Mary Emma Griggs (née Lewis)
(see page 57)
Date of Birth: ...... June 12, 1848
Place of Birth: ...... South Boston, MA
Father: ...... Eben [Ebenezer] Augustus Lewis (b. Boston, MA)
Mother: ...... Matilda Lewis, née Hanscom (b. Kittery, ME)
Marriage Date of Father & Mother: ...... 1845 (approx.; Dedham, MA)
Date of Death: ...... August 8, 1931
Cause of Death: ...... Chronic Nephritis, General Sclerosis, Valvular Heart Disease
Place of Death: ...... Melrose, Middlesex, MA
Death Certificate Filed: ...... August 10, 1931, Volume 6, page 39, No. 13306
Death Certificate Filed: ...... Register of Vital Statistics, MA
Place of Burial: ...... Brookdale Cemetery, Dedham, MA
Last Address: ...... 39 Botolph Street, Melrose, MA
Marital Status at Death: ...... Widow of Charles Robert Griggs (d. 1912)
Eben [Ebenezer] Augustus Lewis
Place of Birth: ...... Boston, MA
Wife: ...... Matilda Lewis, née Hanscom
Marriage Date: ...... 1845
Place of Marriage: ...... Dedham, MA
Matilda Lewis, née Hanscom
Place of Birth: ...... Kittery, ME
Husband: ...... Eben [Ebenezer] Augustus Lewis
Marriage Date: ...... 1845
Place of Marriage: ...... Dedham, MA
Children of Eben and Matilda Lewis
I.Ann Maria Lewisb. January 14, 1846
South Boston, MA
II.Warren A Lewis
b. March 7, 1847s
Dedham, MA
III.Mary Emma Griggs
b. June 12, 1848
Dedham, MA
IV.Susan Frances Gates Lewis
b. September 23, 1849
Dedham, MA
V.Edna Matilda Lewis
b. October 5, 1854
Dedham, MA / VI.Walter Clifford Lewis
b. 1856
Dedham, MA
VII.Willie Samuel Lewis
b. September 16, 1861
MA
VIII.George Edward Lewis
b. January 20, 1863
Dedham, MA
IX.Etta Lewis
b. 1865
MA
Note: Check to see if this Etta Lewis is the same person as Etta E Lewis who married George H Hall on February 20, 1883, in Dedham, MA (Norfolk County).
Charles Robert Griggs
Date of Birth: ...... July 10, 1846 (approx.)
Place of Birth: ...... Boston, MA
Father: ...... Robert Davis Griggs (b. Boston, MA)
Mother: ...... Serena Helen Griggs, née Foster (b. Canton, MA)
Date of Death: ...... August 11, 1912 (Sunday)
Cause of Death: ...... Cerebral Haemorrhage
Place of Death: ...... Dedham, Norfolk, MA
Place of Burial: ...... Brookdale Cemetery, Dedham, MA
Occupation: ...... Paper Hanger, Interior Decorator (walls)
Military Service: ...... Civil War Veteran
Ruth Emma Bissell (née Griggs)
Date of Birth: ...... August 7, 1884 (Thursday)
Place of Birth: ...... MA
Father: ...... Charles Robert Griggs (b. Boston, MA)
Mother: ...... Mary Emma Griggs, née Lewis (b. South Boston, MA)
Date of Death: ...... June 15, 1985 (Saturday)
Place of Death: ...... Bangor, ME
SSN: ...... 00430-7454A
Last Address: ...... 45 Moosehead Blvd, Bangor, ME
Date of Burial: ...... June 17, 1985 (Monday)
Place of Burial: ...... Oak Hill Cemetery, Brewer, ME
Marital Status at Death: ...... Widow of Everett Hall Bissell (d. 1962)
Informant: ...... Helen Trites
James Senior Young, Sr.
Date of Birth: ...... April 10, 1875 (Saturday)
Place of Birth: ...... New Britain, CT
Father: ...... John Young (b. March 1850, Glasgow, Scotland)
Mother: ...... Hannah Young, nee Preston (b. August 1852, Yorkshire, England)
Date of Death: ...... April 17, 1935 (Wednesday)
Cause of Death: ...... Carcinoma of Descending Colon
Place of Death: ...... Mt Vernon, Westchester, NY
Date of Cremation:...... April 20, 1935 (Saturday)
Death Certificate Filed: ...... Mt Vernon City Hall (Registered No. 199)
Last Address: ...... 8 North 10th Avenue, Mt Vernon, NY
Marital Status at Death: ...... Married to Susan S Young, née Griggs
Occupation: ...... Commercial Artist, Brooklyn Daily Eagle (40 yrs)
Final Date of Burial: ...... July 19, 1954 (Monday)
Final Place of Burial: ...... Oak Hill Cemetery, Brewer, ME
Susan S Young (aka Susan G Young, née Griggs)
Date of Birth: ...... August 11, 1876 (Friday)
Place of Birth: ...... Dedham, Norfolk, MA
Father: ...... Charles Robert Griggs (b. Boston, MA)
Mother: ...... Mary Emma Griggs, née Lewis (b. South Boston, MA)
Date of Death: ...... July 14, 1954 (Wednesday)
Place of Death: ...... Bangor, Penobscot, ME
Marital Status at Death: ...... Widow of James Senior Young, Sr.
Informant: ...... Everett Bissell
Date of Burial: ...... July 16, 1954 (Friday)
Place of Burial: ...... Oak Hill Cemetery, Brewer, ME
James Senior Young, Jr.
Date of Birth:...... October 17, 1905 (Tuesday)
Place of Birth:...... New York
Date of Death:...... May 23, 1979 (Wednesday)
Father: ...... James Senior Young (b. New Britain, CT)
Mother: ...... Susan S. Young, née Griggs (b. Dedham, MA)
Place of Death:...... Palm Beach County, FL
SSN:...... 075092153A
Last Zip Code:...... 33064
Last Address:...... Hollywood, Broward County, FL
Last Address:...... Homestead, Dade County, FL
Last Address:...... Lighthouse Point, Broward County, FL
Last Address:...... Pompano Beach, Broward Coué Capria)
Marital Status at Death: ...... Divorced (1955) from Mildred A Young (née Ireland)
Jacqueline Marie Young (née Capria)
Date of Birth:...... February 1, 1928
Place of Birth:...... New York
Father: ...... Jack Capria
Mother: ...... Sadie Capria, née Citarella
Date of Death:...... April 18, 1983
Place of Death:...... Palm Beach County, FL
SSN:...... 101227115
Last Zip Code:...... 33064
Last Address:...... Hollywood, Broward County, FL
Last Address:...... Homestead, Dade County, FL
Last Address:...... Lighthouse Point, Broward County, FL
Last Address:...... Pompano Beach, Broward County, FL
Marital Status at Death: ...... Widow of James Senior Young, Jr.
Dorothy Kilpack (fka, Dorothy Schisler, née Young)
Date of Birth:...... January 11, 1910 (Tuesday)
Place of Birth:...... Dedham, Norfolk, MA
Father:...... James Senior Young, Sr. (b. New Britain, CT)
Mother:...... Susan S Young, nee Griggs (b. Dedham, MA)
Date of Death:...... December 1, 1955 (Thursday)
Place of Death:...... Southampton, Bermuda
Last Residence:...... Southampton, Bermuda
Last Residence:...... Dover, VT
Marital Status at Death:...... Married to William Bennett Kilpack
Former Marriages:...... Merle Raymond Schisler (b. April 29, 1905)
Merle Raymond Schisler's Father:...... James Schisler
Merle Raymond Schisler's Mother:...... Ella Schisler, née Dunn (b. 1881; d. 1915)
Date of Schisler Marriage:...... October 17, 1932
Place of Schisler Marriage:...... Mount Vernon, NY
Children by Schisler Marriage:...... John Charles Schisler, later Kilpack
Note on Ella Schisler, née Dunn: ...... b. 1881; d 1915
Note on Ella Schisler, née Dunn: ....buried Ridgeway Old Cemetery, Fort Erie, Ontario
William Bennett Kilpack
Date of Birth: ...... February 6, 1883
Place of Birth: ...... Scotland, UK
Father:...... William Gilbert Kilpack (d. 1271922)
Mother:...... Maria Theresia Kilpack, née Hennequin
Date of Death: ...... August 17, 1962 (Friday)
Place of Death: ...... Santa Monica (Los Angeles County) CA
SSN: ...... 114-01-5941
Marital Status: ...... Divorced from Mabel Alice Kilpack, née Cromer
Marital Status:...... Widower to Dorothy Kilpack, née Young
Mary Dorothy Kelly (née Tuohy)
Date of Birth:...... November 26, 1904
Place:...... Manhattan, NY
Mother:...... Susan Tuohy, née Cahill (b. NYC, Manhattan, d. NYC)
Father:...... Martin Joseph Tuohy (d. of acute alcoholism NYC, Greenwich Village)
Date of Death:...... May 6, 1974
Place of Death:...... Virginia Beach, VA
SSN:...... 036309724
Marital Status:...... Widow to James Charles Kelly III (d. May 13, 1961)
James Charles Kelly III
Date of Birth:...... December 14, 1899
Place of Birth:...... Manhattan, NY
Mother:...... Anastasia Kelly, née Buckley
Father:...... James Charles Kelly II or Jr.
Date of Death:...... May 13, 1961
Place of Death:...... New York City (Bronx), NY
SSN:...... 050-10-7169
NYC Medical Examiners Case No:...... 1462
NYC (Bronx) Death Certificate No:...... 5356
Marital Status:...... Married to Mary Dorothy Kelly, née Tuohy (d. May 1974)
Higher Education:...... Fordham University (attended until senior year)
New York Search
The 1952 Polk's Directory for New Rochelle shows James S Young as a teller at First National Bank of New Rochelle, but living in Mt Vernon at 10 North Avenue. The bank's address was 528 North Avenue, New Rochelle.
The bank building was built in 1925 and was known as Central National Bank (chartered June 3, 1924; Charter No. 12,548). First Westchester National Bank (New Rochelle, NY) was chartered on January 10, 1934, as First National Bank, which was the successor to The National City Bank of New Rochelle. First National Bank (New Rochelle, NY) was chartered on January 20, 1934. The National City Bank was chartered in 1899.
First Westchester absorbed Central National Bank on December 31, 1943, and merged with Bronxville Trust Co. of Bronxville on January 11, 1952 hen the name First Westchester National Bank was adopted.
The 1952 Polk's Directory show the main address as 491 Main Street, New Rochelle. The directory states that the bank also has offices in Bronxville and Fort Slocum. On January 24, 1955, First Westchester merged with Kavey & Sons (private bankers) of Port Chester.
In 1974, Barclays Bank of New York acquired First Westchester National Bank. In 1992, The Bank of New York acquired all the business of Barclays Bank of New York, NA.
The 1955 Polk's Directory list James S Young (and wife, Jacqueline) as a banker and residing at 51 Brookside Place. The landlord at that time was Vere Baxter.
New Rochelle City Hall ...... (914) 654-2164
New Rochelle Tax Assessor ...... (914) 654-2056
Westchester County Clerk (Surrogate Court) ...... (914) 285-3716
Westchester County Clerk Record Room (9:30-4) ...... (914) 285-3735
Mount Vernon Public Library (see details below) ...... (914) 668-1841
Mount Vernon City Hall (Ms Lucille Gails) ...... (914) 665-2300
Mount Vernon Tax Assessor ...... (914) 665-2325
For a photocopy of a death certificate (no seal; no charge)
City of Mount Vernon
1 Roosevelt Square, Room 115
Mt Vernon, NY 10550
Att:Ms Kelley Thomas, Deputy Registrar...... (914) 665-2356
Mount Vernon Public Library
(914) 668-1841
Local History Room (by appointment only)
Mrs Shirley Garrett
The Daily Argus
Thursday, April 18, 1935
Figure 1Mount Vernon, NY
James Senior Young
James Senior Young, 60, 8 North Tenth Avenue, until recently connected with the Brooklyn Daily Eagle as a commercial artist, died last night at the Mount Vernon Hospital, after a brief illness.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs Susan Griggs Young, his mother, Mrs. Hannah Preston Young, New Britain, CT, a son, James Senior Young, Jr., a daughter, Mrs Dorothy Young Schisler, both Mount Vernon, two grandchildren, two brothers John Young, New Britain, and Benjamin Young, Seattle, Wash., and a sister, Mrs C J Cox, Mount Vernon.
Mr Young was born in New Britain, a son of Mrs Hannah Preston Young and the late John Young. He attended the public schools in that city, and later was graduated from the Art Students' League, New York City. He was a member of Mount Vernon Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons, Malden, MA, and of Gira Grotto, Mystic Order of the Veiled Prophets of the Enchanted Realm, Mount Vernon. He played the flute and piccolo in the band connected with the latter organization.
The body is at William F Thompson's Mortuary, 11 Fourteenth Avenue, Where Masonic services will be conducted tomorrow at 8 p.m. Interment will be private.
Children of:
John Young
In 1920, John was a foreman at Stanley, Rule & Level.
(b. March 1850, Glasgow, Scotland)
(d. after 1920, before 1927, New Britain, CT)
and
Hannah Young (née Preston)
As a widow, Hannah resided at:
The Cornelius Irwin Home (for single women) from about 1927 to 1949. In 1949, she moved to Wallingford, CT (New Haven County)
(b. August 1852, Yorkshire, England)
(d. after 1949, New Britain, CT)
I.James Senior Young
(b. April 10, 1875, New Britain, CT)
(d. April 17, 1935, Mt Vernon, NY)
Married on October 10, 1904 (licence is filed in Dedham, MA) to:
Susan S Young (née Griggs)
(b. August 11, 1876, Dedham, MA)
(d. July 14, 1954, Bangor, ME)
James Senior Young, Sr., studied at the Art Students League of New York from 1898 to 1899. At that time, he lived at 330 East 120th (or 121st) Street (between First and Second Avenues), East Harlem, Manhattan. The League (originally American Fine Arts Society) has been located at 215 West 57th Street (between Seventh Avenue and Broadway) in Manhattan since 1892. (212)247-4510.
Note: Supreme Council, Mystic Order Veiled Prophets of Enchanted Realm (Masons) (MOVPER)
The Daily Argus
Friday, April 19, 1935
Figure 2Mount Vernon, NY
James Senior Young
YOUNGJames Senior: 8 No. Tenth Ave. For the past 15 years, a resident of this city died at Mount Vernon Hospital last night at 9:30 o'clock. In his 60th year. Beloved husband of Susan Griggs Young, beloved son of Hannah Preston Young, and loving father of James and Dorothy. Remains reposing at the funeral home of William F Thompson, 11-14th Avenue, where services will be held on Friday evening, April 19th, at 8 o'clock. Interment private. Boston and New Britain, CT, papers please copy.
1696 Brice Road
Reynoldsburg, OH 43068
(614) 860-9193
Bernard Hartman, Exec. Sec.
Founded: 1890. Members: 39,000. Staff: 4 State Groups: 1. Local Groups: 185. Fraternal order for Master Masons. Supports cerebral palsy research and dentistry for the handicapped. Bestows awards and names Prophet of the Year. Affiliated with: Supreme Caldron, Daughters of Mokanna (wives and daughters).
Publications: The Grotto, 4/year
Convention/Meeting: annual - always in June
The Seattle Times
Figure 3Tuesday, July 16, 1968Page 44
Obituary
Benjamin F YoungColumn 8
Private services for Benjamin F Young, 91, of 3609 S Orcas St, were held today at the Ploeger-Hart chapel. Cremation followed. He died Sunday in a nursing home.
Born in new Britain, CT, Mr Young came here 45 years ago. During World War II he had worked in the shipyards. He also had owned and operated the Empire Way Tavern. He was a founding member of the Empire Way Community Club. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs Tom Moody, Renton, and a brother, John Young, of Connecticut.
Death, Funeral NoticeColumn 5
YOUNGBenjamin F, 91, of 3609 South Orcas. Father of Mrs Tom Moody. Three grandchildren, six great grand-children. Private services today.
PLOEGER-HART MORTUARY
II.Benjamin F Young
Seattle, WA
(b. January 22, 1877, New Britain, CT)
(d. Sunday, July 14, 1968, Seattle, King County, WA)
SSN: 535-07-3057
Benjamin F Young was married twice
His first marriage was to:
Genevieve Young, née Rust
(b. December 1874, Chaplin, CT)
Chaplin Town Clerk
P O Box 286
Chaplin, CT 06235
(203) 455-9455
Daughter born to Benjamin & Genevieve:
A.Doris Franklin Major (née Young)
(b. January 28, 1899, Unionville, CT)
Birth record for Doris Franklin Young
b. January 28, 1899, Unionville, CT
Father: Benjamin Young
Father's Birthplace: New Britain, CT
Mother: Genevieve Young, née Rust
Mother's Birthplace: Chaplin, CT
Residence: New Bedford, MA
Recorded Vol. 3, Page 8
Birth Records, Farmington Town Clerk, CT
Farmington Town Clerk
Town Hall
Farmington, CT 06032-1053
(203) 673-8247
Another birth record found for Doris Young
(could this be the same person?)
b. January 29, 1899, New Bedford, MA
Mother: Genevieve Young, née Rust (b. CT)
Father: Benjamin Young (b. CT)
Father's Occupation: Druggist
Residence: New Bedford
Recorded in Vol. 9, Page 109, Year 1899
Birth Records, City of New Bedford
New Bedford City Clerk
133 William Street
New Bedford, MA 02740-6182
(508) 979-1450
Attn: Ms Donna Perry
Doris's Date of Death
(d. February 16, 1993, Ft Lauderdale, FL)
(Doris's death certificate indicates that she was born in Unionville, CT)
SSN: 369-09-5821
Doris married:
Charles Wesley Major
(b. August 1, 1898, Canada)
(d. January 20, 1971, Ft Lauderdale, FL)
SSN: 369-09-5821
SSN issued in Michigan
Fort Lauderdale News
Figure 4Friday, January 22, 1971Column 2
DEATH NOTICE
Charles Wesley Major
Charles W. Major, 72, of 4630 NE 3rd Terrace, Ft Lauderdale passed away Wednesday. A 17-year resident from Rochester, NY. Survived by wife Doris Y.; sons Charles K, Phoenix, AZ, Paul R, San Francisco, CA; three grandchildren. Services 11 a.m. Saturday at the JORDAN-THOMAS GARDEN CHAPEL with the Rev Harold J Stephanz, First Congregational Church officiating. Interment in Lakewood Park Cemetery, Rocky River, OH. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Heart Association. Arrangements by JORDAN-THOMAS FUNERAL HOME.
Charles Wesley Major is buried at:
Lakewood Park Cemetery
Rocky River, OH
(216) 333-1922
Note: Charles Wesley Major was born to William Major and Mary Major, née ???
Son of CharlesDoris:
1.Charles Kingdon Major
aka “Chuck,” aka “Kingdon”
(Kingdon likely was a family surname)
Former addresses of Charles:
4630 NE 3 Terrace
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33334
Ft Lauderdale (trailer park)
Costa Rica
Phoenix (1971)
Son of Charles and Doris:
2.Paul R Major
Former addresses of Paul:
Tulsa
San Francisco (1971)
Both Doris and Charles were members of the First Congregational Church of Fort Lauderdale.
Benjamin F Young and Genevieve Young, née Rust, lived in New Bedford, CT, had a daughter there (Mary Young), and then divorced. Benjamin then married a woman in the west (Seattle?) who had become handicapped from a bad accident.
Benjamin F Young's second marriage was to:
Mary A Young
Benjamin and Mary had one daughter:
B.Mary Moody (née Young)
(b. New Bedford, CT)
Married in Rochester, NY?
Married to:
Tom Moody
Last known address was in Renton, King County, WA (see obituary on Page 6, 2). There is currently Thomas A Moody in Belview (King County), WA (206) 455-2941.
I.Alice Louisa Cox (née Young)
Mount Vernon, NY
(b. February 1879, New Britain, CT)
(d. about 10 years after Charlie)
Alice was married to:
Charles John Cox (“Charlie”)
Father: Charles Cox
Mother: Harriet Elizabeth Cox, née King
(b. June 1877, Danbury, CT)
(d. by the end of WWI?)
Alice Louisa Young and Charles John Cox were married on December 29, 1910, in New Britain, CT. Their marriage licence is recorded in Volume 2, page 15, of the Marriage Licence Records of the New Britain City Clerk, CT. No children were ever born to Charles John Cox and Alice Cox.
1900 US Census Schedules(Cox Soundex Code C-200)
211 Main Street
New Britain, MA (Hartford County)
Data Posted June 20, 1900
Birth
Name / Relation / Month / Year / Age / Birthplace / Father's
BP / Mother's
BP
Charles J Cox / Boarder / June / 1877 / 22 / CT / CT / CT
Marital Status: Single. Charles works as a Clerk in confectionery.
Publication T623 / E.D. 208
1900 Reel 138 / Sheet 2 / Line 208
Census data posted June 20, 1900
1920 US Census Schedules
(Cox Soundex Code C-200)
21 Buell Street
New Britain, CT (Hartford County)
Name / Relation / Age / Birthplace / Father's
Birthplace / Mother's
Birthplace
Charles J Cox / Head / 41 / CT / England / England
Alice Y Cox / Wife / 40 / CT / Scotland / England
Publication T-625 / Vol 23 / E.D. 143 / Charles works as a Publicity Man for Corbin Lock Company. He is a waged worker. Alice is a bookkeeper for C L Pierce. She is a waged worker. Charles and Alice's home is rented.
Reel 185 / Sheet 8A / Line 18
Census data posted January 7, 1920
II.John Young, Jr.
1949 Address:
9 Barnard
New Britain, CT
John Young, Jr., worked 50 years earning a gold watch for Corbin Lock Co. (CCL), ending up as office manager. CCL was founded by Philip Corbin (b. October 26, 1824, Willimgton, Conn) of New Britain in 1882. CCL is now an inactive plant owned by the American Hardware Corporation. John Young, Jr's, son-in-law, Rev Douglas Harwood, has the 50-year gold watch.
Vital Statistics for John Young, Jr:
(b. September 1, 1883, New Britain, CT)
(d. January 1973, New Britain, CT)
SSN: 043-10-3477
In 1920, John Young, Jr, was married to:
Mabel Young (née Remington)
(Later known as Mabel R Young)
(d. of cancer early 1960s)
John Young, Jr, re-married to:
Cora May Cable, a widow
James Young, Jr., a widower (age 80), and Cora May Cable, a widow (age 71) were married on Saturday, June 27, 1964, in New Britain, CT.
John Young, Jr, and Mabel Young had only one child:
New Britain Herald
Saturday, August 29, 1936
Figure 5New Britain, ConnPg. 7, Col. 3
Wedding Announcement
Mrs Marjorie K Young
Mrs Marjorie K Young, Daughter of Mr and Mrs John Young, Jr, of Chestnut Street, and Douglas Harwood, son of Mr and Mrs Ernest M Harwood, of Waterford, will be married this afternoon at 3:00 at the South Congregational Church. Dr Wofford C Timmons will officiate at the ceremony and the wedding music will be played by Joseph C Beebe, organist.