Anna (Stearns) Florance (1844 - 1923)

Born 22 Apr 1844 in Elizabeth Township, Essex, New Jersey, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Edwin Jacob Florance — married 5 Jun 1871 in Union, New Jersey, United States

Died 20 Nov 1923 at age 79 in New Jersey, United States

Biography

In the 1850 census Anna (age 6) was in Elizabeth, Essex, New Jersey, United States.^[1]

Name	Sex	Age	Occupation	Birth Place
John C Sterns	M	42		Massachusetts
Margaret C Sterns	F	27		Pennsylvania
Mary A Sterns	F	7		New Jersey
Anna A Sterns	F	6		New Jersey
William Sterns	M	4		New Jersey
Emma Sterns	F	2		New Jersey
John C Sterns	M	0		New Jersey
Ann Donnoly	F	26		Ireland
Anna Gathany	F	23		Ireland
Hugh Donley	M	23		Ireland
Mary J Sterns	F	18		Massachusetts

Annie married Edwin J Florance on 5 June 1871 in Union, New Jersey.^[2]

In the 1880 census Agusta (age 32) was the wife of Edward Florence in Elizabeth, Union, New Jersey, United States.^[3]

Name	Sex	Age	Status	Relation	Occupation	Birth Place
Edward Florence	M	35	Married	Head	Stock Broker	Pennsylvania, United States
Agusta Florence	F	32	Married	Wife	Keeping House	New Jersey, United States
Edith Florence	F	5	Single	Daughter		New Jersey, United States
Emma Florence	F	3	Single	Daughter		New Jersey, United States
Eddie Florence	M	0	Single	Son		New Jersey, United States
Mary Bennett	F	40	Single	Other	Servant	Ireland
Mary Heaton	F	40	Single	Other	Servant	Ireland
Maggie Florence	F	2	Single	Daughter		New Jersey, United States

In the 1900 census Augusta (age 53) was the widowed head of household in Elizabeth, Union, New Jersey, United States.^[4]

Name	Sex	Age	Status	Relation	Occupation	Birth Place
Augusta S Florance	F	53	Widowed	Head		New Jersey
Emma S Florance	F	22	Single	Daughter		New Jersey
Margaret C Florance	F	22	Single	Daughter		New Jersey
Mary McGuire	F	20	Single	Servant		Ireland
Bridget McGuire	F	18	Single	Servant		Ireland
John Field	F	55	Widowed	Servant		New York
Maggie Gordon	F	24	Single	Servant		Ireland

Augusta was mentioned on a memorial in Evergreen Cemetery, Hillside, Union County, New Jersey, United States with a death date of 20 Nov 1923.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ 1850 Census: "United States Census, 1850"
   citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
   FamilySearch Record: M6MX-VXV (accessed 2 September 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HY-67H3-HSQ Image number 00051
   Anna A Sterns (6) in Elizabeth, Essex, New Jersey, United States.
2. ↑ Marriage: "New Jersey, County Marriages, 1682-1956"
   citing Union, New Jersey, New Jersey State Archives, Trenton; FHL microfilm 1,301,706.
   FamilySearch Record: VWR4-CGR (accessed 2 September 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: 939Z-1Z9Z-86
   Annie Augusta Stearns marriage to Edwin J Florance on 5 Jun 1871 in Union, New Jersey.
3. ↑ 1880 Census: "United States Census, 1880"
   citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
   FamilySearch Record: MND3-9R2 (accessed 2 September 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YBV-9YHW Image number 00665
   Agusta Florence (32), wife, in household of Edward Florence (35) in Elizabeth, Union, New Jersey, United States. Born in New Jersey, United States.
4. ↑ 1900 Census: "United States Census, 1900"
   citing Affiliate Publication Number: T623; Line: 83; FHL microfilm: 1240996; Record number: 25613;
   FamilySearch Record: M9V3-MK2 (accessed 2 September 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HT-DBLQ-FYS Image number 00527
   Augusta S Florance (53), widowed head of household in Elizabeth, Union, New Jersey, United States.
5. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #134072556 (accessed 2 September 2022)
   Memorial page for Augusta Stearns Florance (23 Apr 1844-20 Nov 1923), citing Evergreen Cemetery, Hillside, Union County, New Jersey, USA; Maintained by Jamie (contributor 48182054).