Person:Donald Durgee (1)

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Donald Lewis Durgee
m. 17 Jul 1920
  1. Elizabeth M. Durgee1922 - 1992
  2. Donald Lewis Durgee1924 - 1982
m. 14 Jun 1947
Facts and Events
Name Donald Lewis Durgee
Gender Male
Birth[1][2] 6 Nov 1924 Syracuse, Onondaga County, NY
Census? 1925
Census? 1940
Other? Bet 1940 and 1962 News; See Notes
Military? Bet 1942 and 1947 US Navy, World War 2
Engagement Mar 1947 See Notes
to Dorothy Lydia Rouse
Other 6 Jun 1947 News; See Notes
with Dorothy Lydia Rouse
Marriage 14 Jun 1947 Onondaga Valley Presbyterian Church, Syracuse, NYto Dorothy Lydia Rouse
Death[1][3] 7 Jul 1982 Camp Springs, Prince George's County, MD
Other? 11 Jul 1982 Obituary; See Notes
Burial[4] 12 Jul 1982 Maryland Veterans Cemetery, Cheltenham, Prince George's County, MD

The Daily Record (Rochester NY), 10 Nov 1924: ONONDAGA COUNTY BIRTHS - Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Durgee, 101 Boyden ST, a son

NY State Census 1925 (June 1), Syracuse, Onondaga County, NY: Durgee, Clyde - Head - " Durgee, Clyde - Son - Male - Age 20 wks? - Born U.S.

Census 1940, Syracuse, Onondaga County, NY: Durgee, Doris - Head - " Donald - Son - Male -White - Age 15 - At school, grade 6 - Born New York


Utica Daily Press, 2? Sep 1940: MORRISVILLE Donald Durgee, Syracuse, has been spending some time as guest of his uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Leon DeLano.

Syracuse Herald Journal, 12 Aug 1941: SIX NYA ENROLEES... TAKE UP ADVANCED STUDIES Donald Durgee of Syracuse R.D. 3 was sent to Woodstock to study woodworking...

Syracuse Herald Journal, 19 Mar 1946: MRS. DORIS DELANO DURGEE Funeral services for Mrs. Doris DeLano Durgee of Onondaga Hill, who died Sunday ... Surviving are a son, Donald L. Durgee, CM 3/c with the Navy in the Pacific;

Syracuse Herald-Journal, 23 Mar 1947: Mr. and Mrs. William H. Rouse, 200 Lynch Av., announce the engagement of their daughter, Miss Dorothy Lydia Rouse, to Donald Lewis Durgee, CM 3/c, U.S. Navy, son of the late Mrs. Doris L. Durgee. No date is set for the wedding. CM 3/c Durgee has served in the Navy five years and is a veteran of the Pacific theater.

Niagara Falls Gazette, 30 Apr 1962: MURPHY, Patrick J. ... Half brother of Donald Durgee of Washington DC.

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Washington Post, 11 July 1982: DURGEE, DONALD LEWIS (USN) Ret. On Wednesday, July 7, 1982, Donald Lewis Durgee of Camp Springs, Md., beloved husband of Dorothy L. Durgee, father of David L. Durgee, Donna L. Clocioia and Dory L. Durgee; grandfather of Donald J. Murphy; brother of Elizabeth Raymond. Friends may call at the Lee Funeral Home of Clinton... MD... funeral services will be held on Monday July 12... Interment Maryland Veterans Cemetery, Cheltenham MD

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E-mail from Donna Leigh Durgee <dlm2551@gmail.com> My father ended up in an orphanage until he ran away at age 10 and made his way to Lynch Avenue in Syracuse where he met the then 6 year old daughter of my grandparents. They eventually married and here I am.

E-mail from Becky Lee <BLee@Stny.rr.com> 21 June 2005: ... I believe you have everything correct on my Uncle Donald. I believe he was married only the 1 time...

References
  1. 1.0 1.1 Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index: Death Master File, database. (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service).
  2. Old Fulton NY Postcards. (Name: Electronic;)
    Rochester Daily Record, 10 Nov 1924:.

    ONONDAGA COUNTY BIRTHS Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Durgee, 101 Boyden ST, a son

  3. (Obituary)
    Washington Post, 11 July 1982:.

    DURGEE, DONALD LEWIS (USN) Ret. On Wednesday, July 7, 1982, Donald Lewis Durgee of Camp Springs, Md.,

  4. (Obituary)
    Washington Post, 11 July 1982:.

    DURGEE, DONALD LEWIS (USN) Ret. ... funeral services will be held on Monday July 12... Interment Maryland Veterans Cemetery, Cheltenham MD