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flag female ancestor  Anna Orilla  LOVELY

Born
17 August 1881 Clinton, Massachusetts, USA
Died
27 September 1944 Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

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Born: 17 August 1881 in Clinton, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Joseph LOVELY
Mother: Orilla MANNING


Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Anna Orilla  married  Frank Adolphe MOSSA (MASSA) 15 February 1898 in Lancaster, Massachusetts, USA .  The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Frank Adolphe MOSSA (MASSA)  was born 12 August 1872 in Clinton, Massachusetts, USA.  Frank Adolphe died 7 February 1962 in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.  Frank Adolphe was the child of Adolphe F MASSA and Emelie (Mildred) GOODCHILD.

Anna Orilla LOVELY died 27 September 1944 in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.
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Spouse & Children of Anna Orilla LOVELY

Anna Orilla LOVELY married flag male ancestor Frank Adolphe MOSSA (MASSA)
Marriage date: 15 February 1898
Marriage place: Lancaster, Massachusetts, USA
Source: ancestry.com


Frank Adolphe MOSSA (MASSA) was the child of Adolphe F MASSA and Emelie (Mildred) GOODCHILD

Marriage notes:
Name: Annie O Lovely
Age: 18
Birth Year: abt 1880
Birth Place: New Hampshire
Marriage Date: 15 Feb 1898
Marriage Place: Lancaster, Massachusetts, USA
Father: Joseph Lovely
Mother: Oesler Maynard Lovely
Spouse: Frank Adolph Massa
Name: Frank Adolph Massa
Age: 23
Birth Year: abt 1875
Birth Place: Clinton
Marriage Date: 15 Feb 1898
Marriage Place: Lancaster, Massachusetts, USA
Father: Adolph Massa
Mother: Emily M Goodchild
Spouse: Annie O Lovely
Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Marriage Records, 1840-1915 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.

Children of Frank Adolphe MOSSA (MASSA) and Anna Orilla LOVELY



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Birth
Name: Annie Lovely
Gender: Female
Birth Date: 17 Aug 1881
Birth Place: Clinton, Massachusetts, USA
Father: Joseph Lovely
Mother: Oriele

Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Birth Records, 1840-1915 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.
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marriage1898 Marriage / Partner
Anna Orilla LOVELY and Frank Adolphe MOSSA (MASSA) 15 February 1898, Lancaster, Massachusetts, USA (South Lancaster)

She was 16 years old.
1900 Birth of Child
Frank Adolph MOSSA was born 30 January 1900, Lancaster, Massachusetts, USA (South Lancaster)

Anna Orilla was 18 years old.
1901 Birth of Child
George Joseph MOSSA was born 13 July 1901, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Anna Orilla was 19 years old.
1906 Birth of Child
Florence Blanch MOSSA was born 4 January 1906, Clinton, Massachusetts, USA

Anna Orilla was 24 years old.
Invention In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.
1907 Birth of Child
Sylvia Mary MOSSA was born 1 February 1907, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Anna Orilla was 25 years old.
1908 Birth of Child
Jeanette Rose MOSSA was born 7 April 1908, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Anna Orilla was 26 years old.
1910 - Worcester, Massachusetts
Name: Annie Mossa
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1910
Event Place: Worcester Ward 5, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 28
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Birth Year (Estimated): 1882
Birthplace: New Hampshire
Father's Birthplace: Canada
Mother's Birthplace: Canada
Sheet Letter: A
Sheet Number: 7
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Frank E Mossa Head Male 35 Massachusetts
Annie Mossa Wife Female 28 New Hampshire
Frank A Mossa Son Male 10 Massachusetts
George J Mossa Son Male 9 Massachusetts
Florence B Mossa Daughter Female 4 Massachusetts
Sylvia M Mossa Daughter Female 3 Massachusetts
Jeanette R Mossa Daughter Female 2 Massachusetts
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1910 Birth of Child
Mildred Loretta MOSSA was born 31 July 1910, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Anna Orilla was 28 years old.
News1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)
Invention 1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)
Invention 1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
Name: Anna Mossa
Death Date: 1944
Death Place: Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Volume Number: 97
Page Number: 342
Index Volume Number: 103
Reference Number: F63.M363 v.103

Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Death Index, 1901-1980 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.
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Obituary
Mrs. Frank A. Mossa

Mrs. Anna (Lovely) MOssa, wife of Frank A. Mossa of 70 Salem street, died this morning in City Hospital. Also surviving are two sons, Frank A. Mossa, Jr., of Worcester, and George J. Mossa of Millbury, three daughters, Mrs. Florence Richford and Mrs. Mildred Lidondici, both of Millbury, and Mrs. Sylvia M. Baker of Clinton, and a brother, Arthur Lovely of Lancaster.

Funeral services will be at Graham Funeral Home, Saturday morning, with a high mass of requiem in St. John's Church, at a time to be announced. Calling hours at the funeral home will be 2 to 5 and 7 to 10 p.m., Friday and Saturday.

The Evening Gazette
Worcester, Massachusetts
September 27, 1944

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