CERTIFIED A TRUE COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE RECEIVED FOR RECORD.

/s/ Irene G. Masse, Registrar DATE 7/10/06 {July 10, 2006}

{Document bears embossed seal of Meriden CT Registrar of Births, Marriages, & Deaths.}

NOT VALID WITHOUT SEAL OF CERTIFYING OFFICIAL.

State of Connecticut Bureau of Vital Statistics

Certificate of Birth

  1. Name of child Robert Leo Ashton {"Robert" appears to have been added later, see #17, Remarks}
  2. Sex Male
  3. Place of birth—Town Meriden No. 367 Center Street
  4. Date of birth 19 day of April 1916
  5. Full name of Father Thomas Ashton
  6. Age of Father 29 years
  7. Color of Father White
  8. Residence of Father—Town Meriden State or Country Ct
  9. Birthplace of Father—Town Meriden State or Country Ct {But Thomas Patrick Ashton's birth certificate states he was born in Middletown, Ct.}
  10. Occupation of Father Mechanic
  11. Maiden name of Mother Mary Feldhouse
  12. Age of Mother 30 years
  13. Color of Mother White
  14. Residence of Mother—Town Meriden State or Country Ct
  15. Birthplace of Mother—Town Meriden State or Country Ct
  16. Number of child of Mother 2 No. living 2
  17. Remarks* Corrected by Parent 6/17/48

I Certify the above from the best information I can obtain.
Dated May 3rd 1916 Name Joseph A Costre MD
Capacity in which he signs MD
Address 503 Main St

*If twin or illegitimate, so state

Statement of transcriber

I, Gerard Ashton, son of Robert Leo Ashton, have transcribed this from a photocopy which I ordered from the Meriden CT Registrar of Vital Statistics, and I have converted it from paper to HTML, this 24th day of April, 2007. Material within curly braces are my transcriber's notes.

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