Josephine  GAGNON (GAGNE) (GONYA)

1880 - Worcester, Massachusetts
Name: Josephine Richford
Age: 30
Birth Date: Abt 1850
Birthplace: Canada
Home in 1880: Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Street: Barnard Ville
House Number: 163
Dwelling Number: 323
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Ambrose Richford
Father's Birthplace: Canada
Mother's Birthplace: Canada
Occupation: Keeping House
Cannot Read: Yes
Cannot Write: Yes
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Household Members:
Name Age
Ambrose Richford 25
Josephine Richford 30
Ambrose Richford 5
Josephine Richford 4
Eward Richford 2
Edmond Richford 10/ 12

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1900 - Worcester, Massachusetts
Name: Josephine Rich
[Josephine Richford]
Age: 57
Birth Date: Jul 1842
Birthplace: Canada
Home in 1900: Worcester Ward 6, Worcester, Massachusetts
Ward of City: 6
Street: Knowlton Avenue
House Number: 13
Sheet Number: 5
Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 50
Family Number: 84
Race: White
Gender: Female
Immigration Year: 1870
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Ambrose Rich
Marriage Year: 1874
Father's Birthplace: France, Canada
Mother's Birthplace: Canada, France
Mother: Number of Living Children: 9
Mother: How Many Children: 11
Years in US: 30
Can Read: Yes
Can Write: No
Can Speak English: Yes
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Household Members:
Name Age
Ambrose Rich 45
Josephine Rich 57
Ambrose Rich 3
Philip J Rich 18
Moses Rich 17
George Rich 13
William Rich 14
Amy L Rich 15
Samuel Du??Ette 5

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1910 - Worcester, Massachusetts
Name: Josephine Richford
Age in 1910: 61
Birth Year: abt 1849
Birthplace: Canada French
Home in 1910: Worcester Ward 7, Worcester, Massachusetts
Street: Lanark St
Race: White
Gender: Female
Immigration Year: 1870
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Ambrose Richford
Father's Birthplace: Canada French
Mother's Birthplace: Canada French
Native Tongue: English
Attended School: No
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Years Married: 35
Number of Children Born: 9
Number of Children Living: 9
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Household Members:
Name Age
Ambrose Richford 54
Josephine Richford 61
Ambrose Richford Jr 34
Bluebell Allen 4

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Death
Name: Josephine M Richford
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 28 Dec 1911
Event Place: Worcester,,Massachusetts
Residence Place:
Address:
Gender: Female
Age: 63
Marital Status: Married
Occupation:
Birth Date: 1848
Birthplace: Canada
Birth Year (Estimated): 1848
Burial Date:
Burial Place:
Cemetery:
Father's Name: Edouard Gagnon
Father's Titles and Terms:
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Marie Germain
Mother's Titles and Terms:
Mother's Birthplace:
Additional Relatives:
Spouse's Name: Ambroise Richford
Reference ID: 393
GS Film number: 2396248
Frame Number:
Digital Folder Number: 4283285
Image Number: 01497

'Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915,' database with images, FamilySearch.org : 11 March 2018), Ambroise Richford in entry for Josephine M Richford, 28 Dec 1911; citing Worcester,,Massachusetts, 393, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 2,396,248.

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Mrs Richford Dies On Way To Visit Sick Son
Overcome by Gale and Dies in House While Seeking Shelter

Mrs. Josephine M. Richford, wife of Ambrose Richard, was overcome by the gale while walking down Heard street yesterday to visit a son who is ill in City Hospital, and died in the house at 32 Heard street, which she entered to rest. She died about 15 minutes after reaching shelter. Mrs. Richford lived with her family at 4 Lanark street. She had been a sufferer of hear trouble for some time. She was aged 63 years and 5 months, and a native of Canada, but had passed about 40 years of her life in this city. She leaves eight sons, Ambrose, Jr., Edward A., Edmond, Philip, Moses, George and William J. Richford, and Joseph Gagnon of Mansfield; also a daughter, Miss Josephine Richford, and 14 grandchildren.

The funeral will be from the home, 4 Lanark street, tomorrow morning, with a mass of requiem in Holy Name of Jesus church at 9 o'clock, and will be attended by the Ladies' Chartitable society of the parish, of which she was an...Read full story



The Evening Gazette
Worcester, Massachusetts
December 29, 1911