Catherine (Crone) Presto (1832 - aft. 1875)

Born 4 Jul 1832 in New York, United States

Wife of George Presto — married 30 Apr 1849 (to 29 Jun 1862) in Washington, New York, United States

Descendants

Died after 1875 after age 42 in New York, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

Catherine (Crone) Presto was born in New York.

Catherine (alias Katie) was born in July 1832 at New York.

Marriages and Children

Catherine Crone married George Presto on 30 April 1849 at Washington, New York.^[1]They had four children born at New York:

1. Parmelia Presto (b. 1850; d. 1889), m. George C. Chatterton
2. William Oliver Presto (b. 1853), m. 28 Sep 1881 at Manhattan, NY, Christina Burgis Johnston (1857-)^[2]
3. George Raymond Presto (b. 1855), m. 18 Oct 1916 at Manhattan, NY, Katherine Michell (1894-)^[3]
4. Charles Presto (b. 1861)

In 1855, Catherine was 20 years of age and George was 29 years of age and working as a 'Driver'. They were living in New York City with their three children, Parmelia (3 years), William (2 years) and George (4 Months).^[4]

Catherine was provided a Widow's Pension filed 5 June 1863. There is also a minor listed on this pension file, Catherine Corey dated 23 October 1875.^[5]

Catherine married 2) Edward Corey (1832-); however, there are no records at this time to support this second marriage.

Death

Catherine (Crone) Presto-Corey died after 1875, likely at New York.

Sources

1. ↑ Ancestry.com. New York, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1847-1849, 1907-1936 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. Original data: Marriage Records. New York Marriages. Various New York County Clerk offices. https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=61377&h=900482534&ssrc=pt&tid=79168536&pid=220118010098&usePUB=true
2. ↑ "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:24SS-T39 : 10 February 2018), Catharine Krohn in entry for William Presto and Christina Johnston, 28 Sep 1881; citing Marriage, Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, New York City Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 1,562,531.
3. ↑ "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:24QF-RPK: 10 February 2018), Katie Crone in entry for George Raymond and Katherine Michell, 18 Oct 1916; citing Marriage, Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, New York City Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 1,614,521.
4. ↑ Ancestry.com. New York, U.S., State Census, 1855 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. Original data: Census of the state of New York, for 1855. Microfilm. Various County Clerk Offices, New York. https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/1655840297:7181?tid=79168536&pid=220118010097
5. ↑ The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; NAI Title: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; NAI Number: T288; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007; Record Group Number: 15; Series Title: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; Series Number: T288; Roll: 379. National Archives and Records Administration. U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000. Original data: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. T288, 546 rolls. Name: Catharine; Gender: Female; Filing Date: 5 Jun 1863; Relation to Head: Widow; Spouse: George Presto; Roll number: 379.

Acknowledgements

• Biography rewritten with inline sourcing by Carol Baldwin on 2 March 2022.