Vitals
| Birth | 19 Nov 1922 Unity, , NH |
| Death | 15 Aug 2000 (age 77) Woodsville, , NH 1 |
| Burial | Blue Mountain Cemetery; Ryegate Corner, Caledonia, VT |
| Occupation | Blacksmith, Dairy Herdsman, Welder |
Marriage
| Spouse | Maxine Helen HUNT |
| Date | 1947 (age 25) |
| Place |
Children
| Cynthia HOISINGTON ( - ) |
| Charlene HOISINGTON ( - ) |
| Cheryl HOISINGTON ( - ) |
| Timothy HOISINGTON ( - ) |
| Steven HOISINGTON ( - ) |
Notes
Death 1:
Freeman HOISINGTON
Birth Date: 19 Nov 1922
Death Date: 15 Aug 2000
Social Security Number: 008-16-7381
State or Territory Where Number Was Issued: Vermont
Death Residence Localities
ZIP Code: 05042
Localities: East Ryegate, Caledonia, Vermont Mosquitoville, Caledonia, Vermont Ryegate, Caledonia, Vermont Ryegate Corner, Caledonia, Vermont
Obituary 2:
Freeman. M. Hoisington
RYEGATE-Freeman Moses Hoisington, 77, of Symes Pond Road, died Aug. 11, 2000 at Cottage Hospital, Woodsville, N.H.
He was born November 19, 1922 in Unity, N.H., one of eight children of Harold F. and Isabel (Wright) Hoisington. He grew up in Hartland and attended Quechee High School.
In 1947 he married Maxine Helen Hunt.
Freeman loved horses and worked with his father as a blacksmith and later as a dairy herdsman. He was employed by Charlie Kelton and Oxygen Welding in White River and Hayward Transportation of Fairlee.
He lived in Post Mills for twenty-seven years and had resided in Ryegate since 1985. He was a Grange member for over fifty years, past master of University grange No. 335 in Norwich, Vt. and most recently a member of Blue Mtn. Grange of Ryegate No. 263. He was a dedicated volunteer of the Norwich, Thetford, and Ryegate fire departments.
Freeman loved time spent with his family, square dancing, camping, and hunting. He is survived by his wife of fifty-three years, Maxine Hoisington, Ryegate, three daughters: Cynthia Fraser and husband Richard of South Ryegate; Charlene Bourgeois and husband John of West Fairlee; and Cheryl Tabor of Randolph; two sons Steven Hoisington of Ryegate and Timothy Hoisington of Piermont, N.H; nine grandchildren: Christine Fraser of Hinesburg, Jeffrey Fraser and wife Beth of Ryegate, Michael and Jason Bourgeois of West Fairlee, Brian Bourgeois of Helena, Mont., Troy and Codi Tabor of Randolph, and Magan and Tyler Hoisington of Bradford. Also, brothers Dennis Hoisington and wife Beverly of Springfield, N.H., and Russell Hoisington and wife Rita of Plainfield, N.H.; four sisters: Rebecca Meyette and husband John and Gretchen Hadlock and husband Stephen all of Plainfield, N.H; Margaret Rogers and husband Richard of Cornish, N.H., and Helen Scruton and husband Ralph of San Jose, Calif., and a sister-in-law, April Hoisington of Orford, N.H. He was also survived by many niece and nephews, a mother-in-law, Ada Tatro of Lyndonville; a sister-in-law Janice Lightcap of White River Jct., and a son-in-law, Skip Tabor of Randolph Center. He was predeceased by one brother Charles Hoisington of Orford, N.H.
Calling hours were held Tuesday, August 15 at the Ricker Funeral Home, Birch Lane, Woodsville, N.H.
Funeral services were held Wednesday, August 16, at the funeral home. Rev. Catherine Cook, pastor of the South Ryegate Presbyterian Church, officiated. Burial followed in the Blue Mountain Cemetery, Ryegate Corner.
Those who wish may make memorial donations to either the Grafton County Nursing Home Activities Fund, RR 1 Box 71, North Haverhill, N.H. 03774 or to the Alzheimer's Foundation, Green Mountain Chapter, P.O. Box 1139, Montpelier, Vt. 05061. Ricker Funeral Home, Birch Lane, Woodsville, N.H. was in charge of arrangements.
Sources
- SSDI Index.
- The Herald of Randolph, VT 8/17/2000
Unless otherwise indicated in the text, data is from "Hoisingtons in America" by Harry Hoisington, privately published 1935 and on file at NEHGS, Boston. However, if only source material is referenced, the research was done by Harriette Jensen.