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Edna Viva Cross 1912 – 1999 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Nov 1912

Birth Location: Hardwick, Vermont, USA

Death Date: 19 Apr 1999

Death Location: Bennington, Bennington, Vermont, USA

Father: Harry Cross

Mother: Sadie Ainsworth

Spouse(s): Patrick Purcell

Children(s): May Purcell, Patricia Purcell

In 1912, Edna Viva Cross entered the world in Hardwick, Vermont, USA, born to Harry Alton Cross and Sadie Etta Ainsworth. In 1920, Edna Viva Cross resided in Hardwick, Caledonia, Vermont, USA. Edna Viva Cross married Patrick Edward Purcell, and had children including May Hildegarde Purcell, Patricia Edna Purcell. Edna Viva Cross passed away in 1999 in Bennington, Bennington, Vermont, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1912, Edna Viva Cross entered the world in Hardwick, Vermont, USA, born to Harry Alton Cross and Sadie Etta Ainsworth.
  • In 1920, Edna Viva Cross resided in Hardwick, Caledonia, Vermont, USA.
  • Edna Viva Cross married Patrick Edward Purcell, and had children including May Hildegarde Purcell, Patricia Edna Purcell.
  • Edna Viva Cross passed away in 1999 in Bennington, Bennington, Vermont, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Edna Cross's Ancestors

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Edna Cross
1912 – 1999
Birth Place: Hardwick, Vermont, USA
Parents
Harry Alton Cross
1882 – 1960
Hardwick, Caledonia, Vermont, USA
Sadie (Etta) Ainsworth
1890 – 1944
Vermont, USA
Grandparents
Charles (Edwin) Cross
1855 – 1943
Hardwick, Caledonia, Vermont, USA
Ida (May) Tillotson
1861 – 1940
Lowell, Orleans, Vermont, USA
Great-Grandparents
Henry Tillotson
1837 – 1913
Susan Chaffee
1839 – 1921
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Tillotson
1811 – 1865
Lucretia Massey
1810 – 1880

Edna Cross's Descendants

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Edna (Viva) Cross (30 Nov 1912 – 19 Apr 1999) m. Patrick (Edward) Purcell (26 March 1906 – 5 July 1991)
  1. 1. May (Hildegarde) Purcell (6 Nov 1937 – ) m. Raymond (Edward) Quackenbush (3 March 1938 – 15 August 1999)
  2. 2. Patricia (Edna) Purcell (23 Apr 1939 – ) m. Robert (Edwin) Desorcie (28 September 1937 – 6 September 2015)
    1. 1. Alaine (Marie) Desorcie (18 Nov 1967 – )

Edna Cross's Timeline

3 Records

1912
30 Nov 1912
Birth of Edna Viva Cross in Hardwick, Vermont, USA
Hardwick, Vermont, USA
1920
1920
Age 8
Edna Viva Cross resided here in Hardwick, Caledonia, Vermont, USA
Hardwick, Caledonia, Vermont, USA
1999
19 Apr 1999
Age 87
Death of Edna Viva Cross in Bennington, Bennington, Vermont, USA
Bennington, Bennington, Vermont, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Nov 1912
    Event Place: Hardwick, Vermont, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Vermont, Birth Records, 1909-2008, Vermont State Archives and Records Administration; Montpelier, Vermont; Vermont Birth Records, 1909-2008; User Box Number: PR-01924; Roll Number: S-30847; Archive Number: M-2051037
    [2] Vermont, Death Records, 1909-2008, Vermont State Archives and Records Administration; Montpelier, Vermont, USA; User Box Number: PR-02279; Roll Number: S-37661; Archive Number: PR-02586-02587
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Hardwick, Caledonia, Vermont; Roll: T625_1871; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 6

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Hardwick, Caledonia, Vermont, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Hardwick, Caledonia, Vermont; Roll: T625_1871; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 6

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Apr 1999
    Event Place: Bennington, Bennington, Vermont, USA
    Record Source: Vermont, Death Records, 1909-2008, Vermont State Archives and Records Administration; Montpelier, Vermont, USA; User Box Number: PR-02279; Roll Number: S-37661; Archive Number: PR-02586-02587

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