Edwin Smith Thorpe

1846 - 1933  (87 years)

• Name	Edwin Smith Thorpe  [1]
  Birth	8 Jan 1846	Barbados, West Indies   [1, 2]
  Christening	25 Apr 1846	St. Joseph, Barbados   [3]
  Gender	Male
  Immigration	1862  [2]
  Occupation	1880  [1]
  Engineer in a mill
  Residence	1880  [1]
  	Cinnaminson, Burlington, New Jersey, United States
  Occupation	1900  [2]
  Marine engineer
  Residence	1900  [2]
  	1124 South Third Street, Camden, Camden, New Jersey, United States (house was rented)
  Occupation	1910  [4]
  Engineer in the laundry industry
  Residence	1910  [4]
  	Philadephia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (rented house)
  Occupation	1920  [5]
  Engineer at a mill
  Residence	1920  [5]
  	2209 Hancock Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
  _HASHTAG	DNA Match TMS: Matthew Paul
  	Ancestry of Matthew Paul (AncestryDNA)
  Death	18 Jan 1933	Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States   [6]
  	Cause: Generalized arteriosclerosis and myocardial defraction
  Age	87 years
  Burial	21 Jan 1933	Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
  	Address: 4301 North Front Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19140 United States
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	William Henry Thorpe,   b. 27 Jul 1822, Barbados, West Indies d. 14 Jun 1870, Barbados, West Indies  (Age 47 years)  (Father)  Sarah Frances Carrington,   b. 18 Jun 1826, Barbados, West Indies d. Yes, date unknown  (Mother)
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  Person ID	I2132	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	9 Oct 2021

  
  

  Father	William Henry Thorpe,   b. 27 Jul 1822, Barbados, West Indies d. 14 Jun 1870, Barbados, West Indies (Age 47 years)
  Mother	Sarah Frances Carrington,   b. 18 Jun 1826, Barbados, West Indies d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F924	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary E. Paul,   b. 24 Feb 1858, , , New Jersey, United States d. 10 Apr 1925, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	4 Jul 1877	Camden, Camden, New Jersey, United States   [2]
  Age at Marriage	He : 31 years and 6 months - She : 19 years and 5 months.
  Children	4 sons and 3 daughters
  1. Blanche Albertha Thorpe,   b. 14 Sep 1878, Cinnaminson, Burlington, New Jersey, United States d. 11 Aug 1974, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (Age 95 years) â–» William Green Diem  m. 1902   2. Archibald Vincent Thorpe,   b. 2 Feb 1880, Burlington, Burlington, New Jersey, United States d. 28 Dec 1928, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (Age 48 years)   3. William Thorpe   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Florence Thorpe   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Edwin Sylvester Thorpe,   b. 18 Mar 1881, Cinnaminson, Burlington, New Jersey, United States d. 26 Mar 1944, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (Age 63 years) â–» Cora I. Chambers  m. Yes, date unknow   6. Evaline May Thorpe,   b. 3 Dec 1892, Camden, Camden, New Jersey, United States d. 18 Jun 1965, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (Age 72 years) â–» Stanley John Nelson  m. Yes, date unknown;   Christopher Karcher  m. Yes, date unknow   7. Lillian May Thorpe,   b. 15 Mar 1893, Camden, Camden, New Jersey, United States d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	3 Nov 2014
  Family ID	F736	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 8 Jan 1846 - Barbados, West Indies Christening - 25 Apr 1846 - St. Joseph, Barbados Marriage - 4 Jul 1877 - Camden, Camden, New Jersey, United States Death - Cause: Generalized arteriosclerosis and myocardial defraction - 18 Jan 1933 - Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Burial - Address: 4301 North Front Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19140 United States - 21 Jan 1933 - Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S65] 1880 Federal Census. [S19] 1900 Federal Census. [S225] Carribbean Births and Baptisms, 1590-1928, ((www.familysearch.org)), 15 Jun 2011, ). (Reliability: 3). [S17] 1910 Federal Census. [S55] 1920 Federal Census. [S6] Letter Correspondence (Reliability: 3). From Ruth Ann Ruebeck (Carol Holt). EMail date 8/5/2005.