Claude Boucher Davidson

Brief Life History of Claude Boucher

When Claude Boucher Davidson was born on 13 October 1896, in Roxbury, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Mayberry Lorenzo Davidson, was 25 and his mother, Mary Ellen Boucher, was 22. He married Abigail Ruth Davidson on 20 October 1917, in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States in 1930 and Townsend, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States in 1940. He died on 18 April 1956, in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 59, and was buried in Blue Hill Cemetery, Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States.

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Claude Boucher Davidson
1896–1956
Abigail Ruth Davidson
1888–1947
Marriage: 20 October 1917
Robert Charles Davidson
1920–1992

Sources (19)

  • Claude B Davidson, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Claude Boucher Davidson, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
  • Claude Boucher Davidson, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915"

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World Events (8)

1898 · War with the Spanish

After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.

1905 · The Movie Theater

The world’s first movie theater was located in Pittsburgh. It was referred to as a nickelodeon as at the time it only cost 5 cents to get in. 

1912 · The Girl Scouts

Like the Boy Scouts of America, The Girl Scouts is a youth organization for girls in the United States. Its purpose is to prepare girls to empower themselves and by acquiring practical skills.

Name Meaning

Scottish, northern English, and Jewish (Ashkenazic): from the personal name David + -son. As a Jewish name, the last element comes from German Sohn ‘son’.

Irish (Down) and Scottish: adopted for Gaelic Mac Daibhéid ‘son of David’; see McDevitt .

Americanized form (and a rare Swedish variant) of Swedish Davidsson: patronymic from the personal name David .

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

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