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BIRTH =  Donald Clarence Hardwick Jones was born on Mar 15, 1893 at 110 Belleview Road, East Dean, R.S.D. in England.
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DEATH =  Donald died of Leukemia in Maine on Oct 12, 1969.
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BURIAL =  Donald was burried on Oct 14, 1969 in Laurel Hill Cemetery in Saco, Maine.
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MARRIAGE =  Donald married Doris White Deverell on May 1, 1919 in Providence, Rhode Island.
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OCCUPATION =  Donald worked for the Boston and Maine Railroad as an Engineer and the Head of the Signal Department.
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EDUCATION =  Rhode Island School of Designs.
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MEDICAL =  Donald died of Leukemia.
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WHERE LIVED =  England / Rhode Island / Old Orchard Beach, Maine.
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PARENTS =  Florence Sarah Williams & Edwin Richard Jones.
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CHILDREN = Mom / Shirley / Elaine / Richard.
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MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS =  No.
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HOBBIES =  Baseball, American Legion, Salvation Army, Mason, played "Santa" at Christmas each year in Old Orchard Beach, Maine, gardening (especially roses and vegetables), fishing, hunting.
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IMMIGRATION =  Donald came to America when he was only 16 years old in the year 1909.  He came to America alone in search of his mother.
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CITIZENSHIP =  Donald became a United States Citizen on Apr 23, 1919 at the Massachusetts District Court in Camp Devins, Massachusetts.
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MILITARY =  Donald enlisted in World War I on May 4, 1917 at Providence, Rhode Island.  He served with the 103rd United States Field Artillery as a Private (136193).  Donald received an Honarable Discharge from the United States Army on Apr 29, 1919 at Camp Devins in Massachusetts.  The official wounds he received in the war was "Shell Shocked".  He received a "State of Rhode Island Bonus Pay" of $100 on June 26, 1920.
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The Watson Family  Genealogy
Donald Clarence Hardwick Jones - Information Sheet
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