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Alfred Bosworth

Male 1846 - 1930  (84 years)

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  1. 1.  Alfred BosworthAlfred Bosworth was born 4 Apr 1846, Dundee, Illinois; died 29 Apr 1930, Elgin St Hospital, Kane County, Illinois; was buried 3 May 1930, Bluff City Cemetery, Elgin, Cook County, Illinois.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: 744 Highland Ave, Elgin, Kane County, Illinois; Alfred Bosworth house
    • Census: 1920, Elgin, Kane County, Illinois
    • Census: 1930, Elgin, Kane County, Illinois

    Notes:

    DAR ID Number 28402

    ALFRED BOSWORTH, banker, Elgin, Ill., born April 1, 1846, at Dundee, Ill., son of I. C. and Mary (Root) Bosworth, received his education in the Dundee schools and from the old University of Chicago, from which he was graduated in 1866 and is now one of its Trustees. The following year he was made a partner with his father and George M. Peck in a large mercantile enterprise at Elgin, with which he remained connected until 1875, when he engaged in banking as a member of the firm of Bosworth, Carpenter & Co. The year following he bought a controlling interest in the First National Bank, became its cashier, and took active management of its affairs, a position he has since retained. For one term he has been Treasurer of the city of Elgin, and is highly regarded by the business men and the public generally. He was married in 1873 to Miss Eleanora M. Wheeler, of Bradsborough, Vt.

    Alfred married Eleanora Maria Wheeler 10 Sep 1872, Elgin, Kane County, Illinois. Eleanora (daughter of Lucius Russel Wheeler and Sarah (Lurith) Roberts) was born 4 May 1849, New York, New York; died 7 Mar 1944, Elgin, Kane County, Illinois; was buried 10 Mar 1944, Bluff City Cemetery, Elgin, Cook County, Illinois. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. Edith Eleanora Bosworth  Descendancy chart to this point was born 28 Sep 1873, Elgin, Illinois; died 21 Nov 1964; was buried Bluff City Cemetery, Elgin, Cook County, Illinois.
    2. 3. Neil E. Bosworth  Descendancy chart to this point was born 25 May 1878, Illinois; died 28 Dec 1943, St. Helena, Napa County, California; was buried 3 Jan 1944, Bluff City Cemetery, Elgin, Cook County, Illinois.
    3. 4. Louise Marian Bosworth  Descendancy chart to this point was born 11 Jul 1881, Illinois; died 6 Aug 1982, Connecticut; was buried Bluff City Cemetery, Elgin, Cook County, Illinois.
    4. 5. Roland Increase Bosworth  Descendancy chart to this point was born 25 Dec 1883, Elgin, Illinois; died 28 Jun 1977; was buried 1 Jul 1977, Bluff City Cemetery, Elgin, Cook County, Illinois.
    5. 6. Winifred Sarah Bosworth  Descendancy chart to this point was born 18 Aug 1885, Elgin, Illinois; died 16 Aug 1972; was buried 23 Aug 1972, Bluff City Cemetery, Elgin, Cook County, Illinois.
    6. 7. Dorothy Helen Bosworth  Descendancy chart to this point was born 12 Jun 1890, Illinois; died 5 Mar 1989.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Edith Eleanora BosworthEdith Eleanora Bosworth Descendancy chart to this point (1.Alfred1) was born 28 Sep 1873, Elgin, Illinois; died 21 Nov 1964; was buried Bluff City Cemetery, Elgin, Cook County, Illinois.

    Notes:

    The National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Volume 24 page 270 [p.270] Mrs. Edith Eleanora Bosworth Levering. DAR ID Number: 23770 Born in Elgin, Illinois. Wife of William Levering. Descendant of Maj. Benjamin Bosworth, of Rhode Island. Daughter of Alfred Bosworth and Eleanora Wheeler, his wife. Granddaughter of Increase Child Bosworth and Mary Ann Root, his wife. Gr.-granddaughter of Alfred Bosworth and Olive Child, his wife. Gr.-gr.-granddaughter of Benjamin Bosworth and Mary Church, his second wife. Benjamin Bosworth, (1733-1810), served as major in Col. Nathaniel Martin's regiment of militia, 1775. He contributed to the relief of Boston and paid one-half the indemnity demanded when the British fleet threatened to bombard the town. He was born in Bristol, R. I.; where he died. Also Nos. 2293, 3088, 15180, 16845, 21333.

    Edith married William Alfred Levering 10 Jun 1902. William was born 15 Oct 1873; died 17 Nov 1959, Evanston hospital; was buried Bluff City Cemetery, Elgin, Cook County, Illinois. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Neil E. BosworthNeil E. Bosworth Descendancy chart to this point (1.Alfred1) was born 25 May 1878, Illinois; died 28 Dec 1943, St. Helena, Napa County, California; was buried 3 Jan 1944, Bluff City Cemetery, Elgin, Cook County, Illinois.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1930, Pasadena, Los Angeles County, California
    • Census: 1940, Carmel, Monterey County, California

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    Neil Bosworth death certificate.

    Neil married Ethel Grace Lloyd 18 Sep 1905, Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa. Ethel (daughter of Edwin Rowland Lloyd and Della Adel Dougan) was born 26 Aug 1882, Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa; died 13 May 1952, Napa, California; was buried Bluff City Cemetery, Elgin, Cook County, Illinois. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 8. Abbie Louise "Abbie Lou" Bosworth  Descendancy chart to this point was born 24 Jul 1906, Dundee, Illinois; died 27 Oct 1983, Monterey County, California.
    2. 9. Barbara Lloyd Bosworth  Descendancy chart to this point was born 20 Oct 1907, Illinois; died 1952/1953.
    3. 10. Ruth Eleanora Bosworth  Descendancy chart to this point was born 20 Oct 1909, Illinois; died 11 Jul 1985, Monterey County, California.
    4. 11. Helen E. "Betsey" Bosworth  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1916, Illinois.

  3. 4.  Louise Marian BosworthLouise Marian Bosworth Descendancy chart to this point (1.Alfred1) was born 11 Jul 1881, Illinois; died 6 Aug 1982, Connecticut; was buried Bluff City Cemetery, Elgin, Cook County, Illinois.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1920, Elgin, Kane County, Illinois
    • Census: 1930, Elgin, Kane County, Illinois
    • Census: 1940, 705 Highland Avenue, Elgin, Kane County, Illinois

    Notes:

    SS record:11 Jul 1881 Aug 1982 06777 (Washington Depot, CT) (No Location Given) 048-36-5628 Connecticut (1962)
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    Reference:
    "History of the Wheeler Family in America", 1914, Albert Gallatin Wheeler, Jr., p 112.

    Bosworth, Louise Marion, 1881-1982. Papers, 1890-1946
    http://oasis.lib.harvard.edu/oasis/deliver/~sch00053


  4. 5.  Roland Increase BosworthRoland Increase Bosworth Descendancy chart to this point (1.Alfred1) was born 25 Dec 1883, Elgin, Illinois; died 28 Jun 1977; was buried 1 Jul 1977, Bluff City Cemetery, Elgin, Cook County, Illinois.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1920, Elgin, Kane County, Illinois
    • Census: 1930, Elgin, Kane County, Illinois
    • Census: 1940, Elgin, Kane County, Illinois
    • Draft Registration: 1942, Hotel Baker, St. Charles, Kane County, Illinois

    Notes:

    Social Security Death Index: born 25 Dec 1883, Died Jun 1977 (No Location Given), Last benifit 60120 (Elgin, Kane, IL), ssn 342-38-4516, applied Illinois (1962)
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    Reference:
    "History of the Wheeler Family in America", 1914, Albert Gallatin Wheeler, Jr., p 112.

    Roland — Charlotte Weatherill. Charlotte was born Abt 1893, Illinois; was buried 17 Dec 1980, Bluff City Cemetery, Elgin, Cook County, Illinois. [Group Sheet]


  5. 6.  Winifred Sarah BosworthWinifred Sarah Bosworth Descendancy chart to this point (1.Alfred1) was born 18 Aug 1885, Elgin, Illinois; died 16 Aug 1972; was buried 23 Aug 1972, Bluff City Cemetery, Elgin, Cook County, Illinois.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1920, Elgin, Kane County, Illinois
    • Census: 1930, Waltham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
    • Census: 1940, Wellesley, Norfolk County, Massachusetts

    Notes:

    WINIFRED DOWNES 18 Aug 1885 Aug 1972 97520 (Ashland, Jackson, OR) (No Location Given) 028-34-7491 Massachusetts (1962)
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    Reference:
    "History of the Wheeler Family in America", 1914, Albert Gallatin Wheeler, Jr., p 112.

    Winifred — Jerome Downes. Jerome (son of William H. Downes and Helen S.) was born 6 Aug 1887, Woodmont, Milford, New Haven County, Connectcut; died Nov 1962. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 12. Cynthia Downes  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1921, Massachusetts.
    2. 13. Alfred B. Downes  Descendancy chart to this point was born 28 Nov 1922, Massachusetts.

  6. 7.  Dorothy Helen Bosworth Descendancy chart to this point (1.Alfred1) was born 12 Jun 1890, Illinois; died 5 Mar 1989.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1920, Elgin, Kane County, Illinois

    Notes:

    DOROTHY CRATES 12 Jun 1890 Jul 1965 (No Location Given) (No Location Given) 281-09-6498 Ohio (Before 1951)
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    Reference:
    "History of the Wheeler Family in America", 1914, Albert Gallatin Wheeler, Jr., p 112.

    Dorothy married John J. McDonnell, Jr. 27 Apr 1914, District of Columbia. John was born Abt 1891. [Group Sheet]



Generation: 3

  1. 8.  Abbie Louise "Abbie Lou" Bosworth Descendancy chart to this point (3.Neil2, 1.Alfred1) was born 24 Jul 1906, Dundee, Illinois; died 27 Oct 1983, Monterey County, California.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1930, Pasadena, Los Angeles County, California
    • Census: 1940, San Francisco, San Francisco County, California

    Notes:

    The National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Volume 24 page 270 Miss Abbie L. Bosworth. DAR ID Number: 23771 Born in Dundee, Illinois. Descendant of Maj. Benjamin Bosworth. Daughter of Increase Child Bosworth and Mary Ann Root, his wife. See No. 23770

    Abbie married Laidlaw Onderdonk Williams 31 Jul 1937, Carmel, Monterey County, California. Laidlaw (son of Jesse Lynch Williams and Alice Laidlaw) was born 9 Jun 1904, New York, New York; died 12 Oct 1976, Carmel, Monterey County, California. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 14. Alice Williams  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 15. Laidlaw Bosworth "Boz" Williams  Descendancy chart to this point was born 16 Oct 1942, Carmel, Monterey County, Califorinia; died 7 May 2011, Guerneville, California.

  2. 9.  Barbara Lloyd Bosworth Descendancy chart to this point (3.Neil2, 1.Alfred1) was born 20 Oct 1907, Illinois; died 1952/1953.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1930, Pasadena, Los Angeles County, California
    • Census: 1940, Lewiston, Androscoggin County, Maine

    Notes:

    BARBARA MCMULLIN 20 Oct 1907 27 Sep 1992 01450 (Groton, Middlesex, MA) (none specified) 030-20-4335 Massachusetts
    BARBARA HOFER 20 Oct 1907 May 1983 13820 (Oneonta, Otsego, NY) (none specified) 069-34-8708 New York
    BARBARA E PECHKIS 20 Oct 1907 18 Mar 1998 (V) 07722 (Colts Neck, Monmouth, NJ) 07083 (Union, Union, NJ) 135-10-5764 New Jersey
    BARBARA SVOBODA 20 Oct 1907 Mar 1976 21666 (Stevensville, Queen Annes, MD) (none specified) 214-18-2738 Maryland

    Barbara married Robert Douglass Seward Abt 1930. Robert (son of Ora Philander Seward and Mary Ellis Pray) was born 25 Jun 1900, Salt Lake, Utah; died Nov 1966. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 16. Nancy Bosworth Seward  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1932, Maine.
    2. 17. Susanna Lloyd Seward  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1935, Maine.

  3. 10.  Ruth Eleanora Bosworth Descendancy chart to this point (3.Neil2, 1.Alfred1) was born 20 Oct 1909, Illinois; died 11 Jul 1985, Monterey County, California.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1930, Pasadena, Los Angeles County, California
    • Census: 1940, San Francisco, San Francisco County, California

    Ruth — William Henry Black. William (son of Goode) was born 28 Nov 1900, Ireland; died 24 Dec 1991, Sonoma County, California. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 18. Erin Black  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1938, California.
    2. 19. Hillary Black  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 20. Deborah Black  Descendancy chart to this point

  4. 11.  Helen E. "Betsey" Bosworth Descendancy chart to this point (3.Neil2, 1.Alfred1) was born Abt 1916, Illinois.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1930, Pasadena, Los Angeles County, California
    • Census: 1940, Carmel, Monterey County, California


  5. 12.  Cynthia Downes Descendancy chart to this point (6.Winifred2, 1.Alfred1) was born Abt 1921, Massachusetts.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1930, Waltham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
    • Census: 1940, Wellesley, Norfolk County, Massachusetts


  6. 13.  Alfred B. Downes Descendancy chart to this point (6.Winifred2, 1.Alfred1) was born 28 Nov 1922, Massachusetts.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1930, Waltham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
    • Census: 1940, Wellesley, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
    • Military Service: 23 Dec 1942, Boston, Massachusetts; Enlistment



Generation: 4

  1. 14.  Alice Williams Descendancy chart to this point (8.Abbie3, 3.Neil2, 1.Alfred1)

    Alice — Meyers. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 21. Nathaniel Meyers  Descendancy chart to this point

  2. 15.  Laidlaw Bosworth "Boz" WilliamsLaidlaw Bosworth "Boz" Williams Descendancy chart to this point (8.Abbie3, 3.Neil2, 1.Alfred1) was born 16 Oct 1942, Carmel, Monterey County, Califorinia; died 7 May 2011, Guerneville, California.

    Laidlaw — Kathrin. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 22. Caleb Christopher Williams  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1969.
    2. 23. Jesse Laidlaw Williams  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1972.
    3. 24. Nisha Abigail Williams  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1978.

  3. 16.  Nancy Bosworth Seward Descendancy chart to this point (9.Barbara3, 3.Neil2, 1.Alfred1) was born 1932, Maine.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1940, Lewiston, Androscoggin County, Maine

    Nancy — Tsukasa Horie. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 25. Ayumi Cynthia Horie  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1969.

  4. 17.  Susanna Lloyd Seward Descendancy chart to this point (9.Barbara3, 3.Neil2, 1.Alfred1) was born 1935, Maine.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1940, Lewiston, Androscoggin County, Maine

    Susanna married Kiatipong Chatametikool 1967. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 26. Barbara Chatametikool  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1968.
    2. 27. Malee Seward Chatametikool  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1970.
    3. 28. Lee Chua Chatametikool  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1976.

  5. 18.  Erin Black Descendancy chart to this point (10.Ruth3, 3.Neil2, 1.Alfred1) was born Abt 1938, California.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1940, San Francisco, San Francisco County, California


  6. 19.  Hillary Black Descendancy chart to this point (10.Ruth3, 3.Neil2, 1.Alfred1)

    Notes:

    Twin of Deborah

    Hillary — Dumas. [Group Sheet]


  7. 20.  Deborah Black Descendancy chart to this point (10.Ruth3, 3.Neil2, 1.Alfred1)

    Notes:

    Twin of Hillary



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