Sidney Henry Smith

1917 - 1947  (29 years)

• Name	Sidney Henry Smith
  Relationship	with Robert Alan Roy
  Birth	16 Aug 1917	Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts   [1, 2, 3]
  Census	1940 (Age 23)	Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts   [4]
  Sidney, age 23 years, and Janice, age 21 years, appeared on the US Census of 1940 on 7 Bagley Street, Lowell, Massachusetts. He was listed as a musician.
  Draft Reg	16 Oct 1940 (Age 23)	Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts   [3]
  He registered for the draft giving his address as 7 Bagley Avenue, Lowell, Massachusetts, his age as 23, and his employer as the New American Hotel
  	World War II Draft Registration Card of Sidney Henry Smith
  Organization	1944 (Age 27)  [2]
  He joined the Star Lodge of the Masons.
  	Masonic Membership card of Sidney Henry Smith
  Death	2 Mar 1947	Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts   [1, 2, 5]
  	He died by suicide in the living room of his' home by holding a single barrel 12-gauge shotgun against his face and manipulating the trigger with a part of a fishing rod. [5]
  Burial	—	Tully Cemetery, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1]
  		Grave Marker of Sidney H. Smith
  Person ID	I25483
  Last Modified	23 Jun 2024

  
  

  Family	Janice Mary Woodman,   b. 6 Oct 1919, Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts d. 23 Aug 2009, Butler, Butler County, Pennsylvania (Age 89 years)
  Marriage	Feb 1939	Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts   [6, 7, 8]
  Age at Marriage	He : 21 years and 6 months - She : 19 years and 4 months.
  Children	1. Jean Ruth Smith   2. Richard Harry Smith   3. Jeffery Sidney "Jeff" Smith
  Family ID	F7601	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Jun 2024

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 16 Aug 1917 - Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Marriage - Feb 1939 - Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Census - 1940 - Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Draft Reg - 16 Oct 1940 - Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Death - 2 Mar 1947 - Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts Burial - — - Tully Cemetery, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S14] Find-a-Grave website, (http://www.findagrave.com), Memorial ID 11020849 Sidney Henry Smith. [S245] Massachusetts, Mason Membership Cards, 1733-1990, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013), Masonic Membership Card of Sidney Henry Smith. [S1587] U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, (Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011), Draft registration card of Sidney Henry Smith. [S21] 1940 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012). Year: 1940; Census Place: Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: T627_1693; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 18-98 [S2299] News Article (1947): "Sidney Smith Suicide". [S2] Delvy, Florine Isabel. Delvey Genealogies, (manuscript, 1968). [S3] Brodeur, Diane. Descendants of Ruth Melinda Delvey, (Oxford, Massachusetts: manuscript, 1981). [S247] Massachusetts, Marriage Index, 1901-1955 and 1966-1970, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013).