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Ferguson

Samuel Tucker Ferguson   (1840 - _____)

• Born 5 January 1840 at Washington, DC
• Parents:
• Married: Emma Cromwell December 21, 1870 at Baltimore, Maryland
• Children:
• Died: 11 November 1890 at __________, ___
• Buried: _____ __, ____ at __________, ___

Forde

(Also see Photo album 1)

John P. Forde (1843 - 1898)

• Born ________ ____, 1843 at _____________, ____
• Parents: ______ Forde & ______________
• Married Margaret E. Branscombe December 31, 1871 at _____________, ____
• Children: John, Syd, Mary, Frederick
• Died ________ ____, 1898 at _____________, ____ [Obituary]

Frederick BM. Forde (1879 - 19___)
[Photo album]

• Born ________ ____, _____ at __________, ____
• Parents: John P. Forde & Margaret E. Branscombe
• Married Mary Killion
• Children: Mary Grace
• Died ________ ____, _____ at __________, ____

John Forde (18___ - 19___)

• Born ________ ____, _____ at __________, ____
• Parents: John P. Forde & ________ _____ ____________
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• Died June 5, 1898 at Seattle, Washington  [obituary]

Mary Branscombe Forde (1875 - 1954)
"May" [Photo album]

• Born December 20, 1875 at St John's, Newfoundland, Canada
• Parents: John P. Forde & Margaret E. Branscombe
• Married Daniel Joseph Mahoney __________ ___ 1902 (?) at Boston, MA
• Children: Helen, Marian, Ruth
• Photo album
• Died February 17, 1954 at Somerset, New Jersey

Mary Grace Forde (1911 - 1989)
[Photo album]

• Born April 25, 1911 at _________________ ___
• Parents: Frederick Forde & Mary Killion
• Married Daniel Georgetti _________ ___, 1950 at
• Children: Gail
• Died September 9, 1989 at ______________

Sydney _______ Forde (18___ - 19___)
[Photo album]

• Born ________ ____, 18___ at __________,
• Parents: John P. Forde & Margaret E. Branscombe
• "well-known in newspaper circles in Boston, having been associated with the Boston Traveler for fourteen years" - from 1907 marriage notice
• Married Henry A. Byrne February ____, 1907 at Boston, Massachusetts
• Children: Eleanor
• Died ________ ____, 19___ at _____________, ____

 updated July 14, 2001     Webmaster

John P. Forde obituary

Jamaica Plain News, Saturday June 18, 1898 John P. Ford [sic], an old and well known resident of Jamaica Plain, died Sunday, June 5, in Seattle, State of Washington., the direct cause of his death being inflamation of the bowels. He had been in business in this section for a number of years, having at one time conducted the West Roxbury Advertiser, which lived something over two years. Later he dealt in real estate, until a short while ago when he left here for Seattle to go into business. He was born in [illegible] and was 55 years of age. A widow and four children survive him. Tuesday evening, the local A. O. U. W. took action on his death, and at the funeral, held Friday morning at the Blessed Sacrament Church, Roxbury, a delegation attended. The pall bearers were chosen from this delegation. Solemn high mass of requiem was celebrated, and the interment was at Mr. Benedict. _____ The following letter from Mr. Forde was received by us last week. Seattle, Wash., June 4, 1898 Mr. Editor: No doubt you and your readers will be pleased to know the news from Seattle, as it is so closely allied with the onward voyage to the Klondike, and particularly when it concerns your fellow townsman E. B. Taylor, and the friends who are with him. When he arrived here and had a chance to survey the situation he decided upon buying a steam river boat for the purpose of prospecting the Yukon River and its tributaries; also two barges in which to tow their freight and provisions. People in the East may imagine that it would be an easy matter to accomplish a task of this kind, but I wish to assure your readers that it involved a lot of hard work, but Mr. Taylor proved equal to the occasion, and in this work he was ably assisted by his companions, Messrs. F. L. Barnard and W. W. Sanborn. Mar Taylor has called in... [rest of clipping is missing]