Emma A. Messinger
Emma A. Messinger was born on December 7, 1840, in Canton, Massachusetts, to Vernon and Adeline Messinger. Her father was a silk manufacturer who owned $10,000 of real estate and $8,000 of personal property by 1860. The family lived in Canton until the 1850s, when they moved to Boston, Massachusetts. She never married, and by 1900, she was helping to care for her elderly mother. She died on April 30, 1924.
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(5327)Messinger, Emma A.1840-12-071924-04-30
  • Conflict Side: Union
  • Role: Civilian
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  • Gender: Female
  • Race: White

Documents - Records: 1

  • (15294) [recipient] ~ Elmar A. Messinger Diary, 1862

People - Records: 3

  • (5327) Messinger, Emma A. is the [sibling of] (5324) Messinger, Elmar A.
  • (5327) Messinger, Emma A. is the [child of] (5325) Messinger, Vernon A.
  • (5327) Messinger, Emma A. is the [child of] (5326) Messinger, Adeline

Places - Records: 1

  • (1450) [birth] ~ Canton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts

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1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, and 1900 United States Federal Censuses, available from Ancestry.com; Massachusetts Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, available from Ancestry.com