Birdsall Burtis Caton

1866 - 1959  (93 years)

• Name	Birdsall Burtis Caton
  Nickname	Bert
  Birth	1866	North Dansville, Livingston County, New York
  Gender	Male
  Death	18 May 1959	Dansville, Livingston County, New York
  Burial	Pleasant Valley West Cemetery, Springwater, Livingston County, New York
  Notes	Genesee Country Express Dansville, Livingston County, New York. May 21, 1959 Bert Caton Sr., 93, of 71 Perine St., died Monday (May 18, 1959) in Dansville Memorial Hospital. A retired Foster Wheeler Corp. employe, he was born in Sparta and had resided in this area all his life. He leaves his wife, Lydia (Hamsher) Caton; two daughters, Mrs. Mabel Nichols of Rochester and Mrs. Irene Perry of Dansville; one son, Bert Jr. of Dansville; 18 grandchildren; 32 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. today in the Chamberlin Funeral Home, the Rev. Richard Olsen officiating. Burial will be in Carney Hollow Cemetery.
  Person ID	I37806	OurNorthernRoots
  Last Modified	11 Aug 2026

  
  

  Father	James Caton,   b. ca 1830, Pennsylvania d. 27 Apr 1869, North Dansville, Livingston County, New York (Age ~ 39 years)
  Mother	Hannah Swarts,   b. 22 Aug 1830, Northampton County, Pennsylvania d. 28 Oct 1913, Sparta, Livingston County, New York (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1850
  Family ID	F13511	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Mary Catherine Dieter,   b. 13 May 1865   d. 1892, Livingston County, New York (Age 26 years)
  Marriage	1888
  Children	1. Bertha Mable Caton,   b. 15 Aug 1890, Sparta, Livingston County, New York d. 25 Apr 1975, Rochester, Monroe County, New York (Age 84 years)
  Family ID	F15828	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	11 Aug 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Lydia Ann Hamsher,   b. 26 Mar 1876, Burns, Allegany County, New York d. 14 Apr 1960, North Dansville, Livingston County, New York (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	ca 1884
  Children	+ 1. Birdsall Caton, Jr.,   b. 28 Jan 1894, Sparta, Livingston County, New York d. 16 Sep 1983, Bath, Steuben County, New York (Age 89 years)   2. Maud Margaret Caton,   b. Apr 1896, North Dansville, Livingston County, New York d. 23 Apr 1921 (Age ~ 25 years) + 3. Irene Viola Caton,   b. Jan 1909, Leicester, Livingston County, New York d. 31 Jul 1983, Dansville, Livingston County, New York (Age ~ 74 years)
  Family ID	F2475	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	Birth - 1866 - North Dansville, Livingston County, New York Death - 18 May 1959 - Dansville, Livingston County, New York Burial - - Pleasant Valley West Cemetery, Springwater, Livingston County, New York  = Link to Google Earth
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