The Result of Collaboration

A while back, I worked with a distant cousin, Ellie, for a few weeks on one of the Vincent lines - my inbox blew up! I had so much fun and the results of our joint efforts were amazing!

We worked together on John I Vincent and Mary Clements.  Her 5x maternal grandfather I believe, and my 3rd cousin, 6x removed.

We started with their son Thomas and the information from the Vincent Family Book of 1996 by Sheridan Vincent:

Thomas Vincent born 30 November 1803; married Matilda Taylor; died 3 August 1842 at age 38.  Matilda Taylor was born 30 November 1802.  She died 30 July 1847 at age 44. 8 children were listed: Mary Ann, John Taylor, Mary S, Judson, Emily Ann, Elosa, Frances Amelia and Mary August.

A puzzling piece of information that couldn't be over looked was the cemetery listing in Victory that showed the information for a Jonathan & Matilda V Irish where she died on the same date combined with the cemetery listing in Saratoga Co.  It strongly suggested that there were 2 women and that the information had gotten mixed up somehow.

Ellie shared the 1850 Dix, NY census she had found where it showed two Vincent girls living with Rockwell and Matilda Rood, speculating that Frances was going by Amelia - and she was right - but who were the Roods to them?

The turning point was when I stumbled across an article about an "Aged Party", a farewell for Matilda who was going to live near her sons in Brockport.  Another Woot! when I found an 1890 obit for a Mrs Matilda Vincent!

It listed a daughter, Mrs Isaac Clement which turned out to be Eloise!  And more research revealed that Frances Amelia had married John Philip Coons - sadly she died 2 years after getting married.  

Not only have we corrected the death date for Matilda Taylor but also we have found 2 more children for Thomas & Matilda - of the 8 children, 4 are resolved!

How amazing!  It was soo much fun working with a collaborator who was and is as enthusiastic about all of this as I am!  

AND - AND - AND -  we made another huge breakthrough!