UMass grad 1939
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UMass grad 1939 |
John Bemben
BORN: November 26, 1914
MARRIED: Bernice Evelyn Hall on December 14, 1945
CHILDREN:
Richard Elliot Bemben
Anne Bemben (twin)
Ellen Bemben (twin)
No middle name.
Both of John's parents were from same location. Originally from Poland. Immigration service says records say they were from Austria. (Someone notes that Czechloslovakia may have owned the land at this time too.). The language of family recipes is Polish.
John's mother was known to the family as "Bopchee" which means grandmother in Polish. (Jason in 5/2000 looked up grandmother in Polish and the dictionary provided the work "babunia" which all things considered is not that far away from "bopchee".
John's father was a captain in the Polish cavalry. He did make it to the U.S. according to John per a question from one of his daughters in 11/1999.
John's siblings are Joe, Mike, Louie (Louis), Helen, and Libby (Elizabeth)
(Helen's birthday noted as Janaury 20).
John is the youngest brother.
Born in Hadley, MA.
Grew up in Hadley, MA.
Asparagus Farm (1 mile down the road from Helen's house).
Graduated from UMass Amherst in 1939.
Worked for Friendly's.
Resides in Wilbraham, MA.