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     Rosina Pearce was born on 24 Dec 1884 at Callington, Cornwall, England.¹ She was the daughter of Joseph Howell Pearce and Elizabeth Wooldridge. She married Harmon Truman Campbell on 12 Jul 1905 at Wakefield, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.^2,3 She married Thomas Grist b 1920.³ Rosina Pearce died on 3 May 1954 at Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, at age 69.⁴
      Rosina Pearce also went by the name of Rose. Rosina, Elizabeth Wooldridge's children, resided with Elizabeth at Launceston Road, Callington, Cornwall, England, in 1891.⁵ Rosina Pearce emigrated with Joseph Howell Pearce and Elizabeth Wooldridge in 1898 from England.^6,7,8,9,10 Rosina Pearce resided with Joseph Howell Pearce and Elizabeth Wooldridge at 10 Franklin Street, Wakefield, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, in 1900.¹¹ Rosina Pearce and Harmon Truman Campbell lived at 145 Magnolia Street, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, in 1910.¹² Rosina Pearce and Thomas Grist lived at 4735 Kilbourne Avenue, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, in 1920 and 1930.^13,14

     Catherine Louisa Hill was born on 29 Oct 1921 at Lakeview Avenue, Dracut, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.^1,2 She was the daughter of Roland McDonald Hill and Louisa Pearce. Catherine Louisa Hill died on 15 Jun 2011 at Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, at age 89.³
     The following obituary appeared in the Lowell (Massachusetts) Lowell Sun 16 Jun 2011 for Catherine Louisa Hill:
     Catherine L. Goodwin
of Chelmsford, MA and Ogunquit, Maine,
Local historian

CHELMSFORD -- Catherine L. Goodwin, 89, of Chelmsford, died on June 15, 2011, in Lowell.

Born in Dracut, MA to Roland M. and Louisa Pearce Hill. Catherine married John A. Goodwin in 1943, and raised four children in Lowell and Chelmsford. Catherine graduated from Dracut HS and in 1943 from Lowell State Teachers College. She served as President of her college class from 1940 onward, organizing class reunions through their 65th in 2008. ULowell recognized her alumni participation with the 1993 Distinguished Alumni Graduate Award.

She was a life-long learner and is best remembered for her varied roles in sharing local history. She not only unearthed historical facts, but discerned the social context and personalities she researched, often with a subtle sense of humor. Beginning in the 1970s, she planned exhibitions for Lowell Museum relating to mill city life: china typical of 1880s in Lowell, silver by Lowell silversmiths, ladies underwear, portraits of historic Lowell people and personalities. In the 1980s for the Whistler House, she researched early Lowell artists, particularly the Shutes and Thomas Cantwell Healy; and for artist Samuel P. Howes, two years of her work culminated in an exhibition and catalog. She planned the Whistler House 100th Anniversary and hung every painting Whistler House owned. She oversaw the beginning of their conservation program. In the early 2000s, she presented "Ladies of Lowell" exhibition and lecture series. Together with her husband John, she presented lectures on a variety of topics to Lowell, Dracut and Chelmsford historical societies.

Catherine is well known for her association with Lowell Cemetery. She originated tours of the cemetery in 1981, and became the cemetery's first female Trustee in 1991. Her lasting legacy is the definitive book she researched and wrote Mourning Glory: The Story of Lowell Cemetery (1992). Her husband, John took most of the photos for the book, and daughter, Elizabeth helped her revise a 2nd edition in 2002.

Catherine and John together received a Lowell Community Service Award in 2007, and were commended as "local treasures" whose contributions in the areas of local history, education, art and human services have enriched our quality of life."
Earlier, she actively participated in a number of cultural and charitable organizations, serving on the boards of directors for Lowell Mental Health Assn., Florence Crittenton League, International Institute, Whistler House Museum of Art, and Lowell Historical Society. In the 1990s she participated in the Association for Gravestone Studies. She was a life-long member of St. Anne's Episcopal Church in Lowell and active summers at St. Peter's by the Sea in Ogunquit, Maine.

She was always a gracious and welcoming hostess to family and friends, and entertained them with amusing stories.

She is survived by husband, John A. Goodwin; children, Elizabeth A. Long (Robert) of Lisle, IL, William B. Goodwin (Meredith) of Whitehouse Station, NJ, Jean C. Demetracopoulos (John) of S. Berwick, Maine; and seven adult grandchildren and one great-granddaughter. She was preceded in death by daughter, Catherine Ruth Goodwin.

She is also survived by sisters, Rowena Scott (Dover, DE), and Irene Vallee (Fort Collins, CO).

GOODWIN -- A memorial service will be celebrated Saturday, August 6 at 11:00 am at the Lowell Cemetery Chapel. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her memory to the Middlesex Community College's Catherine L. Goodwin Scholarship Fund (c/o MCC Foundation, PO Box 716, Bedford, MA 01730), Whistler House Museum of Art (243 Worthen Street, Lowell, MA 01852-1822), or Lowell Cemetery (77 Knapp Avenue, Lowell, MA 01852-4240). ARRANGEMENTS BY BLAKE FUNERAL HOME, CHELMSFORD, (978) 256-5251. For online guestbook please visit www.blakefuneralhome.com.⁴
     Her common name was Cassie. She resided with Roland McDonald Hill and Louisa Pearce at 487 Riverside Street, Dracut, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, in 1930.⁵ Catherine Louisa Hill was graduated in 1939 at Dracut High School, Dracut, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.⁶ She was graduated from Lowell State Teachers College, at Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, in 1943 serving as class president beginning in 1940 and continuing throughout her alumnae years.. After graduation she was a teacher in Westford.⁷ For many years Cassie was interested in the history of the Lowell area. She researched itinerant artists who worked in early Lowell. She organized exhibits and presented programs on artists and other historical topics, often in conjunction with her husband John, to local historical societies and other community groups. In 1992 she authored a book entitled Mourning Glory: The Story of the Lowell Cemetery⁸, the definitive book on Lowell Cemetery, and served as a Lowell Cemetery trustee (1993- ). She was also an officer of a number of Lowell community groups, including Whistler House Museum, Lowell Historical Society and International Institute.³

     Catherine Ruth Goodwin was born on 17 Jul 1952 at Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.^1,2 She was the daughter of Catherine Louisa Hill. Catherine Ruth Goodwin died on 26 Mar 2001 at Concord Hospital, Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, at age 48.³
     Her common name was Ruth.

     William Ralph Mitchell was born on 26 Sep 1920 at Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.¹ He was baptized on 29 May 1955 at Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, at Trinity Episcopal Church.¹ He died on 23 Dec 2006 at Colorado at age 86.²

     Raoul Adelard Vallee was born on 16 Aug 1918 at Chicopee Falls, Hampden County, Massachusetts.^1,2 He was the son of Hormidas Vallee and Florida Chartier. He was baptized in 1918 at Chicopee Falls, Hampden County, Massachusetts.¹ Raoul Adelard Vallee died on 1 Feb 1995 at Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado, at age 76.^2,1
     His common name was Rudy.

     Beatrice Pearce was born on 24 Aug 1890 at Callington, Cornwall, England.^1,2 She was the daughter of Joseph Howell Pearce and Elizabeth Wooldridge. She married Nels Hylander on 26 Sep 1923 at Borough Hall, Bronx, Bronx County, New York.³ Beatrice Pearce died on 27 Aug 1978 at Hempstead, Nassau County, New York, at age 88.⁴ She was buried at Long Island National Cemetery, Farmingdale, Nassau County, New York, Section R Site 2230.⁵
     Beatrice, Elizabeth Wooldridge's children, resided with Elizabeth at Launceston Road, Callington, Cornwall, England, in 1891.⁶ Beatrice Pearce emigrated with Joseph Howell Pearce and Elizabeth Wooldridge in 1898 from England.^7,8,9,10,11 Her common name was Beattie. Beatrice Pearce resided with Joseph Howell Pearce and Elizabeth Wooldridge at 10 Franklin Street, Wakefield, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, in 1900.¹² Beatrice Pearce resided with William F. Barrett and Alice Pearce at 7 Crescent Court, Wakefield, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, in 1910.¹³ Beatrice Pearce appears in a group photo in 1911.¹⁴ About 1911 she entered Pilsbury nursing school in Concord New Hampshire.¹⁵ Beattie was a nurse in the Army Nurse Corps⁵ during World War I at Fort Hamilton, in Brooklyn, New York.¹⁶ She and Nels Hylander lived in Bronx, Bronx County, New York, in 1930. Rowena Scott recalls visiting Beatie and Nels at City Island in 1935, and Nels taking a row boat out to catch eels to eat.¹⁷ By Dec 1949 (possibly as early as 1947) she had purchased the house in East Meadow, when the Scott family visited while waiting for their ship to their overseas military assignment.¹⁸ Beatrice was employed as a nurse at Meadowbrook Hospital (now Nassau County Medical Center).