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Funeral Card · primary-source record

Charles Chetham

circa 1873 – March 25, 1889

Died 25 March 1889 · Auburn, New York

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At-a-glance facts

Record type

Funeral Card

Date of death

March 25, 1889

Date of birth

circa 1873

Age at death

16 years

Place of death

Auburn, New York, United States

The funeral card

Brian's Notes

The 1880 census of the 7th Ward, Auburn, Cayuga County, New York enumerates the family:

  • Joshua C. Chetham (self, 37, born Canada, scythe polisher)
  • Addie M. Chetham (wife, 29, born New York, keeping house)
  • Birdella Chetham (daughter, 11, at school)
  • Hattie L. Chetham (daughter, 9, at school)
  • Charles R. Chetham (son, 7, at school, born New York)
  • Lucinda Cowell (mother-in-law, 65, widowed, keeping house, born Vermont)

Charles R., Joshua (his father), Adeline M., and Hattie L. Chetham are all buried in Fort Hill Cemetery, Auburn, New York.

Joshua Chetham, scythe polisher, also appears in the 1900 directory for Auburn, New York, living with Harriet L. and Raymond E. Raymond E. Chetham is buried in Soule Cemetery, Sennett Section, where his WWI information is also recorded. Lucinda Cowell — likely Addie M.'s mother — is buried in Soule Cemetery, Auburn Section, Town of Sennett, New York (LUCINDA E. COWELL 1815–1904); she is buried with another family whose connection to her is not known.

This is an original Cabinet sized Photo of the funeral scene for Charles Chetham, Died 3/25/1889 at Auburn NY at 16 yrs old.

Not the usual funeral or memorial card — the original page notes this is a memorial photograph, probably taken as part of Charles's funeral services.

— Brian, Ancestors at Rest

Sources consulted

  • 1880 U.S. census, 7th Ward, Auburn, Cayuga County, New York — Family History Library film 1254813, NA film T9-0813, page 336A

People named in this record

  • Charles ChethamSubject
  • Joshua C. ChethamMentioned
  • Addie M. ChethamMentioned
  • Birdella ChethamMentioned
  • Hattie L. ChethamMentioned
  • Lucinda CowellMentioned
  • Raymond E. ChethamMentioned

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Source & citation

Source type
Original photograph
Provenance
From the Ancestors at Rest archive — founded 2004 by Brian and substantially built out across two decades by Lorine McGinnis Schulze of Olive Tree Genealogy.
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Ancestors at Rest archive — original contributor not recorded.
Last verified
2026-06-12
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Image vs transcription
Photograph only — the original transcription line described the photo rather than quoting card text; that description now lives in the researcher's notes below

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