Clement Noël Boulanger (1917 - 1970)

Born 25 Dec 1917 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Doris Evelyn (Gillis) Boulanger — married 15 Apr 1942 (to 15 Mar 1966) in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, United States

Died 23 Aug 1970 at age 52 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, United States

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Biography

Clement Noël Boulanger was born on Christmas Day 1917 in Dover, New Hampshire, United States, to French-Canadian immigrants Aremys Boulanger and Anna Labonte.^[1] He grew up a working-class boy in Dover, one of nine children.

Clement turned 12 the year the stock market crashed and was a teenager during the Depression. In 1936 when he was 18, he enlisted in the United States Navy. On the muster role of the U.S.S. Whitney on the last day of 1939, he was listed as a shipfitter 3rd class (metal worker) and was first on the ship in 1936, four months after his enlistment.^[2] The census in April 1940 finds him at the naval hospital in San Diego for reasons unknown.^[3]

Following his discharge, he worked at the Portsmouth navy yard as a shipfitter. In 1942 in Dover, he married Doris Evelyn Gillis, a registered nurse, daughter of Sydney Leon Gillis and Laura Larochelle.^[4] They had two children.^[5] Clement and Doris separated in 1966.

Clement worked as a shipfitter at the navy yard until his untimely death in 1970 at age 52.^[6] His body was interred at St. Charles cemetery in Dover.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ Death: "U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014"
   Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
   Ancestry ca Record 3693 #5985325 (accessed 10 September 2023)
   Clement Boulanger death Aug 1970 (born 25 Dec 1917).
2. ↑ Military: "U.S., World War II Navy Muster Rolls, 1938-1949"
   National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland, United States; Muster Rolls of U.S. Navy Ships, Stations, and Other Naval Activities, 01/01/1939 - 01/01/1949; Record Group: 24, Records of the Bureau of Naval Personnel, 1798 - 2007; Series ARC ID: 594996; Series MLR Number: A1 135
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry ca Record 1143 #20679707 (accessed 10 September 2023)
   Name: Clement Noel Boulanger; Ship, Station or Activity: Whitney; Ship Number or Designation: AD-4; Muster Date: 31 Dec 1939.
3. ↑ "1940 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1940; Census Place: San Diego, San Diego, California; Roll: m-t0627-00450; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 62-119
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry ca Record 2442 #75151965 (accessed 10 September 2023)
   Clement N Boulander (22), single usn, Ship Fitter, in household of Arthur M Dyer (25) in San Diego, San Diego, California. Born in New Hampshire.
4. ↑ Marriage: "New Hampshire, U.S., Marriage and Divorce Records, 1659-1947"
   New England Historical Genealogical Society; New Hampshire Bureau of Vital Records, Concord, New Hampshire
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry ca Record 5241 #47615 (accessed 10 September 2023)
   Clement Noel Boulanger (24) marriage to Doris Evelyn Gillis on 15 Apr 1942 in Dover, New Hampshire, USA.
5. ↑ "1950 United States Federal Census"
   National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire; Roll: 2390; Page: 13; Enumeration District: 9-15
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry ca Record 62308 #3495622 (accessed 11 April 2024)
   Clement N Boulanger (32), married, Ship Fitter, head of household in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA. Born in New Hampshire.
6. ↑ Death: "New Hampshire, U.S., Death Records, 1650-1969"
   New Hampshire Archives and Records Management; Concord, New Hampshire; New Hampshire Death Records, 1650-1969; Certificate Number: 70- 4582
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry ca Record 61834 #809325 (accessed 10 September 2023)
   Clement N Boulanger death 23 Aug 1970 (born 25 Dec 1917), son of Aremys Boulanger & Anna Boulanger, in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA.
7. ↑ Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #207065225 (accessed 11 April 2024)
   Memorial page for Clement Noel Boulanger (25 Dec 1917-23 Aug 1970), citing Saint Charles Cemetery, Dover, Strafford County, New Hampshire, USA; Maintained by Colleen Liles Perry (contributor 50015592).