Elizabeth G Babtiste

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• Name: Elizabeth G Weaver

Family/Spouse: Weaver. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Biography:
From A Register of Members of The Chautauqua County Society Register of New York City, 1911:
C. A. BABTISTE
Was graduated from the Fredonia State Normal School in 1892, and from Hamilton College in 1896. He came to New York City in the fall of 1896 and taught in the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn till the fall of 1897 when he entered the publishing business with the McGraw Publishing Company, now located at 239 West 39th Street, New York. Married Gertrude E. Tifft of Titusville, Pa., in 1903.-Residence, 333 East 15th Street, Brooklyn, NY

Carl married Gertrude Elizabeth Tifft in Apr 1903 in Titusville, Pennsylvania. Gertrude (daughter of Simon E Tifft and Sarah Cecilia Ayer) was born on 24 Aug 1875 in Titusville, Pennsylvania; died on 6 Oct 1916 in 795 East 19th Street, Brooklyn, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: Gertrude Elizabeth Babtiste

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Biography:
From the Woman's Who's Who Biographies 1914:
BABTISTE, Gertrude Tifft (Mrs. C A, Babtiste), 333 Marlborough Rd., Brooklyn. N.Y. Born Tltusville, Pi_, Aug. 26, 1875; dau, Simon Elijah and Sarah C. (Ayer) Tifft; ed. Cornell Univ., Ph.B. (mem. Alpha Phi); m. Titusville, Apr., 1903. Carl Augustus Babtiste; children: Elizabeth, Margaret, Cecile. Congregationalist.
From the 12 October 1916 Cornell Alumni News:
Mrs. C. A. Babtiste
Mrs. C. A. Babtiste (Gertrude Elizabeth Tifft), Ph.B., '97, died at her home, 795 East Nineteenth Street, Brooklyn, on October 6. Her home was formerly in Titusville, Pa., where her sister, Mrs. Julia Tifft Galbreath, now lives. She was a member of the .Alpha Phi society

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Died:
He is listed in the Titusville 1880 census.

Simon married Sarah Cecilia Ayer on 20 Sep 1863 in Evans Center, New York. Sarah (daughter of Ira Ayer, I and Julia Mariah Wadsworth) was born on 29 Nov 1842 in New York; died on 31 Dec 1905; was buried in Forest Ave Cemetery, Angola, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: Sarah Cecilia Tifft

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• Census: 1830, Evans, New York
• Census: 1840, Evans, New York
• Census: 13 Sep 1850, Evans, New York
• Census: 15 Aug 1860, Evans, New York
• Census: 25 Jun 1870, Evans, New York
• Census: 14 Jul 1880, Evans, New York
• Adopted: 2 Jan 1884

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Biography:
As a child he lived on what he described as the most beautiful farm on the Merrimac River. In 1827 he was a Lieutenant of the 48 th Regiment of Infantry, New York Militia. By 1837 he had reached the rank of Colonel and in 1838 served in the Patriot War. He recruited and trained a Company of men for the Civil War. They were the first to be trained and report for service and became Co. A, 116, Reg. N.Y. Vol. They served through the entire war. In 1850 he had two people born in Ireland living with him. They may have been to help on the farm. In 1860 his wife's Uncle Joseph Davenport was living with along with a boy who was attending school and who's occupation was listed as Serving. In 1850 his farm was valued at $2650 and by 1870 his real and personal estate was valued at $7000. He was the town supervisor between 1857 and 1858.

Census:
Head, 1 male 20-29, 1 female under 5, 1 5-9 and 1 20-29.

Census:
Head, 1 male under 5, 1 10-19, 30-39, 1 female 5-9 and 1 30-39.

Census:
Head, his farm was valued at $2,650.

Census:
Head, his farm was valued at $4,500.

Census:
Head, his property was valued at $7,000.

Census:
Head.

Buried:
Capt. Jra Ayer
Born
Dec. 26, 1802
Died
July 28, 1889
Co. A N. Y. V. I

Ira married Julia Mariah Wadsworth on 26 Dec 1828. Julia (daughter of Nancy Davenport, daughter of John Wadsworth) was born on 27 Oct 1808 in Massachusetts; died on 14 Aug 1861; was buried in Forest Ave Cemetery, Angola, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: Julia Mariah Ayer
• Census: 13 Sep 1850, Evans, New York
• Census: 15 Aug 1860, Evans, New York

Notes:

Biography:
It's not clear that Julia's father was John Wadsworth. She was born in Massachusetts a year before her parents got married. John was born in New York where he lived all his life.

Census:
Wife.

Census:
Wife.

Buried:
Julia M.
Wife of
Ira Ayer
Died Aug. 14, 1861
Aged
52 Yrs 8 Mos & 17 Ds