name change

Date about October 29, 1918
Place Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States

Narrative

The Boston Post, October 29, 1918, page 7
Many Change Their Names
When a man living in Boston who has all his life gone by the name of Kaiser wants to change his name to something different in these days probably many people would not blame him. ... 'Edwin F Kaiser's petition to change his name to Edward Fenamore Ryan has been granted.'

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The [Suffolk County Probate Court] also granted permission to ... Herman O. F. Heise to change to Herman Joseph Hankard ...

from a descendant of Herman Heise's paternal uncle, William J Paige, email of May 29, 2023:
"___ and I had a conversation with his son Francis Hankard, he had mentioned him changing his name, and if I remember correctly, it was because he was getting bullied a lot."

Source References

  1. The Boston Post
      • Page: October 7, 1918, page 7