Cambridge High and Latin School

Mary Elizabeth Furlong “Maria Mollie”

Cambridge High and Latin School in Cambridge, Massachusetts, listed Mary Elizabeth Furlong (“Maria Mollie”) among 459 graduates in the class of 1927. The entry gives: came from Harvard Grammar School; lived at 5 West Street; a motto. Portrait and entry from the Golden Treasury, page 70.

Class of 1927

459 in the class of 1927 · 7 more named Furlong

Full name: Mary Elizabeth Furlong
Known as: Maria Mollie
Lived at: 5 West Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts
School: Cambridge High and Latin School
Graduated: Class of 1927
Came from: Harvard Grammar School

Also searched as: Polly Furlong; Mary Furlong; Mary E. Furlong; Molly Furlong.

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Neighbours 4
Same surname 6
Classmates 458
Same schools 89

In context

Of the 459 names from the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1927 that have pages here, Mary is 160th in surname order. Mary's portrait is on scan page 70, and this book's portraits on the site span pages 29 to 145. Mary is one of 39 in the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1927 whose entry names Harvard Grammar School as the school they came from. Among first names in the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1927, Mary comes 1st in frequency (26 people). In the class of 1927, 54% of the plans we could classify (191 of 355) were a college or university; the neighbouring classes show 55% in 1926 and 58% in 1928.

On the same scan page	Anna Helen Gallagher, Leonard Joseph Gallagher, Mary Catherine Galli
Same earlier school	Harvard Grammar School: 38 other classmates
Same first name	Mary: 25 other people in the class
The book's own title	Golden Treasury

At home, 5 West Street

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

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

Alice E Furlong, widow of Robert householderpage
Mary Furlong, operator lived herepage

The Furlong household is listed here in 1918, 1919, 1920 and 1930 too.

What Mary did at school

G. A. A., 1923

What the yearbook said

So, Mary, here’s to you!

She’s a friend that is true, And there are, like her, few, So, Mary, here’s to you!”

Also grew up on West Street

The class of 1927

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Others named Furlong

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

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Also came from Harvard Grammar School

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Source

Cambridge High and Latin School yearbook, 1927, page 70. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item cambridgehighlat1927unse).

Published 1927, 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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