From the Westford Wardsman, 18 March 1911
Mrs. Caroline Carleton Atwood passed into the higher life Friday of last week at the advanced age of ninety years. Five days previous to her death she fell and sustained a broken hip and death was a setting free from pain and weakness.
Mrs. Atwood was born in Orange, N.H., January 12, 1821, and was the only daughter of Edward and Sarah Carleton. She was married to Daniel Atwood January 22, 1846. Twelve years later Mr. and Mrs. Atwood came to Westford from Pelham, N.H., having purchased the large farm now known as the Nashoba farm [on Hildreth St. near the intersection with Concord Rd.] where they lived with their large family of sons and daughters for many years.
In 1879 Deacon Atwood retired from active farming and moved to the village, having built the present pleasant family residence [at 4 Graniteville Rd.]. Deacon Atwood died December 13, 1902.
Mrs. Atwood leaves to mourn her loss three sons and three daughters—Dr. Edward Atwood and William Atwood of Daytona, Fla.; Eliot Atwood of Chelmsford and Misses Sarah C., Lillian B. and May Atwood of Westford. Another daughter died in infancy. Mrs. Atwood is also survived by four grand-children—Miss Evelyn Atwood of Daytona, Fla., and Misses Grace and Jessie Atwood of Chelmsford and Carleton Atwood of Chelmsford, but who at present is in South America.
Mrs. Atwood joined the Union Congregational church September 20, 1866, and in all the forty-five years of her membership had been thoroughly loyal and faithful to its interests and constant in attendance to all its services while health permitted. Mrs. Atwood was devoted to the interests of home and family. She was a fine type of the New England woman of her generation and leaves to her family and friends a record of Christian living that will be cherished.
The funeral, which was private, was held from her late home Monday afternoon at two o'clock. Present were those nearest and dearest to her, her pastor, Rev. David Wallace, who conducted the service and the four gentlemen, members of her church, who acted as bearers—Houghton G. Osgood, Arthur E. Day, Charles D. Colburn and Leonard W. Wheeler. The church members sent beautiful flowers and there were also beautiful tokens from the relatives as well as from other friends.
David L. Greig had charge of all arrangements and interment was in the family lot in Fairview cemetery.
Mrs. Caroline Carleton Atwood passed into the higher life Friday of last week at the advanced age of ninety years. Five days previous to her death she fell and sustained a broken hip and death was a setting free from pain and weakness.
Mrs. Atwood was born in Orange, N.H., January 12, 1821, and was the only daughter of Edward and Sarah Carleton. She was married to Daniel Atwood January 22, 1846. Twelve years later Mr. and Mrs. Atwood came to Westford from Pelham, N.H., having purchased the large farm now known as the Nashoba farm [on Hildreth St. near the intersection with Concord Rd.] where they lived with their large family of sons and daughters for many years.
In 1879 Deacon Atwood retired from active farming and moved to the village, having built the present pleasant family residence [at 4 Graniteville Rd.]. Deacon Atwood died December 13, 1902.
Mrs. Atwood leaves to mourn her loss three sons and three daughters—Dr. Edward Atwood and William Atwood of Daytona, Fla.; Eliot Atwood of Chelmsford and Misses Sarah C., Lillian B. and May Atwood of Westford. Another daughter died in infancy. Mrs. Atwood is also survived by four grand-children—Miss Evelyn Atwood of Daytona, Fla., and Misses Grace and Jessie Atwood of Chelmsford and Carleton Atwood of Chelmsford, but who at present is in South America.
Mrs. Atwood joined the Union Congregational church September 20, 1866, and in all the forty-five years of her membership had been thoroughly loyal and faithful to its interests and constant in attendance to all its services while health permitted. Mrs. Atwood was devoted to the interests of home and family. She was a fine type of the New England woman of her generation and leaves to her family and friends a record of Christian living that will be cherished.
The funeral, which was private, was held from her late home Monday afternoon at two o'clock. Present were those nearest and dearest to her, her pastor, Rev. David Wallace, who conducted the service and the four gentlemen, members of her church, who acted as bearers—Houghton G. Osgood, Arthur E. Day, Charles D. Colburn and Leonard W. Wheeler. The church members sent beautiful flowers and there were also beautiful tokens from the relatives as well as from other friends.
David L. Greig had charge of all arrangements and interment was in the family lot in Fairview cemetery.
From the Westford Wardsman, 18 March 1911
Mrs. Caroline Carleton Atwood passed into the higher life Friday of last week at the advanced age of ninety years. Five days previous to her death she fell and sustained a broken hip and death was a setting free from pain and weakness.
Mrs. Atwood was born in Orange, N.H., January 12, 1821, and was the only daughter of Edward and Sarah Carleton. She was married to Daniel Atwood January 22, 1846. Twelve years later Mr. and Mrs. Atwood came to Westford from Pelham, N.H., having purchased the large farm now known as the Nashoba farm [on Hildreth St. near the intersection with Concord Rd.] where they lived with their large family of sons and daughters for many years.
In 1879 Deacon Atwood retired from active farming and moved to the village, having built the present pleasant family residence [at 4 Graniteville Rd.]. Deacon Atwood died December 13, 1902.
Mrs. Atwood leaves to mourn her loss three sons and three daughters—Dr. Edward Atwood and William Atwood of Daytona, Fla.; Eliot Atwood of Chelmsford and Misses Sarah C., Lillian B. and May Atwood of Westford. Another daughter died in infancy. Mrs. Atwood is also survived by four grand-children—Miss Evelyn Atwood of Daytona, Fla., and Misses Grace and Jessie Atwood of Chelmsford and Carleton Atwood of Chelmsford, but who at present is in South America.
Mrs. Atwood joined the Union Congregational church September 20, 1866, and in all the forty-five years of her membership had been thoroughly loyal and faithful to its interests and constant in attendance to all its services while health permitted. Mrs. Atwood was devoted to the interests of home and family. She was a fine type of the New England woman of her generation and leaves to her family and friends a record of Christian living that will be cherished.
The funeral, which was private, was held from her late home Monday afternoon at two o'clock. Present were those nearest and dearest to her, her pastor, Rev. David Wallace, who conducted the service and the four gentlemen, members of her church, who acted as bearers—Houghton G. Osgood, Arthur E. Day, Charles D. Colburn and Leonard W. Wheeler. The church members sent beautiful flowers and there were also beautiful tokens from the relatives as well as from other friends.
David L. Greig had charge of all arrangements and interment was in the family lot in Fairview cemetery.
Mrs. Caroline Carleton Atwood passed into the higher life Friday of last week at the advanced age of ninety years. Five days previous to her death she fell and sustained a broken hip and death was a setting free from pain and weakness.
Mrs. Atwood was born in Orange, N.H., January 12, 1821, and was the only daughter of Edward and Sarah Carleton. She was married to Daniel Atwood January 22, 1846. Twelve years later Mr. and Mrs. Atwood came to Westford from Pelham, N.H., having purchased the large farm now known as the Nashoba farm [on Hildreth St. near the intersection with Concord Rd.] where they lived with their large family of sons and daughters for many years.
In 1879 Deacon Atwood retired from active farming and moved to the village, having built the present pleasant family residence [at 4 Graniteville Rd.]. Deacon Atwood died December 13, 1902.
Mrs. Atwood leaves to mourn her loss three sons and three daughters—Dr. Edward Atwood and William Atwood of Daytona, Fla.; Eliot Atwood of Chelmsford and Misses Sarah C., Lillian B. and May Atwood of Westford. Another daughter died in infancy. Mrs. Atwood is also survived by four grand-children—Miss Evelyn Atwood of Daytona, Fla., and Misses Grace and Jessie Atwood of Chelmsford and Carleton Atwood of Chelmsford, but who at present is in South America.
Mrs. Atwood joined the Union Congregational church September 20, 1866, and in all the forty-five years of her membership had been thoroughly loyal and faithful to its interests and constant in attendance to all its services while health permitted. Mrs. Atwood was devoted to the interests of home and family. She was a fine type of the New England woman of her generation and leaves to her family and friends a record of Christian living that will be cherished.
The funeral, which was private, was held from her late home Monday afternoon at two o'clock. Present were those nearest and dearest to her, her pastor, Rev. David Wallace, who conducted the service and the four gentlemen, members of her church, who acted as bearers—Houghton G. Osgood, Arthur E. Day, Charles D. Colburn and Leonard W. Wheeler. The church members sent beautiful flowers and there were also beautiful tokens from the relatives as well as from other friends.
David L. Greig had charge of all arrangements and interment was in the family lot in Fairview cemetery.
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