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Seldon Eugene Bowring 1915 - 1996

Seldon Eugene Bowring of South Paris, Oxford County, ME was born on November 16, 1915 in Augusta, Kennebec County, and died at age 80 years old on February 23, 1996 at South Paris in Paris, Oxford County. Seldon Bowring was buried at Brooklawn Memorial Park 2002 Congress St, in Portland, Cumberland County.

Seldon Eugene Bowring
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South Paris, Oxford County, ME 04281
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November 16, 1915
Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine, 04330, United States
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South Paris in Paris, Oxford County, Maine, United States
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  • Introduction

    Seldon Eugene Bowring (also spelled Bowring) was born to George Sherman Bowring (1880-1948) and Mary Elizabeth Paro (1879-1943), and had siblings Alice Cora (1903-1988), Mary Elizabeth Gladys (1905-1979), Mildred Vivian (1910-1975), Owen Sherman Wellman (1913-1972), and Mabel Constance Bowing (1919-1922). He was married in New Hampshire to Caroline Frost and had three daughters.
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    November 16, 1915
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    Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine 04330, United States
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  • Ethnicity & Family History

    Seldon's father George Sherman Bowring was born in Bethel Township Canada, and George's father George Watts Bowring (April 21st 1852-1927) was born in Shipton, Quebec, Canada. George's mother Elizabeth E. Davison (July 21, 1855 - circa 1921) was born in Ely Township in Shefford Quebec. Seldon's mother Mary Elizabeth Paro was born in Gorham, Coos New Hampshire, and her father Charles Paro who was born in 1856, and her mother Ellen Paro who was born in 1857, were both born in Canada.

  • Nationality & Locations

    Born in Augusta, Kennebec Maine, Seldon lived on Bridge Street in Augusta Ward 3 Kennebec Maine in 1920, and by 1950 was living at 24 Boyd Street in Portland, Cumberland Maine with his wife Dorothy's parents.

  • Early Life & Education

    When Sheldon enlisted in the military in 1945 he said that he had completed grammar school.

  • Military Service

    A World War II veteran, Seldon was a staff sergeant in the Army during World War II. His military details are as follows: Military serial#: 31474069 Enlisted: February 15, 1945 in Portland Maine Military branch: No Branch Assignment Rank: Private, Selectees (enlisted Men) Terms of enlistment: Enlistment For The Duration Of The War Or Other Emergency, Plus Six Months, Subject To The Discretion Of The President Or Otherwise According To Law

  • Professional Career

    The military categorized Sheldon's work experience as 'Semiskilled Chauffeurs And Drivers, Bus, Taxi, Truck, And Tractor'. According to the 1950s census he owned his own trucking business. According to his obituary, Seldon was a truck driver for Coles, Hunnewell and Hemingway trucking companies. He was also a member of Local 340 Teamsters, Veterans of Foreign Wars in Portland and American Legion in Portland.
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    February 23, 1996
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    Brooklawn Memorial Park 2002 Congress St, in Portland, Cumberland County, Maine 04102, United States
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  • Obituary

    Seldon E. Bowring - truck driver, WWII Veteran SOUTH PARIS - Seldon E. Bowring, 80, died Friday at Stephens Memorial Hospital in Norway. He was formerly of Portland. He was born in Augusta, a son of George S. and Mary E. Paro Bowring. Mr. Bowring attended schools in Augusta. He was a staff sergeant in the Army during World War II. He was a truck driver for Coles, Hunnewell and Hemingway trucking companies. He was a member of Local 340 Teamsters, Veterans of Foreign Wars in Portland and American Legion in Portland. He was married in New Hampshire to Caroline Frost. Surviving are his wife of South Paris; three daughters, Mrs. Frank (Lorraine) Macchio and Mrs. Keith (Pamela) Dobey, both of Florida, and Mrs. Robinson (Cheryl) Cook of South Portland; seven grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. A private memorial service will be held. Arrangements are by the Meader & Son Funeral Home, 24 Fair St., Norway. - Sunday, February 25th 1996 Portland Press Herald
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In 1915, in the year that Seldon Eugene Bowring was born, the Germans first used poison gas as a weapon at the second Battle of Ypres during World War I. While noxious gases had been used since ancient times, this was the first use of poisonous gas - in this case, lethal chlorine gas - in modern war. Subsequently, the French and British - as well as the United States when they entered World War 1 - developed and used lethal gas in war.
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In 1948, by the time he was 33 years old, on January 30th, Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated in New Delhi by a member of a Hindu nationalist party who thought that Gandhi was too accommodating to Muslims. The man, Nathuram Godse, shot Gandhi 3 times. He died immediately. The shooter was tried, convicted, and hung in November 1949.
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Bowring, Clara (Sep 23, 1913 - Jan 4, 1989) Bowring, Ernest (Oct 22, 1922 - Feb 1986) Bowring, Milo (Apr 14, 1921 - Mar 13, 1990) Bowring, Nina (Nov 1, 1941 - May 24, 2009) Bowring, Allison (Dec 31, 1964 - Nov 14, 2007) Bowring, December (Dec 23, 1958 - Apr 25, 2009) Bowring, Joan (Jan 27, 1950 - Sep 16, 1999) Bowring, G Elbert (Jan 1, 1917 - Dec 1982) Bowring, Elsie (Jun 11, 1915 - Oct 26, 2005) Bowring, David (Aug 19, 1937 - Mar 19, 2011)
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