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William Foster Ashton

Birth
Cambridge, Washington County, New York, USA
Death
7 May 1940 (aged 68–69)
Pittsfield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, USA
Burial
Bennington, Bennington County, Vermont, USA Add to Map
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From The Salem Press, Salem, N.Y. May 16, 1940
William F. Ashton
William Foster Ashton, 69, died on Tuesday, May 7, at his home in Pittsfield, Mass., after a long illness. The funeral was held at his late home on Thursday and the body was taken to Bennington for burial in the family plot in Parke Memorial cemetery.**** (Park Lawn Cemetery)
Mr. Ashton was born in Cambridge, a son of David Gordon Ashton and Harriet Woodworth Ashton. When a young man he went to Bennington, Vt., where he married Miss Fannie Hewitt, who survives. Twenty-eight years ago they moved to Pittsfield, where he was an engineer in the General Electric works, retiring about eight years ago.
Besides his wife, Mr. Ashton is survived by a sister, Mrs. W.J. Arnott, and two brothers, Calvin R. Ashton and Andrew F. Ashton, all of Cambridge, and a number of nieces and nephews.
From The Salem Press, Salem, N.Y. May 16, 1940
William F. Ashton
William Foster Ashton, 69, died on Tuesday, May 7, at his home in Pittsfield, Mass., after a long illness. The funeral was held at his late home on Thursday and the body was taken to Bennington for burial in the family plot in Parke Memorial cemetery.**** (Park Lawn Cemetery)
Mr. Ashton was born in Cambridge, a son of David Gordon Ashton and Harriet Woodworth Ashton. When a young man he went to Bennington, Vt., where he married Miss Fannie Hewitt, who survives. Twenty-eight years ago they moved to Pittsfield, where he was an engineer in the General Electric works, retiring about eight years ago.
Besides his wife, Mr. Ashton is survived by a sister, Mrs. W.J. Arnott, and two brothers, Calvin R. Ashton and Andrew F. Ashton, all of Cambridge, and a number of nieces and nephews.


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