2Lt. Edgar Dorus Bascom

1892 - 1918  (26 years)

• Name	Edgar Dorus Bascom
  Title	2Lt.
  Born	24 Aug 1892	Gill, Franklin County, Massachusetts   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  		Birth Record of Edgar Dorus Bascom
  Gender	Male
  Military	1917 to 1918  [5]
  	He served as a Lieutenant in the 101st Infantry in the American Expediency Force.
  Draft Registration	5 Jun 1917	Abington, Plymouth County, Massachusetts   [4]
  	He registered for the draft while already in the Army.
  	Age: 24
  	Address: 109 Wales Street
  		World War I Draft Registration of Edgar Dorus Bascom
  Residence	North Abington, Plymouth County, Massachusetts
  Later they lived in Canada for several years.
  Died	24 Oct 1918	France   [2, 5, 6]
  	His name appears on the World War I memorial in North Abington with a gold star.
  Buried	Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery and Memorial, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Departement de la Meuse, Lorraine, France   [1, 2, 5]
  	Block B, Row 40, Grave 15
  		Gravestone of 2Lt. Edgar Dorus Bascom Plot: Block B, Row 40, Grave 15
  Person ID	I378	Delvee Family | Clan of Jonathan, Tribe of Peter
  Last Modified	2 Apr 2016

  
  

  Father	Dorus Amaziah Bascom,   b. 20 May 1847, Gill, Franklin County, Massachusetts ,   d. 31 Jul 1920, Montague, Franklin County, Massachusetts  (Age 73 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Eliza Maria Delvy,   b. 7 Apr 1860, Gill, Franklin County, Massachusetts ,   d. 16 May 1893, Gill, Franklin County, Massachusetts  (Age 33 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Married	3 Oct 1878	Bernardston, Franklin County, Massachusetts   [1, 7, 8]
  		Marriage Record of Eliza M Delvy and Dorus A Bascom
  Family ID	F186	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 24 Aug 1892 - Gill, Franklin County, Massachusetts Draft Registration - He registered for the draft while already in the Army. - 5 Jun 1917 - Abington, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Residence - - North Abington, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Died - 24 Oct 1918 - France Buried - - Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery and Memorial, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Departement de la Meuse, Lorraine, France  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S965] unknown, History of Gill Genealogies. [S572] Find a Grave web site, (Provo, Utah: Find A Grave, Inc.). Find A Grave Memorial# 55960813 [S829] Massachusetts, Births, 1841-1915, (Family Search). Birth Record of Edgar Dorus Bascom [S510] U.S. Selective Service System. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005). Draft Registration of Edgar Dorus Bascom [S1023] American Battle Monuments Commission. WWI, WWII, and Korean War Casualty Listings, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005). [S388] Delvee Historian. Delvee Family Records 1887 - 1988, (Warwick, Massachusetts: manuscript, 1988). [S377] Allred, Paul W. Descendants of Peter Delvey, (Unknown place: manuscript, 11 November 2002). [S800] Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts, Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011). Marriage Record of Eliza M Delvy and Dorus A Bascom