THE people

Elizabeth "Bessie" Boice

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

DATE OF BIRTH:
September 3, 1888
DATE OF DEATH:
December 30, 1903
GENDER:
F
OTHER KNOWN NAMES:
Elizabeth Stoddart Boice
MAIDEN NAME:
Boice
ETHNICITY:
KNOWN ADDRESS:
5721 Rosalie Court 
 Chicago 
 IL
RELATED TO:

William H and Belle (Chipman) Boice
Harry, John and William Boice, brothers

AT THE TIME OF the fire

AGE:
15
MARITAL STATUS:
Single
ROLE:
Audience Member
ORGANIZATIONAL AFFILIATION:
ORGANIZATIONAL ROLE:

other information

CEMETERY:
Oak Woods Cemetery, Chicago IL
MORGUE:
IDENTIFIED BY:
OTHER NOTES:

William Boice, his wife Sarah Belle and their youngest daughter Elizabeth "Bessie" were all killed in the Iroquois Theatre Fire on December 30, 1903 in Chicago, IL.

CITATION:

Chicago Tribune (Chicago, Illinois) · 1 Jan 1904, Fri · Page 2
Chicago Tribune (Chicago, Illinois) · 2 Jan 1904, Sat · Page 12
Find A Grave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/157854548/elizabeth_stoddart_boice

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT: Karl Sup, Iroquois Theatre Fire Historical Society

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