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             Husband: J. W. NORRISS (1 2)
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                Wife: Sarah Electa OSBORN (3 4 5)
          Christened: 27 SEP 1872 in St. Peters Episcopal Church, Oxford, New Haven, CT (6 7)
                Died: 22 DEC 1895 in Oxford, New Haven, CT (8)
              Buried: 24 DEC 1895 in St. Peters Episcopal Cemetery, Oxford, New Haven, CT (9 10 11)
              Father: Orlando Cable OSBORN
              Mother: Idella Jane ANDREW
             Spouses:

Footnotes

  1. Charles Elwell, 1935 WPA Headstone Inscriptions - Episcopal Cemetery (St. Peter's Episcopal Cemetery), 14.
    [http://oxfordpast.net/epcemscan14.html.]
  2. B. H. Davis, Reminiscences of Oxford Homes and People (Seymour Record - 1913), Chapter 14.
    After his death his son, Orlando, took charge of the estate, and to a certain extend filled the place made vacant by the death of his father. He married Idella Andrews. Five children were born to them, three sons and two daughters.
    * Catherine married R. I. Sanford of Oxford
    * Sadie married Rev. Mr. Norris of Watertown, N.Y. She died there soon after the marriage.
    * Orlando, Jr. and
    * Harold are located in Waterbury.
    * Arthur lives at home.
    Arthur, like his father, was very popular with his townspeople. He represented the town in the legislature several times. He was a member of Morning Star Lodge, F. & A. M. of Seymour, and was identified with St. Peter's church. He was an honest and upright citizen. He died Feb. 20th, 19??, aged 61 years.
    [http://www.our-oxford.info/davis-reminiscences/Davis-14.html.]
  3. 1880 Oxford Census.
  4. B. H. Davis, Reminiscences of Oxford Homes and People (Seymour Record - 1913), Chapter 14.
    After his death his son, Orlando, took charge of the estate, and to a certain extend filled the place made vacant by the death of his father. He married Idella Andrews. Five children were born to them, three sons and two daughters.
    * Catherine married R. I. Sanford of Oxford
    * Sadie married Rev. Mr. Norris of Watertown, N.Y. She died there soon after the marriage.
    * Orlando, Jr. and
    * Harold are located in Waterbury.
    * Arthur lives at home.
    Arthur, like his father, was very popular with his townspeople. He represented the town in the legislature several times. He was a member of Morning Star Lodge, F. & A. M. of Seymour, and was identified with St. Peter's church. He was an honest and upright citizen. He died Feb. 20th, 19??, aged 61 years.
    [http://www.our-oxford.info/davis-reminiscences/Davis-14.html.]
  5. J. L. Rockey, History of New Haven County, Connecticut, 548.
  6. W. C. Sharpe, History of Oxford (Seymour, CT, Record Print, 1885), 107.
    [http://www.our-oxford.info/Books/sharpe/107.html.]
  7. Ibid., 115.
    [http://www.our-oxford.info/Books/sharpe/115.html.]
  8. Charles Elwell, 1935 WPA Headstone Inscriptions - Episcopal Cemetery (St. Peter's Episcopal Cemetery), 14.
    Osborn, Joel, died May 25, 1871, age 50 yrs.
    Osborn, Catharine S., wife of Joel, died Feb. 2, 1876, age 52 yrs.
    Osborn, Bessie M., daughter of Joel & Catharine S., died Oct. 21, 1876, age 19 yrs. 6 mos.
    Osborn, Sarah, wife of Hiram, died Jan. 1, 1863, age 78 yrs
    Osborn, Hiram, died Sept, 13, 1870, age 86 yrs
    Osborn, Orlando, C., born Mar. 23, 1847, died Feb. 20, 1905
    Osborn, Idella J. Andrew, wife of Orlando C., born Nov. 11, 1852, died Oct. 24, 1927
    Norris, Sarah E. Osborn, wife of Rev. J. W., died Dec. 22, 1895, age 23 yrs.
    Riggs, Sarah, relict of Edward, died Mar. 21, 1853, age 88 yrs.
    [http://oxfordpast.net/epcemscan14.html.]
  9. Ibid., 14.
    [http://oxfordpast.net/epcemscan14.html.]
  10. Record of the Returns made by Sextons of Cemeteries.
    [http://www.our-oxford.info/sexton-reports/1895-96.html.]
  11. St. Peter's Episcopal Cemetery Photograph - Oxford, CT.
    [http://oxfordpast.net/cem5957.html.]

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