Leta Gladys (Gibbs) Burbee (1894 - 1924)

Born 18 Oct 1894 in Saint Regis, Franklin County, New York, United States of America

Ancestors

Wife of Arthur Garfield Burbee — married 15 Sep 1921 in Wardsboro, Windham, Vermont, USA

Descendants

Died 4 May 1924 at age 29 in Mittineague, West Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

This profile is part of the Gibbs Name Study.

Leta (Gibbs) Burbee was born in New York.

Leta Gibbs was born on October 18, 1894 in Saint Regis, Franklin County, New York, United States of America. Her parents were Samuel Gibbs and Theoda Cheney. She married Arthur Burbee on September 15, 1921. Together they had 1 child:

1. Gladys Burbee

She died on May 04, 1924 in Mittineague, West Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States

Miss Leta G. Gibbs has been spending a few days with her old friend, Mrs. Clyde Adams, in Townshend.^[1]

A. ,G. Burbee has a new Ford touring car.^[2]

A. G. Burbee motored to Springfield, Mass., Friday, to take Master Stewart Burbee back to school. He was accompanied by Miss Leta G. Gibbs. They made the return trip Sunday.^[3]

Marriage

Leta G Gibbs was born about 1894, the daughter of Theoda and Elmer. She married Arthur G Burbee on September 15, 1921, in Wardsboro, Vermont. ^[4]

Name: Arthur G Burbee

Event Type: Marriage

Event Date: 15 Sep 1921

Event Place: Wardsboro, Vermont, United States

Gender: Male

Spouse's Name: Leta G Gibbs

Spouse's Gender: Female

Spouse's Father's Name: Elmer S Gibbs

Spouse's Mother's Name: Theoda V Cheney^[5]

Children

1. Gladys May (Burbee) Gale (1924 - 2012)

Census

1900 United States Federal Census

Leta G Gibbs was born about 1893, the daughter of Oda. In 1900, she was 7 years old and lived in Springfield, Massachusetts, with her mother, brother, and sister.^[6]

Oda Gibbs Head F 31 New York

Leon E Gibbs Son M 9 New York

Leta G Gibbs Daughter F 7 New York

Bernice E Gibbs Daughter F 2 New York

Arthur H Cheney Brother M 28 New York

Sophia Cheney Sister-in-law F 23 New York

Ana M Cheney Niece F 4 New York

Weston L Cheney Nephew M 3 Massachusetts

Edson Cheney Brother M 19 New York^[7]

1910 United States Federal Census

Leta A Gibbs was born about 1894. In 1910, she was 16 years old and lived in Windham, Vermont. ^[8]

Will A Farr Head M 45 Vermont

Theoda Farr Wife F 41 New York

Leon E Gibbs Son-in-law M 19 New York

Leta A Gibbs Daughter-in-law F 16 New York

Annie E Gibbs Daughter-in-law F 12 New York

Elsie E Farr Daughter F 0 Vermont^[9]

1920 United States Federal Census

When Leta G Gibbs was born about 1895, her father, William, was 29, and her mother, Oda, was 25. In 1920, she was 25 years old and lived in Windham, Vermont, with her father, mother, and 2 sisters.^[10]

William A Farr Head M 54 Vermont

Oda V Farr Wife F 50 New York

Leta G Gibbs Stepdaughter F 25 New York

Bernice E Gibbs Stepdaughter F 22 New York

Elsie G Farr Daughter F 9 Vermont^[11]

Death

DEATH: May 4, 1924

Death of Mrs. Leta (Gibbs) Burbee. Mrs. Leta (Gibbs) Burbee. 29, wife of Arthur G. Burbee. died Sunday. May 4, in the hospital at Mittineague, Mass., of blood poisoning and peritonitis following a very serious operation. Mrs. Burbee was born in St. Regis Falls. N. Y. Oct. 18, 1895, the oldest daughter of the late Samuel and Theorda (Cheney) (Gibbs) Farr. She married Mr. Burbee Sept. 15,, 1923. She came from, Springfield, Mass., as a small child and spent the greater part of her life here. She was a member of the Baptist church of this place. Besides her husband she leaves, an infant daughter, mother, brother and two sisters. She will be greatly missed in her home, the church and Sunday school, of which she was a constant attendant. The sympathy of the entire community goes out to the bereaved family. The mother, on account of illness, was unable to attend the funeral, which was held in Springfield, Mass., Tuesday, May 6. Those attending the funeral were her husband and son, Stewart, Mr. and Mrs. Leon Gibbs, Mrs. Harry Hall, Miss Elsie Farr, Mr. and Mrs. O. S. Farwell, Ernest Burbee, Miss Hilda Swanson and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fontaine.^{[12][13][14][15][16]}

BURIAL: Longmeadow Cemetery Longmeadow, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA

Research Notes

• Year of birth is 1894 per gravestone
• Year of birth is October 18, 1895 per obit. Also says she is 29 years old in obit but that places birth year at 1894.
• Year of birth per marriage record is 1894
• Year of birth per census reports is abt. 1893/1894/1895.
• Middle initial is “G” possible Gladys as daughter was named

Sources

1. ↑ Springfield Reporter Springfield, Vermont 27 Jun 1918, Thu • Page 6<
2. ↑ The Brattleboro Daily Reformer Brattleboro, Vermont 30 Sep 1920, Thu • Page 1
3. ↑ The Vermont Tribune Ludlow, Vermont 12 May 1921, Thu • Page 4
4. ↑ Vermont, Marriage Records, 1909-2008
5. ↑ "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNR2-K3Q : 25 September 2017), Theoda V Cheney in entry for Arthur G Burbee and Leta G Gibbs, 15 Sep 1921, Marriage; State Capitol Building, Montpelier; FHL microfilm 2,022,665.
6. ↑ 1900 United States Federal Census
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9RK-NLL : accessed 6 February 2019), Edson Cheney in household of Oda Gibbs, Springfield city Ward 1, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 569, sheet 5B, family 129, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,651.
8. ↑ 1910 United States Federal Census
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPFV-LM2 : accessed 6 February 2019), Elsie E Farr in household of Will A Farr, Windham, Windham, Vermont, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 266, sheet 4A, family 74, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1618; FHL microfilm 1,375,631.
10. ↑ 1920 United States Federal Census
11. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZYM-34B : accessed 6 February 2019), Elsie G Farr in household of William A Farr, Windham, Windham, Vermont, United States; citing ED 131, sheet 2A, line 32, family 34, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1876; FHL microfilm 1,821,876.
12. ↑ The Brattleboro Reformer Brattleboro, Vermont 08 May 1924, Thu • Page 10
13. ↑ The Brattleboro Reformer Brattleboro, Vermont 08 May 1924, Thu • Page 10
14. ↑ Vermont Phoenix Brattleboro, Vermont 23 May 1924, Fri • Page 3
15. ↑ Springfield Reporter Springfield, Vermont 22 May 1924, Thu • Page 6
16. ↑ The Brattleboro Reformer Brattleboro, Vermont 05 May 1924, Mon • Page 5

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 04 April 2021), memorial page for Leta G Gibbs Burbee (Oct 1893–22 Apr 1924), Find A Grave: Memorial #112863844, citing Longmeadow Cemetery, Longmeadow, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Angie Robinson (contributor 47179377) .