By Muriel Bristol | March 3, 2024
Charles S. Philbrick was born in Freedom, NH, May 6, 1860, son of Henry and Adeline M. (Burke) Philbrick.
Father Henry Philbrick appeared in Milton in the surviving Veterans’ Schedule of the lost Eleventh (1890) Census. He had served in Co. A of the First NH Heavy Artillery Regiment, from July 17, 1863, to September 11, 1865. (See Milton in the Veterans Schedule of 1890).
Charles S. Philbrick married in Milton, August 27, 1890, Jennie Hannah Applebee, both of Milton. He was a farmer, aged thirty years, and she was a lady, aged twenty-six years. Rev. H.P. Mansur performed the ceremony. She was born in Milton, July 5, 1864, daughter of John S. and Sarah E. (Evans) Applebee.
(The children of Charles S. and Jennie H. (Applebee) Philbrick were Bertha W. Philbrick (1891-1915), and Maude Philbrick (1892-1988)).
Daughter Bertha W. Philbrick was born in Milton, July 10, 1891. Daughter Maude Philbrick was born in Milton, December 25, 1892.
Mother-in-law Sarah E. (Evans) Applebee died of fatty degeneration of the heart in Milton Mills, March 18, 1900, aged sixty-one years, nine months. She was a married housekeeper. She had resided in Milton for [about] forty years, i.e., since the time of her marriage. W.E. Pillsbury, M.D., signed the death certificate.
John S. Applebee, a farmer, aged sixty-three years, headed a Milton household at the time of the Twelfth (1900) Federal Census. His household included Charles S. Philbrick, a farm laborer, aged forty years, Jennie H. [(Applebee)] Philbrick, aged thirty-five years, Bertha Philbrick, aged eight years, at school, and Maud Philbrick, aged seven years, at school. Their household appeared in the enumeration between those of Samuel Remick, a stone mason, aged seventy-six years (b. NH), and Joseph Small, a farmer, aged fifty-seven years (b. ME).
Mother Adeline M. (Burke) Philbrick died of intestinal cancer in Milton Mills, November 2, 1900, aged fifty-six years, six months, and ten days. She was a married housekeeper.
Father-in-law John S. Applebee died of cirrhosis of the liver in Milton Mills, November 6, 1902, aged sixty-five years, seven months, and twenty-two years. He was a widowed farmer, and lifelong resident. W.E. Pillsbury, M.D., signed the death certificate.
MILTON MILLS, N.H. Hiram Wentworth has sold his horse to Henry Philbrick. He will have his hands full should he chance to meet an automobile while out driving (Sanford Journal-Tribune (Biddeford, ME), May 4, 1906).
MILTON BRANCH. Several people in this community have very severe colds, among them A.J. Laskey, Miss Rosamond Piper and the Misses Maude and Bertha Philbrick (Sanford Journal-Tribune (Biddeford, ME), March 19, 1909).
Father Henry Philbrick died of pneumonia in Milton, March 17, 1909, aged sixty-nine years, seven months, and ten days. He was a married farmer. He had resided in Milton for twenty years, i.e. since circa 1888-89, with his previous residence in Madison, NH. J.A. Stevens, M.D., of Union, NH, signed the death certificate.
MILTON. Wednesday afternoon, March 17, Henry Philbrick, who has been sick with pneumonia passed away. He leaves a wife and one son, three brothers and one sister. Funeral services were held at the late home Sunday afternoon, March 21, at 2 o’clock, Rev. Mr. Hudson conducting services. Mr. and Mrs. Jackson sang. Interment was in the Milton Mills cemetery (Sanford Journal-Tribune (Biddeford, ME), April 2, 1909).
MILTON MILLS. The funeral of Henry Philbrick, who died Wednesday of pneumonia, was held Sunday (Sanford Journal-Tribune (Biddeford, ME), April 2, 1909).
MILTON BRANCH. Moses Chamberlain and A.J. Laskey moved a mill from the Wilbur Miller lot at Milton Mills to the Charles Philbrick lot (Sanford Journal-Tribune (Biddeford, ME), April 23, 1909).
Daughter Bertha Philbrick graduated with the Nute High School Class of 1909.
MILTON BRANCH. Miss Bertha Philbrick, who graduated from the Nute high school, at Milton, began teaching Monday at Horn’s Mills. All the Branch people wish her success. We also understand that Miss Helen Plumer, who graduated last year, will go to Massachusetts, where she will attend college (Sanford Journal-Tribune (Biddeford, ME), September 17, 1909).
Charles Philbrick, a farmer (general farm), aged forty-nine years (b. NH), headed a Milton household at the time of the Thirteenth (1910) Federal Census. His household included his wife (of nineteen years), Jennie [(Applebee)] Philbrick, aged forty-four years (b. NH), his daughters, Bertha Philbrick, a teacher (town school), aged seventeen years (b. NH), and Maud Philbrick, aged sixteen years (b. NH), and his servant, Clarence B. Chandler, a hired man (general farm), aged fifty-two years (b. ME). Charles Philbrick owned their farm, free-and-clear. Jennie Philbrick was the mother of two children, of whom two were still living. Their household appeared in the enumeration between those of Jonas S. Laskey, a farmer (general farm), aged eighty-three years (b. NH), and Lucia Philbrick, a farmer, (general farm), aged sixty-five years (b. MA).
Daughter Bertha W. Philbrick appeared in the Keene, NH, directory of 1911, as a student at the Normal School, boarding at 35 Winchester ct.
NEW HAMPSHIRE STATE NORMAL SCHOOL. (Between Winchester street and Appian Way, fronting on Main street, Keene, N.H.) Established by General Court of 1909. Campus of almost five acres, School building, Principal’s residence, Greenhouse and two other buildings on campus. Two of the city school buildings are used for training schools. A two-year course open to graduates of accredited high schools; a one-year course for experienced teachers or college graduates. Three terms of twelve weeks each, beginning in September, January and April. Tuition, $2 per term. Five graduates in 1910, twenty-one candidates for graduation in 1911 (Keene , NH, Directory, 1911).
The Milton Selectmen of 1911 were S.E. Drew, B.B. Plummer, and C.S. Philbrick.
Daughter Maude Philbrick graduated with the Nute High School Class of 1911.
Charles S. Philbrick appeared in the Milton directory of 1912, as a farmer and selectman, with his house 1¼ miles south of Milton Mills, and a Telephone number of 8-4. Daughter Bertha W. Philbrick appeared as a student at the Keene Normal Sch., with her home with C.S. Philbrick.
The Milton Selectman of 1912 were B.B. Plummer, C.S. Philbrick, and R.M. Kimball.
Charles S. Philbrick of Milton Mills had a 25.6 horsepower Reo automobile (No. 2398) in 1912.
Daughter Bertha W. Philbrick, of Milton Mills, received a NH State teaching service certificate, which were issued by NH Superintendent of Public Instruction between November 1, 1912, and August 1, 1914.
Service Certificates. In accordance with the act of 1911, I have granted 127 certificates without examination upon proof of successful service. I have denied several applications from young teachers who present evidence of three or more years’ successful service, believing that the act was intended to apply only to teachers of long experience, at least three of which have been in this state, and who were so far removed in point of time from their school days as to make the examination process meaningless and a hardship. The majority of the service certificates granted since the enactment of the law have been in favor of teachers of long service in the cities of Concord, Dover, Manchester, Nashua and Portsmouth. Twenty-nine applications have been denied. Of these 20 were denied on ground of youth; 3 for lack of evidence; 1 for lack of statutory qualification of three years’ service in the state; and 5 for evidence of unfitness (NH Superintendent of Public Instruction, 1914).
The Milton Selectmen of 1913 were C.S. Philbrick, R.M. Kimball, and B.B. Plummer.
Daughter Maude Philbrick married in Dover, NH, November 25, 1913, Ralph Diah Laskey, both of Milton. He was a teamster, aged twenty years, and she was a housekeeper, aged twenty years. Rev. Raymond H. Huse performed the ceremony. Laskey was born in Milton, circa 1893, son of Allie J. and Rose A. (Barker) Laskey.
The Milton Selectmen of 1914 were C.S. Philbrick, R.M. Kimball, and G.E. Nute. About a month after the March election, the Milton Grammar School burned to the ground on Saturday, April 14, 1914. (See Milton Grammar School Principals – 1893-14).
Republican James J. Buckley defeated Democrat Charles S. Philbrick in the NH State Representative election (of November 1914) for the 1915-16 biennium, by a margin of 231 votes [61.4%] to 145 votes [38.6%].
Daughter Bertha Philbrick died of pneumonia and diphtheria in Milton Mills, November 2, 1915, aged twenty-four years, three months, and twenty-three days. She was a teacher and lifelong resident. H.E. Anderson, M.D., signed the death certificate.
Chas. S. Philbrick appeared in the Milton directory of 1917, as a farmer, with his house 1¼ miles south of Milton Mills, and a Telephone number of 8-4. Daughter Bertha Philbrick appeared as having died Nov. 2, 1915, aged twenty-four years. Son-in-law Ralph D. Laskey appeared as being employed by A.J.L. [Allie J. Laskey], with his house 2nd on Branch Hill rd., off the Union and Milton Mills rd. (His father, Allie J. Laskey, appeared as engaged in farming, teaming, grain, etc., with his house at the junction of the Milton Mills and Union rd., Union P.O.
Son-in-law Ralph Diah Laskey of Milton (Union RFD), NH, registered for the WW I military draft, June 5, 1917. He was a teamster, aged twenty-three years (b. Milton, October 11, 1893). He had a wife and three children. He was of medium height, with a medium build, with gray eyes and brown hair.
Charles S. Philbrick, a house carpenter, aged fifty-nine years (b. NH), headed a Milton household at the time of the Fourteenth (1920) Federal Census. His household included his wife, Jennie H. [(Applebee)] Philbrick, aged fifty-five years (b. NH). Charles S. Philbrick owned their house, free-and-clear. Their household appeared in the enumeration between those of George H. Piper, a woolen mill watchman, aged fifty-five years (b. NH), and Arthur W. Day, a State of NH junk dealer, aged fifty-four years (b. NH).
William F. Laskey, aged forty-seven years (b. NH), headed a Milton household at the time of the Fourteenth (1920) Federal Census. His household included his nephew, Ralph D. Laskey, a chauffeur (truckman), aged twenty-six years (b. ME), his niece-in-law, Maud [(Philbrick)] Laskey, aged twenty-seven years (b. NH), his nephew-in-law, Robert P. Laskey, aged eight years (b. NH), his nephew-in-law, aged four years, nine months (b. NH), Kenneth M. Laskey, aged four years (b. NH), and his niece-in-law, Arlene R. Laskey, aged three years, three months (b. NH). William F. Laskey owned their house on Branch Hill Road, free-and-clear. Their household appeared in the enumeration between those of Allie J. Laskey, a truckman (owner), aged sixty years (b. NH), and Sadie W. Sinnott, a widow, aged forty years (b. NH).
The Milton Selectmen of 1920 were Fred M. Chamberlin, Charles S. Philbrick, and Joseph H. Avery. The Milton Selectmen of 1921 were Fred M. Chamberlin, Charles S. Philbrick, and Joseph H. Avery. The Milton Selectmen of 1922 were Charles S. Philbrick, Fred M. Chamberlin, and Joseph H. Avery.
The Milton Selectmen of 1923 were Charles S. Philbrick, Joseph H. Avery, and Fred M. Chamberlin. The Milton Selectmen of 1924 were Joseph H. Avery, Fred M. Chamberlin, and Charles S. Philbrick. The Milton Selectmen of 1925 were Fred M. Chamberlin, Charles S. Philbrick, and Hervey W. Dorr.
The Milton Selectmen of 1926 were Charles S. Philbrick, Hervey W. Dorr, and Fred M. Chamberlin.
Republican Moses G. Chamberlain defeated Democrat Charles S. Philbrick in the NH State Representative election (of November 1926) for the 1927-28 biennium, by a margin of 335 votes [71.0%] to 137 votes [29.0%].
The Milton Selectmen of 1927 were Hervey W. Dorr, Charles S. Philbrick, and Fred M. Chamberlin. The Milton Selectmen of 1928 were Fred M. Chamberlin, Charles S. Philbrick, and Hervey W. Dorr. The Milton Selectmen of 1929 were Charles S. Philbrick, Hervey W. Dorr, and Fred M. Chamberlin.
Charles S. (Jennie H.) Philbrick appeared in the Milton directory of 1930, as a farmer, accessible through the Sanbornville [Wakefield, NH] P.O. Ralph D. (Maude) Laskey appeared as accessible through Sanbornville R.D. [Rural Delivery].
Charles S. Philbrick, a farmer (general farming), aged sixty-nine years (b. NH), headed a Milton household at the time of the Fifteenth (1930) Federal Census. His household included his wife (of thirty-nine years), Jennie H. [(Applebee)] Philbrick, aged sixty-five years (b. NH). Charles S. Philbrick owned their farm on Jug Hill Road, which was valued at $1,000. They had a radio set. Their household appeared in the enumeration between those of Laura B. Libby, aged eighty-two years (b. MA), and H. Powers Robbins, retired, aged fifty-four years (b. NH).
Ralph Laskey, a laborer (odd jobs), aged thirty-six years, headed a Milton household at the time of the Fifteenth (1930) Federal Census. His household included his wife, Maud [(Philbrick)] Laskey, aged thirty-six years, his children, Robert Laskey, a bookkeeper (meat packing), aged eighteen years, Kenneth Laskey, aged fifteen years, Arlene Laskey, aged thirteen years, Virginia Laskey, aged seven years, and his uncle, Wm. F. Laskey, a laborer (odd jobs), aged fifty-seven years. Ralph Laskey owned their house on the Willey Hill Road, which was valued at $2,000. They did not have a radio set. Their household appeared in the enumeration between those of Charles F. Cutler, a farmer (general farming), aged thirty-one years (b. MA), and G. Victor Franco, a poultryman (poultry farm), aged thirty-six years (b. MA).
The Milton Selectmen of 1930 were Hervey W. Dorr, Fred M. Chamberlin, and Charles S. Philbrick. The Milton Selectmen of 1931 were Fred M. Chamberlin, Charles S. Philbrick, and Louis E. Tibbetts. The Milton Selectmen of 1932 were Charles S. Philbrick, Louis E. Tibbetts, and Leroy J. Ford.
Charles S. Philbrick was chairman of the Milton Selectmen when the Milton firemen went on a six-week strike after a March 1932 pay dispute. (See also Milton’s Tri-Echo Hand Tub Fire Engine, c1879-1941).
MILTON FIREMEN WIN THEIR STRIKE. Town Had Been Without Service Six Weeks. Special Dispatch to the Globe. MILTON, N.H., May 3 – Milton’s embattled firemen won their strike today when a special town meeting voted to pay them an annual salary of $20 a year plus 50 cents an hour for firefighting time, the same salary they received up to late in March, when the Selectmen declared that $3 a year plus fighting time was the legal rate. The chief, first and second engineers and firemen promptly handed in their badges and went on strike for the old salary, and for six weeks Milton has been without a Fire Department but there haven’t been any fires. Selectmen Charles Philbrick, Louis Tibbetts and Leroy Ford have been firm in their stand to obey the law, which they claim sets the legal rate at $3 a year, with any amount per hour that may be voted for fighting time. The Selectmen have had charge of the fire apparatus, and would have been able, of course, to call volunteers if a fire broke out. But the regular Fire Department had no intention of answering duty calls. There has been considerable controversy since the March 8 town meeting, when the firemen claimed that an appropriation for the Fire Department was voted. But the records of Town Clerk Harold Avery show that the article was not considered. Then the Selectmen set the new wage scale. At the meeting today the old officers, Chief Frank McIntire, First Engineer Charles Wilson and Second Engineer Fred Savoie, were reelected to office. The annual salary was set at $20 a year for firemen, $25 for the second engineer, $30 for the first engineer and $40 for the chief (Boston Globe, May 4, 1932).
The Milton Selectmen of 1933 were Louis E. Tibbetts, Leroy J. Ford, and Charles S. Philbrick* (“*Deceased December 2, 1933”).
Charles S. Philbrick died of carcinoma of the stomach on Main Street in Milton Mills, December 2, 1933, aged seventy-three years, six months, and sixteen days. He was a farmer and a Selectman. He had resided in Milton for forty-five years, having come from his previous residence in Madison, NH, i.e., circa 1888.
Ralph D. Laskey, aged forty-eight years (b. NH), headed a Milton (“Milton Mills Village”) household at the time of the Sixteenth (1940) Federal Census. His household included his wife, Maud [(Philbrick)] Laskey, aged forty-eight years (b. NH), his children, Kenneth M. Laskey, a garage mechanic, aged twenty-five years (b. NH), and Virginia R. Laskey, aged sixteen years (b. NH), and his mother-in-law, Jennie [(Applebee)] Philbrick, aged seventy-five years (b. NH). Ralph D. Laskey owned their house in the Willey District of Milton Mills, which was valued at $1,500. They had all resided in the “same house” in 1935.
Son-in-law Ralph Diah Laskey of Milton Mills, NH, registered for the WW II military draft, April 27, 1942. He was self-employed, aged forty-eight years (b. Milton, October 11, 1893). His telephone number was Milton Mills 24-11, and his next of kin was [his wife,] Maud P. Laskey, of Milton Mills. He was 5′ 8″ tall, weighed 200 pounds, with blue eyes, brown hair, and a ruddy complexion.
ACTON. Ralph Laskey of Milton Mills, N.H., helped Ed Mace haul his wood last week (Sanford Journal-Tribune (Biddeford, ME), November 11, 1943).
Jennie H. (Applebee) Philbrick died of arterio-sclerosis and heart disease in Milton, March 16, 1949, aged eighty-four years. She was a widowed housewife and lifelong resident. Samuel J. King, M.D., signed the death certificate.
Ralph D. Laskey, plowing (farms), aged fifty-six years (b. NH), headed a Milton household at the time of the Seventeenth (1950) Federal Census. His household included his wife, Maud P. [(Philbrick)] Laskey, aged fifty-one years (b. NH), and his brother, Ira S. Laskey, aged sixty-two years (b. NH). Ralph D. Laskey owned their house, which was the “3d house on left” on Willey Road.
Son-in-law Ralph D. Laskey died in Milton, February 17, 1981.
Daughter Maude P. (Philbrick) Laskey died in Sanford, ME, April 15, 1988, aged ninety-five years.
Maude Laskey. MILTON MILLS, N.H. – Maude P. Laskey, 95, of the Willey Road, oldest resident here, died Friday at Hillcrest Manor in Sanford, Maine, after a period of failing health. She was the widow of Ralph D. Laskey, who died in 1981. They had been married for 67 years before his death. She was born at Milton Mills on Christmas Day, 1892, the daughter of Charles and Jennie Applebee Philbrick, and was a graduate of Nute High School in Milton, class of 1911. Mrs. Laskey was the holder of the Boston Post Cane. She was an accomplished seamstress and pianist, having played for silent movies, and also for dances in the Old Central Hall, formerly located in the center of Milton Mills. She was a 79-year member and past master of the Pleasant Valley Grange, a 50-year member of the Rebekahs and a member of the Pomona, State and National Grange. Surviving are a son, Kenneth M. Laskey of Union, Maine; two daughters, Mrs. Louis (Arlene) Tibbetts of Union and Mrs. George (Virginia) Mee of Acton, Maine; seven grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. She was predeceased by a son, Robert Laskey, in 1976. A private graveside service was to be held today in Milton Mills Cemetery. Arrangements were by Peaslee Funeral Home in Union (Sanford Journal-Tribune (Biddeford, ME), April 18, 1988).
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Find a Grave. (2013, July 31). Maude P. Laskey. Retrieved from www.findagrave.com/memorial/114678149/maude-laskey
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Milton Observer 