Guy Pigeon ⁴⁸⁰³

He was the son of Abraham Pigeon and Amanda S. Turner and was previously married to Leona E. Whittier in Boston, Massachusetts on December 5, 1906.

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Boston Herald
Boston, Mass.
Wednesday, July 15, 1970
p. 29

Guy Pigeon, 87, Ex-President of Spar Making Firm

Guy Pigeon, of 41 Bowdoin St., Winthrop, former president of the last of Boston's spar making firms, died yesterday at the Elmhurst Nursing Home, Melrose. He was 87.

He was president of the Pigeon Hollow Spar Co. of East Boston, a family concern founded in 1830 by his grandfather. He retired three years ago.

Henry Pigeon, the firm's founder, built spars for square riggers and clipper ships. His son built spars for the America's Cup defenders until they began to use metal spars.

Guy Pigeon made spars for pilot boats, fishermen and for "Freedom," the U.S. Naval Academy training schooners at Annapolis. Under Guy Pigeon, the spar making business also produced flagpoles.

Born in East Boston, Mr. Pigeon was a member of the Balbec Lodge of Masons.

He leaves his wife, Claire F. (Farren); a son, Ernest W. of Melrose, and a daughter, Mrs. Janet C. Barry of Saugus.

Services will be at St. John's Episcopal Church, Winthrop, tomorrow at 11 a.m.

  Events

• He worked as an employee at the dairy farm and the boat yard.

• He appeared on the census in 1920 in Lunenberg, Essex County, Vermont. He was head of household.

• He appeared on the census in 1930 in Winthrop, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. He was head of household and rented for $60 monthly.

• He had a residence in Winthrop, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.

• His Social Security Number was 024-01-9890.

Guy married Claire M. Farrell 5 August 1912 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.⁴⁸⁰² (Claire M. Farrell was born about 1886 in St. John, New Brunswick, Canada ⁴⁸⁰⁵ and died 9 June 1973 in Melrose, Middlesex County, Massachusetts ⁴⁸⁰⁶.)