Elvira Gordon

Female 1863 - 1938  (75 years)


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  • Name Elvira Gordon 
    Born 1863  New York City, New York, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 25 Mar 1938  Bayport, Suffolk, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 29 Mar 1938  Cedar Grove Cemetery, Patchogue, Suffolk, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I29167  Molloy-Remde Family Tree Aug 23
    Last Modified 5 Jun 2022 

    Father George I. Gordon 
    Mother Clementine McPhail 
    Family ID F10745  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Richard Edward Swezey,   b. Jul 1853, Patchogue, Suffolk, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Jan 1927, Patchogue, Suffolk, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 73 years) 
    Married 25 Dec 1890  Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Herbert H. Swezey,   b. 24 Nov 1892, Patchogue, Suffolk, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Feb 1917, Patchogue, Suffolk, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 24 years)
     2. Helen Louise Swezey,   b. 18 Apr 1903, Patchogue, Suffolk, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Jul 1981, Carson City, Nevada, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
    Last Modified 7 Sep 2023 
    Family ID F10744  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Obituary - Mrs. Elvira M. Swezey died last Friday evening at the home of her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. George D. Dill on Snedecor Avenue, Bayport. Mrs. Swezey died at the age of 75 years after a long illness.

      She was born in New York and had lived in Patchogue for 45 years until she went to Bayport to make her home with her daughter. She was a member of the Patchogue Congregational Church. Mrs. Swezey was the widow of Richard Swezey, former painting contractor of Patchogue.

      She is survived by her daughter, two sisters, Mrs. Minnie L. Jones of Elmhurst, and Mrs. Carrie Corlett, of Amityville, and two brothers, William Gordon of Merrick, and Clarence Gordon of Brooklyn.

      Funeral services were held on Tuesday from the Ruland Funeral Chapel, in Patchogue, with the Rev. Arthur T. Tedcastle, pastor of the Bayport Methodist Church, officiating. Interment was in Cedar Grove Cemetery, Patchogue.

      (New York, New York, Marriage Indexes 1866-1937; 1860, 1880 US Federal Census; Suffolk County News (Sayville), Friday, April 01, 1938, Page: 4)

      Note: I have found no marker for this grave.