On 1880 census Jane is living with her brother Lumas Austin, age 37 & widowed, b. in NY. Also listed is a 1 yr. old named James J Bliss b. 1879 MI. who is probably Jane's son.
She is listed on 1900 census as age 57, widowed, servant living with Frank and Martha Braisted's family, including Frank's widowed father Silas, age 66.
Her dob is listed there as Oct 1842 and she is from New York.
Death certificate is probably wrong for birth in Vermont. That is where her parents were born. Informant on death certificate was Abbie Braisted Layer, daughter of Silas Braisted.
On 1880 census Jane is living with her brother Lumas Austin, age 37 & widowed, b. in NY. Also listed is a 1 yr. old named James J Bliss b. 1879 MI. who is probably Jane's son.
She is listed on 1900 census as age 57, widowed, servant living with Frank and Martha Braisted's family, including Frank's widowed father Silas, age 66.
Her dob is listed there as Oct 1842 and she is from New York.
Death certificate is probably wrong for birth in Vermont. That is where her parents were born. Informant on death certificate was Abbie Braisted Layer, daughter of Silas Braisted.
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