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Rosannah <I>Witter</I> Green

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Rosannah Witter Green

Birth
Brookfield, Madison County, New York, USA
Death
27 Dec 1893 (aged 89)
New Auburn, Sibley County, Minnesota, USA
Burial
New Auburn, Sibley County, Minnesota, USA GPS-Latitude: 44.6781926, Longitude: -94.2256279
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Aged 89 Yrs. 9 Mos. & 4 Dy's
Wife of Wells [Kenyon] Green.
Shares stone with Wells. Rosannah's inscription faces west, Wells inscription faces east.
(Submitted by Delilia Duffy)


At New Auburn, Minn., Dec. 27, 1893, Mrs. Rosanna Green, in the 90th year of her age. Sister Green was born in Brookfield, N. Y., Mar. 23, 1804, and died at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. J. W. Crosby. She became a Christian in early life, in 1838 was married to Wells H. Green, and with him united with the Seventh-day Baptist Church at Watson, N. Y. Eight years later they moved to Hounsfield, Jefferson Co., N. Y., and united with the church of that place. Here they lived for six years, when they moved to Boone Co., Ill., and united with the church at Walworth, Wis. This was their home for nine years, when they went to Walworth in 1863. The following year they came to New Auburn, Minn. Dea. Green died in August, 1887. Since then sister Green has made it her home with her daughters. Mrs. Green was a great worker to the last. She loved the cause of her Lord and gave liberally to support the gospel. She was taken with la grippe and suffered much for a few days. A. G. C.

(Transcribed by Jon Saunders - Nov 7, 2007
Categories: 1850's Settlers, New Auburn, Minnesota, The Sabbath Recorder Obituary, Walworth, Wisconsin 'The Sabbath Recorder', Vol 50, No 2, p 32, Jan. 11, 1894).
(Submitted by Jean Jorgensen, Great-Great Granddaughter, 2-17-2011)

Their daughter, AnJanette Green Burdick Walker, died during a visit with her son, Eldon G. Burdick, in Minneapolis, MN. Her body was buried to the south side of her parents' stone. There is no inscription with her name on it, but her burial is recorded in the cemetery records.
(Submitted by Jean Jorgensen, Great-Granddaughter of AnJanette).

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the family is on 1860 leroy twp. boone co., illinois census. leland is a 18 year old son of rosanna & wells green. born ny. illinois boone co. muster rolls = leland k. greene cpl. co. k. 95th illinois inft. 21 as of aug. 1, 1862 poplar grove, boone co. enlistment. born ny. died aug. 25, 1963 memphis, tenn.. put this on rosannah's biography.
(Submitted by Martin Johnson #47781803, on Feb 28, 2014).

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1883 sibley co. minn. veteran pensioners list. rosannah green - mother (of a deceased veteran). of new auburn, sibley co.. $8.00 a month pension. put this in her biography. see pension application for detailed inf.. Submitted by Martin Johnson #47781803, on Feb 28, 2014).
Aged 89 Yrs. 9 Mos. & 4 Dy's
Wife of Wells [Kenyon] Green.
Shares stone with Wells. Rosannah's inscription faces west, Wells inscription faces east.
(Submitted by Delilia Duffy)


At New Auburn, Minn., Dec. 27, 1893, Mrs. Rosanna Green, in the 90th year of her age. Sister Green was born in Brookfield, N. Y., Mar. 23, 1804, and died at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. J. W. Crosby. She became a Christian in early life, in 1838 was married to Wells H. Green, and with him united with the Seventh-day Baptist Church at Watson, N. Y. Eight years later they moved to Hounsfield, Jefferson Co., N. Y., and united with the church of that place. Here they lived for six years, when they moved to Boone Co., Ill., and united with the church at Walworth, Wis. This was their home for nine years, when they went to Walworth in 1863. The following year they came to New Auburn, Minn. Dea. Green died in August, 1887. Since then sister Green has made it her home with her daughters. Mrs. Green was a great worker to the last. She loved the cause of her Lord and gave liberally to support the gospel. She was taken with la grippe and suffered much for a few days. A. G. C.

(Transcribed by Jon Saunders - Nov 7, 2007
Categories: 1850's Settlers, New Auburn, Minnesota, The Sabbath Recorder Obituary, Walworth, Wisconsin 'The Sabbath Recorder', Vol 50, No 2, p 32, Jan. 11, 1894).
(Submitted by Jean Jorgensen, Great-Great Granddaughter, 2-17-2011)

Their daughter, AnJanette Green Burdick Walker, died during a visit with her son, Eldon G. Burdick, in Minneapolis, MN. Her body was buried to the south side of her parents' stone. There is no inscription with her name on it, but her burial is recorded in the cemetery records.
(Submitted by Jean Jorgensen, Great-Granddaughter of AnJanette).

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the family is on 1860 leroy twp. boone co., illinois census. leland is a 18 year old son of rosanna & wells green. born ny. illinois boone co. muster rolls = leland k. greene cpl. co. k. 95th illinois inft. 21 as of aug. 1, 1862 poplar grove, boone co. enlistment. born ny. died aug. 25, 1963 memphis, tenn.. put this on rosannah's biography.
(Submitted by Martin Johnson #47781803, on Feb 28, 2014).

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1883 sibley co. minn. veteran pensioners list. rosannah green - mother (of a deceased veteran). of new auburn, sibley co.. $8.00 a month pension. put this in her biography. see pension application for detailed inf.. Submitted by Martin Johnson #47781803, on Feb 28, 2014).


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