Elizabeth Fronk

1814 - 1907  (93 years)

• Name	Elizabeth Fronk
  Birth	20 May 1814	Allentown, Lehigh Co., Pennsylvania, USA
  Gender	Female
  Death	29 May 1907	Sparta, Livingston Co., New York, USA
  Burial	Kidd-Fronk Cemetery, North Dansville, Livingston Co., New York, USA
  Notes	Death Claims the Oldest Resident of Sparta. The death of Mrs. Elisabeth Wagner occurred at the home of her son John A. Wagner at Reed's Corners Wednesday evening, May 27t, at the advanced age of 93 years. Elisabeth Fronk was the daughter of George Fronk and Mary Dutter, and was born in Allentown, Lehigh Co., Pa., Jan. 24, 1814. She came with her father to Dansville in 1832 and settled in the eastern part of the town on the old homestead now owned by George Kidd. In early life she married Thomas Hughes, who died nearly fifty years ago, and by whom she had seven children, six of whom grew to manhood and womanhood. They were Thomas and George Hughes, Paulena, wife of Jacob Hampshire, Mary, wife of Jonas Dieter, Katie, wife of Jacob Zeigenfuss, and Elizabeth, wife of Henry Dieter. She afterwards married George Wagner, who died three years ago, and by whom she had two children, John A. Wagner and Jacob Wagner. She attained her fifth generation, and she leaves 24 grandchildren, nearly 50 great-grandchildren and 2 great-great-grandchildren. She was of that sturdy Dutch ancestry that emigrated from Pennsylvania to this part of New York in the early years of the 19th Century, to whom we owe our homes, our liberty and our pleasant surroundings to-day. Her father died at the advanced age of 98 years. She had been a member of the German Lutheran church for many years. She was a good Christian, and she patiently waited the time when she should lay down the cross for the crown. She had been in her usual health until about two weeks before her death when she had a stroke of paralysis from which she never recovered. She was the oldest inhabitant of the town of Sparta and so the staff and mantle of the patriarch is handed to another to wear but a few miles on the journey of life. The funeral services were held at the Reed's Corners church on Sunday at 2 p. m., Rev. S. E. Moose officiating, and she was laid to rest on a comer of the Old homestead in the cemetery on Canada Hill. She leaves to mourn her loss three sons, John A. Wagner and Jacob Wagner of Reed's Corners and Thomas Hughes of Dansville, and two daughters Mrs. Jacob Hampshire of Dansville and Mrs. Henry Dieter of Swains, and one brother, Samuel Fronk of Dansville. (Dansville Express, Dansville, Livingston County, New York, Thursday, June 6, 1907)
  Person ID	I5550	OurNorthernRoots
  Last Modified	1 Mar 2023

  
  

  Father	George Fronk,   b. 08 Mar 1781, Lehigh Co., Pennsylvania, USA d. 08 Mar 1881, Dansville, North Dansville, Livingston Co., New York, USA (Age 100 years)
  Mother	Mary Dutrey,   b. 1793, Pennsylvania, USA d. 28 Apr 1875, Dansville, North Dansville, Livingston Co., New York, USA (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1810
  Family ID	F1066	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Thomas Hughes,   b. 1806, Macungie, Lehigh Co., Pennsylvania, USA d. 18 Jan 1849, Sparta, Livingston Co., New York, USA (Age 43 years)
  Marriage	1832
  Children	+ 1. Catherine Hughes,   b. 5 Mar 1833, Sparta, Livingston Co., New York, USA d. 10 Jan 1903, Springwater, Livingston Co., New York, USA (Age 69 years) + 2. George Hughes,   b. 25 Jan 1835, Sparta, Livingston Co., New York, USA d. 27 Feb 1905, Sparta, Livingston Co., New York, USA (Age 70 years) + 3. Thomas Hughes, Jr.,   b. 14 Nov 1838, Sparta, Livingston Co., New York, USA d. 12 Jun 1916, Wayland, Steuben Co., New York, USA (Age 77 years) + 4. Pauline Hughes,   b. 14 Oct 1839, Sparta, Livingston Co., New York, USA d. 2 Feb 1931, Dansville, North Dansville, Livingston Co., New York, USA (Age 91 years) + 5. Elizabeth Hughes,   b. 30 Jun 1843, Sparta, Livingston Co., New York, USA d. 1924, Canaseraga, Allegany Co., New York, USA (Age 80 years)   6. Mary Hughes,   b. ca 1846, Sparta, Livingston Co., New York, USA
  Family ID	F951	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	5 Aug 2019

  
  

  Family 2	George Wagner,   b. 1825, Germany d. 16 Sep 1904, Sparta, Livingston Co., New York, USA (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	8 Nov 1855	Livingston Co., New York, USA
  Children	+ 1. Johann August Wagner,   b. 13 Aug 1856, Sparta, Livingston Co., New York, USA d. 17 Feb 1937, Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan, USA (Age 80 years) + 2. Jacob George Wagner,   b. 28 Apr 1859, Sparta, Livingston Co., New York, USA d. 18 Apr 1949, Sparta, Livingston Co., New York, USA (Age 89 years)
  Family ID	F952	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Mar 2023

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 20 May 1814 - Allentown, Lehigh Co., Pennsylvania, USA Marriage - 8 Nov 1855 - Livingston Co., New York, USA Death - 29 May 1907 - Sparta, Livingston Co., New York, USA Burial - - Kidd-Fronk Cemetery, North Dansville, Livingston Co., New York, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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