Dorothy Irma (Porter) Legere (1915 - 1993)

Born 23 Apr 1915 in Swampscott, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States

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Died 24 Dec 1993 at age 78 in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Dorothy Irma Porter, daughter of Byron Porter & Gladys Skinner, was born on 23 April 1915 in Swampscott, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.^[1]

In the 1920 census Dorothy I Porter (age 4) was the grandchild of Walter A Skinner in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.^[2]

Name	Sex	Age	Status	Relation	Occupation	Birth Place
Walter A Skinner	M	53	Married	Head		Massachusetts
Cora A Skinner	F	48	Married	Wife		Massachusetts
Gladys I Porter	F	25	Married	Daughter		Massachusetts
Ivadelle M Porter	F	6	Single	Grandchild		Massachusetts
Dorothy I Porter	F	4	Single	Grandchild		Massachusetts

Dorothy Porter married in 1936 in Swampscott, Massachusetts, United States.^[3]

In the 1940 census Dorothy Legere (age 24) was the wife of Verney Legere in Swampscott, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.^[4]

Name	Sex	Age	Status	Relation	Occupation	Birth Place
Verney Legere	M		Married	Head		Massachusetts
Dorothy Legere	F	24	Married	Wife		Massachusetts
Byron Porter	M	50	Divorced	Father-in-law		Massachusetts

Dorothy I Legere's spouse Verney Joseph Legere died during World War II.^[5]

Dorothy I Legere died (age 78) on 24 December 1993 in Lynn.^[6] Dorothy Irma Legere was mentioned on a memorial in Swampscott Cemetery, Swampscott, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States with a death date of 24 December 1993.^[7] Her obituary was printed in The Daily Item on 27 December 1993 in Lynn, Massachusetts.^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth: "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1925"
   citing Page: 192;
   FamilySearch Record: QLGT-1P9P (accessed 22 July 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-89MN-X93Z-N Image number 00210
   Dorothy Irma Porter born on 23 Apr 1915, daughter of Byron Porter & Gladys Skinner, in Swampscott, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.
2. ↑ 1920 Census: "United States Census, 1920"
   citing Affiliate Publication Number: T625; Affiliate Film Number: 694; Line: 25; FHL microfilm: 1820694; Record number: 40473;
   FamilySearch Record: MXYL-84F (accessed 22 July 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9RFW-Z1F Image number 00848
   Dorothy I Porter (4), single grandchild, in household of Walter A Skinner (53) in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, United States. Born in Massachusetts.
3. ↑ Marriage: "Massachusetts, U.S., Marriage Index, 1901-1955 and 1966-1970"
   Original data: Department of Public Health, Registry of Vital Records and Statistics. Massachusetts Vital Records Index to Marriages [1916-1970]. Volumes 76–166, 192– 207. Facsimile edition. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts; Reference Number: F63.M36 v.123
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2966 #3476157 (accessed 22 July 2023)
   Dorothy Porter marriage to undefined in 1936 in Swampscott, Massachusetts, USA.
4. ↑ 1940 Census: "United States Census, 1940"
   citing Affiliate Publication Number: T627; Line: 29;
   FamilySearch Record: K4XP-759 (accessed 22 July 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-89M1-4XZQ
   Dorothy Legere (24), wife, in household of Verney Legere in Swampscott, Essex, Massachusetts, United States. Born in Massachusetts.
5. ↑ Record of spouse Verney Joseph Legere: "U.S., Navy Casualties Books, 1776-1941"
   Original data: Various volumes. Washington, D.C.: Navy Department Library
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2324 #900162071 (accessed 22 July 2023)
   Name: Dorothy I Legere; Residence Place: Massachusetts, USA; Spouse: Verney Joseph Legere; Volume Title: Combat Naval Casualties, World War II, (AL-MO).
6. ↑ Death: "Massachusetts, U.S., Death Index, 1970-2003"
   Original data: State of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Death Index, 1970-2003. Boston, MA, USA: Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Health Services, 2005
   Ancestry Record 7457 #1322541 (accessed 22 July 2023)
   Dorothy I Legere death 24 Dec 1993 (born 23 Apr 1915) in Lynn.
7. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #178477343 (accessed 22 July 2023)
   Memorial page for Dorothy Irma Porter Legere (23 Apr 1915-24 Dec 1993), citing Swampscott Cemetery, Swampscott, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by Bonnie MacSwamp (contributor 46881955).
8. ↑ 1993 Newspaper: "Newspapers.com"
   The Daily Item (Lynn, Massachusetts) Mon, Dec 27, 1993, page 3
   Newspapers Clip: 128693245 (accessed 22 July 2023)

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