Bertha Martha Watkins

1923 - 2005  (81 years)

• Name	Bertha Martha Watkins  [1, 2]
  Birth	27 Jun 1923	Dalton, Berkshire, Massachusetts   [1, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Female
  Death	8 Mar 2005	Hoosick Falls, Rensselaer, New York   [1, 4, 5]
  Person ID	I50009	Descendants of William Hascall of Fontmell Magna (1490-1542)
  Last Modified	8 Jun 2017

  
  

  Father	Walter Loring Watkins,   b. 9 Dec 1894, Dalton, Berkshire, Massachusetts d. 7 Jul 1982, Bennington, Bennington, Vermont (Age 87 years)
  Mother	Martha Almina Fuller,   b. 18 Jul 1899, Cheshire, Berkshire, Massachusetts d. 26 Jun 1986, Petersburg, Rensselaer, New York (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	2 Apr 1920	Dalton, Berkshire, Massachusetts   [1, 6]
  Family ID	F24349	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Albert Elmer Baker, Jr.,   b. 3 Apr 1923, Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts d. 23 Jul 1996, Petersburg, Rensselaer, New York (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	18 Dec 1943	New Lebanon, Columbia, New York   [1, 7]
  	The Berkshire County Eagle March 8, 1944 Mr. and Mrs. Walter L. Watkins of 130 Appleton Avenue announce the marriage of their daughter, Bertha M. to Albert E. Baker Jr., of Lanesboro, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Albert E. Baker. Edward E. Brooker, justice of the peace, performed the ceremony Dec. 18 in New Lebanon, N.Y., and Mr. and Mrs. King Keeler Jr. were attendants.
  Children	1. Living   2. Living
  Family ID	F24370	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Jun 2017

  
  

• Notes

  Bennington Banner March 9, 2005 HOOSICK FALLS, N.Y. -- Bertha W. Baker, 81, died Tuesday, March 8, 2005, at the Hoosick Falls Health Center, where she had resided since 1997. She was the wife of the late Albert Baker, who died in 1994. Bertha was born on June 27, 1923 in Dalton, Mass., daughter of the late Walter L. and Martha L. (Fuller) Watkins. She graduated from Pittsfield High School and St. Joseph's Business College. Bertha was employed as a secretary at the Holbrook & Johnston Law Office in Hoosick Falls for many years. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Hoosick Falls, where she also was a past secretary, serving for 30 years, treasurer and a Sunday school teacher. She was a former member of the Daughters of the American Revolution and the Mayflower Society, of Albany. Survivors include her daughter, Beverley Waitekus of Bennington, Vt.; and two sisters, Marjorie Smith of Alabama and Marriam Bates of Florida. She is also survived by four grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

  
  

• Sources

  [S22741] Descendants of Squire Hascall and Elizabeth Chandler/Russell, (compiled by Richard K. Hascall for the Haskell Family Association). [S50963] Descendants of Mary Benson (Barrett) Watkins 02-08-2017 from Andrew Turner. [S39610] 1930 census, Massachusetts, Berkshire county. [S53585] SSDI: Social Security Death Index. [S35807] Obituary, Bennington Banner, Bertha W. Baker, (March 9, 2005). [S27805] LDS - Ancestral File, (Family History Center Files, Church of Latter Day Saints). [S28088] Marriage announcement, The Berkshire County Eagle, Albert E. Baker Jr. and Bertha M. Watkins, (March 8, 1944).