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Mrs. Carolina H. Randall

Caroline Phoebe Hassam Randall was born in Charlestown, New Hampshire, on September 19, 1849, to Stephen Hassam, "the Boy patriot of Bunker Hill," and his second wife, Lucy Miller Hassam, whom he married at the age of 77. Caroline was born when he was 85 years old. Caroline married Eugene A. Randall on August 15, 1868, and they had two children. She was the great-aunt of Childe Hassam, the well-known American artist.

The founder of the Colonel Samuel Ashley Chapter invited Mrs. Randall to become a member of the chapter, and she was accepted by the National Society DAR on May 5, 1911. Caroline was the youngest of the 767 DAR Real Daughters and was the next to the last surviving Real Daughter.

During her last years, she lived in Claremont, where she worked as a housekeeper. As her health failed, she was moved to a nursing home in Charlestown and was assisted by the local, state, and National DAR, who gave her all possible care. She died on July 14, 1942, just before her 93rd birthday.

Her patriot father was Stephen Hassam, born ca. 1761 in Boston, Massachusetts, whose service was as a volunteer in Boston. He died in Charlestown, New Hampshire, on February 4, 1861. In a moving reminiscence of her life dictated to a friend, she said of her father, "he told of seeing the Battle of Bunker Hill and carrying water to the wounded soldiers after the firing stopped. [He would have been ca. 14 years old]... I heard him speak of unjust taxation, referring to the war."

Source: findagrave.com

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