Lucinda (Cindy) was the daughter of Ebenezer of Josephine (Webster) Prescott and lived on the Prescott family farm at 180 Main Street, Chamberlain Corner, all of her life with her brother Ebenezer “Clyde” Prescott.
Cindy graduated from Westford Academy (Roudenbush) in 1907. Her graduation exercises were held at the Unitarian Church, today First Parish Church United, upstairs. Her class was the last one to have graduation exercises at the Church, The next were held at Town Hall. Right after graduation the alumni of Westford Academy had a graduation ball and dinner and it was free to the graduates.
On August 26, 1920 the 19th amendment was passed and women gained the Right to Vote. Cindy, her mother Jossie and sister Mabel were 3 of 121 Westford women that registered to vote on August 28th of the same year. She asked her father, if he thought it was nice that women were going to vote, and he said “In some ways I do and in some ways I don’t.” and went on to remind her that now she had the chance to vote, he hoped she would do it and not stay home. Cindy was a member of the First Parish Church and was a past master in lecture of the Westford Grange. She was lovingly called “Aunt Cindy” and will always be remembered for her delicious molasses cookies.
In 1974, June Kennedy interviewed Cindy and the full interview can be found in Mrs. Kennedy’s book, Westford Recollections of Day Gone By available at the Westford Museum Stores.