Brief Life History of William Moses
When William Moses Medbury was born on 14 December 1922, in Putnam, Windham, Connecticut, United States, his father, Francis Denison Medberry, was 25 and his mother, Violet Lillian Baker, was 22. He married Beatrice Madeline Conrad on 22 June 1942, in Moosup, Windham, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Plainfield, Windham, Connecticut, United States in 1930. He died on 17 September 1992, in Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Plainfield, Windham, Connecticut, United States.
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Sources (4)
- William Medbury in household of Arthur Bassett, "United States Census, 1930"
- William Moses Medbury, "Find A Grave Index"
- William M Medbury, "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007"
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World Events (8)
1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack
Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.
1926 · Sergeant Stubby Dies
During WWI there was a dog from Connecticut that made a name for himself, his name was sergeant stubby. He was considered the official mascot of the 102nd infantry. He saved his regiment from suprise mustard attacks, comforted those that had been wounded, and even caught a German soldier and held him there until troops found him. He had his own uniform and everything.
1941
Japanese attack Pearl Harbor.
Name Meaning
English (Middlesex, Surrey and Sussex): habitational name from Medbury in Elstow (Bedfordshire). The placename derives from Old English mægth ‘maiden’ or mægden ‘maiden’ + burg ‘fortress’. This name is very rare in Britain and Ireland.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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