Henry Pomeroy Bridgman was born and raised in the Israel Bridgman homestead on North Road in Westhampton, Massachusetts. He was educated in the one-room schoolhouse on Chesterfield Road, and attended Smith Agricultural School in Northampton, from which he earned a certificate in the Agricultural Department in 1919. For a few years after he left school, Henry worked for his father and his brother on the home farm and did chores for other farmers in Westhampton. He also worked at one time for Don Lyman's wood turnings business in Westhampton.
Around 1945 or 1946, Henry went to work at Crone's Poultry farm in Williamsburg, where he was employed for about ten years (until that place went out of business in the late 1950s.) During these years he boarded in Williamsburg. Henry was always a good work-worker, so he then went to work for Miller's Cabinet makers at Hubbard Avenue and Crosby Street (off of Bridge Street) in Northampton. He worked there until his retirement in the late 1960s.
Henry never married. He lived on the family farm in Westhampton (except for when he was boarding in Williamsburg) until the fall of 1943, when he and his sister Rachel bought a small house on Westhampton Road (Route 66) in Northampton. Their father Dwight lived with them in this house until his death in 1955. Henry and Rachel stayed there until the fall of 1977, when they sold the house and moved into the Pheasant Hill Apartments at 80 Barrett Street in Northampton. They lived here for seven years, until Rachel died at age 90 in 1984. Henry then moved in with his sister Mabel (Bridgman) Marston in her home on Village Hill Road in Williamsburg, where he lived until his death.
Henry was very musical. He played the piano and for many years sang in various church organizations in Westhampton, Williamsburg and Northampton. He also sang at weddings. he served as president of the Westhampton Men's Club at one time. He was a quiet home-loving man.
Around 1945 or 1946, Henry went to work at Crone's Poultry farm in Williamsburg, where he was employed for about ten years (until that place went out of business in the late 1950s.) During these years he boarded in Williamsburg. Henry was always a good work-worker, so he then went to work for Miller's Cabinet makers at Hubbard Avenue and Crosby Street (off of Bridge Street) in Northampton. He worked there until his retirement in the late 1960s.
Henry never married. He lived on the family farm in Westhampton (except for when he was boarding in Williamsburg) until the fall of 1943, when he and his sister Rachel bought a small house on Westhampton Road (Route 66) in Northampton. Their father Dwight lived with them in this house until his death in 1955. Henry and Rachel stayed there until the fall of 1977, when they sold the house and moved into the Pheasant Hill Apartments at 80 Barrett Street in Northampton. They lived here for seven years, until Rachel died at age 90 in 1984. Henry then moved in with his sister Mabel (Bridgman) Marston in her home on Village Hill Road in Williamsburg, where he lived until his death.
Henry was very musical. He played the piano and for many years sang in various church organizations in Westhampton, Williamsburg and Northampton. He also sang at weddings. he served as president of the Westhampton Men's Club at one time. He was a quiet home-loving man.
Henry Pomeroy Bridgman was born and raised in the Israel Bridgman homestead on North Road in Westhampton, Massachusetts. He was educated in the one-room schoolhouse on Chesterfield Road, and attended Smith Agricultural School in Northampton, from which he earned a certificate in the Agricultural Department in 1919. For a few years after he left school, Henry worked for his father and his brother on the home farm and did chores for other farmers in Westhampton. He also worked at one time for Don Lyman's wood turnings business in Westhampton.
Around 1945 or 1946, Henry went to work at Crone's Poultry farm in Williamsburg, where he was employed for about ten years (until that place went out of business in the late 1950s.) During these years he boarded in Williamsburg. Henry was always a good work-worker, so he then went to work for Miller's Cabinet makers at Hubbard Avenue and Crosby Street (off of Bridge Street) in Northampton. He worked there until his retirement in the late 1960s.
Henry never married. He lived on the family farm in Westhampton (except for when he was boarding in Williamsburg) until the fall of 1943, when he and his sister Rachel bought a small house on Westhampton Road (Route 66) in Northampton. Their father Dwight lived with them in this house until his death in 1955. Henry and Rachel stayed there until the fall of 1977, when they sold the house and moved into the Pheasant Hill Apartments at 80 Barrett Street in Northampton. They lived here for seven years, until Rachel died at age 90 in 1984. Henry then moved in with his sister Mabel (Bridgman) Marston in her home on Village Hill Road in Williamsburg, where he lived until his death.
Henry was very musical. He played the piano and for many years sang in various church organizations in Westhampton, Williamsburg and Northampton. He also sang at weddings. he served as president of the Westhampton Men's Club at one time. He was a quiet home-loving man.
Around 1945 or 1946, Henry went to work at Crone's Poultry farm in Williamsburg, where he was employed for about ten years (until that place went out of business in the late 1950s.) During these years he boarded in Williamsburg. Henry was always a good work-worker, so he then went to work for Miller's Cabinet makers at Hubbard Avenue and Crosby Street (off of Bridge Street) in Northampton. He worked there until his retirement in the late 1960s.
Henry never married. He lived on the family farm in Westhampton (except for when he was boarding in Williamsburg) until the fall of 1943, when he and his sister Rachel bought a small house on Westhampton Road (Route 66) in Northampton. Their father Dwight lived with them in this house until his death in 1955. Henry and Rachel stayed there until the fall of 1977, when they sold the house and moved into the Pheasant Hill Apartments at 80 Barrett Street in Northampton. They lived here for seven years, until Rachel died at age 90 in 1984. Henry then moved in with his sister Mabel (Bridgman) Marston in her home on Village Hill Road in Williamsburg, where he lived until his death.
Henry was very musical. He played the piano and for many years sang in various church organizations in Westhampton, Williamsburg and Northampton. He also sang at weddings. he served as president of the Westhampton Men's Club at one time. He was a quiet home-loving man.
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