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Name
Emma Finger   #13979
Suffix
Sex
F
Family Line
Born
Jan 1889
Place
New York
Source
Died
1955
Place
Source
     approx. age 66


Buried

Father
John Finger 1861-   #13980
Mother

Spouse
Date
Place
Source
  1  Robert L. Morris abt 1907
  2  Edward J. Morris abt 1908
  3  Edith A. Morris abt 1911
  4  David F. Morris abt 1913
  5  Frederick T. Morris Jr. 25 May 1916
  6  Raymond George Morris 22 Jul 1919
  7  Howard W. Morris 1923

Spouse 2
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Date
Place
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Spouse 3
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Found her on the 1900 Manhattan, New York, New York census (dist 710 img 1) as Emma Finger age 11.

Because she had been scolded when she wished to go out last evening with boys and girls of her own age, and because her father and mother quarrelled, Emma Finger, fifteen years old, plunged head foremost from the window of their home, on the fourth floor of No. 399 East Seventy-second street, last night, and was probably fatally injured.

On the way to the Presbyterian Hospital she narrowly escaped further injuries. As the ambulance dashed across Lexington avenue, in Seventy-first street, a street car struck it. The shaft was broken and the horse's head cut. Charles Fisher, the driver, was cut on the hand, but prevented the horse from running away.

Dr. Kator and Policeman Clynes, of the East Sixty-seventh street station, jumped. The girl was only shaken up a little. The horse was led to the hospital, with the policeman steering by the broken shaft.

From what could be learned in the excited Belgian household last night, the girl was not happy there. She felt she was not allowed to enjoy the freedom of other girls of the neighborhood, and the fact that her parents quarreled weighed upon her mind. Last night there was a quarrel between John Finger, her father, who is a tailor, and her mother. The girl listened for a time, then suddenly ran to the window, threw it up and plunged out.

Policeman Clynes, standing a few feet away, saw her fall and ran to her. He called for a pillow and made a hurried investigation. The family were all in hysterics, and it was only from a younger brother that the facts could be obtained.

The girl frankly admitted that she had tried to kill herself. She said she did not want to live, because she wasn't happy. At the hospital it was found that no bones had been broken, but serious internal injuries were feared. A policeman was put on guard over her. - New York Herald January 5, 1903


Found her on the 1905 Manhattan, New York, New York state census (A.D.26 E.D. 13 img 62) as Emma Finger age 18, Furr-operator.

Found her on the 1920 Stanford, Dutchess, New York census (dist 76 img 12) as Emma Morris age 31.

Found her on the 1925 LaGrange, Dutchess, New York state census (A.D. 01 E.D. 01 img 2) as Emma Morris age 38, housework.


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