Cambridge High and Latin School

James Anthony Coffey “Jimmy Ponzi”

James Anthony Coffey (“Jimmy Ponzi”) is one of 459 graduates in the class of 1927 at Cambridge High and Latin School, Cambridge, Massachusetts. The 1927 yearbook entry gives: came from St. Paul’s School; headed for B. U. Business Administration; lived at 167 Putnam Avenue.

Class of 1927

459 in the class of 1927 · 17 more named Coffey

Full name: James Anthony Coffey
Known as: Jimmy Ponzi
Lived at: 167 Putnam Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts
School: Cambridge High and Latin School
Graduated: Class of 1927
Came from: St. Paul’s School
Headed for: B. U. Business Administration

Also searched as: Jim Coffey; James Coffey; James A. Coffey; Jimmy Coffey.

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Neighbours 79
Same surname 12
Classmates 458
Same schools 46

In context

James Anthony Coffey is number 78 of 459 in the alphabetical list of the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1927 on this site. On the scan, the entry sits on page 49, in the first third of the stretch from page 29 to page 145 where this site found the book's portraits. Across 15 classes of Cambridge High and Latin School on this site, 79 people give Putnam Avenue as a street, from 1914 to 1930. In the 14 classes of Cambridge High and Latin School between 1917 and 1930 that this site covers, 72 people have the first name James. Names on this site: 459 for the class of 1927, compared with 462 for 1926 and 416 for 1928.

On the same scan page	David Cohen, Madeline Cole, Janet Collier
Same street	Putnam Avenue: 9 other classmates
Same first name	James: 6 other people in the class
The book's own title	Golden Treasury

At home, 167 Putnam Avenue

The 1926–27 Cambridge Directory (W. A. Greenough Co.) lists these people named Coffey at this address. It gives occupations and wives' names, but does not say how these people were related.

James Coffey (wife Mary A), engineer householderpage

The Coffey household is listed here in 1917, 1918, 1920 and 1925 too.

What the yearbook said

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Also grew up on Putnam Avenue

The class of 1927

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Others named Coffey

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Also came from St. Paul’s School

Also headed for B. U. Business Administration

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Cambridge High and Latin School yearbook, 1927, page 49. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item cambridgehighlat1927unse).

Published 1927, and therefore in the public domain in the United States. Scan courtesy of Malden Public Library / Boston Public Library via the Internet Archive.

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