William O'Brien Boldt (1917 - 2004)

Born 18 Sep 1917 in Ridgewood, Bergen, New Jersey, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth Neely (Roberts) Shaw — married 16 Apr 1939 in Cummington, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States

Descendants

Died 28 May 2004 at age 86 in New Jersey, United States

Biography

William was born in 18 September 1917 in Ridgewood, New Jersey to Joseph R. and Anne R. (Lenihan) Boldt. ^[1] He passed away in 2004. At the time of his draft registration for World War II 16 October 1940, he was a graduate student and assistant at New York University School of Commerce. ^[2] It was also noted that he was a tall young man, 6' 3", weighing 165 lbs. His eyes were blue and his hair brown. There was also a scar between his eyebrows. ^[2]

He married Elizabeth Roberts, daughter of Laurence Roberts and Margaret McClain, on 16 April 1939 in Cummington, Massachusetts. ^[3] He was twenty-one years of age and she was eighteen. ^[3] They were both students. ^[3] Their marriage announcement appeared in The Morning Call of Paterson, New Jersey. Mr. Boldt graduated from Dartmouth in 1939 where he received the honorary Phi Beta Kappa key. He was a member of Delta Tau Delta fraternity and editor-in-chief of The Dartmouth. He was connected in business with the Regional Planning Board in New York City and the couple planned to make their home on Madison Avenue in New York City. ^[4] There is some mystery regarding their marriage. An engagement announcement appeared in The Record of Hackensack announcing the couple's engagement to be married. This was dated 10 September 1940. ^[5]

In 1941 O'Brien spent 6 months in a work camp for being a conscientious objector. He was an avid anti-nuclear weapons activist.

By 1950, they were, living on East 93rd Street in New York City and he was working as a housing executive for a private hospital. ^[6]

Occupations

• Served in the Army during WWII ^[7]
• editor of Publications for the Regional Plan Association of New York ^[7]
• 1948 - analyst on the staff of the Philadelphia City Planning Commission ^[7]
• 1949 - analyst and editor of a consultant group to draft a revision to a NYC zoning ordinance ^[7]
• 1950- freelance writer, specializing in public affairs and marketing ^[7]
• lecturer in political science at the City University of New York ^[7]
• political science teacher Brooklyn College and Staten Island Community College as well as the City University of New York ^[7]
• President of the Englewood Democratic Club from 1962-1965 ^[7]
• 1969 - appointed to the Englewood, NJ Planning Board (to fill an unexpired term of a retiree) ^[7]
• Chairman of the Nuclear Arms Freeze Task Force of Bergen County ^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007. Notes: Sep 1938: Name listed as WILLIAM OBRIEN BOLDT; 24 Oct 1990: Name listed as OBRIEN BOLDT. Accessed on ancestry.com, 18 August 2022.
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2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Draft Registration Cards for New York City, 10/16/1940 - 03/31/1947. 1376 boxes. NAI: 7644743. Records of the Selective Service System, 1926–1975, Record Group 147. National Archives and Records Administration, St Louis, Missouri. National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for New Jersey, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 57. Accessed on ancestry.com, 19 August 2022.
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3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook). Accessed on ancestry.com, 19 August 2022.
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4. ↑ The Morning Call (Paterson, New Jersey); digital images, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com : accessed 19 August 2022); citing Friday, 31 October 1941, pg. 33, col. 7. "Parents Announce Boldt-Roberts 1939 Marriage"
5. ↑ The Record (Hackensack, New Jersey); digital images, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com : accessed 19 August 2022); citing Tuesday, 10 September 1940, pg. 15, col. 3. https://www.newspapers.com/image/legacy/489508981/
6. ↑ United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29. Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: New York, New York, New York; Roll: 4561; Sheet Number: 4; Enumeration District: 31-1297. Accessed on ancestry.com, 18 August 2022.
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7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 7.8} The Record (Hackensack, New Jersey); digital images, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com : accessed 19 August 2022); citing Thursday, 4 September 1969, pg. 18, col. 5. https://www.newspapers.com/image/legacy/491660044/
8. ↑ The Record (Hackensack, New Jersey); digital images, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com : accessed 19 August 2022); citing Thursday, 6 August 1981, pg. 77, col. 1. https://www.newspapers.com/image/legacy/493358811/

See also:

• Death: "New Jersey, U.S., Death Index, 1848-1878, 1901-2017"
  New Jersey State Archives; Trenton, New Jersey; New Jersey Death Index, 2001-2017
  Ancestry Record 61260 #973323 (accessed 19 August 2022)
  O'Brien Boldt death 28 May 2004 (age 86) in New Jersey, USA.
• United States Census, 1920, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4P5-H3L : 2 February 2021), William O B Boldt in entry for Joseph R Boldt, 1920.
• United States Census, 1930, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X48V-3NF : accessed 19 August 2022), William O Balat in household of Joseph R Balat, Ridgewood, Bergen, New Jersey, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 205, sheet 9A, line 41, family 194, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1316; FHL microfilm 2,341,051.
• United States Census, 1940, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K45S-48W : accessed 19 August 2022), O'Brien Boldt in household of Joseph R Boldt, Ridgewood Township, Ridgewood, Bergen, New Jersey, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 2-300, sheet 13B, line 52, Affiliate Publication Number T627.