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Thomas Bernard Clark Brigham

Thomas Bernard Clark Brigham

Male 1919 - 1993  (73 years)  Submit Photo / DocumentSubmit Photo / Document


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  • Name Thomas Bernard Clark Brigham 
    Born 3 Sep 1919  Rochester, Monroe, New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1920 
    1920 Brigham 11.
    1920 Brigham 11.
    1920 US census, Monroe County, New York, enumeration district 142, Family Number 212, Brigham.
    Census 1930 
    1930 Brigham 16.
    1930 Brigham 16.
    1930 US census, Rochester, Monroe, New York, enumeration district 28-78, Family Number 148, Brigham.
    Census 1940 
    1940 Brigham 27.
    1940 Brigham 27.
    1940 US census, Rochester, Monroe, New York, enumeration district 65-268, Family Number 63, Brigham.
    Military Service 1944  U.S. Army Air Corps, WWII Find all individuals with events at this location 
    He served as a navigator aboard a B-24 bomber nicknamed "Luck and Stuff. He was assigned to the 466th Bomb Group, 706th Bomb Squadron operating out of Bungay, Suffolk, England. He was shot down April 19, 1944 and held in a German POW camp.  
    B-24 Luck and Stuff.
    B-24 Luck and Stuff.
    B-24 Liberator, serial number 42-100360, nicknamed "Luck and Stuff" flies in formation with the 446th Bomb Group during a mission in early 1944.
    706th.
    706th.
    The insignia of the 706th Bomb Squadron. The 706 was part of the 466th Bomb Group. They became known as the "the Bungay Buckaroos" after the town their base was located in,
    Biographical Information 3 Sep 1984 
    Two days after a bomb exploded in Central Station in Montreal, Quebec, police announced that Brigham had been "ruled out", stating that he had written some threatening letters but, "He didn't plant the bomb". "We've checked it out", the police announced, they were instead looking for "a bearded man in his late 20s or early 30s" who was seen immediately before the blast and, believed to have befriended Brigham. They suggested that somebody who knew Brigham had written threatening letters may have taken the opportunity to plant a bomb themselves.

    Thomas was convicted of planting the bomb, killing three French tourists and injuring 30-47 other people. He was sentenced to life imprisonment at the Pinel Institute for the Criminally Insane with no parole for 25 years.

    A successful appeal in 1989 led to a new trial after it was determined that errors were made in his handling of the case. The verdict and sentencing of the second trial were identical.

    Issues from the second trial led to another successful appeal request. Brigham died of a heart attack in 1993, at the age of 73. Because he died between trials, this means that due to presumption of innocence until convicted he is presumed innocent.  
    Bomb Kills 3 in Montreal.
    Bomb Kills 3 in Montreal.
    The Washington (DC) Post. Tuesday, September 3, 1984. Section A, page 15.
    Died 14 Feb 1993  Montreal, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Thomas Bernard Clark Brigham Dies
    Thomas Bernard Clark Brigham Dies
    The Gazette (Montreal, Quebec, Canada), 16 Feb 1993, Tuesday, Page 5
    Thomas Bernard Clark Brigham Obituary
    Thomas Bernard Clark Brigham Obituary
    The Naples Daily News (Naples, Florida), 21 Feb 1993, Sunday, Page 2
    Thomas Bernard Clark Brigham Dies
    Thomas Bernard Clark Brigham Dies
    The Akron Beacon Journal (Akron, Ohio), 16 Feb 1993, Tuesday, Page 18
    Thomas Bernard Clark Brigham Death
    Thomas Bernard Clark Brigham Death
    The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, Ohio), 16 Feb 1993, Tuesday, Page 10
    T. B. Brigham Awaited Trial In Bombing
    T. B. Brigham Awaited Trial In Bombing
    Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, New York), 23 Feb 1993, Tuesday, Page 16
    Buried All Souls Cemetery, Chardon, Geauga, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Siblings 4 siblings 
    Headstones Submit Headstone Photo Submit Headstone Photo 
    Person ID I59888  Nagel
    Last Modified 26 Jun 2022 

    Father Robert Henry Brigham, Sr,   b. 28 Nov 1893, Newark, Essex, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Sep 1973  (Age 79 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother Mary Rose Clark,   b. 26 Jan 1888, Driftwood, Cameron, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Sep 1958, Rochester, Monroe, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Married 1915  Monroe, Orange, New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F17869  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Marjory E Keenan,   b. 3 Apr 1926, Rochester, Monroe, New York Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Oct 2009, Richfield, Summit, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Divorced 13 Jan 1976  Lake County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Name: Thomas B Brigham
      Spouse's Name: Marjory K Brigham
      Spouse's Residence: Willoughby, Lake
      Marriage Duration (Years): 30
      Number of Minor Children: 3
      Grounds for Divorce: Gross Neglect/Extreme Cruelty
      To Whom Decree Granted: Wife
      County of Decree: Lake
      Decree Date: 13 Jan 1976
      Cerificate Number: 2025
      Volume Number: 3265
    Last Modified 27 Jun 2022 
    Family ID F17870  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart