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Note: tis) Cutler. Theresa's mother died young and left Theresa and a sister Elizabeth Lincoln whom no one knows about and the father adopted them out. Amanda Curtis and Lucy CURTIS were sisters. So with the adoption, Ralph and Theresa were cousins - not blood - just by adoption.
At Chambers, in the City and County Hall, in the City of Buffalo. August 1st, 1892. Present, Hon. Joseph V. Seaver, County Judge of Erie County.
In the Matter of the Adoption of Theresa Lincoln, A Minor Child under twelve years of age.
Theresa Lincoln, the mother of the above named minor, having died on or about the 24th day of June, 1890, and the consent of Frank H. Lincoln, the father of said child, not being necessary by reason of his abandonment, and
S. R. Delmarter, the lawful custodian of said infant, having this day given her content in writing, and Preston C. Cutler and Amanda Cutler, his wife, having this day appeared before the undersigned, County Judge of Erie County,
and the parties having signed the necessary consents, and the said Preston C. Cutler having executed an agreement to the effect that the said child shall be adopted by him and treated in all respects as his own child should be treated, and the minor and the said parties having been each separately examined, and after reading the affidavit of S. R. Delmarter, and I, being satisfied that the moral and temporal interests of said minor child will be promoted by its adoption by said Preston C. Cutler for the following reasons:
The said Preston C. Cutler has no family except a wife, and is well able to care for, educate and maintain, the child in a proper manner. The said Preston C. Cutler and his wife having a good home, it is deemed best for all
concerned that they be allowed to adopt said child.
I do hereby in pursuance of Chapter 830 of the Laws of 1873 as amended by Chapter 58 of the Laws of 1889, order and direct that the said Theresa Lincoln shall hereafter be treated in all respects as the child of the said Preston C. Cutler. Joseph V. Seaver, County Judge of Erie County. Sealed in Erie County Clerk's Office of State of New York. I, Charles N. Brayton, Clerk of said County, do hereby certify that I have compared the annexed Copy ORDER and Copy Endorsements thereon, with an Original HERETO and its Endorsements THERE ON entered and on file in this office, and find the same to be true transcripts of and from the said Originals, and the whole of each thereof. In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said County, at Buffalo, this 1 day of Aug 1892. (signed C N Brayton) Clerk.
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Theresa's full name at the time of her death in 1954 was Theresa Lincoln Cutler Newton Rushton.
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Real parents gave Theresa away to Preston Cutler:
Frank Lincoln #70 & Theresa Lincoln #71 with sister #1845
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U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Name: Theresa Rushton
SSN: 091126359
Birth Date: 11 Jul 1885
Claim Date: 11 Jul 1950
Type of Claim: Life Claim
Notes: 10 Sep 1976: Name listed as THERESA RUSHTON
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Note: Theresa was adopted at age 2 by Preston Cutler and his wife Amanda (Cur
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