Clyde Forrest Bonia

1921 - 1976  (54 years)

• Name	Clyde Forrest Bonia  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13]
  Birth	11 Dec 1921	Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA   [1, 2, 4, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1930	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA   [4]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
  Census	1940	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA   [9]
  Military Service	25 Jul 1940	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA   [11, 12, 14, 15]
  	US Army - WWII: Army infantry stationed in Hawaii
  		Military Poster-WWII (Army)
  Military Draft Registration	1945	Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
  	Draft Registration - World War II
  Census	1950	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA   [16]
  	Clyde; Age:28; Single; Son of Retha and Maurice Bonia
  FSID	L2CW-P98
  Occupation	1950  [16]
  	Sheet Metal Worker; Counter Installers
  Social Security Number	Bef 1951	Massachusetts, USA   [10, 11]
  	014-18-7288
  Death	13 Jan 1976	Lakeville, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA   [2, 3, 10, 11]
  Person ID	I23738	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Maurice Alphonsus Bonia,   b. 7 Jun 1892, Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada d. 28 Oct 1971, Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA (Age 79 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Retha Zulma Gott,   b. 28 Dec 1894, Tremont, Hancock, Maine, USA d. 15 Oct 1986, Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA (Age 91 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	16 Apr 1917	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA   [3, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21]
  		Vital_Marriage-BONIA Retha and Maurice Marriage of Retha Zulma Gott and Maurice Alphonsus Bonia
  Marriage End	1971  [22, 23]
  	Death of Maurice Bonia
  Family ID	F11310	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Gloria Swanson Smith,   b. 26 Jun 1930, Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA d. 14 Jul 2013, Massachusetts, USA (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	1968	Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA   [6, 7, 24]
  Marriage End	Jan 1976  [25]
  	Death of Clyde
  Children	1. Matthew Phillip Bonia,   b. 3 Jun 1973   d. 27 May 2016, Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida, USA (Age 42 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Living
  Family ID	F9683	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Dorothy Edna Gagnon,   b. 8 Nov 1927, Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA d. 18 Feb 1993, Springfield, Greene, Missouri, USA (Age 65 years)
  Marriage	1952	Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA   [26, 27]
  Family Residence	1962	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA   [8]
  	Dorothy and Clyde Bonia
  Family ID	F9684	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 11 Dec 1921 - Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son - 1930 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA Census - 1940 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA Military Service - US Army - WWII: Army infantry stationed in Hawaii - 25 Jul 1940 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA Military Draft Registration - Draft Registration - World War II - 1945 - Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA Census - Clyde; Age:28; Single; Son of Retha and Maurice Bonia - 1950 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA Social Security Number - 014-18-7288 - Bef 1951 - Massachusetts, USA Marriage - 1952 - Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA Family Residence - Dorothy and Clyde Bonia - 1962 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA Marriage - 1968 - Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA Death - 13 Jan 1976 - Lakeville, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Arms Icons & Insignia

  Military Poster-WWII (Army)

  
  

  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;…

  
  

  News

  News-BONIA Clyde (Discharge) Clyde Bonia -- "25 Greater Boston Men Get Discharges" Newspapers.com - The Boston Globe - 5 Aug 1945 - Page 12

  
  

  Obituaries

  At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.

  
  

  People

  BONIA-Family Portrait BACK: Dottie, Ralph, Retha, Barbara, Maurice CENTER: Eddie, Robert, Frannie, Mary FRONT: Clyde, Richie

  
  

  Vital & Legal Records

  At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.

  
  

• Sources

  [S10809] Ancestry.com, U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;). Birth date: 11 Dec 1921 Birth place: Death date: 13 Jan 1976 Death place: [S352] Ancestry.com, Massachusetts Death Index, 1970-2003, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2005;), Database online. Record for Clyde F Bonia [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 [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 [S300] Ancestry.com, Massachusetts, Marriage Index, 1901-1955 and 1966-1970, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2013;). Massachusetts, Marriage Index, 1901-1955 and 1966-1970 [S300] Ancestry.com, Massachusetts, Marriage Index, 1901-1955 and 1966-1970, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2013;). Massachusetts, Marriage Index, 1901-1955 and 1966-1970 [S300] Ancestry.com, Massachusetts, Marriage Index, 1901-1955 and 1966-1970, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2013;). Massachusetts, Marriage Index, 1901-1955 and 1966-1970 [S284] Ancestry.com, U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2011;). U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995 [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 1922 Birth place: Massachusetts 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. [S238] U.S. Social Security Administration, Database online. Number: 014-18-7288; Issue State: Massachusetts; Issue Date: Before 1951. Record for Clyde Bonia [S78] World Family Tree, (Name: Family Tree Maker;), Reily.FTW. Date of Import: Jun 29, 2002 [S1274] Ancestry.com, U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2005;), Database online. Record for Clyde F Bonia [S9506] Ancestry.com, U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), National Archives at St Louis; St Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards For Massachusetts, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 85. U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards For Massachusetts, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 85 [S2534] Fold3: Clyde F Bonia, Clyde Forrest Bonia , World War II. WWII - US Army https://www.fold3.com/page/83352869-clyde-f-bonia?xid=1945 [S2535] Newspapers.com: Military Service of BONIA Clyde USA (Honorable Discharge) • Boston Globe - 5 Aug 1945 - Page 12, (Name: The Boston Globe; Location: Boston, Massachusetts; Date: 5 Aug 1945;), Clyde Forrest Bonia - Military Discharge. 25 GREATER BOSTON MEN GET DISCHARGES Greater Boston men discharged from the Army, nearly all of them under the point system. at the separation center here. include: - CLYDE F BONIA. PVT. 38 Dracut St Dorchester. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30768089/the_boston_globe/?xid=637 News-BONIA Clyde (Discharge) Clyde Bonia -- "25 Greater Boston Men Get Discharges" Newspapers.com - The Boston Globe - 5 Aug 1945 - Page 12 [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 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;… [S78] World Family Tree, (Name: Family Tree Maker;), Bonia.FTW. [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 [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. [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 [S140] Ancestry.com, Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2005;), Database online. 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 [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 [S2823] Find a Grave: SMITH Gloria Bonia 1930-2013, Gloria Swanson Smith Raymond Bonia. BIRTH: 26 Jun 1930 Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts DEATH: 14 Jul 2013 (aged 83) Massachusetts BURIAL: Knollwood Memorial Park, Canton, Norfolk, Massachusetts MEMORIAL ID: 115390394 ______________________________________________________ Gloria S. (Smith) Bonia of Lakeville died on July 14, 2013. She was born on June 26, 1930 in Brockton, daughter of the late Adelbert and Gerlie (Swanson) Smith. A homemaker, Gloria also worked as a cook at Nathan's for almost 2 years and Joe Star's for several years. In addition, she was a CNA and worked in Florida and Middleboro area nursing homes. Wife of the late Clyde F. Bonia. Mother of Rebbecca W. Beech of Lakeville, Richard I. of Hyannis, Gerald B. of Pembroke, Lee R. of New Bedford and Matthew P. of Florida. Sister of David F. Smith of NH and the late Edgar, Raymond, Walter and Ralph Smith, Alyse Harmelle and Virginia Spear. Also survived by several grandchildren and great-grandchildren, whom she loved very much and her pets, Jake, Tong and Orio. Funeral services on Friday, (July 19, 2013) at 11 a.m. in the O'Neill Funeral Home, 59 Peirce Street (corner of School Street) Middleboro. Interment Knollwood Memorial Park, Canton. https://new.findagrave.com/memorial/115390394/gloria-swanson-bonia [S2343] Legacy: Obituary of Gloria Bonia • 2013, (Name: O'Neil Funeral Home; Location: Middleborough MA; Date: Jul 2014;), Gloria Swanson Smith Bonia Obituary. Gloria S. (Smith) Bonia of Lakeville died July 14, 2013. She was born June 26, 1930, in Brockton, daughter of the late Adelbert and Gerlie (Swanson) Smith. A homemaker, Gloria also worked as a cook at Nathan's for almost two years and Joe Star's for several years. In addition, she was a CNA and worked in Florida and Middleboro area nursing homes. Wife of the late Clyde F. Bonia, she was the mother of Rebbecca W. Beech of Lakeville, Richard I. of Hyannis, Gerald B. of Pembroke, Lee R. of New Bedford and Matthew P. of Florida; sister of David F. Smith of N.H. and the late Edgar, Raymond, Walter and Ralph Smith, Alyse Harmelle and Virginia Spear. Also survived by several grandchildren and great-grandchildren, whom she loved very much; and her pets, Jake, Tong and Orio. A memorial service will be held Friday, July 19, 2013, at 11 a.m. in the O'Neill Funeral Home, 59 Peirce Street (corner of School Street), Middleboro. Burial will be at a later date. https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/southofboston-enterprise/obituary.aspx?n=gloria-s-bonia&pid=165891118&fhid=2455 At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld. [S300] Ancestry.com, Massachusetts, Marriage Index, 1901-1955 and 1966-1970, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2013;). Massachusetts, Marriage Index, 1901-1955 and 1966-1970 [S8154] Find a Grave: GAGNON Dorothy Bonia 1927-1993, Dorothy Edna Gagnon Clair Bonia.