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Boeing, Bertha Marie (Potter Paschall), 1891-1977

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1891-1977

Biographical Note: Bertha Boeing

Bertha Marie (Potter) Paschall Boeing was born on February 10, 1891 in Tacoma, Washington to Howard Cranston Potter and Alice (Kershaw) Potter. Her first marriage was to Nathaniel Paschall in August 1911; the couple had two sons.

She married her second husband, William E. Boeing Sr., founder of the Boeing Company, on September 27, 1921. She gave birth to Bill Boeing, Jr. in 1922. Bertha Boeing died on June 27, 1977 in Seattle, Washington.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Jerry MacDonald Boeing Correspondence Collection

 Collection — Box: One
Identifier: 1987-08-25
Contents of the Collection The Jerry MacDonald Boeing Correspondence Collection consists holiday greeting cards and letters sent by the Boeing family to the MacDonald family in the early 20th century. The collection includes 14 custom-designed greeting cards for Christmas and New Year's ranging from 1929-1931 as well as some undated cards; three handwritten letters and one typed letter from 1925-1930; 1 empty envelope, undated; one undated map of Washington State and southern Britsh Columbia; one 1906 photograph of the...

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