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Theodore Clapp McQueston

Theodore Clapp McQueston

Male 1919 - 2012  (92 years)

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  • Name Theodore Clapp McQueston 
    Birth 29 Jan 1919  Northampton, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Death 20 Jan 2012  Amherst, New Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Burial 26 Jan 2012  Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Person ID I9918  Family
    Last Modified 27 Jan 2012 

    Father Robert John McQueston,   b. 17 Jun 1878, Northampton, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 May 1949, Northampton, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years) 
    Mother Emma Abbott Bell,   b. 4 Nov 1880, Hadley, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Mar 1952, Northampton, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years) 
    Marriage 4 Jan 1901  Thompsonville, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1441  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 29 Jan 1919 - Northampton, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 20 Jan 2012 - Amherst, New Hampshire Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 26 Jan 2012 - Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Theodore was not married.

  • Sources 
    1. [S3029] GazetteNet, Theodore McQueston, World War II veteran; obituary; 24 January 2012; 27 January 2012; Staff Writer.
      Theodore McQueston, World War II veteran
      By THE DAILY HAMPSHIRE GAZETTE
      Staff Writer
      Tuesday, January 24, 2012

      HADLEY - Theodore Clapp McQueston, 92, of West Street, died Friday at the Center for Extended Care in Amherst.

      Born Jan. 29, 1919, in Northampton, Ted was the son of the late Robert J. and Emma A. (Bell) McQueston Sr. He graduated from Hopkins Academy in 1936 and the Tilton School in 1937. He attended Massachusetts State College and graduated from Northampton Commercial College in 1940. After graduation he worked at the Watertown Arsenal.

      He served during World War II in the U.S. Army Air Corps from 1942 until 1945, attaining the rank of technical sergeant. Upon leaving the Army, he continued his career with the government as a civilian employed at Westover Air Force Base as a procurement agent.

      Ted was an active member of the First Congregational Church of Hadley, where he was instrumental in the archiving of the church records. He was a member of the Hadley Historical Society for many years. He was also a member of the National Active and Retired Federal Employees.

      Ted was predeceased by his brothers, Robert and Alden; and his sisters, Helen, Dorothy and Ruth. He is survived by his nephews, Robert and his wife, Cindy McQueston, of Haydenville and James and his wife, Agatha McQueston, of Montpelier, Vt.; two grandnephews, two grandnieces and six great-grandnieces.

      Calling hours for Ted will be held Wednesday from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. at Pease and Gay Funeral Home, 425 Prospect St., Northampton. The funeral will be Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012, at 11 a.m. Burial with military honors will be at the Olde Hadley Cemetery.

      Contributions may be made to the First Congregational Church, 102 Middle St., Hadley, MA 01035, or to the charity of one's choice.