Benjamin Lowell Poole ^253,272

Springfield Union
Springfield, Mass.
Friday, January 19, 1962
p. 2

Ben L. Poole

Ben Lowell Poole, of 161 Hickory St., died at a local nursing home Wednesday afternoon. He was born in Dover Foxcroft, Me., May 7, 1881, and had lived in this city for the past 43 years, where he was a proprietor of the People Boat and Canoe Livery, Watershops Pond, for a number of years.

He was a member of the Asbury Methodist Church; the Mosaic Lodge, AF & AM, of Dover Foxcroft.

He leaves his wife, Mrs. Marion (Johnson) Poole at home; two sons, William L. of Northampton and Robert C. of this city; a daughter, Mrs. Lois Rosenthal [sic] of this city; a brother, Maynard of Dover Foxcroft; a sister, Mrs. Delia Ranger of Dover Foxcroft.

The funeral will be held at the Byron Funeral Home Saturday at 3 p.m. Burial will be in the Hillcrest Park Cemetery. Visiting hours today are from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

  Events

• He was described as being 5' 11" in height with blue eyes and a light complexion.

• He worked as a merchant and millwright (U.S. Armory).

• He appeared on the census in 1900 in Dover Foxcroft, Piscataquis County, Maine. He lived in the household of his widowed mother.

• He appeared on the census in 1910 in Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts. He was a boarder in the home of Margaret Abert.

• He appeared on the census in 1920 at 159 Hickory Street in Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts. He was head of household and property owner.

• He appeared on the census in 1930 at 161 Hickory Street in Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts. He was head of household and owned property valued at $4,000.

• He appeared on the census in 1940 at 161 Hickory Street in Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts. He was head of household and owned his property valued at $8,000.

Benjamin married Marion Crosby Johnson, daughter of Levi Francis Johnson and Lois Hanscom Crosby, 30 March 1918 in Brownville, Piscataquis County, Maine.²⁵³ (Marion Crosby Johnson was born 14 August 1893 in Brownville, Piscataquis County, Maine,^272,3578 died 8 December 1981 in Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts ^3578,3579 and was buried after 8 December 1981 in Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts at Hillcrest Park Cemetery ³⁵⁷⁸.)