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Portrait of John F. Dever, Cambridge High and Latin School, class of 1930
As printed in the 1930 yearbook

Cambridge High and Latin School

John F. Dever “Johnny”

Cambridge High and Latin School in Cambridge, Massachusetts, listed John F. Dever (“Johnny”) among 483 graduates in the class of 1930. The entry gives: headed for Boston University; activities listed: Swimming and Football; lived at 63 Reservoir Street. Portrait and entry from the 1930 yearbook, page 42.

Class of 1930

483 in the class of 1930 · 5 more named Dever

Full name
John F. Dever
Known as
Johnny
Lived at
63 Reservoir Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts
School
Cambridge High and Latin School
Graduated
Class of 1930
Came from
Peabody Grammar School
Headed for
Boston University

Also searched as: Johnny Dever; Jack Dever; John Dever; Dever, John.

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Frederick Harlow — Group photosFrederick HarlowRaymond Favreau — Group photosRaymond FavreauFrank B. Greene — Group photosFrank GreeneCharles H. Sampson — Group photosCharles SampsonWilliam John Morris — Group photosWilliam MorrisEugene H. Poltorak — NeighboursEugene PoltorakJames P. Duggan — NeighboursJames DugganHelen Gertrude Moylan — NeighboursHelen MoylanLeo Hilliard — NeighboursLeo HilliardMary K. Drinan — NeighboursMary DrinanWilliam Dever — Same surnameWilliam DeverFrank John Dever, Jr. — Same surnameFrank Dever,John Francis Dever — Same surnameJohn DeverElizabeth Margaret Dempsey — ClassmatesElizabeth DempseyConcetta Catherine DiMarino — ClassmatesConcetta DiMarinoAngelina Frances DeMaio — ClassmatesAngelina DeMaioFrank John DiPietro — ClassmatesFrank DiPietroGilda DeLuca — ClassmatesGilda DeLucaNorma Diamond — ClassmatesNorma DiamondJames K. Cameron — Same schoolsJames CameronFrank Strozzi Jr — Same schoolsFrank Strozzi JrMaurice Sinclair Keddy — Same schoolsMaurice Keddy

In context

Of the 483 entries from the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1930 read for this site, John's is 108th alphabetically. On the scan, the entry sits on page 42, in the first third of the stretch from page 21 to page 118 where this site found the book's portraits. From 1914 to 1930, 182 Cambridge High and Latin School graduates on this site share the first name John, spread over 16 classes and peaking at 24 in 1926. 30 other classmates came from Peabody Grammar School, the school John is listed as coming from. Names on this site: 483 for the class of 1930, compared with 421 for 1929.

On the same scan pageRose Marie DeBenedetto, Gilda DeLuca, Angelina Frances DeMaio, Elizabeth Margaret Dempsey
Same earlier schoolPeabody Grammar School: 30 other classmates
Same kind of plancollege or university: 206 of 430 classmates with a plan (48%)
Same first nameJohn: 13 other people in the class

At home, 63 Reservoir Street

The 1930 city directory lists John F. Dever with the occupation “student” (page).

The 1930 Cambridge Directory (W. A. Greenough Co.) lists these people named Dever at this address. It gives occupations and wives' names, but does not say how these people were related.

  • Paul A Dever, lwyr B householderpage
  • John F Dever, student lived herepage
  • Marie M Dever, clerk lived herepage

The Dever household is listed here in 1928 too.

Also pictured in group photographs

Faces matched to caption names, and confirmed against John's senior portrait.

In the same photographs:

What John did at school

  • Swimming
  • Football
  • Hockey

What the yearbook said

JOHNNY” “A friend of all whom he has ever met
A friend of all whom he has ever met.

Also grew up on Reservoir Street

The class of 1930

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Also headed for Boston University

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Source

Cambridge High and Latin School yearbook, 1930, page 42. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item cambridgehighlat1930unse).

Published 1930, 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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