George A. Scrafford

1851 - 1927  (76 years)

• Name	George A. Scrafford  [1]
  Birth	17 Mar 1851	Princetown, Schenectady County, New York   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Census	Jun 1900	Rotterdam, Schenectady County, New York   [2]
  	George A Scrafford, Head, W, M, Mar 1851, 49, M, 17, New York, New York, New York, Grocer, owns house free of mortgage Rachel F. Scrafford,, Wife, W, F, Aug 1849, 50, M, 17, 2 children born - still living 2, New York, New York, New York Mabel A. Scrafford, Daughter, W, F, June 1889, 10, S, New York, New York, New York, At School Edna M. Scrafford, Daughter, W, F, Nov 1893, 6, S, New York, New York, New York, At School Margaret A Mabee, Sister-in-law, W, F, Feb 1844, 56, S,, New York, New York, New York, Landlady
  Will	1914
  	She died unmarried and left her real property to her sister, Rachel Frances Mabee.
  Witness-Obituary	27 Jan 1914	Amsterdam, Montgomery County, New York   [3]
  	Margaret Ann Mabee died on Saturday at the home of her brother in law, George A Scrafford at Rotterdam Junction in her seventy first year, She was a daughter of the late Simon Mabee and Hannah Marlett Mabee of Rotterdam and was born in the old Mabee homestead, still standing at Rotterdam Junction and the oldest house in the Mohawk valley, the walls being built in 1670. Her entire life practically had been spent on what was her own property, the larger part of Rotterdam Junction proper having originally been a portion of the old Mabee farm. She Is survived by one sister, Mrs. George A Scrafford of Rotterdam Junction, with whom she has made her home for may years. Another sister, Katherine Eliza Putnam, died only a week before. The funeral was held at 2 o'clock this afternoon at the Scrafford residence
  Witness-Obituary	18 May 1922	Schenectady, New York   [4]
  	Mrs. Rachael F. Mabee Scrafford, 73, the last of the Mabee family and one of the oldest residents of Rotterdam, who had been i1l some time, died yesterday at her home. Arrangements for the funeral, will be made today at the convenience of the family and interment will be in Rotterdam. Mrs. Scrafford was born in Rotterdam and was the sixth daughter of the late Simon .Mabee and Hannah Marlette Mabee and was the last of that family. The Mabee house In which she was born is probably the oldest house In the Mohawk Valley and was built sometime between 1660 and 1670. She was the sixth generation of the family to occupy the old home, the first, being her great-great-great-grand -father, Jan Pieterse Mabee, who came to this city in 1684. On September 19, 1883, she married George Scrafford of' this city and shortly afterward went to Rotterdam Junction where they lived since that time. She leaves her husband and two daughters, Mabel and Edna
  Reference Number	5855
  Death	14 Jun 1927	Rotterdam Junction, Schenectady County, New York   [1]
  Burial	Vale Cemetery, Schenectady, New York   [1]
  Person ID	I5826	Maybee Society
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Michael Scrafford,   b. 10 Oct 1810, Princetown, Schenectady County, New York d. 16 Oct 1882 (Age 72 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Ann Eliza Kaley,   b. Abt 1816, Princetown, Schenectady County, New York d. 22 Apr 1897 (Age 81 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	13 Nov 1833
  Family ID	F2269	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rachel Frances Mabee,   b. 20 Aug 1849, Rotterdam Township, Schenectady County, New York d. 17 May 1922, Rotterdam Junction, Schenectady County, New York (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	19 Sep 1883	Princetown Reformed Church, Princetown, Schenectady County, New York   [1, 5]
  	George Scrafford of Schenectady and Rachel Mabee of Rotterdam
  Children	1. Mabel A. Scrafford,   b. 8 Jun 1890, Rotterdam Junction, Schenectady County, New York d. 23 May 1973, Rotterdam Junction, Schenectady County, New York (Age 82 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 2. Edna Mabee Scrafford,   b. 16 Nov 1893, Rotterdam Junction, Schenectady County, New York d. 2 May 1973, Albany, Albany County, New York (Age 79 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F1460	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024

  
  

• Sources

  [S503] Files submitted to the Mayee Society. [S90] 1900 United States Census; Url: ancestry.com, Rotterdam, Schenectady, New York; Roll: T623 1160; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 120. [S438] Old Fulton NY Post Card Website; Url: fultonhistory.com/Fulton_New_form.html, from obit in Amsterdam [New York] Evening Recorder, January 27, 1914. [S438] Old Fulton NY Post Card Website; Url: fultonhistory.com/Fulton_New_form.html, Schenectady NY Gazette, Thursday morning, May 18, 1922. [S23] Steve Mabie, Steve Mabie, Chronology of Records for the Descendants of Jan Pieterse Mebie ; Url: http://maybeesociety.org/steve/JanPieterse/JanPieterseMebie.htm, Princetown Reformed Church records.