Edith Harlackenden (Terry) Bronson (1860 - 1947)

Born 4 Apr 1860 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Ancestors

Biography

Edith H. Terry was born in 1860 in Hartford city, Connecticut, the daughter of Roderick Terry and Sarah Pierson. Edith married Jules Hobart Bronson on 16 November 1886. She died in (1947). ^[1]

In 1860, the Terry family lived in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut. All members of the household were born in Connecticut, except as noted. The household included Roderick Terry, 45, a merchant, with $18K in real estate and $5K in personal estate; his wife, Sarah P., 40, b. NY (NJ); their children, Henry T., 12, in school; Anna, 10, in school; Harriet F., 4; Edith, three months; and Jane E., 7; and three domestic servants, all born in Ireland, Thomas Casey, 23; Ann Dunn, 24; and Anna Neland, 20. ^[2]

In 1870, the Terry family lived in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut. The household included Roderick Terry, 55, born in Connecticut, a hardware merchant, with $15K in real estate and $5K in personal estate; his wife, Sarah P., 50, born in New Jersey; their children, all born in Connecticut, Henry T., 23, a lawyer; Anna P., 21; Jenny E., 19, in school; Harriet C., 14, in school; and Edith H., 10, in school; and Caroline Cook, 22, born in Virginia, a servant. ^[3]

In 1880, the Terry family lived in Old Lyme, New London County, Connecticut. The family included Roderick Terry, 64, born in Connecticut (parents b. CT), a retired merchant; his wife, Sarah, 60, b. New Jersey (parents b. NJ); their daughters, both b. CT, Jane E., 27; and Edith H., 20. ^[4]

In 1886, Edith married Julius Hobart Bronson.

In 1900, the Bronson family lived in their rented house at 34 Prospect, Waterbury, New Haven County, Connecticut. The family included J. Hobart Bronson, 58, born in New York in April 1842, a manufacturer; his wife, Edith, 40, b. Connecticut in April 1860; their son, Bennet, 13, b. CT in Dec. 1887, in school; and two servants, both b. Ireland, Maggie Sulliavan, 23; and Mary Delaney, 43. ^{[5] [6]}

In 1910, the Bronson family lived at 56 Church St., Waterbury, Connecticut. They owned their house without a mortgage. The household included Julius Bronson, 67, born in New York (parents b. CT), a brass manufacturer; his wife of 23 years, Edith, 50, b. CT (father b. CT, mother b. NJ); their son, Bennet, 22, b. CT, a clerk in a brass manufactury; and three Irish-born women, aged 28-45, probably domestic servants. ^[7] ancestry.com US Census, 1910 (Waterbury, CT)

Edith (Terry) Bronson, 1860-1947, is buried with her husband and their son, Bennet Bronson, at Riverside Cemetery, Waterbury, Connecticut. ^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ Familysearch.org, Family Tree, with sources (https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/MFRM-TCQ)
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHR7-411 : 18 February 2021), Roderick Terny, 1860.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MN74-B9X : 28 May 2021), Roderick Terry, 1870.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFZS-X2V : 19 February 2021), Roderick Terry, Old Lyme, New London, Connecticut, United States; citing enumeration district ED 119, sheet 699B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,109.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M978-DLQ : accessed 3 June 2021), Bennet Bronson in household of J Hobart Bronson, Waterbury city Ward 2, New Haven, Connecticut, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 426, sheet 15A, family 315, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,148.
6. ↑ ancestry.com US Census, 1900 (Waterbury, CT)
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MK2P-WNQ : accessed 3 June 2021), Bennett Bronson in household of Julius Bronson, Waterbury Ward 3, New Haven, Connecticut, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 479, sheet 4B, family 109, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 141; FHL microfilm 1,374,154.
8. ↑ FindAGrave (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/31295633/edith-bronson findagrave)