The H600 Project Genealogy DB
Catherine M. Slye
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Generation: 1
Generation: 2
Generation: 3
1. Catherine M. Slye Catherine married Michael Fortune. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 2. William Joseph Fortune, Sr.
was born on 22 Mar 1887 in Malden, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts, USA; died on 15 Oct 1946 in Waltham, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts, USA.
- 2. William Joseph Fortune, Sr.
Generation: 2
2. William Joseph Fortune, Sr. (1.Catherine1) was born on 22 Mar 1887 in Malden, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts, USA; died on 15 Oct 1946 in Waltham, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts, USA.
Notes:
Marriage:
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https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N4X9-L7TWilliam married Helen Hoar on 13 Apr 1914 in Malden, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts, USA. Helen (daughter of Eugene Hoar and Mary Maloney) was born on 18 Jul 1887 in Malden, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts, USA; died on 16 May 1962 in Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 3. William Joseph Fortune, Jr.
died on 3 Jan 1945 in Brattleboro, Windham Co, Vermont, USA.
- 4. Helen Ruth Fortune
was born on 5 May 1917 in Medford, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts, USA; died in Feb 1993.
- 5. Catherine Anne Fortune
was born on 17 Jan 1919 in Medford, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts, USA; died on 27 Oct 1994.
- 6. Gregory Hoar Fortune
was born on 14 Jul 1923 in Medford, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts, USA; died on 24 Jun 1992.
- 3. William Joseph Fortune, Jr.
Generation: 3
3. William Joseph Fortune, Jr. (2.William2, 1.Catherine1) died on 3 Jan 1945 in Brattleboro, Windham Co, Vermont, USA.
4. Helen Ruth Fortune (2.William2, 1.Catherine1) was born on 5 May 1917 in Medford, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts, USA; died in Feb 1993.
Helen married (Male) Sachs. [Group Sheet]
Helen married (Male) Madden. [Group Sheet]
5. Catherine Anne Fortune (2.William2, 1.Catherine1) was born on 17 Jan 1919 in Medford, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts, USA; died on 27 Oct 1994.
Catherine married (Male) Buckley. [Group Sheet]
6. Gregory Hoar Fortune (2.William2, 1.Catherine1) was born on 14 Jul 1923 in Medford, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts, USA; died on 24 Jun 1992.
Notes:
Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007
Name: Gregory Vincent Fortune
[Gregory Hoar Fortune]
[Gregory Fortune] SSN: 021123830 Gender: Male Race: White Birth Date: 14 Jul 1923 Birth Place: Medford, Massachusetts
[Medford Midd??, Massachusetts] Father Name: William J Fortune Mother Name: Helen J Hoar Death Date: 24 Jun 1992 Type of Claim: Original SSN. Notes: Sep 1939: Name listed as GREGORY VINCENT FORTUNE; Feb 1943: Name listed as GREGORY HOAR FORTUNE; 27 Jun 1992: Name listed as GREGORY H FORTUNE
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Obituary:
NEEDHAM, Mass. --- Gregory H. Fortune, 68, of 45 Needhamdale Road, president and founder of the Fortune Finishing Co. of Needham, died Wednesday at Newton- Wellesley Hospital. He was the husband of Joy (Anderson) Fortune.
Born in Medford, a son of the late William J. and Helen (Hoar) Fortune, he lived in Needham for 12 years and had lived previously in Wellesley. He had a summer home in Falmouth.
He was an authority on mass metal finishing. He was a member of the Master Metal Finishing Associates and a member and past president of the Mass Finishers Job Shop Association.
He was a Navy veteran of World War II and the Korean War.
He was a member of the Model T Club of Central Massachusetts.
Besides his wife he leaves three daughters, Susan F. Proctor of South Natick, Marcy Fortune Troia of Warren, and Sarah F. Johnson of Hamilton, Mass.; three sisters, Helen R. Madden of Pocasset, Catherine A. Buckley of Wellesley and Elizabeth F. Trainor of Oxford, Mass.; and six grandchildren.
A funeral Mass will be celebrated on Monday at 11 a.m. at St. John the Evangelist Church, Wellesley Hills. Burial will be in the Massachusetts National Cemetery, Bourne.
Providence Journal/Evening Bulletin Jun 26, 1992