Esther Bowman

Family/Spouse: Esau Whitney. Esau was born on 21 Aug 1796 in Rockingham, Windham County, Vermont; died in 1869 in Princeton, Mille Lacs County, Minnesota; was buried in Oak Knoll Cemetery, Princeton, Mille Lacs County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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DIED—On Sunday 17th February, 1878 of consumption, Mrs, Melinda Sanford, wife of G. R. Sanford aged 38 years. Deceased was born in Burns, Allegheny County, New York, and came to Princeton 18 pears ago. She was sister to Mrs. Caleb J. Pinkham and Mr. B. F. Whitney. Her illness was long and painful—of two year's duration—but she was resigned to her fate and bore her sufferings patiently; kind and attentive friends and the best of medical skill could do nothing to retard the ravages of that fell disease—consumption. Her husband and daughter and a large circle of relatives and friends are left to mourn her loss; --for Mrs. Sanford was held in high esteem by all who knew her, The funeral, which took place on Tuesday from the family residence, was the largest one that ever occurred in Mille Lacs county, all of the friends and neighbors of the family turning out to pay their last tribute of respect to the memory of her who in life the life the loved so well. Rev, Mr. Kingsland preached the funeral sermon; the remains were interred in the West Branch Cemetery,

Melinda married Gilbert Leonard Sanford on 19 Nov 1857. Gilbert (son of Soton Sanford and Esther Mitchell) was born on 04 Mar 1833 in Sparta, Livingston County, New York; died on 14 Dec 1915 in St. Anthony, Hennepin County, Minnesota; was buried in Oak Knoll Cemetery, Princeton, Mille Lacs County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Lilabel married Oliver J. McCarriel on 10 Nov 1881. Oliver was born on 21 Jun 1848 in Grove, Allegany County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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1910, occupation was a Stenographer and bookkeeper in Princeton,Minn.

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Mrs. Gaumnitz graduated from the University of Minn. in 1904. Her
husband is Professor of Animal Husbandry in the State Agricultural
College at St. Anthony Park, Minn.

Myra married Daniel A. Gaumnitz on 28 Jun 1906. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]