Harry Joseph Bosold

Brief Life History of Harry Joseph

When Harry Joseph Bosold was born on 14 May 1895, in Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Edward William Bosold, was 23 and his mother, Matilda Mary Klemmer, was 23. He had at least 1 daughter with Ethel Sarah Tonkin. He died on 20 April 1982, in Pen Argyl, Northampton, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Pen Argyl, Northampton, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Harry Joseph Bosold
1895–1982
Ethel Sarah Tonkin
1899–1970
Marie Ethel Bosold
1930–2005

Sources (11)

  • Harry J Bosold in household of Edward W Bosold, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Harry J. Bosold - Government record: birth-name: Harry J. Bosold
  • Harry Joseph Bosold, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"

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World Events (8)

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

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. 

1918 · Attempting to Stop the War

To end World War I, President Wilson created a list of principles to be used as negotiations for peace among the nations. Known as The Fourteen Points, the principles were outlined in a speech on war aimed toward the idea of peace but most of the Allied forces were skeptical of this Wilsonian idealism.

Name Meaning

Pet form of Henry . This was the usual English form of Henry in the Middle Ages and later. It was used by Shakespeare , for example, as the familiar name of the mature King Henry V ( compare Hal ). Since the publication of the first of J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter titles (Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone) in 1997 , Harry has become extremely popular as an independent given name.

Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.

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