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About Gertrude Mary Trowbridge
Gertrude Mary Trowbridge (Sherman)
Gertrude was the daughter of John Taylor and Julia Champion (Deming) Sherman; born, May 5, 1867, at Brooklyn, New York; married, August 17, 1896, at Great Neck, Long Island, Alexander Buel Trowbridge, son of Major General Luther Stephen and Julia Maria (Buel) Trowbridge, who was born, September 3, 1868, at Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan; BS in Architecture, Cornell University, 1890.
Children (Trowbridge):
i. Sherman (9), b. May 23, 1897 in Ithaca, New York
ii. Alexander Buel, Jr., b. December 19, 1899 in Ithaca, New York
iii. Alice (twin), b. December 19, 1899 in Ithaca, New York
iv. Stephen Van Rensselaer, b. August 15, 1907 in Sands Point, Long Island; d. April 28, 1914.
On April 13, 1923, Gertrude Sherman Trowbridge applied for a U.S. Passport in New York City. She "was born at Brooklyn, in the State of New York, on or about the fifth day of May, 1867, that my husband, Alexander Buel Trowbridge, was born in Detroit, Michigan and is now residing at 8 Chestnut Street, Flushing, Long Island, New York." She will travel "to visit my son at Oxford," and visit the British Isles, Sweden and Norway, leaving New York aboard the "President Polk" on May 16, 1923. Her photo is attached to her application.
Her physical description was:
Age: 55 years
Stature: 5 feet, 8 inches
Forehead: High
Eyes: Blue
Nose: Broad
Mouth: Medium
Chin: Round
Hair: Brown & Gray
Complexion: Medium
Face: Oval
On June 19, 1906, Alexander and Gertrude Trowbridge returned to the Port of New York aboard the "Morro Castle" from Havana, Cuba. On July 23, 1923, She and her son, Alexander, returned from Cherbourg, France. On September 19, 1932, She and her husband returned from Southampton, England. On October 2, 1934, She and her husband returned from Vera Cruz, Mexico, aboard the "Siboney,"
From, "Sherman genealogy, including families of Essex, Suffolk and Norfolk, England," P. 343
Gertrude Mary Sherman, b. May 5, 1867; m. at Great Neck, New York, August 17, 1896, Alexander Buel Trowbridge
From "The Washington Post," Washington, D.C., October 16, 1945,
Trowbridge, Gertrude Sherman. On Saturday, October 13, 1945, at the summer residence of her daughter, Gibson Island, Maryland, Gertrude Sherman Trowbridge, wife of Alexander Buel Trowbridge and mother of Mrs. L. Corinne Strong, Alexander Buel Trowbridge, Jr., and Lt. Colonel Sherman Trowbridge of Washington, D.C. Services and interment private.
Name: Gertrude Sherman
Age: 13
Birth Date: About 1867
Birthplace: New York
Home in 1880: Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA
Street: Union Street
House Number: 206
Dwelling Number: 238
Race:White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: John Sherman
Father's Birthplace: Connecticut
Mother's Name: Julia Sherman
Mother's Birthplace: New York
Occupation: At School
Attended School: Yes
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members (Name) Age Relationship
John Sherman 47 Self (Head)
Julia Sherman 43 Wife
Charles Sherman 18 Son
Alice Sherman 16 Daughter
Gertrude Sherman 13 Daughter
Nellie Sherman 11 Daughter
Frederick Sherman 8 Son
1880 United States Federal Census
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Gertrude Mary Trowbridge's Timeline
| 1867 |
May 5, 1867
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Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, United States
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| 1897 |
May 23, 1897
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Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan
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| 1899 |
December 19, 1899
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Ithaca, Tompkins County, New York, United States
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December 19, 1899
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Ithaca, Tompkins Co., New York
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August 15, 1907
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Sands Point, Nassau County, New York, United States
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| 1945 |
October 13, 1945
Age 78
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Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States
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