McNary, John Joslin
Birth
John Joslin McNary was born on 4 Aug 1850 in Berne, Albany County, NY. He was the son of Elijah McNary and Sally Martha Barton.
Occupation
John was a stonecutter.
Marriage & Children
John married first, Agnes Sigsbee, a daughter of Jacob Sigsbee and Elizabeth Simmons at about 1870 in Albany County, NY. Agnes was born on 8 Feb 1852 in the Town of New Scotland, (probably Clarksville) NY. She died on 18 Apr 1886 in Albany, Albany Co., NY. She was buried in St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery, Sand Creek Road, Albany, NY.
John and Agnes had the following children:
- George Wesley McNary-246 was born on 17 Aug 1872 in Albany, Albany County, NY. He died on 15 Jul 1957 in Albany, Albany Co., NY. He was buried in the Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, Albany Co., NY. George married Rhoda Elizabeth McNary a daughter of Joseph Addison McNary and Esther Olive Tolhurst on 15 Jun 1898 in Watervliet NY. Rhoda was born on 26 Apr 1878 in Watervliet Albany Co., NY. She died on 22 Dec 1918 in Albany, NY. She was buried in Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, Albany Co., NY.
- Charles Frederick McNary was born on 30 Nov 1879 in Albany, Albany County, NY. He died on 23 Jan 1880 in Albany, Albany County, NY. He was buried in St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery, Sand Creek Road, Albany, NY.
- Jacob Albert McNary was born on 7 Oct 1881 in Albany, Albany County, NY. He died on 17 Dec 1946 in Albany, Albany County, NY. He was buried in St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery, Sand Creek Road, Albany, NY. Jacob married Bertha Elvira Hunt a daughter of Stephen Clarence Hun and Eva Vannettia Shafer in 1905 in Albany, NY. Bertha was born on 26 Feb 1883 in Dyshart, Tama Co., Iowa. She died on 19 Oct 1929 in Albany, Albany County, NY. She was buried in St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery, Sand Creek Road, Albany, NY.
John married secondly, Susan J. Ryan(Simmons) about 1891 in Albany, NY. Susan was born in 1843 in NY . She was previously married to Russell Simmons, the son of Andrew Simmons and Sally Miller. John's mother-in-law, Elizabeth, was a sister to Andrew Simmons. Susan died in 1921 in Albany Co., NY. She was buried in St. John's Lutheran Cemetery, Albany, NY. John and Susan had no children
Death
John died on 10 Jan 1940 in Albany, Albany Co., NY. He was buried in 1940 in St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery, Sand Creek Road, Albany, NY. His wife, Agnes, died on 18 Apr 1886 in Albany, Albany Co., NY and was buried in St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery, Sand Creek Road, Albany, NY. His second wife, Susan, died in 1921 in Albany Co., NY. She was buried in St. John's Lutheran Cemetery, Albany, NY.
Obituary
Obit: Albany New York Times Union, January 12, 1940
M’NARY-On Wednesday, January 10, 1940, at his home, 252 Yates street; John J., husband of the late Susan Simmons McNary, father of George W. and J. Albert McNary.
Services at the Brasure Funeral church 342 Hamilton St., on Friday afternoon at 2 o’clock.
Friends may call at the funeral church Thursday evening. Schenectady papers please copy.
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