Ruhama RAYMOND born about 1771 died 1853

   Ruhama RAYMOND born 17 January 1771 in New York, source Find A Grave. Her maiden name? She Married Joshua RAYMOND 1760-1839. My search is for documentation of death date. Also, I would to find her maiden name with documentation.

   According to Find a Grave and several Ancestry.com trees, Ruhama died in 1832. Other Ancestry trees have her death date as 26 January1853. Which is correct? After finding Joshua's will and probate on Ancestry, the 1850 US census on Ancestry, my conclusion was that Ruhama was alive after 1850. Continue my search. My find for today!!! St. Mathews Episcopal Church, Bedford, Westchester County, New York, Record of Burials in churchyard page 14. This clue was transcribed in 1952 by Natalie M Seth. Thank you Natalie! Copied from the Westchester County Historical Society records. The digital form accessed on FamilySearch.org. Several other RAYMOND family members buried in same churchyard. Someday, hopefully, the original records will be digitized too! Another great source used in my searching is Our Family Tree both their website and Facebook page.


   My connection 4th great-grandmother of 1st cousin1x removed, explanation, Fitch 1791-1882 (son of Ruhama) has a daughter also named Ruhama 1821-1894, daughter marries William Riley SMITH 1815-1877. Their son Arthur Albert SMITH 1855-1937 has a son Earl Leroy. Earl Leroy SMITH 1885-1957 has a son Arthur Clayton SMITH 1922-2007. Arthur's daughter married my cousin. Long trail, but somewhere the family may have records to match my biological and DNA family. Also, Joshua's will is about 14 pages long and full of wonderful information. See my tree Roots Digger on Ancestry.com.

Sunday's Obituary - DONALDSON, Agnes (SCHULER) (1852-1916), Jennie (PECK) (1867-1914)

DONALDSON, Agnes SCHULER (1852-1916)

Obituary
DONALDSON
Mrs. Felix Donaldson, an old resident of Lockport, passed away at her home on Division street Wednesday morning. She had been ill only a few days with pneumonia.
She was formerly Miss Agnes Schuler, of this city. Besides her husband, she leaves four children, Mrs. E. Smith of Marcelline, Mo., three sons, Frank of Lockport, Charles of Aurora and George of Chicago. The funeral will take place from the house Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock.

"Obituary, DONALDSON," obituary, Lockport Phoenix-Advertiser, 17 February 1916, vol 41, no 7. microfilm.

DONALDSON, Jennie PECK (1867-1914)

Lockport News.
-Mrs. Jennie Donaldson, nee Peck, wife of George Donaldson, died at her home, 161 North Austin avenue, in Chicago, Wednesday morning, April 15, 1914, survived by the husband and one daughter, Lulu. The funeral took place from the home Thursday afternoon with interment in Forest Hill cemetery. George Donaldson is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Felix Donaldson of Lockport and has the sympathy of many friends in his bereavement.

"Lockport News," obituary, Lockport Phoenix-Advertiser, 23 April 1914, Vol 39, No 17. microfilm. Lockport Branch DesPlaines Valley Public Library District, Lockport, Illinois.