Mitchell Fraser Bolen

Birth January 5, 1843, Kings County, NY
FatherJohn George Bolen
MotherCatherine A. Fraser
MarriageEmma Augusta Robinson
DeathMay 29, 1904, Bound Brook, NJ
Green Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, NY
Children
George Henry, February 3, 1873
Agnes Humphrey, January 18, 1874-1945
Alice Stuart, February 28, 1876-1929
Grace Robinson, June 29, 1878-1941
Jessie Fraser, January 22, 1879
Elsie Helen, August 29, 1886-1950
Florence Adelaide, February 22,1890-1964

Family history states that, following the Panic of 1893, Mitchell Fraser’s N.Y. insurance company  went bankrupt. He bought a farm in Somerville, N.J., and moved there with his family of  one son and six daughters. Emma was not happy being a farmer’s wife and his son and some of the daughters were also not happy with farming.

Brooklyn Daily Eagle April 24, 1888
Brooklyn Daily Eagle Almanac 1889

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