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Maurice Alphonsus Bonia

Male 1892 - 1971  (79 years)

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  • Name Maurice Alphonsus Bonia  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19] 
    Birth 7 Jun 1892  Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18] 
    Baptism 8 Jun 1892  Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [18] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1910  Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 6] 
    Following death of his parents, went to live with widowed Aunt Frances Bonia 
    Education 1910  Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Educated in French speaking school 
    Immigration 26 Mar 1910  Vanceboro, Washington, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [14] 
    Border Crossing from Canada 
    Immigration 24 Apr 1913  St Albans, Franklin, Vermont, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 11] 
    Border Crossing from Vancouver, British Columbia 
    Military Draft Registration 1917  Hancock County, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Draft Registration WWI 
    Census 1920  Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Medford Ward 5 
    Naturalization 23 Sep 1923  Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [12, 13, 14] 
    Census 1930  Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head 
    Census 1940  Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Military Draft Registration 1942  Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Draft Registration: WWII 
    Census 1950  Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [20] 
    Maurice; Head; Age: 57; Married to Retha 
    FSID L2CW-GJD 
    Nationality French  [6] 
    Occupation Fisherman until about 60 years old then cook on fishing trawlers  [6, 20] 
    Religion Roman Catholic  [6] 
    Social Security Number Bef 1951  Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 6] 
    020-14-0070 
    Death 28 Oct 1971  Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 6, 15, 16] 
    Burial Mount Hope Cemetery, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [16, 21] 
    • Retha Zulma Gott and Maurice A Bonia, buried with infant son Edward ( lot # 6146, Elm Grove)
    Cemetery-Mount Hope (Boston MA)    		 Cemetery-Mount Hope (Boston MA)
    Grave-BONIA Retha and Maurice    		 Grave-BONIA Retha and Maurice
    Person ID I26244  A Tree Called Smith
    Last Modified 2 Mar 2023 

    Father Edward G 'Ned' Bonia,   b. 1863, Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Feb 1898, Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 35 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Marguerita Brown,   b. 1866, Sound Island, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Mar 1910, Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 44 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 26 Jun 1891  Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 22, 23] 
    Family ID F8016  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Retha Zulma Gott,   b. 28 Dec 1894, Tremont, Hancock, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Oct 1986, Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 91 years) 
    Marriage 16 Apr 1917  Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [19, 23, 24, 25, 26] 
    Marriage End 1971  [27] 
    Death of Maurice Bonia 
    Children 
     1. Frances May 'Frannie' Bonia
     2. Edward Albert Bonia,   b. 2 Oct 1937, Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Dec 2021, Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)  [natural]
     3. Edward Joseph Bonia,   b. 20 Nov 1925, Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Oct 1926, Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)  [natural]
     4. Dorothy Arline Bonia,   b. 19 Sep 1930, Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 May 2019, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years)  [natural]
     5. Barbara Louise Bonia,   b. 25 Feb 1929, Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Sep 2014, Aviston, Clinton, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years)  [natural]
     6. Clyde Forrest Bonia,   b. 11 Dec 1921, Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Jan 1976, Lakeville, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 54 years)  [natural]
     7. Mary Marguerite Bonia,   b. 20 Nov 1920, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Oct 2007, Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years)  [natural]
     8. Robert Vincent 'Bunny' Bonia,   b. 13 Apr 1927, Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 May 2006, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)  [natural]
     9. Ralph Clement Bonia,   b. 20 Feb 1919, Medford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Aug 1995, Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)  [natural]
     10. Richard Alan Bonia,   b. 3 Apr 1923, Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Feb 2003, Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)  [natural]
     11. Maurice Edwin Bonia,   b. 22 Sep 1917, Tremont, Hancock, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Mar 2002, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)  [natural]
    Family ID F11077  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Mar 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 7 Jun 1892 - Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBaptism - 8 Jun 1892 - Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Following death of his parents, went to live with widowed Aunt Frances Bonia - 1910 - Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsEducation - Educated in French speaking school - 1910 - Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - Border Crossing from Canada - 26 Mar 1910 - Vanceboro, Washington, Maine, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - Border Crossing from Vancouver, British Columbia - 24 Apr 1913 - St Albans, Franklin, Vermont, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMilitary Draft Registration - Draft Registration WWI - 1917 - Hancock County, Maine, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 16 Apr 1917 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Medford Ward 5 - 1920 - Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsNaturalization - 23 Sep 1923 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1930 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1940 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMilitary Draft Registration - Draft Registration: WWII - 1942 - Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Maurice; Head; Age: 57; Married to Retha - 1950 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsSocial Security Number - 020-14-0070 - Bef 1951 - Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 28 Oct 1971 - Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Photos
    Maurice Bonia    		Maurice Bonia

    Documents
    1950 Census-BONIA Maurice and Retha    		1950 Census-BONIA Maurice and Retha

    Headstones
    Cemetery-Mount Hope (Boston MA)    		Cemetery-Mount Hope (Boston MA)
    Grave-BONIA Retha and Maurice    		Grave-BONIA Retha and Maurice

    News Obituary-BONIA Retha Zulma (Gott)
    (At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.)

  • Sources 
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      U.S., Border Crossings from Canada to U.S., 1825-1960      		 U.S., Border Crossings from Canada to U.S., 1825-1960


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      Record for Maurice A Bonia
      U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918      		 U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918


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      Birth date: 7 Jun 1892 Birth place: Newfoundland, Canada Residence date: 1942 Residence place: Suffolk, Massachusetts
      U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942      		 U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942


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      Birth date: abt 1892 Birth place: Newfoundland Residence date: 1 Apr 1940 Residence place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
      1940 United States Federal Census      		 1940 United States Federal Census


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      Record for Maurice A Bonia
      1920 United States Federal Census      		 1920 United States Federal Census


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      U.S. Naturalization Records Indexes, 1794-1995      		 U.S. Naturalization Records Indexes, 1794-1995


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      Massachusetts, State and Federal Naturalization Records, 1798-1950      		 Massachusetts, State and Federal Naturalization Records, 1798-1950


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    16. [S2804] Find a Grave: Maurice A Bonia, (Name: Ancestry.com;), Grave of Maurice Alphonsus Bonia.
      https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/106309376

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      Newfoundland, Church Records, 1793-1899      		 Newfoundland, Church Records, 1793-1899


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    20. [S37] Bureau of the Census, 1950 US Census, (Name: US Department of Commerce; Date: 1950;), 1950 Census - Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts (District 15-958) 38 Dracut Street (Dorchester).
      -- Maurice A Bonia; Head; Age: 57; Cook, Fisheries
      -- Retha Z Bonia; Wife; Age: 55
      -- Clyde F Bonia; Son; Age: 28; Never Married; Sheet Metal Worker, Counter Installer; Education: 10th Grade; 1949 Earnings: $2,000
      -- Dorothy A Bonia; Daughter; Age: 19; Never Married; Page Girl, Savings Bank
      -- Edward A Bonia; Son; Age: 12; Never Married
      https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/district-map/62308?search=38+Dracut+Street%2C+Dorchester%2C+Suffolk%2C+Massachusetts%2C+USA&selection=-71.062132%2C42.28751
      1950 Census-BONIA Maurice and Retha      		 1950 Census-BONIA Maurice and Retha


    21. [S2803] Find a Grave: Maurice Alphonsus Bonia, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=106309376.
      Gravesite for Maurice Alphonsus Bonia and Retha Zulma Gott. Mt Hope Cemetery, Mattapan, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Lot 6146 in Elm Grove section Find A Grave Memorial# 106309376
      http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=106309376

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      Newfoundland, Church Records, 1793-1899      		 Newfoundland, Church Records, 1793-1899


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      Date of Import: Jun 29, 2002

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      Record for Retha Zulma Gott

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      Record for Cheryl Lynn Smith
      Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997      		 Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997


    27. [S1643] Obituary of Retha Bonia - Boston Globe - 1986, (Name: The Boston Globe; Location: Boston, Massachusetts; Date: 14 Oct 1986;), Retha Zulma Gott Bonia Obituary.
      BONIA - Retha Z (Gott) of Quincy, October 13, formerly of Dorchester. Beloved wife of the late Morris A Bonia. Mother of Morris E Bonia of Florida, Ralph and Edward Bonia, both of Brockton, Richard Bonia of South Boston, Robert Bonia of Wetmouth, Mrs Mary M Cummings and Mrs Frances E Donohue both of Quincy, Mrs Dorothy McGee of Roslindale, and Mrs Barbara Moon of SC. Also survived by 27 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren. Reposing at the Joseph Sweeney Funeral Home, 74 Elm St, Quincy Center where services will be held Wednesday morning at 11:30 o'clock. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend, Visiting hours Tuesday 7-9 pm only. Interment Mt. Hope Cemetery.
      -- The Boston Globe (Boston, Massachusetts) 14 Oct 1986, Tue, Page 70
      https://www.newspapers.com/image/526992560/?article=65e70b03-41c7-44e7-804a-80f0a951ba9d&focus=0.1973663,0.58485544,0.3529175,0.64423305&xid=2378
      Obituary-BONIA Retha Zulma (Gott)
      (At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.)



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