Age 50. 2 Newton Street, Weston, MA. Born on 10/01/1892, Caithnesshire, Scotland. Died 11/30/1942 (Monday), at 4:05 p.m., at Boston City Hospital, carbon monoxide poisoning and burns (death certificate). New England branch manager, New Amsterdam Casualty Co., of Boston. His remains were removed to Southern Mortuary, Boston. "Dave Polson, formerly well known in Hartford golf...was widely known as a narrator of Scotch dialect yarns" (Hartford Courant, Hartford, CT, 12/01/1942). Came to the U.S. in 1910. Wife former Dorothy E. Bascom, age 37 (Born 7/01/1905. Died 7/02/1996, same name, age 91. Last residence Ellsworth, ME), married in 1941. Wife was not known present. Was previously widowed, late first wife former Helena "Lena" Fisher. Was living with his first wife in Manchester, NH, as of 1923 street listings ("special agent"), and in West Hartford, CT, as of the 1930 federal census ("casualty department manager, insurance"). Was residing (as a widower) in Lynnfield, MA, as of the 1940 federal census. Ironic "obvious physical characteristics" (WWII draft registration, April '42): "Under left ear burn scar. Left wrist burn scar." Survived by four offspring from his first marriage, adult sons Donald, age 27, and Sandy, age 21, and teen sons Hector, age 19, and David, Jr., age 15. His second wife never remarried. Was the lone casualty from the Hub suburb of Weston. One of 20 patron victims aged 50 or older to perish (out of 464 total guest casualties). Parents Mr. and Mrs. Donald and Ina (Forbes) Polson. Burial at Glenwood Cemetery, Littleton, NH. Middle name Alexander.

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