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2Lt. Edgar Dorus Bascom

2Lt. Edgar Dorus Bascom

Male 1892 - 1918  (26 years)

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  • Name Edgar Dorus Bascom 
    Birth 24 Aug 1892  Gill, Franklin County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5, 7, 8
    Birth Record of Edgar Dorus Bascom
    Birth Record of Edgar Dorus Bascom
    Residence 1916 (Age 24)  Rockland, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Military From 1917 to 1918 (Age 25)  [9
    Residence 1917 (Age 25)  Abington, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Draft Registration 5 Jun 1917  Abington, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Death 24 Oct 1918  Moirey-Flabas-Crépion, Meuse, Grand Est, France Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 7, 9
    • His name appears on the World War I memorial in North Abington with a gold star.
    Death Notice of Lt. Edgar D. Bascom
    Death Notice of Lt. Edgar D. Bascom
    Burial —  Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery and Memorial, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Departement de la Meuse, Lorraine, France Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 9
    Gravestone of 2Lt. Edgar Dorus Bascom
    Gravestone of 2Lt. Edgar Dorus Bascom
    Plot: Block B, Row 40, Grave 15
    Siblings 3 Siblings 
    Person ID I378  | Clan of Jonathan, Tribe of Peter
    Last Modified 27 Mar 2021 

    Father Dorus Amaziah Bascom,   b. 20 May 1847, Gill, Franklin County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Jul 1920, Montague, Franklin County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years) 
    Mother Eliza Maria Delvy,   b. 7 Apr 1860, Gill, Franklin County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 May 1893, Gill, Franklin County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 33 years) 
    Marriage 3 Oct 1878  Bernardston, Franklin County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Age at Marriage He : 31 years and 5 months - She : 18 years and 6 months. 
    Family ID F186  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 24 Aug 1892 - Gill, Franklin County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1916 - Rockland, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1917 - Abington, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDraft Registration - 5 Jun 1917 - Abington, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 24 Oct 1918 - Moirey-Flabas-Crépion, Meuse, Grand Est, France Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - — - Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery and Memorial, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Departement de la Meuse, Lorraine, France Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Photos
    Edgar Bascom
    Edgar Bascom

  • Sources 
    1. [S1504] American Soldiers of World War I, (Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2003).

    2. [S388] Delvee Historian. Delvee Family Records 1887 - 1988, (Warwick, Massachusetts: manuscript, 1988).

    3. [S572] Find a Grave web site, (Provo, Utah: Find A Grave, Inc.).
      Memorial ID 55960813 2LT Edgar Dorus Bascom

    4. [S965] History of Gill Genealogies, (unknown).

    5. [S801] Massachusetts, U.S., Birth Records, 1840-1915 , (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013).
      Birth Record of Edgar Dorus Bascom

    6. [S846] U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011).
      Rockland, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1916

    7. [S1477] U.S., Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940, ( Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2019).

    8. [S510] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005).
      Draft Registration of Edgar Dorus Bascom

    9. [S1023] WWI, WWII, and Korean War Casualty Listings, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005).