Shirley Mildred Plouf

1926 -

• Name	Shirley Mildred Plouf
  	Father: ______ Mother: Hilda ______ [8]
  Birth	8 Nov 1926	Palmer, Hampden County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [6, 8]
  Census	1930 (3 years)	Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1]
  In the 1930 US Census, she was recorded as age 3, living at 48 Bay Road, Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts with the Morton Family as a ward.
  Census	1940 (13 years)	Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [2]
  In the 1940 US Census, she was recorded as age 13, living on Hartsbrook Street, Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts with her Aunt and Uncle, George and Clara Riggott.
  Residence	1950 (23 years)	Chicopee, Hampden County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [3]
  In the 1950 US Census, she was recorded as age 23, living at 825 Pendleton Avenue, Chicopee, Hampden County, Massachusetts.
  Person ID, Branch	I25821
  Last Modified	27 Jun 2026

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Murvil Francis Burnett, Jr.,   b. 12 Jan 1925, Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 20 Mar 2008, Port Saint Lucie, Saint Lucie County, Florida, U.S.A. (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	3 Mar 1946	St. John's Episcopal Church, Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. St. John's Episcopal Church, Northampton,  Massachusetts   [4, 5, 7]
  Age at Marriage	She : 19 years and 4 months - He : 21 years and 2 months.
  Wedding Annoc	4 Mar 1946  [8]
  Miss Shirley Mildred Plout, daughter of Mrs. Hilda Plouf of Allyn St., was married yesterday afternoon to Murvil F. Burnett, Jr. son of Mr. and Mrs. M..P. Burnett of Oak St., in St. John's church, Northampton. Rev. Her. vey C. Parke, pastor of the church, officiated at the double ring ceremony and William Short church organist, played the wed ding music. Miss Shirley Hudge of Spring field attended the bride as maid of honor, while Miss Beverly Bur. nett, sister of the bridegroom, and Miss Lois Drinkwater were bridesmaids and Rita Mae Hutson of Manchester, Conn., was the flower girl. William Kane acted as best man, Gilbert Jensen o Belchertown, uncle of the bride, and. Edward Delzell ushered and Walter Jensen, Jr., cousin of the bride, was ring bearer. The white gown of slipper satin worn by the bride had a fitted bodice, a sweetheart neckline, and a long court train trimmed with scalloped lace. Her fingertip illusion veil, adorned with Chantilly lace, was caught to a coronet of orange blossoms and her bouquet was of gardenias, roses, and an orchid tied with streamers. The maid of honor wore a yellow gown with a lace skirt and had a bouquet of yellow roses with silver ribbon. The bridesmaids gowns were of blue and pink orchid lace and they carried bouquets of pink roses with silver ribbons, while the flower girl wore a gown of aqua satin and had bouquet of yellow roses with a yellow ribbon. The bride's mother wore a pow. der-blue suit with matching accessories and the bridegroom's mother was in a gray flowered silk jersey dress with matching accessories. They both had mixed corsages. After a reception for 175 guests at the home of the bridegroom's parents, the couple left for an unannounced wedding trip. For traveling. the bride wore a brown peplum suit with brown accessories, a mouton coat and an orchid corsage. The Burnettes will live at 9 Allyn St., when they 1 return. The bride was born in Palmer' and is a graduate of Kindall Halt, Peterborough, N. H. The bride groom, a native of Northampton, was graduated from Richmond Military academy in Augusta, Ga. Out-of-town guests from Springfield, Ludlow, Longmeadow, Hadley, Amherst, Palmer, New York, Maine and Austin, Tex., attended the ceremony. Published by The Transcript-Telegram, 4 march 1946
  Children	1947  [4, 5]
  1. Ralph J. Burnett 2. Charlene P. Burnett 3. Eileen M. Burnett 4. Maureen F. Burnett
  Family ID	F9396	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Jun 2026

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Shirley Mildred Plouf(1926 – ) 2 3

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 8 Nov 1926 - Palmer, Hampden County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Census - 1930 - Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Census - 1940 - Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Marriage - 3 Mar 1946 - St. John's Episcopal Church, Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Residence - 1950 - Chicopee, Hampden County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S20] Bureau of the Census, 1930 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002), Year: 1930; Census Place: Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 0020; FHL microfilm: 2340648. [S21] Bureau of the Census, 1940 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012), Year: 1940; Census Place: Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts; Roll: m-t0627-01599; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 8-30. [S2303] Bureau of the Census, 1950 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 20212), National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Chicopee, Hampden, Massachusetts; Roll: 3468; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 7-62. [S105] Burnett, Robert. Email: 2003-10-19 "F W Burnett Vermont Info" , (Email to Robert Roy from rburnett61 (at) hotmail.com, 19 October 2003). [S106] Eddy Family Association Eddy Genealogical CD ROM, (Santa Cruz, California: Eddy Family Association, Gedcom, December 2003). [S22] Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Massachusetts, Birth Index, 1860-1970, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013). [S247] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Massachusetts, Marriage Index, 1901-1955 and 1966-1970, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013). [S2459] News Article (1946) "Becomes Bride", (Holyoke, Massachusetts: The Transcript-Telegram, 4 March 1946, page 6).