Michael Joseph Bonia

1894 - 1979  (84 years)

• Name	Michael Joseph Bonia  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14]
  Birth	8 Nov 1894	Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada   [1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14]
  Immigration	8 Nov 1894	Vanceboro, Washington, Maine, USA   [1, 12]
  Baptism	9 Nov 1894	Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada   [13]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1910	Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada   [5]
  	Following death of his paernts, went to live with widowed Aunt Frances
  Military Service	1915	Canada   [7, 11]
  	Over-Seas Expeditionary Force - WWI
  Naturalization	20 Feb 1939	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA   [10, 12]
  	Naturalization
  Census	1940	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA   [8]
  	Marital Status: Married to Mary; Relation to Head of House: Head
  Military Draft Registration	1942	Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA   [9]
  	Draft Registration - WWII
  Census	1950	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA   [14]
  	Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Mary
  Education	Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada   [5]
  	(in French speaking schools)
  Social Security Number	Bef 1951	Massachusetts, USA   [4, 5]
  	021-12-3585
  Residence	1959	Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA   [2]
  	Mary and Michael Bonia
  Obituary	Mar 1979	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA   [15]
  	Obituary of Michael Joseph Bonia - Newspapers.com - The Boston Globe - 7 Mar 1979 - Page 16
  		Obituary-BONIA Michael J Obituary of MICHAEL JOSEPH BONIA - Newspapers.com - The Boston Globe - 7 Mar 1979 - Page 16
  Occupation	Worked as an airplane mechanic on the Admiral Byrd  [5]
  Death	5 Mar 1979	Tewksbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA   [3, 4, 5, 6]
  Burial	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
  	(with his wife)
  Person ID	I26088	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Edward G 'Ned' Bonia,   b. 1863, Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada d. 26 Feb 1898, Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada (Age 35 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Marguerita Brown,   b. 1866, Sound Island, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada d. 6 Mar 1910, Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada (Age 44 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	26 Jun 1891	Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada   [5, 16, 17, 18]
  	Marguerita and Ned were 1st Cousins, grandchildren of Mary Murray and Patrick Bonia
  Family ID	F8126	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary F meaney,   b. Abt 1892, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada d. Aft 1959 (Age > 68 years)
  Marriage	Bef 1940  [8, 19]
  Family ID	F11344	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 8 Nov 1894 - Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada Immigration - 8 Nov 1894 - Vanceboro, Washington, Maine, USA Baptism - 9 Nov 1894 - Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada Census - Following death of his paernts, went to live with widowed Aunt Frances - 1910 - Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada Naturalization - Naturalization - 20 Feb 1939 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA Census - Marital Status: Married to Mary; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1940 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA Military Draft Registration - Draft Registration - WWII - 1942 - Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA Census - Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Mary - 1950 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA Education - (in French speaking schools) - - Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada Social Security Number - 021-12-3585 - Bef 1951 - Massachusetts, USA Residence - Mary and Michael Bonia - 1959 - Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Obituary - Obituary of Michael Joseph Bonia - Newspapers.com - The Boston Globe - 7 Mar 1979 - Page 16 - Mar 1979 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA Death - 5 Mar 1979 - Tewksbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Burial - - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Obituaries

  Obituary-BONIA Michael J Obituary of MICHAEL JOSEPH BONIA - Newspapers.com - The Boston Globe - 7 Mar 1979 - Page 16

  
  

• Sources

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