Edward Clement Bonia

1897 - 1974  (77 years)

• Name	Edward Clement Bonia  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12]
  Birth	16 Apr 1897	Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1910	Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada   [4]
  	Following the death of his parents, he went to live with his widowed Aunt Francis
  Education	1910	Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada   [4]
  	(in French speaking schools)
  Occupation	1914  [4, 12]
  	Quartermaster - Merchant marines
  Military Service	1914  [12]
  	Canadian Merchant Marine - WWI
  		Military Medal-Mercantile Marine UK War Awrd for Merchantile Marine Service: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercantile_Marine_War_Medal
  Arrival	13 Oct 1920	Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA   [5]
  	Departed Liverpool, England aboard SS Haverford
  Immigration	17 Oct 1923	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA   [10, 11]
  	Border crossing from Canada
  Arrival	May 1924	St Albans, Franklin, Vermont, USA   [7]
  	Border Crossing from Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
  Naturalization	19 Nov 1928	New York, USA   [1, 9, 10, 11]
  	Petition for Naturalization (Declaration on 6 Dec 1923 • Boston, Massachusetts)
  Arrival	10 Apr 1948	Portland, Clackamas, Oregon, USA   [13]
  	Departed Yokohama, Japan aboard SS Charles E Dant
  Arrival	18 Sep 1950	San Francisco, California, USA   [8, 14]
  	Departed Yokohama, Japan and world ports aboard SS President Polk (by way of New York on 24 Aug 1950)
  Social Security Number	Bef 1951	New York, USA   [4, 6]
  	083-16-7445
  Arrival	25 Oct 1951	Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA   [3]
  	Departed Yokohama, Japan aboard SS President Cleveland
  Military Award	Merchantile Marine Medal/British War Medal
  		Military Medal-Mercantile Marine UK War Awrd for Merchantile Marine Service: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercantile_Marine_War_Medal
  Death	21 Jun 1974	Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA   [2, 4, 6]
  Person ID	I21040	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Edward G 'Ned' Bonia,   b. 1863, Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada d. 26 Feb 1898, Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada (Age 35 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Marguerita Brown,   b. 1866, Sound Island, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada d. 6 Mar 1910, Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada (Age 44 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	26 Jun 1891	Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada   [15, 16, 17, 18]
  	Marguerita and Ned were 1st Cousins, grandchildren of Mary Murray and Patrick Bonia
  Family ID	F8126	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 16 Apr 1897 - Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada Census - Following the death of his parents, he went to live with his widowed Aunt Francis - 1910 - Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada Education - (in French speaking schools) - 1910 - Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada Arrival - Departed Liverpool, England aboard SS Haverford - 13 Oct 1920 - Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Immigration - Border crossing from Canada - 17 Oct 1923 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA Arrival - Border Crossing from Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada - May 1924 - St Albans, Franklin, Vermont, USA Naturalization - Petition for Naturalization (Declaration on 6 Dec 1923 • Boston, Massachusetts) - 19 Nov 1928 - New York, USA Arrival - Departed Yokohama, Japan aboard SS Charles E Dant - 10 Apr 1948 - Portland, Clackamas, Oregon, USA Arrival - Departed Yokohama, Japan and world ports aboard SS President Polk (by way of New York on 24 Aug 1950) - 18 Sep 1950 - San Francisco, California, USA Social Security Number - 083-16-7445 - Bef 1951 - New York, USA Arrival - Departed Yokohama, Japan aboard SS President Cleveland - 25 Oct 1951 - Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA Death - 21 Jun 1974 - Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Arms Icons & Insignia

  Military Medal-Mercantile Marine UK War Awrd for Merchantile Marine Service: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercantile_Marine_War_Medal

  
  

• Sources

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Marguerita and Edward were grandchildren of Mary Ann Murray and Patrick Bonia (Boneau). She was originally buried at Mount Rosary Roman Catholic Cemetery, Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada and moved to Old Roman Catholic Cemetery https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/261085459/marguerita-bonia