Cambridge High and Latin School

Mary Elizabeth Finucane “Beth”

Cambridge High and Latin School in Cambridge, Massachusetts, listed Mary Elizabeth Finucane (“Beth”) among 424 graduates in the class of 1925. The entry gives: came from St. Peter’s Grammar School; headed for Business College; lived at 240 Walden Street. Portrait and entry from the 1925 yearbook, page 47.

Class of 1925

424 in the class of 1925 · 1 more named Finucane

Full name: Mary Elizabeth Finucane
Known as: Beth
Born: December 31, 1906
Lived at: 240 Walden Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts
School: Cambridge High and Latin School
Graduated: Class of 1925
Came from: St. Peter’s Grammar School
Headed for: Business College

Also searched as: Beth Finucane; Polly Finucane; Mary Finucane; Mary E. Finucane.

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Neighbours 37
Classmates 423
Same schools 54

In context

In the alphabetical roll of 424 names from the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1925, Mary stands 122nd. On the scan, the entry sits on page 47, in the first third of the stretch from page 29 to page 137 where this site found the book's portraits. In the 16 classes of Cambridge High and Latin School between 1914 and 1930 that this site covers, 291 people have the first name Mary, with the largest group (30) in 1930. Mary's plan is printed as “Business College”, which counts here as a business or secretarial school; 39 of the 365 classmates who named a plan (11%) named the same kind. Of the 306 plans printed for the class of 1925 that name a kind of next step, 164 (54%) are a college or university, where the neighbouring classes have 50% in 1924 and 55% in 1926.

On the same scan page	Barbara Gates Everett, Margaret Mary Ferrick, Elsie H. Field
Same kind of plan	business or secretarial school: 39 of 365 classmates with a plan (11%)
Same first name	Mary: 18 other people in the class

At home, 240 Walden Street

The 1928 city directory lists Mary Elizabeth Finucane with the occupation “clerk” (page).

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

Cornelius C Finucane (wife Mary B), driver householderpage
David Finucane, clerk lived herepage
Edward Finucane, hipr lived herepage
Mary Finucane, clerk lived herepage
Thomas C Finucane, hipr lived herepage

The Finucane household is listed here in 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919 and 1930 too.

Also grew up on Walden Street

The class of 1925

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Also came from St. Peter’s Grammar School

Also headed for Business College

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Cambridge High and Latin School yearbook, 1925, page 47. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item cambridgehighlat1925unse).

Published 1925, 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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