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Mary Muirhead Cassidy

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• Last Edited: 2 January 2020

James Gardner

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James Gardner

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• Birth: 7 January 1833.¹
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  James Gardner and Elisabeth Ayrs
  Marriage: 31 December 1856, Landward, New Monkland, Lanark, ScotlandO.²

• Last Edited: 12 December 2020

Citations

1. [S5267] Scotland, "Old Parish Registers, Baptisms, 1553-1855", database and images, ScotlandsPeople (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/view-image/nrs_opr_records/1643473: accessed 4 Dec 2020), image, baptism record, James, son of Robert Gardner and Elizabeth Brown, 17 Feb 1833, parish of Cambuslang, county of Lanark; citing Old Parish Registers, Church of Scotland, p. 48.
2. [S5266] Scotland, "Statutory Marriages, 1855-2013", database and images, ScotlandsPeople (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/view-image/nrs_stat_marriages/5995186 : accessed 28 Oct 2019), image, marriage registration, James Gardiner and Elizabeth Ayr, 1 Jan 1857, parish of New Monkland, county of Lanark; citing Statutory Registers no. 1.

Elisabeth Ayrs

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  James Gardner and Elisabeth Ayrs
  Marriage: 31 December 1856, Landward, New Monkland, Lanark, ScotlandO.¹

• Last Edited: 28 December 2020

Citations

1. [S5266] Scotland, "Statutory Marriages, 1855-2013", database and images, ScotlandsPeople (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/view-image/nrs_stat_marriages/5995186 : accessed 28 Oct 2019), image, marriage registration, James Gardiner and Elizabeth Ayr, 1 Jan 1857, parish of New Monkland, county of Lanark; citing Statutory Registers no. 1.

James P. Lawler

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• Last Edited: 2 January 2020

Marie Chase

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• References: Late Death or High Current Age

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• Birth: 24 September 1831, New YorkO.¹
• Death: 4 March 1922, age 90, Augusta, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO.¹

• Last Edited: 29 November 2020

Citations

1. [S5213] "Michigan, U.S., Death Records, 1867-1952", database with images, Ancestry (https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=60872&h=2299601: accessed 29 Nov 2020), certificate image, Marie A. Chase Lawler, filed 8 Mar 1922, no. 39 332, local register no. 4, image 334 of 3752; citing "Death Records (Certificates, 1921-1944, 227: Kalamazoo, 1921-1933), Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing, Michigan."

James Greer

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• Birth: , IrelandO.¹

• Last Edited: 3 January 2020

Citations

1. [S4297] "Michigan, Death Records, 1867-1952", database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/60872/44471_355285-02306: accessed 3 Jan 2020), certificate image, Robert Greer, filed 4 Sep 1902, p. 182, no. 4, image 2307 of 3504; citing "Death Records, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing, Michigan."

James Courtney

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• Birth: , IrelandO.¹

• Last Edited: 3 January 2020

Citations

1. [S4298] "Michigan, Death Records, 1867-1952", database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/60872/44471_354894-00243: accessed 3 Jan 2020), certificate image, Jane Greer, filed 4 May 1917, p. 241, no. 4, image 244 of 3117; citing "Death Records, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing, Michigan."

Sarah Laird

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Biography

• Birth: , IrelandO.¹

• Last Edited: 3 January 2020

Citations

1. [S4298] "Michigan, Death Records, 1867-1952", database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/60872/44471_354894-00243: accessed 3 Jan 2020), certificate image, Jane Greer, filed 4 May 1917, p. 241, no. 4, image 244 of 3117; citing "Death Records, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing, Michigan."

Archibald Carrigan

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• Last Edited: 3 January 2020

Mary Wishart

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• Last Edited: 3 January 2020

Easter M. Raney

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• Birth: between 2 July 1870 and 1 July 1871, Laurel County, KentuckyO.

• Last Edited: 4 January 2020

Alexander Whitaker

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• Marriage Bond: for marriage to Mary B. Boyd, 21 October 1865, with surety provided by John W. Adams, in the amount of $100.
  Date of marriage: 22 October 1865
  Groom: Alexander Whiteaker, resides in Pulaski County, Kentucky, age 24, first marriage, farmer, born in Pulaski County, Kentucky, father born same place, mother born in Alabama
  Bride: Mary B. Boyd, resides in Pulaski County, Kentucky, age 16, first marriage, born in Pulaski County, Kentucky, parents both born same place, "by order of step-father, John W. Adams"¹
• Marriage: to Mary B. Boyd, 27 October 1865, Pulaski County, KentuckyO, by Peter Sears, at the residence of John Adams. The marriage was witnessed by Giles Boyd and Licucinda[?] Goodwin[?].²

• Last Edited: 14 March 2022

Citations

1. [S5563] Pulaski County, Kentucky, Marriage Records, marriage bond, pp. 46-47, Alexander Whiteaker and Mary B. Boyd entry, recorded 21 Oct 1865; imaged in "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1804888 : accessed 28 Apr 2018) > 005293827 > image 41 of 494; imaged from FamilySearch digital film 5293827.
2. [S5566] Pulaski County, Kentucky, Marriage Records, p. 31, marriage register, Alexander Whiteaker and Mary B. Boyd entry, 27 Oct 1865; imaged in "Kentucky, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1783-1965," database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61372/ : accessed 28 Apr 2018) > Pulaski > 1799-1870 287 of 336; imaged from FamilySearch digital film 1912849.

Mary B. Boyd

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• Birth: about 1849, Pulaski County, KentuckyO, age 16 at time of 1865 marriage.¹
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  Alexander Whitaker and Mary B. Boyd
  Marriage Bond: 21 October 1865, filed by groom as principal and by surety, John W. Adams, in the sum of $100.
  Date of marriage: 22 October 1865
  Groom: Alexander Whiteaker, resides in Pulaski County, Kentucky, age 24, first marriage, farmer, born in Pulaski County, Kentucky, father born same place, mother born in Alabama
  Bride: Mary B. Boyd, resides in Pulaski County, Kentucky, age 16, first marriage, born in Pulaski County, Kentucky, parents both born same place, "by order of step-father, John W. Adams"¹
• Marriage: to Alexander Whitaker, 27 October 1865, Pulaski County, KentuckyO, age ~16, by Peter Sears, at the residence of John Adams. The marriage was witnessed by Giles Boyd and Licucinda[?] Goodwin[?].²
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  James W. Boyd and Mary B. Boyd
  Marriage Bond: 20 March 1875, Somerset, Pulaski County, KentuckyO, filed by groom as principal, in the sum of $100 with surety, Thomas Famer.
• Marriage: to James W. Boyd, 21 March 1875, Pulaski County, KentuckyO, age ~26, "James W. Boyd and Mary P. Whitaker," by John M. Stogsdill, at the home of bride and John Adams.
  Witnesses: David Vanhook and Greenup Boyd
  
  Groom: James W. Boyd, resides in Pulaski County, Kentucky, age 26, first marriage, farmer, born Pulaski County, Kentucky, parents born same place
  Bride: Mary P. Whiteaker, resides in Pulaski County, Kentucky, age 24, second marriage, born in Pulaski County, Kentucky, father born in unknown place, mother born in Pulaski County, Kentucky³
• Family Event - birth of child: 18 January 1885, parent of Henry H. Boyd.⁴

• Last Edited: 14 March 2022

Citations

1. [S5563] Pulaski County, Kentucky, Marriage Records, marriage bond, pp. 46-47, Alexander Whiteaker and Mary B. Boyd entry, recorded 21 Oct 1865; imaged in "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1804888 : accessed 28 Apr 2018) > 005293827 > image 41 of 494; imaged from FamilySearch digital film 5293827.
2. [S5566] Pulaski County, Kentucky, Marriage Records, p. 31, marriage register, Alexander Whiteaker and Mary B. Boyd entry, 27 Oct 1865; imaged in "Kentucky, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1783-1965," database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61372/ : accessed 28 Apr 2018) > Pulaski > 1799-1870 287 of 336; imaged from FamilySearch digital film 1912849.
3. [S5718] Pulaski County, Kentucky, Marriage Records, marriage bond and record, vol. 10, pp. 171-2, James W. Boyd and Mary P. Whitaker entry, 21 Mar 1875, recorded 20 Mar 1875; imaged in "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1804888 : accessed 23 Jan 2022) > 5293829 > images 105 and 107 of 479; imaged from FamilySearch digital film 5298329.
4. [S6538] "Henry H. Boyd Dies Unexpectedly," obituary, The (Bloomington, Illinois) Pantagraph, 5 November 1957, p. 2 col. 3; image, Newspapers.com, https://www.newspapers.com/image/71999414 : 21 September 2024., Here is the table listing the relationships mentioned in the obituary:
   
   | **Person 1** | **Person 2** | **Relationship** | **Quote** |
   |------------------|-----------------------|----------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   | Henry H. Boyd | James Boyd | Son | "Mr. Boyd was born Jan. 18, 1885, at Dykes, Ky., son of James and Mary T. Adams Boyd." |
   | Henry H. Boyd | Mary T. Adams Boyd | Son | "Mr. Boyd was born Jan. 18, 1885, at Dykes, Ky., son of James and Mary T. Adams Boyd." |
   | Henry H. Boyd | Mary Jane Phelps Boyd | Husband | "He married Mary Jane Phelps May 22, 1907, at Moss, Tenn." |
   | Henry H. Boyd | Sam Boyd | Father | "Surviving are the wife; eight sons, Sam, 407 N. Fell Ave., Normal..." |
   | Henry H. Boyd | Volia Boyd | Father | "Surviving are the wife; eight sons... Volia, 612 W. Jefferson St., Bloomington..." |
   | Henry H. Boyd | Carl Boyd | Father | "Surviving are the wife; eight sons... Carl, R. R. 1, Bloomington..." |
   | Henry H. Boyd | George Boyd | Father | "Surviving are the wife; eight sons... George, Belvidere..." |
   | Henry H. Boyd | Edd Boyd | Father | "Surviving are the wife; eight sons... Edd... all of Gibson City." |
   | Henry H. Boyd | Orville Boyd | Father | "Surviving are the wife; eight sons... Orville... all of Gibson City." |
   | Henry H. Boyd | Roy Boyd | Father | "Surviving are the wife; eight sons... Roy... all of Gibson City." |
   | Henry H. Boyd | William Boyd | Father | "Surviving are the wife; eight sons... William... all of Gibson City." |
   | Henry H. Boyd | Mrs. Ora Ferguson | Father | "Surviving are the wife... one daughter, Mrs. Ora Ferguson, Gibson City..." |
   | Henry H. Boyd | Unnamed daughter | Father (deceased) | "He was preceded in death by one daughter..." |
   | Henry H. Boyd | Four sisters (unnamed)| Brother (deceased) | "He was preceded in death by... four sisters..." |
   | Henry H. Boyd | Three brothers (unnamed)| Brother (deceased) | "He was preceded in death by... three brothers..." |
   | Henry H. Boyd | 33 grandchildren (unnamed) | Grandfather | "Surviving are... 33 grandchildren..." |
   | Henry H. Boyd | 10 great-grandchildren (unnamed) | Great-grandfather | "Surviving are... 10 great grandchildren." |
   | Henry H. Boyd | Four grandchildren (unnamed) | Grandfather (deceased) | "He was preceded in death by... four grandchildren..." |
   | Henry H. Boyd | Rev. Paul Morrison | Officiant (clergy) | "The Rev. Paul Morrison will officiate." |
   
   This table outlines the direct relationships between Henry H. Boyd and those mentioned in the obituary, along with the supporting quotes.

Seth Berry Porter

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• Last Edited: 6 June 2020

Sabra Dodge

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• Birth: 1837, OhioO.

• Last Edited: 6 June 2020

Robert Shiffert

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• Last Edited: 5 January 2020

Elizabeth Fry

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• Last Edited: 5 January 2020

Hassan Wiswell

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• Last Edited: 19 January 2020

Thomas Cunningham

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• References: Descendants of Francois Louis Heyraud and Elise Desmarty
  Descendants of Martin Cunningham

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• Parentage: Joseph Cunningham and Blanche Heyraud.¹
• Birth: 25 August 1919, Battle Creek, Calhoun County, MichiganO.¹
• Death: 8 December 1919, age 0, Saginaw, Saginaw County, MichiganO.¹

• Last Edited: 24 August 2024

Citations

1. [S4445] "Michigan, Death Records, 1867-1952", database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/60872/44471_354940-02785: accessed 22 Feb 2020), certificate image, Thomas Cunningham, filed 9 Dec 1919, p. 1327, no. 879, image 2786 of 3131; citing "Death Records, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing, Michigan."

James Henry Elliott

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• References: Descendants of Charles Grant and Esther McWilliams
  Descendants of Ephraim Wheeler

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• Birth: 20 May 1902, Sault Ste. Marie, Algoma District, Ontario, CanadaO, "James (John) Henry Elliott."¹
• Parentage: James Herbert Elliott and Ellen Ann Hannah.²
• Marriage: to Madeleine Viola Beldam, 11 December 1924, Toronto, York County, OntarioO, age 22, "James Henry Elliott and Madeleine Viola Beldam," by W. J. Spence, a minister of the Church of England.
  Groom: James Henry Elliott, shoemaker, bachelor, age 22, Methodist, residence 366 Brock Ave., born Toronto, parents James Herbert Elliott and Ellen Hanna
  Bride: Madeleine Viola Beldam, bulb mounter, spinster, age 21, Methodist, residence 128 Doverscourt Rd., born Toronto, parents Arthur Beldam and Annie Cooke
  Witnesses: B. Spence and S. Spence, both of Toronto
  License: 8 December 1924 in Toronto²
  

  James Henry Elliott and Madeleine Viola Beldam, marriage license, 8 December 1924
  

  James Henry Elliott and Madeleine Viola Beldam, marriage, 11 December 1924
• Census: 1 June 1931, 54 Gladstone Ave., Toronto, York County, OntarioO, Canadian national census of 1 June 1931, head of household, "James Elliott" household, dwelling 139, family 166, 6 room brick house rented for $30, home has radio.
  James Elliott, head, male, married, age 29, born Ontario, parents born Ontario, nationality Canada, origin Irish, able to speak English, unable to speak French, United Church, able to read and write. shoemaker, shoe factory, worker, 1930 earnings $1560, working
  Madeline Elliott, wife, female, married, age 28, born Ontario, father born England, mother born Ontario, nationality Canada, origin Irish, able to speak English, unable to speak French, United Church, able to read and write, homemaker
  Elaine Elliott, daughter, female, single, age 5, born Ontario, parents born Ontario, nationality Canada, origin Irish, able to speak English, unable to speak French, United Church
  Lois Elliott, daughter, female, single, age 3, born Ontario, parents born Ontario, nationality Canada, origin Irish, able to speak English, unable to speak French, United Church³
• Family Event - named as survivor: 15 October 1960, obituary of Ellen Ann Hannah, The St. Catharines Standard (St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada.) He lived in Fredricton, New Brunswick at the time of his mother's death.⁴
  

  Ellen Ann Elliott, obituary, 15 October 1960
• Death: 1971, age ~69.⁵
• Burial: 1971, Saint Andrews and Saint James Cemetery, Orillia, Simcoe County, OntarioO.
  Grave Marker: Elliott, In Loving Memory of James H. Elliott, 1902-1971, Beloved Husband of Madeline V. Bedlam, 1903-1993
  Block R, GPS: 44.6135833, -79.4422444⁵

• Last Edited: 14 April 2025

Citations

1. [S4615] "Ontario, Canada Births, 1858-1913", database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/8838/ONMS929_157-0671: accessed 29 May 2020), birth registration image, James (John) Henry Elliott, 18 Jun 1902, volume Algoma 1901, page 291, no. 007012, image 138-139 of 345; citing "Registrations of Births and Stillbirths - 1869-1913, Series MS929, Reel 157, Record Group RG 80-2, Archives of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario."
2. [S4614] "Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1938", database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/7921/VRMCAN1923_102598-00358 : accessed 29 May 2020), marriage registration image, James Henry Elliott and Madeleine Viola Beldam, 15 Dec 1924, volume York 1924, no. 005808, license no. D66698, image 12070-12071 of 14068; citing "Registrations of Marriages, 1869-1928, reel 675, Archives of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario."
3. [S6254] "1931 Census of Canada," Toronto, Ontario, population schedule, district Parkdale 138, enumeration district 49, p. 15, dwelling 139, family 166, James Elliott household; digital images, image 16 of 18, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/1822554:62640 : accessed 4 Jul 2023); citing "Census of Canada, 1931, Library and Archives Canada Ottawa, Ontario."
4. [S6628] "Ellen Ann Hannah Elliott," obituary, The St. Catharines Standard, 15 October 1960, p. 2 col. 7; image, Newspapers.com, https://www.newspapers.com/image/1018605787 : 14 April 2025.
5. [S6255] Find A Grave, database and images, (https://www.findagrave.com : 4 Jul 2023), memorial page for James H. Elliott (1902 - 1971), Find A Grave Memorial no. 232012065, created and maintained by contributor 48069992, "James N. Porteous"; citing Saint Andrews and Saint James Cemetery, Orillia, Simcoe County, Ontario; accompanying marker photo(s) from contributor 48069992, "James N. Porteous", added 13 Sep 2021.

Madeleine Viola Beldam

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• Birth: 1903, Toronto, York County, OntarioO.
• Marriage: to James Henry Elliott, 11 December 1924, Toronto, York County, OntarioO, age ~21, "James Henry Elliott and Madeleine Viola Beldam," by W. J. Spence, a minister of the Church of England.
  Groom: James Henry Elliott, shoemaker, bachelor, age 22, Methodist, residence 366 Brock Ave., born Toronto, parents James Herbert Elliott and Ellen Hanna
  Bride: Madeleine Viola Beldam, bulb mounter, spinster, age 21, Methodist, residence 128 Doverscourt Rd., born Toronto, parents Arthur Beldam and Annie Cooke
  Witnesses: B. Spence and S. Spence, both of Toronto
  License: 8 December 1924 in Toronto¹
  

  James Henry Elliott and Madeleine Viola Beldam, marriage license, 8 December 1924
  

  James Henry Elliott and Madeleine Viola Beldam, marriage, 11 December 1924
• Census: 1 June 1931, 54 Gladstone Ave., Toronto, York County, OntarioO, Canadian national census of 1 June 1931, household of spouse, James Henry Elliott, "James Elliott" household, dwelling 139, family 166, 6 room brick house rented for $30, home has radio.
  Madeline Elliott, wife, female, married, age 28, born Ontario, father born England, mother born Ontario, nationality Canada, origin Irish, able to speak English, unable to speak French, United Church, able to read and write, homemaker²

• Last Edited: 4 March 2023

Citations

1. [S4614] "Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1938", database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/7921/VRMCAN1923_102598-00358 : accessed 29 May 2020), marriage registration image, James Henry Elliott and Madeleine Viola Beldam, 15 Dec 1924, volume York 1924, no. 005808, license no. D66698, image 12070-12071 of 14068; citing "Registrations of Marriages, 1869-1928, reel 675, Archives of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario."
2. [S6254] "1931 Census of Canada," Toronto, Ontario, population schedule, district Parkdale 138, enumeration district 49, p. 15, dwelling 139, family 166, James Elliott household; digital images, image 16 of 18, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/1822554:62640 : accessed 4 Jul 2023); citing "Census of Canada, 1931, Library and Archives Canada Ottawa, Ontario."

Arthur Beldam

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• Last Edited: 29 May 2020

Annie Cooke

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• Last Edited: 29 May 2020

Cornelius Boodt

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• Burial: Ashland, Jackson County, OregonO.
• Birth: 20 November 1874, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO.
• Marriage: to Lena Vroegendewey, 24 June 1896, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO, age 21.
• Death: 2 January 1957, age 82, Ashland, Jackson County, OregonO, "Cornelius Boodt," cause of death stroke. He had suffered an earlier stroke on 28 June 1956.¹
  

  Cornelius Boodt, death certificate, 2 January 1957

• Last Edited: 20 August 2023

Citations

1. [S6286] Jackson County, Oregon, Death Records, 1864-1967, death certificate, local register no. 1, state file no. 257, Cornelius Boodt entry, 2 Jan 1957, recorded 28 Jan 1957; imaged in "Oregon, U.S. State Deaths, 1864-1971," database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61675/ : accessed 20 Aug 2023) > Deschutes-Lake > 1957 > image 905 of 2166; from original records housed at "Oregon State Archives, Salem, Oregon."

Lena Vroegendewey

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• Birth: 2 August 1875, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO.
• Marriage: to Cornelius Boodt, 24 June 1896, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO, age 20.
• Death: 25 November 1952, age 77, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO.
• Burial: 28 November 1952, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO.

• Last Edited: 6 June 2020