Elmer A. Babcock was the son of William T. and Amy (Streeter) Babcock and husband of Elsie (Arundale) Babcock.
Elmer had worked as a carpenter for Louis Bell and as a caretaker for the Dunes Club in Narragansett. He owned and built Babcock's Boatyard in Billington's Cove, Point Judith Pond, Wakefield, Rhode Island. Elmer and Elsie built up the business from renting boats and selling shellfish and sundries to mooring boats, selling boats and motors. Elmer was known for building a beautiful skiff. In the main building their was a slot to buy Elmer's bait eels on the honor system. He built eel pots that he set in the summer and he speared eels in the winter with his son-in-law, Charles Hathaway and his brother, William (Bill) Babcock. His daughters, Shirley (Babcock) Hathaway and Helen (Babcock) Hayward helped out with the business in the summer. Their son, Clinton Babcock, was a fisherman out of Point Judith. Elmer had four grandsons and two grandaughters. Elmer loved sports especially the Boston Red Sox. He was known for helping many boaters that ran into trouble. Elmer especially loved the YMCA Camp Fuller, who dedicated a day to him when he retired. Besides his brother Bill, he also had two brothers, Edwin and Ernest, and sisters, Louise Tucker, Phebe Smith, Mary Eleanor Beaumont, Amy Myrick, and Beatrice Stephens.
Elmer had worked as a carpenter for Louis Bell and as a caretaker for the Dunes Club in Narragansett. He owned and built Babcock's Boatyard in Billington's Cove, Point Judith Pond, Wakefield, Rhode Island. Elmer and Elsie built up the business from renting boats and selling shellfish and sundries to mooring boats, selling boats and motors. Elmer was known for building a beautiful skiff. In the main building their was a slot to buy Elmer's bait eels on the honor system. He built eel pots that he set in the summer and he speared eels in the winter with his son-in-law, Charles Hathaway and his brother, William (Bill) Babcock. His daughters, Shirley (Babcock) Hathaway and Helen (Babcock) Hayward helped out with the business in the summer. Their son, Clinton Babcock, was a fisherman out of Point Judith. Elmer had four grandsons and two grandaughters. Elmer loved sports especially the Boston Red Sox. He was known for helping many boaters that ran into trouble. Elmer especially loved the YMCA Camp Fuller, who dedicated a day to him when he retired. Besides his brother Bill, he also had two brothers, Edwin and Ernest, and sisters, Louise Tucker, Phebe Smith, Mary Eleanor Beaumont, Amy Myrick, and Beatrice Stephens.
Elmer A. Babcock was the son of William T. and Amy (Streeter) Babcock and husband of Elsie (Arundale) Babcock.
Elmer had worked as a carpenter for Louis Bell and as a caretaker for the Dunes Club in Narragansett. He owned and built Babcock's Boatyard in Billington's Cove, Point Judith Pond, Wakefield, Rhode Island. Elmer and Elsie built up the business from renting boats and selling shellfish and sundries to mooring boats, selling boats and motors. Elmer was known for building a beautiful skiff. In the main building their was a slot to buy Elmer's bait eels on the honor system. He built eel pots that he set in the summer and he speared eels in the winter with his son-in-law, Charles Hathaway and his brother, William (Bill) Babcock. His daughters, Shirley (Babcock) Hathaway and Helen (Babcock) Hayward helped out with the business in the summer. Their son, Clinton Babcock, was a fisherman out of Point Judith. Elmer had four grandsons and two grandaughters. Elmer loved sports especially the Boston Red Sox. He was known for helping many boaters that ran into trouble. Elmer especially loved the YMCA Camp Fuller, who dedicated a day to him when he retired. Besides his brother Bill, he also had two brothers, Edwin and Ernest, and sisters, Louise Tucker, Phebe Smith, Mary Eleanor Beaumont, Amy Myrick, and Beatrice Stephens.
Elmer had worked as a carpenter for Louis Bell and as a caretaker for the Dunes Club in Narragansett. He owned and built Babcock's Boatyard in Billington's Cove, Point Judith Pond, Wakefield, Rhode Island. Elmer and Elsie built up the business from renting boats and selling shellfish and sundries to mooring boats, selling boats and motors. Elmer was known for building a beautiful skiff. In the main building their was a slot to buy Elmer's bait eels on the honor system. He built eel pots that he set in the summer and he speared eels in the winter with his son-in-law, Charles Hathaway and his brother, William (Bill) Babcock. His daughters, Shirley (Babcock) Hathaway and Helen (Babcock) Hayward helped out with the business in the summer. Their son, Clinton Babcock, was a fisherman out of Point Judith. Elmer had four grandsons and two grandaughters. Elmer loved sports especially the Boston Red Sox. He was known for helping many boaters that ran into trouble. Elmer especially loved the YMCA Camp Fuller, who dedicated a day to him when he retired. Besides his brother Bill, he also had two brothers, Edwin and Ernest, and sisters, Louise Tucker, Phebe Smith, Mary Eleanor Beaumont, Amy Myrick, and Beatrice Stephens.
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