A Pioneer's Final Rest
Royal Haskell, a respected early settler of Snohomish County, passes away at his Seattle home.
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Royal Haskell died at his residence, corner of Valley and Warren streets, at 11:15 o'clock yesterday morning. Mr. Haskell was born in Caledonia county, Vermont, April 9, 1836. In 1846 he moved with his father and mother to Indiana. After residing twelve years in Indiana he went to Iowa, where he remained until 1857. He married Miss Julia E. Kinsman. In 1862 he joined the army, where he served for two years. He had six children, five of whom are living. He moved to Snohomish, Wash., in 1871. His first wife died twenty years ago and in 1884 he married Abbie J. Graham, who survives him. Of the children, C. L. Haskell, H. K. Haskell, Warren Haskell, Mrs. George E. Hall and Royal Haskell, jr., survive him. Mr. Haskell was a respected citizen and devoted husband and father. His funeral will take place from his residence at 10:30 tomorrow morning.
“Mr. Haskell was a respected citizen and devoted husband and father.”
Royal Haskell lived through a period of immense westward migration and frontier expansion. Today, the corner of Valley and Warren Streets in Queen Anne sits in a neighborhood that has seen multiple waves of transformation, far removed from the pioneer life he helped establish.
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