Person:Irene Fox (2)

"Daughter of the American Revolution" Irene Durgee taught school for many years, both in Osceola, NY and Ilion, NY. She had documented her heritage back to the Revolutionary days, to an ancester named Arnold Lewis, enlisted in 1777. When her nephew Edward Aikens, told this to his elementary teacher in Rome, he was told he didn't know what he was talking about. Mrs. Durgee soon set the record straight, and took her nephews to visit Arnold Lewis' gravesite in Champion, NY.

FATHER: Fox, Frank ROOTSWEB/~NYONEIDA/OBITS1972 MOTHER: Reigler or Rughler, Clara

Census 1910, Annsville, Oneida County, NY: Reigler, Fred - Head - Male - White - Age 62 - Married (1st) 38 yrs - Born (& both parents) Germany - Immigrated 1850, Naturalized - Speaks English - Farmer, General farm - Owns, Mortgaged, Farm " Alice - Wife - Female - White - Age 58 - Mother of 7 children, 7 living - Born (& both parents) New York " -- 1 daughter -- Fox, Clara - Daughter - Female - White - Age 25 - Married (1st) 8 yrs - Mother of 1 child, 1 living - Born New York " IRENE - Grand-daughter - Female - White - Age 4 - Born New York

Census 1920, Taberg, Oneida County, NY: Riegler, Frederick - Head - Owns, Free - Male - White - Age 73 - Married - Immigrated 1863, Naturalized 1890 - Born (& both parents) Baden, Ger. - Native language German, Speaks English - Farmer, General farm Fox, Irene - Granddaughter - Female - White - Age 15 - Attends school - Born (& both parents) New York

Census 1930, East RD, Osceola Town, Lewis County, NY: Durgee, Harold A. - Head - " Irene E. -Wife - Female - White -Age 26 - Married at 23 - Born (& both parents) New York

Census 1940, Osceola, Lewis County, NY: Durgee, Harold - Head - " Irene - Wife - Female - White - Age 36 - Education, ??? - Born New York - Housekeeping

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--News items 1924-1961 printed out in Pink Footlocker files--

Utica Daily Press, 6 May 1972 MRS. I.F. DURGEE OF ILION, 68, DIES Ilion-- Mrs. Irene F. Durgee, 68, of 63 South Fourth AV, a former practical nurse at Broadacres Hospital, died Friday in St. Luke's Memorial Hospital Center, Utica. She was born in Lee, a daughter of Frank and Clara A. Coleman Fox. She was married to Harold A. Durgee. He died several years ago. She moved to Ilion in 1940, coming here from Osceola. She was a past president of the American Legion Auxiliary, Mohawk, and also had served as county chairman. She was a member of the United Methodist Church and the Daughters of the American Revolution. Besides her mother, of Rome, she leaves a daughter, Miss Donna Coleman, Ilion; three sons, M. William Durgee, Bedford NJ; Keith Durgee, Floyd, and Randall Durgee, Oriskany; two sisters, Mrs. James Gafney, Syracuse and Mrs. Jane Aikens, Rome, and two brothers, George Coleman, Utica, and Lorin Coleman, Rome. The funeral will be... Monday from the family home. Burial will be in Point Rock Cemetery, Point Rock. Calling hours...

1. ↑ Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index: Death Master File, database. (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service).
2. ↑ Old Fulton NY Postcards. (Name: Electronic;)
   Utica Daily Press, 6 May 1972.

   MRS. I.F. DURGEE OF ILION, 68, DIES ...She was born in Lee, a daughter of Frank and Clara A. Coleman Fox.

3. ↑ Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index: Death Master File, database. (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service).

   last residence, Ilion, Herkimer County NY

4. ↑ Rootsweb
   ~nyOneida/obits/1972.

   Durgee, Mrs [died] 5 May 1972, [father] Fox, Frank [mother] ?, Clara , [spouse] Durgee, Harold

5. ↑ Old Fulton NY Postcards. (Name: Electronic;)
   Utica Daily Press, 6 May 1972.

   MRS. I.F. DURGEE OF ILION, 68, DIES Ilion-- Mrs. Irene F. Durgee, 66, of 63? South Fourth AV, ... died Friday in St. Luke's Memorial Hospital Center, Utica.

6. ↑ Old Fulton NY Postcards. (Name: Electronic;)
   Utica Daily Press, 6 May 1972.

   MRS. I.F. DURGEE OF ILION, 68, DIES ... The funeral will be... Monday from the family home. Burial will be in Point Rock Cemetery, Point Rock