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Skandia Bank and Trust Company of Worcester and a trustee of
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Gustaf Adolph
Johnson was born September 9, 1889, in Worcester to John A. Johnson and Christina (Fors) Johnson, both of whom had immigrated from Sweden in 1884. He attended public schools, graduating from the
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Johnson married in 1914, to Signe C. Thorn of
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Library Billings Branch (former), 15 Hamilton St,
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The Life of a Campus: 9 Essays on Clark Buildings Past and Present
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Providence Street Junior High School (former), 211 Providence St,
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Calvary Lutheran Church, Salisbury and Wachusett Sts,
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The original church was built in 1850 to a design by
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Chandler Street Junior High School, 525 Chandler St,
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