Alfred James Boniface, Jr.

1886 - 1978  (91 years)

• Name	Alfred James Boniface  [1, 2]
  Suffix	Jr.
  Born	8 Mar 1886	New York, New York Co., NY, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Census	7 Jun 1900	Manhattan, New York Co., NY, USA   [2]
  8th Ave. Apt. C-4, Dwelling 940 – Family 183.
  Boniface, Alfred (Sr.), H/H, W, M, Feb. 1845, 55, Widower, Eng, Eng, Eng, Came to US 1866, Citizen for 34 Years, Naturalized, Dry Goods Packer. Boniface, William, Son, W, M, March 1890, 20, Single, NY, Eng. Eng. Dry Goods Clerk. Boniface, Alfred (Jr), Son, W, M, March 1886, 14, Single, NY, Eng, Eng, At School. Boniface, Violet, Daughter, F, W, June 1883, 16, Single, NY, Eng. Eng. At School. Boniface, Annie, Niece, W, F, March 1897, 3, Single, NY, England, England. Keeler, Josephine, Servant, W, F, Oct. 1867, 33, Single, NY, NY, Germany, Housekeeper.
  Census	13 May 1910	Mamakating Twp., Sullivan Co., NY, USA   [2]
  Dwelling 212 – Family 232.
  Boniface, Josephen (Josephine), H/H, F, W, 43, 2nd Marriage, Married 7 Yrs, 0 Children, 0 Children Living, NY, England, France, Farmer, Chicken & Dairy. Boniface, William, Step-son, M, W, 33, Single, NY, Eng. Eng, Laborer, Farm. Boniface, Alfred (Jr.), Step-son, M, W, 24, Single, NY, England, England, Laborer, Farm. Boniface, Anna, Niece, F, W, 13, Single, NY, Eng. Eng., None.
  Census	1 Jun 1915	Mamakating Twp., Sullivan Co., NY, USA   [2]
  New York State Census,
  Boniface, Alfred Jr., H/H, M, W, 27, Born in US, Farmer. Boniface, Edith (Edyth) H. (Howlings), Wife, F, W, 21, Born in US, Housework. Boniface, Thomas A., Son, M, W, 10 months old. Note: Alfred Boniface Sr. is listed as residing in the dwelling adjacent to Alfred Jr.
  Census	14 Jan 1920	Mamakating Twp., Sullivan Co., NY, USA   [2]
  Pleasant Valley Rd. Dwelling 85 – Family 89.
  Boniface, Alfred Jr., H/H, Owns, Free, 33, Married, NY, England, England, Farmer, General Farm. Boniface, Edyth T., Wife, F, W, 26, Married, Wash. DC. England, England, None. Boniface, Thomas Alfred, Son, M, W, 5, Single, NY, NY, Wash. DC, None. Boniface, Robert, Son, M, W, 4 Yrs & 4 Mos., Single, NY, NY, Wash. DC, None. Boniface, Helen Mary, Daughter, 3 & ½ Years Old, Single, NY, NY, Wash. DC, None. Boniface, Ruth, Daughter, F, W, 1 Yr. & 11 Mos., Single, NY, NY, Wash. DC. Done. Boniface, John, Son, M, W, 10 Mos. Old, Single, NY, NY, Wash. DC, None. Residing next door in 1920 to the family of Alfred Boniface Sr.
  Census	14 Apr 1930	Mamakating Twp., Sullivan Co., NY, USA   [2]
  Bloomingburg-Pleasant Valley Rd. Dwelling 87 Family 96.
  Boniface, Alfred (Jr.), H/H, Owns, M, W, 44, Married @ 27, NY, Eng. Eng. Farmer, General Farm. Boniface, Edyth H. (Howlings), Wife, F, W, 36, Married @ 20, Wash. DC, Eng. Eng. None. Boniface, Thomas, Son, M, W, 15, Single, Attnd. School, NY, NY, Wash. DC, None. Boniface, Robert, Son, M, W, 14, Single, Attnd. School, NY, NY, Wash. DC, None. Boniface, Helen, Daughter, F, W, 13, Single, Attnd School, NY, NY, Wash. DC, None. Boniface, Ruth, Daughter, F, W, 12, Single, Attnd. School, NY, NY, Wash. DC, None. Boniface, John, Son, M, W, 11, Single, Attnd. School, NY, NY, Wash. DC, None. Boniface, Edward, Son, M, W, 9, Single, Attnd. School, NY, NY, Wash. DC, None. Boniface, Richard, Son, M, W, 9, Single, Attend. School, NY, NY, Wash. DC, None. Boniface, Edyth M. (Mary), Daughter, F, W, 8, Single, Attnd. School, NY, NY, Wash. DC, None. Boniface, Rhoda E., Daughter, F, W, 6, Single, Attnd. School, NY, NY, Wash. DC, None. Boniface, Lillian E., Daughter, F, W, 1, Single, NY, NY, Wash. DC, None.
  Census	3 Aug 1940	High View, Sullivan Co., NY, USA   [2]
  Town of Mamakating, Hamlet of High View, Household 30
  Boniface, Alfred (Jr.), Owns, H/H, M, W, 54, Married, 8th Grade, Born NY, Farmer, General Farm. Boniface, Edith (Edyth) T., Wife, F, W, 47, Married, 2 Yrs HS, Born New York. Boniface, Richard, Son, M, W, 19, Single, 3 Yrs HS, Born NY, Laborer, Building Construction. Boniface, Edward, Son, M, W, 19, Single, 2 Yrs HS, Born NY, General Laborer. Boniface, Mary, Daughter, F, W, 18, Single 4 Yrs. HS, Born NY. Boniface, Rhoda, Daughter, F, W, 16, Single, Attending School, 2nd Yr. HS, Born NY. Boniface, Lilly (Lillian), Daughter, F, W, 11, Single, Attending School, 6th Grade, Born NY. Boniface, Barbara, Daughter, F, W, 9, Single, Attending School, 4th Grade, Born NY (Note: Richard and Edward were twins.)
  Draft Registration	1942	Roosa Gap, Sullivan Co., NY, USA   [2]
  	World War II
  	World War II Draft Registration: Alfred Boniface (Jr.) Male, While, Age 56. DOB: March 8, 1886. Place of Birth: New York City, NY. Residence: Roosa Gap Road. Occupation: Self Farmer. Dated 1942. World War II Draft Registration: Alfred Boniface (Jr.) Male, While, Age 56. DOB: March 8, 1886. Place of Birth: New York City, NY. Residence: Roosa Gap Road. Occupation: Self Farmer. Dated 1942.
  Social Security Number	056-38-4181  [2]
  	Social Security Death Index: ALFRED BONIFACE DOB:                  8 March, 1886 DOD :                  Feb. 12, 1978 SS#:                  056-38-4181 Issued:             New York State Death Residence:      Burlingham, Sullivan, New York 12722 ===== Social Security Death Application: Alfred Boniface Male Wife: Edith T. Howlings. Child: Thomas Alfred Boniface Alfred Boniface SS# 056-38-4181 Residence: Burlingham, Sullivan County, New York. DOB: March 8, 1886 DOD: Feb. 1978.
  Died	13 Feb 1978	Horton Memorial Hospital, Middletown, Orange Co., NY, USA   [1, 3]
  Buried	Y  [2]
  Notes	Obituary for ALFRED BONIFACE taken from the Times Herald Record of Middletown, NY dated Wednesday, Feb. 15, 1978: Alfred Boniface BLOOMINGBURG –  Alfred Boniface, 91, of Roosa Gap, Bloomingburg died Monday at Horton Memorial Hospital, Middletown. The son of Alfred and Emma Woom Boniface, he was born March 8, 1886, in New York City.  He was married to the late Edyth Howlings Boniface. A lifelong resident of the area, he was a retired farmer. He is survived by five daughters, Helen Eklund of South Fallsburg, Mary Bruno of Bloomingburg, Rhoda Murphy of Burlingham, Lillian Babcock of Mount Hope and Barbara Burton of Jacksonville, Ark.; five sons, Robert of La Mesa, Cal., John of Pine Bush, and Edward and Richard, both of Burlingham; 35 grandchildren and 40 great-grandchildren. Services will be private.  The Rev. Robert Pinto will officiate. Friends may call from 7-9 p.m. today at the VanInwegen-Grey Funeral Home, Sullivan Street, Wurtsboro. Cremation will be at the convenience of the family. Contributions may be made to the Mamakating First Aid Squad or the Pine Bush Ambulance Corps. [1] (Research): From William G. Sprague, correspondent, note of October 22, 2018 To verify the correct DOD, I went to a large Family Grave Marker that was erected at the Boniface Farm on Bloomingburg Road in the Town of Mamakating, Sullivan County, NY. It lists most of the currently dead family members of Alfred Jr. and Wife who had their ashes scattered on the farm. The remaining deceased children of Alfred Jr. and Edyth are also listed on the stone. Some of them are buried at other locations and others have had their aches scattered on the farm. So based on the obituary date and the date on the grave marker, it is going to be a DOB of March 8, 1886 and a DOD as Feb. 13, 1978 for Alfred J. Boniface Jr.. From William G. Sprague, correspondent, note of February 19, 2019 The common family marker on the Boniface farm which lists both Alfred Boniface Jr. and wife Edyth Howlings list very different dates on several of their dates of birth and death than what appear in their obits. I must have sent you one of them by mistake. The dates below are both taken from obituaries taken from a local newspaper stating their dates of births and deaths. I am going to go by the newspaper obits as the dates of the newspaper obits all correspond with the published dates. I think several dates on the stone are not correct as the stone was erected on the farm about 50 years after they died and I think the family got some of them wrong. Anyway, please go with these dates. Bill Alfred Boniface Jr. was born on March 8, 1886 and died on Feb. 13, 1978 Wife Edith Howlings was born on June 18, 1893 and died on July 4, 1966 [2, 3]
  Person ID	I431309	Sprague Project
  Last Modified	20 Feb 2019

  
  

  Father	Alfred James Boniface, Sr.,   b. 1845, England ,   d. 9 May 1927, Roosa Gap, Sullivan Co., NY, USA  (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Emma Rhoda Woom,   b. Abt 1853, England ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	30 Mar 1879	Manhattan, New York Co., NY, USA   [1, 2]
  Family ID	F158102	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family / Spouse	Edyth Howlings,   b. 18 Jun 1893, Washington, Dutchess Co., NY, USA ,   d. 4 Jul 1966, Horton Memorial Hospital, Middletown, Orange Co., NY, USA  (Age 73 years)
  Married	17 Sep 1913	Saint PJaul's M. E., Middletown, Orange Co., NY, USA   [1, 2]
  	Middletown Daily Times Press dated Sept. 20, 1913: Boniface - Howlings Miss. Edith Howlings and Alfred Boniface Jr., both of Roosa Gap, Sullivan County, were united in marriage at the parsonage of St. Paul's M. E. Church in this city on Wednesday, September 17, the ceremony being performed by the Rev. T. R. Wallace, Ph. D., pastor of the church. They were attended by Mrs. Mary Howlings, mother of the bride, and Alfred Boniface, Sr., father of the groom. The ring ceremony was used Mr. and Mrs. Boniface will make their future home at Roosa Gap. ===== New York State Marriage Records: Alfred Boniface (Jr.) Male, Age 27. Married on Sept. 11, 1913. Married in Sullivan County, New York. Father, Alfred Boniface (Sr.). Mother: Rhoda Woom Wife: Edyth Howlings. ===== New York State Marriage Records: Edith Howlings Female, Age 20, Born c1893. Date of Marriage: Sept. 11, 1913 in Sullivan County, New York. Father: John Howlings. Mother: Mary Hough. Spouse: Alfred Boniface (Jr.) Note: Newspaper records state that they were married on Sept. 17, 1913, not on Sept. 11, 1913. [2]
  Children	1. Thomas Alfred Boniface,   b. Abt Aug 1914, NY, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown + 2. Robert Boniface,   b. 17 Sep 1915, Roosa Gap, Sullivan Co., NY, USA ,   d. 4 Jul 2008, La Mesa, San Diego Co., CA, USA  (Age 92 years)   3. Living + 4. Ruth Boniface,   b. 17 Feb 1918, Roosa Gap, Sullivan Co., NY, USA ,   d. 2 Jun 1965, Goshen, Orange Co., NY, USA  (Age 47 years)   5. John Boniface,   b. Abt 1919, NY, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown + 6. Richard Boniface,   b. 5 Nov 1920, Roosa Gap, Sullivan Co., NY, USA ,   d. 16 Dec 2012, Burlingham, Sullivan Co., NY, USA  (Age 92 years) + 7. Edward Boniface,   b. 5 Nov 1920, Roosa Gap, Sullivan Co., NY, USA ,   d. 8 Jul 2006, Sullivan Co., NY, USA  (Age 85 years)   8. Edyth Mary Boniface,   b. 3 Apr 1922, Roosa Gap, Sullivan Co., NY, USA ,   d. 13 Apr 2015, Bloomingburg, Sullivan Co., NY, USA  (Age 93 years)   9. Living   10. Living + 11. Barbara Jane Boniface,   b. 18 May 1930, Middletown, Orange Co., NY, USA ,   d. 4 Jan 2017, Jacksonville, Duval Co., FL, USA  (Age 86 years)
  Last Modified	8 Jan 2019
  Family ID	F158096	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 8 Mar 1886 - New York, New York Co., NY, USA Census - 8th Ave. Apt. C-4, Dwelling 940 – Family 183. - 7 Jun 1900 - Manhattan, New York Co., NY, USA Census - Dwelling 212 – Family 232. - 13 May 1910 - Mamakating Twp., Sullivan Co., NY, USA Census - New York State Census, - 1 Jun 1915 - Mamakating Twp., Sullivan Co., NY, USA Census - Pleasant Valley Rd. Dwelling 85 – Family 89. - 14 Jan 1920 - Mamakating Twp., Sullivan Co., NY, USA Census - Bloomingburg-Pleasant Valley Rd. Dwelling 87 Family 96. - 14 Apr 1930 - Mamakating Twp., Sullivan Co., NY, USA Census - Town of Mamakating, Hamlet of High View, Household 30 - 3 Aug 1940 - High View, Sullivan Co., NY, USA Draft Registration - World War II - 1942 - Roosa Gap, Sullivan Co., NY, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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  Boniface, Alfred (1886-1978), and wife, Howlings, Edyth (1893-1966) Contributor: Sprague, William G.

  
  

• Sources

  [S86] Correspondent: Sprague, William G., note of March 6, 2018. [S86] Correspondent: Sprague, William G., note of October 22, 2018. [S86] Correspondent: Sprague, William G., note of February 19, 2019.