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    Emma H Cressy

    Birth: 1845

    Death: 11-22-1929

    Alternate Surname: Cressey

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Emma H. Cressy Bowers was the daughter of Rev. Ebore Harrison Cressey and Amanda (Wilbore) Cressy. She is referenced in Frances "Fanny" Seward's 1858-1859 diary when Fanny attempts to call at her home. She may be referenced in a letter written by French instructor, Edward Masse, to Frances Miller Seward, dated May 13, 1859, in which he inquires whether she could be a potential student for classes he hoped to have in Auburn. He wrote "Dear Madam do you think that I could form a class in French as I did last summer, & Mr Bush Jr and Miss Hall, Miss Cressey, if I remember right told me when I left your city they would like to continue to take lesson if I return." Emma married Thomas S. P. Bowers.

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Emma H. Cressy Bowers was the daughter of Rev. Ebore Harrison Cressey and Amanda (Wilbore) Cressy. She is referenced in Frances "Fanny" Seward's 1858-1859 diary when Fanny attempts to call at her home. She may be referenced in a letter written by French instructor, Edward Masse, to Frances Miller Seward, dated May 13, 1859, in which he inquires whether she could be a potential student for classes he hoped to have in Auburn. He wrote "Dear Madam do you think that I could form a class in French as I did last summer, & Mr Bush Jr and Miss Hall, Miss Cressey, if I remember right told me when I left your city they would like to continue to take lesson if I return." Emma married Thomas S. P. Bowers.

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Book or Book Chapter
Book or Monograph Title: 
The Wildbores in America: A Family Tree
Author(s) or Editor(s): 
John Reid Wilbor
Publisher Location: 
St. Paul, MN
Publisher Name: 
John Reid Wilbor
Year: 
1907
Start Page: 
120
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Ancestry.com
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Citation URL: 
Ancestry.com
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Ancestry.com
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Citation Notes: 
Source Citation New York Department of Health; Albany, NY; NY State Death Index Source Information Ancestry.com. New York, U.S., Death Index, 1852-1956 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2017. Original data: NY State Death Index, New York Department of Health, Albany, NY.