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Calista Adelaide <I>Billings</I> Kinsley

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Calista Adelaide Billings Kinsley

Birth
Death
21 Nov 1900
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Burial
Jamaica Plain, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA Add to Map
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Edward Wilkinson Kinsley married Calista Adelaide Billings, the daughter of Jarvis Billings and Sarah Spaulding of Canton, on April 16, 1856.

Edward and Calista were the parents of two daughters: Mary Louise Kinsley born in Boston March 6, 1865, married Winthrop Lincoln Rogers; Adelaide Peabody Kinsley married Alfred William Carr.
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THE BOSTON GLOBE
Friday, November 23, 1900
Page 7, Column 5

MRS. CALISTA A. KINSLEY DEAD

She Was the Widow of Edward W. Kinsley Whom,
She Aided in His Efforts in Behalf of the Soldiers.

Mrs. Calista Adelaide Kinsley, widow of Edward Wilkinson Kinsley, died Wednesday night at her home, 1410 Beacon St., in her 70th year.

Mrs. Kinsley's husband was of great service to the country during the civil war and numbered among his friends, Pres. Lincoln and Gov. Andrew, the Massachusetts war governor. He rendered valuable aid that was recognized as most meritorious during the war, and after if was finished a G.A.R. post took his name.

In his efforts for the soldier of that day, he was aided with the most sincere wholeheartedness by his wife. Mrs. Kinsley did not cease her charitable work when her husband died and for many years had been an active worker in Dr. Edward E. Hale's church. Since the war, she had also given great help in the education of the negro.

Two daughters, Mrs. Alfred W. Carr and Mrs. Winthrop L. Rogers, survive the deceased.
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THE NEW YORK TIMES
November 25, 1900

DIED

KINSLEY. - Mrs. Calista Adelaide Kinsley, widow of the late Edward W. Kinsley, at Brookline, Mass., Nov. 21.
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Edward Wilkinson Kinsley married Calista Adelaide Billings, the daughter of Jarvis Billings and Sarah Spaulding of Canton, on April 16, 1856.

Edward and Calista were the parents of two daughters: Mary Louise Kinsley born in Boston March 6, 1865, married Winthrop Lincoln Rogers; Adelaide Peabody Kinsley married Alfred William Carr.
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THE BOSTON GLOBE
Friday, November 23, 1900
Page 7, Column 5

MRS. CALISTA A. KINSLEY DEAD

She Was the Widow of Edward W. Kinsley Whom,
She Aided in His Efforts in Behalf of the Soldiers.

Mrs. Calista Adelaide Kinsley, widow of Edward Wilkinson Kinsley, died Wednesday night at her home, 1410 Beacon St., in her 70th year.

Mrs. Kinsley's husband was of great service to the country during the civil war and numbered among his friends, Pres. Lincoln and Gov. Andrew, the Massachusetts war governor. He rendered valuable aid that was recognized as most meritorious during the war, and after if was finished a G.A.R. post took his name.

In his efforts for the soldier of that day, he was aided with the most sincere wholeheartedness by his wife. Mrs. Kinsley did not cease her charitable work when her husband died and for many years had been an active worker in Dr. Edward E. Hale's church. Since the war, she had also given great help in the education of the negro.

Two daughters, Mrs. Alfred W. Carr and Mrs. Winthrop L. Rogers, survive the deceased.
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THE NEW YORK TIMES
November 25, 1900

DIED

KINSLEY. - Mrs. Calista Adelaide Kinsley, widow of the late Edward W. Kinsley, at Brookline, Mass., Nov. 21.
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  • Created by: swede
  • Added: Aug 28, 2010
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/57807085/calista_adelaide-kinsley: accessed ), memorial page for Calista Adelaide Billings Kinsley (unknown–21 Nov 1900), Find a Grave Memorial ID 57807085, citing Forest Hills Cemetery and Crematory, Jamaica Plain, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by swede (contributor 47330563).