Kathryn Achsah Kingsbury

1900 - 2005  (104 years)

• Name	Kathryn Achsah Kingsbury
  Born	12 Dec 1900	Chester, Windsor County, Vermont   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Her obituary incorrectly gives her birth date as 22 December 1900.
  Census	1910	Chester, Windsor County, Vermont   [6]
  She was recorded while living with her parents.
  Age: 9
  Address:
  Census	1920	Putney, Windham County, Vermont   [7]
  Age: 19
  Census	1930	Putney, Windham County, Vermont   [8]
  Age: 29
  Residence	1937	Brattleboro, Windham County, Vermont   [9]
  Address: 83 South Main Street
  Residence	1938	Brattleboro, Windham County, Vermont   [10]
  Address: 38 South Main Street
  Residence	30 Mar 2000	Brattleboro, Windham County, Vermont   [11]
  She was living with her daughter, Alberta.
  Residence	2005	Brattleboro, Windham County, Vermont   [3]
  Address: 92 Green Street
  Died	26 Feb 2005	Brattleboro, Windham County, Vermont   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Agency: Eden Park Nursing Home
  Cause: cerebral vascular accident
  Her gravestone lists February 28, 2005 as her death date. [5]
  	Vermont Certificate of Death for Kathryn A. Magoon
  Obituary	28 Feb 2005  [4]
  RATTLEBORO - Kathryn Kingsbury Magoon, 104, died Feb. 26, 2005, at Eden Park Nursing Home. She is thought to have been Windham County's oldest resident. She was born Dec. 22, 1900, in Chester, the daughter of Arthur and Flossie Kingsbury. She attended schools in Chester. She married Watson Magoon on Dec. 22, 1918. He died in 1930. Mrs. Magoon was employed around Brattleboro for people including Jean Gorsuch and Hildegard Durfee. She enjoyed the annual family reunion, gardening, canning and watching the Reformer Christmas Stocking reach its goal. On the occasion of her 104th birthday in December, Mrs. Magoon received close to 150 greeting cards. Survivors include three daughters, Maxine Smith of Vernon, Alberta Bellville of Brattleboro, Anita Stone of Lawrenceville, Ga.; a sister, Marjorie Putnam of Chester; a brother, Theodore Kingsbury of Thomaston, Conn.; 18 grandchildren; several great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren; many cousins, nieces and nephews. Mrs. Magoon was also predeceased by two sons, Albert Magoon and Robert Magoon; two daughters, Virginia Taylor and an infant daughter, Rona Magoon; four brothers, Leonard Kingsbury, Bernard Kingsbury, Francis Kingsbury, Fred Kingsbury; two sisters, Edna Kingsbury and Mildred Fuller. Calling hours will be held from 12 to 1 p.m. prior to the service. The funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Adams & Kenney Funeral Home, 35 Depot Street in Chester. Earle Bishop and John Martens will officiate. A reception will follow at the Andover Community Church. Memorial contributions, in lieu of flowers, may be made to the Eden Park Nursing Home Activities Fund, 187 Oak Grove Ave., Brattleboro VT 05301. Published by the Rutland Herald, 28 February 2005
  Buried	2 Mar 2005	Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Putney, Windham County, Vermont   [1, 3, 4, 5]
  	Magoon Memorial Watson I. and Kathryn (Kingsbury) Magoon, and their daughter Rona Hope
  Siblings	10 Siblings
  1. Bernard Luther Kingsbury,   b. 5 Jun 1897, Grafton, Windham County, Vermont ,   d. 16 Mar 1984, Chester, Windsor County, Vermont  (Age 86 years) + 2. Leonard Arthur Kingsbury,   b. 17 Dec 1898, Grafton, Windham County, Vermont ,   d. 13 Feb 1975, Chester, Windsor County, Vermont  (Age 76 years) ▻ Wilma Gaynell Bosworth,  m. 3 May 1924 + 3. Kathryn Achsah Kingsbury,   b. 12 Dec 1900, Chester, Windsor County, Vermont ,   d. 26 Feb 2005, Brattleboro, Windham County, Vermont  (Age 104 years) ▻ Watson Irving Magoon,  m. 24 Dec 1918 ;   Elton Benjamin Magoon,  m. 26 Oct 1930   4. Ralph Martin Kingsbury,   b. 4 Sep 1902, Chester, Windsor County, Vermont ,   d. 22 Oct 1902, Chester, Windsor County, Vermont  (Age 0 years) + 5. Fred Raymond Kingsbury,   b. 20 Jul 1904, Chester, Windsor County, Vermont ,   d. 17 Oct 1993, Chester, Windsor County, Vermont  (Age 89 years) + 6. Mildred Elizabeth Kingsbury,   b. 21 Aug 1905, Chester, Windsor County, Vermont ,   d. 5 Jul 1997, Brattleboro, Windham County, Vermont  (Age 91 years) ▻ Guy Barnes Finney,  m. 19 Jun 1927 ;   Fenton Lawrence Allard,  m. 19 Dec 1931 ;   Fuller + 7. Francis Elbridge Kingsbury,   b. 15 Mar 1907, Chester, Windsor County, Vermont ,   d. 21 Jun 1996, Springfield, Windsor County, Vermont  (Age 89 years) ▻ Bernice Ruby Bingham,  m. 18 Mar 1934   8. Ruth Delight Kingsbury,   b. 7 Jul 1908, Chester, Windsor County, Vermont ,   d. 19 Oct 1923, Chester, Windsor County, Vermont  (Age 15 years)   9. Edna Marion Kingsbury,   b. 18 Oct 1909, Chester, Windsor County, Vermont ,   d. 16 Jan 1998, Chester, Windsor County, Vermont  (Age 88 years) + 10. Marjory Eleanor Kingsbury,   b. 30 Jul 1911, Chester, Windsor County, Vermont ,   d. 20 Mar 2012, Springfield, Windsor County, Vermont  (Age 100 years) ▻ Harold Don Putnam,  m. 7 Jul 1928 + 11. Theodore Ellery Elmwood Kingsbury,   b. 16 Dec 1912, Chester, Windsor County, Vermont ,   d. 25 Feb 2016, Torrington, Litchfield County, Connecticut  (Age 103 years) ▻ Irene Adeline Lockshire,  m. 30 Dec 1937
  Person ID	I1552	| Clan of Jonathan, Tribe of Abigail
  Last Modified	27 Feb 2019

  
  

  Father	Arthur Elbridge Kingsbury,   b. 9 Mar 1873, Jamaica, Windham County, Vermont ,   d. 21 Apr 1948, Rutland, Rutland County, Vermont  (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Flossie Achsah Leonard,   b. 3 May 1874, Grafton, Windham County, Vermont ,   d. 21 Feb 1957, Chester, Windsor County, Vermont  (Age 82 years)
  Married	8 Sep 1896
  Family ID	F935	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Watson Irving Magoon,   b. 7 Nov 1886, Malone, Franklin County, New York ,   d. 5 May 1930, Brattleboro, Windham County, Vermont  (Age 43 years)
  Married	24 Dec 1918	Putney, Windham County, Vermont   [4, 11, 12]
  Her obituary incorrectly gives their marriage date as 22 December 1918.
  	Bride Card of Katheryn A. Kingsbury
  Age at Marriage	She was 18 years - He was 32 years
  Children	5 children
  + 1. Maxine Ethel Magoon,   b. 11 Sep 1921, Putney, Windham County, Vermont ,   d. 16 Apr 2015, Brattleboro, Windham County, Vermont  (Age 93 years)  [Birth] + 2. Alberta Ruth Magoon,   b. 12 Sep 1924, Putney, Windham County, Vermont ,   d. 31 Oct 2015, Brattleboro, Windham County, Vermont  (Age 91 years)  [Birth]   3. Albert Ernest Magoon,   b. 11 Apr 1926, Putney, Windham County, Vermont ,   d. 15 Jun 1997, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts  (Age 71 years)  [Birth] + 4. Virginia May Magoon,   b. 31 Jul 1928, Brattleboro, Windham County, Vermont ,   d. 21 Sep 2003, Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts  (Age 75 years)  [Birth]   5. Rona Hope Magoon,   b. 16 Nov 1929, Brattleboro, Windham County, Vermont ,   d. 11 Jun 1930, Putney, Windham County, Vermont  (Age 0 years)  [Birth]
  Last Modified	18 Feb 2019
  Family ID	F939	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Elton Benjamin Magoon,   b. 13 Jul 1891, Malone, Franklin County, New York ,   d. Apr 1980, Brattleboro, Windham County, Vermont  (Age 88 years)
  Married	26 Oct 1930	Putney, Windham County, Vermont   [11, 13, 14]
  Age at Marriage	She was 29 years - He was 39 years
  Divorced	1938 to 1940  [3, 15]
  Children	2 children
  + 1. Anita Marie Magoon,   b. 30 Jul 1932, Putney, Windham County, Vermont ,   d. 12 Oct 2010, Lawrenceville, Gwinnett County, Georgia  (Age 78 years)  [Birth]   2. Robert Elton Magoon,   b. 2 Dec 1933, Putney, Windham County, Vermont ,   d. 1 Feb 1988, Chester, Windsor County, Vermont  (Age 54 years)  [Birth]
  Last Modified	27 Feb 2019
  Family ID	F940	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 12 Dec 1900 - Chester, Windsor County, Vermont Census - 1910 - Chester, Windsor County, Vermont Married - 24 Dec 1918 - Putney, Windham County, Vermont Census - 1920 - Putney, Windham County, Vermont Child - Maxine Ethel Magoon - 11 Sep 1921 - Putney, Windham County, Vermont Child - Alberta Ruth Magoon - 12 Sep 1924 - Putney, Windham County, Vermont Child - Albert Ernest Magoon - 11 Apr 1926 - Putney, Windham County, Vermont Child - Virginia May Magoon - 31 Jul 1928 - Brattleboro, Windham County, Vermont Child - Rona Hope Magoon - 16 Nov 1929 - Brattleboro, Windham County, Vermont Census - 1930 - Putney, Windham County, Vermont Married - 26 Oct 1930 - Putney, Windham County, Vermont Child - Anita Marie Magoon - 30 Jul 1932 - Putney, Windham County, Vermont Child - Robert Elton Magoon - 2 Dec 1933 - Putney, Windham County, Vermont Residence - 1937 - Brattleboro, Windham County, Vermont Residence - 1938 - Brattleboro, Windham County, Vermont Residence - 30 Mar 2000 - Brattleboro, Windham County, Vermont Residence - 2005 - Brattleboro, Windham County, Vermont Died - 26 Feb 2005 - Brattleboro, Windham County, Vermont Buried - 2 Mar 2005 - Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Putney, Windham County, Vermont  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

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