Person:Florentine McKinstry (1)

Name^[5]	Florentine McKinstry
Gender	Female
Birth^[1]	Abt 1815	Vermont, United States
Marriage	20 Aug 1832	Wallingford, Rutland, Vermont, United Statesto Alfred Hart (add)
Marriage	Bef 1848	Based on birth of eldest known child to Nelson Bruce
Marriage	Bet 1865 and 1870	to Jonas Hastings (add)
Death^[4]	Bef 1880	probably Horicon, Warren, New York, United StatesHusband remarried

References

↑ Warren, New York, United States. 1850 U.S. Census Population Schedule
line 22.
Warren, New York, United States. 1860 U.S. Census Population Schedule
line 40.
Warren, New York, United States. 1870 U.S. Census Population Schedule
line 5.

[Besides birthdate, identification is based on Hattie Bruce, her daughter by Nelson Bruce, living in same household.]
↑ Husband has different wife in 1880 census (lines 45-46).
↑ In 1865 New York census, son "Mervil" (Mervale) Bruce is living with Lorenzo and Mary Ann Hays as "nephew" (line 14). Also in household is "Susan McInstry" listed as "Mother", clearly of Mary Ann. A death record names her parents, giving her maiden name, Sheds. Also useful is 1850 census lines 14-18 where Lorenzo and Mary Ann are living with brother Alonzo McKinstry with mother Susan in same household. This chain of records identifies Florentine's parents as James McKinstry and Susan Shed.