Person:Sylvia Eddy (1)
Sylvia Thankful Eddy
b.24 Sep 1893 Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
d.29 May 1954
Parents and Siblings
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m. 4 Mar 1875
  1. Charles Wells Eddy1875 - 1925
  2. Sherman Willard Eddy1876 - 1952
  3. Edward McChesney Eddy1879 - 1939
  4. Robert Collins Eddy1881 - 1948
  5. Olive Antoinette Eddy1884 - 1953
  6. Cornelia Mary Eddy1888 - 1975
  7. Sylvia Thankful Eddy1893 - 1954
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Facts and Events
Name[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] Sylvia Thankful Eddy
Gender Female
Alt Birth[5] 1892 Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Birth[1][2][3][7][10] 24 Sep 1893 Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Alt Birth[4] 1894 Connecticut, United States
Residence[3][7] 1900 Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Residence[4] 1910 Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Immigration[2] 31 Jan 1918 New York, New York, United States
Other[1] 29 Jan 1919 civil
Residence[10] Oct 1920 Simsbury, Conn
Immigration[5] 3 Aug 1929 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Residence[6] 1930 Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Emigration[5] Constantinople, Turkey
Emigration[2] Cristobal, Canal Zone, Panama
Residence[1] United States
Death? 29 May 1954
Burial[9] Hop Meadow Cemetery, Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

EFIA states Sylvia was a Red Cross nurse in Nitro, WV during the war and then enlisted with the Near East Relief (now called American Committee for Relief in the Near East) for duty in the Levant where she was assigned to a hospital in Aintab, Cilicia. She was transferred to an orphanage in Beirut during fighting and then returned to Aintab until 1921. She was decorated by the French for her coolness and courage in removing 40 French wounded men.

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References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 United States. Passport applications, 1795-1925. (Washington, D.C. : National Archives)
    Database online.

    Record for Sylvia T Eddy

  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 National Archives and Records Administration. New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957. (Washington, D. C.: National Archives and Records Administration)
    Database online.

    Record for Sylvia T Eddy

  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 United States. 1900 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T623)
    Database online. Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, ED , roll , page .

    Record for Sylvia T Eddy

  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 United States. 1910 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T624)
    Database online. Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, ED , roll T624_131, part , page .

    Record for Sylvia T Eddy

  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania, Passenger and Crew Lists, 1800-varies. (Ancestry.com (database online))
    Database online.

    Record for Sylvia Eddy

  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 United States. 1930 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T626)
    Database online. Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, ED 209, roll 268, page , image 224.0.

    Record for Sylvia Eddy

  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 United States. 1900 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T623)
    Database online. Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, ED , roll , page .

    Record for John C Eddy

  8. ↑ United States. 1910 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T624)
    Database online. Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, ED , roll T624_131, part , page .

    Record for John C Eddy

  9. ↑ Sylvia Thankful Eddy, in Find A Grave.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 United States. Passport applications, 1795-1925. (Washington, D.C. : National Archives).

    Birth date: 24 Sep 1893 Birth place: Simsbury, Conn Residence date: Residence place: Simsbury, Conn

  11.   United States. Passport applications, 1795-1925. (Washington, D.C. : National Archives)
    Database online.

    Record for Sylvia I Eddy

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