Alferetta Shook

Abt 1856 - Abt 1878  (22 years)

• Name	Alferetta Shook  [1]
  Birth	Abt 1856	Ulster County, New York   [1]
  	daughter of Ambrose and Eliza Shook
  Gender	Female
  Census	8 Jun 1875	Esopus Township, Ulster County, New York   [2]
  	Ambrose Shook, 48, M, Head, born in Columbia County, Married, Gardener, owned land Eliza C Shook, 44, F, Wife, born in Ulster County, Married William Shook, 15, M, on, born in Ulster County, Single Mary Shook, 6, F, Daughter, born in Ulster County, Single Alpharetta Maybie, 19, F, Daughter, born in Ulster County, Married Augustus Maybie, 25, M, Husband of daughter, born in Ulster County, Married Flora Maybie, 3 months, F, Daughter of above, born in Ulster County, Single
  Death	Abt 6 Nov 1878	Hudson River, near Hastings, New York   [3]
  Obituary	8 Nov 1878  [4]
  	The bodies of Captain Augustus Mabie and his wife, Alferetta, and their two young children, Charles and Florence, who were drowned in the Hudson, near Hastings, about two days ago. by the sinking of a canal boat, have been recovered, and after an inquest by Coroner Hughes, of Yonkers, were sent to Port Ewan for burial.
  Reference Number	35764
  Funeral	8 Nov 1878	Methodist Episcopal Church, Port Ewen, Ulster County, New York   [5]
  	The funeral services of Captain Augustus Mabie, his wife and two children, who were lost with the barge VanSchaick, was held in the Methodist Episcopal Church at Port Ewen at 11 o'clock today.
  Person ID	I35505	Maybee Society
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024

  
  

  Family	Augustus Mabie,   b. 1851, Esopus Township, Ulster County, New York d. Abt 6 Nov 1878, Hudson River, near Hastings, New York (Age 27 years)
  Marriage	Y  [1]
  Children	1. Flora Mabie,   b. Abt Mar 1875, Esopus Township, Ulster County, New York d. Abt 6 Nov 1878, Hudson River, near Hastings, New York (Age 3 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Charles Mabie,   b. Abt 1876, Esopus Township, Ulster County, New York d. Abt 6 Nov 1878, Hudson River, near Hastings, New York (Age 2 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F12520	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024

  
  

• Sources

  [S1] Ancestry.com online; Url: http://www.ancestry.com/, New York, State Census, 1875, Esopus, Ulster, New York, ED1, Household 78. [S1] Ancestry.com online; Url: http://www.ancestry.com/, New York, State Census, 1875, Town of Esopus, Ulster, New York, ED1, Household 78. [S438] Old Fulton NY Post Card Website; Url: fultonhistory.com/Fulton_New_form.html, obit New York NY Herald, November 8, 1878. [S438] Old Fulton NY Post Card Website; Url: fultonhistory.com/Fulton_New_form.html, New York NY Herald, November 8, 1878. [S438] Old Fulton NY Post Card Website; Url: fultonhistory.com/Fulton_New_form.html, Kingston [NY] Daily Free Press , November 8, 1878.