Individual Details
Olive Chapin Higgins
(10 Jan 1882 - 24 Mar 1974)
Events
| Birth | 10 Jan 1882 | Worcester, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States |  | ||
| Marriage | 12 Jun 1907 | Worcester, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States - Lewis Isaac Prouty | | ||
| Census (family) | 1910 | Brookline, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States - Lewis Isaac Prouty |  | ||
| Death | 24 Mar 1974 | |
Families
| Spouse | Lewis Isaac Prouty (1872 - ) |
| Child | Jane Chapin Prouty (1910 - ) |
| Child | Richard Prouty ( - ) |
| Child | Olivia Prouty ( - 1923) |
| Father | Milton P Higgins ( - ) |
| Mother | Katherine E Chapin ( - ) |
Notes
Census (family)
Lewis I Prouty Head M 37 MassachusettsOlive H Prouty Wife F 27 Massachusetts
Jane C Prouty Daughter F 0 Massachusetts
Isabelle Reed Servant F 22 Massachusetts
Gusta Anderson Servant F 26 Sweden
Death
Desert Sun, 26 March 1974Stella Dallas Author Dies
BROOKLINE, Mass. (UPI) Memorial services will be held Thursday for Mrs. Olive Prouty, author of “Stella Dallas,” whose radio serialization was followed by millions each afternoon. The 92-year-old native of Worcester died Sunday at her colonial home, “Wishington.” “Stella Dallas” was made into a movie and later was serialized on CBS radio, becoming one of the top soap operas. A movie also was based on her novel "Now' Voyager,”
Endnotes
1. "Massachusetts, Marriages, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org: accessed 5 March 2016), Lewis Isaac Prouty and Olive Chapin Higgins, 12 Jun 1907; citing Worcester, , Massachusetts, United States, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 2,315,300..
2. "New Hampshire, Marriage Records, 1637-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org: accessed 27 September 2015), Ira J. Prouty and Elizabeth F. Howe, 23 Jun 1896; citing Dover, , New Hampshire, Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 1,001,293..
3. "Massachusetts, Marriages, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org: accessed 5 March 2016), Lewis Isaac Prouty and Olive Chapin Higgins, 12 Jun 1907; citing Worcester, , Massachusetts, United States, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 2,315,300..