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Hazel (King) Hall was born on May 23,
1910. Her mother, Margaret died 1918
during the epidemic of 1918. After her mother died, Hazel helped care
for her younger siblings, Alice and John Gordon King. She was very close to
her mother's sisters. Hazel graduated
from Lowell High School in about 1927. She worked in the "dime
store". She met Richard Hall on
the sidewalk outside the Pawtucket Congregational Church. They eloped and married Oct 20, 1930. They
first lived on Chelmsford Street, a few blocks from her childhood home. Two depression sons were born: Richard King
(0ct 31, 1931) and Robert Ayer (Sept 19, 1933). The family moved to another low-rent area,
68 Lane Street which was a second floor, poorly heated apartment with strict
landlords who charged $11/Month. After
WWII, they bought their first home on Glacial Avenue for $5,500. Hazel was an
avid reader, devouring 2-3 books at a single setting. She also liked card
playing and bingo. Her brother often came to play pinochle on rainy days when
roofers could not work. She also liked
the annual two-week vacations to Hampton Beach, NH with the Aunts and the
family. A favorite pastime was riding around the countryside and travelled
with Richard all over New England in his cartridge business. She was fascinated with her few trips to
Alaska, especially above the Arctic Circle.
She died in Nashua, NH on Sept. 30, 1986 of Renal Failure, secondary
to Cervical Cancer. |
