Martin, s. Solomon, bpt. Nov 1, 1832


At 09:25 PM 6/4/01 -0700, you wrote:
>Hi,
>
>I am interested in any information on the Gleasons in
>Frankin county, particularly Heath and Colrain. My
>branch of the Gleason family goes back to the 1700's
>in Heath. My dad, Karl gleason, was born there in
>1916. His father was Edwin Gleason (my grandfather).
>he had a stepmother, Maude, who died at a very old age
>in the 1960's, and lived in a big old house in Heath.
>My Dad's family moved to Gloucester, Mass. before
>World War II. His brother, Herb Gleason, settled in
>Colrain, and passed away around 1975. His son Forrest
>Gleason lived in Shelbourne falls, I think.
>
>Would love to hear from anyone who knew any Gleasons.
>
>Sincerely,
>Karl Gleason, Jr.
>
>
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