Dorothy L. Allen, ^^{[1, 2, 3]}

1921 - 1947  (26 years)

• Name	Dorothy L. Allen
  Suffix	^
  Born	1921	Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [4, 5]
  Gender	Female
  Census	1930	Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [3]
  	She was living with William Everett and Lila Swezey as a "lodger."
  Died	31 May 1947	Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [4]
  	Cause: in a house fire, along with her family,
  	Address: the n/w corner of Beaver Dam and Old Stump Roads
  Buried	Bellport (Woodland Cemetery), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [4, 6]
  Notes	Dorothy Allen was said to have been a "foster" child under the care of William Everett and Lila Swezey.
  Person ID	I13265	Brookhaven & South Haven Hamlets
  Last Modified	8 Jun 2010

  
  

  Father	William Everett Swezey, ^,   b. 25 Feb 1894, Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY ,   d. Mar 1976, Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY  (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Lila Jayne, ^,   b. 8 Apr 1896,   d. Nov 1972, Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY  (Age 76 years)
  Married	Bef 1922  [7]
  	[She was married when she joined the South Haven Presbyterian Church in 1922.]
  Headstones		#028.Swezey. W. Everett and Lila Jayne Swezey gravestone Plot: Swezey
  Family ID	F197	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Lawrence Costa, ^,   b. 1909, Italy ,   d. 12 Jun 1944, France  (Age 35 years)
  Married	Y  [1]
  Residence	1944	Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [1]
  	Address: Beaver Dam Road
  Children	1. Lawrence Costa, Jr. ^,   b. 1939,   d. 31 May 1947, Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY  (Age 8 years)   2. Thomas Costa, ^,   b. Abt Jun 1943,   d. 31 May 1947, Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY  (Age ~ 3 years)
  Family ID	F4835	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Donald J. Barry, ^,   b. 1921, NY ,   d. 31 May 1947, Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY  (Age 26 years)
  Married	Y  [4]
  Documents		Family of Four Claimed by Fire; 3 Others Escape .. On 31 May 1947 a fire destroyed a house on the northwest corner of Beaver Dam and Old Stump Roads. All four members of the Donald Barry family were killed. Residents of the east wing of the house escaped.
  Headstones		#028.Barry. Donald Barry Family gravestone .. On 31 May 1947 a fire destroyed a house on the northwest corner of Beaver Dam and Old Stump Roads. All four members of the Donald Barry family were killed, including his two young stepsons, Lawrence and Thomas Costa.. Plot: Barry
  Family ID	F4836	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S127] Advance, Long Island, 10 Aug 1944. p. 1. [S127] Advance, Long Island, 4 Nov 1938. Her name and parents. [S129] 1930 Census, Census Place: Brookhaven, Suffolk, New York; Roll 1650; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 39; Image: 419.0. [S127] Advance, Long Island, 5 Jun 1947. p. 1. [S325] Cemetery: Woodland, Birth date on gravestone is 1921. [S325] Cemetery: Woodland. [S401] Register, South Haven Church, 1942-1968.