SMITH, Bertha

1872 - 1908  (35 years)

• Name	SMITH, Bertha
  Birth	Sep 1872	Rexville, Steuben County, NY
  Gender	Female
  Death	6 May 1908	Rochester, Monroe County, NY
  Person ID	I176947	Laur from Germany
  Last Modified	1 Oct 2016

  
  

  Father	SMITH, David
  Family ID	F64642	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	BROWNELL, Grant Rev,   b. Mar 1869, New York d. 2 Feb 1931, Elba, Erie County, NY (Age 61 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1890
  Children	1. BROWNELL, Mary,   b. 12 Jul 1891, New York d. May 1978, Batavia, Genesee County, NY (Age 86 years)   2. BROWNELL, Ethel,   b. 21 Mar 1893, Rexville, Steuben County, NY d. 7 Feb 1968, Ransomville, Niagara County, NY (Age 74 years)   3. BROWNELL, Mabel Gladys,   b. 21 Feb 1905, New York d. Oct 1995, Waverly, Tioga County, NY (Age 90 years)   4. BROWNELL, Earl (Sidney),   b. 19 Oct 1906, Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY d. 30 Jun 1972, Albion, Orleans County, NY (Age 65 years)
  Family ID	F61018	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	18 Oct 2025

  
  

• Notes

  Batavia NY Daily News - 5/7/1908 Mrs. Bertha Brownell. wife of Grant Brownell of Elba, died at 10:30 o'clock last night at the state hospital in Rochester, where she had been an Inmate since October 22d of last year. Mrs. Brownell, who was 35 years of age, suffered a shock of paralysis three years ago last November and had never recovered from Jt. As a result of the paralysis her mind became affected arid it was necessary to take her to the' hospital. About a week ago the paralysis began to affect her throat and on Tuesday night an operation was performed, but It afforded her no relief. Besides her husband Mrs. Brownell is survived by four children, Mary, aged 16; Ethel, 15; Mabel Gladys, 3, and Sidney, 18 months old. Her body was taken today to Rexville, Steuben county, her birthplace, where the funeral .-will be at 11 a. m. on Saturday in the Methodist church, the Rev. S. E. Matthews of Eba offi- ciating.