Percy Hamilton Rodrigues (1918 - 2007)

Born 13 Jun 1918 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Husband of Almeda Agatha (Batson) Rodrigues — married 1943 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Died 6 Sep 2007 at age 89 in Indio, Riverside, California, United States

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Biography

Percy Rodrigues is Notable.

Bouncer, machinist, porter and boxer who sparred with Joe Louis. Won Canadian Light-Heavyweight Boxing Title (1938) before turning to acting several years later. Won Best Actor Dominion Drama Festival (1948, Canada). Played Commodore Stone on the '"Star Trek'" episode Court Martial.

Percy was born June 13, 1918 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, the son of John Rodrigues and Mary Jane Philips.^[1]

In 1921, he and his parents and siblings were living in the city of Montreal.

1921 CENSUS - 189 Lacasse, St Henri Ward, Montreal, Quebec, Canada ^[2][3]

Household Members Age Relationship

John Rodrigues 36 Head, born West Indies

Mary Rodrigues 38 Wife, born West Indies

Millicent Rodrigues 14 Dau, born West Indies

John Rodrigues 12 Son, born West Indies

Percy Hamilton Rodrigues 3 Son, born Quebec

His 1st marriage was to Almeda Batson in 1943 in Montreal, Quebec whom he had met in high school. They were the parents of 3 children and were together until her death in 1996.

Even though he altered the spelling of his surname to Rodriguez for the purposes of his career, at the time of his death at age 89 on September 6, 2007, his surname was still officially spelled in its original form of Rodrigues as it also was in all obituaries for him and in an In Memoriam piece in the Montreal Gazette on October 13, 1996, honouring him and his 1st wife Almeda on the 14th anniversary of her death.^[4][5][6]

Sources

1. ↑ "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007," Ancestry.com.Ancestry Record 60901 #35520098
2. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1921 Census of Canada [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2013.
3. ↑ Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 148; Census Place: 148, Montreal (Westmount-St Henri), Quebec; Page Number: 11
4. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VMH2-4W5 : 12 January 2021), Percy Rodrigues, 06 Sep 2007; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
5. ↑ https://montrealgazette.remembering.ca/obituary/percy-rodrigues-1066304456
6. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VMH2-4W5 : 19 May 2014), Percy Rodrigues, 06 Sep 2007; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

See also:

• Wikipedia: Percy Rodriguez
• Wikidata: Item Q174113, en:Wikipedia
• Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 07 January 2021), memorial page for Percy Rodriguez (13 Jun 1924–6 Sep 2007), Find A Grave: Memorial #21468229, ; Maintained by José L Bernabé Tronchoni (contributor 46500104) Unknown.
• Ancestry Profile
• IMDb
• Memory Alpha
• Court Martial