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PRIVATE JOHN STREET

DOB/DOD: July 21, 1728 (Fairfield, CT) – October 28, 1776; 38 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married Hannah Jarvis (1727-1804).CHILDREN: Two sons, John (1759-1833) and Nathaniel J. (1758-1831).UNIT: Served as a private in Captain Ichobod Doolittle’s Company in Colonel David Waterbury’s Fifth Connecticut Continental Regiment. CIRCUMSTANCES: Killed in Action at the Battle of White Plains on OctoberContinue reading “PRIVATE JOHN STREET”

MARGARET MINOT WELD; ARMY NURSE CORPS

DOB/DOD: May 7, 1886 (Ballston Spa, NY) – May 2, 1948 (New York, NY); 61 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: 5 Cannon Street and 11 Myrtle Street in Norwalk, Connecticut FAMILY: Born to Henry G. [1856-1919] and Mary Larrabee Weld [1854-1928]. Three brothers, Edward L. [1880-1943], Henry G. [1882-?], and Morton B. [1883-1886]. Three sisters,Continue reading “MARGARET MINOT WELD; ARMY NURSE CORPS”

GRACE ROBERTS; RED CROSS

DOB/DOD: March 16, 1881 (Norwalk, CT) – June 26, 1968 (Norwalk, CT); 87 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: 7 Elmwood Avenue, East Rocks Road, and St. Mary’s Lane, all in Norwalk FAMILY: Born to Morell [1849-1934] and Elizabeth Barton Roberts [1852-1940]. Five sisters, Margaret L. Roberts Davis [1883-1965], Emma [1887-1969], Edith Roberts Pentland [1888-1940], EthelContinue reading “GRACE ROBERTS; RED CROSS”

RUTH MARIA O’REILLY; ARMY NURSE CORPS

DOB/DOD: January 31, 1887 (Norwalk, CT) – March 5, 1976 (Lake Zurich, IL); 89 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: The 1880 census shows the parents living in Norwalk, but no street addresses are listed. The family moved to Brooklyn, NY, sometime between 1887, when Ruth was born, and the 1900 census. NOTE: Ruth O’Reilly isContinue reading “RUTH MARIA O’REILLY; ARMY NURSE CORPS”

MILDRED ARCHER NASH; YMCA

DOB/DOD: August 28, 1888 (Norwalk, CT) – November 21, 1967 (Rockport, MA); 79 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married Daniel H. Bly [1894-1978] on December 8, 1920, in Norwalk.CHILDREN: One daughter, Virginia H. Bly Arone Scarpello [1922-1997]. Two sons, Donald A. [1924-2008] and Lewis N. [1926-2017]. LOCAL ADDRESS: 47 Elmwood Avenue, Norwalk FAMILY: Born to Lewis H.Continue reading “MILDRED ARCHER NASH; YMCA”

GLADYS AMELIA MILLS; YMCA

DOB/DOD: November 20, 1895 (Norwalk, CT) – December 8, 1974 (Bridgeport, CT); 79 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married Bert Robertson [1871-1926] on March 23, 1915, in Norwalk, Connecticut. Married Thomas Ledwith [1883-1941] on December 11, 1927, in Norwalk.CHILDREN: Four daughters, Anna I. Robertson Ready [1915-1976], Ida G. [1917-1960], Sadie A. Robertson Albin [1919-1997], and Catherine E.Continue reading “GLADYS AMELIA MILLS; YMCA”