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Amy Cross

Female 1856 - 1939  (83 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.   Amy Cross was born in Apr 1856 in Wisconsin (daughter of Gen. Nelson Cross and Mary Whetten); died on 18 Apr 1939 in Manhattan, New York, New York; was buried on 21 Apr 1939 in Forest Home Cemetery, Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.   Gen. Nelson Cross Gen. Nelson Cross was born about 1824 in Lancaster, Coos, New Hampshire (son of Ephraim Cross and Lucy P. Messer); died on 13 Mar 1897 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; was buried on 15 Mar 1897 in Forest Hills Cemetery and Crematory, Jamaica Plain, Suffolk, Massachusetts.

    Nelson + Mary Whetten. Mary was born in Nov 1832 in New York; died on 22 Mar 1911 in Manhattan, New York, New York; was buried on 25 Mar 1911 in Forest Home Cemetery, Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.   Mary Whetten was born in Nov 1832 in New York; died on 22 Mar 1911 in Manhattan, New York, New York; was buried on 25 Mar 1911 in Forest Home Cemetery, Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
    Children:
    1. 1. Amy Cross was born in Apr 1856 in Wisconsin; died on 18 Apr 1939 in Manhattan, New York, New York; was buried on 21 Apr 1939 in Forest Home Cemetery, Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.   Ephraim Cross was born on 19 Feb 1795 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut (son of Joseph Cross and Persis Wheeler Backus); died on 7 Sep 1876 in Lancaster, Coos, New Hampshire; was buried on 9 Sep 1876 in Wilder Cemetery, Lancaster, Coos, New Hampshire.

    Ephraim married Lucy P. Messer on 30 Dec 1816 in Lancaster, Coos, New Hampshire. Lucy was born on 19 May 1794 in Hopkinton, Merrimack, New Hampshire; died on 2 Oct 1825 in Lancaster, Coos, New Hampshire; was buried on 4 Oct 1825 in Wilder Cemetery, Lancaster, Coos, New Hampshire. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.   Lucy P. Messer was born on 19 May 1794 in Hopkinton, Merrimack, New Hampshire; died on 2 Oct 1825 in Lancaster, Coos, New Hampshire; was buried on 4 Oct 1825 in Wilder Cemetery, Lancaster, Coos, New Hampshire.
    Children:
    1. Elizabeth A. Cross was born on Yes, date unknown in Lancaster, Coos, New Hampshire; died on Yes, date unknown.
    2. 2. Gen. Nelson Cross was born about 1824 in Lancaster, Coos, New Hampshire; died on 13 Mar 1897 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; was buried on 15 Mar 1897 in Forest Hills Cemetery and Crematory, Jamaica Plain, Suffolk, Massachusetts.
    3. Lucy A. Mellen Cross was born about 1826 in Lancaster, Coos, New Hampshire; died on 12 Dec 1896 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.   Joseph Cross was born on 11 May 1760 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut (son of William John Cross, Sr. and Miriam Abbe); died on 20 Jan 1855 in Fairfax, Franklin, Vermont; was buried on 22 Jan 1855 in Pigeon Hill Cemetery, Pigeon Hill, Monteregie Region, Quebec, Canada .

    Joseph married Persis Wheeler Backus about 1797. Persis was born in 1760 -1773 in Connecticut; died about 1821 in Vermont. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.   Persis Wheeler Backus was born in 1760 -1773 in Connecticut; died about 1821 in Vermont.
    Children:
    1. 4. Ephraim Cross was born on 19 Feb 1795 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut; died on 7 Sep 1876 in Lancaster, Coos, New Hampshire; was buried on 9 Sep 1876 in Wilder Cemetery, Lancaster, Coos, New Hampshire.
    2. Lucy Cross was born on 18 Aug 1798 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut; died on 14 Jan 1878 in Cowansville, Brome-Missisquoi, Quebec, Canada; was buried on 16 Jan 1878 in Pigeon Hill Cemetery, Pigeon Hill, Monteregie Region, Quebec, Canada.
    3. George Washington Cross was born on 15 May 1800 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut; died on Yes, date unknown.
    4. Erastus Cross was born on 2 Aug 1804 in Quebec, Canada; died on 16 Jun 1856 in Enosburg Falls, Franklin, Vermont; was buried on 18 Jun 1856 in Main Street Cemetery, Enosburgh Falls, Franklin, Vermont.
    5. Amanda Abbe Cross was born on 3 Apr 1805 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut; died on Yes, date unknown.
    6. Laura Cross was born about 1808; died on Yes, date unknown.


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