Person:Phoebe Lansing (1)

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Phoebe Lansing
d.27 Jun 1902 Buffalo, Erie, NY
  • HEdward Cook1816 - 1906
  • WPhoebe Lansing1821 - 1902
m. 28 Oct 1845
  1. Emma Harriette Cook1850 - 1922
Facts and Events
Name Phoebe Lansing
Gender Female
Birth[1] 5 Feb 1821 Fort Plain, Montgomery, NY
Marriage 28 Oct 1845 Buffalo, Erie, NYto Edward Cook
Death? 27 Jun 1902 Buffalo, Erie, NY
Religion? AME

Partially Mohawk.

1840 US Census (NY, Montgomery, Minden, pg 438, ln 3), Charles Lansing, no whites living in household, all free persons of color. Males: 3 under 10; 2 btw 10-24; 1 btw 24-35; Females: 1 under 10; 2 btw 24-35. ** Not sure if this is our Lansing family, but the only free black Lansing family in Montgomery county.**

1902 June 27, 1902, NY State Death Certificate No. 250, Phebe Cook died of heart failure and congestion of lungs was a contributing factor. She was 81 years 4 mos at the time of death. She was b. Fort Plain, NY, had lived in Buffalo for 57 years. Her parents’ names and places of birth were not known, she lived and died at 12 Potter Street, and was buried at Forest Lawn Cemetery. L. Cousdivafler (?) was the undertaker (483 William St.).

References
  1. Possibly Lansingburg, NY