Florence Victoria May Ostrom (1890 - 1891) Born in Toronto, in May of 1890,(1) Florence had a very short life. Frances would soon be alone with the new infant as Simeon would leave and marry another woman in October of the same year.
I have no knowledge of how or why she died but I know that the house where Frances lived at the time with her parents and four siblings, as well as her own five children was crowded.(2) Frances would have been distraught during her pregnancy being left alone to raise five children on her own with little means. One can only imagine the stress that would have put on her and the unborn child. The baby lived but eleven months and died after contracting whooping cough April 21 1891.(3) She is buried in the Necropolis Cemetery in Toronto in a grave for the poor.(4)(5) |
Citations
(1) B. 1890 Ostrom Florence Victoria May
(2) C. 1891 Census of Canada Census Place: St Mathews Ward, York East, Ontario; Roll: T-6379; Family No: 341
(3) D. 1891 Ostrom Florence Victoria May Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1946 Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Collection: MS935; Reel: 63
(4) Bur. 1891 Ostrom Florence Victoria May Ontario, Canada, Toronto Trust Cemeteries, 1826-1989 Toronto Trust Cemeteries; Toronto, Canada; Cemetery: Necropolis Cemetery; Volume: 07; Year Range: 1883-1891
(5) Bur.1891 Ostrom Florence Victoria May Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
(1) B. 1890 Ostrom Florence Victoria May
(2) C. 1891 Census of Canada Census Place: St Mathews Ward, York East, Ontario; Roll: T-6379; Family No: 341
(3) D. 1891 Ostrom Florence Victoria May Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1946 Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Collection: MS935; Reel: 63
(4) Bur. 1891 Ostrom Florence Victoria May Ontario, Canada, Toronto Trust Cemeteries, 1826-1989 Toronto Trust Cemeteries; Toronto, Canada; Cemetery: Necropolis Cemetery; Volume: 07; Year Range: 1883-1891
(5) Bur.1891 Ostrom Florence Victoria May Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current