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Richard William Box

Richard William Box

Male 1841 - 1933  (92 years)


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  • Name Richard William Box  [1] 
    Birth 30 Mar 1841  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Death 20 Sep 1933 
    Person ID I44238  Stewartsny
    Last Modified 2 Dec 2025 

    Father William Box,   b. 30 Mar 1817, Newland, Glos Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Sep 1870, Trinity Road, Finchley, England. Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 53 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Celia Elizabeth Knollin,   b. 14 Jan 1819, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Nov 1894 (Age 75 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Family ID F25715  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Jeannette Bryce Bennett,   b. 6 Aug 1840, Pulaski, Oswego, New York, Usa Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Nov 1923 (Age 83 years) 
    Marriage 25 Dec 1862 
    Children 
     1. Fred F. Box,   b. 21 Nov 1868  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     2. Albert Knollin Box,   b. 5 Oct 1870, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 May 1938 (Age 67 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     3. William Richard Box,   b. 18 Jul 1871, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Feb 1925 (Age 53 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F14242  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Dec 2025 

  • Notes 
    • The Pulaski Democrat., September 27, 1933, Page 1, Image 1

      1895 Landmarks of Oswego - Box, R. W., is of English ancestry, his grandfather, John, having come from Sydney, Gloucestershire, England, and died in Port Ontario, this county. His father, William, also a native of England came to America with his father, John, and died in Pulaski in 1883. He married Celia Knollin of England, who came to America with her parents when young. Richard W. Box was born March 31, 1841, his brother being James K. and sister Frances. His father was a blacksmith until the age of fifty, when he engaged in the grocery business for about fifteen years. Richard was educated in the public schools, finishing at Pulaski Academy. In 1859 he engaged in the shoe business for a year, then sold out and began the manufacture of butter dishes and cheese boxes, and this he disposed of in 1865, and the same year opened a furniture and undertaking business, which he still continues, having added a line of wall paper, and he also manufactures cylinder desks. Mr. Box has served as trustee, president of the village, supervisor, chief engineer of the Fire Department, etc., and has always resided in Pulaski. He is a member of Pulaski Lodge No. 415 F. & A. M., Pulaski Chapter, No. 279, Pulaski Lodge No. 355, A. O. U. W., of which he has been financier thirteen years, and is a member of the M. E. Church. He has always been identified with the growth and progress of the village, and was one of the prime movers in getting the water works here. December 24, 1862, he married Jenette B. Bennett, born August 6, 1840, in this town, a daughter of David Bennett, an old resident, and manufacturer of sash, doors and blinds, as well as a builder, having erected the M. E. and Congregational Churches of Pulaski. The children of our subject are Fred F., born November 21, 1868; Albert K., born October 5, 1869; and Will R., born July 18,1871. Fred F. married Lulu Spencer in 1889, who died September 30, 1891. The sons are associated with their father in business.

  • Sources 
    1. [S379] Ancestry.com, New York, State Census, 1875, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2013;).