| Name |
Earl Martin Mabie |
| Birth |
15 Aug 1927 |
Manchester, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire  [1, 2] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Census |
4 May 1930 |
Bedford Township, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire [3] |
- Percy R Mabie, Head, owns house worth $2000, M, W, 46, M, age at first marriage 34, Massachusetts, Canada, Massachusetts, cabinet maker, shop
Esther M Mabie, Wife, F, W, 40, M, age at first marriage 28, New Hampshire, New Hampshire, New Hampshire
Norman H Mabie, Son, M, W, 3, S, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, New Hampshire
Earl M Mabie, Son, M, W, 2, S, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, New Hampshire
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| Census |
24 Apr 1940 |
North Amherst Road, Bedford Township, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire [4] |
- Percy Mabie, owns home worth $3000, Head, M, W, 56, M, completed 8 years school, born in Massachusetts, unemployed 12 weeks, Carpenter, Concord Lumber Co, wages earned in 1939 - $900
Esther Mabie, Wife, F, W, 50, M, completed 8 years school, born in New Hampshire
Norman Mabie, Son, M, W, 14, S, attended school, completed 8 years school, born in New Hampshire
Earl Mabie, Son, M, W, 12, S, attended school, completed 7 years school, born in New Hampshire [on page 61A]
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| WW2 Draft |
16 Aug 1945 |
22 Quincy Street, Manchester, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire [1] |
- Earl Martin Mabie, 22 Quincy St, Manchester, Hills., N. H., born 15 Aug 1927 in Manchester, N. H. , registered for the draft. He was un employed. The person who would always know his address was his father, Percy R Mabie, at the same address. He was White, 5' 11", 170 pounds, had blue eyes, blonde hair, and a light complexion.
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| Residence |
1951 |
22 Quincy Street, Manchester, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire [5] |
- Earl M Mabie, US Merchant Marine, r 22 Quincy
Mrs Ellen B Mabie, clerk A&P Super Market, r 22 Quincy
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| Residence |
1954 |
12 Quincy Street, Manchester, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire [6] |
- Earl M Mabie (Ellen B) (Granite State Window Co) h 12 Quincy
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| Death |
21 Sep 2008 |
Hooksett, Merrimack County, New Hampshire [2] |
| Obituary |
25 Sep 2008 |
Manchester, New Hampshire [7] |
- Earl M. Mabie left on his last voyage to the big duck blind in the sky on September 21, 2008.
He was born on August 15, 1927 at the Lucy Hastings Hospital Manchester, NH to Percy R. and Esther M. (Campbell) Mabie. He was the second of two boys. He grew up at the family homestead on North Amherst Rd., Bedford, NH. He was a graduate of Manchester West High School and the US Maritime Academy Brooklyn, NY. He served for many years as an engineering officer on world wide freighters, oil tankers and first class passenger ships before retiring in 1962. He opened his own kitchen studio in Manchester in 1972 and was the president and treasurer of the Kitchen Showcase Inc. for 22 years.
In 1978 he opened Mabie Enterprises Inc. a Mfg. Rep. firm representing two high end custom manufacturers from the Amish Country in Central PA. He sold out and retired from both positions on January 1, 1994. After retirement he traveled from the frozen tundra of Alaska to southern Argentina in search of waterfowl and animals, and from the rice fields of Texas to the wheat fields of Manitoba and Saskatchewan, and from the flooded pin oak swamps of Arkansas to the West Shores of the Hudson Bay. He also hunted Lake Okeechobee in Florida, and the outer banks of North Carolina, Croaton Sound and Currituck Sound. This was his very favorite place to hunt ducks and geese was the "Hilton" camp on Footman Island in the Great Bay in Durham,NH. Each year after
Christmas he would leave for Florida for four months and then summered at Lake Winnipesaukee or Lake Sunapee. He loved fishing, hunting, reading and traveling, which he did extensively. He was a member of Brookside Congregational Church. He held memberships in the Fisher Point & Game Club, Wilderness Adventures Hunt & Angling Club, Ducks Unlimited and the New Hampshire Water Fowlers Association and the National Rifle Association.
Members of his family include his wife, Mrs. Virginia (Rowe) Mabie of Hooksett; one son Craig J. Mabie of Seattle,WA; two daughters, Heather A. Remillard of Naples,FL and Penelope J.L. Mabie of Seattle, WA. Also two grandchildren; one great grandchild; one niece and several nephews. He has a predeceased brother Norman H. Mabie.
Calling hours will be held on Saturday from 11:00 AM to 12 noon in the Cainand Janosz Funeral Home, 74 Brook St., corner of Pine St. The funeral service will be held at 12:00 in the funeral home with the Rev. Carolyn H. Keilig, pastor of Brookside Congregational Church officiating. Burial will be held in Bedford Center Cemetery Bedford, NH.
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| Witness-Obituary |
- Norman Herbert Mabie died on January 22, 2007 in Claremont, NH. He was born at the Lucy Hastings Hospital in Manchester, NH on April 5, 1926; son of Percy R. and Esther (Campbell) Mabie.
He grew up in Bedford, NH where he attended Stevens Buswell School in Bedford Center. After graduating in 1939, he then attended Manchester West High School where he graduated with honors in 1943.
In August 1943 he enlisted in the Army Air Force. He was sent to Shepherd Field in Wichata Falls, Texas for basic flight training. He graduated in January 1944 and was sent to Aloe Field in Victoria, Texas for fighter plane training. He graduated from fighter training in January 1945 and was sent to Ft. Meyers, Florida where he trained as a tail gunner on the then new B-29's. He remained at Ft. Meyers until his discharge in 1946 when he returned to Portsmouth, NH and entered UNH's school of mechanical engineering.
After graduating from UNH in June 1950, he returned to Manchester where he opened his first business selling aluminum storm windows and doors.
In March 1957, he moved to Claremont, NH and continued the same business adding roofing and siding. In 1965 he had a severe heart attack and was forced to retire. In his retirement he kept very busy inventing a number of items including twister tubes for the wool spinning industry, endless belt connectors, and gun sights, etc. He held numerous U.S. patents. He enjoyed outdoor sports: hunting, fishing, and snowmobiling. He was very competitive and raced snowmobiles; he won the U.S. Open at Ironwood, Michigan in 1971. His favorite sport was hunting large animals in Alaska, the Yukon, British Columbia, Montana, and Idaho where he harvested grizzly bear, mountain sheep, mountain goats, elk, moose, and caribou. Hunting whitetail deer in New England and Canada brought him great enjoyment.
He was a lifetime member of B.P.O.E. Lodge #879 of Claremont, a lifetime member of the American Legion Post #29 of Claremont, a member of the L.O.O.M. Lodge #1201 of Claremont and a member of the Foresters Club in Newport.
Norman leaves his loving wife of 44 years, Barbara Ross Mabie. He is also survived by his brother, Earl Mabie of Hooksett, NH; son Richard K. Mabie and his wife Wendolyn of Pembroke, NH; son Van A. Mabie of Boston, MA; daughter Christine Sargent of Manchester, NH, and stepdaughter Debra Landry MacAskill and her husband Donald of Chambersburg, PA; a number of grandchildren, one great granddaughter, two sister-in-laws, nieces, nephews, and cousins.
A graveside memorial service will be held in St. Mary's Cemetery in Claremont.
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| Reference Number |
28674 |
| Burial |
Bedford Center Cemetery, Bedford, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire [9] |
- 1927 Earl M. Mabie 2008
US Merchant Marine
His Wife
1946 Virginia Rowe Mabie
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| Person ID |
I28468 |
Maybee Society |
| Last Modified |
7 Apr 2024 |
1927 - 2008 (81 years)
