Leonard Arnold Freeman

1922 - 1983  (61 years)

• Name	Leonard Arnold Freeman
  	— Nursing Assistant Father: Leonard Freeman Mother: Ruth Courtney [1, 2]
  Birth	9 Apr 1922	Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Census	1930 (7 years)	Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [2]
  In the 1930 US Census, he was recorded as age 8, living at 9 Bond Street, Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts with his parents.
  Census	1940 (17 years)	Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [8]
  In the 1940 US Census, he was recorded as age 18, living at the Springfield Hospital, Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts as an orderly.
  Military	20 Dec 1941 (19 years)  [1]
  He was a U.S. Navy veteran and had served as a medical corpsman in World War II and the Korean War. He enlisted on 20 December 1941 and was discharged 2 November 1951.
  Draft Reg	2 Oct 1943 (21 years)	Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [7]
  He registered for the draft giving his age as 21; his address as 140 Abbe Avenue, Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts; and he was not employed.
  	World War II Draft Registration Card of Leonard Arnold Freeman
  First Marriage	say 1944 (21 years)  [9]
  He married first Claire ______. She was born about 1919 in Massachusetts.
  Census	1950 (27 years)	Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [9]
  In the 1950 US Census, he was recorded as age 28, living at 62 Ames Street, Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts with his first wife, Claire.
  Retired	1981 (58 years)  [1]
  He retired from the Hampshire County Hospital
  Death	1 Aug 1983	Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Age: 61
  Agency: Baystate Medical Center Springfield Unit
  Obituary	2 Aug 1983 (61 years)  [1]
  Leonard A. Freeman EASTHAMPTON Leonard A. Freeman, 61, of 35 Parsons St. died yesterday at the Baystate Medical Center Springfield Unit, after a long illness. Born in Springfield, April 9, 1922, he was the of the late Leonard and Ruth (Courtney) Freeman. Freeman had worked for several years as a nursing assistant at the Hampshire County Hospital until his retirement in April 1981. At one time he had worked at the American Bosch and had been employed by the Uni Royal Co. and the Savage Arms Co. He was a past president of the former Fruehauf International Association of Machinists. He had lived in Easthampton for 12 years after moving from Northampton in 1971. He was a member of St. John's Episcopal Church. He was a U.S. Navy veteran and had served as a medical corpsman in World War II and the Korean War. He was a former member of the Springfield VFW Post 352. He is survived by his wife, the former Bessie L. Burnette; a son, Leonard A. Freeman of Westfield; two step Richard D. Gore of Worcester and Robert E. Gore of Athol; two daughters, Dawn L. Brooks of England and Theresa J. Leonard of Easthampton; a sister, Pearl D'Angelo of Chicopee; and 14 grandchildren and a great son. The funeral will be Friday at 11 a.m. in St. John's Episcopal Church in Northampton. The burial will be in the Spring Grove Cemetery in Florence. Calling hours at the Pease Funeral Home in Northampton are Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to the Western Mass. Lung Association, 393 Maple St., Springfield, or St. John's Episcopal Church in Northampton. Published by The Daily Hampshire Gazette, 2 August 1983
  Burial	6 Aug 1983	Spring Grove Cemetery, Florence, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Spring Grove Cemetery, Florence, Massachusetts   [1, 4]
  Person ID, Branch	I25819
  Last Modified	11 May 2025

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Bessie Louise Burnett,   b. 19 Oct 1922, Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 27 Oct 2003, Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 81 years)  Other Partners: Raymond William Gore, Jr.  m. 19 Jul 1941;   Clyde A. Leonard
  Family ID	F9394	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Dec 2024

  
  

• Pedigree

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• Event Map		Birth - 9 Apr 1922 - Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Census - 1930 - Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Census - 1940 - Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Draft Reg - 2 Oct 1943 - Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Census - 1950 - Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Death - 1 Aug 1983 - Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Burial - 6 Aug 1983 - Spring Grove Cemetery, Florence, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S2458] Obituary of Leonard A. Freeman, (Northampton, Massachusetts: The Daily Hampshire Gazette, 2 August 19873, page 4). [S20] Bureau of the Census, 1930 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002), Year: 1930; Census Place: Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 0014; FHL microfilm: 2340643. [S10] Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011). [S14] Ancestry.com, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current® http://findagrave.com, (Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), 234492124 Leonard A. Freeman. [S30] Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Health Services, Massachusetts Death Index, 1970-2003, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc., 2005). [S527] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011). [S1587] Ancestry.com, U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, (Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011), Draft Registration Card of Leonard Arnold Freeman. [S21] Bureau of the Census, 1940 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012), Year: 1940; Census Place: Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts; Roll: m-t0627-01707; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 22-37. [S2303] Bureau of the Census, 1950 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 20212), ational Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts; Roll: 4710; Page: 8; Enumeration District: 29-42.