MRS. MELDANIA FOORE
BOSWELL of Peekskill, seventy five,
widow of Alfred Clyde Boswell,
said to be a descendant of
James Boswell; ' biographer of
Samuel Johnson, and mother of
the three "Boswell Sisters." who
formerly were radio singers, at
Peekskill
Yonkers NY Herald Statesman
July 7, 1947
Mother Boswell of Helvitia ,Martha and Connee
Three other children died early in life, a son and daughter shortly after they were born, and an 18-year-old son,Clyde Jr an accomplished violinist, succumbed to the flu during the great epidemic of 1918.
It was in 1914, with Martha nine, Connie seven, and Helvetia three-years-old, that the family moved to New Orleans. Father Alfred Boswell, a one time circus performer, had become a successful businessman and was appointed manager of the New Orleans branch of the Fleischman Yeast Company.
The family was always musical. Alfred and his wife Meldania were excellent singers. He and his brother Charles liked to brag that they were two brothers who had married sisters. The second couple moved to New Orleans. The foursome frequently performed as a vocal quartet in their home at 3937 Camp Street.
After Connie’s accident,(actually polio) her mother focused on what other family members recall as a natural musical talent. “I couldn’t play hopscotch,” Connie said in a magazine interview, “so Mom started me on cello.”
Meldania's sister Martha Foore "Aunt Mat"married Alfred Clyde's brother Charles Boswell
BOSWELL of Peekskill, seventy five,
widow of Alfred Clyde Boswell,
said to be a descendant of
James Boswell; ' biographer of
Samuel Johnson, and mother of
the three "Boswell Sisters." who
formerly were radio singers, at
Peekskill
Yonkers NY Herald Statesman
July 7, 1947
Mother Boswell of Helvitia ,Martha and Connee
Three other children died early in life, a son and daughter shortly after they were born, and an 18-year-old son,Clyde Jr an accomplished violinist, succumbed to the flu during the great epidemic of 1918.
It was in 1914, with Martha nine, Connie seven, and Helvetia three-years-old, that the family moved to New Orleans. Father Alfred Boswell, a one time circus performer, had become a successful businessman and was appointed manager of the New Orleans branch of the Fleischman Yeast Company.
The family was always musical. Alfred and his wife Meldania were excellent singers. He and his brother Charles liked to brag that they were two brothers who had married sisters. The second couple moved to New Orleans. The foursome frequently performed as a vocal quartet in their home at 3937 Camp Street.
After Connie’s accident,(actually polio) her mother focused on what other family members recall as a natural musical talent. “I couldn’t play hopscotch,” Connie said in a magazine interview, “so Mom started me on cello.”
Meldania's sister Martha Foore "Aunt Mat"married Alfred Clyde's brother Charles Boswell
MRS. MELDANIA FOORE
BOSWELL of Peekskill, seventy five,
widow of Alfred Clyde Boswell,
said to be a descendant of
James Boswell; ' biographer of
Samuel Johnson, and mother of
the three "Boswell Sisters." who
formerly were radio singers, at
Peekskill
Yonkers NY Herald Statesman
July 7, 1947
Mother Boswell of Helvitia ,Martha and Connee
Three other children died early in life, a son and daughter shortly after they were born, and an 18-year-old son,Clyde Jr an accomplished violinist, succumbed to the flu during the great epidemic of 1918.
It was in 1914, with Martha nine, Connie seven, and Helvetia three-years-old, that the family moved to New Orleans. Father Alfred Boswell, a one time circus performer, had become a successful businessman and was appointed manager of the New Orleans branch of the Fleischman Yeast Company.
The family was always musical. Alfred and his wife Meldania were excellent singers. He and his brother Charles liked to brag that they were two brothers who had married sisters. The second couple moved to New Orleans. The foursome frequently performed as a vocal quartet in their home at 3937 Camp Street.
After Connie’s accident,(actually polio) her mother focused on what other family members recall as a natural musical talent. “I couldn’t play hopscotch,” Connie said in a magazine interview, “so Mom started me on cello.”
Meldania's sister Martha Foore "Aunt Mat"married Alfred Clyde's brother Charles Boswell
BOSWELL of Peekskill, seventy five,
widow of Alfred Clyde Boswell,
said to be a descendant of
James Boswell; ' biographer of
Samuel Johnson, and mother of
the three "Boswell Sisters." who
formerly were radio singers, at
Peekskill
Yonkers NY Herald Statesman
July 7, 1947
Mother Boswell of Helvitia ,Martha and Connee
Three other children died early in life, a son and daughter shortly after they were born, and an 18-year-old son,Clyde Jr an accomplished violinist, succumbed to the flu during the great epidemic of 1918.
It was in 1914, with Martha nine, Connie seven, and Helvetia three-years-old, that the family moved to New Orleans. Father Alfred Boswell, a one time circus performer, had become a successful businessman and was appointed manager of the New Orleans branch of the Fleischman Yeast Company.
The family was always musical. Alfred and his wife Meldania were excellent singers. He and his brother Charles liked to brag that they were two brothers who had married sisters. The second couple moved to New Orleans. The foursome frequently performed as a vocal quartet in their home at 3937 Camp Street.
After Connie’s accident,(actually polio) her mother focused on what other family members recall as a natural musical talent. “I couldn’t play hopscotch,” Connie said in a magazine interview, “so Mom started me on cello.”
Meldania's sister Martha Foore "Aunt Mat"married Alfred Clyde's brother Charles Boswell
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