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INVENTORY FORM B CONTINUATION SHEET LEXINGTON 144 MARRETT ROAD
<br /> MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Area(s) Form No.
<br /> 220 MORRISSEY BOULEVARD,BOSTON,MASSACHUSETTS 02125
<br /> 2246
<br /> The roadway forks at the end: the eastern branch goes to property owned by Sanderson and the western branch goes to what
<br /> is now 144 Marrett Road, property identified as Haley Brothers. The Haley family—milk dealers, farmers, and market
<br /> gardeners—lived and worked here until at least 1945.
<br /> The Haley family was first found in this location in 1890, when David J. Haley, a milk dealer, is identified in a house "off Middle,
<br /> southerly." By 1894, David was accompanied here by his widowed mother Eliza Haley; his sister Ellen T. (Nellie) Haley; and his
<br /> brother William J., described as a farmer. From 1902 on, both David and William Haley were typically described as market
<br /> gardeners or farmers. The family configuration changed over the years: sister Mary joined the family here in 1900, along with a
<br /> hired farm laborer; and David's young niece and his brother John were here in 1910, along with two Russian/Polish farm hands.
<br /> By 1930, the household included David and William Haley, identified as farmer and market gardener, respectively, and an Irish-
<br /> born lodger, probably a farm hand. William Haley remained at the house through at least 1945. By 1965, Arthur W. Hornig, a
<br /> physicist, lived here with his wife Sarah.
<br /> Further research on the history of this farm, its place in Lexington history, and the Haley family is recommended.
<br /> BIBLIOGRAPHY and/or REFERENCES
<br /> Historic maps and atlases: Walling 1853; Beers 1875; Walker 1889; Stadly 1898; Walker 1906; Sanborn 1908, 1918, 1927,
<br /> 1935, 1935/1950.
<br /> Lexington Comprehensive Cultural Resources Survey, Period and Area Summaries.
<br /> http://historicsurvey.lexingtonma.gov/index.htm Accessed Jul 23, 2015.
<br /> Lexington Directories: 1890, 1894, 1899, 1902, 1908-09, 1915, 1922, 1926, 1930, 1934, 1936.
<br /> Lexington List of Persons: 1935, 1945, 1955, 1965.
<br /> Massachusetts Historical Commission. "MHC Reconnaissance Survey Town Report: Lexington." 1980.
<br /> Town of Lexington website. "Conservation Land." www.lexingtonma.gov/conservation/conland.cfm#ConAreas. Accessed Aug
<br /> 23, 1915.
<br /> U.S. Census: 1880, 1900, 1910, 1930.
<br /> Continuation sheet 2
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