Their marriage announcement appeared in the 7 September 1910 Evening Star of Washington, D.C. and read as follows:
Miss Laura C. McCaffrey of Cambridge. Mass.. and Mr. John H. Larrabee of Melrose. Mass.. were quietly married in this city yesterday. Mr. Larrabee is assistant chief draughtsman of the hydrographic office, Navy Department, and has just returned from a year's cruise on the United States steamer Eagle, making astronomical observations in West Indian and Panama waters. The bride and groom, after a brief wedding trip, will be at home at 5511 Wisconsin avenue northwest.2
Citations
She was age 47 in the 1930 census of Washington, D.C.
In Dec of 1906 there is a newspaper announcement of her engagement to Chester Jay Underhill of Liberty, Missouri, but no record of the marriage has been found, and the record of her 1913 marriage to William Appel says it was her first marriage.3
He died of pneumonia and cardiorespiratory failure on 22 August 2015 at North Shore Medical Center - Salem Hospital in Salem, Essex County, MassachusettsG.2
When they married in Jul 1962 Donald was an electronic technician and Claire was a dental hygienist and they were both living at 5 Suffolk Avenue in Swampscott.
When Donald died in Aug 2015 they were living at 98 Village Post Road in Danvers and his occupation was given as electronics engineer. It further said that he was a Korean War veteran.
DANVERS- Mr. Donald R. Kirk, 81, of Danvers, formerly of Swampscott, died Saturday, August 22, 2015 at Salem Hospital surrounded by his loving family after a lengthy illness. He was the beloved husband of Claire H. (Gill) Kirk, with whom he shared 53 years of marriage. Born in Salem, Donald was the son of the late Henry F. and Susan F. (Nolan) Kirk. He was raised and educated in Swampscott and was a graduate of Swampscott High School. Upon graduation, he entered the United States Army and proudly served his country. He was a longtime resident of the Town of Swampscott prior to moving to Danvers in 1998, where he has since resided. At the time of his retirement, Mr. Kirk was employed as an engineer with E G & G in Salem for many years. He was a devout communicant at St. Mary of the Annunciation Church in Danvers and a longtime member of the North Shore Computer Society. An avid gardener, Donald also had a great love and gift for carpentry and built his own cabin cruiser which he, his wife and family enjoyed immensely. Above all else, he was devoted to his family and especially enjoyed summers on Crystal Lake in Gilmanton, NH. In addition to his loving wife, Donald is survived by his children: Michael Kirk and his wife Shawna of Beverly, Debbie Kirk of Saugus, and Kevin Kirk and his wife Kim of Matthews, NC. He was the loving papa to Nolan Kirk of Beverly and Caroline, Aiden and Grace Kirk all of Matthews, NC. He was the uncle to Jason Romano and his wife Julie of Belfast, ME and Jessica Doyle of Naples, FL. He was the brother-in-law to Kathie Pelley of Naples, FL. He was predeceased by his beloved grandson, Cameron Kirk and his brother-in-law, Jim Pelley. ARRANGEMENTS- His Funeral will be held from the Peterson-O'Donnell Funeral Home 167 Maple St. (Rt.62) Danvers Thursday at 8:15AM followed by his Funeral Mass in St. Richard's Church, Danvers at 9AM. Relatives and friends invited. Burial in Annunciation Cemetery.3,4
-appel.jpg)