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My grandparents, Herbert and Elizabeth Dawson with three children, Ivy, Alice and Eva in 1912. The two youngest girls, Eva and Alice was exposed to measles from somebody on the ship. They were both born in the same year, One in January, and the other in November. One of them died on Good Friday, the other on the next day (Sat.), and both buried on Easter Sunday.
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Name Paul G Dawson
Residence Year 1976
Street Address 36 Wycliff Av WR
Residence Place Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Occupation Student
Publication Title Boston, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1976


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Name Paul F Dawson
Residence Year 1981
Street Address Rita P tchr Camb h36 Wycliff Av WR
Residence Place Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Publication Title Boston, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1981


Name Paul Francis Dawson
Yearbook Date 1945
School Boston College
School Location Boston, Massachusetts, USA


Name Paul Francis Dawson
Yearbook Date 1945
School Boston College
School Location Boston, Massachusetts, USA


Name Paul Francis Dawson
Race White
Age 19
Birth Date 16 Jun 1923
Birth Place Cambridge, Massachusetts
Residence Place North Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Registration Date 30 Jun 1942
Registration Place Mid, Massachusetts, USA
Employer Student-Boston College-Sophomore 93 Rindoe Ave Camb
Height 5'' 5"
Weight 120
Complexion Light
Hair Color Blonde
Eye Color Hazel
Next of Kin Mrs Catherine Jones Dawson
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Name Age
Paul Francis Dawson 19


Name Paul Francis Dawson
Race White
Age 19
Birth Date 16 Jun 1923
Birth Place Cambridge, Massachusetts
Residence Place North Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Registration Date 30 Jun 1942
Registration Place Mid, Massachusetts, USA
Employer Student-Boston College-Sophomore 93 Rindoe Ave Camb
Height 5'' 5"
Weight 120
Complexion Light
Hair Color Blonde
Eye Color Hazel
Next of Kin Mrs Catherine Jones Dawson
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Name Age
Paul Francis Dawson 19


Name Paul Francis Dawson
Birth Date 1923
Birth Place Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Volume Number 293
Page number 272
Index Volume Number Index
Reference Number F63.m362 Index


Name Rita Patricia Dawson
Maiden Name O'Hara
Birth Date 13 Jul 1922
Death Date 18 Jun 2017
Cemetery Massachusetts National Cemetery
Burial or Cremation Place Bourne, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Spouse Paul F. Dawson


Name Paul F A Rita P Dawson
Residence Year 1977
Street Address 36 Wycliff Av WR
Residence Place Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Occupation Teacher
Publication Title Boston, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1977


Name Rita P O'Hara
Residence Year 1941
Street Address 133 Calumet Box
Residence Place Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Occupation Employee
Publication Title Boston, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1941


Name Rita P O'Hara
Residence Year 1943
Street Address 133 Calumet Box
Residence Place Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Occupation Employee
Publication Title Boston, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1943
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