Document G.126 · find a grave memorial · transcription: verbatim
Find a Grave memorial 70802830 - Gertrude “Gittie” Wyckoff Stevenson Cross..., Basking Ridge Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Basking Ridge, Somerset County, New Jersey
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- 1885
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What is transcribed: The whole memorial: header with plot, inscription, bio (census extracts typed by the contributor), family panel (two spouses and six children, with memorial ids) and four images - her headstone (two views), a further photograph, and a card from a New York marriages index. The parser returned no Ancestry record links (the records in suggested_records were taken from an earlier reading of the page).
People named
| As written | Role | Identified as | What this document says |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gertrude “Gittie” Wyckoff Stevenson Cross... | deceased | Gertrude Wyckoff 1795–1885 | birth: 27 Sep 1795, Schoharie, Schoharie County, New York death: 29 Jan 1885, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey burial: Basking Ridge Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Basking Ridge, Somerset County, New Jersey |
| Cornelius L Stevenson | spouse | ||
| James Cross | spouse | ||
| Augustus Stephens | child | ||
| Clarissa Cross Runyon | child | ||
| Martha H Cross Cooper | child | Martha H. (Cross) Cooper 1823–1914 | |
| Mary Lefferty Cross | child | ||
| Israel Cross | child | ||
| Caroline S Cross | child |
Transcription and notes
- Name: "Gertrude “Gittie” Wyckoff Stevenson Cross..."
- Birth: "27 Sep 1795 - Schoharie, Schoharie County, New York, USA"
- Death: "29 Jan 1885 (aged 89) - Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA"
- Burial: "Basking Ridge Presbyterian Church Cemetery", "Basking Ridge, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA"
- Plot: "500.1"
Bio, as given on the memorial:
1850 USA Census: New Jersey, Somerset County, Bernards, September 11, dwelling 333, family 339 CROSS, James, age 75, born NJ, farmer, real estate value 2800 Gertrude, age 55, born NJ children born NJ: Clarissa, age 31; Mary L, age 29; Martha H, age 27; Caroline S, age 20 1860 USA Census: New Jersey, Somerset County, Bernards, Twp, Warrenville, August 30, page 36, dwelling 270, family 274 CROSS, Gertrude, age 64, born New York, real estate 1000, personal wealth 200 daughters born New Jersey: Martha, age 35, seamstress; Caroline S., age 28, seamstress 1880 USA Census: New Jersey, Somerset County, Bernards, Basking Ridge, June 16, page 30 CROSS, Gertrude, age 84, born New York, widow, keeping house Caroline S, age 39, daughter, millner New Jersey Death Registration Gitty W Cross, born about 1794 in USA. Died Jan 29, 1884 Bernards, Somerset. Age 90 years 4 months, widow, father born Holland, mother born US. Contributor: Karen Hanna (48273566)
Family panel: - spouse: "Cornelius L Stevenson", 1793-1813, m. 1812, memorial 230416099 - spouse: "James Cross", 1775-1855, m. 1817, memorial 70802868 - child: "Augustus Stephens", 1813-1876, memorial 24841722 - child: "Clarissa Cross Runyon", 1818-1874, memorial 147248412 - child: "Martha H Cross Cooper", 1823-1914, memorial 70802964 - child: "Mary Lefferty Cross", 1826-1858, memorial 70802991 - child: "Israel Cross", 1828-1846, memorial 70802853 - child: "Caroline S Cross", 1830-1914, memorial 70802685
Inscription, as given on the memorial: "Widow of James Cross"
Photograph (headstone; moss-covered):
IN Memory of GITTIE [w]idow of [J]ames Cross [illegible] [?] 89 years [?]
Image (index card): "Corn. Stevenson / New York Marriages, 1686-1980 / Name: Corn. Stevenson / Spouse's Name: Gitty Wyckoff / Event Date: Jun 1812 / Event Place: Reformed Dutch Church,Gilboa,Schoharie,New York".