Linda Mae Bossom-John

Brief Life History of Linda Mae

When Linda Mae Bossom-John was born on 30 January 1934, in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States, her father, Jesse Ross John, was 27 and her mother, Mildred Mary Bossom, was 17. She married Gerald Porter Lynch on 26 June 1953, in California, United States. She lived in United States in 1949 and Lake, California, United States in 1950. She died on 9 December 2003, in Penngrove, Sonoma, California, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Petaluma, Sonoma, California, United States.

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Family Time Line

Gerald Porter Lynch
1932–2024
Linda Mae Bossom-John
1934–2003
Marriage: 26 June 1953

Sources (7)

  • Linda M John, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Linda Mae John Nissen, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Linda John Lynch, "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007"

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World Events (8)

1935 · The FBI is Established

The Bureau of Investigation's name was changed to the Federal Bureau of Investigation to help citizens know that the Government is helping protect from threats both domestically and abroad.

1935 · The Social Security Act

This Act was created a basic right to a pension in old age, and insurance against unemployment.

1953 · Grizzly Bear Becomes State Animal

The California grizzly bear became designated as the state animal in 1953.

Name Meaning

Of relatively recent origin and uncertain etymology. It is first recorded in the 19th century. It may be a shortened form of Belinda , an adoption of Spanish linda ‘pretty’, or a Latinate derivative of any of various other Germanic female names ending in -lind meaning ‘weak, tender, soft’. It was popular in the 20th century, especially in the 1950s.

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

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