1892 - 1918 (26 years)
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Name |
Edgar Dorus Bascom |
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Born |
24 Aug 1892 |
Gill, Franklin County, Massachusetts [3, 4, 5, 7, 8] |
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Birth Record of Edgar Dorus Bascom
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Residence |
1916 |
Rockland, Plymouth County, Massachusetts [6] |
Address: 109 Wales |
Military |
From 1917 to 1918 [9] |
He served as a Lieutenant in the 101st Infantry in the American Expediency Force where he was killed. |
Residence |
1917 |
Abington, Plymouth County, Massachusetts [1] |
Draft Registration |
5 Jun 1917 |
Abington, Plymouth County, Massachusetts [8] |
He registered for the draft while already in the Army. |
Age: 24 |
Address: 109 Wales Street |
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World War I Draft Registration of Edgar Dorus Bascom
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Died |
24 Oct 1918 |
Moirey-Flabas-Crépion, Meuse, Grand Est, France [2, 3, 7, 9] |
- His name appears on the World War I memorial in North Abington with a gold star.
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Death Notice of Lt. Edgar D. Bascom
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Last Full Review |
27 Mar 2021 |
Buried |
— |
Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery and Memorial, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Departement de la Meuse, Lorraine, France [3, 4, 9] |
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Gravestone of 2Lt. Edgar Dorus Bascom Plot: Block B, Row 40, Grave 15 |
Siblings |
3 siblings |
+ | 1. Thomas Delvy Bascom , b. 24 Jul 1879, Gill, Franklin County, Massachusetts , d. 26 Aug 1957, West Warwick, Kent County, Rhode Island (Age 78 years)
| + | 2. Ada Belle Bascom , b. 16 Mar 1885, Gill, Franklin County, Massachusetts , d. 2 Jan 1989, Enfield, Hartford County, Connecticut (Age 103 years)
| + | 3. Harry Spelman Bascom , b. 1 Jan 1887, Gill, Franklin County, Massachusetts , d. 24 Apr 1966, Utica, Oneida County, New York (Age 79 years)
| | 4. 2Lt. Edgar Dorus Bascom , b. 24 Aug 1892, Gill, Franklin County, Massachusetts , d. 24 Oct 1918, Moirey-Flabas-Crépion, Meuse, Grand Est, France (Age 26 years) | |
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 , d. 31 Jul 1920, Montague, Franklin County, Massachusetts (Age 73 years) |
Mother |
Eliza Maria Delvy, b. 7 Apr 1860, Gill, Franklin County, Massachusetts , d. 16 May 1893, Gill, Franklin County, Massachusetts (Age 33 years) |
Married |
3 Oct 1878 |
Bernardston, Franklin County, Massachusetts |
Family ID |
F186 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Event Map |
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 | Born - 24 Aug 1892 - Gill, Franklin County, Massachusetts |
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 | Residence - 1916 - Rockland, Plymouth County, Massachusetts |
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 | Residence - 1917 - Abington, Plymouth County, Massachusetts |
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 | Draft Registration - 5 Jun 1917 - Abington, Plymouth County, Massachusetts |
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 | Died - 24 Oct 1918 - Moirey-Flabas-Crépion, Meuse, Grand Est, France |
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 | Buried - — - Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery and Memorial, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Departement de la Meuse, Lorraine, France |
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Pin Legend |
: Address
: Location
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: County/Shire
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Sources |
- [S1504] American Soldiers of World War I, (Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2003), Secondary Source.
- [S388] Delvee Historian. Delvee Family Records 1887 - 1988, (Warwick, Massachusetts: manuscript, 1988), Primary Source.
- [S572] Find a Grave web site, (Provo, Utah: Find A Grave, Inc.), Secondary Source.
Memorial ID 55960813 2LT Edgar Dorus Bascom
- [S965] History of Gill Genealogies, (unknown), Secondary Source.
- [S801] Massachusetts, Birth Records, 1840-1915 , (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013), Primary Source.
Birth Record of Edgar Dorus Bascom
- [S846] U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011), Primary Source.
Rockland, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1916
- [S1477] U.S., Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940, ( Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2019), Secondary Source.
- [S510] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005), Primary Source.
Draft Registration of Edgar Dorus Bascom
- [S1023] WWI, WWII, and Korean War Casualty Listings, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005).
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