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Frank James Preston[1]

Male 1867 - 1944  (76 years)


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  • Name Frank James Preston  [2, 3
    Born 15 Dec 1867  Castleton, Rutland County, Vermont Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5
    Gender Male 
    Died 23 Feb 1944  New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Buried Riverview Cemetery, Clinton County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Notes 
    • He graduated from Castleton Normal School in 1885 and studied music at the New England Conservatory of Music at Boston, Massachusetts. He was musical director for a number of theatrical companies, and in 1904 became pianist in the Strong theatre orchestra in Burlington, Vermont. He was a member of Sherman's Military Band. He worked as a jeweler and engraver.
    • (Research):

      Census:

      1880, Castleton, Rutland County, Vermont, p. 58A.
      Frankie J. Preston, son of L. W. Preston, age 12, born in Vermont, father born in New Hampshire, mother born in Vermont; occupation: at school.

      1900 Census
      New York, Clintonville County, Town Ausable
      Enumerated 5 Jun 1900
      SD 5 ED 3 Sheet 4A
      74-74
      Richard and Emma Mace family
      75-75
      Walter and Mary Mace family
      76-76
      Preston, Frank J head M W Dec 1867 32 m 9 Vermont New Hampshire NY Farmer
      Preston, Linnie M Wf W F Mar 1872 28 M 9 2/2 NY NY NY
      Preston, Layfette W Son W M Oct 1893 6 S NY NY NY At School
      Preston, Willis S Son W M Jun 1894 5 S NY NY NY
    Person ID I30920  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Father Lafayette W. Preston,   b. 3 Sep 1822, New Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Feb 1884  (Age 61 years) 
    Mother Clarissa Sanford,   b. 7 Apr 1828, Castleton, Rutland County, Vermont Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Aug 1886  (Age 58 years) 
    Married 7 Nov 1848  [4
    Family ID F9888  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Linnie May Mace,   b. 7 Mar 1872, Au Sable, Clinton County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Feb 1924, Burlington, Chittenden County, Vermont Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 51 years) 
    Married 24 Sep 1891  [5
    • Linnie and Frank share a tombstone with their son, Lafayette, at the Riverview Cemetery in New York.
    Children 
     1. Lafayette Walter Preston,   b. Oct 1893, New York Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1961  (Age ~ 67 years)
     2. Willie L. Preston,   b. Jun 1894, New York Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 7 Jun 2013 
    Family ID F10016  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 15 Dec 1867 - Castleton, Rutland County, Vermont Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 23 Feb 1944 - New York Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S626] Sanford-Shulsen Family (evelyn.beran@charter.net) ; http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=SHOW&db=sanford-shulsen&.

    2. [S873] Find A Grave [database online]; http://www.findagrave.com/, (Thousands of contributors submit new listings, updates, corrections, photographs and virtual flowers every hour to the FIND A GRAVE website. When it comes to administrating, building and maintaining the site, Find A Grave is largely operated by its founder, Jim Tipton.), # 53622374 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S384] 1900 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004, (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1900 United States Federal Census, the Twelfth Census of the United States. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, address, relationship to the head of household, color or race, sex, month and year of birth, age at last birthday, marital status, number of years married, the total number of children born of the mother, the number of those children living, birthplace, birthplace of father and mother, if the individual was foreign born, the year of immigration and the number of years in the United States, the citizenship status of foreign-born individuals over age twenty-one, occupation, and more. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1900 Federal Census.), New York, Clintonville County, Town Ausable Enumerated 5 Jun 1900 SD 5 ED 3 Sheet 4A 76-76 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S624] Thomas Sanford Genealogy, Carlton E. Sanford, (Rutland VT: The Tuttle Company, 1911), 1:523 (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S624] Thomas Sanford Genealogy, Carlton E. Sanford, (Rutland VT: The Tuttle Company, 1911), 2:913 (Reliability: 3).