The H600 Project Genealogy DB
John Macgregor Edson
1937 - 2012 (75 years)-
Name John Macgregor Edson Born 4 Jun 1937 Boston, Suffolk Co, Massachusetts, USA 
Gender Male Education Boston, Suffolk Co, Massachusetts, USA (Boston Latin School For Boys) Grade 7 (twice) Education West Roxbury, Suffolk Co, Massachusetts, USA (Randell G. Morris Grammar School) Grades 1-6 Education Boston, Suffolk Co, Massachusetts, USA (Huntington School For Boys) Grades 8-12 - In the WMCA building, next to Northeastern University on Huntington Ave.
Education Buzzards Bay, , Massachusetts, USA Massachusetts Maritime Academy - Graduated in 1959.
Bach. of Science - Marine and Electrical Engineer Degree.
Graduated as a 3rd Assistant Engineer US Coast Guard, 3rd Assistant Engineer Steam and Motor Vessels (any horse power), and Ensign US Navy Reserve.
Anniversary 8 Jul 1990 Norwalk, Fairfield Co, Connecticut, USA Alcoholics Anonymous - Know as:
Connecticut John
Vermont John
Family John
Hobbies - As a Child: Bike riding.
As a teen: Scuba diving.
As a young man: Traveling
As an adult: Reading
Interests - AA
Helping people
Loving his family and his extended family
Telling stories of his life.
Making good memories for his grandchildren
Pets, presently, Harley (Golden Retriever)
Work History - 1959-1960 American Export Lines on "The Independence" (Ship)
Bethlehem Ship Yard, Quincy, Massachusetts
AMF Atomics, Greenwich, Connecticut
Remington Rand, Norwalk, Connecticut
Peabody Engineering, Stamford, Connecticut
Sealtest Foods, Springdale, Connecticut
Ferro Corp., Norwalk, Connecticut
Isis Realty (Facilaties Manager), Stamford, Connecticut
Retired from: Brattleboro Retreat (Plant Engineer), Brattleboro, Vermont
Died 26 Jul 2012 Windham, Cumberland Co, Maine, USA Buried (Cremated) Person ID I12942 A00 Hoar and Horr Families North America Last Modified 19 Jun 2015
Father Col. Albert Lovell Edson, b. 21 Oct 1892, Malden, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts, USA , d. 22 Oct 1965, Princeton, , New Jersey, USA (Age 73 years) Mother Alice Macgregor, b. 28 Jul 1897, Big Bug, Yavapai Co, Arizona, USA , d. 10 Dec 1970, Princeton, , New Jersey, USA (Age 73 years) Married 23 Sep 1925 Berkeley, Alameda Co, California, USA Family ID F6363 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Ruth Anne Tucy, b. 30 Aug 1938, Buzzards Bay, , Massachusetts, USA , d. 18 Jul 2007, Brattleboro, Windham Co, Vermont, USA (Age 68 years) Married 4 Jun 1960 Buzzards Bay, , Massachusetts, USA - Married at St. Margaret's Church by Father Mahoney. Best man was Michael Dervine.
Children 1. Living 2. Living 3. Living 4. Living Last Modified 8 Nov 2012 Family ID F5837 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 2 Living Last Modified 29 May 2014 Family ID F5649 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - Memorial:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=edson&GSfn=john&GSmn=macgregor&GSbyrel=all&GSdy=2012&GSdyrel=in&GSob=n&GRid=100365262&df=all&
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SS #
011-28-3376
John's Ships:
(He was never in any branch of military service)
1. "The Charleston".
Training ship. A Navy gun boat used for training Massachusetts Maritime Academy Cadets (aka Mid-Shipman)
2. "USS Doyen" (Later renamed "The Bay State")
Originally a Navy troop transport ship. It was taken out of the reserve fleet to serve as a training ship for training Massachusetts Maritime Academy Cadets (aka Mid-Shipman)
The book "The Attack Transport", written by Larry Marsden, is about the USS Doyen
3. "USS Independance" (USS=United States Steamship)
A passenger Ship. John worked as a Merchant Marine (Merchant Marine is not a branch of any US Service) in the engine room. His first job after graduating from MMC.
4."The Longbeach"
A guided missile cruiser, as it was being built; Navy ship. John, as a civilian, worked as a nuclear test engineer, at Bethleham Steel, Quincy Massachusetts.
5. "The Bambridge"
Destroyer escort, as it was being built; Navy ship. John, as a civilian, worked as a nuclear test engineer, at Bethleham Steel, Quincy Massachusetts. He had "Top Secret Clearance"
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