Will/Braffitt/Johnson/Cook genealogy - Person Sheet
Will/Braffitt/Johnson/Cook genealogy - Person Sheet
Name: Ada Catherine Mosher 
Father: Alfred Nicholas Mosher (1857-1906)
Mother: Sarah Jane Giles (1865-1940)
Misc. Notes
!BIRTH: 24-Dec-1893 Newton, Middlesex, MA births47, Ada Catharine Mosher
!BIRTH-DEATH: US Social Security Death Index45, 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
!BIRTH-DEATH: Mosher Descendants, Ada Catherine Mosher, https://willbraffitt.org/roots/MosherDescendants.t...20Catherine%20Mosher
!BIRTH-DEATH: Braffitt Descendants, Ada Catherine Mosher, https://willbraffitt.org/roots/BraffittDescendants...20Catherine%20Mosher
!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 marriages36, volume 619, page 676, 105, James Matthew Braffitt and Ada Catherine Mosher
!REFERENCE: 28-Mar-1913 The Town Crier, Newton Centre, Middlesex, MA, Braffitt/Mosher marriage
!REFERENCE: 11-Sep-1913 Newton, Middlesex, MA births, for son Robert Gilmore Braffitt51, 597, Ada C. Mosher
!REFERENCE: 11-Feb-1915 Newton, Middlesex, MA births for daughter Helen Braffitt51, 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, https://web.archive.org/web/20150908001834/https:/...fault/files/1927.pdf
!CENSUS: 02-Apr-1930 48 Stuart Street, Watertown, Middlesex, MA52, 18/18, Ada C. Braffitt
!RESIDENCE: 01-Apr-1935 Watertown, Middlesex, MA
!CENSUS: 10-Apr-1940 48 Stuart Street, Watertown, Middlesex, MA48, Ada C. Braffitt
!CENSUS: 195043 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
!REFERENCE: 2021 Bob Hederich's Our Extended Family64, includes ancestry back to Switzerland and Germany
!NOTE: Ada was known to grandchildren Don Braffitt and Julie Braffitt as "Grammer"
!BIRTH-DEATH: US Social Security Death Index45, 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
!BIRTH-DEATH: Mosher Descendants, Ada Catherine Mosher, https://willbraffitt.org/roots/MosherDescendants.t...20Catherine%20Mosher
!BIRTH-DEATH: Braffitt Descendants, Ada Catherine Mosher, https://willbraffitt.org/roots/BraffittDescendants...20Catherine%20Mosher
!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 marriages36, volume 619, page 676, 105, James Matthew Braffitt and Ada Catherine Mosher
!REFERENCE: 28-Mar-1913 The Town Crier, Newton Centre, Middlesex, MA, Braffitt/Mosher marriage
!REFERENCE: 11-Sep-1913 Newton, Middlesex, MA births, for son Robert Gilmore Braffitt51, 597, Ada C. Mosher
!REFERENCE: 11-Feb-1915 Newton, Middlesex, MA births for daughter Helen Braffitt51, 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, https://web.archive.org/web/20150908001834/https:/...fault/files/1927.pdf
!CENSUS: 02-Apr-1930 48 Stuart Street, Watertown, Middlesex, MA52, 18/18, Ada C. Braffitt
!RESIDENCE: 01-Apr-1935 Watertown, Middlesex, MA
!CENSUS: 10-Apr-1940 48 Stuart Street, Watertown, Middlesex, MA48, Ada C. Braffitt
!CENSUS: 195043 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
!REFERENCE: 2021 Bob Hederich's Our Extended Family64, includes ancestry back to Switzerland and Germany
!NOTE: Ada was known to grandchildren Don Braffitt and Julie Braffitt as "Grammer"
Spouses
Father: William Henry Braffett (1834-1911)
Mother: Anna 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
!BIRTH-DEATH: Braffitt Descendants, James Matthew Braffitt Sr., https://willbraffitt.org/roots/BraffittDescendants...thew%20Braffitt%20Sr.
!BIRTH-DEATH: Mosher Descendants, James Matthew Braffitt Sr., https://willbraffitt.org/roots/MosherDescendants.t...thew%20Braffitt%20Sr.
!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: 11-Jan-1911 Newburgh Daily Journal, Newburgh, NY, "A number from ... are attending the annual automobile show now ln progress in Madison Garden. Those in attendance are Dr. aud Mrs. Carr, Dr. Gurney. Frank W. Tompkins, James Braffett, John Sloan, ..."
!REFERENCE: 1911 Newburgh, Orange, NY city directory, James Braffett, "machinist, removed to Boston, Mass."
!MARRIAGE: 24-Mar-1913 Newton, Middlesex, MA marriages36, volume 619, page 676, 105, James Matthew Braffitt and Ada Catherine Mosher
!REFERENCE: 28-Mar-1913 The Town Crier, Newton Centre, Middlesex, MA, Braffitt/Mosher marriage
!REFERENCE: 11-Sep-1913 Newton, Middlesex, MA births, for son Robert Gilmore Braffitt51, 597, James M. Braffitt
!REFERENCE: 11-Feb-1915 Newton, Middlesex, MA births for daughter Helen Braffitt51, 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, MA63, "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, https://web.archive.org/web/20150908001834/https:/...fault/files/1927.pdf
!CENSUS: 02-Apr-1930 48 Stuart Street, Watertown, Middlesex, MA52, 18/18, James M. Braffitt
!CENSUS: 10-Apr-1940 48 Stuart Street, Watertown, Middlesex, MA48, 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: 2017-2018 Braithwaite DNA Project32
!REFERENCE: FamilyTreeDNA Braithwaite DNA Project33, Rowland Braithwaite probably shares a common paternal ancestor with James Braffett, John Braffet, and James William Braffett. 2007 Y-DNA analysis for grandson Donald James Braffitt34, J-M172
!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
!BIRTH-DEATH: Braffitt Descendants, James Matthew Braffitt Sr., https://willbraffitt.org/roots/BraffittDescendants...thew%20Braffitt%20Sr.
!BIRTH-DEATH: Mosher Descendants, James Matthew Braffitt Sr., https://willbraffitt.org/roots/MosherDescendants.t...thew%20Braffitt%20Sr.
!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: 11-Jan-1911 Newburgh Daily Journal, Newburgh, NY, "A number from ... are attending the annual automobile show now ln progress in Madison Garden. Those in attendance are Dr. aud Mrs. Carr, Dr. Gurney. Frank W. Tompkins, James Braffett, John Sloan, ..."
!REFERENCE: 1911 Newburgh, Orange, NY city directory, James Braffett, "machinist, removed to Boston, Mass."
!MARRIAGE: 24-Mar-1913 Newton, Middlesex, MA marriages36, volume 619, page 676, 105, James Matthew Braffitt and Ada Catherine Mosher
!REFERENCE: 28-Mar-1913 The Town Crier, Newton Centre, Middlesex, MA, Braffitt/Mosher marriage
!REFERENCE: 11-Sep-1913 Newton, Middlesex, MA births, for son Robert Gilmore Braffitt51, 597, James M. Braffitt
!REFERENCE: 11-Feb-1915 Newton, Middlesex, MA births for daughter Helen Braffitt51, 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, MA63, "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, https://web.archive.org/web/20150908001834/https:/...fault/files/1927.pdf
!CENSUS: 02-Apr-1930 48 Stuart Street, Watertown, Middlesex, MA52, 18/18, James M. Braffitt
!CENSUS: 10-Apr-1940 48 Stuart Street, Watertown, Middlesex, MA48, 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: 2017-2018 Braithwaite DNA Project32
!REFERENCE: FamilyTreeDNA Braithwaite DNA Project33, Rowland Braithwaite probably shares a common paternal ancestor with James Braffett, John Braffet, and James William Braffett. 2007 Y-DNA analysis for grandson Donald James Braffitt34, J-M172
Marriage: 24 Mar 1913, Newton, Middlesex, MA36
Misc. Notes
!MARRIAGE: 24-Mar-1913 Newton, Middlesex, MA marriages, vol. 619, page 676, 105, James Matthew Braffitt and Ada Catherine Mosher
!REFERENCE: 28-Mar-1913 The Town Crier, Newton Centre, Middlesex, MA, Braffitt/Mosher marriage
!REFERENCE: 28-Mar-1913 The Town Crier, Newton Centre, Middlesex, MA, Braffitt/Mosher marriage
Children: Robert Gilmore (1913-1974)
Helen (1915-1970)
Raymond W. (1918-1944)
James Matthew (1920-1972)
Dorothy Jane (1931-2013)