Retha Zulma Gott b. 28 Dec 1894 Tremont, Hancock, Maine, USA d. 15 Oct 1986 Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA: Smith Family Tree

Retha Zulma Gott

1894 - 1986 (91 years)

Name	Retha Zulma Gott [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14]
Birth	28 Dec 1894	Tremont, Hancock, Maine, USA [1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]
Gender	Female
Census	1900	Tremont, Hancock, Maine, USA [9]
	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Census	1910	Tremont, Hancock, Maine, USA [11]
	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Granddaughter of Mary and Edward Bunker
Census	1930	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA [10]
	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife
Census	1940	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA [3]
	Married to Maurice Bonia
Census	1950	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA [15]
	Retha; Age: 55; Wife of Maurice Bonia
Residence	Aug 1959	Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA [14]
	Mrs Retha Bonia
Social Security Number	1970	Massachusetts, USA [2]
	022-46-2764
Obituary	Oct 1986	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA [13]
	The Boston Globe (Boston, Massachusetts) 14 Oct 1986, Tue - Page 70
		Obituary-BONIA Retha (Gott) Obituary of RETHA ZULMA GOTT BONIA - The Boston Globe (Boston, Massachusetts) 14 Oct 1986, Tue, Page 70
FSID	LH7W-GRP
Eden	123rd great granddaughter of Adam and Eve
Death	15 Oct 1986	Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA [1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 13]
Burial	Mount Hope Cemetery, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA [7, 13]
	Maurice A Bonia, buried with infant son Edward ( lot # 6146, Elm Grove)
		Burial-BONIA Retha and Maurice Retha Zulma Gott and Maurice A Bonia, buried with infant son Edward - Mt. Hope Cemetery, Boston MA (lot # 6146, Elm Grove) + https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/106309376/ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/106309429 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/184372552
		Mount Hope Cemetery Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Find a Grave: #826565
Person ID	I24607	A Tree Called Smith
Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

Father	Joel E Gott, b. 26 Mar 1869, Tremont, Hancock, Maine, USA d. 7 Jul 1913, Kennebunkport, York, Maine, USA (Age 44 years)
Relationship	natural
Mother	Josie May Bunker, b. 26 Apr 1876, Cranberry Isles, Hancock, Maine, USA d. 9 Aug 1959, Sullivan, Hancock, Maine, USA (Age 83 years)
Relationship	natural
Marriage	25 Dec 1893	Hancock County, Maine, USA [9, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23]
Family ID	F10034	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Maurice Alphonsus Bonia, b. 7 Jun 1892, Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada d. 28 Oct 1971, Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA (Age 79 years)

Marriage 16 Apr 1917 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA [1, 7, 12, 24, 25, 26]

Vital_Marriage-BONIA Retha and Maurice
Marriage of Retha Zulma Gott and Maurice Alphonsus Bonia

Marriage End 1971 [13, 27]

Death of Maurice Bonia

Children

	1. Frances May 'Frannie' Bonia, b. 30 Nov 1934, Qunicy Hospital, Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	2. Edward Joseph Bonia, b. 20 Nov 1925, Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA d. 31 Oct 1926, Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA (Age 0 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	3. Edward Albert Bonia, b. 2 Oct 1937, Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA d. 12 Dec 2021, West Acres Nursing Home, Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA (Age 84 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	4. Barbara Louise Bonia, b. 25 Feb 1929, Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA d. 26 Sep 2014, Memorial Hospital, Belleville, St Clair, Illinois, USA (Age 85 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	5. Dorothy Arline Bonia, b. 19 Sep 1930, Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA d. 14 May 2019, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA (Age 88 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	6. Clyde Forrest Bonia, b. 11 Dec 1921, Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA d. 13 Jan 1976, Lakeville, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA (Age 54 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	7. Mary Marguerite Bonia, b. 20 Nov 1920, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA d. 31 Oct 2007, Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA (Age 86 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	8. Robert Vincent 'Bunny' Bonia, b. 13 Apr 1927, Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA d. 26 May 2006, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA (Age 79 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	9. Richard Alan Bonia, b. 3 Apr 1923, Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA d. 20 Feb 2003, Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA (Age 79 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	10. Ralph Clement Bonia, b. 20 Feb 1919, Medford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA d. 14 Aug 1995, Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA (Age 76 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	11. Maurice Edwin Bonia, b. 22 Sep 1917, Tremont, Hancock, Maine, USA d. 18 Mar 2002, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA (Age 84 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]

Family ID F11310 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 21 Jul 2025

Event Map

	Birth - 28 Dec 1894 - Tremont, Hancock, Maine, USA
	Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter - 1900 - Tremont, Hancock, Maine, USA
	Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Granddaughter of Mary and Edward Bunker - 1910 - Tremont, Hancock, Maine, USA
	Marriage - 16 Apr 1917 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
	Census - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife - 1930 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
	Census - Married to Maurice Bonia - 1940 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
	Census - Retha; Age: 55; Wife of Maurice Bonia - 1950 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
	Residence - Mrs Retha Bonia - Aug 1959 - Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
	Social Security Number - 022-46-2764 - 1970 - Massachusetts, USA
	Obituary - The Boston Globe (Boston, Massachusetts) 14 Oct 1986, Tue - Page 70 - Oct 1986 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
	Death - 15 Oct 1986 - Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
	Burial - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

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Ancestors

~Eden~GOTT Retha Bonia
Retha Zulma Gott Bonia

Burials

Burial-BONIA Retha and Maurice
Retha Zulma Gott and Maurice A Bonia, buried with infant son Edward - Mt. Hope Cemetery, Boston MA (lot # 6146, Elm Grove) + https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/106309376/ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/106309429 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/184372552

Census

1950 Census-BONIA Maurice and Retha
1950 Census - Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts (District 15-958) 38 Dracut Street (Dorchester) -- Maurice A Bonia; Head; Age: 57; Cook, Fisheries -- Retha Z Bonia; Wife; Age: 55 -- Clyde F Bonia; Son; Age: 28; Never Married; Sheet Metal Worker, Counter Installer; Education: 10th Grade; 1949 Earnings: $2,000 -- Dorothy A Bonia;…

Obituaries		Obituary-BONIA Retha (Gott) Obituary of RETHA ZULMA GOTT BONIA - The Boston Globe (Boston, Massachusetts) 14 Oct 1986, Tue, Page 70
Obituaries		Obituary-MOORE Josie (Bunker) Obituary of JOSIE MAY BUNKER GOTT BROWN FERRIS MOORE • The Bangor Daily News • Bangor, Maine • 12 Aug 1959, Wed • Page 18

People		BONIA-Family Portrait BACK: Dottie, Ralph, Retha, Barbara, Maurice CENTER: Eddie, Robert, Frannie, Mary FRONT: Clyde, Richie
People		GOTT-Retha G Retha Zulma Gott (Abt. 1911)

Vital & Legal Records

Vital_Marriage-BONIA Retha and Maurice
Marriage of Retha Zulma Gott and Maurice Alphonsus Bonia

Sources

[S78] World Family Tree, (Name: Family Tree Maker;), Bonia.FTW.
[S9507] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;), Database online. Number: 022-46-2764; Issue State: Massachusetts; Issue Date: 1970.
[S9528] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Roll: T627_1675; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 15-563.
Birth date: abt 1895 Birth place: Maine Residence date: 1 Apr 1940 Residence place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

1940 United States Federal Census
Year: 1940; Census Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Roll: T627_1675; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 15-563.
[S404] Ancestry.com, Maine, Birth Records, 1621-1922, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2010;).
Birth date: 8 Dec 1894 Birth place: Tremont

Maine, Birth Records, 1621-1922
Maine State Archives; Cultural Building, 84 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0084; 1892-1907 Vital Records; Roll Number: 23
[S352] Ancestry.com, Massachusetts Death Index, 1970-2003, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2005;), Database online.
Record for Retha Z Bonia
[S2324] Ancestry.com, U.S. Naturalization Records Indexes, 1794-1995, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2007;).
Birth date: abt 1896 Birth place: Residence date: Residence place: United States

U.S. Naturalization Records Indexes, 1794-1995
[S8038] Find a Grave: GOTT Retha Bonia 1894-1986, GOTT Retha Zulma Bonia 1894-1986.
BONIA - Retha Z (Gott) of Quincy, October 13, formerly of Dorchester. Beloved wife of the late Morris A Bonia. Mother of Morris E Bonia of Florida, Ralph and Edward Bonia, both of Brockton, Richard Bonia of South Boston, Robert Bonia of Wetmouth, Mrs Mary M Cummings and Mrs Frances E Donohue both of Quincy, Mrs Dorothy McGee of Roslindale, and Mrs Barbara Moon of SC. Also survived by 27 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren. Reposing at the Joseph Sweeney Funeral Home, 74 Elm St, Quincy Center where services will be held Wednesday morning at 11:30 o'clock. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend, Visiting hours Tuesday 7-9 pm only. Interment Mt. Hope Cemetery.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/106309429/retha-zulma-bonia
[S8] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2015;).
[S11629] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Tremont, Hancock, Maine; Roll: 593; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 0068; FHL microfilm: 1240593.

1900 United States Federal Census
Year: 1900; Census Place: Tremont, Hancock, Maine; Roll: 593; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 0068; FHL microfilm: 1240593
[S9776] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Roll: 954; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0449; Image: 230.0; FHL microfilm: 2340689.

1930 United States Federal Census
Year: 1930; Census Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0449; FHL microfilm: 2340689
[S11466] Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Year: 1910; Census Place: Tremont, Hancock, Maine; Roll: T624_541; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0082; FHL microfilm: 1374554.

1910 United States Federal Census
Year: 1910; Census Place: Tremont, Hancock, Maine; Roll: T624_541; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0082; FHL microfilm: 1374554
[S1238] Ancestry.com, Massachusetts, U.S., Boston Archdiocese Roman Catholic Sacramental Records, 1789-1900, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2017;), Boston Archdiocese; Boston, Massachusetts; Sacramental Records; Volume: 60525; Page: 53.

Vital_Marriage-BONIA Retha and Maurice
Marriage of Retha Zulma Gott and Maurice Alphonsus Bonia
[S1726] Newspapers.com: Obituary of Retha Bonia • Boston Globe - Oct 1986, (Name: The Boston Globe; Location: Boston, Massachusetts; Date: 14 Oct 1986;), Retha Zulma Gott Bonia Obituary.
BONIA - Retha Z (Gott) of Quincy, October 13, formerly of Dorchester. Beloved wife of the late Morris A Bonia. Mother of Morris E Bonia of Florida, Ralph and Edward Bonia, both of Brockton, Richard Bonia of South Boston, Robert Bonia of Wetmouth, Mrs Mary M Cummings and Mrs Frances E Donohue both of Quincy, Mrs Dorothy McGee of Roslindale, and Mrs Barbara Moon of SC. Also survived by 27 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren. Reposing at the Joseph Sweeney Funeral Home, 74 Elm St, Quincy Center where services will be held Wednesday morning at 11:30 o'clock. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend, Visiting hours Tuesday 7-9 pm only. Interment Mt. Hope Cemetery.
-- The Boston Globe (Boston, Massachusetts) 14 Oct 1986, Tue, Page 70
https://www.newspapers.com/image/526992560/?article=65e70b03-41c7-44e7-804a-80f0a951ba9d&focus=0.1973663,0.58485544,0.3529175,0.64423305&xid=2378

Obituary-BONIA Retha (Gott)
Obituary of RETHA ZULMA GOTT BONIA - The Boston Globe (Boston, Massachusetts) 14 Oct 1986, Tue, Page 70
[S2716] Newspapers.com: Obituary of Josie Moore • Bangor Daily News - Aug 1959, (Name: The Bangor Daily News; Location: Bangor ME; Date: 12 Aug 1959;), Josie May Bunker Gott Brown Ferris Moore Obituary.
MRS JOSIE MOORE McKINLEY Aug 11— Mrs Josie Moore, 83, died Sunday in a Sullivan nursing home after a long illness. Mrs Moore was born on Cranberry Island April 24 1878. the daughter of Edwin and Mary (Harding) Bunker.
Surviving are a daughter, Mrs Retha Bonia of Dorchester MA, several nieces and nephews.
The funeral will be held from the Fernald Funeral Home in Mt Desert. The Rev Paul Weimer of the Tremont Larger Parish will officiate. Burial will be at Mt Height Cemetery Southwest Harbor.
• The Bangor Daily News • Bangor, Maine • 12 Aug 1959, Wed • Page 18
https://www.newspapers.com/image/662449217/?article=2353b9fa-c35b-4787-bfb5-7c5777b36d04&focus=0.61139655,0.39045373,0.7269065,0.49738708&xid=3355

Obituary-MOORE Josie (Bunker)
Obituary of JOSIE MAY BUNKER GOTT BROWN FERRIS MOORE • The Bangor Daily News • Bangor, Maine • 12 Aug 1959, Wed • Page 18

[S11596] Ancestry.com, 1950 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2022;), 1950 Census - Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts (District 15-958) 38 Dracut Street (Dorchester).
-- Maurice A Bonia; Head; Age: 57; Cook, Fisheries
-- Retha Z Bonia; Wife; Age: 55
-- Clyde F Bonia; Son; Age: 28; Never Married; Sheet Metal Worker, Counter Installer; Education: 10th Grade; 1949 Earnings: $2,000
-- Dorothy A Bonia; Daughter; Age: 19; Never Married; Page Girl, Savings Bank
-- Edward A Bonia; Son; Age: 12; Never Married
https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/district-map/62308?search=38+Dracut+Street%2C+Dorchester%2C+Suffolk%2C+Massachusetts%2C+USA&selection=-71.062132%2C42.28751

[S1145] Ancestry.com, Maine, Marriage Index, 1670-1921, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2016;).
[S11629] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Database online. Year: 1900; Census Place: Tremont, Hancock, Maine; Roll: T623_593; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 68.

1900 United States Federal Census
Year: 1900; Census Place: Tremont, Hancock, Maine; Roll: 593; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 0068; FHL microfilm: 1240593
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Bunker genealogy : descendants of James Bunker of Dover, N.H., Vol. 1
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Birth date: abt 1869 Birth place: Marriage date: 25 Dec 1893 Marriage place: Tremont

Maine, Marriage Records, 1713-1937
[S399] Ancestry.com, Maine, Marriage Records, 1713-1922, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2010;), Maine State Archives; Cultural Building, 84 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0084; 1892-1907 Vital Records; Roll Number: 23.

Maine, Marriage Records, 1713-1937
[S11363] Smith, Dianne Gebhardt, Find a Grave - Ancestor (Gott): BUNKER Josie Moore, (Name: SmithLC.com;), BUNKER Josie May Gott Brown Ferris Moore 1875-1959.
Mrs Josie Moore, 83, died Sunday in a Sullivan nursing home after a long illness. Mrs Moore was born on Cranberry Island, the daughter of Edwin and Mary (Harding) Bunker.
Surviving are a daughter, Mrs Retha Bonia of Dorchester MA, several nieces and nephews.
The funeral will be held from the Fernald Funeral Home in Mt Desert. The Rev Paul Weimer of the Tremont Larger Parish will officiate. Burial will be at Mt Height Cemetery Southwest Harbor.
Josie married: (1) Joel Gott on 25 Dec 1893, (2) John Franklin Brown on 23 Mar 1901, (3) Edward Ferris, and (4) Albert Delmont Moore on 15 Sep 1932.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/64534360
[S2715] Find a Grave: BUNKER Josie Moore 1875-1959, Josie May Bunker Gott Brown Ferris Moore.
BIRTH: 26 Apr 1875 Cranberry Isles, Hancock County, Maine
DEATH: 9 Aug 1959 (aged 84) Sullivan, Hancock County, Maine
BURIAL: Mount Height Cemetery, Southwest Harbor, Hancock County, Maine
MEMORIAL ID: 64534360
______________________________________________________
Mrs Josie Moore, 83, died Sunday in a Sullivan nursing home after a long illness. Mrs Moore was born on Cranberry Island, the daughter of Edwin and Mary (Harding) Bunker.
Surviving are a daughter, Mrs Retha Bonia of Dorchester MA, several nieces and nephews.
The funeral will be held from the Fernald Funeral Home in Mt Desert. The Rev Paul Weimer of the Tremont Larger Parish will officiate. Burial will be at Mt Height Cemetery Southwest Harbor.

Josie married: (1) Joel Gott on 25 Dec 1893, (2) John Franklin Brown on 23 Mar 1901, (3) Edward Ferris, and (4) Albert Delmont Moore on 15 Sep 1932.

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/64534360
[S54] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT : Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Database online.
Record for Retha Zulma Gott
[S1238] Ancestry.com, Massachusetts, U.S., Boston Archdiocese Roman Catholic Sacramental Records, 1789-1900, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2017;), Boston Archdiocese; Boston, Massachusetts; Sacramental Records; Volume: 60525; Page: 53.
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Record for Cheryl Lynn Smith

Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997
Database online.
[S4163] Newspapers.com: Obituary of Maurice Bonia • Boston Globe - Oct 1971, (Name: The Boston Globe; Location: Boston MA; Date: 31 Oct 1971;), Maurice Alphonsus Bonia Obituary.
BONIA, In Dorchester, Oct 28, 1971, Maurice A, beloved husband of Retha Z (Gott).
Devoted father of Maurice E Jr, Ralph C, Clyde F, Richard A, Robert V, Edward A, Mary M Cummings, Barbara L Moon, Dorothy A McGee, Frances M Donohue. Also survived by 28 grandchildren and 7 great grand-children.
Funeral from the Harold L O'Neil Funeral Home, Dorchester, followed by a blessing of Christian burial at St Mark's Church.
Late member Atlantic Fishermen's Union No 691.
https://www.newspapers.com/image/435889385/?article=a9140dad-4aed-4a74-a410-b8ab193e11dd&focus=0.043930408,0.33041352,0.16555782,0.39618433&xid=3355

Obituary-BONIA Maurice A
Obituary of MAURICE A BONIA • The Boston Globe • Boston, Massachusetts • Sun, Oct 31, 1971 • Page 74

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