Rosetta Ann Franks1

#12055, (9 May 1877-10 February 1958)
Pedigree
ChartsThe Meekhams of Shoreham
Birth*9 MAY 1877 Rosetta Ann Franks was born on 9 MAY 1877 at Millwall, London, EnglandG.2 
Residence*30 MAR 1891 She lived at 48 The Crescent Road, East Ham, Essex, EnglandG.3 
Marriage*12 JUL 1897 She married John Bunce Saker, son of John Bunce Saker and Harriet Sanders, on 12 JUL 1897 at St Mary the Virgin Church, Plaistow, Essex, EnglandG.4 
Residence*30 MAR 1901 Rosetta Ann Franks and John Bunce Saker lived at 10 Lansdown Road, Plaistow, Essex, EnglandG, together with David Willam Saker and Harriett Sarah Ann Saker.5 
Immigration*12 AUG 1906 Rosetta Ann Franks immigrated on 12 AUG 1906 to Montreal, Ontario, CanadaG.6 
Residence6 JUN 1911 She and John Bunce Saker lived at King Street, Milford, Prince Edward, Ontario, CanadaG, together with David Willam Saker, Harriett Sarah Ann Saker, Rose Saker, Lillian Dorothy Saker, John Bunce Saker and Vera Margery Saker.7 
Marriage*27 SEP 1916 Rosetta Ann Franks married Wilfred Van Gesen on 27 SEP 1916 at Picton, Prince Edward, Ontario, CanadaG.8 
ImmigrationDEC 1916 Rosetta Ann Franks immigrated in DEC 1916 to Cape Vincent, Jefferson, New York, USAG.9 
Residence8 JAN 1920 She lived at 603 Kent Street, Rome, Oneida, New York, USAG, together with David Willam Saker, Harriett Sarah Ann Saker, Rose Saker, Lillian Dorothy Saker, John Bunce Saker, Vera Margery Saker, Florence Grace Saker and Edward Wilfred Van Gesen.10 
(Witness) Residence5 APR 1940 Rosetta Ann Franks lived with Florence Grace Saker at 702 Clark Street, Rome, Oneida, New York, USAG.11 
Death*10 FEB 1958 Rosetta Ann Franks died on 10 FEB 1958 at Rome, Oneida, New York, USAG, aged 80.12 
Note*11 FEB 1958 She is remembered.
Mrs. Rosetta Van Gesen, 80, died last night at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Seth Sexton, River Rd. She had been in poor health for some time.
Mrs. Van Gesen was born in London, England, on May 9, 1877, daughter of William and Sarah Franks. On July 12, 1897; she was married to John B. Saker, who died Feb. 10, 1915. She was married to Wilfred Van Gesen on Sept 27, 1916 in Canada.
Mrs. Van Gesen had resided in Rome since her second marriage and was a member of Zion Episcopal Church. She was educated in London.
Surviving are five daughters, Mrs. Otto (Harriett) Engelbrecht, Mrs. James P. (Rose) Kehoe, Mrs. Lloyd (Lillian) Blood and Mrs. Sexton, all of Rome, and Mrs. Garry (Vera) Spink, Blossvale, three sons, David and John Saker and Edward Van Gesen, all of Rome, a sister, Mrs. Joseph Smith, London, England; 19 grandchildren and14 great grandchildren.
on 11 FEB 1958.13 
Burial* She was buried at Townsend Cemetery, Floyd, Oneida, New York, USAG.14 

Family 1

John Bunce Saker b. 11 Feb 1878, d. 10 Feb 1915
Marriage*12 JUL 1897 She married John Bunce Saker, son of John Bunce Saker and Harriet Sanders, on 12 JUL 1897 at Plaistow, EssexG.4 
Children

Family 2

Wilfred Van Gesen b. 5 Oct 1889, d. Oct 1966
Marriage*27 SEP 1916 Rosetta Ann Franks married Wilfred Van Gesen on 27 SEP 1916 at Picton, Prince Edward, OntarioG.8 
Child
Last Edited30 Nov 2020

Citations

  1. [S69] England & Wales Marriages 1538-1940, marriage; John Bunce Sakr, 21, father John Bunce, & Rosetta Ann Franks, St Mary the Virgin, Plaistow, Essex.
  2. [S17] BMD indices, birth, Poplar, London, Apr-Jun 1877, vol 1c 704.
  3. [S46] Extracted from the 1891 census, with parents & siblings.
  4. [S69] England & Wales Marriages 1538-1940, marriage; John Bunce Sakr, 21, father John Bunce, & Rosetta Ann Franks, St Mary the Virgin, Plaistow, Essex. Also West Ham, Jul-Sep 1897, vol 4a 173.
  5. [S35] Extracted from the 1901 census.
  6. [S95] Canada, Ocean Arrivals, Canada Arriving passengers at Montreal from London. destination Picton.
  7. [S111] Canada Census, census 1911.
  8. [S131] Ancestry Trees, Bailey Family Tree; Wilfred Van Gesen, 1889-1966. note discrepancy in birth place.
  9. [S59] USPRI, Canada-US Border Crossings, Dec 1916. nos 25-30, p 99. Milford, ON to Rome, NY.
  10. [S41] US census, 1920, recorded as divorced.
  11. [S98] US Census 1940.
  12. [S131] Ancestry Trees, Bailey Family Tree; Wilfred Van Gesen, 1889-1966. not docs.
  13. [S66] Obit., Rome Sentinal.
  14. [S54] Internet source/web sites inc. trees, burial with obit. findagrave.com, #13218690. Note children also.
  15. [S111] Canada Census, census 1911.
  16. [S118] Canada BMD Index.
  17. [S131] Ancestry Trees, Bailey Family Tree; Wilfred Van Gesen, 1889-1966.