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Rachel Birdsey

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Rachel Birdsey

Birth
Greater London, England
Death
4 Sep 1926 (aged 92)
Rochester, Monroe County, New York, USA
Burial
Rochester, Monroe County, New York, USA GPS-Latitude: 43.1254361, Longitude: -77.6275861
Plot
Single Grave BB, Lot 196, Grave 72
Memorial ID
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Deaths
     Rachael [sic, Rachel] Birdsey, widow of George Birdsey, died Saturday. She leaves three daughters, Mrs. Rachael [sic, Rachel] Van Alstyne, Mrs. James R. Brown and Mrs. Edith Waly [sic, Waby], all of this city; two sons, George J. Birdsey, of Elma, Wash., and Thomas Birdsey, of this city; a sister, Mrs. Maria Hayward, of London, England; ten grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
     - "Rochester Democrat and Chronicle," Rochester, New York, Monday, September 6, 1926, pg. 18. Researched and transcribed by R. Boas, FindAGrave.com member number 47304667.

(Note: A list of birthdates for Birdsey siblings written by Rachel's sister, Maria, erroneously states her birthdate as 18 DEC 1833.)
Deaths
     Rachael [sic, Rachel] Birdsey, widow of George Birdsey, died Saturday. She leaves three daughters, Mrs. Rachael [sic, Rachel] Van Alstyne, Mrs. James R. Brown and Mrs. Edith Waly [sic, Waby], all of this city; two sons, George J. Birdsey, of Elma, Wash., and Thomas Birdsey, of this city; a sister, Mrs. Maria Hayward, of London, England; ten grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
     - "Rochester Democrat and Chronicle," Rochester, New York, Monday, September 6, 1926, pg. 18. Researched and transcribed by R. Boas, FindAGrave.com member number 47304667.

(Note: A list of birthdates for Birdsey siblings written by Rachel's sister, Maria, erroneously states her birthdate as 18 DEC 1833.)

Inscription

[Includes:]
BIRDSEY /
RACHEL /
1834 [sic, 1833]-1926 /
MOTHER

Gravesite Details

Rachel's maiden surname and married surname were both "Birdsey." She and her husband George Birdsey were paternal first cousins.



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  • Created by: R. Boas
  • Added: Jun 26, 2016
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/166078318/rachel-birdsey: accessed ), memorial page for Rachel Birdsey (17 Dec 1833–4 Sep 1926), Find a Grave Memorial ID 166078318, citing Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester, Monroe County, New York, USA; Maintained by R. Boas (contributor 47304667).