Cambridge High and Latin School

John Edward Duffy “Jed”

John Edward Duffy (“Jed”), Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1928 (Cambridge, Massachusetts). The entry prints: headed for College; activities listed: Music and Drawing; lived at 74 Berkshire Street.

Class of 1928

416 in the class of 1928 · 32 more named Duffy

Full name: John Edward Duffy
Known as: Jed
Lived at: 74 Berkshire Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts
School: Cambridge High and Latin School
Graduated: Class of 1928
Course: College
Came from: Wellington Grammar School
Headed for: College

Also searched as: Jed Duffy; Jack Duffy; John Duffy; John E. Duffy.

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Neighbours 25
Same surname 29
Classmates 415
Same schools 66

In context

This site lists 416 people from the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1928; sorted by surname, John comes 108th. On the scan, the entry sits on page 54, in the first third of the stretch from page 27 to page 134 where this site found the book's portraits. In the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1928, 73% of the 11 printed courses are College (8 people), John included. 16 people in the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1928 are called John. The class of 1928: 58% of classifiable plans point to a college or university, versus 54% in 1927 and 56% in 1929.

On the same scan page	Jennie Abby Downs, Katherine Mary Driscoll, John Joseph Droney
Same earlier school	Wellington Grammar School: 20 other classmates
Same kind of plan	college or university: 173 of 343 classmates with a plan (50%)
Same course	College: 8 of 11 classmates with a course (73%)
Same first name	John: 15 other people in the class

At home, 74 Berkshire Street

The 1928 city directory lists John Edward Duffy with the occupation “clerk” (page).

The 1928 Cambridge Directory (W. A. Greenough Co.) lists these people named Duffy at this address. It gives occupations and wives' names, but does not say how these people were related.

John Duffy, clerk householderpage
Margaret Duffy, widow of Joseph janitress Gannett sch householderpage
Annie Duffy, clerk lived herepage

The Duffy household is listed here in 1925, 1927 and 1930 too.

What John did at school

Music
Drawing

What the yearbook said

None but himself can be his parallel.

Also grew up on Berkshire Street

The class of 1928

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Others named Duffy

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Also came from Wellington Grammar School

Also headed for College

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Source

Cambridge High and Latin School yearbook, 1928, page 54. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item cambridgehighlat1928unse).

Published 1928, 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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