See also

Blanche PRIDGEON (1874-1965)

1 Blanche Rose PRIDGEON1,2,3,4 (1874-1965) [2659]. Born 2 Sep 1874, Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, Kent, England.2,3,4,5 Marr John PRIDGEON , Jr. 2 Jun 1915, New York, NY.1 Died Oct 1965, Boston, MA.2,5 Buried Amityville Cemetery, Suffolk Co., NY.6

The birth certificate of Blanche Rose Pridgeon reports a birth year of 1874, while she has shown 1880 on her Social Security Application.

From the Boston Daily Globe.

June 3, 1915 - "PRIDGEON-CATE. Couple Will Spend the Summer at Naugawicks, South Hingham. NEW YORK, June 2 - Mrs Blanche Pridgeon Cate, widow of Earl Holmes Cate, classmate of President Wilson at Princeton, was this evening married in Grace Church to John Pridgeon Jr. of Detroit, a distant relative of the bride's father, the late William Petley Pridgeon of Hackensack, NJ.
The couple will spend the summer at Naugawicks, the summer home of Mr. Pridgeon, in South Hingham, Mass.".

2 William Edward Petley PRIDGEON3,4 ( -1913) [2868]. Died 10 Jan 1913, Hackensack, NJ.7

From the New York Times.

December 11, 1913 - "PRIDGEON - At Hackensack, N.J., on Jan.10, 1913, William Petley, beloved husband of Mary A. Pridgeon. Funeral services at his late residence, 144 Central Av., Hackensack, on Monday evening, Jan. 13, at 8 o'clock."

December 13, 1913 - "WILLIAM P. PRIDGEON, owner of a large electric baking plant at Hackensack, died on Saturday at his home in that place. He was 60 years old.".

4 Henry Read PRIDGEON4 ( - ) [3166].

5 Elizabeth ? ( - ) [3167].

3 Mary Ann STUART3,4 (1853-1932) [2869]. Born 1853, Woolwick, England.3,6 Died 7 Jul 1932, Falmouth, MA.8 Buried Amityville Cemetery, Suffolk Co., NY.6

From the New York Times.

July 8, 1932 - "PRIDGEON - On July 7, 1932, at Falmouth, Mass., in her 80th year, Mary Ann Pridgeon, mother of Mrs John Pridgeon Jr. Funeral services at her home, 61 Ireland Place, Amityville, L.I. Sunday, at 2 P.M.".

Sources

1"Obituary of John Pridgeon Jr. in the Detroit Free Press, March 17, 1929".
2"Social Security Death Index".
3"Social Security Application of Blanche Cate Pridgeon".
4"Information provided by Richard Brothwell".
5"1930 MI, Wayne, Detroit census".
6"Find A Grave Website".
7"Death notice of William Petley Pridgeon in the Jan 11 and 13th 1913 New York Times".
8"Death notice of Mary Ann Pridgeon in the New York Times, July 8, 1932".