Brodrib Family, West Hartland Road, West Granville, Massachusetts
Title
Brodrib Family, West Hartland Road, West Granville, Massachusetts
Description
The family of John Brodrib (1860-1913) and Alice (Winterholder) Brodrib (1862-1943), who owned a farm on West Hartland Road, West Granville, Massachusetts.
The Brodribs were born in England and arrived in America in 1887. After owning the farm in West Granville the family moved to Hartford, CT where John was a machinist and then a florist in the family business.
After moving to Hartford the Brodribs maintained contact with their West Granville neighbors, and are buried in the West Granville Cemetery. Their grave site is on the right, just after entering the cemetery.
Photo 1: The Brodrib family with their house in the background.
Photo 2: Description of the location of the Brodrib place.
Photo 3: Detail map of West Granville showing location of the Brodrib place on West Hartland Road.
Photo 4: The Brodrib Family. John, Alice, Charlie and Grace. This photo was probably by neighbor George Aldrich, and appears to have been taken in front of the Nelson house on West Hartland Road.
Photo 5: Alice Brodrib (left) and Ruth Nelson Aldrich (right), taken at the "old Brodrib place." The original photo was printed in reverse with the door on the left (wrong) side. The photo as shown here has been corrected.
Remainder of photos kindly provided by Linda Paczkowski and Pamela Attardo, descendants of John and Alice Brodrib.
The Brodribs were born in England and arrived in America in 1887. After owning the farm in West Granville the family moved to Hartford, CT where John was a machinist and then a florist in the family business.
After moving to Hartford the Brodribs maintained contact with their West Granville neighbors, and are buried in the West Granville Cemetery. Their grave site is on the right, just after entering the cemetery.
Photo 1: The Brodrib family with their house in the background.
Photo 2: Description of the location of the Brodrib place.
Photo 3: Detail map of West Granville showing location of the Brodrib place on West Hartland Road.
Photo 4: The Brodrib Family. John, Alice, Charlie and Grace. This photo was probably by neighbor George Aldrich, and appears to have been taken in front of the Nelson house on West Hartland Road.
Photo 5: Alice Brodrib (left) and Ruth Nelson Aldrich (right), taken at the "old Brodrib place." The original photo was printed in reverse with the door on the left (wrong) side. The photo as shown here has been corrected.
Remainder of photos kindly provided by Linda Paczkowski and Pamela Attardo, descendants of John and Alice Brodrib.
Contributor
Photo 5 generously contributed by Robert Hague, 2020
Photos also provided for digitization by Pamela Attardo and Linda Paczkowski, June, 2021.
Photos also provided for digitization by Pamela Attardo and Linda Paczkowski, June, 2021.
Rights
Original Photos: George Aldrich
Digital Images: Granville Library Historical Room and NCCHP.
Digital Images: Granville Library Historical Room and NCCHP.
Collection
Citation
“Brodrib Family, West Hartland Road, West Granville, Massachusetts,” Granville History Digital Collection, accessed November 7, 2025, https://granvillehistory.omeka.net/items/show/1278.
Comments
Pam Attardo
That is my great grandmother Alice Winterhalden Brodrib on the left!
Granville History
Very cool!