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Gertie Evelyn Tripp (1872 – 1937)

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John O’Neil, photographer (New Bedford, Massachusetts), Gertie Evelyn Tripp, ca. 1890; privately held by the Faulkner-Hull Collection.
John O’Neil, photographer (New Bedford, Massachusetts), Gertie Evelyn Tripp, ca. 1890; privately held by the Faulkner-Hull Collection.

Gertie Evelyn Tripp was born on 29 Mar 1872 in New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts to Richmond J. Tripp and Mary E. Ryder.1 In 1880, Gertie was living on 183 Kempton Street in New Bedford with her parents and sister, Luella.2

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Gertie attended Middle Street Grammar School, then New Bedford High School, graduating in 1890.3

Annual Report of the School Committee of the City of New Bedford, with the Superintendent's Annual Report, for the Year 1890, (New Bedford : Mercury Publishing Company, 1891), p. 21-23, New Bedford High School Graduating Exercise, 27 June 1890.
Annual Report of the School Committee of the City of New Bedford, with the Superintendent’s Annual Report, for the Year 1890, (New Bedford : Mercury Publishing Company, 1891), p. 21-23, New Bedford High School Graduating Exercise, 27 June 1890.
“New Bedford High School Class of 1890”; photograph held by the New Bedford Free Public Library photograph collection, New Bedford, Massachusetts; published online at Digital Commonwealth Massachusetts Collection Online.
“New Bedford High School Class of 1890”; photograph held by the New Bedford Free Public Library photograph collection, New Bedford, Massachusetts; published online at Digital Commonwealth Massachusetts Collection Online.

Gertie married Horace Carpenter on 7 July 1893 in New Bedford.4

"Carpenter–Tripp," marriage announcement, Fall River Daily Herald (Fall River, Massachusetts), 8 Aug 1893, p. 6, col. 4.
“Carpenter–Tripp,” marriage announcement, Fall River Daily Herald (Fall River, Massachusetts), 8 Aug 1893, p. 6, col. 4.
"Mr. and Mrs Horace Carpenter Leave for Montreal," newspaper article, New Bedford, Fall River Daily Evening News (Fall River, Massachusetts), 8 July 1897, p. 5, col. 3.
“Mr. and Mrs Horace Carpenter Leave for Montreal,” newspaper article, New Bedford, Fall River Daily Evening News (Fall River, Massachusetts), 8 July 1897, p. 5, col. 3.

The couple enjoyed a trip to Montreal in 1897.5 Sadly, Horace died of consumption at the age of 31 on 17 November 1898.6

"Horace Carpenter, New Bedford," obituary, Fall River Daily Evening News (Fall River, Massachusetts), 18 Nov 1898, p. 2, col. 3.
“Horace Carpenter, New Bedford,” obituary, Fall River Daily Evening News (Fall River, Massachusetts), 18 Nov 1898, p. 2, col. 3.

Gertie lived with her parents after Horace’s death until she married Albert A. Bridgham on 30 June 1900.7 Gertie and Albert were married for just over eight years.8

"Mrs. Gertie Tripp Carpenter–Albert A. Bridgham," marriage announcement, Fall River Daily Evening News (Fall River, Massachusetts), 7 Jul 1900, p. 2.
“Mrs. Gertie Tripp Carpenter–Albert A. Bridgham,” marriage announcement, Fall River Daily Evening News (Fall River, Massachusetts), 7 Jul 1900, p. 2.

Gertie married third to Joseph Gardner Dean on 28 June 1913 in New Bedford.9 The couple continued to live in New Bedford, where Gertie served as an appointed clerk in the Registrar of Voters office for New Bedford.10

"Four Ladies Appointed," Mrs. Gertie E. Dean newspaper notice, The Evening Herald (Fall River, Massachusetts), 20 Oct 1920, p. 15, col. 3.
“Four Ladies Appointed,” Mrs. Gertie E. Dean newspaper notice, The Evening Herald (Fall River, Massachusetts), 20 Oct 1920, p. 15, col. 3.

Gertie’s father, Richmond J. Tripp, died in 1915 in New Bedford and is buried in Oak Grove Cemetery in New Bedford.11 Following her father’s death, Gertie and Joseph lived with Gertie’s mother, Mary, in New Bedford .12 Mary Ryder Tripp died about 1936 and is also buried in Oak Grove Cemetery in New Bedford.13

In 1935, Gertie attended her 45th high school reunion; she is on the first row, second from the right in the image. Joseph is in the fourth row, second from the right.14

“New Bedford High School Class of 1890 at their 45th Reunion, New Bedford, MA,” 14 July 1935; photograph held by the New Bedford Free Public Library photograph collection, New Bedford, Massachusetts; published at Digital Commonwealth Massachusetts Collection Online.
“New Bedford High School Class of 1890 at their 45th Reunion, New Bedford, MA,” 14 July 1935; photograph held by the New Bedford Free Public Library photograph collection, New Bedford, Massachusetts; published at Digital Commonwealth Massachusetts Collection Online.
New Bedford High School Class of 1890 at their 45th Reunion, New Bedford, MA,” 14 July 1935; photograph held by the New Bedford Free Public Library photograph collection, New Bedford, Massachusetts, Mrs. Joseph G. Dean.
New Bedford High School Class of 1890 Reunion, New Bedford, MA, 14 July 1935, Mrs. Joseph G. Dean, front row, 2nd from the right.
“New Bedford High School Class of 1890 at their 45th Reunion, New Bedford, MA,” 14 July 1935; photograph held by the New Bedford Free Public Library photograph collection, New Bedford, Massachusetts, Joseph G. Dean.
New Bedford High School Class of 1890 Reunion, New Bedford, MA, 14 July 1935, Joseph G. Dean, 4th row, 2nd from the right.

Gertie Evelyn Tripp Dean died in 1937 in New Bedford and Joseph Gardner Dean died on 18 Feb 1961.15 Gertie and Joseph are buried in Rural Cemetery, New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts.16

Endnotes

1. New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts, Births Register 1872, vol. 4, p. 113, no. 433, Gertie E. Tripp, 29 Mar 1872. Parents: Richmond J. [Tripp], born in Dartmouth, and Mary Ryder, born in Fall River. Father’s occupation: carpenter.

Full name of Gertie Evelyn Tripp is listed in Annual Report of the School Committee of the City of New Bedford, with the Superintendent’s Annual Report, for the Year 1890, (New Bedford : Mercury Publishing Company, 1891, p. 23, New Bedford High School Graduating Class of 1890, Gertie Evelyn Tripp.

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2. 1880 U.S. census, New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts, population schedule, enumeration district (ED) 111, page 44, dwelling 84, family 612, Richmond J. Tripp household.
Address: 183 Kempton Street
– Richmond J. Tripp, age 32, carpenter, born in Massachusetts
– Mary E., wife, age 31, born in Massachusetts
– Gertrude E., daughter, age 8, born in Massachusetts
– Luella P., daughter, age 5, born in Massachusetts

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3. Annual Report of the School Committee of the City of New Bedford, with the Superintendent’s Annual Report, for the Year 1890, (New Bedford : Mercury Publishing Company, 1891, p. 23, New Bedford High School Graduating Class of 1890.

Also, “Admission to the High School,” newspaper article, The Evening Standard (New Bedford, Massachusetts), 10 July 1886, p. 5, col. 3.

Also, “New Bedford High School Class of 1890”; photograph held by the New Bedford Free Public Library photograph collection, New Bedford, Massachusetts; published online at Digital Commonwealth Massachusetts Collection Online.

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4. New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts, Marriages Register 1893, vol. 8, p. 50, no. 319, Horace Carpenter–Gertie E. Tripp, 7 July 1893.
Groom: Horace Carpenter, age 22, first marriage, clerk, born in New Bedford, parents Samuel [Carpenter] and Mary A. Bliss.

Also, “Carpenter–Tripp,” marriage announcement, Fall River Daily Herald (Fall River, Massachusetts), 8 Aug 1893, p. 6, col. 4.

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5. “Mr. and Mrs Horace Carpenter Leave for Montreal,” newspaper article, New Bedford, Fall River Daily Evening News (Fall River, Massachusetts), 8 July 1897, p. 5, col. 3.

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6. “Horace Carpenter, New Bedford,” obituary, Fall River Daily Evening News (Fall River, Massachusetts), 18 Nov 1898, p. 2, col. 3.

Also, headstone reads: 1871 Horace Carpenter 1898
Find A Grave, memorial 170711565, Horace Carpenter (1871–1898), Rural Cemetery, New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts with headstone photo.

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7. 1900 U.S. census, New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts, population schedule, enumeration district (ED) 182, sheet 4B, dwelling 74, family 111, Richmond J. Tripp, household.
Address: 213 Chestnut Street
– Richmond J. Tripp, age 59, star builder, born Jan 1847 in Massachusetts
– Mary E., wife, age 58, born Jan 1850 in Massachusetts, 2 children born, 2 living
– G. W. Needham, boarder, age 27, born Jan 1873 in Massachusetts
– Luella Needham, wife, age 25, born Feb 1875 in Massachusetts
– Horace R. Needham, son, age 1, born Nov 1898 in Massachusetts
– Gertrude Carpenter, boarder, widowed, age 28, born March 1872 in Massachusetts

Also, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, certificate of marriage intentions and return, Albert Alphonso Bridgham–Gertie Tripp Carpenter, 30 June 1900.
Groom: Albert Alphonso Bridgham, age 26, attorney-at-law, first marriage, born in Boston, Massachusetts, parents Percy A. Bridgham and Lydia M. Wentworth. Bride: Gertie Tripp Carpenter, age 28, second marriage (widow), born in New Bedford, Massachusetts, parents Richmond J. Tripp and Mary E. D. Ryder.

Also, “Mrs. Gertie Tripp Carpenter–Albert A. Bridgham,” marriage announcement, Fall River Daily Evening News (Fall River, Massachusetts), 7 Jul 1900, p. 2.

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8. “Gertrude H. Bridgham–Albert A. Bridgham,” divorce notice, The Evening Herald (Fall River, Massachusetts), 6 Nov 1908, p. 3, col. 3.

Also, 1910 U.S. census, New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts, population schedule, enumeration district (ED) 194, ward 3, sheet 3A, dwelling 695, family 49, William Read household.
– William Read, age 82, single
– Mary Glynn, servant, age 47, single
– Julia Sullivan, servant, age 50, single
– Gertrude Bridgham, servant, age 36, married, 0 children born, 0 children living
– John J. Dehaney, hired man, age 35, single

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9. New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts, Marriages Register 1913, vol. 13, p. 250, no. 645, Joseph G. Dean–Gertie E. Tripp Bridgham, 28 June 1913.
Groom: Age 28, first marriage, bank clerk, born in New Bedford, parents Charles Dean and Susie A. Ricketson.
Bride: Age 41, third marriage, divorced, born in New Bedford, parents Richmond J. Tripp and Mary E. D. Ryder.

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10. 1920 U.S. census, New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts, population schedule, enumeration district (ED) 131, ward 3, sheet 1A, dwelling 12, family 16, Joseph G. Dean household.
– Joseph G. Dean, age 35, bank clerk, born in Massachusetts
– Gertrude E., wife, age 47, born in Massachusetts
– Horace Needham, nephew, age 21, asst office mgr, single, born in Massachusetts

Also, “Four Ladies Appointed,” Mrs. Gertie E. Dean newspaper notice, The Evening Herald (Fall River, Massachusetts), 20 Oct 1920, p. 15, col. 3.

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11. New Bedford, Bristol County, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Standard Certificate of Death, no. 000276, Richmond J. Tripp, 20 Feb 1920.  Birth: 4 Jan 1847, Dartmouth. Occupation: Stair builder. Married. Spouse: Mary E. Ryder. Parents: Washington B. Tripp and Abigail R. Chase. Burial: 22 Feb 1920, Oak Grove, New Bedford.

Also, Find A Grave, memorial 162417101, Richmond J. Tripp (1847–1920), Oak Grove Cemetery, New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts; no headstone photo.

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12. 1930 U.S. census, New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts, population schedule, enumeration district (ED) 3-114, ward 3, sheet 14B, dwelling 12, family 16, Mary E. Tripp household.
– Mary E. Tripp, age 81, widowed, born in Massachusetts
– Joseph G. Dean, son-in-law, age 45, clerk, born in Massachusetts
– Gertie E., daughter, age 58, clerk, born in Massachusetts

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13. W. A Greenough, complier, Greenough’s New Bedford and Fairhaven Directory 1934, (Boston, Massachusetts : W. A Greenough, 1934), p. 521, Mary E. Tripp.
– Tripp, Mary E (wid Richmond J) h203 Chestnut

Manning’s Greenough New Bedford and Fairhaven Directory for the year beginning August 1936, vol. 64 (Boston, Massachusetts : H. A Manning Company, 1936) p. 605, Mary E. Tripp.
– Tripp, Mary E wid Richmond J h203 Chestnut

Manning’s Greenough New Bedford and Fairhaven Directory for the year beginning September 1937, vol. 65 (Boston, Massachusetts : H. A Manning Company, 1937) p. 655, Tripp listings; no listing for Mary E. Tripp, widow of Richmond J.

Find A Grave, memorial 162417106, Mary E Ryder Tripp (1848–), Oak Grove Cemetery, New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts; no headstone photo.

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14. “New Bedford High School Class of 1890 at their 45th Reunion, New Bedford, MA,” 14 July 1935; photograph held by the New Bedford Free Public Library photograph collection, New Bedford, Massachusetts; published at Digital Commonwealth Massachusetts Collection Online.

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15. Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Boston, Massachusetts, Death Index, 1936-1940, New Bedford, Bristol County, Gertie E. (Tripp) Dean, 1937, vol. 65, p. 170.

Also, Massachusetts Grand Lodge of Masons Membership Cards 1733–1990, Star in the East Lodge, Joseph Gardner Dean. Birth: 1884, New Bedford. Death: 18 Feb 1961.

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16. Headstone reads: Joseph G. Dean / 1854 – 1961 / His Wife / Gertie E. Dean / 1872 – 1937.
Find A Grave, memorial 100301164, Gertie Evelyn Tripp Dean (1872–1937), Rural Cemetery, New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts with headstone photo.
Find A Grave, memorial 100300989, Joseph Gardner Dean (1884–1961), Rural Cemetery, New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts with headstone photo.

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Citing this page: Kimberli Faulkner Hull, author, “Gertie Evelyn Tripp (1872 – 1937),” Cool Adventures (https://cooladventures.com/collection/gertie-evelyn-tripp-1872-1937/ : posted 2021).

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