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Son of William Thaw and Mary Sibbett Copley.
William was the owner of the Red Star and American Steamship Lines, and the VP of the Pennsylvania RR Company Lines West, of Pennsylvania. He was the son of John Thaw and Eliza Thomas of Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, PA.
Mary Sibbett Copley was the daughter of Josiah Copley and Margaret Welden of Armstrong Count, PA.
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Husband of Mary Harrington Thomson, married November 18, 1903, in Port Huron, Michigan. Mary was the daughter of John Webster Thompson and Ida Harrington.
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Josiah and Mary were the parents of -
Margaret Copley, b. May 7, 1905, Pittsburgh, PA. Married first, Newbold Augustus Morris, #88590413, about 1925, divorced 1940; they had two sons.
Married second, Harry William Seckel, an architect, on September 24, 1949, at the Thaw family summer in Southampton, Long Island. That marriage also ended in divorce in 1962. This information courtesy of contributor L. R. (#49395269)
*See her photo at the lower right.
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Education - Shady Side Academy, Pittsburgh, PA. Yale, Ph.B., 1896, mechanical engineering.
Career - Stoner, Thaw & Co, LTD, Pittsburgh, PA, President, 1907-1926. Stoner Thaw & Co manufactured large filters, such as the Davis Water Filter, for city water supplies. He retired in 1926.
- He was engaged in US postal censorship work during WWI.
Personal - Member of the Presbyterian church.
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Name: Josiah Copley Thaw
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 15 Mar 1944
Event Place: Manhattan, New York, New York
Address: 761 Fifth Ave
Residence Place: New York, New York, New York
Gender: Male
Age: 69
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Occupation: retired-engineer
Birth Date: 13 Jun 1874
Birthplace: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Burial Date: 16 Mar 1944
Cemetery: Freshpond Crematory
Father's Name: William Thaw
Father's Birthplace: US
Mother's Name: Mary Copley
Mother's Birthplace: US
Spouse's Name: Mary Thomson Thaw
Frame Number: 1046
Source: New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949
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Son of William Thaw and Mary Sibbett Copley.
William was the owner of the Red Star and American Steamship Lines, and the VP of the Pennsylvania RR Company Lines West, of Pennsylvania. He was the son of John Thaw and Eliza Thomas of Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, PA.
Mary Sibbett Copley was the daughter of Josiah Copley and Margaret Welden of Armstrong Count, PA.
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Husband of Mary Harrington Thomson, married November 18, 1903, in Port Huron, Michigan. Mary was the daughter of John Webster Thompson and Ida Harrington.
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Josiah and Mary were the parents of -
Margaret Copley, b. May 7, 1905, Pittsburgh, PA. Married first, Newbold Augustus Morris, #88590413, about 1925, divorced 1940; they had two sons.
Married second, Harry William Seckel, an architect, on September 24, 1949, at the Thaw family summer in Southampton, Long Island. That marriage also ended in divorce in 1962. This information courtesy of contributor L. R. (#49395269)
*See her photo at the lower right.
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Education - Shady Side Academy, Pittsburgh, PA. Yale, Ph.B., 1896, mechanical engineering.
Career - Stoner, Thaw & Co, LTD, Pittsburgh, PA, President, 1907-1926. Stoner Thaw & Co manufactured large filters, such as the Davis Water Filter, for city water supplies. He retired in 1926.
- He was engaged in US postal censorship work during WWI.
Personal - Member of the Presbyterian church.
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Name: Josiah Copley Thaw
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 15 Mar 1944
Event Place: Manhattan, New York, New York
Address: 761 Fifth Ave
Residence Place: New York, New York, New York
Gender: Male
Age: 69
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Occupation: retired-engineer
Birth Date: 13 Jun 1874
Birthplace: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Burial Date: 16 Mar 1944
Cemetery: Freshpond Crematory
Father's Name: William Thaw
Father's Birthplace: US
Mother's Name: Mary Copley
Mother's Birthplace: US
Spouse's Name: Mary Thomson Thaw
Frame Number: 1046
Source: New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949
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Son of William Thaw and Mary Sibbett Copley.
William was the owner of the Red Star and American Steamship Lines, and the VP of the Pennsylvania RR Company Lines West, of Pennsylvania. He was the son of John Thaw and Eliza Thomas of Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, PA.
Mary Sibbett Copley was the daughter of Josiah Copley and Margaret Welden of Armstrong Count, PA.
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Husband of Mary Harrington Thomson, married November 18, 1903, in Port Huron, Michigan. Mary was the daughter of John Webster Thompson and Ida Harrington.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Josiah and Mary were the parents of -
Margaret Copley, b. May 7, 1905, Pittsburgh, PA. Married first, Newbold Augustus Morris, #88590413, about 1925, divorced 1940; they had two sons.
Married second, Harry William Seckel, an architect, on September 24, 1949, at the Thaw family summer in Southampton, Long Island. That marriage also ended in divorce in 1962. This information courtesy of contributor L. R. (#49395269)
*See her photo at the lower right.
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Education - Shady Side Academy, Pittsburgh, PA. Yale, Ph.B., 1896, mechanical engineering.
Career - Stoner, Thaw & Co, LTD, Pittsburgh, PA, President, 1907-1926. Stoner Thaw & Co manufactured large filters, such as the Davis Water Filter, for city water supplies. He retired in 1926.
- He was engaged in US postal censorship work during WWI.
Personal - Member of the Presbyterian church.
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Name: Josiah Copley Thaw
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 15 Mar 1944
Event Place: Manhattan, New York, New York
Address: 761 Fifth Ave
Residence Place: New York, New York, New York
Gender: Male
Age: 69
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Occupation: retired-engineer
Birth Date: 13 Jun 1874
Birthplace: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Burial Date: 16 Mar 1944
Cemetery: Freshpond Crematory
Father's Name: William Thaw
Father's Birthplace: US
Mother's Name: Mary Copley
Mother's Birthplace: US
Spouse's Name: Mary Thomson Thaw
Frame Number: 1046
Source: New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949
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Son of William Thaw and Mary Sibbett Copley.
William was the owner of the Red Star and American Steamship Lines, and the VP of the Pennsylvania RR Company Lines West, of Pennsylvania. He was the son of John Thaw and Eliza Thomas of Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, PA.
Mary Sibbett Copley was the daughter of Josiah Copley and Margaret Welden of Armstrong Count, PA.
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Husband of Mary Harrington Thomson, married November 18, 1903, in Port Huron, Michigan. Mary was the daughter of John Webster Thompson and Ida Harrington.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Josiah and Mary were the parents of -
Margaret Copley, b. May 7, 1905, Pittsburgh, PA. Married first, Newbold Augustus Morris, #88590413, about 1925, divorced 1940; they had two sons.
Married second, Harry William Seckel, an architect, on September 24, 1949, at the Thaw family summer in Southampton, Long Island. That marriage also ended in divorce in 1962. This information courtesy of contributor L. R. (#49395269)
*See her photo at the lower right.
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Education - Shady Side Academy, Pittsburgh, PA. Yale, Ph.B., 1896, mechanical engineering.
Career - Stoner, Thaw & Co, LTD, Pittsburgh, PA, President, 1907-1926. Stoner Thaw & Co manufactured large filters, such as the Davis Water Filter, for city water supplies. He retired in 1926.
- He was engaged in US postal censorship work during WWI.
Personal - Member of the Presbyterian church.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Name: Josiah Copley Thaw
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 15 Mar 1944
Event Place: Manhattan, New York, New York
Address: 761 Fifth Ave
Residence Place: New York, New York, New York
Gender: Male
Age: 69
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Occupation: retired-engineer
Birth Date: 13 Jun 1874
Birthplace: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Burial Date: 16 Mar 1944
Cemetery: Freshpond Crematory
Father's Name: William Thaw
Father's Birthplace: US
Mother's Name: Mary Copley
Mother's Birthplace: US
Spouse's Name: Mary Thomson Thaw
Frame Number: 1046
Source: New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949
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