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Roswell Jerome Jeffrey (abt. 1839 - 1908)

Roswell Jerome Jeffrey
Born about in Geneva, Ontario, New York, United Statesmap
Ancestors ancestors
Son of and
Brother of , , [half] and [half]
Husband of — married 19 Jul 1865 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United Statesmap
Father of
Died at about age 69 in Rochester, Monroe, New York, United Statesmap
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Biography

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Roswell Jeffrey is a part of US Black heritage.

R. Jerome Jeffrey was born about 1839[1] in Geneva[1] or Seneca County[2], New York[3]. He was the child[3] of Sarah Gerry Beman and Roswell D. Jeffrey, and the husband of American suffragist Hester C. Whitehurst.

Occupations

  • 1855[2]: Servant at his father's boarding house
  • 1861[4]: Gardener
  • 1870 - Machinist
  • 1893-1894[4]: Waiter

Residences

  • 1894: 13 James, Rochester, New York[4]
  • 1893: 10 Rowley, Rochester, New York[4]
  • 1880: 305 Columbus Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts
  • 1868: Troy, New York
  • 1861: 119 1/2 Main, Rochester, New York[4]
  • 1855: Rochester, New York with his father, Mercy Ann Merritt, Lydia M. Merritt, and the staff and boarding of his father's boarding house[2]
  • 1850: Rochester, New York with his parents and siblings[3]

Race



Death

He passed away at his home, 13 James Street in Rochester, in February 1908 from heart trouble [5] and is buried at Mount Hope Cemetery in Rochester, New York.[1]

PLOT Location: 2 Lot: 262 Area: E 1/2


Research Notes

Raymoure-1 07:36, 16 March 2020 (UTC): Wondering if he could be a relation to Nathan C. Jeffrey of Rochester, New York and the famous 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry?

J. Kelley 1 Dec 2021 - He and Nathan are probably cousins.

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Find a Grave memorial
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 1855 state census
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 1850 federal census
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Rochester, New York city directories
  5. ↑ https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89867568/19080211-obituary-roswell-jerome/?xid=865
  • 1850 United States Federal Census Year: 1850; Census Place: Rochester Ward 7, Monroe, New York; Roll: M432_531; Page: 321B; Image: 197
  • 1855 New York State Census Census of the state of New York, for 1855. Microfilm. Various County Clerk Offices, New York. Location: Rochester, Monroe County, New York; E.D. 5.
  • 1861, 1893-1894 Rochester, New York city directories
  • Find A Grave: Memorial #127371488




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Categories: American People of Nehantic Descent | New York, Free People of Color | 1850 US Census, Monroe County, New York | 1855 New York State Census, Monroe County | Rochester, New York | Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester, New York