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Apr 2, 2023 Biographies

A native of Albany, New York, Joyce came to Buffalo, New York in 1973 with her husband, Winford A. Quick, M.D. to do his internship and residency at the Deaconess Hospital of Buffalo. She is the oldes...

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Irene McLeish Greene

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Feb 9, 2023 Biographies

Irene was born Irene McLeish in Buffalo, New York on August 31st, 1939, ten minutes after her identical twin Lorine. Their parents were Aaron and Martha McLeish. The sisters had a close bond in this w...

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Byron Brown

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Jan 25, 2023 Biographies

Mayor Byron William Brown was born and raised in Hollis, Queens. Educated in the New York City public schools, he is a graduate of August Martin High School, and came to Buffalo as a college freshman....

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Frances Jackson Nash

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Jan 22, 2023 Biographies

Frances Jackson Nash was born in Buffalo, New York on October 19, 1895 to Samuel and Harriet Anderson Jackson. Mrs. Jackson was remarried to Milton Hardon. She and her brother, Raymond E. Jackson (for...

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Sandra Leah Walker

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Jan 3, 2023 Biographies

Sandra Leah Walker was born in Buffalo, New York on July 17, 1944. She is the oldest child of the late Samuel S. Walker, Sr. and Georgie Stokes Walker, both originally of Calhoun Falls, SC. Her brothe...

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William H. Simpson

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Dec 24, 2022 Biographies

William H. Simpson's untimely death at age 35 deprived the world of one of its most talented artists. Even at his young age, he had been recognized by many important personalities, such as Bishop J. W...

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Frances Simpson Leggett

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Dec 18, 2022 Biographies

Frances Simpson was born in 1849. Her parents were Prudence Watts Simpson and John Eugene, also known as John Simpson. Her mother was born in the state of Maryland and her father in Virginia. Mrs. Leg...

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Sheila J. Nickson

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Sep 18, 2022 Biographies

Sheila J. Nickson is a native Buffalonian. Her family has lived in Buffalo since 1834. She attends St. Philip's Episcopal Church where over six generations of her family have been members since the fo...

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Derrick McShane Byrd Jr

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Jul 18, 2022 Biographies

Derrick M. Byrd, Jr. was born in Ithaca, New York, July 17, 1934 to Pauline Huff Byrd and Rev. Derrick M. Byrd, Sr. He is one of two sons, and his brother is Rev. Dr. Cameron W. Byrd of Silver Spring,...

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Anthony Lawrence Gloster

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Jun 4, 2022 Biographies

Anthony "Tony" Lawrence Gloster was born January 12, 1947, to the late Mrs. Audrey M. Gloster Lucas and the late Mr. Albert Jerome Dupree in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Anthony, known affectionately as ...

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Edward William Crosby Jr.

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May 18, 2022 Biographies

Edward was the son of Edward William Crosby, Sr. and Julia Brown Crosby. He was 62 years old at the time of his death. He was born on May 10,1850. According to the 1855 New York State Census, Edward i...

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Georgia Mackie Burnette

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Mar 17, 2022 Biographies

I was a Depression baby, born in Buffalo, New York, in 1929 and fortunate to grow up surrounded by a large extended family.Because both parents worked, my mother as a domestic, my father in the steel ...

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