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Alvaretta Lewis “Retta” <I>Devoe</I> Armstrong

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Alvaretta Lewis “Retta” Devoe Armstrong

Birth
Litchfield, Hillsdale County, Michigan, USA
Death
16 Aug 1939 (aged 87)
Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, California, USA
Burial
Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, California, USA Add to Map
Plot
Block B, Lot 40. Unmarked.
Memorial ID
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3rd of 4 children of EBENEZER MOTTE DEVOE & HULDAH A. HUBBARD

Married (1): May 14, 1877, WILLIAM FRANCIS MARCH, Santa Cruz Co., California
Two known of 3 children:
1. Royal Devoe MARCH
1878 – 1918
2. Erma A. MARCH (m. 1913, Dorell Lafortune)
1882 – 1958

Married (2): May 4, 1905, CHARLES L. ARMSTRONG, San Francisco, California

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Aug 17, 1939, Santa Cruz Sentinel, Santa Cruz, California:
Mrs. Alvaretta L. Armstrong, whose home had been in this city for most of her life, died yesterday at her home "The March" on Beach Hill. She was 83 years old and was born in Litchfield, Michigan. She came with her family to California in 1871, locating at Marysville, where she lived until 1875, at which time she came to Santa Cruz, making her home with an uncle, Z.S. Devoe. On May 4, 1877, she was married to W.F. March, who passed away on January 9, 1887. She lived a widow for eight years and was married to C.L. Armstrong on May 5, 1905, who passed away on June 12, 1921. Mr. March was for many years a leading lumber and mill man of Santa Cruz county and their family was one of the most prominent in the community.
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3rd of 4 children of EBENEZER MOTTE DEVOE & HULDAH A. HUBBARD

Married (1): May 14, 1877, WILLIAM FRANCIS MARCH, Santa Cruz Co., California
Two known of 3 children:
1. Royal Devoe MARCH
1878 – 1918
2. Erma A. MARCH (m. 1913, Dorell Lafortune)
1882 – 1958

Married (2): May 4, 1905, CHARLES L. ARMSTRONG, San Francisco, California

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Aug 17, 1939, Santa Cruz Sentinel, Santa Cruz, California:
Mrs. Alvaretta L. Armstrong, whose home had been in this city for most of her life, died yesterday at her home "The March" on Beach Hill. She was 83 years old and was born in Litchfield, Michigan. She came with her family to California in 1871, locating at Marysville, where she lived until 1875, at which time she came to Santa Cruz, making her home with an uncle, Z.S. Devoe. On May 4, 1877, she was married to W.F. March, who passed away on January 9, 1887. She lived a widow for eight years and was married to C.L. Armstrong on May 5, 1905, who passed away on June 12, 1921. Mr. March was for many years a leading lumber and mill man of Santa Cruz county and their family was one of the most prominent in the community.
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Gravesite Details

Cemetery office confirmed that this burial is unmarked
Details: only one marker on the family plot: Jane R Holmes, wife of W F March.



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