Massachusetts bIRTH & dEATH RECORDS

[smallholderitm]

Hello
I have entries for two births in Mass. but is there any way I can find out the parents' names of these two people.
1952 Lawrence,Mass.    stillborn male child   surname Chaff    vol 109 page 184
1954 Lawrence, Mass     Claire Marie             surname Chaff   Vol. 99 page 375

NB I already have the "findagrave" reference for Claire.
Any help would be gratefully received.

[*Sandra*]

There is an entry on FIND A GRAVE for a Claire M Chaff who was born 1949 and died 1954

Burial: Saint Josephs Cemetery  Chelmsford Middlesex County Massachusetts.

http://www.rootschat.com/links/0xhs/

Born 1949 -  Marie Lawrence, Massachusetts. Vol 99 Page 375 Index 151

Sandra

You altered the original post twice.

[*Sandra*]

51 Butler Street Lawrence, Essex, Massachusetts. 1940 shows the probable parents who were listed on FIND A GRAVE.

William H Chaff  31 and Irene Chaff  28
William Chaff  4 (deceased 2008)  Mary E Chaff  2 (deceased)  Son Chaff  1

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FXJZ-SLS

Sandra

[*Sandra*]

William Chaff was born 2 June 1908. Parents Ernest E Chaff and Mary E Gill

William shown with parents in 1910 Lawrence Ward 5, Essex, Massachusetts

Ernest Chaff  37 and Mary Chaff  37
Beatrice Chaff  12  Clarence Chaff  4
William Chaff  10 months.

Sandra

[smallholderitm]

Hello Sandra
Many thanks for your speedy reply.  I did wonder if Wm & Irene were the parents of Claire, but there is quite a gap from the previous child to 1949 when Claire was born.  Also there is the still born child in 1952.  Irene also died in 1952, but although the volume numbers are the same as the death of the stillborn child (ie Vol 55) the pages are different.  He is page 275 and she is 291.  I suppose she could have died of complications in childbirth, but I just really wanted to know if there was a way to find out, definitively, the parents' names.
I must have pushed the wrong button to post my earlier one wrongly!!
Many thanks again
Best wishes

Angela

[*Sandra*]

Presumably it was the parents who were buried with the daughter who died.
The son William listed on the 1940 census died a few years ago but you may be able to make contact with the other one listed by using whitepages.com, switchboard.com and sites like those.

http://www.whitepages.com/

The daughter mentioned on the 1940 census Mary E Chaff - Born April 13, 1937 in Lawrence, Massachusetts died  October 26th  2001 in  Merrimack, NH.

Mary E. Field - 13 Apr 1937 - 26 Oct 2001 - Last Residence 03076  Pelham, Hillsborough, New Hampshire.

Sandra

[shellyesq]

I found a 1936 obituary for Mrs. Annie Mailhot, and one of her surviving children was listed as Mrs. William Chaff of Lawrence, Mass.  That may be Irene. 

I think the only definite way to find out what parents are listed is to buy the birth/death certificates.

[*Sandra*]

Just in case they do turn out to be the parents - anc tree gives William Chaff and Irene Mailhot. The tree shows they had 7 children - 4 males and 3 females.
If you do not have access to ancestry, then try the sister site  http://www.mundia.com/gb/.
Register for free and you will be able to view the tree or contact the owner.

Regards
Sandra

[*Sandra*]

A small bit of info which maybe of interest to you. Article in the Nashau Telegraph - New Hampshire - Monday May 28th 1958 -  says Mary Chaff was given a surprise bridal shower the previous Saturday by the parents of her husband to be. To be married St Patricks Church Lawrence on Saturday the 8th June.

Sandra