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Joseph F Hennessey

Birth
Lawrence, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
Death
30 Jun 1913 (aged 15)
Lawrence, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
Burial
Lawrence, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA Add to Map
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Son of Patrick & Mary (McGuire) Hennessey.


Died of accidental drowning in the Merrimack River at Lawrence, MA.

The death certificate indicates the planking leading to [the] bath houses collapsed.

The local papers reported that he was one of eleven boys who lost their lives when a bridge leading from the shore to a municipal bathhouse collapsed on opening day, sending about 40-50 boys into the river.
Son of Patrick & Mary (McGuire) Hennessey.


Died of accidental drowning in the Merrimack River at Lawrence, MA.

The death certificate indicates the planking leading to [the] bath houses collapsed.

The local papers reported that he was one of eleven boys who lost their lives when a bridge leading from the shore to a municipal bathhouse collapsed on opening day, sending about 40-50 boys into the river.


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