Holyoke Family Genealogy - Person Sheet
Holyoke Family Genealogy - Person Sheet
NameOlin David HOLYOKE 
, M
, MBirth14 Jun 1906, Brockton, Plymouth, MA
Death23 Jun 1988, Middleborough, Plymouth, MA
BurialPine Hill Cemetery; West Bridgewater, Plymouth, MA
FatherGeorge Alvin HOLYOKE , M (1875-1932)
MotherCarrie Agnes MOORE , F (1875-1960)
Spouses
Birth13 Apr 1912, Brockton, Plymouth, MA
Death24 Sep 1981, Bridgewater, Plymouth, MA
BurialPine Hill Cemetery; West Bridgewater, Plymouth, MA
FatherWilliam Edward DEARTH , M (1881-1948)
MotherMinnie Jeanette MUNROE , F (1880-1944)
Marriage20 Mar 1930
ChildrenOlin David , M (1930-2010)
Dorothy Margurite , F (1931-2019)
Richard Lawrence , M (1933-2013)
Pauline Frances , F (1935-2011)
Blanche Agnes , F (1936-2018)
Carole Lorraine , F (1939-)
Robert Stanley , M (1943-2017)
William Edward , M (1946-1989)
George Alvin , M (1949-2019)
Thomas Allen , M (1951-2011)
Notes for Olin David HOLYOKE
• Nickname is “Bozo”
• Attended the old school house on Lincoln St in West Bridgewater … 1st through 6th grade. When the old school was torn down, Olin got the old Seth Thomas clock that had hung on its wall for years. He gave the clock to his daughter Dorothy who in turn gave it to her brother Richard (who also attended the old school house)
•Olin & Dorothy lived most of their lives at the old homestead in West Bridgewater.
• He was a farmer and at one time they lived and worked at the old George Cox farm until it was destroyed in 1936.
• During WWII, he worked at the National Fireworks in West Hanover ntl the end of the war.
• Returned to West Bridgewater, he then worked for the town of West Bridgewater until he retired.
•In their later years, they lived in Middleboro (some say it was Marlboro) with their son William.
• Member of the Bridgewater Beagle Club and the NRA … and he and Dorothy were members of the Cochesett Methodist Church.
• Attended the old school house on Lincoln St in West Bridgewater … 1st through 6th grade. When the old school was torn down, Olin got the old Seth Thomas clock that had hung on its wall for years. He gave the clock to his daughter Dorothy who in turn gave it to her brother Richard (who also attended the old school house)
•Olin & Dorothy lived most of their lives at the old homestead in West Bridgewater.
• He was a farmer and at one time they lived and worked at the old George Cox farm until it was destroyed in 1936.
• During WWII, he worked at the National Fireworks in West Hanover ntl the end of the war.
• Returned to West Bridgewater, he then worked for the town of West Bridgewater until he retired.
•In their later years, they lived in Middleboro (some say it was Marlboro) with their son William.
• Member of the Bridgewater Beagle Club and the NRA … and he and Dorothy were members of the Cochesett Methodist Church.
Notes for Dorothy Elizabeth (Spouse 1)
• Some records has Dorothy and her parents surname as “Munroe,” but actually that is her mother’s Maiden Name.
• It has been said that Dorothy was a short (4’ 10”) women with a “sharp wit and great sense of humor”
• It has been said that Dorothy was a short (4’ 10”) women with a “sharp wit and great sense of humor”