Clarence Frank Bridge (1897 - 1926)

Born 5 Feb 1897 in Sullivan, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Dorris Lula (Hill) Metcalf — married 24 Nov 1921 (to 8 Jan 1926) in Keene, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States

Died 8 Jan 1926 at age 28 in Munsonville, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States

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Biography

Private Clarence Bridge served in the United States Army in World War I
Service started: 5 June 1918
Unit(s): Third Ammunition Train
Service ended: 31 December 1918

Clarence was the son of Frank Bridge and Hattie (Dunn) Bridge of Nelson, New Hampshire.^[1] As a young man, he helped work his father's farm. He registered in Keene for the Draft of WWI on June 5, 1918, and served as an Ammunitions Truckdriver from October to December of 1918. He saw action in France as an integral part of the Third Ammunition Train. ^{[2] [3]} After the war he worked his own farm in Nelson.

On 24 November 1921, Clarence married Dorris Lula Hill, daughter of Dan L. and Lula G. (Hodgman) Hill of Keene, in a ceremony performed by Rev. N. Addison Baker in Keene.^[4]

The couple had two children who died young. A daughter, Jane A Bridge, who survived, was adopted by Neil Metcalf following the death of her biological father.

In late December of 1925, Clarence developed a severe case of pneumonia and died on January 8, 1926.^[5][6]

Six years following Clarence's death, Dorris married Neil V. Metcalf on 21 June 1932 in Keene.

Sources

1. ↑ "New Hampshire Birth Records, Early to 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLLQ-4XJ: 22 May 2019), Clarence Frank Bridge, 05 Feb 1897; citing Sullivan, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States, Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 1,000,485.
2. ↑ "United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPCX-8PL7: 5 December 2018), Clarence Frank Bridge, 13 Dec 1918; citing Military Service, NARA microfilm publication 76193916 (St. Louis: National Archives and Records Administration, 1985), various roll numbers.
3. ↑ History of the Third Division, United States Army, in the World War: for the period, December 1, 1917, to January 1, 1919; World War, 1914-1918 Regimental histories; (https://archive.org/details/historyofthirddi00unse/page/294); pages 295 - 304
4. ↑ "New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1637-1947," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLH1-KC6: 27 September 2017), Clarence Frank Bridge and Dorris Lula Hill, 24 Nov 1921; citing Keene, New Hampshire, Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 2,057,583.
5. ↑ "New Hampshire Death Records, 1654-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FSNX-FXM: 10 March 2018), Clarence Frank Bridge, 08 Jan 1926; citing Keene, Cheshire, New Hampshire, Bureau Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 2,071,038.
6. ↑ Find A Grave: database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/96468132/clarence-frank-bridge: accessed 9 October 2023), memorial page for Clarence Frank Bridge (5 Feb 1897–8 Jan 1926), Find A Grave: Memorial #96468132, citing Munsonville Cemetery, Munsonville, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, USA; Maintained by Candyce Fulford (contributor 47429784).