George Manford PALMER

1925 - 2001  (76 years)

• Name	George Manford PALMER
  Born	18 Oct 1925	Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts
  Gender	Male
  Census	1940	Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts
  Died	11 Nov 2001	Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire   [1, 2]
  Buried	Saint Mary’s Cemetery, Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts
  Person ID	I7749	bmds
  Last Modified	21 Jun 2013

  
  

  Father	Ezra Persant PALMER,   b. 23 Oct 1889, Woodstock, Carleton, New Brunswick ,   d. 3 Mar 1972, Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts  (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Olive May WILES,   b. 24 Jul 1896, Windsor, Carleton, New Brunswick ,   d. 31 Aug 1991, Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts  (Age 95 years)
  Family ID	F3056	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Ruth Frances WILSON,   b. 17 Sep 1923, Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts ,   d. 10 Aug 1981  (Age 57 years)
  Married	11 Jan 1947	Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire   [3]
  Children	+ 1. Corrine M. PALMER,   b. 7 Mar 1956  (Age 69 years)
  Family ID	F3046	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Annette D. GONTHIER,   b. 28 Jan 1928,   d. 29 Jul 2009, Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts  (Age 81 years)
  Family ID	F3055	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 18 Oct 1925 - Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts Census - 1940 - Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts Married - 11 Jan 1947 - Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire Died - 11 Nov 2001 - Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire Buried - - Saint Mary’s Cemetery, Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  George was a veteran of WWII and Korea (S. Sgt, US Army).

  
  

• Sources

  [S9] Social Security Death Index. [S4] Obituary. HAMPTON — George M. Palmer, 76, of 64 Anns Lane, died Sunday, Nov. 11, 2001, at his home.  He was born in Newburyport, Mass., on Oct. 18, 1925, a son of the late Ezra and Olive May (Wyles) Palmer. He was a graduate of Amesbury, Mass., High School and Franklin Tech of Boston, Mass. He was a veteran of World War II, serving in the U.S. Army Air Force as a staff sergeant with the 409th Bombardment Squadron, 93rd Bombardment Group. He later served in the Korean War with the U.S. Air Force.  He was employed by Simplex Wire and Cable in Newington and retired in 1986 as manufacturing plant manager after 32 years of service.  He moved to Hampton in 1997, having come from Estero, Fla., where he had lived for 10 years. Prior to that he had lived in Amesbury, Mass., and Exeter.  He was a former communicant of Sacred Heart Church in Amesbury and St. Michael Church in Exeter and had been active in the Lions Club in Estero, Fla.; Amesbury, Mass.; and Exeter, where he was a past president. He was also a former member of Warren Lodge A.F.&A.M. of Amesbury.  He was predeceased by his first wife, Ruth (Wilson) Palmer, and by a brother, Gerald Palmer.  Family members include his wife, Annette D. (Gonthier) Palmer; one daughter, Corrine Gilman and her husband, David, of Boxford, Mass.; two stepsons, William Drew of Amesbury and Robert Drew of Manchester; two stepdaughters, Lorraine Drew of Lebanon, N.H., and Suzanne Casey of West Newbury, Mass.; six grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and nieces and nephews. [S66] New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1637-1947. Source: Certificate of marriage. Marriage: 11 Jan 1947, Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire | Groom: George Manford Palmer, 21 years (father: Ezra Palmer, mother: Olive Wiles) | Bride: Ruth Frances Wilson, 23 years (father: Charles Wilson, mother: Mabel Provost).