New England Families

Death Record
Mass Register of Vital Records, Death
Year: 1918 Vol: 107 Page: 436
at Mass Registry of Vital Records
150 Mt. Vernon St., Dorchester

Name: Millicent J. (Clark) Bean
Date of Death: Oct 2, 1918
Place of Death: Cottage Hospital, Somerville, MA
Residence at time of death:
381 Summer St., Somerville, MA

Married?: yes
Spouse Name: Charles E. Bean (prob. mistaken initial)

Date of Birth: June 13, 1893
Place of Birth: Somerville
Age at death: 25 yrs, 3 mo, 19 days

Occupation: housewife

Father: George Clark
Birthplace of Father: P. E. I.
Mother: Clara J. Aylward
Birthplace of Mother: Halifax, NS

Informant: Charles C. Bean,
Informant's address: 381 Summer St., Somerville

Cause of death: Broncho-pneumonia, secondary: influenza
Doctor: Allen H. Blake
Doctor's address: 117 Elm St., (presumed Somerville?)
Doctor's notes: Attended her from Sept 23 to Oct 2. Last seen alive
on Oct 2, 1918.

Burial date: Oct 5, 1918
Burial place: Wyoming Cemetery, Melrose, MA
Undertaker: F. E. Flaherty, Somerville

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Somerville Journal, Friday October 11, 1918, page 7:

Recent Deaths

Mrs. Millicent J. Bean, wife of Charles C. Bean, died of pneumonia October 2 at her home, 381 Summer Street. She was born at East Somerville June 13, 1893 and was the daughter of George and Clara J. (Aylward) Clark. Burial was Saturday at Wyoming Cemetery, Melrose.

 

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Note: from the week before:
Somerville Journal, Friday October 4, 1918, page 1:
Epidemic at its Height
Churches, Schools, Theatres, and All Public Gatherings Are Closed for Another Week and City Opens an Influenza Hospital

p. 3:
Epidemic Greatly Increases Normal Death Rate and Prominent Citizens Are Among Those Who Passed Away This Week.