Cora was traveling with her husband, Walter L. Bemis, on the paddle wheel steamship Portland when it went down off the coast of Massachusetts in a storm. She and Walter had married in July, 1898, and this was their first trip together. They had visited Walter's father in Boston for Thanksgiving.
Her funeral was held on December 11, 1898 at the Court Street Baptist Church in Auburn, Maine.
Source: Boston Globe, several November and December 1898 issues
Contributor: Red Headed Navy Nurse (47363480)
Her funeral was held on December 11, 1898 at the Court Street Baptist Church in Auburn, Maine.
Source: Boston Globe, several November and December 1898 issues
Contributor: Red Headed Navy Nurse (47363480)
Cora was traveling with her husband, Walter L. Bemis, on the paddle wheel steamship Portland when it went down off the coast of Massachusetts in a storm. She and Walter had married in July, 1898, and this was their first trip together. They had visited Walter's father in Boston for Thanksgiving.
Her funeral was held on December 11, 1898 at the Court Street Baptist Church in Auburn, Maine.
Source: Boston Globe, several November and December 1898 issues
Contributor: Red Headed Navy Nurse (47363480)
Her funeral was held on December 11, 1898 at the Court Street Baptist Church in Auburn, Maine.
Source: Boston Globe, several November and December 1898 issues
Contributor: Red Headed Navy Nurse (47363480)
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