Robert Daniel Crosby

1869 - 1940  (71 years)

• Name	Robert Daniel Crosby
  	to US
  Birth	Oct 1869	Canada   [1, 7]
  Census	1900 (30 years)	Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1]
  In the 1900 US Census he was recorded, age 30, living on 84 North Main Street, Orange, Massachusetts. He was employed as a station agent.
  Census	1910 (40 years)	Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [2]
  In the 1910 US Census he was recorded, age 41, living on 85 West Main Street, Orange, Massachusetts.
  Census	1920 (50 years)	Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [3]
  In the 1920 US Census he was recorded, age 51, living on 19 Howe Street, Orange, Massachusetts. He was a railroad agent and a naturalized citizen.
  Occupation	1926 (56 years)	Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [11]
  In 1926 he was employed by the Boston and Maine Railroad.
  Census	1930 (60 years)	Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [4]
  In the 1930 US Census he was recorded, age 61, living on 19 Howe Street, Orange, Massachusetts. He was a railroad agent.
  Census	1940 (70 years)	Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [5]
  In the 1940 US Census he was recorded, age 71, living on 19 Howe Street, Orange, Massachusetts.
  Death	15 Dec 1940	Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [6, 7, 10, 12]
  Burial	Aft 15 Dec 1940	South Cemetery, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. South Cemetery, Orange, Massachusetts   [7]
  	Gravestone of Robert and Josie Crosby and their daughter Barbara Plot: blk 4 lot 1 sp 2
  Person ID, Branch	I754
  Last Modified	5 Jul 2025

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 1	Josie Lena Rich,   b. 4 Apr 1870, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 10 May 1925, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 55 years)
  Marriage	16 Aug 1892	Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 9]
  	Marriage Record of Josie Rich and Robert Crosby
  Age at Marriage	He : 22 years and 10 months - She : 22 years and 4 months.
  Children	1895  [1]
  1. Barbara Crosby (1895-1979)
  Family ID	F8707	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Jun 2025

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 2	Cora May Harding,   b. 9 Jun 1868, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 23 Oct 1952, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 84 years)  Other Partners: Everett Daniel Ward  m. 22 Oct 1885
  Marriage	23 May 1926	Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [6, 8, 11, 12]
  Age at Marriage	He : 56 years and 7 months - She : 57 years and 11 months.
  Information	The marriage was kept a secret until Tuesday, the 25th, when the marriage certificate was returned to the town clerk's office.  [11]
  Family ID	F377	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Sep 2021

  
  

• Pedigree

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• Event Map		Birth - Oct 1869 - Canada Marriage - 16 Aug 1892 - Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Census - 1900 - Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Census - 1910 - Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Census - 1920 - Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Occupation - 1926 - Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Marriage - 23 May 1926 - Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Census - 1930 - Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Census - 1940 - Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Death - 15 Dec 1940 - Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Burial - Aft 15 Dec 1940 - South Cemetery, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S137] Bureau of the Census, 1900 U.S. Federal Census , (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004), Year: 1900; Census Place: Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts; Page: 10; Enumeration District: 0494; FHL microfilm: 1240649. [S186] Bureau of the Census, 1910 U.S. Federal Census , (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 20), Year: 1910; Census Place: Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts; Roll: T624_589; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 0513; FHL microfilm: 1374602. [S26] Bureau of the Census, 1920 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010), Year: 1920; Census Place: Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts; Roll: T625_698; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 124. [S20] Bureau of the Census, 1930 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002), Year: 1930; Census Place: Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts; Roll: 904; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0032; Image: 900.0; FHL microfilm: 2340639. [S21] Bureau of the Census, 1940 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012), Year: 1940; Census Place: Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts; Roll: m-t0627-01592; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 6-52. [S3] Brodeur, Diane , Descendants of Ruth Melinda Delvey, (Oxford, Massachusetts: manuscript, 1981). [S14] Ancestry.com, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current® http://findagrave.com, (Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Memorial ID 51598419 Robert Daniel Crosby. [S247] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Massachusetts, Marriage Index, 1901-1955 and 1966-1970, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013). [S133] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Massachusetts, Marriage Records, 1840-1915, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013), Marriage Record of Josie Rich and Robert Crosby. [S17] Department of Public Health, Registry of Vital Records and Statistics. Massachusetts, Massachusetts, Death Index, 1901-1980, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013). [S494] News Article: Ward-Crosby Marrage, (unknown newpaper, 1926). [S2033] Obituary of Cora M. Crosby, (Springfield, Massachusetts: Springfield Union, 24 October 1952, Page 9).