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”
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JEANETTE VAN COUVERING; ARMY NURSE CORPS
DOB/DOD: June 10, 1890 (Grand Rapids, Michigan) – October 4, 1981 (Lake Wales, FL); 91 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married Kenneth H. Ringrose [1902-1957]CHILDREN: One daughter, Lucy Ringrose Clarke [1935-2016]LOCAL ADDRESS: 46 Gregory Boulevard, Norwalk FAMILY: Born to Cornelius [1867-1934] and Dena Van Bendegom Van Couvering [1869-1950]. Five sisters, Cornelia Van Couvering Morgan [1888-1962], Gertrude VanContinue reading “JEANETTE VAN COUVERING; ARMY NURSE CORPS”
JOSEPHINE ALICE RUMMLER; YEOMAN FIRST CLASS; U.S. NAVY
DOB/DOD: July 19, 1893 (Jersey City, NJ) – December 22, 1968 (Teesside South, Yorkshire, North Riding, England); 75 years old MARITAL STATUS: Married George Chapman Hogg [1892-1982] in Middlesbrough, United Kingdom, in July 1922 and lived in England until her death.CHILDREN: One son, Alexander G. [1925-?]. Two daughters, Eugenie M. (1923-?) and Constance M. [1927-1974].LOCALContinue reading “JOSEPHINE ALICE RUMMLER; YEOMAN FIRST CLASS; U.S. NAVY”
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”
ALICE “ALLIE” MARY MACKENZIE; ARMY NURSE CORPS
DOB/DOD: March 17, 1883 (Salem, MA) – December 11, 1971 (West Haven, CT); 88 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Unmarried; the family legend is that the love of her life died in the great influenza pandemic, and she never married.LOCAL ADDRESS: Didn’t live locally (Bridgeport), but did graduate from the Norwalk Hospital School of Nursing in 1914.Continue reading “ALICE “ALLIE” MARY MACKENZIE; ARMY NURSE CORPS”
ANNA TRANT HIPSON; ARMY NURSE CORPS
DOB/DOD: October 4, 1891 (Yonkers, NY) – September 21, 1938 (Umatilla, FL); 46 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: 9 Seaside Place, East Norwalk FAMILY: Born to Henry J. [1864-1942] and Mary F. Trant Hipson [1869-1929]. Three brothers, Caryl B. [1894-1977], Harry H. [1896-1959], and Robert D. [1902-1962]. Two sisters, Inez M. [1898-1991] and Olive M.Continue reading “ANNA TRANT HIPSON; ARMY NURSE CORPS”
MARION FRANCES CROCKETT; ARMY NURSE CORPS
DOB/DOD: August 13, 1896 (Norwalk, CT) – February 9, 1978 (Mars, Wisconsin); 81 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married John Garritty [1889-1972] of Norwalk, Connecticut, on November 2, 1920CHILDREN: Three daughters, Marian F. Garritty Stickley [1922-2011], Elizabeth “Betty” E. Garritty Buschmann [1925-2002], and Catherine T. Garritty Post [1928-1987]. One son, John E. [1924-2019].LOCAL ADDRESS: 97 Rowayton Avenue,Continue reading “MARION FRANCES CROCKETT; ARMY NURSE CORPS”
MARY JUSTINIAN “MINNIE” COLLINS; ARMY NURSE CORPS
DOB/DOD: April 7, 1892 (Norwalk, CT) – December 26, 1975 (Youngstown, OH); 83 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married Dr. Joseph Paul Harvey Sr. of Pennsylvania on February 3, 1921CHILDREN: Two sons, Joseph P. Jr. [1922-2010] and John C. [1923-2017].LOCAL ADDRESS: St. John Street, Norwalk [1910 census] FAMILY: Born to Patrick J. [1861-1929] and Catherine “Kate” RyanContinue reading “MARY JUSTINIAN “MINNIE” COLLINS; ARMY NURSE CORPS”
Honor Norwalk CT veterans 