Bradford Elijah Monk (1916 - 2014)

Born 15 Feb 1916 in Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Winnifred Louise (Purdy) Monk — married 9 Jun 1951 (to 16 Jul 2014) in Freeport, Stephenson, Illinois, United States

Died 16 Jul 2014 at age 98 in Concord, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States

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Biography

Birth and Parents

Bradford Monk was born in Massachusetts.

Bradford, the first son and second of six children of Rodney Elijah Monk and Gertrude Hildreth Patten was born on 15 February 1916 at Gardner, Massachusetts.^[1]

WWII Military Service

Bradford achieved the rank of Captain with the U.S Army during World War II as a Warrants Officer. He enlisted on 1 September 1842 at Fort Devens, Massachusetts.^[2]

Marriage and Children

Bradford married Winnifred Louise Purdy (1827-2015) on 9 June 1951 at Freeport, Stephenson, Illinois. They had three daughters.

Death and Burial

Bradford Elijah Monk died on 16 July 2014 in his 98th year at Concord, New Hampshire.^[3]He is buried in the New Hampshire State Veterans Cemetery at Boscawen, Merrimack, New Hampshire.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:23YC-X36 : 1 September 2021), Gertrude H Patten in entry for Bradford Elijah Monk, 1916.
2. ↑ "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8LX-2BN : 5 December 2014), Bradford E Monk, enlisted 01 Sep 1942, Ft Devens, Massachusetts, United States; citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 1263923, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.
3. ↑ Publication Date: 19/ Jul/ 2014; Publication Place: Davenport, Washington, USA; URL: http://obits.dignitymemorial.com/dignity-memorial/obituary.aspx?n=Bradford-Monk&lc=1704&pid=171783001&mid=6052640&locale=en-US. Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011.https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/287253450:2190?ssrc=pt&tid=20109894&pid=929333916
4. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/133869537/bradford-elijah-monk : accessed 17 April 2022), memorial page for Bradford Elijah Monk (15 Feb 1916–16 Jul 2014), Find a Grave Memorial ID 133869537, citing New Hampshire State Veterans Cemetery, Boscawen, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, USA ; Maintained by Connie Lagasse Russell (contributor 47359327).

See also

• Roots and Branches - The Extended Family of Gertrude and Rodney Monk, by Carolyn E. Myrick ⓒ, published by The author, Temple, NH, 2005; book design and production by Jill Schaffer, Powersbridge Press, Peterborough, NH, printed by Bookmasters, Inc., Mansfield, OH. Bradford, Chapter 21, Pg. 167. Bradford Elijah Monk (1916 - ), Winnifred Louise Purdy (1927 - )
• 1920 US Census: Gardner, Worcester County, MA, 4 Mar 1920, Enumeration District 79, Sheet 11A. - Original data: Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. (NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.; Roll: T625_745; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 79
• 1930 US Census: Groton, Middlesex County, MA, 11 & 12 Apr 1930, Enumeration District 247, Sheet 6B. - Original data: Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0247; FHL microfilm: 2340655
• 1940 US Census: Groton, Middlesex County, MA, 25 Apr 1940, Emuneration District 9-179, Sheet 13A. - Original data: Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627, 4,643 rolls; Roll: m-t0627-01607; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 9-179.

Acknowledgements

• Biography rewritten with inline sourcing and photo added following additional research by Carol Baldwin on 16 April 2022.