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Jane Melvina Cross 1832–1919 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Dec 1832

Birth Location: Syrcuse New York

Death Date: 27 Sep 1919

Death Location: Hayfield, Hancock, Iowa, United States

Father: Cyrus Cross

Mother: Rhoda Calkins

Spouse(s): Abraham Geddes

Children(s): Jason Geddes

Jane Melvina Cross was born in 1832 in Syrcuse New York, the child of Cyrus Cross And Rhoda Calkins. Jane Melvina Cross married Abraham Van Olinda Geddes, and had children including Jason Lincoln Geddes. Jane Melvina Cross passed away in 1919 in Hayfield, Hancock, Iowa, United States.

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Biography

  • Jane Melvina Cross was born in 1832 in Syrcuse New York, the child of Cyrus Cross And Rhoda Calkins.
  • Jane Melvina Cross married Abraham Van Olinda Geddes, and had children including Jason Lincoln Geddes.
  • Jane Melvina Cross passed away in 1919 in Hayfield, Hancock, Iowa, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Cyrus Cross
1797–1870
Birth Location: Monson, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
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Rhoda Calkins
1794–1870
Birth Location: Wilbraham, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
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Spouses(s)

Abraham Geddes
1833–1880
Birth Location: Cohoes, Albany, New York, USA
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Children(s)

Jason Geddes
1864–1959
Birth Location: Mokena, Will, Illinois, USA
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Jane Cross's Ancestors

Self
Jane Cross
1832–1919
Birth Place: Syrcuse New York
Parents
Cyrus Cross
1797–1870
Monson, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
Rhoda Calkins
1794–1870
Wilbraham, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Ezekiel Calkins
1760–1817
New London, New London, Connecticut, USA
Lucy Willey
1767–1817
Great-Grandparents
David Calkins
1726–1799
Hannah Leach
1734–1763
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Caulkins
1693–1764
Lucretia Turner
1701–1764

Jane Cross's Descendants

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Jane (Melvina) Cross (25 Dec 1832–27 Sep 1919) m. Abraham (Van Olinda) Geddes (09 Mar 1833–23 Nov 1880)
  1. 1. Jason (Lincoln) Geddes 1864–1959 m. Mariah (Jane) Boutilier 1867–1958
    1. 1. John (Peter) Geddes 1885–1977 m. Bertha (Mae) Osborn 1893–1963
      1. 1. Edith (Elizabeth) Geddes 1918–2016 m. William (Francis) Hicks 1913–1973

Jane Cross's Timeline

2 Records

1832
25 Dec 1832
Birth of Jane Melvina Cross in Syrcuse New York
Syrcuse New York
1919
27 Sep 1919
Age 87
Death of Jane Melvina Cross in Hayfield, Hancock, Iowa, United States
Hayfield, Hancock, Iowa, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Dec 1832
    Event Place: Syrcuse New York

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Sep 1919
    Event Place: Hayfield, Hancock, Iowa, United States
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