Owen Rupert MARCHANT

1871 - 1962  (91 years)

• Name	Owen Rupert MARCHANT
  Birth	15 May 1871	North Mountain, Nova Scotia
  Gender	Male
  Death	2 Sep 1962	Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts   [1]
  Burial	Forest Hill Cemetery, Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts   [2]
  Siblings	5 brothers and 2 sisters
  1. Burke MARCHANT,   b. Abt 1856, Nova Scotia d. Yes, date unknown   2. Adelia MARCHANT,   b. 1858, Kings, Nova Scotia d. 26 Dec 1936, Waterville, Kings, Nova Scotia  (Age 78 years) + 3. Howard Benjamin MARCHANT,   b. May 1859, Nova Scotia d. 8 Feb 1941, Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts  (Age 81 years) + 4. Samuel K. MARCHANT,   b. 1863, Kings, Nova Scotia d. 29 May 1942, Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts  (Age 79 years)   5. Lavinia MARCHANT,   b. Abt 1865, Nova Scotia d. Yes, date unknown + 6. Charles Everett MARCHANT,   b. 11 Dec 1868, Nova Scotia d. 29 Jan 1943, Los Angeles, California  (Age 74 years) + 7. Owen Rupert MARCHANT,   b. 15 May 1871, North Mountain, Nova Scotia d. 2 Sep 1962, Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts  (Age 91 years)   8. Otis E. MARCHANT,   b. Jun 1874, Nova Scotia d. 1 Nov 1902, Dracut, Middlesex, Massachusetts  (Age 28 years)
  Person ID	I18501	bmds
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2020

  
  

  Father	Freeman Augustus MARCHANT,   b. May 1835, Nova Scotia d. 2 Feb 1876, Nova Scotia (Age 40 years)
  Mother	Martha Elizabeth DALRYMPLE,   b. 11 Oct 1838, Cornwallis, Kings, Nova Scotia d. 17 Mar 1914, Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts (Age 75 years)
  Family ID	F7384	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Selma Mary ECKLAND,   b. Jul 1876   d. 20 Feb 1943, Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts (Age 66 years)
  Marriage	2 Aug 1894	Dracut, Middlesex, Massachusetts
  Age at Marriage	Owen : 23 years old | Selma : 18 years old.
  Children	4 sons and 3 daughters
  	+ 1. William Freeman MARCHANT,   b. 18 Jul 1896, Dracut, Middlesex, Massachusetts d. 23 Apr 1976, Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts (Age 79 years)   2. George Dalrymple MARCHANT,   b. 14 Sep 1898, Dracut, Middlesex, Massachusetts d. Jan 1974, Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts (Age 75 years)   3. Grace May MARCHANT,   b. 28 Nov 1900, Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts d. 2 Mar 1980, Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts (Age 79 years)   4. Albert Peter MARCHANT,   b. 16 Apr 1903, Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts d. 18 Oct 1961 (Age 58 years) + 5. Florence Ethel MARCHANT,   b. 1 Dec 1904, Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts d. 24 Sep 1995, Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts (Age 90 years)   6. Loretta Selma MARCHANT,   b. 7 Jun 1907, Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts d. 17 Aug 1990, Ayer, Middlesex, Massachusetts (Age 83 years)   7. Chester Frank MARCHANT,   b. 24 Aug 1911, Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts d. 7 Sep 1987, Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts (Age 76 years)
  Family ID	F7389	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 15 May 1871 - North Mountain, Nova Scotia Marriage - 2 Aug 1894 - Dracut, Middlesex, Massachusetts Death - 2 Sep 1962 - Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts Burial - - Forest Hill Cemetery, Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts
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  [S4] Obituary. Owen R. Marchant, 90, died early Sunday morning at the Magnolia Nursing Home, 159 Summer street. He was the husband of the late S. Mary (Ecklund) Marchant.  Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, May 15, 1872, he was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Marchant. He had been a resident of Fitchburg for 60 years and was a retired painter for Crocker Burbank and Co. Assn. having been employed by that company for 52 years.  He was the oldest member of the Church of the Good Sheperd. Survivors ar three sons, William F. of Brockton, and George D. and Chester F. Marchant, both of Fitchburg; three daughters, mrs. Grace Hill of Fitchburg, Mrs. Roger G. Smart of Ashburnham, and Miss Loretta S. Marchant of this city, 18 grandchildren, 28 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.  The funeral will be held in the Church of the Good Sheperd tomorrow afternoon at 2:30. Burial will be in Forest Hill Cemetery. [S5] Find A Grave, → Memorial ID 125234391.