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Auburn NY Citizen - 5/19/1926

The death of Jacob H. Brodhead
occurred at his home, 7 Van Duyne
Avenue in the Town of Owasco, last
evening after an illness of but a few
days. Mr. Brodhead was born in
Owasco and hid entire life has been
spent in that vicinity where he
leaves a host of friends to mourn
his death. Besides his wife, Louise
Amerman Brodhead, he leaves two
sons, Robert L. Brodhead of this
city and George I. Brodhead of
Owasco; also two grandchifdren or,
this city.
Funeral services will be held from
the home Friday afternoon at 2
o'clock with concluding services
and burial in Owasco Rural Cemetery

Jacob married AMERMAN, Louisa about 1875. Louisa (daughter of AMERMAN, Ira and BRINKERHOFF, Sarah) was born about 1853 in Niles, Cayuga County, NY; died on 9 Oct 1928 in Auburn, Cayuga County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Auburn NY Free Press - 5/15/1941

BRODHEAD-Suddenly Saturday
afternoon, May 10, at Clifton
Springs, Robert L. Brodhead, Sr.
of 59 Lake Avenue, Auburn. Private
services were held Tuesday
afternoon. Burial was made in
Soule Cemetery.

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Auburn NY Citizen Advertiser - 5/12/1941

Private funeral services for Robert L. Brodhead, 65, of 50 Lake
Avenue, well known Auburn carpenter-contractor, who was killed in
an automobile accident Saturday afternon, almost ten miles east of
Canandaigua, will be held Tuesday afternoon at the Langhorn Funeral
Home, 45 East Genesee Street.
Rev. Richard J. Blocker, pastor
Sand Beech Church, will officiate.
Burial will be in State
Cemetery. Friends have been Invited
to call at 81 East Genesee
Street this evening.
the accident was Investigated by
State Trooper Robert Flaherty of
the Canaudalgua patrol and Depth
ty Sheriff Victor Campbell of Canaadalgua.
It was at an intersection
on the Phelps-Manchester highway
that the accident happened.
According to the officer* who Investigated,
Mr. Brodhead was driving
west en the main highway.
With Mr. Brodhead was his wife,
Mrs. Mary Vandenbosch Brodhead.
From a side road came a car op-
erated by Paul DeCook, 27, of
Newark. Wayne County. Biding
with De Cook were three small
children. The ears collided at the
Intersection and the impact shored
the Brodhead car into a telephone
pole beef de the pavement, throwing
Mr. Brodhead oat and crashing
him between the pole and the automobile.
He died almost Instantly.
Mrs. Brodhead was taken to the
Clifton Springs Sanatorium, suffering
from shock aad braises. Her
condition proved to be not serious
and she was to be brought to Auburn
today. DeCook sustained a
knee injury.
Coroner S. F. Kutt .of Clifton
Springs is investigating the fatality.
Mr. and Mrs. Brodhead were
on their way to visit friends in
Rochester when the accident happened.
Victim Widely Known
Mr. Brodhead had been engaged
in business as a contractor
and carpenter in Auburn many
years, achieving a reputation as
a highly skilled workman and
was much in demand.
Besides his wife, Mr. Brodhead
is survived by a son, Robert L.
Brodhead, Jr., connected with the
city engineer's department; a
daughter, Helen M. Brodhead, a
teat her at Tuckahoe, N. Y.; and a
brother, George I. Brodhead of
Auburn.
Mr. Brodhead was a member of
Auburn Lodge, 481, F. A A. M.;
David's Chapter, 34, Royal Arch
Masons; Salem Town Commandery,
16, of Knights Templar;
Damascus Temple of Rochester
aad Auburn Lodge of Elks.

Family/Spouse: VANDENBOSCH, Mary P. Mary (daughter of VANDENBOSCH, John Henry and Mary P) was born in Mar 1879 in PA; died on 10 Nov 1964 in Auburn, Cayuga County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Auburn NY Citizen Advertiser - 5/29/1950

Taken suddenly ill on Sunday
while enroute with a friend to
place Memorial Day flowers on
family burial lots in Moravia and
Owasco, George I. Brodhead, 71,
of 33 Grover Street, died of a
heart attack before the mission
was completed.
Later, the visits to the resting
peaces of Mr. Brodhead's relatives
was completed by Clinton B. Ferguson
of 54 Chedell Place who
was driving the car in which the
two men rode when Mr. Brodhead
collapsed.
Deputy Sheriff John Sozansky,
to' whom Mr. Ferguson made a
report, stated that the latter told,
him Mr. Brodhead complained of
not feeling well and asked that
Ferguson take over the driving,
while they were at Indian Mound,
Moravia, cemetery.
While Mr. Fergueon was driving
the car back toward Auburn,
he informed the sheriff's deputy,
Mr. Brodhead collapsed and died
almost immediately. Mr. Ferguson
parked the ear at the side of
the road and hastened to the
summer home of Police Officer
John Major of Auburn, whence
he telephoned to the sheriff's
department.
Coroner Norman L. Woodford
of Union Springs was also notified.
After an investigation, he
attributed dearth to a coronary
condition. Before returning to
Auburn, Mr. Ferguson completed
the placing of flowers as he and
Mr. Brodhead had planned. He
was still deeply affected by the
shock of his friend's sudden
death.
Services for Mr. Brodhead will
be held at 2 p. m. Wednesday at
the Lan?ham Funeral Home.
Erurlal will be In Soule Cemetery.
Calling hours at tbe funeral
home will be from 7 to 9 p. m
today and Tuesday.
Surviving Mr. Brodhead, who
for many years was a carpenter
employed on work in Auburn and
vicinity, are a nephew, Robert L.
Brodhead of Auburn, and a niece.
Mrs. Howard L. Falrchild of
Ithaca.
Mr. Brodhead was born February
16, 1879. in Owasco. Recently
he had been an Inspector
for the city on the Belmont tract
project.
Mr. Brodhead was a member
of the Cayuga County Sportsmen's
Association and of Aubura
Lodge, 474, B.P.O. Elks.

Robert married MULDOON, Mildred E about Oct 1940 in Auburn, Cayuga County, NY. Mildred (daughter of MULDOON, Frank) was born on 29 Mar 1912; died on 21 Apr 1993 in Auburn, Cayuga County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Helen married FAIRCHILD, Howard N on 14 Sep 1944 in Auburn, Cayuga County, NY. Howard (son of FAIRCHILD, Charles H) was born on 16 Nov 1906; died on 1 Sep 1990 in Ithaca, Tompkins County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]