Daughter of Buel Ellsworth and Mary M. Gerard, wife of Augustus J. Montecalvo, whom she married on October 8, 1829 in Patchogue, New York, and mother of Ruth Montecalvo (married Ralph Joseph Lucano).
Wife of Russell Leroy Young, the son of Samuel Leroy Young and Edna Baldwin Glover, whom she married on September 19, 1931 in Center Moriches, NY.
Wife of Florenz McGinnis.
In 1915, Gertrude A. Gerard, aged 2, was living in Brookhaven, NY, in the home of her parents, Buel Gerard, aged 68, and Mary Gerard, aged 38, with siblings, Charles S. Gerard, aged 18, Herman F. Gerard, aged 17, and Willford F. Gerard, aged 10. Her father was shown to be a bayman.
In 1925, Gertrude A. Gerard, aged 12, was living in Brookhaven, NY, in the home of her parents, Buel E. Gerard, aged 72, and Mary L. Gerard, aged 47, with her brother, Wilford S. Gerard, aged 20. Her father was shown to be a fisherman-bayman.
Gertrude Gerard Montecalvo, of Center Moriches, who was married by a Justice of the Peace to Augustus Montecalvo of the same village, while under age and who sued her supposed husband for separation, lost her suit, according to a decision of Supreme Court Justice Dodd, as reported in the Law Journal. After she and Montecalvo were married by a justice of the peace, it came to light that an amendment to the law made a marriage of a minor by any person other than a judge of a court of record void. When "Mrs." Montecalvo tried to get her "husband" to undergo a marriage ceremony before County Judge Furman he refused. A child was born to the couple and she sued Montecalvo for a separation and lost according to Judge Dodd. The court refuses to the claim that there was a common-law marriage in the couple's relations.
In 1930, Gertrude A. Montecalvo, aged 17, married, was shown living in the home of her parents, Buel E. and Mary L. Gerard. Her father was shown to be a fisherman.
Marriage - Young - Gerard - Russell L. Young, of Sayville, and Miss Gertrude A. Gerard, of Moriches, were married in Center Moriches on Saturday at the parsonage of the Methodist Church by the pastor, the Rev. John F. Protheroe. Mr. and Mrs. Young will reside in Moriches.
In 1934, Gertrude Young and her husband, Russell Young, of Sayville, were involved in an car accident on the Montauk Highway in Mastic with Oliver Maynes, of Moriches. The Young's car was badly damaged and both Mr. and Mrs. Young were hurt, Mrs. Young receiving a sprained arm and bruises. Mr. Young was thrown forward, striking his chest on the steering wheel. They were treated by Dr. Wickham D. Case of Center Moriches.
In 1940, Gertrude McGinnis, aged 27, could be found living in Moriches, NY with her husband Florenz McGinnis, aged 30, and daughter, Ruth, aged 9. Also living in the household was her widowed mother, Mary Gerard, aged 62. Her husband, Florenz, was shown to be a laborer in sewer construction.
Obituary - Mrs. Gertrude Ann McGinnis, aged 32, of 219 Lakewood Street, Patchogue, died early Tuesday in the Suffolk County Infirmary, Yaphank. Born in Moriches, a daughter of Mary Gerard and the late Buel Gerard, she had lived in Patchogue for the past five years. Besides her mother, she leaves her husband, Florenz McGinnis of Patchogue; a daughter by a former marriage, Ruth Montecalvo; three brothers, Wilfred Gerard of Center Moriches, Herman Gerard of Moriches and Charles Gerard of New Jersey, and a sister, Viola. The funeral service was held at 2 p.m. today at the R.M. Sharp Funeral home, Railroad Avenue, the Rev. Hanington Wilson, rector of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, officiating. Interment will be in Cedar Grove Cemetery.
(Gertrude A Gerard in the New York State, Birth Index, 1881-1942, Certificate Number: 56068; Gertrude A Gerard / Augustus J Montecalvo in the New York State, Marriage Index, 1881-1967, Certificate Number: 38572; 1930, 1940 US Federal Census; 1915, 1925 New York State Census; Long Island Surnames; Patchogue Advance, Friday, March 13, 1931, Page: 11; The Suffolk County news., September 25, 1931, Page 1; The Suffolk County news., October 05, 1934, Page 1; Patchogue Advance, Thursday, August 03, 1944, Page: 7)
Wife of Russell Leroy Young, the son of Samuel Leroy Young and Edna Baldwin Glover, whom she married on September 19, 1931 in Center Moriches, NY.
Wife of Florenz McGinnis.
In 1915, Gertrude A. Gerard, aged 2, was living in Brookhaven, NY, in the home of her parents, Buel Gerard, aged 68, and Mary Gerard, aged 38, with siblings, Charles S. Gerard, aged 18, Herman F. Gerard, aged 17, and Willford F. Gerard, aged 10. Her father was shown to be a bayman.
In 1925, Gertrude A. Gerard, aged 12, was living in Brookhaven, NY, in the home of her parents, Buel E. Gerard, aged 72, and Mary L. Gerard, aged 47, with her brother, Wilford S. Gerard, aged 20. Her father was shown to be a fisherman-bayman.
Gertrude Gerard Montecalvo, of Center Moriches, who was married by a Justice of the Peace to Augustus Montecalvo of the same village, while under age and who sued her supposed husband for separation, lost her suit, according to a decision of Supreme Court Justice Dodd, as reported in the Law Journal. After she and Montecalvo were married by a justice of the peace, it came to light that an amendment to the law made a marriage of a minor by any person other than a judge of a court of record void. When "Mrs." Montecalvo tried to get her "husband" to undergo a marriage ceremony before County Judge Furman he refused. A child was born to the couple and she sued Montecalvo for a separation and lost according to Judge Dodd. The court refuses to the claim that there was a common-law marriage in the couple's relations.
In 1930, Gertrude A. Montecalvo, aged 17, married, was shown living in the home of her parents, Buel E. and Mary L. Gerard. Her father was shown to be a fisherman.
Marriage - Young - Gerard - Russell L. Young, of Sayville, and Miss Gertrude A. Gerard, of Moriches, were married in Center Moriches on Saturday at the parsonage of the Methodist Church by the pastor, the Rev. John F. Protheroe. Mr. and Mrs. Young will reside in Moriches.
In 1934, Gertrude Young and her husband, Russell Young, of Sayville, were involved in an car accident on the Montauk Highway in Mastic with Oliver Maynes, of Moriches. The Young's car was badly damaged and both Mr. and Mrs. Young were hurt, Mrs. Young receiving a sprained arm and bruises. Mr. Young was thrown forward, striking his chest on the steering wheel. They were treated by Dr. Wickham D. Case of Center Moriches.
In 1940, Gertrude McGinnis, aged 27, could be found living in Moriches, NY with her husband Florenz McGinnis, aged 30, and daughter, Ruth, aged 9. Also living in the household was her widowed mother, Mary Gerard, aged 62. Her husband, Florenz, was shown to be a laborer in sewer construction.
Obituary - Mrs. Gertrude Ann McGinnis, aged 32, of 219 Lakewood Street, Patchogue, died early Tuesday in the Suffolk County Infirmary, Yaphank. Born in Moriches, a daughter of Mary Gerard and the late Buel Gerard, she had lived in Patchogue for the past five years. Besides her mother, she leaves her husband, Florenz McGinnis of Patchogue; a daughter by a former marriage, Ruth Montecalvo; three brothers, Wilfred Gerard of Center Moriches, Herman Gerard of Moriches and Charles Gerard of New Jersey, and a sister, Viola. The funeral service was held at 2 p.m. today at the R.M. Sharp Funeral home, Railroad Avenue, the Rev. Hanington Wilson, rector of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, officiating. Interment will be in Cedar Grove Cemetery.
(Gertrude A Gerard in the New York State, Birth Index, 1881-1942, Certificate Number: 56068; Gertrude A Gerard / Augustus J Montecalvo in the New York State, Marriage Index, 1881-1967, Certificate Number: 38572; 1930, 1940 US Federal Census; 1915, 1925 New York State Census; Long Island Surnames; Patchogue Advance, Friday, March 13, 1931, Page: 11; The Suffolk County news., September 25, 1931, Page 1; The Suffolk County news., October 05, 1934, Page 1; Patchogue Advance, Thursday, August 03, 1944, Page: 7)
Daughter of Buel Ellsworth and Mary M. Gerard, wife of Augustus J. Montecalvo, whom she married on October 8, 1829 in Patchogue, New York, and mother of Ruth Montecalvo (married Ralph Joseph Lucano).
Wife of Russell Leroy Young, the son of Samuel Leroy Young and Edna Baldwin Glover, whom she married on September 19, 1931 in Center Moriches, NY.
Wife of Florenz McGinnis.
In 1915, Gertrude A. Gerard, aged 2, was living in Brookhaven, NY, in the home of her parents, Buel Gerard, aged 68, and Mary Gerard, aged 38, with siblings, Charles S. Gerard, aged 18, Herman F. Gerard, aged 17, and Willford F. Gerard, aged 10. Her father was shown to be a bayman.
In 1925, Gertrude A. Gerard, aged 12, was living in Brookhaven, NY, in the home of her parents, Buel E. Gerard, aged 72, and Mary L. Gerard, aged 47, with her brother, Wilford S. Gerard, aged 20. Her father was shown to be a fisherman-bayman.
Gertrude Gerard Montecalvo, of Center Moriches, who was married by a Justice of the Peace to Augustus Montecalvo of the same village, while under age and who sued her supposed husband for separation, lost her suit, according to a decision of Supreme Court Justice Dodd, as reported in the Law Journal. After she and Montecalvo were married by a justice of the peace, it came to light that an amendment to the law made a marriage of a minor by any person other than a judge of a court of record void. When "Mrs." Montecalvo tried to get her "husband" to undergo a marriage ceremony before County Judge Furman he refused. A child was born to the couple and she sued Montecalvo for a separation and lost according to Judge Dodd. The court refuses to the claim that there was a common-law marriage in the couple's relations.
In 1930, Gertrude A. Montecalvo, aged 17, married, was shown living in the home of her parents, Buel E. and Mary L. Gerard. Her father was shown to be a fisherman.
Marriage - Young - Gerard - Russell L. Young, of Sayville, and Miss Gertrude A. Gerard, of Moriches, were married in Center Moriches on Saturday at the parsonage of the Methodist Church by the pastor, the Rev. John F. Protheroe. Mr. and Mrs. Young will reside in Moriches.
In 1934, Gertrude Young and her husband, Russell Young, of Sayville, were involved in an car accident on the Montauk Highway in Mastic with Oliver Maynes, of Moriches. The Young's car was badly damaged and both Mr. and Mrs. Young were hurt, Mrs. Young receiving a sprained arm and bruises. Mr. Young was thrown forward, striking his chest on the steering wheel. They were treated by Dr. Wickham D. Case of Center Moriches.
In 1940, Gertrude McGinnis, aged 27, could be found living in Moriches, NY with her husband Florenz McGinnis, aged 30, and daughter, Ruth, aged 9. Also living in the household was her widowed mother, Mary Gerard, aged 62. Her husband, Florenz, was shown to be a laborer in sewer construction.
Obituary - Mrs. Gertrude Ann McGinnis, aged 32, of 219 Lakewood Street, Patchogue, died early Tuesday in the Suffolk County Infirmary, Yaphank. Born in Moriches, a daughter of Mary Gerard and the late Buel Gerard, she had lived in Patchogue for the past five years. Besides her mother, she leaves her husband, Florenz McGinnis of Patchogue; a daughter by a former marriage, Ruth Montecalvo; three brothers, Wilfred Gerard of Center Moriches, Herman Gerard of Moriches and Charles Gerard of New Jersey, and a sister, Viola. The funeral service was held at 2 p.m. today at the R.M. Sharp Funeral home, Railroad Avenue, the Rev. Hanington Wilson, rector of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, officiating. Interment will be in Cedar Grove Cemetery.
(Gertrude A Gerard in the New York State, Birth Index, 1881-1942, Certificate Number: 56068; Gertrude A Gerard / Augustus J Montecalvo in the New York State, Marriage Index, 1881-1967, Certificate Number: 38572; 1930, 1940 US Federal Census; 1915, 1925 New York State Census; Long Island Surnames; Patchogue Advance, Friday, March 13, 1931, Page: 11; The Suffolk County news., September 25, 1931, Page 1; The Suffolk County news., October 05, 1934, Page 1; Patchogue Advance, Thursday, August 03, 1944, Page: 7)
Wife of Russell Leroy Young, the son of Samuel Leroy Young and Edna Baldwin Glover, whom she married on September 19, 1931 in Center Moriches, NY.
Wife of Florenz McGinnis.
In 1915, Gertrude A. Gerard, aged 2, was living in Brookhaven, NY, in the home of her parents, Buel Gerard, aged 68, and Mary Gerard, aged 38, with siblings, Charles S. Gerard, aged 18, Herman F. Gerard, aged 17, and Willford F. Gerard, aged 10. Her father was shown to be a bayman.
In 1925, Gertrude A. Gerard, aged 12, was living in Brookhaven, NY, in the home of her parents, Buel E. Gerard, aged 72, and Mary L. Gerard, aged 47, with her brother, Wilford S. Gerard, aged 20. Her father was shown to be a fisherman-bayman.
Gertrude Gerard Montecalvo, of Center Moriches, who was married by a Justice of the Peace to Augustus Montecalvo of the same village, while under age and who sued her supposed husband for separation, lost her suit, according to a decision of Supreme Court Justice Dodd, as reported in the Law Journal. After she and Montecalvo were married by a justice of the peace, it came to light that an amendment to the law made a marriage of a minor by any person other than a judge of a court of record void. When "Mrs." Montecalvo tried to get her "husband" to undergo a marriage ceremony before County Judge Furman he refused. A child was born to the couple and she sued Montecalvo for a separation and lost according to Judge Dodd. The court refuses to the claim that there was a common-law marriage in the couple's relations.
In 1930, Gertrude A. Montecalvo, aged 17, married, was shown living in the home of her parents, Buel E. and Mary L. Gerard. Her father was shown to be a fisherman.
Marriage - Young - Gerard - Russell L. Young, of Sayville, and Miss Gertrude A. Gerard, of Moriches, were married in Center Moriches on Saturday at the parsonage of the Methodist Church by the pastor, the Rev. John F. Protheroe. Mr. and Mrs. Young will reside in Moriches.
In 1934, Gertrude Young and her husband, Russell Young, of Sayville, were involved in an car accident on the Montauk Highway in Mastic with Oliver Maynes, of Moriches. The Young's car was badly damaged and both Mr. and Mrs. Young were hurt, Mrs. Young receiving a sprained arm and bruises. Mr. Young was thrown forward, striking his chest on the steering wheel. They were treated by Dr. Wickham D. Case of Center Moriches.
In 1940, Gertrude McGinnis, aged 27, could be found living in Moriches, NY with her husband Florenz McGinnis, aged 30, and daughter, Ruth, aged 9. Also living in the household was her widowed mother, Mary Gerard, aged 62. Her husband, Florenz, was shown to be a laborer in sewer construction.
Obituary - Mrs. Gertrude Ann McGinnis, aged 32, of 219 Lakewood Street, Patchogue, died early Tuesday in the Suffolk County Infirmary, Yaphank. Born in Moriches, a daughter of Mary Gerard and the late Buel Gerard, she had lived in Patchogue for the past five years. Besides her mother, she leaves her husband, Florenz McGinnis of Patchogue; a daughter by a former marriage, Ruth Montecalvo; three brothers, Wilfred Gerard of Center Moriches, Herman Gerard of Moriches and Charles Gerard of New Jersey, and a sister, Viola. The funeral service was held at 2 p.m. today at the R.M. Sharp Funeral home, Railroad Avenue, the Rev. Hanington Wilson, rector of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, officiating. Interment will be in Cedar Grove Cemetery.
(Gertrude A Gerard in the New York State, Birth Index, 1881-1942, Certificate Number: 56068; Gertrude A Gerard / Augustus J Montecalvo in the New York State, Marriage Index, 1881-1967, Certificate Number: 38572; 1930, 1940 US Federal Census; 1915, 1925 New York State Census; Long Island Surnames; Patchogue Advance, Friday, March 13, 1931, Page: 11; The Suffolk County news., September 25, 1931, Page 1; The Suffolk County news., October 05, 1934, Page 1; Patchogue Advance, Thursday, August 03, 1944, Page: 7)
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