Hermon Putnam Handy 1873 – 1965

Hermon Putnam & Edna Florence Swift Handy Headstone
Swift & Handy family Headstones
Swift & Handy family Headstones

 

Ancestry:  Henry Thomas Handy;  Joshua Handy, Capt.;  William Handy, Capt., Rev War;  John Handy, Jr.;  John Handy;  Richard Handy;  Richard Handy

Born: December 8, 1873 in Sandwich Ma.

  • Father: Henry Thomas Handy; (1845 – 1916) (Joshua Handy, Capt. & Dorothy Clifton (Hathaway))
  • Mother: Lilla Perkins Ellis; (1851 – 1930) (Anson Burgess Ellis & Harriet Newell (Howes))

Died: June 1, 1965 in Boston Ma. at 91 yrs, 5 mos, 23 d.

Buried: Cataumet Cemetery; area B

Occupation: Carpenter, Builder, built the Barnstable County Sanatorium (Barnstable County Hospital) on County Rd., Pocasset in 1918.

Where Lived: Station St. in Cataumet Ma.

Married: January 12, 1899 in Bourne Ma. by J. Elbert Thomas

  • To: Edna Florence Swift; (1876 – 1938) (Charles Edwin Swift, Civil War & Martha Ellis (Adams))

Children: 1

  • 1. John Elliott Handy; (May 20, 1903 – October 4, 1982); Married (1) Clara Louise Miller (1905 – 1957) &  married (2) Ellen Margaret Smith (1908 – 1966) (Fowler Stoddard Smith & Ellen M. Brown); He married (3) Hazel F. (–) (Abt.1905 – ?)  on Abt. 1967; John, Clara & Ellen are buried in Cataumet Cemetery.