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David Alexander Heggie 1915 - 1995

David Alexander Heggie of Westfield, Hampden County, MA was born on November 6, 1915 in Lochee, Dundee City Council County, Scotland United Kingdom, and was the father of Michelle Heggie. David Heggie died at age 79 years old on August 22, 1995 in Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts United States.

David Alexander Heggie

Westfield, Hampden County, MA 01085

November 6, 1915

Lochee, Dundee City Council County, Scotland, DD2, United Kingdom

August 22, 1995

Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, 01085, United States

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Introduction

David Alexander Heggie was born on November 6, 1915 in Lochee, Angus, Scotland to parents James Heggie (1877-1945) and Esther Clara Grant (1885-1969). He had siblings including James (1907-1986), William Grant (1910-1988), and Ester Clara Heggie (1919-2002). On September 24, 1921 he and his family departed from Glasgow, Scotland and immigrated to the United States arriving in New York, New York. From there, they moved to and resided in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA. He was married to Katherine Heggie and they had a daughter together, Michelle Heggie.
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November 6, 1915

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Lochee, Dundee City Council County, Scotland DD2, United Kingdom

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Ethnicity & Family History

He was Scottish. His father James Heggie was born around 1877 in Dundee, Angus, Scotland and immigrated to the US in 1897. He married Esteher on June 30, 1905 in Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA. He returned to Scotland for some time and then came back to the US where he resided in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA. James passed away on January 3, 1945 in Springfield, MA. His mother Esther Clara Grant was born in 1885 in Dundee, Angus, Scotland and she grew up in Liff, Benvie and lnvergowrie, Angus, Scotland. She immigrated to the states and arrived in New York. New York on September 1, 1903. She married James in Massachusetts and then returned to Glasgow, Scotland on November 16, 1907. SHe had her son William and then came back to the US. Esther passed away on August 5, 1969 in Indian Orchard, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA.
Nationality & Locations

David was born in Lochee, Angus, Scotland and on September 24, 1921 he and his family departed from Glasgow, Scotland and immigrated to the United States arriving in New York, New York. From there, he moved to and resided in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA.
Military Service

David Alexander Heggie, at the age of 24, registered for the draft on October 16, 1940, in Savannah, Georgia, USA. At the time, he was residing in West Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts. Heggie listed himself as his own employer. According to the draft registration record, Heggie was of light complexion with brown hair and blue eyes. He stood at a height of 5'10 ½" and weighed 195 pounds. His next of kin was listed as Mrs. Katherine Heggie, his wife.
Professional Career

David was self employed.
Personal Life & Family

He was married to Katherine Heggie.
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1995

Death

August 22, 1995

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Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts 01085, United States
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David Alexander Heggie lived 6 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 79.

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In 1915, in the year that David Alexander Heggie was born, Audrey Munson, playing a model for a sculptor in the film "Inspiration", became the first actress to shed her clothes on screen. Fearing that banning the film would mean that censors would also have to "ban Renaissance art" the film was released, with Munson in the nude scenes and a stand-in doing the acting. (Munson had previously been "America's First Supermodel" and posed nude as the model for many famous artworks.) The film was a hit with audiences.

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In 1927, by the time he was just 12 years old, the first "talkie" (a movie with music, songs, and talking), The Jazz Singer, was released. Al Jolson starred as a cantor's son who instead of following in his father's footsteps as expected, becomes a singer of popular songs. Banished by his father, they reconcile on his father's deathbed. It was a tear-jerker and audiences went wild - especially when they heard the songs. Thus begun the demise of silent films and the rise of "talkies".

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