Cambridge High and Latin School

John Joseph Cogavin “Johnny”

John Joseph Cogavin (“Johnny”), Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1930 (Cambridge, Massachusetts). The entry prints: headed for Holy Cross; activities listed: Baseball; lived at 8 Holly Avenue.

Class of 1930

483 in the class of 1930 · 1 more named Cogavin

Full name: John Joseph Cogavin
Known as: Johnny
Lived at: 8 Holly Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts
School: Cambridge High and Latin School
Graduated: Class of 1930
Came from: St. Peter’s School
Headed for: Holy Cross

Also searched as: Johnny Cogavin; Jack Cogavin; John Cogavin; John J. Cogavin.

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Group photos 6
Clubs & teams 8
Neighbours 4
Classmates 482
Same schools 17

In context

Of the 483 entries from the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1930 read for this site, John's is 72nd alphabetically. Turning the scan to page 35 shows John; the portraits we read from this book run from page 21 to page 118. “Holy Cross” is John's plan after graduation; 206 of 430 classmates with a printed plan (48%) named a college or university. John has 13 first-name namesakes in the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1930. 56% of the graduates in the class of 1930 whose plans we could classify named a college or university, against 56% in 1929.

On the same scan page	Annabelle Matilda Clark, Margot Sinclair Clark, Anna Frances Coady, Alan Abraham Cohen
Same club	Baseball: 8 other classmates
Same kind of plan	college or university: 206 of 430 classmates with a plan (48%)
Same first name	John: 13 other people in the class

At home, 8 Holly Avenue

The 1930 city directory lists John Joseph Cogavin with the occupation “chef” (page).

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

John J Cogavin (wife Sarah M), chef householderpage

The Cogavin household is listed here in 1920, 1921, 1925, 1927 and 1928 too.

Also pictured in group photographs

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

Hockey1929

In the same photographs:

What John did at school

Freshman Baseball, 1927
Orchestra, 1927-28
Asst. Manager Hockey, 1928-29
Baseball 13

Fellow members from John's own class:

What the yearbook said

JOHNNY” “In company a very pleasant fellow

In company a very pleasant fellow.

Also grew up on Holly Avenue

The class of 1930

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Also came from St. Peter’s School

Also headed for Holy Cross

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Source

Cambridge High and Latin School yearbook, 1930, page 35. 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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