Bessie Lidda Gerry

1889 - 1975  (85 years)

• Name	Bessie Lidda Gerry
  Birth	12 Jun 1889	Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  		Birth Record of Bessie L. E. Gerry
  Census	1900	Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts   [1]
  She was recorded while living with her widowed father.
  Age: 10
  Address: 421 Drury Avenue
  Census	1910	Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Connecticut   [5]
  She appears on two census entries.
  Age: 20
  Address: Ballengs Plucker Street
  Census	1910	Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts   [6]
  She was recorded with her father, however, the street listing is different. She appears on two census entries.
  Age: 24
  Address: Cottage Street
  Census	1920	Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Connecticut
  Age: 29
  Address: 321 Maple Wood Avenue
  Census	1930	Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Connecticut   [7]
  She was a clerk in a corset factory.
  Age: 40
  Address:
  Census	1940	Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Connecticut   [8]
  She was an office worker.
  Age: 49
  Address: 304 Federal Street
  Residence	1975 (Age 86)	Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut   [3]
  Death	19 May 1975	Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Connecticut   [3, 4, 9, 10]
  Burial	Silver Lake Cemetery, Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts   [4]
  		Gerry Memorial Plot: Section 29
  Siblings	1 Sibling
  1. Bessie Lidda Gerry,   b. 12 Jun 1889, Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 19 May 1975, Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Connecticut  (Age 85 years) ▻ Charles Frank Thompson,  m. 22 Nov 1908 + 2. Henry Pierce Gerry,   b. 12 Dec 1886, Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 11 Jan 1967, Milford, New Haven County, Connecticut  (Age 80 years) ▻ Carrie M. Ott
  Person ID	I1659	| Clan of Jonathan, Tribe of Lucy
  Last Modified	17 Apr 2020

  
  

  Father	Foster J. Gerry,   b. 3 May 1851, Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 5 Dec 1919, Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Connecticut (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Mary Jane Pierce,   b. 16 Jan 1847, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts d. 8 Dec 1894, Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age 47 years)
  Marriage	29 Jun 1873	Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts
  Age at Marriage	He : 22 years and 1 month - She : 26 years and 5 months.
  Family ID	F983	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Charles Frank Thompson,   b. 23 Nov 1884, Keene, Cheshire County, New Hampshire d. 30 Jun 1945 (Age 60 years)
  Marriage	22 Nov 1908	Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts   [11, 12]
  		Marriage Record of Bessie L. Gerry and Charles F. Thompson
  Age at Marriage	She : 19 years and 5 months - He : 24 years.
  Family ID	F999	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Apr 2019

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 12 Jun 1889 - Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts Census - 1900 - Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts Marriage - 22 Nov 1908 - Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts Census - 1910 - Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Connecticut Census - 1910 - Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts Census - 1920 - Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Connecticut Census - 1930 - Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Connecticut Census - 1940 - Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Connecticut Residence - 1975 - Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut Death - 19 May 1975 - Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Connecticut Burial - - Silver Lake Cemetery, Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S504] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004). Year: 1900; Census Place: Athol, Worcester, Massachusetts; Page: 24; Enumeration District: 1581; FHL microfilm: 1240690 [S801] Massachusetts, U.S., Birth Records, 1840-1915 , (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013). Birth Record of Bessie L. E. Gerry [S83] Social Security Death Benefit Records (SSDI), (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011). [S572] Find a Grave web site, (Provo, Utah: Find A Grave, Inc.). Memorial ID 139444203 Bessie L. Thompson [S503] 1910 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006). Year: 1910; Census Place: Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticut; Roll: T624_128; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0009; FHL microfilm: 1374141 [S503] 1910 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006). Year: 1910; Census Place: Athol, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: T624_627; Page: 20A; Enumeration District: 1696; FHL microfilm: 1374640 [s509] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002). Year: 1930; Census Place: Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticut; Page: 20B; Enumeration District: 0040; FHL microfilm: 2339990 [s806] 1940 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012). Year: 1940; Census Place: Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticut; Roll: m-t0627-00531; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 9-73A [S388] Delvee Historian. Delvee Family Records 1887 - 1988, (Warwick, Massachusetts: manuscript, 1988). [S120] Connecticut Death Index, 1949-2012, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2003). [S800] Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011). Marriage Record of Bessie L. Gerry and Charles F. Thompson [s798] Massachusetts, U.S., Marriage Records, 1840-1915, ( Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013). Marriage Record of Bessie L. Gerry and Charles F. Thompson