MCFARLAND Ruth "Diffy" H. b. 13 Feb 1917 Island Falls, Aroostook, Maine, United States d. 12 Oct 1992 Westford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States: Noyes Family Genealogy

1917 - 1992 (75 years)

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Name	MCFARLAND Ruth "Diffy" H.
Birth	13 Feb 1917	Island Falls, Aroostook, Maine, United States [1]
Gender	Female
Census	16 Jan 1920	Island Falls, Aroostook, Maine, United States [2]
	(age 3.)
Census	9 Apr 1930	Island Falls, Aroostook, Maine, United States [3]
	Address: Patten Street
	(age 13; living with the family of half brother, Fred.)
_UID	0B0D7D17D102D6118A0644455354000026FE
Death	12 Oct 1992	Westford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States [1]
	(OBIT: "Ruth H. (McFarland) Hardy, Burdett, 75, formerly of 220 High St. Extension, Lancaster, died Monday in Westford Nursing Home, Westford, MA She leaves her husband, Waldo H. Burdett; two daughters, Wilda Bruso of Lancaster and Elaine Reardon of Templeton, MA; four step-children; five grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; nephews and nieces. Her first Husband, Leo E. Hardy, died in 1947. She was born in Island Falls, Maine, daughter of Daniel & Millie (Noyes) McFarland and lived here most of her life. Mrs. Burdett attended South Lancaster Academy. She was a licensed practical nurse and worked at the Perkins School in Lancaster for many years, retiring in1965. She also did work as a private duty nurse. Mrs. Burdett was a member of the Seventh-day Adventist Village Church." Aunt "Diffy" cared for the Marvin sisters (spinster daughters of the late Pastor Abijah Marvin, who wrote the "History of Lancaster," published in 1879) and acquired their Main St. house after their deaths; unfortunately, she threw away all the letters, papers and notes remaining in Pastor Marvin's death; she boarded and cared for her ex-sister-in-law's father, Samuel Lombard, for the last two to three years of his life (he died Dec. 1, 1979) and it was during this period that she and Waldo sold the Marvin house and removed to the house at 220 High St. Extension.")
Person ID	I46920	Noyes Family Genealogy
Last Modified	3 Dec 2013

Father	MCFARLAND Daniel, b. 14 Feb 1860, Queensbury, York, New Brunswick, Canada d. Yes, date unknown
Mother	NOYES Millicent B., b. 12 Jun 1878, Patten, Penobscot, Maine, United States d. 12 Dec 1970, Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States (Age 92 years)
Marriage	22 Jul 1902	Crystal, Aroostook, Maine, United States [4]
Family ID	F18496	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1 WILSON Leo Edward d. 1947, Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Marriage Bef 1935 [1]

(Based on birth of oldest child, Gary.)

Children

	1. HARDY-WILSON Gary L., b. 1935 d. 2 Jun 1942, Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States (Age 7 years)
	2. Living
	3. Living

Family ID F18495 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 23 Feb 2024

Family 2	BURDETT Waldo H. d. Yes, date unknown
Marriage	Aft 1947 [1]
Family ID	F18497	Group Sheet \| Family Chart
Last Modified	23 Feb 2024

Sources

[S1615] Correspondence-Internet-John Schumacher-Hardy, 2 Jan 2002 2:34 am.
[S6562] Census-1920-ME-Aroostook-Island Falls, Roll: T625_641; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 33; Image: 276.
[S6563] Census-1930-ME-Aroostook-Island Falls, Roll: 829; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0041; Image: 156.0; FHL microfilm: 2340564.
[S4877] LDS-New Family Search, 3 December 2013; Daniel & Millie B. (Noyes) McFarland marriage record; Maine, Vital Records, 1670-1907: GS Film Number: 9994; Digital Folder Number: 004703833; Image Number: 03429.