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Charles Robert Acorn

Charles Robert Acorn World War I Veteran By Camille Arbogast Charles Robert Acorn was born on May 23, 1895, at 116 Webster Street in East Boston to Charles E. and Sarah (White) Acorn. Charles, Sr., was born in Boston. Sarah … Continue reading

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Dorchester Illustration no. 2493 Yes, there were two gas tanks

Dorchester Illustration no. 2493   Yes, there were two gas tanks News: Did you know that the Dorchester Historical Society offers house history research?  You can buy two hours of research for a Dorchester house by going to the Society’s website. … Continue reading

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Winslow Ephraim Acker

Winslow Ephraim Acker World War I Veteran Who Lived in Dorchester Written by Camille Arbogast Winslow Ephraim Acker was born on October 18, 1889, in Birchtown, Nova Scotia, Canada. His parents, Ephraim Acker, a farmer and mariner, and Alice May … Continue reading

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Charles Abramson

Charles Abramson World War I Veteran Who Lived in Dorchester Written by Camille Arbogast Charles Abramson was born on February 6 or 16, 1895, in Vilna, Lithuania. In 1907, he immigrated to the United States, sailing from London on the … Continue reading

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Max Abrams

Max Abrams World War I Veteran Who Lived in Dorchester Written by Camille Arbogast Max Abrams was born in Boston on April 9, 1890. His parents, Philip and Mary (Perlman), were born in Russia. Philip immigrated in 1883; Mary in … Continue reading

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Hyman Abrams

Hyman Abrams World War I Veteran Who Lived in Dorchester Written by Camille Arbogast Hyman Abrams was born on December 25, 1890, at 81 Prince Street in Boston’s North End. His parents, Simon, a tailor, and Rosa (Kaplan), were from … Continue reading

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Saul Abraham

World War I Veteran Who Lived in Dorchester Saul Abraham by Camille Arbogast. Saul Abraham was born in September 1896, at 15 Sharon Street in Boston’s South End.  September 21 is the birthdate on his birth and military records, but … Continue reading

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Morris Abraham

World War I Veteran Who Lived in Dorchester Morris Abraham by Camille Arbogast. Morris Abraham was born on September 24, 1896, in South Boston. His parents, Thomas Melvin and Ida Emeline (Hersey), were originally from Pembroke, Maine. Morris was the … Continue reading

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William Henry Aborn

Biography of World War 1 Veteran. William Henry Aborn William Henry Aborn was born on November 29, 1887, in Richmond, Virginia. His father, William Hallet Aborn, was born in Charlestown, Massachusetts, the son of a hatter who had a shop … Continue reading

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Abraham Albert Abelson

Biography of World War 1 Veteran who lived in Dorchester. Abraham Albert Abelson, known as Albert, was born on May 10, 1892, in Boston. His parents, Herman and Bessie (Sarafsky) Abelson were from Kovno, Lithuania. They immigrated to the United … Continue reading

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