1850 U. S. census: Ward 11, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA.
1860 U. S. census: Ward 10, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA.
1870 U. S. census: Ward 9, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA.
DEATH INFORMATION:
Burial site: Plot 1079.
This tombstone is probably a "cenotaph", which is a marker for a person actually buried elsewhere.
Obituary from the Boston Globe (Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA) on Tuesday, April 13, 1909, page 3, column 1:
FOUNDER OF THE FLOWER MISSION.
Miss Helen Tinkham Dies Suddenly in Naples.
Miss Helen Tinkham, founder of the Boston flower mission and interested in numerous philanthropies, died suddenly Sunday at Naples, Italy. Accompanied by her sister, Miss Alice S. Tinkham, the artist, who was with her when she died, Miss Tinkham went abroad a year ago. They were expected to start for home next week.
Miss Tinkham was the daughter of Spencer and Sarah (Lincoln) Tinkham. She was born in Calais, Me. She made her home in Boston, usually spending the summer at Wianno, on Cape Cod. Mrs. Elliott Russell of Boston and Mrs. Winslow Warren of Dedham are sisters of the deceased.
OTHER INFORMATION:
Died unmarried.
1860 U. S. census: Ward 10, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA.
1870 U. S. census: Ward 9, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA.
DEATH INFORMATION:
Burial site: Plot 1079.
This tombstone is probably a "cenotaph", which is a marker for a person actually buried elsewhere.
Obituary from the Boston Globe (Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA) on Tuesday, April 13, 1909, page 3, column 1:
FOUNDER OF THE FLOWER MISSION.
Miss Helen Tinkham Dies Suddenly in Naples.
Miss Helen Tinkham, founder of the Boston flower mission and interested in numerous philanthropies, died suddenly Sunday at Naples, Italy. Accompanied by her sister, Miss Alice S. Tinkham, the artist, who was with her when she died, Miss Tinkham went abroad a year ago. They were expected to start for home next week.
Miss Tinkham was the daughter of Spencer and Sarah (Lincoln) Tinkham. She was born in Calais, Me. She made her home in Boston, usually spending the summer at Wianno, on Cape Cod. Mrs. Elliott Russell of Boston and Mrs. Winslow Warren of Dedham are sisters of the deceased.
OTHER INFORMATION:
Died unmarried.
1850 U. S. census: Ward 11, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA.
1860 U. S. census: Ward 10, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA.
1870 U. S. census: Ward 9, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA.
DEATH INFORMATION:
Burial site: Plot 1079.
This tombstone is probably a "cenotaph", which is a marker for a person actually buried elsewhere.
Obituary from the Boston Globe (Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA) on Tuesday, April 13, 1909, page 3, column 1:
FOUNDER OF THE FLOWER MISSION.
Miss Helen Tinkham Dies Suddenly in Naples.
Miss Helen Tinkham, founder of the Boston flower mission and interested in numerous philanthropies, died suddenly Sunday at Naples, Italy. Accompanied by her sister, Miss Alice S. Tinkham, the artist, who was with her when she died, Miss Tinkham went abroad a year ago. They were expected to start for home next week.
Miss Tinkham was the daughter of Spencer and Sarah (Lincoln) Tinkham. She was born in Calais, Me. She made her home in Boston, usually spending the summer at Wianno, on Cape Cod. Mrs. Elliott Russell of Boston and Mrs. Winslow Warren of Dedham are sisters of the deceased.
OTHER INFORMATION:
Died unmarried.
1860 U. S. census: Ward 10, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA.
1870 U. S. census: Ward 9, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA.
DEATH INFORMATION:
Burial site: Plot 1079.
This tombstone is probably a "cenotaph", which is a marker for a person actually buried elsewhere.
Obituary from the Boston Globe (Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA) on Tuesday, April 13, 1909, page 3, column 1:
FOUNDER OF THE FLOWER MISSION.
Miss Helen Tinkham Dies Suddenly in Naples.
Miss Helen Tinkham, founder of the Boston flower mission and interested in numerous philanthropies, died suddenly Sunday at Naples, Italy. Accompanied by her sister, Miss Alice S. Tinkham, the artist, who was with her when she died, Miss Tinkham went abroad a year ago. They were expected to start for home next week.
Miss Tinkham was the daughter of Spencer and Sarah (Lincoln) Tinkham. She was born in Calais, Me. She made her home in Boston, usually spending the summer at Wianno, on Cape Cod. Mrs. Elliott Russell of Boston and Mrs. Winslow Warren of Dedham are sisters of the deceased.
OTHER INFORMATION:
Died unmarried.
Inscription
IN MEMORY OF
HELEN W. TINKHAM
Died
IN NAPLES, ITALY
April 11, 1909.
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