Cambridge High and Latin School

James Joseph Cassidy “Jim”

James Joseph Cassidy (“Jim”), Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1917 (Cambridge, Massachusetts). The entry prints: headed for Tufts Dental School; lived at 16 Plymouth Street.

Class of 1917

214 in the class of 1917 · 28 more named Cassidy

Full name: James Joseph Cassidy
Known as: Jim
Lived at: 16 Plymouth Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts
School: Cambridge High and Latin School
Graduated: Class of 1917
Headed for: Tufts Dental School

Also searched as: Jim Cassidy; James Cassidy; James J. Cassidy; Jimmy Cassidy.

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Household 1
Neighbours 20
Same surname 23
Classmates 213
Same schools 2

In context

Of the 214 entries from the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1917 read for this site, James's is 30th alphabetically. On the scan, the entry sits on page 15, in the first third of the stretch from page 11 to page 40 where this site found the book's portraits. The first name James runs through 14 classes of Cambridge High and Latin School (1917 to 1930), 72 people in all. James's “Tufts Dental School” falls in the same group as 34 of the 112 plans printed for the class (30%): a college or university. Among first names, the class of 1917 favours Helen (9), Margaret (7) and Mary (7); the class of 1915 had Margaret (10) and John (8).

On the same scan page	Josephine Marie Caverly, Marjorie W. Chalmers, Eleanor Chaplin, Harry Joseph Charak and 3 more
Same kind of plan	college or university: 34 of 112 classmates with a plan (30%)

At home, 16 Plymouth Street

Same surname, same address — very likely a brother or sister.

Thomas H. CassidyCambridge 1924

The 1920 city directory lists James Joseph Cassidy with the occupation “stud” (page).

The 1918 Cambridge Directory (W. A. Greenough Co.) lists these people named Cassidy at this address. It gives occupations and wives' names, but does not say how these people were related.

Peter Cassidy (wife Catherine) householderpage

The Cassidy household is listed here in 1920 too.

Also grew up on Plymouth Street

The class of 1917

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Others named Cassidy

Same surname in Massachusetts. They may be relatives; the books do not say.

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Also headed for Tufts Dental School

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Source

Cambridge High and Latin School yearbook, 1917, page 15. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item cambridgehighlat1917unse).

Published 1917, and therefore in the public domain in the United States. Scan courtesy of Cambridge Public Library via the Internet Archive.

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