Local Titanic connections remembered

A century has passed since the Titanic sank on April 15, 1912, yet the stories of these passengers and others on the ill-fated voyage still resonate. That is why Stoughton historian David Allen Lambert decided to lead an effort to dedicate a plaque in his town in memory of Clifford. Many people in Stoughton don’t know that the town lost one of its own in the disaster, he said. Lambert first heard of Clifford when he was 12. He said Clifford was originally from Brockton and moved to Stoughton in 1909. In February 1912, he left for Europe. George Quincy Clifford was President of the George E. Belcher Last Co. in Stoughton.
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By Emily Sweeney, Globe Staff
A century has passed since the Titanic sank on April 15, 1912, yet the stories of these passengers and others on the ill-fated voyage still resonate. That is why Stoughton historian David Allen Lambert decided to lead an effort to dedicate a plaque in his town in memory of Clifford. Many people in Stoughton don’t know that the town lost one of its own in the disaster, he said. Lambert first heard of Clifford when he was 12. He said Clifford was originally from Brockton and moved to Stoughton in 1909. In February 1912, he left for Europe.

George Quincy Clifford was President of the George E. Belcher Last Co. in Stoughton.