Individual Details

Harry Wheeler Simpson

(10 Jan 1913 - 28 Jul 1932)

Harry W. Simpson, 19, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward G. Simpson of Main street, died of a heart attack Thursday night while bathing with his brother-in-law, William Avery, in Milton Three Ponds, New Hampshire. It was at first thought that young Simpson had drowned, but Dr. S.A.Cobb, medical examiner for York county, found no water in the lungs. The water was 20 feet deepat the spot of the accident and the body was recovered within 35 minutes by a resident in that vicinity, who brought the body up on his first dive. Avery had made several unsuccessful attempts to recover the body.

Events

Birth10 Jan 1913Derry, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States
Residence1920Age: 6; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son - Derry, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States
Residence1930Age: 17; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Brother-in-law - Biddeford, York, Maine, United States
Death28 Jul 1932Age: 19, Milton, Strafford, New Hampshire, United States
BurialForest Hills Cemetary, Derry, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States

Families

FatherEdward Graves Simpson (1884 - 1960)
MotherEdith Louise Brintnall (1884 - 1951)
SiblingEdna Gertrude Simpson (1906 - 1992)
SiblingEdward Graves Simpson (1908 - 1977)
SiblingCharles Everitt Simpson (1910 - 1976)
SiblingRuth May Simpson (1916 - 1991)
SiblingFrederick Walter Simpson (1921 - 1951)

Endnotes

1. Ancestry.com, Web: New Hampshire, Find A Grave Index, 1665-2012 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012).

2. Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002), Year: 1930; Census Place: Biddeford, York, Maine; Roll: 841; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 9; Image: 443.0; FHL microfilm: 2340576.

3. Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010), Year: 1920; Census Place: Derry, Rockingham, New Hampshire; Roll: T625_1013; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 116; Image: 689.

4. Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010), Year: 1920; Census Place: Derry, Rockingham, New Hampshire; Roll: T625_1013; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 116; Image: 689.

5. Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002), Year: 1930; Census Place: Biddeford, York, Maine; Roll: 841; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 9; Image: 443.0; FHL microfilm: 2340576.

6. Ancestry.com, Web: New Hampshire, Find A Grave Index, 1665-2012 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012).

7. Ancestry.com, Web: New Hampshire, Find A Grave Index, 1665-2012 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012).