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Actress and night club owner. She was awarded the Croix de Guerre by the French government for a canteen she operated on their behalf during the Second World War.
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Jan 5, 1982, The Boston Globe, MA:
ADELAIDE SOHIER, 90
DECORATED BY FRANCE
Memorial services will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. in Emmanuel Church here, for Adelaide (Chatfield-Taylor) Sohier who died Saturday in her Manchester home after a long illness. She was 90.
Born in Lake Forest, Ill., Mrs. Sohier was educated in France. In the late 1930s she ran the River House, a New York City social club. During World War II she operated a canteen in Boston for the French government and for her efforts was awarded the Croix de Guerre.
Mrs. Sohier had lived in Manchester for more than 30 years and had previously lived on Beacon Hill in Boston. She was a life member of the Essex County Club and the Singing Beach Club, both in Manchester.
She leaves a son, Hendrick H. Whitman of New York City; a daughter, Rose Sanborn of Roxbury; eight grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.
Burial will be private.
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Jan 5, 1982, Chicago Tribune, IL:
Adelaide Chatfield-Taylor Sohier, 90, of Manchester, Mass., formerly of Lake Forest, died Saturday in her home. During World War II Mrs. Sohier, a former actress and a club manager, ran a canteen for the French government in Boston, for which she was awarded the French Croix de Guerre. She is survived by two children from a previous marriage, a son Hendrick H. Whitman of New York; and a daughter Rose Sanborn of Roxbury, Mass.; eight grandchildren and thirteen great-grandchildren. A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in Manchester.
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New York, Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island)
Given Name: Adelaide
Surname: Chatfield-Taylor
Last Place of Residence: Chicago, USA
Event Date: 01 Oct 1910
Age: 19y
Nationality: USA
Departure Port: Havre
Arrival Port: New York
Gender: Female
Marital Status: S
Ship Name: La Provence
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New York, Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island)
Given Name: Adelaide
Surname: Chatfield-Taylor
Event Date: 12 Apr 1912
Age: 24y
Departure Port: New York
Arrival Port: New York City, New York, New York
Gender: Female
Marital Status: S
Citizenship Status: X
Ship Name: Moltke
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New York, New York Passenger and Crew Lists
Name Adelaide Whitman
Event Type Immigration from Cherbourg, France.
Event Date 1925 (15 May 1925 - 19 May 1925)
Event Place New York, New York
Gender Male
Age 33
Birth Year (Estimated) 1892
Birthplace Beverly Mass
Ship Name Majestic
