John Joseph Kitchen (1845 - 1891)

Born 1845 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States

Husband of Saphronia (Purchase) Aunks — married 28 Jun 1874 (to 1880) in Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States

Descendants

Died 25 Mar 1891 at about age 46 in Mount Pleasant, Isabella, Michigan, United States

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Biography

When John Joseph Kitchen was born in 1845, in Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States, his father, William L Kitchen, was 22 and his mother, Henrietta Van Volkenbergh, was 20. He married Sophronia P Purchase on 28 June 1874, in Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. They divorced before 1880. He lived in Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan, United States in 1860 and Athens, Athens Township, Calhoun, Michigan, United States in 1880. He married Laura Moore in 1883 and they had at least two children. He died on 25 March 1891, in Mount Pleasant, Isabella, Michigan, United States, at the age of 46, and was buried in Mount Pleasant, Isabella, Michigan, United States.

United States Census, 1860 Name Joseph Kitchen Sex Male Age 14 years Birth Year (Estimated) 1846 Birthplace New York Race White Event Type Census Event Date 1860 Event Place Battle Creek Township, Calhoun, Michigan, United States Page Number 76 Affiliate Publication Number M653 Affiliate Name The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Other People on This Record

William Kitchen M 36 years New York

Henrietta Kitchen F 33 years New York

Thomas Kitchen M 9 years New York

Eveline Kitchen F 6 years New York

1st Marriage Name John Joseph Kitchen Sex Male Age 28 Birth Year (Estimated) 1846 Birthplace Brooklyn, Ny Spouse's Name Fronia P. Purchase Spouse's Sex Female Spouse's Age 20 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1854 Spouse's Birthplace West Parta, Liv. Co., Ny Event Type Marriage Event Date 28 Jun 1874 Event Place Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States

2nd Marriage Name John J Kitchen Sex Male Age 37 years Birth Year (Estimated) 1846 Spouse's Name Laura C Moore Spouse's Sex Female Spouse's Age 23 years Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1860 Event Type Marriage Event Date 11 July 1883 Event Place Reading, Reading, Hillsdale, Michigan, United States

Death Name John J. Kitchen Sex Male Age 46 years Birth Date 1845 Birthplace New York Marital Status Married Occupation Salesman Father's Name William Kitchen Father's Sex Male Mother's Name Henrietta Kitchen Mother's Sex Female Event Type Death Event Date 1891 Event Place Emmet, Michigan, United States

Sources

• "United States Census, 1860", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWDJ-J53 : Sun Mar 10 10:00:06 UTC 2024), Entry for William Kitchen and Henrietta Kitchen, 1860.

• "Michigan Marriages, 1822-1995", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCJ6-ZYD : 17 January 2020), John Joseph Kitchen, 1874.

• "United States Census, 1880", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MW9B-HDB : Sat Mar 09 18:24:27 UTC 2024), Entry for William L. Kitchen and Henrietta Kitchen, 1880.

• "Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1940", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPMQ-JTJ5 : Sat Mar 09 20:33:46 UTC 2024), Entry for John J Kitchen and Laura C Moore, 11 July 1883.

• "Michigan Deaths, 1867-1897", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N3VX-K5D : Sat Mar 09 09:49:24 UTC 2024), Entry for John J. Kitchen and William Kitchen, 1891.

• Hand-written family tree

• Memorial: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/93751563/john_joseph-kitchen: accessed March 22, 2024), memorial page for John Joseph Kitchen (1846–25 Mar 1891), Find a Grave Memorial ID 93751563, citing Riverside Cemetery, Mount Pleasant, Isabella County, Michigan, USA; Maintained by Karen Darwin Robert (contributor 46978240).