Bridge (1924): Additions and corrections (1): James Gilbert Bridge (1847 – aft
Some additions and corrections to:Bridge, William Dawson, 1924."Genealogy of the John Bridge Family in America, 1632-1924", Cambridge, MA. (LoC: CS71.B85).While I believe this genealogical compilation was generally thoroughly researched and as accurate as could be done at the time, there are inevitably a few errors, also some individuals or families could not be fully documented at that time, and more than eighty years have passed since the book was published – time enough for three additional generations to be added for many families.
These notes draw on many resources, especially those on the Internet; the US census records; and other people’s research efforts.Some information, copied from other workers, is incorporated here, but has not been independently re-verified by me.
Bridge (1924, page 190) says:
78. JAMES GILBERT BRIDGE (52. Lewis, Ezra, Jeremiah, Joseph, Matthew, Matthew, John), born Apr. 13, 1847; married Sept. 18, 1872, MARIANNE SPRAGUE, of Hinsdale, N.H.
Children:
..i. LETTIE MABEL BRIDGE, b. in Keene, N. H., June 21,1874.
.ii. CORA ELMINA, b. Dec. 27, 1876.
iii. ALICE; married and resided in Hartford, Conn. Two children.
This is a “thin” entry for James, a member of the eighth generation in America.
This can now be extended as follows:
1. James Gilbert BRIDGE b: April 13, 1847 in Keene, Cheshire Co., NH d: Aft. 1910
.. +Marianne SPRAGUE b: April 1850 in Massachusetts m: September 18, 1872 d: Aft. 1910
………………..(not found in the 1920 US Census)
..... 2 Lettie Mabel BRIDGE b: June 21, 1874 in Kenne, NH d: 1937
......... +Berthold A. OPPENHEIMER b: April 1873 in Massachusetts m: October 23, 1894
………d: Aft. 1930 Father: Berthold B. Oppenheimer, Mother: Sarah A. Roberts
............ 3 Carl Frederick OPPENHEIMER b: August 14, 1895 in Massachusetts d: Aft. 1910
............ 3 Richard James OPPENHEIMER b: April 22, 1897 in Massachusetts d: Aft. 1920
................ +Lucelle M. WRIGHT b: Abt. 1897 in Massachusetts d: Aft. 1920
…………………Father: Samuel J. Wright Mother: Minnie E.
................... 4 Carl F. OPPENHEIMER b: 1919 in Massachusetts d: Aft. April 1942
............ 3 Arthur Lawrence OPPENHEIMER b: July 26, 1899 in Massachusetts
d: October 1975 in Enfield, Hartford Co., CT
............ 3 Edmund S. OPPENHIMER b: April 01, 1902 in Massachusetts
d: August 11, 1984 in Hyannis, Barnstable Co., MA
............ 3 Harold R. OPPENHEIMER b: September 17, 1906 in Springfield, Hampden Co., MA
………… d: December 05, 1986 in Agawam, Hampden Co., MA
................ +Helen M. b: Abt. 1908 in Connecticut d: Aft. 1930
..... 2 Cora Elmina BRIDGE b: December 27, 1876 in NH d: Aft. 1930
…………….( Cora apparently used the nickname "Minnie" most of her life.)
......... +Edward E. BOSFORD b: December 1857 in NH m: 1892 d: Aft. 1920
............ 3 Cora Mabel BOSFORD b: April 1893 in New York
(She may have married a man named Clogston.)
............ 3 Gilbert Edgar BOSFORD b: August 23, 1895 in New York d: September 18, 1982
…………….in Worcester, Worcester Co., MA
................ +Rose Delia GEORGE b: January 14, 1898 in New York m: May 15, 1915
………………d: January 21, 1994 in Worcester, Worcester Co., MA
…………………..Father: Frank Lawrence George Mother: Rose LaValley
................... 4 Dorothy BOSFORD b: Abt. March 1916 in Massachusetts
................... 4 Marion BOSFORD b: Abt. June 1919 in Massachusetts
................... 4 Violet BOSFORD b: Abt. 1922 in New York
................... 4 Hazel BOSFORD b: Abt. 1924 in New York d: Aft. 1966
................... 4 Robert James BOSFORD b: October 10, 1927 in New York
……………..d: March 08, 2002 in Millbury, Worcester Co., MA
............ 3 Clarence E. BOSFORD b: March 11, 1898 in New York d: April 1971
……………..in Luzerne, Warren Co., NY
............ 3 Harold L. BOSFORD b: July 27, 1902 in NH d: August 1973
……………..in Luzerne, Warren Co., NY
..... 2 Alice Maude BRIDGE b: January 1880 in NH d: 1950
......... +Joseph W. COLLINS b: Abt. 1874 m: Abt. 1901 d: Aft. 1930
............ 3 Helen B. COLLINS b: Abt. 1902 in New Hampshire d: Aft. 1920
............ 3 John E. COLLINS b: Abt. 1905 in Connecticut d: Aft. 1920
............ 3 Ernest W. COLLINS b: January 1910 in Connecticut d: Aft. 1920
“New people” identified here:
Descendents of John Bridge=18
Related people (spouses, parents, etc.)=12
Other family historians and researchers are invited to correct and expand these extended “Bridge family notes”.
David Bridge
Alexandria, VA