Info from Buffalo

As I mentioned, I've been really short on time.  So my updates here are more in the form of notes than anything else.  I just wanted to make sure I got this information recorded.  Most of it is coming from the work that was done by Geraldine Swift in the 1980s and 90s.

Helpful pieces of information:

• the McPherson tree that was passed along contained quite a few exact birth and death dates and locations, presumably from first hand knowledge.  These will be very useful in tracking down other records (the census records aren't as precise).
• Mary Ann Burke (the one associated with the school for the deaf), was born as Bridget Burke.  I've seen records for both, but was really confused about how to connect them to the family.  Now that I know they're the same person things will probably make more sense.  She lived from 1842 to 1927.
• Anne Stanton (also known as Mary Eloise) also worked at the school for the deaf 1910-1927, and later at a Catholic hospital in Lackawanna 1929-1967.  I'm not sure yet where she fits into the tree.
• Joseph Aloyisius Stanton (1899-1972) is a great uncle of Karen and was also part of the Catholic Church.
• Much of the family is buried at Holy Cross Cemetery in Lackawanna, NY
• Mary Jane Burke was born in Dublin, Ireland on 26 June 1838 and died in Buffalo on 6 Oct 1914
• Margaret Stanton (born 1860) was the sister of William A Stanton.  The information I had found didn't list Margaret.  It listed Agnes.  Margaret's married name was Laranger.
• Anna Stanton (1866-1941) was also the sister of William A Stanton.  I hadn't found record of her either.  According to Geraldine's notes, she settled in Omaha, Nebraska and has descendants in Cheyenne, Wyoming.  Married name was Weppner.
• Frances Stanton, my great-great-grandmother, had a twin brother, Joseph.  But he died before he was 1 (on 11 April 1868).
• Frances was buried at Mt Olivet Cemetery on 20 November 1920.
• An article about Joseph McPherson says that he kept touch with "his 120 nieces and nephews".  Wow, there's a lot of us!

Some amazing old photos:

Front:  William A Stanton, Mary Eloise (Sister St Anne), Johanna Connors Stanton
Back:  Kathryn Rita Stanton, Rev. Joseph Aloyisius Stanton

Mary Jane Burke Stanton (dated 5 Jan 1879)

Mary Jane Burke Stanton (1838-1914)

William J Burke and wife Margaret Moore

Margaret Stanton Laranger (born 1860)

Anna Stanton Weppner (1866-1941)

The Home of William Burke, 1888
Virginia Street, Buffalo, NY

Rev. Joseph A Stanton (1899-1972)

Sister St Anne Stanton (1890-1967)
(aka Mary Eloise)

Geraldine Devine and Derrick Rowland Swift
6 August 1949

Frances Stanton (1868-1915)