Monthly Archives: February 2021

Frank Hastings Burns

Frank Hastings Burns World War I Veteran By Camille Arbogast Frank Hastings Burns was born on February 22, 1889, in Damariscotta, Maine, to Helen (Hastings), known as Nellie, and Lewis R. Burns. Both parents were born in Bristol, Maine. They … Continue reading

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Joseph Douglas Bruce

Joseph Douglas Bruce World War I Veteran By Camille Arbogast Joseph Douglas Bruce was born on December 30, 1899, at 215 Norfolk Street in Dorchester. He was the oldest son of Joseph L. and Mary H. (Blaisedell) Bruce. Joseph, Sr. … Continue reading

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Roger Ellis Bonney

Roger Ellis Bonney World War I Veteran By Camille Arbogast Roger Ellis Bonney was born on December 24, 1894, in Dedham, Massachusetts. His father, Daniel Weston Bonney, was also born in Dedham. His mother, Eva (sometimes reported as Evangeline) Melissa … Continue reading

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Charles Stephen Bolster

Charles Stephen Bolster World War I Veteran By Camille Arbogast Charles Stephen Bolster was born in Dorchester on December 20, 1894, the only child of Edith Rebecca (Lynch) and Percy Gardner Bolster. Percy was born in Roxbury; Edith in Boston. … Continue reading

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Peter Gregory Blessington

Peter Gregory Blessington World War I Veteran By Camille Arbogast Peter Gregory Blessington was born on March 4, 1894, at 764 Washington Street in Dorchester. His mother, Anne E. (Lally) Blessington, immigrated from Ireland in the late 1870s and worked … Continue reading

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Alice Ethel Bland

Alice Ethel Bland World War I Veteran By Camille Arbogast Alice Ethel Bland was born on August 12, 1885, in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada, to Alice Lavinia (Shay) and Samuel Bland. Samuel, who was born in England, married Alice Lavinia around … Continue reading

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Frank Lemuel Black

Frank Lemuel Black World War I Veteran By Camille Arbogast Francis Lemuel Black, known as Frank, was born on May 30, 1892, in Roxbury. A twin, he was born just before his brother Robert, Jr.. Their parents, Robert LeBaron and … Continue reading

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Dorchester Illustration no. 2496 Grove Hall Universalist Society Church and Parish House

Dorchester Illustration no. 2496  Grove Hall Universalist Society Church and Parish House The illustration comes from the April 14, 1894, issue of American Architect and Building News. The drawing of the proposed church and parish house does not exactly match … Continue reading

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