The McKusick Family Genealogy

Harold Eber Melzar

M, b. 20 February 1889, d. 1 July 1978

Father

Eber Parker Melzar b. 25 Aug 1852, d. 26 Nov 1926

Mother

Georgianna Eugenia Greene b. 24 Mar 1868, d. 3 May 1949

He was active in Wilmington, MA politics. He was Treasurer of Eastern SS Line until after WWII then with the Amoskeag Trust. He was a 75 year member of the Masons. He was buried in Wilmington, MA.
Harold was born on 20 February 1889 at Charlestown, MA. He married Edna Frances McKusick on 7 June 1916 at Somerville, MA. Harold died on 1 July 1978 at Boothbay Harbor, ME, at age 89.

Family

Edna Frances McKusick b. 17 Mar 1892, d. 1 Jan 1973

Children

Marjorie Melzar+ b. 6 Aug 1917, d. 21 Aug 2017
Frederic Preston Melzar+ b. 6 Dec 1920, d. 10 Jul 1989
Elliot Parker Melzar+ b. 25 Sep 1923, d. 5 May 2012
Eugenia Melzar+ b. 28 Jan 1928, d. 1 Mar 2023
Elizabeth Melzar+ b. 22 Feb 1930, d. 10 Nov 1996

Ruthe Gladys McKusick

F, b. 5 December 1897, d. 22 November 1977

Father

Edward Preston McKusick b. 20 Sep 1853, d. 28 Jun 1908

Mother

Delia Frances Milliken b. 6 Dec 1853, d. 14 Feb 1936

Charts

Descendants of Matthew and Mary Bettis McKusick
Descendants of John and Lydia Bettis McKusick

Ruthe G. McKusick (1897-1977)

Ruthe was born on 5 December 1897 at Cambridge, MA.¹ She married Donald Maclean on 25 September 1920 at Somerville, MA. Ruthe died on 22 November 1977 at San Bernardino, CA, at age 79.

Family

Donald Maclean b. 26 Oct 1883, d. 18 Apr 1979

Child

Edna Barbara Maclean+ b. 24 Jun 1921, d. 17 Mar 1998

Citations

[S69] Birth Record Copy.

Donald Maclean

M, b. 26 October 1883, d. 18 April 1979

Father

Duncan Cameron Maclean

Mother

Margaret Jane Chamberlain

Donald was born on 26 October 1883 at Kinning Park, Lanark, Scotland.¹ He married Ruthe Gladys McKusick on 25 September 1920 at Somerville, MA. Donald died on 18 April 1979 at Highland, CA, at age 95.

Family

Ruthe Gladys McKusick b. 5 Dec 1897, d. 22 Nov 1977

Child

Edna Barbara Maclean+ b. 24 Jun 1921, d. 17 Mar 1998

Citations

[S69] Birth Record Copy.

Mildred L. McKusick

Father

Walter L. McKusick b. 14 Apr 1865, d. 13 Jan 1948

Mother

Alma H. Temple b. 26 Aug 1859, d. 15 Jun 1957

Charts

Descendants of Matthew and Mary Bettis McKusick
Descendants of John and Lydia Bettis McKusick

Mildred died. Mildred was born at Lisbon Falls, ME. She and her husband resided at 25 Haley St., Lewiston, ME for over 30 years. When and where they died is unknown.
She married Alexander Crossman on 7 May 1924.¹

Family

Alexander Crossman d. 1969

Citations

[S39] Maine Bride Index.

Carroll Lee McKusick

M, b. 15 February 1882, d. 19 June 1969

Father

Elwin Starrett McKusick b. 7 Oct 1848, d. 13 Apr 1909

Mother

Mary F. Pingree b. 27 Oct 1851, d. 23 Jan 1925

Charts

Descendants of Matthew and Mary Bettis McKusick
Descendants of John and Lydia Bettis McKusick

His body was interred at Pingree Center Cemetery, Parkman, ME.¹ He was a State Representative and Senator from 1941 to 1952 and a member of the state board of education from 19532 to 1969. He graduated Bates College in 1904 as a Phi Beta Kappa. After graduation, he taught school at Cushing Academy and was high school principal and supertendent of schools at Chester, VT until 1913 when he returned to Parkman to enter dairy farming and hold a number of public offices in Maine.
Carroll was born on 15 February 1882 at Parkman, ME.² He married Ethel May Buzzell on 27 June 1906 at Parkman, ME. Carroll died on 19 June 1969 at Parkman, ME, at age 87.³

Family

Ethel May Buzzell b. 11 Oct 1882, d. 12 Oct 1944

Children

Grace Mildred McKusick+ b. 24 Dec 1908, d. 22 May 1995
Harry Albert McKusick+ b. 29 Sep 1911, d. 14 Oct 1972
Robert Elwin McKusick b. 23 Dec 1914, d. 19 Nov 1984
Victor Almon McKusick+ b. 21 Oct 1921, d. 22 Jul 2008
Vincent Lee McKusick+ b. 21 Oct 1921, d. 3 Dec 2014

Citations

[S27] Maine Cemetery Index.
[S69] Birth Record Copy.
[S72] Death Record Copy.

Ethel May Buzzell

F, b. 11 October 1882, d. 12 October 1944

Father

Silas A. Buzzell b. 8 Sep 1849, d. 25 Nov 1916

Mother

Mary A. Watson b. 7 May 1851, d. 1 Jun 1917

Her body was interred at Pingree Center Cemetery, Parkman, ME.¹ She was a schoolteacher as well as a homemaker.
Ethel was born on 11 October 1882 at Parkman, ME.² She married Carroll Lee McKusick on 27 June 1906 at Parkman, ME. Ethel died on 12 October 1944 at Bangor, ME, at age 62.³

Family

Carroll Lee McKusick b. 15 Feb 1882, d. 19 Jun 1969

Children

Grace Mildred McKusick+ b. 24 Dec 1908, d. 22 May 1995
Harry Albert McKusick+ b. 29 Sep 1911, d. 14 Oct 1972
Robert Elwin McKusick b. 23 Dec 1914, d. 19 Nov 1984
Victor Almon McKusick+ b. 21 Oct 1921, d. 22 Jul 2008
Vincent Lee McKusick+ b. 21 Oct 1921, d. 3 Dec 2014

Citations

[S27] Maine Cemetery Index.
[S69] Birth Record Copy.
[S72] Death Record Copy.

John Claire McKusick

M, b. 13 January 1884, d. 28 April 1930

Father

Elwin Starrett McKusick b. 7 Oct 1848, d. 13 Apr 1909

Mother

Mary F. Pingree b. 27 Oct 1851, d. 23 Jan 1925

Charts

Descendants of Matthew and Mary Bettis McKusick
Descendants of John and Lydia Bettis McKusick

His body was interred at Pingree Center Cemetery, Parkman, ME.¹ He was a farmer in the Parkman, ME area.
John was born on 13 January 1884 at Parkman, ME.² He married Nellie Faye Loring on 2 July 1910 at Parkman, ME.³ John died on 28 April 1930 at Bangor, ME, at age 46.⁴

Family

Nellie Faye Loring b. 1884, d. 22 Oct 1921

Children

Marjorie Ferne McKusick+
Wayne Loring McKusick+ b. 25 Oct 1917, d. 9 Aug 2009

Citations

[S27] Maine Cemetery Index.
[S69] Birth Record Copy.
[S70] Marriage Record Copy.
[S119] Parkman, ME VR.

Leon Roy McKusick

M, b. 4 October 1888, d. 14 April 1961

Father

Elwin Starrett McKusick b. 7 Oct 1848, d. 13 Apr 1909

Mother

Mary F. Pingree b. 27 Oct 1851, d. 23 Jan 1925

Charts

Descendants of Matthew and Mary Bettis McKusick
Descendants of John and Lydia Bettis McKusick

He was an educator who graduated from Bates College in 1911.
Leon was born on 4 October 1888 at Parkman, ME.¹ He married Edna Marguerite Jenkins on 2 July 1914 at Foxboro, MA. He married Marjorie Mather Page on 22 July 1922 at Haydenville, MA. Leon died on 14 April 1961 at Haydenville, MA, at age 72.

Family 1

Edna Marguerite Jenkins b. 3 Mar 1891, d. 9 Feb 1920

Child

Margaret Ruth McKusick+ b. 7 Oct 1915, d. 18 Dec 1999

Family 2

Marjorie Mather Page b. 16 Sep 1897, d. 31 Jan 1979

Children

Mary Louise McKusick+
Leon Roy McKusick Jr.+
David Cook McKusick b. c 1932, d. c 1932

Citations

[S69] Birth Record Copy.

Frank Everett McKusick

M, b. 30 October 1891, d. 7 May 1948

Father

Myron Burgess McKusick b. 19 May 1867, d. 27 Aug 1951

Mother

Lenora Ann True b. 17 Sep 1869, d. 21 May 1938

Charts

Descendants of Matthew and Mary Bettis McKusick
Descendants of John and Lydia Bettis McKusick

Frank was born on 30 October 1891 at Parkman, ME.¹ .² He married Geneva (Eva) Adell Stilson on 4 August 1920 at Parkman, ME.³ Frank died on 7 May 1948 at Guilford, ME, at age 56.¹

Family

Geneva (Eva) Adell Stilson b. 26 Nov 1898, d. 24 Jul 1994

Children

Guy Everett McKusick b. 24 Dec 1927, d. 26 Dec 1927
Norman Edward McKusick+ b. 16 Jul 1929, d. 27 Aug 1980
Gordon Carl McKusick+ b. 20 Jan 1936, d. 2 Dec 2001

Citations

[S121] Guilford, ME VR,, Vol 7, p 211.
[S70] Marriage Record Copy.
[S119] Parkman, ME VR,, Vol 10, pgs 64, 65.

Fred Albert McKusick

M, b. 27 October 1892, d. 29 November 1977

Father

Myron Burgess McKusick b. 19 May 1867, d. 27 Aug 1951

Mother

Lenora Ann True b. 17 Sep 1869, d. 21 May 1938

Charts

Descendants of Matthew and Mary Bettis McKusick
Descendants of John and Lydia Bettis McKusick

He farmed with his father, was in lumbering and was a machine operator at a local woolen mill. He lived in Guilford, ME most of his life.
Fred was born on 27 October 1892 at Parkman, ME.¹ .² He married Myra Julia Parker on 18 May 1914. Fred died on 29 November 1977 at Dover-Foxcroft, ME, at age 85.³

Family

Myra Julia Parker b. 25 May 1896, d. 19 Apr 1974

Children

Carl Everett McKusick+ b. 13 Dec 1914, d. 21 Jan 2010
Elwood Stillman McKusick+ b. 14 May 1918, d. 14 Mar 2000

Citations

[S69] Birth Record Copy.
[S119] Parkman, ME VR,, Vol 12, p 47.
[S121] Guilford, ME VR,, Vol 8, p 567.

Silas A. Buzzell¹

M, b. 8 September 1849, d. 25 November 1916

Silas was born on 8 September 1849 at Canaan, ME.² .³ He married Mary A. Watson on 27 March 1875 at Parkman, ME. Silas died on 25 November 1916 at age 67.

Family

Mary A. Watson b. 7 May 1851, d. 1 Jun 1917

Child

Ethel May Buzzell+ b. 11 Oct 1882, d. 12 Oct 1944

Citations

[S409] Birth and death dates from grave marker.
[S69] Birth Record Copy.
[S75] Sangerville, ME Vital Records,, Vol 5, p 43.

Daisy Isabella Gilpatrick

F, b. 28 February 1898

Father

Otis Ferdinand Gilpatrick b. 31 May 1850, d. 6 May 1917

Mother

Mabel Clarke

Charts

Descendants of Matthew and Mary Bettis McKusick

Daisy died. She married George Swinerton. Daisy was born on 28 February 1898 at Limerick, ME.

Family

George Swinerton

Children

Myrtle Swinerton d. 21 Apr 1993
Berkley Swinerton
Helen G. Swinerton
Mabel Swinerton
Margaret Swinerton
Thelma M. Swinerton b. 1925, d. 6 Oct 1996
Elizabeth Swinerton b. 1931

Otis Edward Gilpatrick

M, b. 22 November 1900, d. April 1977

Father

Otis Ferdinand Gilpatrick b. 31 May 1850, d. 6 May 1917

Mother

M, b. 8 November 1904, d. July 1976

Father

Charles Augustus McKusick b. 6 Dec 1881, d. 12 May 1947

Mother

Louisa C. Allen

Charts

Descendants of Matthew and Mary Bettis McKusick

He married Ava Gushee. Allen was born on 8 November 1904 at Cambridge, MA.¹ Allen died in July 1976 at W. Springfield, MA, at age 71.

Family

Ava Gushee b. 3 Jun 1901, d. 13 Apr 1989

Children

Nancy MacKusick
Allen Center MacKusick+ b. 12 Feb 1928, d. 3 Jun 1992

Citations

[S69] Birth Record Copy.

Center Starkweather McKusick

M, b. 5 August 1909, d. 12 June 1927

Father

Charles Augustus McKusick b. 6 Dec 1881, d. 12 May 1947

Mother

Louisa C. Allen

Charts

Descendants of Matthew and Mary Bettis McKusick

Center was born on 5 August 1909. Center died on 12 June 1927 at New York, NY, at age 17.

Ava Gushee

F, b. 3 June 1901, d. 13 April 1989

She married Allen Amasa MacKusick. Ava was born on 3 June 1901 at Appleton, ME. Ava died on 13 April 1989 at W. Springfield?, MA, at age 87.

Family

Allen Amasa MacKusick b. 8 Nov 1904, d. Jul 1976

Children

Nancy MacKusick
Allen Center MacKusick+ b. 12 Feb 1928, d. 3 Jun 1992

Allen Center MacKusick

M, b. 12 February 1928, d. 3 June 1992

Father

Allen Amasa MacKusick b. 8 Nov 1904, d. Jul 1976

Mother

Ava Gushee b. 3 Jun 1901, d. 13 Apr 1989

Charts

Descendants of Matthew and Mary Bettis McKusick

He married Marilyn Corcoran. Allen was born on 12 February 1928 at Westfield, MA. Allen died on 3 June 1992 at Agawam, MA, at age 64.¹ His body was interred on 6 June 1992 at Paucatuck Cemetery, W. Springfield, MA.

Family

Marilyn Corcoran

Child

Mary Anne MacKusick

Citations

[S410] Obituary, Springfield Union News, 4 Jun 1992.

Ethel May Sherman

Children

Paul Meridith Baker

M, b. 8 August 1897, d. 6 December 1965

Father

Marcia Smith b. 19 Jan 1903, d. 10 Jan 1980

Children

Jane MacKusick+ b. 7 Jun 1934, d. 17 Jan 1999
Robert Rand MacKusick+
William Prall MacKusick Jr.+

Meredith Hall MacKusick Jr.

M, b. 31 October 1907, d. 14 October 1980

Father

Meredith Hall MacKusick b. 23 May 1878, d. 5 Dec 1940

Mother

Mary Prall b. 26 Sep 1877, d. 12 Apr 1961

Charts

Descendants of Matthew and Mary Bettis McKusick

He married Margaret Adams. Meredith was born on 31 October 1907. Meredith died on 14 October 1980 at age 72.

Family

Margaret Adams b. 8 Nov 1908, d. 22 Feb 1996

Children

Stephen Adams MacKusick+ b. 25 Oct 1931, d. 5 Aug 2003
Anne MacKusick+ b. 3 May 1935, d. 27 Mar 1993
Margot Jean MacKusick+

Marcia Smith

F, b. 19 January 1903, d. 10 January 1980

Father

Frank Smith

Mother

Catherine Helmer

She married William Prall MacKusick at Akron, OH. Marcia was born on 19 January 1903 at Chicago, IL. Marcia died on 10 January 1980 at age 76.

Family

William Prall MacKusick b. 7 Sep 1905, d. 18 Mar 1982

Children

Jane MacKusick+ b. 7 Jun 1934, d. 17 Jan 1999
Robert Rand MacKusick+
William Prall MacKusick Jr.+

Margaret Adams

F, b. 8 November 1908, d. 22 February 1996

Father

Stephen Adams

Mother

May Narramore

She married Meredith Hall MacKusick Jr. Margaret was born on 8 November 1908 at Rockland, MA. Margaret died on 22 February 1996 at Portland, ME, at age 87.¹

Family

Meredith Hall MacKusick Jr. b. 31 Oct 1907, d. 14 Oct 1980

Children

Stephen Adams MacKusick+ b. 25 Oct 1931, d. 5 Aug 2003
Anne MacKusick+ b. 3 May 1935, d. 27 Mar 1993
Margot Jean MacKusick+

Citations

[S210] Obituary of Margaret Adams MacKusdick, Boothbay Register.