Frances Amelia (Patterson) Greer (1855 - 1922)

Born 12 Jan 1855 in Willisboro Point, Essex, New York, USA

Ancestors

Wife of William James Greer — married 1873 in New York, United States

Descendants

Died 23 Mar 1922 at age 67 in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, USA

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Biography

Frances was born in 1855 in New York.^[1][2][3] She married William James Greer in 1873. They had a family.^[4] She died 23 Mar 1922 in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, USA.^[5]

Obituary

Mrs Fannie Greer, Ill 3 Months, Dies At Daughter's Home

Fannie Patterson Greer, widow of William J. Greer, who died a year ago, passed on Tuesday in the home of Mrs Frank M. Taylor, her daughter. Mrs. Greer had been failing for about three months. She was 65 years old.

Mr. and Mrs. Greer came to Portland from Minneapolis in 1895. Mr. Greer was a contractor and builder. Mrs. Greer was born in New York.

One daughter besides Mrs. Taylor survives, Mrs. O. Van Schoonhoven.

Funeral Services will be held at 1 o'clock in the Finley chapel.

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Sources

1. ↑ "New York State Census, 1855," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K6Q6-CMN : 3 March 2021), Frances Patterson in household of Jerome B Patterson, Willsboro, Essex, New York, United States; citing p. 16, line #40, family #134, county clerk offices, New York; FHL microfilm 866,320.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCWP-26T : 18 February 2021), Frances Pattersom in entry for Jerome Pattersom, 1860.
3. ↑ "New York State Census, 1865," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVNJ-V3PF : 8 March 2021), Frances Patterson in household of Julia Patterson, , Willsborough, Essex, New York, United States; citing Census, p. 9, citing multiple county Clerks; Warren and Lewis County Board of Supervisors; multiple counties in New York; Utica and East Hampton Public Libraries, New York.
4. ↑ "New York State Census, 1875", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VT8R-T4M : 15 March 2022), Frances Greer in entry for William Greer, 1875.
5. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/99828665/fannie-amelia-greer: accessed 23 March 2023), memorial page for Fannie Amelia Patterson Greer (12 Jan 1855–23 Mar 1922), Find a Grave Memorial ID 99828665, citing Lincoln Memorial Park, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA; Maintained by Dean Harnack (contributor 47516399).
6. ↑ Record came from Newspapers.com. Portland, Oregon, 24 Mar 1922. The name of the newspaper and the link were not included in the posting, but a physical copy of the obituary was posted on Ancestry.com at https://www.ancestry.com/mediaui-viewer/tree/15446167/person/112223325378/media/ec0038c9-ddbc-4759-855e-47d7f046f1cf?destTreeId=83333830&destPersonId=30478827341

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