Ida Margaret (Knox) Snedeker (1850 - 1872)

Born 21 Jul 1850 in New York, United States

Ancestors

Wife of John Francis Snedeker — married about 22 Apr 1869 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States

Descendants

Died 18 Jan 1872 at age 21 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States

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Biography

Ida Margaret Knox was born on July 21, 1850 in Manhattan, New York to Edward and Elizabeth (nee Brown) Knox of Ireland.

Ida married John Francis Snedeker on April 29, 1869 in Brooklyn, New York. They had at least one child together, Amy Ida.

Ida died suddenly on January 18, 1872 at her home in Brooklyn, New York. Her funeral was held at the Seventh Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church in Brooklyn, New York. She is buried at Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York.

From a family source: died at 22 years 7 months and 27 days daughter Amy was only 22 months old. Amy went to live with her grandparents. All at Greenwood Cemetery in Brooklyn, NY.

Sources

• 1870 United States Federal Census, New York, Kings, Brooklyn Ward 22. Page 161.
• New York, New York, U.S., Extracted Death Index, 1862-1948. Name: Ida M Snedeker, Age: 21, Birth Year: 1851, Death Date: 18 Jan 1872, Death Place: Kings, New York, Certificate Number: 570. (Location of Death: 755 Degraw Street, New York City, Brooklyn, New York.)
• New York, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1659-1999. Name: Ida Snedeker, Probate Date: 26 Jan 1872, Probate Place: Kings, New York, Inferred Death Date: 1872, Inferred Death Place: New York, Item Description: Admin Records (Without Wills), Mary Malone to John Cook, 1871-1852.
• Findagrave - https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/57679720/ida-margaret-snedecker

Notes

I added sources, biography and photos while working on the Sourcers' Project. - Molly (Herod-269).