Gazlay Family History
Harry Allen Strickland
Parents
| Father | Moses Allen Strickland (October 1866 - ) |
| Mother | Victoria E. Hespe (February 1858 - 22 March 1904) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 21 April 2010; Last Edited: 19 November 2021 |
| Person ID | 1071 |
| Name | Harry Allen Strickland |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | 15 August 1893 in East Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut1, 2, 3 |
| Died | 21 November 1950 in Boston, Massachusetts3 |
| Buried | in Cedar Grove Cemetery, New London, New London County, Connecticut3 |
Biography
Harry was nine years old when his mother died, after which time Harry lived with his paternal Aunt Lizzie, Elizabeth (Strickland) Beebe, then a widow with one child of her own.4, 5
He worked in his early years as a salesman in a clothing store in New London, Connecticut.1, 4
Harry began his working life in 1918 at Electric Boat Co., Groton, Connecticut, and worked there as an accountant for 32 years until a few weeks before his death. He was a member and trustee of the New London lodge of Elks. Harry was never married and had no children.3
Sources
- Draft Registration Card, World War I, Harry Allen Strickland, Card No. 12.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Connecticut, Hartford County, East Hartford Town, Enumeration District 128, Sheet 17B, family of Allen Strickland.
- Obituary, The Day, New London, Connecticut, Harry Allen Strickland, 21 November 1950
- U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Connecticut, New London County, New London, Enumeration District 523, Sheet 3B, family of Elizabeth Beebe.
- Family recollections