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Helen Celia “Nellie” <I>Ford</I> Bostwick

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Helen Celia “Nellie” Ford Bostwick

Birth
Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA
Death
27 Apr 1920 (aged 72)
Manhattan, New York County, New York, USA
Burial
Bronx, Bronx County, New York, USA GPS-Latitude: 40.8883286, Longitude: -73.8688812
Plot
Sunnyside Section, Lot 44
Memorial ID
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Daughter of Smith Ford, of Cincinnati, Ohio.

Wife of the famous Jabez Abel Bostwick (Died in 1892), of Standard Oil fortune.

They were the parents of Frances Evelyn Bostwick Voronoff (Died in 1921), who married the famous Dr. Serge Voronoff.

She died at home: 800 Fifth Avenue. ("New York Times", April 28, 1920 - Page 11)

She left an estate of $ 29,264,181. ("New York Times", November 5, 1921 - Page 19)

Source of middle-name & nickname: Page 9 - "The Queen of Whale Cay", by Kate Summerscale - Bloomsbury Publishing, London - c 1997 (This also gives an excellent description of her personality.)

Source of birth-date & place: Photocopy - U.S. Passport Application (Sworn under oath.)
Daughter of Smith Ford, of Cincinnati, Ohio.

Wife of the famous Jabez Abel Bostwick (Died in 1892), of Standard Oil fortune.

They were the parents of Frances Evelyn Bostwick Voronoff (Died in 1921), who married the famous Dr. Serge Voronoff.

She died at home: 800 Fifth Avenue. ("New York Times", April 28, 1920 - Page 11)

She left an estate of $ 29,264,181. ("New York Times", November 5, 1921 - Page 19)

Source of middle-name & nickname: Page 9 - "The Queen of Whale Cay", by Kate Summerscale - Bloomsbury Publishing, London - c 1997 (This also gives an excellent description of her personality.)

Source of birth-date & place: Photocopy - U.S. Passport Application (Sworn under oath.)


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  • Created by: NWO
  • Added: Sep 24, 2009
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/42332455/helen_celia-bostwick: accessed ), memorial page for Helen Celia “Nellie” Ford Bostwick (3 Feb 1848–27 Apr 1920), Find a Grave Memorial ID 42332455, citing Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, Bronx County, New York, USA; Maintained by NWO (contributor 46583762).