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Martha Jane Sumner
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Name Martha Jane Sumner Birth 2 Sep 1847 Shrewsbury, Rutland County, Vermont
Gender Female Death 9 Dec 1911 Kalkaska County, Michigan
Burial Brillion Village Cemetery, Brillion, Calumet County, Wisconsin
Notes - The Call of Death
Petty – Mrs. C.W. Petty of So. Boardman, Mich., died at her home there last Tuesday, Dec. 5th. The funeral services were held at So. Boardman after which the body was brought to this city, arriving this forenoon and interment was in the public cemetery beside her husband who died eleven years ago. Decedent was 64 years of age and had been ailing for some time. About three years after her husband's death, she removed with her family of three sons and one daughter to So. Boardman, where she has since resided. Two sons, Jay and Perry accompanied the body to this city and are guests today at the W.H. Petty home. Mrs. Petty was a daughter of Seth Summer, one of the earliest residents of Brillion and had a wide circle of friends here who deeply sympathize with the family in their sad bereavement.
Brillion News – Fri., Dec. 8, 1911
Person ID I44157 OurNorthernRoots Last Modified 17 Feb 2026
Father Seth Sumner, Jr., b. 14 Feb 1822, Plymouth, Windsor County, Vermont
d. 18 Mar 1890, Monohon, King County, Washington
(Age 68 years) Mother Roxana Burditt, b. 20 Jun 1821, Shrewsbury, Rutland County, Vermont
d. 10 Apr 1850, Shrewsbury, Rutland County, Vermont
(Age 28 years) Marriage 24 Sep 1846 Shrewsbury, Rutland County, Vermont
Family ID F1930 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Birth - 2 Sep 1847 - Shrewsbury, Rutland County, Vermont 

Death - 9 Dec 1911 - Kalkaska County, Michigan 

Burial - - Brillion Village Cemetery, Brillion, Calumet County, Wisconsin 
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