Nina Agnes Foster

1895 - 2000  (104 years)

• Name	Nina Agnes Foster
  Birth	7 Jul 1895	Massachusetts   [1]
  	Nina A. Foster Sex: Female Birth Date: 7 Jul 1895 Birthplace: Athol, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States Father's Name: Frank Foster Father's Sex: Male Mother's Name: Agnese Champney Mother's Sex: Female Household Role Sex Age Birthplace Frank Foster Father M Agnese Champney Mother F Source Details: 17 Digital Folder Number: 007011252 Microfilm Number: 2230843 Image Number: 00587 Originating System: EASY Indexing Batch: I01343-3 "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHKK-5GZ : 14 January 2020), Nina A. Foster, 1895.
  Gender	Female
  Census	1 Jan 1920	Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts   [1]
  	Age: 24y
  	Address: 63 Silver Lake Street
  Obituary	15 May 2000
  	Athol Daily News
  	Mrs. Pierce Oldest In Orange ORANGE — Nina A. (Foster) Pierce. 105. of 40 Burrill Ave,, ihe oldest resident in town, died Saturday. May 1.1.2000 at the Quabbin Valley Healthcare. Born July 7, 1894 in Athol. she was a daughter of Frank and Agnes (Champey) Foster. She attended Athol schools and had lived in this area all of her life. A resident of Or­ange since 1921, she had been a res­ident of the Quabbin Valley Health­care the past five years. In 1999 she was the grand marshal in the Harvest Parade in Orange. She enjoyed making cloth wreaths, afghans, crochet and especially rais­ing children. She also prepared Thanksgiving meals along with her grandson, Gerald Canning, at the for­mer Irish Pub, for those who needed a place to spend the holiday. She worked for Ray F. Cooke of Cooke's Wood Turning for 14 years until her retirement. She was a former member of the Central Congregational Church in Orange. Her husband of 52 years. Olin M. Pierce, died in 1964. She is survived by a son, Lawrence Pierce of Orange; daugh­ters, Mildred Dubay of Anna, Texas and Marion Sharpe of Orange; 37 grandchildren; 66 great-grandchildren; 75 great-great-grandchildren;one great-great-great-grandchild: several nephews and nieces; and numerous friends from the Quabbin Valley Healthcare. She was predeceased by sons. Clarence Pierce of California. Merle Pierce of Winchendon, Allan Pierce and Melvin Pierce, both of Orange and Russell Pierce of California; a daughter. Lillian Perkins of Baldwinville; a brother. Clifford Foster of Athol and a sister, Mabelle Morton of Orange. A funeral service will he held on Wednesday, May 17, at 10 a.m. in Witty's Funeral Home, with the Rev. Vance E. Frank officiating. Burial will follow in South Cemetery. Calling hours will be held Tuesday, May 16, from 7 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, donations are suggested to the Salvation Army, 107 Ridge Ave., Athol. Mass. 01331, or to the charily of the donor's choice. Willy's Funeral Home is directing arrangements. I called Orange Library and they sent the obituary: On Jan 06, 2022 at 12:17 PM rbrzozowski@cwmars.org Hi Randy, Attached is Nina's obituary. She was on the front page - a well deserved honor! So glad I was able to provide this information for you. Please let me know if I may be of further assistance. Happy New Year. Robin -- Best, Robin Brzozowski, Library Technician Athol Public Library 568 Main Street Athol, MA 01331 978-249-9515 978-249-7636 (Fax) athollibrary.org @AtholPublicLibrary
  Residence	1 Jan 1920	Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts   [1]
  	Age: 24y
  	Address: 63 Silver Lake Street
  _UID	0A9FFB465D4146CC91C7E1412BD7A3500993
  Death	13 May 2000	Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts
  	Name: Nina A Pierce Death Date: 13 May 2000 Death Place: Athol, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States Death Place (Original): Athol, Massachusetts Birth Date: 7 Jul 1894 Birthplace: Massachusetts Spouse's Name: Olin Pierce Certificate Number: 032706 Household Role Sex Age Birthplace Olin Pierce Spouse U "Massachusetts Death Index, 1970-2003", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VZR4-DXT : 13 June 2019), Nina A Pierce, 2000.
  Burial	17 May 2000	Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts
  	Address: South Cemetery, 585 South Main St (978) 544-3681
  	FAG memorial 155784821
  Person ID	I4099	Gustafson/Morrow
  Last Modified	17 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Frank Edwin Foster,   b. 17 Feb 1873, Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. Between 1940 and 1941 (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Agnes Champeny,   b. 18 Apr 1877, Fitzwilliam, Cheshire County, New Hampshire d. 8 Sep 1964 (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	28 Jun 1894	Fitzwilliam, Cheshire County, New Hampshire
  	Name: Frank E. Foster Sex: Male Age: 21 Birth Year (Estimated): 1873 Birthplace: Athol, Worcester County, Mass Father's Name: George H. Foster Father's Birthplace: Athol, Worcester County, Mass Mother's Name: Hattie L. Foster Mother's Birthplace: North Dana, Worcester County, Mass Spouse's Name: Agnes Fanny Champney Spouse's Sex: Female Spouse's Age: 17 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1877 Spouse's Father's Name: Michiel Champney Father's Birthplace: Derby Line, Orleans County, Vt Marriage Date: 1894 Marriage Place: Fitzwilliam, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States Marriage Place (Original): Fitzwilliam, Cheshire, New Hampshire Event Type: Marriage Household Role Sex Age Birthplace George H. Foster Father M Hattie L. Foster Mother F Agnes Fanny Champney Wife F 17 Michiel Champney M Digital Folder Number: 004243151 Microfilm Number: 1000993 Image Number: 02859 Indexing Batch: I09471-9 "New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1637-1947", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLF3-RJ6 : 1 August 2022), Frank E. Foster and Agnes Fanny Champney, 1894.
  Census	1940	Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts
  	Name: Frank Foster Sex: Male Age: 67 Event Date: 1940 Event Place: Athol, Athol, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States Event Place (Original): Massachusetts, Worcester, Athol Town, Athol Event Type: Census Marital Status: Married Race: White Relationship to Head of Household: Head Last Place of Residence: , , Birth Year (Estimated): 1873 Birthplace: Massachusetts Household Role Sex Age Birthplace Agnes Foster Wife F 63 New Hampshire Clifford Foster Son M 34 Massachusetts Gertrude McLane Granddaughter F 13 Massachusetts Sheet Letter: A Sheet Number: 5 Sheet Number and Letter: 5A Household ID: 112 Line Number: 23 Affiliate Publication Number: T627 Affiliate Film Number: 1645 Digital Folder Number: 005460917 Image Number: 00301 Citing this Record "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K4N1-67D : 10 January 2021), Frank Foster, Athol, Athol, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 14-10, sheet 5A, line 23, family 112, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 1645.
  		Frank & Agnes Foster 1940 Media Date: 11 APR 1940 Keywords: census
  Photos		Frank Edwin & Agnes (Champney) Foster Caption Note: Frank Edwin Foster 17 FEB 1873 - copied from ancestry tree (originally shared by "foster6879" on 2 aug 2010) Keywords: Picture
  Family ID	F1573	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Olin Manter Pierce,   b. 2 Jan 1891, Salem, Massachusetts d. 18 Sep 1964, Massachusetts (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	21 Nov 1912	Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts
  	Name: Olin M Pierce Sex: Male Age: 21 Birth Date: 1891 Birth Year (Estimated): 1891 Birthplace: Salem, , Father's Name: John E Pierce Mother's Name: Zulah V Briggs Spouse's Name: Ina A Foster Spouse's Sex: Female Spouse's Age: 18 Spouse's Birth Date: 1894 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1894 Spouse's Birthplace: Athol, , Spouse's Father's Name: Frank E Foster Spouse's Mother's Name: Agnes Champeny Marriage Date: 21 Nov 1912 Marriage Date: 21 Nov 1912 Marriage Place: Athol, Athol, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States Page: 274 Number of Images: 1 Registration Place: Athol, , Massachusetts Household Role Sex Age Birthplace John E Pierce Father M Zulah V Briggs Mother F Ina A Foster Wife F 18 Athol, , Frank E Foster M Agnes Champeny F Source Details: p 274 no 104 Line Number: 104 Digital Folder Number: 004329369 Microfilm Number: 002409944 Image Number: 00177 "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N46S-CD9 : 10 March 2021), Olin M Pierce and Ina A Foster, 21 Nov 1912; citing Athol, Athol, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 2,409,944.
  		Pierce-Olin-Nina-Foster-Marriage Keywords: Picture
  Census	13 Jan 1920	Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts
  	Address: 63 Silver Lake Street
  	Name: Olin M Pierce Sex: Male Age: 29 Event Date: 1920 Event Place: Athol, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States Event Place (Original): Athol Township, ED 2, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States Event Type: Census Birth Year (Estimated): 1891 Birthplace: Massachusetts Marital Status: Married Race: White Relationship to Head of Household: Head Relationship Code: Head Father's Birthplace: Maine Mother's Birthplace: Maine Household Identifier: 216 Line Number: 7 Sheet Letter: A Sheet Number: 9 Sheet Number and Letter: 9A Affiliate Film Number: 744 Affiliate Publication Number: T625 Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Household Role Sex Age Birthplace John E Pierce Father M 55 Maine Nina A Pierce Wife F 24 Massachusetts Clarence E Pierce Son M 5 Massachusetts Lillian F Pierce Daughter F 3 Massachusetts Rhonello R Pierce Son M 1 Massachusetts Lora E Foster F 20 Massachusetts Digital Folder Number: 004966121 Microfilm Number: 1820744 Image Number: 00698 Indexing Batch: N01873-3 Citing this Record "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF9F-4FB : 1 February 2021), Olin M Pierce, 1920. Witness Role: family census: [I4289] Clarence E PIERCE Witness Role: family census: [I4100] John E PIERCE Witness Role: family census: [I4290] aLillian F PIERCE Witness Role: family census: [I4291] Rhonello R PIERCE Witness Role: family census: [I4292] Lora E FOSTER
  		At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
  Census	1930	Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts
  	Address: 258 East Main
  	Name: Olin M Pierce Sex: Male Age: 39 Event Date: 1930 Event Place: Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States Event Type: Census Birth Year (Estimated): 1891 Birthplace: Massachusetts Marital Status: Married Race: White Relationship to Head of Household: Head Relationship Code: Head Father's Birthplace: Maine Mother's Birthplace: Maine Sheet Letter: B Sheet Number: 2 Household Role Sex Age Birthplace Nina A Pierce Wife F 34 Massachusetts Clarence E Pierce Son M 16 Massachusetts Lillian L Pierce Daughter F 13 Massachusetts Rhonells R Pierce Son M 11 Massachusetts Meole L Pierce Son M 8 Massachusetts Marion H Pierce Daughter F 5 Massachusetts Milldred Pierce Daughter F 0 Massachusetts Household Identifier: 53 Line Number: 64 Sheet Number and Letter: 2B Affiliate Film Number: 904 Affiliate Publication Number: T626 Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Digital Folder Number: 004951085 Microfilm Number: 2340639 Image Number: 00890 Indexing Batch: N03852-9 Citing this Record "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XQGQ-N6Q : accessed 4 April 2023), Olin M Pierce, Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 32, sheet 2B, line 64, family 53, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 904; FHL microfilm 2,340,639. Witness Role: family census: [I4097] Marion Hazel PIERCE Witness Role: family census: [I4289] Clarence E PIERCE Witness Role: family census: [I4290] aLillian F PIERCE Witness Role: family census: [I4302] Merle L PIERCE Witness Role: family census: [I4303] Milldred PIERCE Witness Role: family census: [I4291] Rhonello R PIERCE
  		At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
  Census	1940	Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts
  	Name: Olin Pierce Sex: Male Age: 49 years (49 years) Event Date: 1940 Event Place: Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States Event Place (Original): Orange Town, Orange Town, Orange, 6-53, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States Event Type: Census Residence Date: 1935 Residence Place: Same Place Birth Date: 1891 Birthplace: Massachusetts Marital Status: Married Race: White Ethnicity: American Relationship to Head of Household: HEAD Enumeration District Number: 6-53 Orange Town bounded by (N) Fitchburg Railroad; (E) Town Line; (S) Town Line; (W) New Salem Rd, S Main, W Myrtle, Cheney, W River, S Main; also Orange (part) Line Number: 21 Sheet Letter: A Sheet Number: 8 Affiliate Publication Number: T627 Household Role Sex Age Birthplace Nina Pierce Wife F 44 Massachusetts Rhonella Pierce Son M 21 Massachusetts Merle Pierce Son M 19 Massachusetts Marion Pierce Daughter F 15 Massachusetts Mildred Pierce Daughter F 9 Massachusetts Laurence Pierce Son M 7 Massachusetts Allen Pierce Son M 4 Massachusetts Lillian Canning Daughter F 23 Massachusetts James Canning M 2 Massachusetts Gerald Canning M 0 Massachusetts Charles Underwood M 18 Massachusetts Digital Folder Number: 005460864 Image Number: 507 Citing this Record "United States Census, 1940", database with images, FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:K4XR-ZSR : Sun Mar 12 09:58:53 UTC 2023), Entry for Laurence Pierce and Allen Pierce, 1940. Witness Role: family census: [I4097] Marion Hazel PIERCE Witness Role: family census: [I4290] aLillian F PIERCE Witness Role: family census: [I4291] Rhonello R PIERCE Witness Role: family census: [I4302] Merle L PIERCE Witness Role: family census: [I4303] Milldred PIERCE Witness Role: family census: [I4306] Laurence PIERCE Witness Role: family census: [I4305] Allen PIERCE
  		At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
  Children	1. Marion Hazel Pierce,   b. 3 Sep 1924, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts d. 21 Apr 2009, Nevada (Age 84 years)   2. Clarence E Pierce,   b. Cal 1914, Massachusetts   3. aLillian F Pierce,   b. Cal May 1916, Massachusetts   4. Living   5. Living   6. Living   7. Living   8. Living
  Family ID	F1569	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Mar 2025

  
  

• Photos

  Nina Agnes Foster Pierce Caption Note: Photo from obituary copied from ancestry tree by frcklfaces219 originally shared on 18 May 2020 Media Date: 24 MAR…

  
  

• Sources

  [S215] Census US 1920 Pierce-Olin-Family, (T625 744 sheet 9a).