Dorchester Illustration no. 2361 James R. Moore
At the Dorchester Historical Society, we are in the process of a year-long project to commemorate the 100th anniversary of World War I. Using a collection of photographs we have of WWI Dorchester residents, we will be featuring servicemen in a number of short biographies throughout the year. At the culmination of the project, we hope to produce an online exhibit which highlights these men and their service to our country.
Our next biography features: James R. Moore, 1924.0001.064
James Roland Moore was born in Canada on July 12, 1898 to Edwin A. Moore of Massachusetts and Ruby M. (Easson) Moore of Canada. They immigrated in 1901 and in 1910 were living at 73 Pleasant Street, Milton. James’ father worked as a timekeeper at the chocolate mill and James had 2 younger sisters, Eloise and Florence.
James, a machinist,and living at 1108 Adams Street, Dorchester, enlisted on June 18, 1918 in the Canadian Expeditionary Forcesat the Canadian Engineering Training Depot. By June 20, he was at Camp St. Jean in Quebec. He trained there for four weeks and was then sent to Seaford, Sussex County, England. On October 10, he was sent to France. His address was C.E.R.D. British Expeditionary Force.
He returned home to 1108 Adams Street after the war, worked as a salesman and chocolate maker and married Ellen G. Bjurling on July 15, 1922. They lived briefly at 68 Wrentham Street and then they moved in with her parents at 887 Adams Street. During that time, he was a manager at 756 Adams Street, a factory clerk, stock clerk and gas station attendant. From 1931 to 1942, he was a member of the Algonquin Lodge of the Masons.
In 1938, James and Ellen lived briefly at 885 Adams Street, while James was a clerk in a machine shop and she was a telephone operator. By the 1940s, they lived at 1120 Adams Street and he was a clerk for Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Company.
By 1953, they are again living at 887 Adams Street, but by 1957, they have moved to Hull, Massachusetts, on 12 Arthur Street, where James was a chauffeur for Allis-Chalmers Mfg. Co.
He died in Hull on April 16, 1966 and was survived by his wife and 2 sisters. Services were held at the Granstrom Funeral Home on Cummins Highway, near Mattapan Square.
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REFERENCES:
Census Records, Federal, 1930, FamilySearch.org
Census Records, Federal, 1910, 1940, Ancestry.com
Death Record, Vital Statistics, Mt. Vernon St., Dorchester
Death notice, Boston Globe
Dr. Perkins’ notes
Family Tree Facts, James Roland Moore, Ancestry
Marriage Record, State Archives, Massachusetts
Mason Membership Card, James Rolland Moore, Ancestry.com
U.S. City Directories, Ancestry.com
U.S. Residents Serving in C.E.F., Ancestry.com