Son of Pearl and Nelson Chagnon.
A Claremont (NH) native, he had lived in Pittsfield (NH) for 40 years before moving to Henniker in the early 70s. He was a police officer in Pittsfield for 10 years and in Henniker for 20 years until he retired.
Donald served the Korean war (1946-48). He was a boxer and had also worked at a tannery.
Education: 7th grade. Left school to help support 11 siblings.
Enjoyed hunting, fishing, gardening.
Donald left behind his wife, Joyce Marie (Alix) Chagnon Children: Donald L. Chagnon Jr.; a daughter, Brenda J. Stanley
Siblings: William and Larry Chagnon, both of Pittsfield (NH), Del Chagnon of San Jose, Calif., Fred Chagnon of Chichester (NH), Richard Chagnon of Milton (VT), and Terry Chagnon of Barnstead (NH); Catherine Carr of Hopkinton (NH), Audrey Baxter of Pembroke (NH), Callie Plummer of NY and Sherry Brackett of Chichester (NH), Anita who predeceased him.
With Dorothy May (Wade), his first wife (m. 30 DEC 1949), he had two children: Donald L. Chagnon, Jr. and Brenda J. Stanley.
A Claremont (NH) native, he had lived in Pittsfield (NH) for 40 years before moving to Henniker in the early 70s. He was a police officer in Pittsfield for 10 years and in Henniker for 20 years until he retired.
Donald served the Korean war (1946-48). He was a boxer and had also worked at a tannery.
Education: 7th grade. Left school to help support 11 siblings.
Enjoyed hunting, fishing, gardening.
Donald left behind his wife, Joyce Marie (Alix) Chagnon Children: Donald L. Chagnon Jr.; a daughter, Brenda J. Stanley
Siblings: William and Larry Chagnon, both of Pittsfield (NH), Del Chagnon of San Jose, Calif., Fred Chagnon of Chichester (NH), Richard Chagnon of Milton (VT), and Terry Chagnon of Barnstead (NH); Catherine Carr of Hopkinton (NH), Audrey Baxter of Pembroke (NH), Callie Plummer of NY and Sherry Brackett of Chichester (NH), Anita who predeceased him.
With Dorothy May (Wade), his first wife (m. 30 DEC 1949), he had two children: Donald L. Chagnon, Jr. and Brenda J. Stanley.
Son of Pearl and Nelson Chagnon.
A Claremont (NH) native, he had lived in Pittsfield (NH) for 40 years before moving to Henniker in the early 70s. He was a police officer in Pittsfield for 10 years and in Henniker for 20 years until he retired.
Donald served the Korean war (1946-48). He was a boxer and had also worked at a tannery.
Education: 7th grade. Left school to help support 11 siblings.
Enjoyed hunting, fishing, gardening.
Donald left behind his wife, Joyce Marie (Alix) Chagnon Children: Donald L. Chagnon Jr.; a daughter, Brenda J. Stanley
Siblings: William and Larry Chagnon, both of Pittsfield (NH), Del Chagnon of San Jose, Calif., Fred Chagnon of Chichester (NH), Richard Chagnon of Milton (VT), and Terry Chagnon of Barnstead (NH); Catherine Carr of Hopkinton (NH), Audrey Baxter of Pembroke (NH), Callie Plummer of NY and Sherry Brackett of Chichester (NH), Anita who predeceased him.
With Dorothy May (Wade), his first wife (m. 30 DEC 1949), he had two children: Donald L. Chagnon, Jr. and Brenda J. Stanley.
A Claremont (NH) native, he had lived in Pittsfield (NH) for 40 years before moving to Henniker in the early 70s. He was a police officer in Pittsfield for 10 years and in Henniker for 20 years until he retired.
Donald served the Korean war (1946-48). He was a boxer and had also worked at a tannery.
Education: 7th grade. Left school to help support 11 siblings.
Enjoyed hunting, fishing, gardening.
Donald left behind his wife, Joyce Marie (Alix) Chagnon Children: Donald L. Chagnon Jr.; a daughter, Brenda J. Stanley
Siblings: William and Larry Chagnon, both of Pittsfield (NH), Del Chagnon of San Jose, Calif., Fred Chagnon of Chichester (NH), Richard Chagnon of Milton (VT), and Terry Chagnon of Barnstead (NH); Catherine Carr of Hopkinton (NH), Audrey Baxter of Pembroke (NH), Callie Plummer of NY and Sherry Brackett of Chichester (NH), Anita who predeceased him.
With Dorothy May (Wade), his first wife (m. 30 DEC 1949), he had two children: Donald L. Chagnon, Jr. and Brenda J. Stanley.
