Dorothy Elizabeth (Dennett) Kelly, age 48
Mrs. Dorothy Elizabeth (Dennett) Kelly, age 48, of 21 Boswell Road, West Hartford, was born September 26*, 1895 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, daughter of Mary Agnes (Crowley) and William Wallace Dennett. She was found dead at the circus grounds after the fire on July 6, and was buried at Mt. St. Benedict Cemetery in Bloomfield after services at the Ahern Funeral Home on July 12. Mrs. Kelly leaves her husband Edward P. Kelly, 69, and her sisters Mrs. Mabel Parker of Pittsburgh and Mrs. Bertha Mason.
Body #2169 was identified at the State Armory as Dorothy Kelly by a friend, Thomas Cross. Mrs. Kelly's estate was awarded $13,500 by the arbitration board.
*NOTE: New Hampshire Birth Records show Dorothy's birthdate as September 26; Social Security documents and her death certificate show her birthdate as September 25.
Body #2169 was identified at the State Armory as Dorothy Kelly by a friend, Thomas Cross. Mrs. Kelly's estate was awarded $13,500 by the arbitration board.
*NOTE: New Hampshire Birth Records show Dorothy's birthdate as September 26; Social Security documents and her death certificate show her birthdate as September 25.
