Notes for: John A. Bodine
From Ronny Bodine (August 27, 2020):
When Charles Knight Bodine married Annie Hanson in 1911 he furnished the following details concerning his parents: Father--J. A. Bodine, Mother--Mary
When Charles Knight Bodine Sr. applied to marry Muriel Daisy Crocker in 1945 he furnished the following details concerning his parents: Father--John A. Bodine, born in Chicago, IL, cabinet maker, resident of Brooklyn, NY, died at age 42. Mother-Mary, born in Chicago,, IL, resident of Bridgeport, CT, died at age 42.
From Bridgeport City Directories:
1878: No Bodin or Bodine
1882: J. A Bodin, cabinet maker, boards 35 State
1883: J. A. Bodin, cabinet maker, 23 Hanover
1884: J. A. Bodin, cabinetmaker, 35 Milne
1886: John A. Bodine empl. Grant & Hurd, res. 23 Steuben
1887: John A. Bodine res. 18 Johnson
1890: John A. Bodine empl. Longstaff & Hurd, res. 139 Howard av.
1891: John A. Bodine empl. Longstaff & Hurd, res. 205 Gregory
1892: John A. Bodine empl. Longstaff & Hurd, res. 406 Railroad av.
1894: John A. Bodine empl. Longstaff & Hurd, res. 406 Railroad av.
1895: John A. Bodine, cabinetmaker, rooms 31 Liberty
The birth records for the Bridgeport, Connecticut from 1855 to 1900 contain no record of the births of the three children attributed to John Bodine which occurred in 1878, 1879 and 1886. It seems very unlikely that John Bodine was born in Chicago, Illinois as claimed by his son Charles. Neither John Bodine nor his son Hilmer appears in the 1880 census.
1900 Naugatuck, New Haven Co., CT: John BODINE March 1858 [age 42] SWE moulder-foundry, Oscar April 1888 MI son, Hildegarde Sept 1892 CT dau. Married 14 years [but no wife named] Immigrated 1885.
1910 Naugatuck, New Haven Co., CT: John BODINE 57 SWE widowed moulder-iron foundry, Oscar 22 CT son, Hildegarde 18 CT dau. Immigrated 1879, naturalized.
From Connecticut Death Records:
John Bodine died 2 June 1919 in Naugatuck.