Margaret M. Doherty (1885 - 1971)

Born 6 Sep 1885 in Johnsons Mill, Westmorland Co, New Brunswick, Canada

Ancestors

Wife of George Everet Bostwick — married 15 Jul 1903 in Chippewa, Wisconsin, USA

Died 2 Jul 1971 at age 85 in Chippewa, Wisconsin, United States

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Biography

Margaret M. Doherty was born in Johnsons Mill, Westmorland Co, New Brunswick, Canada on 6 September 1885. She was the daughter of James Doherty and Elizabeth Doo. ^[1]

Margaret immigrated with her family from Canada to Wisconsin in 1888.^[2]

On the 1900 U.S. Census for Edson Wisconsin, Margaret is 14 yrs. old living with her parents in Edson, Chippewa, Wisconsin. It has her occupation as "housework."^[2]

Margaret Doherty married George Everet Bostwick in Chippewa, Wisconsin on 15 July 1903. ^[3]

On the 1910 U.S. Census for District 0077, Stanley Ward 3, Chippewa, Wisconsin, Margaret was 24 yrs. old. Margaret & George Bostwick had 3 daughters: Irene H. 6 yrs. old, Evelyn G. 3 yrs. old, and Elizabeth M. 2 months old. George was a conductor for railroad.^[4]

On the 1920 U.S. Census for Edson, Chippewa, Wisconsin, Margaret was 34 yrs. old. Her husband George is 38 yrs. old and still a conductor for a steam railroad. Their children noted were Irene 16 yrs. old, Evelyn 13 yrs. old, Elizabeth 9 yrs. old, and George 3 months old. ^[5]

On the 1930 U.S. Census for Chippewa Falls, Chippewa, Wisconsin, Margaret is 44 yrs. old & she is a sales lady in a dry goods store. Her husband George is 47 yrs. old and is a Signal Operator for the railroad. Their children living at home are Elizabeth 20 yrs. old and Eugene 10 yrs. old.^[6]

Margaret died 2 July 1971 in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin. ^[7] She is buried in Forest Hill Cemetery, Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin.^[8]

She passed away in 1971.

Sources

1. ↑ New Brunswick, Canada, Births and Late Registrations, 1810-1906
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} 1900 United States Federal Census, Dist. 0049, Edson, Chippewa, Wisconsin
3. ↑ Wisconsin, U.S., Marriage Index, 1820-1907, Vol. 03, Page 0057
4. ↑ 1910 United States Federal Census, Dist. 0077, Stanley Ward 3, Chippewa, Wisconsin
5. ↑ 1920 United States Federal Census, Dist. 0018, Stanley, Chippewa, Wisconsin
6. ↑ 1930 United States Federal Census, Dist. 0018, Chippewa Falls, Chippewa, Wisconsin
7. ↑ U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
8. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/167828585/margaret-s.-bostwick

See also:

• U.S., City Directories, Chippewa Falls,1926, Wisconsin