Josie Lena Rich

1870 - 1925  (55 years)

• Name	Josie Lena Rich
  	Father: David Osgood Rich (1837-1877) Mother: Laura Jane Ward (1842-1927) [8]
  Census	1870	Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1]
  In the 1870 US Census she was recorded, age 3 months, living in Orange, Massachusetts with her parents.
  Birth	4 Apr 1870	Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [3, 6, 7, 10]
  	Birth Record of Josie L. Rich
  Census	1880 (9 years)	Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [2]
  In the 1880 US Census she was recorded, age 10, living in Orange, Massachusetts with her parents.
  Census	1900 (29 years)	Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [3]
  In the 1900 US Census she was recorded, age 30, living in Orange, Massachusetts.
  Census	1910 (39 years)	Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [4]
  In the 1910 US Census she was recorded, age 40, living in Orange, Massachusetts.
  Census	1920 (49 years)	Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [5]
  In the 1920 US Census she was recorded, age 49, living in Orange, Massachusetts.
  Death	10 May 1925	Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [6, 9, 11]
  Obituary	14 May 1925 (55 years)  [11]
  Her obituary contains several errors. Her middle name is listed as Lynn and she is listed as the widow of Robert D. Crosby. He lived until 1940.
  	Obituary of Josie Lynn Crosby
  Burial	14 May 1925	South Cemetery, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. South Cemetery, Orange, Massachusetts   [6, 11]
  	Gravestone of Robert and Josie Crosby and their daughter Barbara Plot: blk 4 lot 1 sp 2
  Person ID, Branch	I24429
  Last Modified	13 Jun 2025

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Robert Daniel Crosby,   b. Oct 1869, Canada d. 15 Dec 1940, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 71 years)  Other Partners: Cora May Harding  m. 23 May 1926
  Marriage	16 Aug 1892	Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [3, 8]
  	Marriage Record of Josie Rich and Robert Crosby
  Age at Marriage	She : 22 years and 4 months - He : 22 years and 10 months.
  Children	1895  [3]
  1. Barbara Crosby (1895-1979)
  Family ID	F8707	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Jun 2025

  
  

• Pedigree

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• Event Map		Census - 1870 - Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Birth - 4 Apr 1870 - Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Census - 1880 - Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. 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. Death - 10 May 1925 - Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Burial - 14 May 1925 - 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

  [S192] Bureau of the Census, 1870 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), Year: 1870; Census Place: Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts; Roll: M593_615; Page: 353B; Family History Library Film: 552114. [S189] Bureau of the Census, 1880 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010), Year: 1880; Census Place: Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts; Roll: 533; Page: 187B; Enumeration District: 257. [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, Massac. [S14] Ancestry.com, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current® http://findagrave.com, (Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Memorial ID 51598463 Josie Lena Rich Crosby. [S187] Massachusetts, Birth Records, 1840-1915, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 201), Birth Record of Josie L. Rich. [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). [S188] Holbrook Research Institute, Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011), Birth Record of Josie L. Rich. [S2034] Obituary of Josie Lynn Crosby, (Springfield, Massachusetts: Springfield Republican, 14 May 1925, Page 14).