Alfred W Trefry Jr

Brief Life History of Alfred W

When Alfred W Trefry Jr was born on 10 October 1906, in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Alfred William Trefry, was 31 and his mother, Hetty Walley Brewster, was 31. He married Ruth Isabel Herring on 8 September 1930, in Maine, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He died on 19 March 1987, in Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States.

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Alfred W Trefry Jr
1906–1987
Ruth Isabel Herring
1906–1977
Marriage: 8 September 1930
Donna Arline Trefry
1937–2000

Sources (13)

  • Alfred W Trefry, "United States Census, 1950"
  • Alfred W. Trefry, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
  • Alfred W Trefry Jr, "Maine, Marriage Index, 1892-1966, 1977-1996"

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World Events (8)

1907 · Not for profit elections

The first act prohibiting monetary contributions to political campaigns by major corporations.

1917 · World War I Contributions

The legislature of Maine dedicated approximately $1 million towards World War I at the time that US involvement began. By the time armistice would be declared in 1918, Maine contributed roughly 35,000 men and $116 million.

1928 · Camden Public Library is Opened

The citizens of Camden, Maine had voted (in 1896) to establish a free public library in the town. The land for the library to be built on was donated by Mary Louise Curtis Bok in 1916. After years of fundraising and construction, the cornerstone was finally laid on August 17, 1927. The library opened on June 11, 1928. The library remains open to this day, and is now considered a National Historic Landmark.

Name Meaning

Cornish: habitational name from one or more places in Cornwall called Treffry (Saint Gluvias, Lanhydrock, and Merther parishes). The placenames derive from Middle Cornish tre ‘estate, farmstead’ + fry ‘nose’, also ‘hill, hill-spur’. This form of the surname is rare in Britain and Ireland.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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