Ralph Clement Bonia b. 20 Feb 1919 Medford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA d. 14 Aug 1995 Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA: Smith Family Tree

Ralph Clement Bonia

1919 - 1995 (76 years)

Name	Ralph Clement Bonia [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14]
Birth	20 Feb 1919	Medford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 11, 14]
Gender	Male
Census	1920	Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA [6]
	Medford Ward 5,
Census	1930	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA [7]
	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
Census	1940	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA [3]
Census	1950	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA [11]
	Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Doris
Social Security Number	Bef 1951	Massachusetts, USA
	012-16-3185
Obituary	Aug 1995	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA [15]
	The Boston Globe • Boston, Massachusetts • 16 Aug 1995, Wed • Page 34
		Obituary-BONIA Ralph C Obituary of RALPH CLEMENT BONIA • The Boston Globe • Boston, Massachusetts • 16 Aug 1995, Wed • Page 34
FSID	L2CW-PMT
Death	14 Aug 1995	Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA [14]
Burial	Pine Hill Cemetery, West Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA [14]
Person ID	I25530	A Tree Called Smith
Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

Father	Maurice Alphonsus Bonia, b. 7 Jun 1892, Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada d. 28 Oct 1971, Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA (Age 79 years)
Relationship	natural
Mother	Retha Zulma Gott, b. 28 Dec 1894, Tremont, Hancock, Maine, USA d. 15 Oct 1986, Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA (Age 91 years)
Relationship	natural
Marriage	16 Apr 1917	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA [5, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20]
		Vital_Marriage-BONIA Retha and Maurice Marriage of Retha Zulma Gott and Maurice Alphonsus Bonia
Marriage End	1971 [12, 21]
	Death of Maurice Bonia
Family ID	F11310	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Doris Helen Curtis, b. 15 Sep 1918, Somerville, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA d. 13 Mar 1993, Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA (Age 74 years)

Marriage 1942 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA [10, 22]

Family Residence Bef 1995 Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA [12]

Doris and Ralph Bonia

Children

	1. Joyce Ann Beauregard, b. 13 Aug 1937, Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA d. 17 May 2015 (Age 77 years) [Father: Stepchild] [Mother: natural]
	2. Living
	3. Living

Family ID F10822 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 21 Jul 2025

Event Map

	Birth - 20 Feb 1919 - Medford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
	Census - Medford Ward 5, - 1920 - Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
	Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son - 1930 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
	Census - 1940 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
	Marriage - 1942 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
	Census - Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Doris - 1950 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
	Social Security Number - 012-16-3185 - Bef 1951 - Massachusetts, USA
	Family Residence - Doris and Ralph Bonia - Bef 1995 - Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
	Obituary - The Boston Globe • Boston, Massachusetts • 16 Aug 1995, Wed • Page 34 - Aug 1995 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
	Death - 14 Aug 1995 - Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

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Obituaries » Slide Show		At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
		Obituary-BONIA Ralph C Obituary of RALPH CLEMENT BONIA • The Boston Globe • Boston, Massachusetts • 16 Aug 1995, Wed • Page 34
		Obituary-BONIA Retha (Gott) Obituary of RETHA ZULMA GOTT BONIA - The Boston Globe (Boston, Massachusetts) 14 Oct 1986, Tue, Page 70

People		BONIA-Doris and Ralph Doris Helen Curtis (1918-1993) and Ralph Clement Bonia (1919-1995)
People		BONIA-Family Portrait BACK: Dottie, Ralph, Retha, Barbara, Maurice CENTER: Eddie, Robert, Frannie, Mary FRONT: Clyde, Richie

Sources

[S78] World Family Tree, (Name: Family Tree Maker;), Reily.FTW.
[S238] U.S. Social Security Administration, Database online. Number: 012-16-3185; Issue State: Massachusetts; Issue Date: Before 1951.
Record for Ralph C. Bonia
[S9528] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Roll: T627_1675; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 15-563.
Birth date: abt 1919 Birth place: Massachusetts Residence date: 1 Apr 1940 Residence place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

1940 United States Federal Census
Year: 1940; Census Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Roll: T627_1675; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 15-563.
[S352] Ancestry.com, Massachusetts Death Index, 1970-2003, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2005;), Database online.
Record for Ralph C Bonia
[S54] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT : Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Database online.
Record for Retha Zulma Gott
[S10231] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Database online. Year: 1920; Census Place: Medford Ward 5, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: T625_715; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 325; Image: .
Record for Maurice A Bonia

1920 United States Federal Census
Year: 1920; Census Place: Medford Ward 5, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: T625_715; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 325
[S9776] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Roll: 954; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0449; Image: 230.0; FHL microfilm: 2340689.

1930 United States Federal Census
Year: 1930; Census Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0449; FHL microfilm: 2340689
[S8] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2015;).
[S663] Ancestry.com, Massachusetts, Birth Index, 1860-1970, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2013;).

Massachusetts, Birth Index, 1860-1970
[S300] Ancestry.com, Massachusetts, Marriage Index, 1901-1955 and 1966-1970, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2013;).

Massachusetts, Marriage Index, 1901-1955 and 1966-1970

[S11596] Ancestry.com, 1950 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2022;), United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Boston, Suffolk, Mas.

1950 United States Federal Census
United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Boston, Suffolk, Mas

[S1726] Newspapers.com: Obituary of Retha Bonia • Boston Globe - Oct 1986, (Name: The Boston Globe; Location: Boston, Massachusetts; Date: 14 Oct 1986;), Retha Zulma Gott Bonia Obituary.
BONIA - Retha Z (Gott) of Quincy, October 13, formerly of Dorchester. Beloved wife of the late Morris A Bonia. Mother of Morris E Bonia of Florida, Ralph and Edward Bonia, both of Brockton, Richard Bonia of South Boston, Robert Bonia of Wetmouth, Mrs Mary M Cummings and Mrs Frances E Donohue both of Quincy, Mrs Dorothy McGee of Roslindale, and Mrs Barbara Moon of SC. Also survived by 27 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren. Reposing at the Joseph Sweeney Funeral Home, 74 Elm St, Quincy Center where services will be held Wednesday morning at 11:30 o'clock. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend, Visiting hours Tuesday 7-9 pm only. Interment Mt. Hope Cemetery.
-- The Boston Globe (Boston, Massachusetts) 14 Oct 1986, Tue, Page 70
https://www.newspapers.com/image/526992560/?article=65e70b03-41c7-44e7-804a-80f0a951ba9d&focus=0.1973663,0.58485544,0.3529175,0.64423305&xid=2378

Obituary-BONIA Retha (Gott)
Obituary of RETHA ZULMA GOTT BONIA - The Boston Globe (Boston, Massachusetts) 14 Oct 1986, Tue, Page 70
[S2347] Newspapers.com: Obituary of Doris Bonia • Boston Globe - Mar 1993, (Name: The Boston Globe; Location: Boston, Massachusetts; Date: 16 Mar 1993;), Doris H BONIA Obituary.
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39051392/obituary_for_doris_h_boniaof/?xid=637
At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
[S5248] Find a Grave: BONIA Ralph C 1919-1995, Ralph Clement Bonia.
BIRTH: 20 Feb 1919 Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
DEATH: 14 Aug 1995 (aged 76) Brockton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts
BURIAL: Pine Hill Cemetery, West Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts
MEMORIAL ID: 235022975
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/235022975/ralph_clement_bonia
[S2888] Newspapers.com: Obituary of Ralph Bonia • Boston Globe - 16 Aug 1995 - Page 34, (Name: The Boston Globe; Location: Boston, Massachusetts; Date: 16 Aug 1995;), Ralph Clement Bonia -- 16 Aug 1995.
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90780719/the-boston-globe/?xid=637

Obituary-BONIA Ralph C
Obituary of RALPH CLEMENT BONIA • The Boston Globe • Boston, Massachusetts • 16 Aug 1995, Wed • Page 34
[S78] World Family Tree, (Name: Family Tree Maker;), Bonia.FTW.
[S1238] Ancestry.com, Massachusetts, U.S., Boston Archdiocese Roman Catholic Sacramental Records, 1789-1900, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2017;), Boston Archdiocese; Boston, Massachusetts; Sacramental Records; Volume: 60525; Page: 53.

Vital_Marriage-BONIA Retha and Maurice
Marriage of Retha Zulma Gott and Maurice Alphonsus Bonia
[S1238] Ancestry.com, Massachusetts, U.S., Boston Archdiocese Roman Catholic Sacramental Records, 1789-1900, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2017;), Boston Archdiocese; Boston, Massachusetts; Sacramental Records; Volume: 60525; Page: 53.
[S8038] Find a Grave: GOTT Retha Bonia 1894-1986, GOTT Retha Zulma Bonia 1894-1986.
BONIA - Retha Z (Gott) of Quincy, October 13, formerly of Dorchester. Beloved wife of the late Morris A Bonia. Mother of Morris E Bonia of Florida, Ralph and Edward Bonia, both of Brockton, Richard Bonia of South Boston, Robert Bonia of Wetmouth, Mrs Mary M Cummings and Mrs Frances E Donohue both of Quincy, Mrs Dorothy McGee of Roslindale, and Mrs Barbara Moon of SC. Also survived by 27 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren. Reposing at the Joseph Sweeney Funeral Home, 74 Elm St, Quincy Center where services will be held Wednesday morning at 11:30 o'clock. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend, Visiting hours Tuesday 7-9 pm only. Interment Mt. Hope Cemetery.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/106309429/retha-zulma-bonia
[S140] Ancestry.com, Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2005;), Database online.
Record for Cheryl Lynn Smith

Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997
Database online.
[S4163] Newspapers.com: Obituary of Maurice Bonia • Boston Globe - Oct 1971, (Name: The Boston Globe; Location: Boston MA; Date: 31 Oct 1971;), Maurice Alphonsus Bonia Obituary.
BONIA, In Dorchester, Oct 28, 1971, Maurice A, beloved husband of Retha Z (Gott).
Devoted father of Maurice E Jr, Ralph C, Clyde F, Richard A, Robert V, Edward A, Mary M Cummings, Barbara L Moon, Dorothy A McGee, Frances M Donohue. Also survived by 28 grandchildren and 7 great grand-children.
Funeral from the Harold L O'Neil Funeral Home, Dorchester, followed by a blessing of Christian burial at St Mark's Church.
Late member Atlantic Fishermen's Union No 691.
https://www.newspapers.com/image/435889385/?article=a9140dad-4aed-4a74-a410-b8ab193e11dd&focus=0.043930408,0.33041352,0.16555782,0.39618433&xid=3355

Obituary-BONIA Maurice A
Obituary of MAURICE A BONIA • The Boston Globe • Boston, Massachusetts • Sun, Oct 31, 1971 • Page 74
[S5247] Find a Grave: CURTIS Doris Bonia 1918-1993, Doris Helen Curtis Beauregard Bonia.
Doris Helen Curtis Beauregard Bonia
BIRTH: 15 Sep 1918 Somerville, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
DEATH: 13 Mar 1993 (aged 74) Middleborough, Plymouth County, Massachusetts
BURIAL: Pine Hill Cemetery, West Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts
MEMORIAL ID: 235022898
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/235022898/doris-helen-bonia

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