Will/Braffitt/Johnson/Cook genealogy - Person Sheet
Will/Braffitt/Johnson/Cook genealogy - Person Sheet
NameAda Catherine Mosher
Birth24 Dec 1893, Newton, Middlesex, MA44,1,2
Death23 Jan 1978, Framingham, Middlesex, MA42,1,2
Burial26 Jan 1978, St. Joseph Cemetery, West Roxbury, Suffolk, MA1,2
FatherAlfred Nicholas Mosher (1857-1906)
MotherSarah Jane Giles (1865-1940)
Misc. Notes
!BIRTH: 24-Dec-1893 Newton, Middlesex, MA births44, Ada Catharine Mosher
!BIRTH-DEATH: US Social Security Death Index42, Ada Braffitt, born 12-Dec-1893
!BIRTH-DEATH-BURIAL: St. Joseph Cemetery, West Roxbury, Suffolk, MA1, section B, row 17, plots 401-403, Ada C. Braffitt born 24-Dec-1893, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/123347342
!BIRTH-DEATH-BURIAL: FamilySearch2, Ada Catherine Mosher, https://ancestors.familysearch.org/LCP6-L7H
!CENSUS: 1900 1249 Centre Street, Ward 6, Newton, Middlesex, MA, 174/186, Ada Mosher, born Dec-1894
!CENSUS: 1910 839 Beacon Street, Ward 6, Newton, Middlesex, MA, 255/277, Aida Mosher
!MARRIAGE: 24-Mar-1913 Newton, Middlesex, MA marriages59, volume 619, page 676, 105, James Matthew Braffitt and Ada Catherine Mosher
!REFERENCE: 11-Sep-1913 Newton, Middlesex, MA births, for son Robert Gilmore Braffitt48, 597, Ada C. Mosher
!REFERENCE: 11-Feb-1915 Newton, Middlesex, MA births for daughter Helen Braffitt48, Ada C. Mosher
!RESIDENCE: 1919 32 Willow, Newton, MA, Ada Braffitt
!CENSUS: 1920 32 Willow Street, Ward 6, Newton, Middlesex, MA, 189/194, Ada Branford
!RESIDENCE: 1921 32 Willow, Newton, MA, "James M. Braffitt (Ada) asst mgr (Homes Motor Co B) h 32 Willow N C", from the 1921 Newton Directory
!RESIDENCE: 1927 48 Stuart, Watertown, Middlesex, MA, page 124, Ada C. Braffitt, http://www.watertownlib.org/sites/default/files/1927.pdf
!CENSUS: 02-Apr-1930 48 Stuart Street, Watertown, Middlesex, MA49, 18/18, Ada C. Braffitt
!RESIDENCE: 01-Apr-1935 Watertown, Middlesex, MA
!CENSUS: 10-Apr-1940 48 Stuart Street, Watertown, Middlesex, MA45, Ada C. Braffitt
!CENSUS: 195040 Watertown, Middlesex, MA
!REFERENCE: 12-May-1957 Lowell Sun, Ada Braffitt, https://newspaperarchive.com/tags/?ndt=ex&pd=1...;ob=1&search=ymd/
!DEATH: Framingham, Middlesex, MA deaths, 013768, Ada C. Braffitt
!REFERENCE: 25-Jan-1978 Boston Globe, Boston, MA, page 23, obituary for Ada C. Mosher Braffitt
!NOTE: Ada was known to Don Braffitt and Julie Braffitt as "Grammer"
!REFERENCE: 2021 Bob Hederich's Our Extended Family61, includes ancestry back to Switzerland and Germany
Spouses
Birth25 Sep 1884, Craigville, Orange, NY1,2
Death20 Jan 1948, Watertown, Middlesex, MA1,2
Burial23 Jan 1948, St. Joseph Cemetery, West Roxbury, Suffolk, MA1,2
FatherWilliam Henry Braffett (1834-1911)
MotherAnna Gilmore (1842-1918)
Misc. Notes
!BIRTH-DEATH-BURIAL: St. Joseph Cemetery, West Roxbury, Suffolk, MA1, James M. Braffitt, St. Joseph Avenue, section B, row 17, plots 401-403, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/123347280
!CHRISTENING: Church of St. John the Evangelist, Goshen, Orange, NY Certificate of Baptism for James H. Braffett, son of William H. Braffett and Annie Gilmore, sponsors Peter Kane and Lizzie Knox
!BIRTH-DEATH-BURIAL: FamilySearch2, James Matthew Braffitt, Sr., https://ancestors.familysearch.org/LCPD-KNL
!CENSUS: Jun-1900 Washingtonville, Blooming Grove, Orange, NY, 280/292, James Braffitt
!RESIDENCE: 1908 128 Broadway, Newburgh, Orange, NY, James Braffett, machinist
!REFERENCE: 1910 NY chauffeur’s license, https://willbraffitt.org/pics/1910/james-braffitt-1910.jpeg
!REFERENCE: 1911 Newburgh, Orange, NY city directory, James Braffett, "machinist, removed to Boston, Mass."
!MARRIAGE: 24-Mar-1913 Newton, Middlesex, MA marriages59, volume 619, page 676, 105, James Matthew Braffitt and Ada Catherine Mosher
!REFERENCE: 11-Sep-1913 Newton, Middlesex, MA births, for son Robert Gilmore Braffitt48, 597, James M. Braffitt
!REFERENCE: 11-Feb-1915 Newton, Middlesex, MA births for daughter Helen Braffitt48, 117, James M. Braffitt
!REFERENCE: 12-Sep-1918 Newton, Middlesex, MA WWI draft registration card, James Mathew Braffitt
!RESIDENCE: 01-Apr-1919 32 Willow Street, Ward 6, Newton, Middlesex, MA60, "Braffitt, James, 34, chauffeur"
!RESIDENCE: 1919 32 Willow, Newton, MA, James M. Braffitt, foreman
!CENSUS: 1920 32 Willow Street, Ward 6, Newton, Middlesex, MA, 189/194, James M. Branford
!OCCUPATION: 1920 963 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA, James Braffitt, salesman
!RESIDENCE: 1921 32 Willow, Newton, MA, "James M. Braffitt (Ada) asst mgr (Homes Motor Co B) h 32 Willow N C", from the 1921 Newton Directory
!OCCUPATION: 1922 963 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA, James Braffitt, supt.
!RESIDENCE: 1927 48 Stuart, Watertown, Middlesex, MA, page 93, page 124, James M. Braffitt, http://www.watertownlib.org/sites/default/files/1927.pdf
!CENSUS: 02-Apr-1930 48 Stuart Street, Watertown, Middlesex, MA49, 18/18, James M. Braffitt
!CENSUS: 10-Apr-1940 48 Stuart Street, Watertown, Middlesex, MA45, James M. Braffitt
!REFERENCE: 1942 WWII draft registration card, James M. Braffitt, born Guysville, NY
!RESIDENCE: 1942 48 Stuart Street, Watertown, Middlesex, MA
!REFERENCE: 02-Apr-1945 Boston Herald, Boston, MA, page 5, son Raymond W. Braffitt Distinguished Service Cross to be pinned on James M. Braffitt
!REFERENCE: 22-Jan-1948 Boston Globe, Boston, MA, page 6, death notice for James M. Braffitt
!REFERENCE: 2007 Y DNA analysis for grandson Donald James Braffitt32, J-M172
Marriage24 Mar 1913, Newton, Middlesex, MA59
Misc. Notes
!MARRIAGE: 24-Mar-1913 Newton, Middlesex, MA marriages, vol. 619, page 676, 105, James Matthew Braffitt and Ada Catherine Mosher
ChildrenRobert Gilmore (1913-1974)
 Helen (1915-1970)
 Raymond W. (1918-1944)
 James Matthew (1920-1972)
 Dorothy Jane (1931-2013)
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