1860's Roxanna Torrey Cropsey CDV Photo, Oswego County, New York

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Handwritten on reverse: "Roxanna Cropsey, Friend of Lairna Jemima" and underneath this the name "Allison Harmon" is handwritten in old black period dip pen ink. See scan, or could it be Lairna Allison and Jemima Harman? A mystery!?!

Photo type: Original Victorian CDV or Carte de Visite Photograph, circa 1860's Civil War era. Roxanna appears to be in her thirties, born roughly around 1830. It is possible her friends name is one long name as in Lairna Jemima Allison Harman or Lairna Jemima Allison Harmon. (or possibly Laura) These friends could have attended a young women's seminary school with Roxy or Roxanna and been from other areas. We easily found Roxanna Cropsey in Oswego County NY census records below. The Harman and/or Harmon family is also easily found in Oswego NY records.

Found in Public Genealogy Records:
Roxana Torrey Cropsey 1825-1893 born in Oswego, New York
Father: Colonel Joseph Torry 1790–1817 or Col. Joseph Torrey, son of Parents Jonathon Luther Torrey 1751–1832, born in Schaghticoke, Rensselaer County, New York and died in Pulaski, Oswego County, New York. 
Mother: Roxanna Barnes Torrey 1790-1851 born in New York and died in Pulaski, Oswego County, New York. She was the daughter of Rev. Gamaliel Barnes 1757–1853 (a Revolutionary War Reverend / Veteran of the 17th NY) and Hannah Harris Barnes 1763–1829. This is a DAR Daughters of the American Revolution and Sons SAR family.
Her Siblings
Ruth Torrey 1821–1908
Helen Torrey 1832–1915
George H Torrey born 1834
Frances Amelia Torrey born 1839
Goodell Torrey
Homer Ovid Torrey
Hannah Torrey
Antoinette Torrey

Her husband: Philip H Cropsey born 1826 and died between 1877-1882, a Lumber measurer / Lumber Inspector in Oswego NY. His parents were David Cropsey 1786–1858 and Maria Coonradt Cropsey 1792–1866.

Their 3 Children:
Nellie F Cropsey 1854–1915
Eloner Cropsey born 1855 (Eleanor Cropsey)
Joseph T Cropsey 1859–1944

Buried at the Pulaski Village Cemetery, Pulaski, Oswego County, New York.

Roxana Cropsey in the New York, State Census, 1855
Name: Roxana Cropsey
Birth Year: abt 1825
Age: 30
Relation to Head: Wife
Residence: Richland, Oswego County, New York
Household Age
Philip H Cropsey 28
Roxana Cropsey 30
Eloner Cropsey 0 (Eleanor Cropsey)

Roxanna Cropsey in the 1870 United States Federal Census
Name: Roxanna Cropsey
Age in 1870: 45
Birth Year: abt 1825
Birthplace: New York
Dwelling Number: 20
Home in 1870: Oswego Ward 6, Oswego County, New York
Household Age
Philip Cropsey 44
Roxanna Cropsey 45
Ellen Cropsey 15 (also known as Nellie Cropsey in census)
Josephine F Cropsey 10

Philip H Cropsey in the U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
Residence Year: 1873
Street address: East Oneida & Second
Residence Place: Oswego, New York
Occupation: Lumber Inspector
Publication Title: Oswego, New York, City Directory, 1873

A beautiful old Oswego Cropsey Family photo and a wonderful close up image and portrait of Roxanna. This photo was found in Rochester, Monroe County, New York. 

Size: 2.5 x 4 inches
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