Daughter of Martha C Rich. She was a lifelong resident and longtime activist/preservationist who relentlessly championed the rights of the public, along with the protection of public lands in Onset for nearly a half-century. She and her husband devoted hundreds of hours amassing a repository of legal and historical documents that were many times instrumental in successfully defending The Public Decree of 1916, and brought that knowledge to the people. They were both members of the Onset Protective League and, in 1985, they established the “Committee to Save Onset’s Beaches” (CSOB). She was predeceased by her husband, Richard C Knowlton of Onset; son, Daniel L Knowlton; and great-grandson Lucas R Knowlton. She is survived by her three sons, Richard Knowlton, Jr. of Hatchville, Joseph Knowlton and Steven Ramsey - both of Onset; four daughters, Martha Ramsey of Onset, Judy Matar of Millis, Susan Knowlton of Hatchville, and Kim Cline of Gastonia, NC; 10 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren.
Daughter of Martha C Rich. She was a lifelong resident and longtime activist/preservationist who relentlessly championed the rights of the public, along with the protection of public lands in Onset for nearly a half-century. She and her husband devoted hundreds of hours amassing a repository of legal and historical documents that were many times instrumental in successfully defending The Public Decree of 1916, and brought that knowledge to the people. They were both members of the Onset Protective League and, in 1985, they established the “Committee to Save Onset’s Beaches” (CSOB). She was predeceased by her husband, Richard C Knowlton of Onset; son, Daniel L Knowlton; and great-grandson Lucas R Knowlton. She is survived by her three sons, Richard Knowlton, Jr. of Hatchville, Joseph Knowlton and Steven Ramsey - both of Onset; four daughters, Martha Ramsey of Onset, Judy Matar of Millis, Susan Knowlton of Hatchville, and Kim Cline of Gastonia, NC; 10 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren.
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