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Riley George Crosby (1870 - 1949)

Riley George Crosby
Born in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canadamap
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Son of and
Brother of , , , and
Husband of — married 21 Dec 1891 (to before 1941) in Port Maitland, Nova Scotiamap
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Father of , , and
Died at age 78 in Miami, Miami-Dade, Florida, United Statesmap
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Biography

Riley George Crosby was born December 29, 1870. He was the son of Jacob Crosby and Eleanor Durkee. [1]

On December 21, 1891, Riley married Grace Eugene Cann, daughter of Charles and Mary Cann[2]. According to their marriage registry, he was 21 years of age and she was 20. Riley was employed as a brick mason, and both of their fathers were farmers. He was living in Lynn, MA, at the time of their marriage, having moved to the USA in 1888[3].

Riley and Grace had four children:

  1. Perley Freeman Crosby 1892-1957 [4][5]
  2. Gordon Eugene Crosby 1894-1974 [6][7][8]
  3. Leta May Crosby 1896- [9][10]
  4. Mildred Blanche Crosby 1901-1937 [11]

Riley made a naturalization declaration on January 18, 1918[12], and became a naturalized citizen of the USA on June 30, 1924,[13][14] at which time his occupation was listed as "real estate and builder". He and Grace were living in Newton, MA.

Riley was a member of the Bethseda Lodge[15].

Riley passed away on June 9, 1949, in Miama, Florida. [16]

Sources

  1. ↑ Deric M Crosby - Great grandson
  2. ↑ Nova Scotia Births, Marriages, and Deaths; Riley G. Crosby and Grace E. Cann married in 1891 at Port Maitland, Yarmouth County https://archives.novascotia.ca/vital-statistics/marriage/?ID=83288
  3. ↑ https://www.ancestry.ca/discoveryui-content/view/8963:2361?tid=&pid=&queryId=69ae607980f01c46ecedcc16c62c8aed&_phsrc=GpD1315&_phstart=successSource
  4. ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/734670:1961
  5. ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/183807564/person/382402603987/facts
  6. ↑ https://www.newspapers.com/clip/119281397/
  7. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/165266664/gordon-eugene-crosby
  8. ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/183807564/person/382397243969/facts
  9. ↑ https://www.newspapers.com/clip/119282174/
  10. ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/183807564/person/382402603989/facts
  11. ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/183807564/person/382402603991
  12. ↑ https://www.ancestry.ca/discoveryui-content/view/8960:2361?tid=&pid=&queryId=69ae607980f01c46ecedcc16c62c8aed&_phsrc=GpD1314&_phstart=successSource
  13. ↑ https://www.ancestry.ca/discoveryui-content/view/1607504:1192?tid=&pid=&queryId=69ae607980f01c46ecedcc16c62c8aed&_phsrc=GpD1313&_phstart=successSource
  14. ↑ https://www.ancestry.ca/discoveryui-content/view/8965:2361?tid=&pid=&queryId=69ae607980f01c46ecedcc16c62c8aed&_phsrc=GpD1317&_phstart=successSource
  15. ↑ https://www.ancestry.ca/discoveryui-content/view/72062:5061?tid=&pid=&queryId=cf68d8b8c6b406e6e1209793ca1f478a&_phsrc=GpD1324&_phstart=successSource
  16. ↑ https://www.newspapers.com/clip/119279180/obituary-for-riley-crosby
  • 1910 US Census: Boston Ward 20, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA. https://www.ancestry.ca/discoveryui-content/view/11620987:7884
    • Riley G Crosly, age 39 Head; Grace E Crosly, age 37, Wife; Perley F Crosly, age 17, Son; Gordon E Crosly, age 15, Son; Leta M Crosly, age 13, Daughter; Mildred M Crosly, age 9, Daughter.

Notes

The 1871 census, completed in April 1871, lists Riley as having been born in March of 1871. His later documents, however, all list a birth date of December 1870.





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Deric Crosby
I just approved the merge of our information on Riley George Crosby. However, my research indicates that Riley was born on 29 Dec 1870. That said, I have conflicting evidence on DOB. Both his Massachusett Mason's Card and Naturalization Card of a DOB: 29 Dec 1870. However, Grace E Cann Crosby's Divorce decree has Riley's DOB as 29 Dec 1869 and other documents may be suggesting 1871. I'm relatively new to genealogy exploration. My father was involved with it for many years prior to his passing. I have some of his information, but don't have all of his supporting documents and evidence he collected over the years. So I'm relying on what I can find on Ancestry, this site and others.
posted by Deric Crosby
Karen (Outhouse) Hipson
Hi Deric - I finally got a chance to add sources to this. The birth date question gets even more confused when you look at the 1871 census - it lists a birth date of March 1871. Unfortunately I can't find any actual birth record for him.
posted by Karen (Outhouse) Hipson
Hyderman-1 Kandita (Hyderman) Post
Crosby-5980 and Crosby-5839 appear to represent the same person because: Possibly Same person look at https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/sources/GS63-HCX
posted by Kandita (Hyderman) Post

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