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Dorothy Lemoyne Deforest

Dorothy Lemoyne Deforest

Female 1925 - 1997  (71 years)


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  • Name Dorothy Lemoyne Deforest  [1] 
    Birth 4 Dec 1925  Lorraine Jef, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Female 
    Death 19 Mar 1997 
    Person ID I80348  Stewartsny
    Last Modified 2 Dec 2025 

    Father Earl Arthur Deforest,   b. 22 Jan 1883, Brookfield, Madison, New york Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Jan 1955, Sandy Creek, Oswego Co, NY Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Hannah 'Fannie' Plumley,   b. 9 Mar 1898, Osceola, Lewis, NY Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Sep 1952, Rome, Oneida, NY Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 54 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 11 Mar 1912  Orwell, Oswego, NY Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F26950  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Joseph Cosimeno 
    Family ID F26977  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Dec 2025 

  • Notes 
    • Newspaper Obituary - March 20, 1997 Watertown Daily Times (NY) - DOROTHY D. COSIMENO LORRAINE NATIVE - Dorothy DeForest Cosimeno, 71, Rome, died Wednesday at her home. Mrs. Cosimeno worked at Goldpack Co., Oneida, retiring in 1986. Previously, she had worked at White Laundry, Rome, for several years. Born Dec. 4, 1925, in the town of Lorraine, daughter of Earl and Fannie Plumley DeForest, she attended Lorraine district and Sandy Creek schools. She married Joseph Cosimeno on Jan. 25, 1945, in Rome. Surviving besides her husband are a daughter, Mrs. John (Olga) Miller, Adams; three sons, Joseph A., Cleveland, Michael A. and Duane J., both of Rome; a sister, Eudocia Stewart, San Angelo, Texas; 13 grandchildren, five great-grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. A son, Nicholas E., a brother, Chalkley DeForest, and six sisters, Helen Myers, Alice Johnson, Irene Elsten, Ruth Darrow, Ina DeForest and Gladys DeForest, died before her. The funeral will be private. Burial will be in Rome Cemetery. Arrangements are with Nicholas J. Bush Funeral Home, Rome. There will be no calling hours. Donations may be made to Hospice Care Inc., 4277 Middle Settlement Road, New Hartford, N.Y. 13413.

  • Sources 
    1. [S346] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Sandy Creek, Oswego, New York; Roll: 1636; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0057; Image: 220.0; FHL microfilm: 2341370.