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    Edith (Ida) SHORKEY

    Female 1882 - 1962  (79 years)


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    • Name Edith (Ida) SHORKEY 
      • JEDDE lived with IDA last few years before death. ARNOLD BLAIR brother to ELECTOR BLAIR, IDAs sister GERTRUDEs husband. IDA had one other child by each husband (5 by each). Ida and Arthur had no children together. When the 1910 census was taken, the family of “Ernest and Ida Blair were living at 86 Barlow St. in Barre. Ernest was a laborer in a granite shed. When Ornel registered for the WWI draft on 12 Sep 1918, he was employed as a bed setter in a polishing mill. The company he worked for was Burke Bros. in Barre. The family lived at 1 Farewell St. When the 1920 census was taken, Ida Blair was a widow. She and her children were living at 26 Farewell St. in Barre. According to this census record, no one in the household had a job. It is not clear from Michael Shorkey’s records who is the father of Wendell Blair. When the 1930 census was taken, the family of Arthur and Ida Miner were living in Woburn (Middlesex), Mass. All of Ida’s children except Wendell are in the household. Four of Arthur Miner’s children from a previous marriage are also in the household. In this census, both Arthur and Ida say their first marriages took place when they were 22. Arthur was a laborer in a tannery; Elector Blair was a section hand on a railroad; Esther Blair was a mop maker in a mop factory; and Loretta was a housekeeper for a private family.
      Born 06 Nov 1882  Whiting, Addison Co., VT Find all individuals with events at this location 
      Gender Female 
      Died 23 Feb 1962  Woburn, Middlesex Co., MA Find all individuals with events at this location 
      Buried Woburn, MA @ Calvary Cemetery Find all individuals with events at this location 
      Person ID I4844  Chartier Family
      Last Modified 7 Jul 2016 

      Father Gedeon (Jedde) SHORKEY,   b. 20 Jul 1849, St.Jean-sur-Richelieu, QC, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Feb 1927, Woburn, Middlesex Co., MA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
      Relationship Birth 
      Mother Rosa DUSHANE,   b. c.1853,   d. 25 Jan 1890, Whiting, Addison Co., VT Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 37 years) 
      Relationship Birth 
      Married 18 Apr 1870  Forestdale, VT (recorded @ St.Mary; Brandon, VT) Find all individuals with events at this location 
      Family ID F2199  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

      Family 1 Ornel BLAIR,   b. 29 May 1883, Vershire, Orange Co., VT Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. c.1917, Barre, Washington Co., VT Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 33 years) 
      Married 29 Aug 1904  Barre, VT Find all individuals with events at this location 
      Children 
       1. Elector Norman BLAIR,   b. 10 Oct 1904, Barre, Washington Co., VT Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. c.May 1987, Springfield, Windsor Co., VT Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)  [Birth]
       2. Esther BLAIR
       3. Loretta BLAIR,   b. 09 Jul 1913, Barre, Washington Co., VT Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 02 May 1998, Hyde Park, Suffolk Co., MA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)  [Birth]
       4. Gladys BLAIR
       5. Wendell BLAIR,   b. c.1918, Barre, Washington Co., VT Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Barre, Washington Co., VT Find all individuals with events at this location  [Birth]
       6. Lucille MINER
      Last Modified 21 Jun 2016 00:00:00 
      Family ID F2214  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

      Family 2 Arthur J. MINER,   b. c.1883, Richford, Franklin Co., VT Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Jun 1958, Woburn, Middlesex Co., MA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 75 years) 
      Last Modified 21 Jun 2016 00:00:00 
      Family ID F2215  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    • Event Map
      Link to Google MapsBorn - 06 Nov 1882 - Whiting, Addison Co., VT Link to Google Earth
      Link to Google MapsMarried - 29 Aug 1904 - Barre, VT Link to Google Earth
      Link to Google MapsDied - 23 Feb 1962 - Woburn, Middlesex Co., MA Link to Google Earth
      Link to Google MapsBuried - - Woburn, MA @ Calvary Cemetery Link to Google Earth
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