m 1862 Julia A Plummer, m2 1867 Hannah DeWolf Howard
FAMILY RECORD:
Joseph 6 John 5 Joseph 4 John 3 John 2 Simon 1
John M V Buzzell - m1 16 Feb 1862 Mrs Julia A Abbott (b S Berwick ME 4 Jul
1821 d/o ____ Plumer). Child:
a) Julia - b Newburyport MA.
He m2 Mrs Hannah Dewolf (b Newburyport MA 1845 d/o ____ Howard). Children
all b Newburyport:
b) Agnes Belle - m William S Wilson of Newburyport, liv 54 Dove? St
Newburyport.
c) Caleb Cushing.
d) John Alden.
e) Albert Everett.
f) Oliver Eugene.
g) Mary Lizzie Brewer?
h) William Oscar.
[Rev Herbert L Buzzell mss, NEHGS].CHRONOLOGICAL ITEMS:
1868 Jan 4 - Agnes Annie Bussell, female, b Newburyport MA, d/o John N
Bussell teamster b Ossipee NH & Annah D W Howard b Newburyport, residence of
Newburyport [birth cert prepared by John F Moak city Clerk of Newburyport 20
May 1997, abstracted by Laird Towle from a photocopy 8/2000].
1874 - Amesbury, Newburyport & Salisbury MA City Directory, 1874:
Newburyport:
Buswell, Charles - engineer, Peabody mills, h at Salisbury
Buzzell, Eben L - ship carpenter, h 47 Liberty
Buzzell, John M - teamster, h 55 Water
1902 Dec 17 - John M Buzzell d Newburyport MA this date age 67y 3m;
gardener; suicidal hanging; residence, 158 State St, Newburyport MA; b
Effingham NH, s/o John Buzzell; buried Highland Cemetery, Newburyport MA [cert
of death by City Clerk 7 Jul 1997, abstracted from photocopy by Laird Towle
8/2000].
1902 Dec 17 - John M Buzzell, a well known resident of this city, committed
suicide this morning by hanging himself at his home on State Street at about 7
o'clock; the body was discovered by his wife; he had been ill for a year and
unable to work; he hung himself from a closet door; the body was taken down by
one of his sons and a neighbor, Lyman Lord; he had fallen and injured his head
while at work about a year ago, and never fully recovered; he had been a member
of the Salvation Army for many years [Newburyport Daily News 17 Dec 1902,
abstracted from a photocopy by Laird Towle 8/2000].
1902 Dec 18 - Buzzell - In this city. Dec 17, John M Buzzell, aged 67 years,
3 months. Funeral from his late residence 158 State street, Dec 20 at 2 pm.
Relatives and friends invited. Burial private [Newburyport Daily News, 18 Dec
1902, abstracted froma photocopy of the record by Laird Towle 8/2000].
1902 Dec 22 - funeral services for John M Buzzell late of State Street were
held at his home Saturday afternoon; services were conducted by Rev Alexander
Dixon; burial was in the family lot at Highland Cemetery; Frank W Hidden and
James Kingston were pall bearers [Newburyport Daily News 22 Dec 1902,
abstracted from a photocopy by Laird Towle 8/2000].
1925 Apr 20 - Hannah D Buzzell d 194 [sic?] Merrimac St, Newburyport MA ae
82-8-20 of cerebral hemorrhage; res of 149 [sic?] Merrimac St, Newburyport MA;
widowed female; b Newburyport MA d/o William P Howard & Sarah A Talbot, both b
Newburyport; bur Highland Cem, Newburyport MA; wife of John M Buzzell [cert of
death prepared 28 May 1997 by John F Moak, City Clerk of Newburyport,
abstracted by Laird Towle from a photocopy 8/2000].
1925 Apr 21 - Mrs. Hannah DeV Buzzell ae 82, widow of John A [sic] Buzzell,
d at her home 194 Merrimac St yesterday; she was a member of the Washington St
Methodist Church, and had been active in the Salvation Army; survived by four
sons: John A of Jersey City NJ, Albert [F sic?] of this city, Oliver E of
Seabrook NH, and William O of Newark OH; two daus: Agnes J Wilson and Mary E
Williams of this city: 15 grandchildren and 13 ggchildren [Newburyport Daily
News 21 Apr 1925, abstracted from a photocopy by Laird Towle 8/2000].
1925 Apr 23 - Card of Thanks mentions flowers from: Mr & Mrs Ray Leard, Mr &
Mrs Jerome Chase, Mr & Mrs Thomas Lane, Mrs M A O'Connell, Mr & Mrs George
White, Mr & Mrs J C Haddley, Mr & Mrs C D Howard, Mrs Hattie Brown, Mrs C M
Chase, William Russell, Commandant & Mrs Shira, comrades Mrs & Mrs D W Howard,
Mr & Mrs Harris Godale, Mr & Mrs Zabriskie, Mr & Mrs Martell & family, Miss
Doe, Miss Weymouth, Mr & Mrs Alfred Teague & family, Mr & Mrs John Brock, Mary
E Harris, Ruth I McLean, Mrs Ives, girls from Bliss & Perry Stitching Room, Mr
& Mrs Ray Josslin, Louise Vantre, John Williams; signed by Mr & Mrs John A
Buzzell, Mrs Agnes Wilson, Mrs Mae Williams, Mr & Mrs Albert Buzzell, Mr & Mrs
Oliver E Buzzell [Newburyport Daily News 23 Apr 1925, abstracted from a
photocopy by Laird Towle 8/2000].
1925 Apr 25 - funeral services for Mrs Hannah D Buzzell, widow of John M
Buzzell, were held at the residence of her son Albert E Buzzell, 39 Ashland St,
Newburyport, yesterday afternoon, services by Rev George W Hylton, pastor of
Belleville Congregational Church, and the Salvation Army; burial in Highland
Cemetery; pallbearers were Sidney Fowler, George White, Roy Josslin, Clifton
Mackie and Caleb N Fowler [Newburyport Daily News 23 Apr 1925, abstracted from
a photocopy by Laird Towle 8/2000].
m 1869, m2 1882 Darius J Dow
m 1869, m2 1882 Darius J Dow