Hope BULKELEY (1920-1998)

1 Hope BULKELEY^1,2,3,4 (1920-1998) [13585]. Born 21 Feb 1920, Hartford, CT.³ Marr William FRIEDBERG 1950.⁵ Died 18 Nov 1998, New York, NY.^6,7 Cause: Cancer.

There are conflicting reports on the birth dates for Hope and Nancy. The New York Passenger list seems to be a credible source but so does Register of the General Society of the War of 1812, edited by Col. Frederick Ira Ordway, Jr., 1972, which this shows the following:

Hope born February 25, 1920
Nancy born September 25, 1921

From the Nevada State Journal, Reno, NV.

May 23, 1942 - "The Bulkeleys are certainly doing their bit to win the war. Here is Hope Bulkeley, 20, actress, who has just completed a 12,000 mile tour with the U.S.O. Camp show production, "Out of the Frying Pan." Miss Bulkeley, a native of Hartford Conn., is a cousin of Lieut. John D. Bulkeley, the Navy's famed torpedo boat hero."

Hope became engaged in 1942 but it is suspected it never resulted in marriage. The article appeared in the Hartford Courant of October 11, 1942. An interesting companion piece to this is a 1943 Pond's Make-Up ad featuring Hope Bulkeley and proclaiming "She's engaged!"

The Crowbar Governor info referred to Hope Bulkeley Friedberg. From the November 20, 1998 New York Times, it appears that Hope's stage name was Hope Cameron and that she married Billy Friedberg.

2 Houghton BULKELEY^1,8,9,10,11 (1896-1966) [13584]. Born 9 Aug 1896, Old Saybrook, CT.^8,9,10 Marr Margaret WHITMORE c. 1917.¹² Died May 1966.¹⁰ Cause: Suicide.

A photo from AcePilots.com shows Charles Lindbergh in a Hartford, CT parade accompanied by Governor John Trumbull and Mayor Houghton Bulkeley (here identified as Bulkley). Houghton's father was a well known and highly respected Hartford mayor but Houghton was actually only an acting Mayor.

4 Morgan G. BULKELEY¹¹ ( - ) [13587].

3 Margaret WHITMORE^1,3,8,12,13 (1898- ) [13533]. Born 25 Feb 1898, Farmingon, CT.^3,13 Marr Donald G. PERKINS 1929.¹⁴

6 William Franklin WHITMORE^15,16 (c. 1870- ) [13528]. Born c. 1870, CT.¹⁶ Marr Mary LYLES 1896.¹⁵

7 Mary LYLES^1,13,15,16 (1874-1925) [13527]. Born 25 Sep 1874, Flatbush, Long Island, NY.^1,13,15 Died 9 Dec 1925, Hartford, CT.¹ Buried Fairview Cemetery, West Hartford, CT.¹

14 James Henry LYLES^13,15,17 (1846-1908) [13522]. Born 30 Dec 1846, NY.^13,15,17 Marr Harriet Fay ALLEN 1867.¹⁵ Died 9 Oct 1908.¹⁷

15 Harriet Fay ALLEN^13,15,18 (1847-1901) [11522]. Born Jun 1847, VT.^13,18 Died 1901.¹⁵

Sources

1	"Obituary of Mary (Lyles) Whitmore in the Hartford Courant of December 10, 1925".

2	"From a book called Crowbar Governor: The Life and Times of Morgan Gardner Bulkeley by Kevin Murphy, 2011. ".

3	"Passenger list of US citizens sailing from Loverpool to New York on the Scythia, April 1928".

4	"Death notice of Hope Cameron (stage name - real name: Hope (Bulkeley) Friedberg) in the New York Times, November 20, 1998.". Death notice of Hope Cameron (stage name - real name: Hope (Bulkeley) Friedberg) in the New York Times, November 20, 1998.

5	"A biographical note concerning William "Billy" Friedberg from the William Friedberg Papers, 1950-1965".

6	"Brief mention of Hope at www.imdb.com".

7	"Death notice of Hope Cameron (stage name - real name: Hope (Bulkeley) Friedberg) in the New York Times, November 20, 1998.".

8	"1920 CT, Hartford, Hartford census".

9	"WWII Selective Service Registration Card".

10	"Social Security Death Index".

11

"A 1908 photo from the Connecticut Historical Society showing Houghton Bulkeley as a young man with his father, Morgan G. Bulkeley at the Bulkeley B". A 1908 photo from the Connecticut Historical Society showing Houghton Bulkeley as a young man with his father, Morgan G. Bulkeley at the Bulkeley Bridge.

12	"1930 CT, Fairfiled, Fairfield census".

13	"1900 NY, Suffolk, Southold census".

14	"Obituary of Donald G. Perkins in the New York Times, February 10, 1964".

15	"From Allen, Ethan and Heber on RootsWeb".

16	"1910 CT, Hartford, West Hartford census".

17	"Obituary of James Henry Lyles in The Sun (New York CIty), October 11, 1908".

18	"1850 VT, Franklin, Highgate census".