Posted on April 22, 2024 by Jenny ONeill
WOMEN OF WESTPORT POINT Millie Reis Owner of the Point’s Paquachuck Inn, “fun loving, kind, and giving” A remembrance by her cousin Paula Camera In the 1950’s Millie’s father, George, purchased the Paquachuck Inn and the big white house on the north side of the Inn’s parking lot where they lived. Her cousin remembers Millie […]
Continue ReadingPosted on April 22, 2024 by Jenny ONeill
WOMEN OF WESTPORT POINT Mary Hannah Sowle (1893-1955) 2023 Main Road “Downtown Mary Sowle, the sea was in her blood” Mary Hannah Sowle (1893-1955) was born and died in Westport Point, Ma. She was the daughter of Joseph Hicks Sowle and Clementine Manchester, both from prominent and sea-faring families. Her great grandfather was Captain Barney […]
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WOMEN OF WESTPORT POINT Henriette Idaline Olivia Balluet d’Estournelles de Constant de Rebecque Chardon “Madam Chardon” Cellist, music teacher Wyndfield, 1541 Main Rd, Westport Point (With thanks to Marc Chardon for sharing this information about his grandmother) Henriette Idaline Olivia Balluet d’Estournelles de Constant de Rebecque was born at home in Paris, France […]
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Mercy Etta Baker (1876-1957) 1998 Main Road Westport Point Artist, poet, inventor, would-be developer of Horseneck Beach The life, art and poetry of Mercy Etta Baker were intertwined with the natural beauty of her Westport Point home and Horseneck Beach, a large tract of which was owned by her family. She is known for her […]
Continue ReadingPosted on March 2, 2024 by Jenny ONeill
WOMEN OF WESTPORT POINT Marion Gifford Borden Pineau (1916 – 2002) Postmistress 1974-76 Main Road, Westport Point A Memory by Susan Montgomery When I first moved to The Point in September 1971, Marion and her husband Al were, respectively, assistant postmistress and postmaster, operating the 02791 Post Office in an addition they had built on […]
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WOMEN OF WESTPORT POINT DOROTHY WERTZ Pioneer in genetic ethics 2002 Main Road, Westport Point Dorothy was described as “a voice for justice in health care, education and women’s rights across the globe.” She received a Ph.D. in Religion from Harvard in 1960 and taught at Bryn Mawr College. Facing barriers in a male-dominated field, […]
Continue ReadingPosted on March 1, 2024 by Jenny ONeill
WOMEN OF WESTPORT POINT BLANCHE PAULL Blanche A. Paull Artist, Musician and Poet 2043 Main Road, Westport Point Born in Taunton, MA in 1890, Blanche A. (Leonard) Paull was a painter, musician and poet. As a young girl she and her family often summered in Westport, arriving by horse-drawn wagon and camping on East Beach. […]
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WOMEN OF WESTPORT POINT GLENDA BROADBENT Teacher and historian 1779 Main Road, Westport Point “Those of us who grew up in Westport Point are the most fortunate people in the world. We had the river, the ocean, the world. We cared for everyone and everyone cared for us.” Glenda Broadbent Glenda was born on The […]
Continue ReadingPosted on March 1, 2024 by Jenny ONeill
WOMEN OF WESTPORT POINT DOROTHY ROBBINS CURTIS Artist, writer, historian 1813 Main Road, Westport Point “The written word can last longer and provide present and future generations with knowledge of the town – not like an old history book with dates, places and names strung together in a dull melange. Such things are often essential, […]
Continue ReadingPosted on March 1, 2024 by Jenny ONeill
WOMEN OF WESTPORT POINT ENELLA BENEDICT Artist and arts educator 1885B Main Road, Westport Point Enella is remembered as “Miss Benedict” by local residents “with her old wicker baby carriage in which she carried her easel and paints. How she hated anyone who looked over her shoulder to see the picture she was working on.” […]
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