Adelaide Mina Peacor
1871 - 1935 (63 years)-
Name Adelaide Mina Peacor [1, 2] Birth 25 Jun 1871 Providence, Rhode Island 
[1, 2] Gender Female Death 2 Apr 1935 Person ID I47120 Stewartsny Last Modified 2 Dec 2025
Father Benjamin Peacor, b. Abt 1848, New York d. 4 Aug 1889, Town of Richland, New York (Age 41 years) Relationship natural Mother Elmira Mary Goodreau, b. 9 Oct 1849, Rouses Point, New York d. 22 Apr 1914 (Age 64 years) Relationship natural Family ID F11672 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Fred Charles Orton, b. 17 Aug 1865, Richland, Oswego County, NY d. 14 Apr 1946, Columbus, Ohio (Age 80 years) Marriage 22 Mar 1890 Children 1. Mina Althea Orton, b. 9 Feb 1891, Richland, New York d. 13 Dec 1970, Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, United States of America (Age 79 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]2. Avery Charles Orton, b. 30 Dec 1893, Pulaski, Oswego, New York, USA d. 24 Jul 1975, Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida, United States of America (Age 81 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]Family ID F15290 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 2 Dec 2025
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Notes - Newspaper Obituary - April 3, 1935 Pulaski Democrat - Mrs. Fred C. Orton Dies After Long Illness - Funeral Tomorrow - Mrs. Adelaide Peacor Orton, wife of Fred C. Orton, died at the family home on North street early Tuesday morning following a long period of ill health. She had been a resident of this village for many years and was active in church, fraternal and social circles as long as her health permitted. Mrs. Orton was born in Providence, R. I., June 25, 1871, and spent her early years there. On March 22, 1890 she married Mr. Orton in Oswego, and since then most of her life has been spent here. She was active in the Methodist Episcopal church and its societies, a member of the Women's Civic club, Pulaski chapter, Order of the Eastern Star, and Robert Edwards Auxiliary, and she was highly esteemed by a large circle of friends. Suriving are the husband, one daughter, Mrs. Edward Orton, Jr., of Columbus, Ohio; one son, Avery C. Orton; two grandchildren, Margaret Elizabeth and Barbara Jane of Watertown; two brothers, Frank I. Peacor of Watertown and George A. Peacor of Providence, R. I.; and two sisters, Mrs. Maurice Burcklee of this village, and Miss Mina A. Peacor of Providence. The funeral will be held from the home tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock. Rev. Henry Bridge, pastor of the M. E. church, officiating. Burial in Pulaski cemetery.
Vitals - April 2, 1935 - Adelaide Orton, age 63 years, 9 months, 7 days. Date of birth June 25, 1831, born in Providence, Rhode Island. Sex, female; race, white; married; occupation, housework. Length of residence in town where death occurred, 45 years. Name of husband, Fred Orton. Name of father, Benjamin Peacor, born in New York. Name of mother, Almira Goodroe, born in New York. Informant, Althea Orton, Columbus, Ohio. Cause of death, sarcoma of uterus and the lungs, duration 3 years; contributed by chronic myocarditis. Signed by A. B. Thompson, M.D., April 3, 1935, Pulaski, New York. Place of burial, Pulaski, New York, April 4, 1935. Undertaker, Paul K. Foster, Pulaski, New York.
- Newspaper Obituary - April 3, 1935 Pulaski Democrat - Mrs. Fred C. Orton Dies After Long Illness - Funeral Tomorrow - Mrs. Adelaide Peacor Orton, wife of Fred C. Orton, died at the family home on North street early Tuesday morning following a long period of ill health. She had been a resident of this village for many years and was active in church, fraternal and social circles as long as her health permitted. Mrs. Orton was born in Providence, R. I., June 25, 1871, and spent her early years there. On March 22, 1890 she married Mr. Orton in Oswego, and since then most of her life has been spent here. She was active in the Methodist Episcopal church and its societies, a member of the Women's Civic club, Pulaski chapter, Order of the Eastern Star, and Robert Edwards Auxiliary, and she was highly esteemed by a large circle of friends. Suriving are the husband, one daughter, Mrs. Edward Orton, Jr., of Columbus, Ohio; one son, Avery C. Orton; two grandchildren, Margaret Elizabeth and Barbara Jane of Watertown; two brothers, Frank I. Peacor of Watertown and George A. Peacor of Providence, R. I.; and two sisters, Mrs. Maurice Burcklee of this village, and Miss Mina A. Peacor of Providence. The funeral will be held from the home tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock. Rev. Henry Bridge, pastor of the M. E. church, officiating. Burial in Pulaski cemetery.
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Sources - [S379] Ancestry.com, New York, State Census, 1875, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2013;).
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