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BOOKHAM John Stephen 
| BOOKHAM , John. Husband of Mavis Father of Barbara, Shirley, Robert and George. ----- Find a Grave Memorial ID 196607375. |
| Michigan Marriages Name Milo E. Bloss Event Type Marriage Event Date 30 Dec 1915 Event Place Flint, Genesee, Michigan Gender Male Age 29y Birth Date 1886 Birthplace Swartz Creek Father's Name Frank D. Bloss Mother's Name Eunice Storer Spouse's Name Maggie E. Bookham Spouse's Gender Female Spouse's Age 29y Spouse's Birth Date 1886 Spouse's Birthplace Swartz Creek Spouse's Father's Name Ellis Bookham Spouse's Mother's Name Laura Hill ----- United States Census, 1910 Name Maggie A Bookham Event Place Clayton, Genesee, Michigan Gender Female Age 22 Marital Status Single Race White Relationship to Head of Household Servant Birth Year (Estimated) 1888 Birthplace Michigan Father's Birthplace Michigan Mother's Birthplace Michigan Sheet Letter B Sheet Number 10 Charles H Adams Head M 41 New York Isabella R Adams Wife F 30 Michigan Gereldine D Adams Dau F 0 Michigan Maggie A Bookham Servant F 22 Michigan |
| Find a Grave Memorial ID 196607610 |
| VIC Birth Index BOOKHAM Given names Stephen Lawrence Father's name John Mother's maiden name Mary (Power) Reg. year 1875 Reg. no 3311 ----- WA Death Index Bookham, Stephen L Male Northam 5 1945 ----- Find a Grave Memorial ID 196607485 ----- Obituary The West Australian (Perth, WA : Thu 4 Jan 1945 BOOKHAM (Stephen Lawrence).-At Wyalkatchem, on December 30. suddenly. loved husband of the late Rebecca Rachel. father of Olive Maud (Mrs J. A. Dawson). Stephen John and William Lawrence; father-in-law of Mavis and James; grandfather of Rae, Neil, Allan, Thelma and Joan Dawson, and Barbara and Shirley Bookham; aged 72 years. ===== Other burials Wyalkatchem Cmtry. BOOKHAM , John D. Buried 17 October 1955. Infant |
| VIC Marriage Index PERRY Given names Rebecca Rachel Spouse's family name BOOTHAM Spouse's given name Steph Laurence Reg. year 1904 Reg. no 3976 |
| QUERY Marriages GRO 4th qtr 1932 Howitt, Frederick J Boon Gloucester 6a 675 Boon, Lily A M Howitt Gloucester 6a 675 |
| Name: Martin R Nemec Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 27 Jan 1990 Event Place: Brazos, Texas Age: 32 Birth Year (Estimated): 1958 Spouse's Name: Kimberly A Boone Spouse's Age: 27 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1963 Certificate Number: 025374 Affiliate County Code: 021 |
| Death GRO 4th qtr 1960 BOORER, Wilfred 63 Surrey S.E. 5g 868 |
| Marriages GRO 4th qtr 1930 CHATFIELD, Lily F E Boorer Reigate 2a 557 Boorer, Wilfred Chatfield Reigate 2a 557 No apparent children. |
| Birth GRO 3rd qtr 1901 Boorman, Alice Mary Cranbrook 2a 878 or Boorman, Alice May E. Grinstead 2b 136 Death GRO 4th qtr 1933 Newman, Alice M 32 Hastings 2b 15 |
| No issue found. |
| Issue Horace. |
| Birth not found on NZ Index nor England & Wales. NZ Death Index 2000/1729 CHATFIELD, Eunice Jean 18/9/1914 85Y |
| Parents William Thomas Booth birth: 29 September 1872 Warbleton, Sussex, England death: 28 April 1945 Eastbourne, Sussex, England Sophia Matilda Seymour birth: April 1875 Laughton, Sussex, England death: 19 May 1962 Otara, Auckland New Zealand ----- Birth GRO 2nd qtr 1894 Booth, Albert Thomas Uckfield 2b 129 ----- Cremated. Find A Grave Memorial# 119064357 ===== He came to New Zealand on a Orient Line ship abt April 1923 leaving his wife Rosaline Elsie Sands behind with three children Gertrude, Edward, Desmond. they followed not long after. |
| Marriages GRO 2nd qtr 1920 Sands, Rosaline E Booth E.Grinstead 2b 414 Booth, Albert T Sands E. Grinstead 2b 414 |
| Birth GRO 3rd qtr 1925 Booth, Alice Henshaw Salford 8d 497 |
| Marriages GRO 3rd qtr 1946 CHATFIELD, Raymond W Booth Salford 10f 1171 Booth, Alice Chatfield Salford 10f 1171 |
| Four years were shaved off Annie's age on her headstone as she was born in 1839 according to census records. Daughter of CHARLES BOOTH & ELIZA BEARDSLEY. |
| Birth GRO 1st qtr 1923 Booth, Desmond A Sands Hailsham 2b 155 |
| Birth GRO 4th qtr 1921 BOOTH, Edward T Sands Uckfield 2b 181 ----- Find A Grave Memorial# 117896070 ===== Went AWOL October 1942 and arrested 31 Mar 1943. |
| Possibly one of these two. England Births and Christenings Name Fred Booth Residence Place Oldham, Lancashire, England Gender Male Christening Date 05 Aug 1894 Christening Date (Original) 05Aug1894 Christening Place Oldham, Lancashire, England Birth Date 01 Jul 1894 Father's Name Fred Booth Mother's Name Esther -or- England Births and Christenings Name Fred Booth Residence Place Manchester, Lancashire, England Gender Male Christening Date 29 Jul 1890 Christening Date (Original) 29 Jul 1890 Christening Place Manchester, Lancashire, England Birth Date 16 Sep 1889 Father's Name Richard Booth Mother's Name Ellen Booth |
| Marriages GRO 2nd qtr 1920 Booth, Fred Hanshaw Salford 8d 15 (Errow in spouse name) Henshaw, Florence Booth Salford 8d 15 |
| Birth GRO 3rd qtr 1920 Booth, Gertrude E Sands E. Grinstead 2b 266 |
| Not found on GRO so possibly born New Zealand. |
| USA Public Records Name: Lorene E Booth Also Known As: Lorene E Bora Residence Date: 01 Jan 1998-01 Jul 1998 Residence Place: New York, New York Birth Date: 04 Sep 1956 Phone Number: (203) 656-2090 Phone Number Recorded Date: 01 Jan 2009 Address: 400 E 80th St., New York, New York 10021 Address Date: 01 Jan 1998-01 Jul 1998 2nd Address: 400 E 85th St., New York, New York 10028 2nd Address Date: 01 Dec 1993 3rd Address: 225 E 70th St # 2C., New York, New York 10021 3rd Address Date: 01 Mar 1977-01 Feb 1996 Possible Relatives: Douglas A Bora Sr, Jr Douglas A Bora Record Number: 37620323 |
| Connecticut Marriage Index Name: Douglas A Bora Event Date: 18 Mar 1989 Event Place: Norwalk, FairField, Connecticut Residence Place: Guilford, New York Age: 35 Race: White Spouse's Name: Lorene E Booth Spouse's Residence Place: Guilford, New York Spouse's Age: 32 Spouse's Race: White |
| Birth GRO 4th qtr 1938 BOOTH, Maureen BRENNAN Surrey S.W. 2a 573 ----- England Death Records Name: Ms Maureen Chatfield Sex: Female Residence Postal Code: GU1 1 Death Date: 16 Sep 2008 Death Place: Guildford, Surrey, England Source Postal Code: GU1 |
| Marriages GRO 1st qtr 1965 BOOTH, Maureen FOUNTAIN Surrey S.W. 5g 2010 FOUNTAIN, Allan C BOOTH Surrey S.W. 5g 2010 |
| Marriages GRO 1st qtr 1973 CHATFIELD, Arthur E FOUNTAIN Surrey S W 5g 1010 FOUNTAIN, Mayreen CHATFIELD Surrey S W 5g 1010 ----- No issue found. |
| Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Name: Nancy J Booth Hull Gender: Female Death Date: 1880 Death Place: Connecticut Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Shelden Hull Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I03304-3 System Origin: Connecticut-EASy GS Film number: 3343 Reference ID: 00041 ----- Find A Grave Memorial# 61366989 |
| Connecticut, Marriages Name: Shelden Hull Spouse's Name: Nancy G. Booth Event Date: 21 Feb 1833 Event Place: Connecticut Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M01561-4 System Origin: Connecticut-EASy GS Film number: 3294 -and- Connecticut, Marriages [Perhaps a newspaper announcement] Name: Sheldon Hull Spouse's Name: Nancy Booth Event Date: 02 Mar 1833 Event Place: New Haven Literary Tablet Connecticut Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M01598-2 System Origin: Connecticut-EASy GS Film number: 3262 -and- Connecticut, Marriages Name: Sheldon Hull Spouse's Name: Nancy G. Booth Event Date: 03 Mar 1833 Event Place: Columbia, Connecticut Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M01561-4 System Origin: Connecticut-EASy GS Film number: 3294 |
| Inscription: AE. 88 Note: wife of David Find A Grave Memorial# 19088638 |
| Father's Name Dommon Booth, Birthplace: England Mother's Name St. Germina, Birthplace: Canada ----- Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Name Sofie Bunker Event Date 27 Apr 1925 Event Place Martinton, Iroquois, Illinois Gender Female Age 80 Birth Year (Estimated) 1845 Birth Date 16 Jan 1845 Birthplace Canada Father's Name Dommon Booth Father's Birthplace England Mother's Name St. Germina Mother's Birthplace Canada Occupation Housewife Spouse's Name Olorer Bunkon Burial Date 30 Apr 1925 Cemetery Martinton, Ill. ----- USA Veterans Administration Pension Payment Cards Name Juel Lesco Beneficiary's Name Sophie Bunker Event Type Pension Event Date 1907-1933 Event Place USA Form Type Army Widow Death Date 27 Apr 1925 ----- Find A Grave Memorial# 50483610 ===== USA Civil War Widows and Other Dependents Pension Files Name Sophie Booth Lesco Event Type Pension Relationship to Veteran Widow Veteran's Name Juel Lesco Veteran's Military Unit 76 Illinois Infantry Veteran's Military Company A Application Number WC63049 Event Date 1861 - 1934 Affiliate Record Group 15 Affiliate ARC Identifier 300020 ----- USA Remarried Widows Index to Pension Applications Name Juel Lesco Event Type Pension Event Date 1922 Event Place USA Beneficiary's Name Sophie Bunker Affiliate Film Number 001 |
| Name Oliver Bunker Event Type Marriage Event Date 11 Jan 1867 Event Place Iroquois, Illinois Gender Male Spouse's Name Sophia Lesco Spouse's Gender Female |
| Birth GRO 2nd qtr 1944 Booth, Wendy A Farley Southampton 2c 139 |
| Marriages GRO 4th qtr 1963 STRANGE, Ronald S G BOOTH SOUTHAMPTON 6b 1335 BOOTH, Wendy A STRANGE SOUTHAMPTON 6b 1335 |
| Marriages GRO 2nd qtr 1973 STRANGE, Wendy A ELLENDER SOUTHAMPTON 6b 1971 ELLENDER, WILLIAM S J STRANGE SOUTHAMPTON 6b 1971 |
| Father's Name: Martin Boots, Pa. Mother's Name: Rebeka Jones, W. Va. ----- Minnesota, Deaths and Burials Name: Martha Jane Birkett Gender: Female Death Date: 15 Jun 1934 Death Place: Luverne, Rock, Minnesota Age: 85 Birth Date: 13 Nov 1848 Birthplace: Ind. Occupation: H'Wife Race: White Marital Status: Widowed Father's Name: Martin Boots Father's Birthplace: Pa. Mother's Name: Rebeka Jones Mother's Birthplace: W. Va. Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B59786-1 System Origin: Minnesota-EASy GS Film number: 1404515 Reference ID: p99 #10 ===== USA Census, 1930 Name Martha Birkett Event Place Luverne, Rock, Minnesota Gender Female Age 81 Marital Status Widowed Race White Relationship to Head of Household Head Birth Year (Estimated) 1849 Birthplace Indiana Father's Birthplace Ohio Mother's Birthplace Virginia Sheet Letter B Sheet Number 18 Martha Birkett Head F 81 Indiana Mable Birkett Dau F 50 Minnesota |
| Iowa, County Marriages Name: Miles Birkett Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 07 May 1868 Event Place: Franklin, Iowa Spouse's Name: Martha J. Boots Reference ID: V0l 1, Page 18 GS Film number: 1255495 Digital Folder Number: 004311216 Image Number: 55 |
| England, Sussex, Parish Registers Name Richard Boots Event Type Christening Event Date 28 Feb 1790 Event Place Ewhurst, Sussex, England Gender Male Father's Name Thos Boots Mother's Name Mary Boots ----- Death GRO 2nd qtr 1862 Boots, Richard Brighton 2b 122 ===== England and Wales Census, 1841 Name Richard Boots Event Place Patcham, Sussex, England Residence Note Patcham Village Gender Male Age 52-56 Age (Original) 52 Birth Year (Estimated) 1785-1789 Birthplace Sussex Registration District Steyning Book Number 1 Parish Patcham County Sussex Page Number 2 Registration Number HO107 Piece/Folio 1112/4 Affiliate Record Type Household Richard Boots M 52-56 Sussex Sarah Boots F 29-33 Sussex Thomas Henry Boots M 8 Sussex Ellen Elizabeth Boots F 6 Sussex Emley Boots F 2 Sussex George Gorringe M 20-24 Sussex Mary Ann Gorringe F 2 Sussex Eliza Gorringe F 3 Sussex John Dodd M 40-44 Sussex Esther Dodd F 34-38 Sussex John Dodd M 10 Sussex William Dodd M 8 Sussex Esther Dodd F 6 Sussex Richard Dodd M 4 Sussex Elizabeth Dodd F 82-86 Sussex ----- England and Wales Census, 1861 Name Richard Boots County Sussex Event Place Brighton, Sussex, England Registration District Brighton Residence Note Terminus Road Gender Male Age 73 Marital Status Widower Occupation Dairyman Relationship to Head of Household Head Birth Year (Estimated) 1788 Birthplace Ewhurst, Sussex Page Number 4 Registration Number RG09 Piece/Folio 597 / 41 Affiliate Record Type Household Richard Boots Head M 73 Ewhurst, Sussex Emily Boots Dau F 22 Catsfield, Sussex Esther Boots Dau F 20 Brighton, Sussex Louisa Boots Dau F 17 Brighton, Sussex Fanny Boots Dau F 7 Brighton, Sussex |
| England Marriages Name Richard Boots Spouse's Name Sarah Hobden Event Date 30 Sep 1832 Event Place St. Nicholas, Brighton, Sussex, England Marital Status Single Spouse's Marital Status Single |
| Death GRO 2nd qtr 1860 Boots, Thomas Henry Brighton 2b 126 |
| Marriages GRO 2nd qtr 1859 CHATFIELD, Esther Brighton 2b 297 Boots, Thomas Henry Brighton 2b 297 ----- England, Sussex, Parish Registers Name Thomas Henry Boots Event Type Marriage Event Date 12 Jun 1859 Event Place St Nicholas' Church, Brighton, Sussex, England Gender Male Age 26 Marital Status Single Birth Year (Estimated) 1833 Father's Name Richard Boots Spouse's Name Esther Chatfield Spouse's Gender Female Spouse's Age 23 Spouse's Marital Status Single Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1836 Spouse's Father's Name Richard Boots |
| Father's Name: Henry Booze Mother's Name: Rena Omsby |
| Michigan, Marriages Name: Louie H. Booze Age (Expanded): 23 years Birth Year: 1880 Birthplace: South Haven Spouse's Name: Edith M. Sackett Spouse's Age (Expanded): 21 years Spouse's Birth Year: 1882 Spouse's Birthplace: Michigan Event Date: 24 Dec 1903 Event Place: Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan Father's Name: Henry Booze Mother's Name: Rena Omsby Spouse's Father's Name: D. A. Sackett Spouse's Mother's Name: Unknown GS Film number: 2342663 Digital Folder Number: 4033033 Image Number: 314 Reference ID: v 1 p 434 rn 576 |
| Florida, Death Index Name: Arthur J Bora Event Date: 07 Dec 1971 Event Place: Orange, Florida Gender: Unknown Age: 73 Race: White Affiliate File Name: Fdi07-1970.txt Affiliate Line Number: 74022 Affiliate CD Number: FDI07 Certificate Number: 76103 ----- USA Social Security Death Index Given Name: Arthur Middle Name: Surname: Bora Birth Date: 27 January 1896 Social Security Number: 009-03-7619 State: Vermont Last Place of Residence: Longwood, Seminole, Florida Previous Residence Postal Code: 32750 Event Date: December 1971 Age: 75 ===== Arthur J Bora in household of Joseph Bora, "USA Census, 1900" Event Place: ED 73 Charlotte town, Chittenden, Vermont Birth Date: Jun 1896 Birthplace: Vermont Relationship to Head of Household: Son Father's Birthplace: Canada Fr Mother's Birthplace: Vermont Race: White Gender: Male Marital Status: Single Page: 5 Sheet Letter: B Family Number: 111 Reference ID: 77 GS Film number: 1241690 Digital Folder Number: 004120609 Image Number: 00947 Household Gender Age Birthplace Head Joseph Bora M 41 Canada Fr Wife Ella N Bora M 37 Vermont Dau Grace S Bora F 10 Vermont Son Edward E Bora M 9 Vermont Dau Louise M Bora F 6 Vermont Son Arthur J Bora M 4 Vermont Son Charles H Bora M 3 Vermont Dau Frances D Bora F 1 Vermont ----- USA, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Name: Arthur Bora Event Place: Chittenden County, Vermont Gender: Male Birth Date: 27 Jan 1896 Birthplace: Charlotte, Vermont Nationality: USA GS Film number: 1984061 Digital Folder Number: 005271323 Image Number: 04001 |
| Vermont, Vital Records Name: Arthur Joseph Bora Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 05 Oct 1923 Event Place: Burlington, , Vermont Gender: Male Age: 27 Birth Year (Estimated): 1896 Father's Name: Joseph Bora Mother's Name: Ella Osier Spouse's Name: Helen Elvina Chatfield Spouse's Father's Name: Wm L Chatfield Spouse's Mother's Name: Winnefred Ryan GS Film number: 1984409 Digital Folder Number: 004703672 Image Number: 02250 |
| USA Public Records Name: Carolyn N Bora Also Known As: Carolyln B Gould 2nd Also Known As Name: Carolyn Bora Gould 3rd Also Known As Name: C Gould Residence Date: 01 Jul 1993-15 Nov 2007 Residence Place: Concord, Massachusetts Birth Date: 15 Dec 1957 Phone Number: 864-6948 Phone Number Recorded Date: 25 Mar 2008 Address: 49 Cottage Ln., Concord, Massachusetts 01742 Address Date: 01 Jul 1993-15 Nov 2007 2nd Address: 49 Cottage St., Concord, Massachusetts 01742 2nd Address Date: 22 Mar 1993-25 Mar 2008 3rd Address: 32 Granville Rd # 2, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138 3rd Address Date: 01 Jan 1989-01 Sep 1998 Possible Relatives: George M Gould Jr, Josh Gould Record Number: 8065889 |
| Vermont, Vital Records Name: Donald Alfred Bora Event Type: Birth Event Date: 03 Oct 1931 Event Place: , , Vermont Gender: Male Father's Name: Arthur Joseph Bora Mother's Name: Helen Chatfield GS Film number: 1983687 Digital Folder Number: 004703635 Image Number: 00095 ----- USA Social Security Death Index Given Name: Donald Middle Name: A Surname: Bora Birth Date: 3 October 1931 State: Connecticut Event Date: 11 January 2013 Age: 82 ----- Burial Cremated, Ashes scattered at sea, Specifically: Ashes scattered at the second bridge at Old Mill Beach, Westport, CT on 04.08.2013 Find a Grave Memorial ID 143609891 ===== United States Public Records Name: Donald A Bora Event Type: Residence Event Date: from 1 Jan 1995 to 1 Jan 2004 Event Place: Mount Pleasant, Charleston, South Carolina Previous Residence Postal Code: 29464 Previous Residence: Mount Pleasant, South Carolina 29464 Birth Date: 3 Oct 1931 Second Previous Residence Place: Doraville, Georgia 30360 Third Previous Residence Place: Atlanta, Georgia 30362 2nd Address Date: 1 Dec 1993 3rd Address Date: 01 Nov 1990-01 Dec 1993 ----- United States Public Records Affiliate Identifier: 396304443 Name: Donald A Bora Event Type: Residence Event Date: 01 Sep 1998-10 Jan 2009 Event Place: Woodstock, Georgia Phone Number: (770) 516-2214 Birth Date: 15 Oct 1931 Address: Woodstock, Georgia 30188 Possible Relatives: Alan A Bora, Doreen M Bora, Kelly Dawn Faulk |
| Donna Bora Sharkany Takacs. ----- QUERY United States Public Records Name: Donna Bora Alias: Donna Mae Prucha Second Alias: Donna M Smith Event Type: Residence Third Alias: Konna M Smith Event Date: from 13 Nov 2000 to 25 Mar 2008 Event Place: Richmond, Chittenden, Vermont Phone Number: 877-6645 Previous Residence Postal Code: 05477 Previous Residence: Richmond, Vermont 05477 Birth Date: Dec 1947 Second Previous Residence Place: Burlington, Vermont 05401 Third Previous Residence Place: Vergennes, Vermont 05491 2nd Address Date: 1 Dec 1993 3rd Address Date: 1 Nov 1989 |
| Vermont, Vital Records Name: Dorothy Alvina Bora Event Type: Birth Event Date: 01 Aug 1926 Event Place: , , Vermont Gender: Female Father's Name: Arthur J Bora Mother's Name: Helen Chatfield GS Film number: 1983687 Digital Folder Number: 004703635 Image Number: 00097 |
| Spouse of Jean R RITCHEY 1929-? |
| Vermont, Vital Records Name: Douglas Arthur Bora Event Type: Birth Event Date: 05 Apr 1924 Event Place: , , Vermont Gender: Male Father's Name: Arthur Joseph Bora Mother's Name: Helen Chatfield GS Film number: 1983687 Digital Folder Number: 004703635 Image Number: 00098 ----- VETERAN AND CIVIC LEADER Douglas A. Bora, Sr., a "64"-year resident of Rowayton, died on May 25, 2015, in Rowayton (Norwalk), CT. He was recognized as a citizen who served the nation with distinction as a veteran of World War II and then returned home to enrich the community and state through a distinguished career and public service. Doug Bora was a highly decorated veteran in World War II, serving as a combat infantryman for three campaigns in the European Theater of Operations. His decorations include a Silver Star, the nation’s third highest military decoration for gallantry in action; Bronze Star with "V" Device; Bronze Star; Combat Infantry Badge; Purple Heart; Arrowhead for leading the troops across the Weser River in Germany in April 1945; and an Expert Infantry Badge. Bora participated in WW II’s "Battle of the Bulge", the U.S. Army’s largest combat battle ever undertaken. He also served seven years in the Connecticut State Guard, retiring as a commanding officer in 1957 and received the Connecticut National Guard Medal of Merit in 1999. In 2006, he was one of only ten veterans to be inducted into the Connecticut Veterans Hall of Fame by Governor M. Jodi Rell. He was nominated for a second Silver Star and Congressional Medal of Honor for bravery by his Commanding Officers, neither of which he lived to receive. He is widely known for having represented Rowayton in its Annual Memorial Day Parade as its veteran every year for 45 years. In many of those years, he was asked to have a public role addressing the Rowayton audience on behalf of area veterans. He died 70 years after the end of the World War II, and fittingly, on Memorial Day. In addition to his service to his country as a decorated veteran, Doug Bora served his community extensively over many decades. He was the first person elected to serve two terms as President of the Greater Norwalk Chamber of Commerce and became the Chamber’s first Honorary Member. Bora was a 60-year member, served 10 years as Treasurer and was a 20-year member of the Executive Committee. During that time, he helped construct the Chamber’s current headquarters on East Avenue, was Chairman of more committees than anyone else in the history of the Chamber and won first place in 32 annual membership drives and placed 10th one year in the national U.S. Chamber of Commerce. At the peak of his involvement, it is believed that Mr. Bora attracted approximately one-half of the Chamber’s entire membership single handedly. He was the Chamber’s longest-serving member at his death. Doug Bora was Chairman of the Norwalk Bicentennial Commission in 1976, the largest such commission in the state at the time, a Director of the United Way, the Norwalk Heart Fund, the Mayor’s Historic Sites Commission, a member of the Community Development Action Plan Committee (CDAP) and a Little League team sponsor in Rowayton for 25 years. He was also the youngest and first two-term President of the Connecticut State Association of Life Underwriters. When Interstate-95 was constructed in 1956, he helped relocate the Governor Thomas Fitch Law Library, built in 1740 and believed to be the oldest house in the city, and the Old Schoolhouse to its current location at the Mill Hill Historic Park which anchors the Norwalk Green Historic District. Col. Thomas Fitch, Governor Fitch’s son, was the leader of a group called the Norwalk Volunteers during the French and Indian War who acquired the name "Yankee Doodle" after the well-known song. As Chairmen of the Yankee Doodle Commission and Director of the Norwalk Historical Society, Bora also convinced Norwalk to purchase the St. John House on Cannon Street - one of the few structures to survive the burning of Norwalk by British troops in 1779. Bora assisted Mayor Frank Jerry Cook in purchasing the 27-acre Gallagher Estate on Grumman Avenue, now known as Cranbury Park, which is a priceless gem. As a leading Director of the United Community for Railroad Action, he combined the Chambers of Commerce of many Fairfield and Westchester County towns into a group that went on to create the high-level MetroNorth station platforms that exist today. He also helped to acquire Pinkney Park in Rowayton with a group of local citizens which is now the home of Rowayton’s production of "Shakespeare on the Sound", in addition to Norwalk’s public golf course, Oak Hills Golf Course. He also Co-Founded the Norwalk Community Theater. In one of his proudest achievements, Bora convinced Norwalk to eliminate the city dump many years ago along the south side of Interstate 95’s Yankee Doodle Bridge and to dismantle two metal incinerator "teepees" on the northern side. As an active member of the United Church of Rowayton for 58 years, Bora served numerous times on the Building Committee, Annual Fair Committee and Tag Sale Committees. Bora graduated from the University of Bridgeport, attended the Theater School of Dramatic School of the Arts at Carnegie and the New England School of Radio Broadcasting. He appeared in over 100 productions on local theater and radio, including Westport County Playhouse where he was pleased to appear with Gavin MacLeod, star of TV’s The Love Boat, and Marion Ross, star of TV’s Happy Days. Doug Bora built and managed a real estate and insurance business in the Rowayton section of Norwalk over a 34-year period which was Norwalk’s most successful brokerage firm for many years. Born on April 5, 1924 in Burlington, VT, he was the oldest of seven children and son of Helen Chatfield Bora and Arthur Bora. He is survived by his son, Douglas A. Bora, Jr. and his wife Lorene E. Bora of Darien, his daughter Carolyn B. Gould and her husband George M. L. Gould, Jr. of Concord, MA, his grandchildren Scott D. Bora and Elizabeth (Libby) J. Bora, his great granddaughter, Riley K. Bora and his former wife, Jean R. Ross of Vero Beach, Florida A memorial service will be held at the United Church of Rowayton at 11:00 AM on Saturday, June 6, 2015. Gifts may be made in his name to the United Church of Rowayton, 210 Rowayton Avenue, Rowayton, CT 06853. The Hour - Stamford, CT - 29 May 2015 ===== USA, World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 Name: Douglas A Bora Event Type: Military Service Event Date: 19 Mar 1943 Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law Event Place: New York City, New York Race: White Citizenship Status: citizen Birth Year: 1924 Birthplace: VERMONT Education Level: 4 years of high school Civilian Occupation: Stock clerks Marital Status: Single, without dependents Military Rank: Private Army Branch: No branch assignment Army Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men) Source Reference: Civil Life Serial Number: 32868416 Affiliate Publication Title: Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946 Affiliate ARC Identifier: 1263923 Box Film Number: 05772.241 ----- USA Public Records Index Name: Douglas A Bora Titles and Terms (Original): SR Residence Date: 01 Jul 2005-06 Aug 2008 Residence Place: Norwalk, Connecticut Birth Date: 05 Apr 1924 Phone Number: 853-4542 Phone Number Recorded Date: 06 Aug 2008 Address: 164 Rowayton Ave., Norwalk, Connecticut 06853 Address Date: 01 Jul 2005-06 Aug 2008 2nd Address: 180 Highland Ave., Norwalk, Connecticut 06853 2nd Address Date: 06 Apr 2001-29 Oct 2007 3rd Address: 27 Rowayton Ave., Norwalk, Connecticut 06853 3rd Address Date: 01 Jun 1993-06 Aug 2008 Record Number: 37947122 |
| Connecticut, Marriage Index Name: Douglas A Bora Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 18 Mar 1989 Event Place: Norwalk, FairField, Connecticut Residence Place: Guilford, New York Age: 35 Race: White Spouse's Name: Lorene E Booth Spouse's Residence Place: Guilford, New York Spouse's Age: 32 Spouse's Race: White |
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