Jessie Garnes JOHNSON b. 23 Feb 1873 , , Barbados, British West Indies d. 22 Mar 1948 Stoneham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States: Rooted in New England, Our Family Tree

1873 - 1948 (75 years)

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Name	Jessie Garnes JOHNSON [1]
Birth	23 Feb 1873	, , Barbados, British West Indies [1, 2]
Gender	Female
_UID	B0BA09B2C5164902946380429DE78CBBCF23
Census	1910	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States [3]
379 Dudley Street 1) Archer, Percy, Head, M, W, age 37, Married 15 years, b. W. Indies English, as were both parents, immigrated 1896, speaks English, Sorter in Leather Shop, wage worker, not out of work April 15, 1910, out of work 0 weeks in 1909, able to read and write, rented house, 4-4-4-5 2) Archer, Jessie G., Wife, F, W, age 37, Married 15 years, b. W. Indies English, as were both parents, immigrated 1896, speaks English, Dressmaker, At home, working on own account, able to read and write, 9-0-9-8 3) Archer, Charle A. P., Son, M, W, age 14, Single, b. W. Indies English, as were both parents, immigrated 1896, speaks English, no employment, able to read and write, attended school after Sept. 1, 1909 4) Archer, Gladys, Daughter, F, W, age 9, Single, b. Massachusetts, both parents b. W. Indies, no employment, attended school after Sept. 1, 1909 5) Archer, Aubry St. C., Son, M, W, age 6, Single, b. Massachusetts, both parents b. W. Indies, no employment, attended school after Sept. 1, 1909 6) Archer, Beryl G., Daughter, F, W, age 3, Single, b. W. I. English, no employment 7) Archer, Mabel E. Daughter, F, W, age 10 months, Single, b. Massachusetts, no employment
Immigration	27 Aug 1914	Manhattan, New York, New York, United States [4]
aboard SS Denis from Bridgetown, Barbadoes
U. S. Department of Labor, Immigration and Naturalization Service No. 1 240968 Certificate of Arrival issued September 2, 1938 Name: Archer, Jessie Port of Entry: New York, N.Y. August 27, 1914 Manner of arrival: S S Denis
Census	1920	Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States [2]
120 Pine Street, home owned, mortgaged 1) Percy Archer, Head, m, w, Age 46, married, immigrated 1896, alien, can read & write, b. Barbados/English as were both parents, employed Book keeper in Candy factory, Wage worker 2) Jesse G. Archer, Wife, f, w, age 46, can read & write, b. Barbados/English as were both parents, not employed 3) Charles A. Archer, Son, m, w, age 24, married, immigrated 1896, Naturalization papers submitted, can read & write, b. Barbados/English as were both parents, employed lagger in leather factory, wage worker 4) Aubrey S. Archer, Son, m, w, age 16, single, not in school, can read & write, b. Massachusetts, both parents b. Barbados/English, employed ___boy in candy factory, wage worker 5) Beryl G. Archer, Daughter, f, w, age 13, single, in school, can read & write, immigrated 1915, alien, b. Barbados/English as were both parents, not employed 6) Mabel E. Archer, Daughter, f, w, age 10, single, in school, can read & write, b. Massachusetts, both parents b. Barbados/English, not employed 7) Percy C. Archer, Son, m, w, age 6, single, immigrated 1915, alien, b. Barbados/English as were both parents, not in school 8) Sarah M. Archer, Daughter-in-law, f, w, age 22, married, can read & write, b. Massachusetts, Father b. New Hampshire, Mother b. Canada, not employed 9) Arthur Archer, Grandson, m, w, age 0/12, single, b. Massachusetts, Father b. Barbados, Mother b. Massachusetts 10) Mary Gittens, Boarder, f, w, age 77, widowed, immigrated 1896, alien, can read & write, b. Barbados/English as were both parents, not employed
Naturalization	1 Jun 1942	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States [5]
Declaration of Intention in 1938, Petition for Naturalization and Witness Affidavit April 1942, and Oath of Allegiance June 1, 1942: Declaration of Intention No. 2785097 Oct 1938 District of Massachusetts, U. S. District Court, Boston, Mass. I, Jessie Garnes Archer now residing at 291 Main St., Stoneham occupation at home, aged 65 years, do declare on oath that my personal description is color of hair grey, height 5 feet 2 inches, weight 120 pounds; race English; nationality British. I was born in Barbados, BWI, on Feb 23, 1873. I am widow. The name of my wife or husband is Percy Archer, we were married on Dec 11, 1894, at Bridgetown BWI; she or he resides at deceased I have 5 children, and the name date and place of birth, and place of residence of each of said children are as follows: Charles A, 11/20/95, BWI, lvs Hyannis; Gladys, 12/28/00, Boston, Woburn; Aubrey 6/3/03 Boston, lvs Belmont; Beryl, 9/17/06, Barbados, lvs Stoneham; Mabel 5/25/09, Boston, lvs Missouri; Percy C Oct 6 1913, Barbados, lvs Stoneham. I have not heretofor made a declaration of intention. My last foreign residence was Bridgetown, BWI. I emigrated to the United States of America from Bridgetown My lawful entry for permanent residence in the United States was at New York under the name of Archer, Jessie Aug 27, 1914 on the vessel S S Denis. Petition for Naturalization to U. S. District Court of Massachusetts at Boston This petition for naturalization, hereby made and filed, respectively shows: (1) My full, true and correct name is Jessie Garnes Archer (2) My present place of residence is 291 Main St, Stoneham, Middlesex, Mass. (3) My occupation is at home (4) I am 69 years old. [65?] (5) I was born on Feb. 23, 1873 in Barbados, BWI (6) My personal description is as follows: sex Female, color White, complexion Light, color of eyes Blue, color of hair Grey, height 5 feet 2 inches, weight 120 pounds, visible marks none, race White, present nationality British (7) I am widow; the name of my husband was Percy, we were married on Dec. 11, 1894 at Bridgetown, BWI. He was born at Bridgetown, BWI on April 8, 1873 and entered the United States at New York, N.Y. on Aug. 27, 1914 for permanent residence in the United States and now Deceased. (8) I have five children; and the name, sex, date and place of birth, and present residence of each of said children who is living, are as follows: Charles (M) Nov. 20, 1895, B.W.I., Hyannis, Mass; Gladys (F) Dec. 28, 1900, Roxbury, Mass., Woburn, Mass; Aubrey (M) June 3, 1903, Dorchester, Mass, Brookline, Mass.; Beryl (F) Sept. 17, 1906, Barbadoes, B.W.I., Woburn, Mass.; Mabel (F) May 25, 1909, Dorchester, Mass, Kansas. (9) My last place of foreign residence was Bridgetown, B.W. I. (10) I emigrated to the United States from Bridgetown, B, W. I. (11) My lawful entry for permanent residence in the United States was at New York, N. Y. under the name of Jessie Archer on Aug. 27, 1914 on the S. S. Denis as shown by the certificate of my arrival attached to this petition. (12) Since my lawful entry for permanent residence I have not been absent from the United States for a period or periods of 6 months or longer, as follows: [blank] (13) I declared my intention to become a citizen of the United States on October 7, 1938 in the District Court of United States at Boston, Massachusetts (14) It is my intention in good faith to become a citizen of the United States... (18) I have resided continuously in the United States of America for the term of 5 years immediately preceding the date of this petition, to wit, since Aug. 27, 1914 and continuously in the state in which this petition is made fro the term of 6 months at least immediately preceding the dat of this petition, to wit, since Aug. 1914 (19) I have not heretofore made petition for naturalization... Signed Jessie Garnes Archer Affidavit of Witnesses ...Samuel E. Metevear, Retired, 7 Oak St. Stoneham, Mass. ...Theresa Flaherty, Housewife, 32 Wright St. Stoneham, Mass. I am a citizen of the United States of America; I have personally known...said Archer...since 1935; to my personal knowledge the petitioner has resided immediately preceding the date of filing this petition at Stoneham in the state of Massachusetts continuously since 1935... Subscribed and sworn ... at Boston, Massachusetts this 28th April Anno Domini 1942... Oath of Allegiance... Jessie Garnes Archer [signature] sworn in open court, this 1st day of June A.D. 1942 Arthur Garrison, Deputy Clerk Petition Granted: Line No. ___ of List No. 692 and Certificate No. 5552083 issued.
Death	22 Mar 1948	Stoneham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States [6]
Burial	Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States [6]
Person ID	I5580	Our Family Tree
Last Modified	21 Jan 2022

Family Percy ARCHER, b. 8 Apr 1873, Bridgetown, , Barbados, British West Indies d. 14 Nov 1929, Stoneham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States (Age 56 years)

Marriage 11 Dec 1894 Bridgetown, , Barbados, British West Indies [5]

Children

	1. Charles Arthur ARCHER, b. 20 Nov 1895, , , Barbados, British West Indies d. 1966, , Rockingham Co, New Hampshire, United States (Age 70 years)
	2. Gladys ARCHER, b. 28 Dec 1900, , , Barbados, British West Indies d. 8 Jun 1975, Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States (Age 74 years)
	3. Aubrey St. Clair ARCHER, b. 3 Jun 1903, Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States d. 8 Nov 1991 (Age 88 years)
+	4. Beryl Gwendolynn ARCHER, b. 17 Sep 1906, , , Barbados, British West Indies d. Jan 1996, Kingston, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States (Age 89 years)
	5. Mabel Eleanor ARCHER, b. 25 May 1909 d. 11 Jul 1998 (Age 89 years)
	6. Percy Colin ARCHER, b. 6 Oct 1913 d. 16 Oct 1939, Stoneham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States (Age 26 years)

Family ID F1604 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 24 Jun 2019

Event Map

	Birth - 23 Feb 1873 - , , Barbados, British West Indies
	Marriage - 11 Dec 1894 - Bridgetown, , Barbados, British West Indies
	Census - 1910 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
	Immigration - aboard SS Denis from Bridgetown, Barbadoes - 27 Aug 1914 - Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
	Census - 1920 - Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
	Naturalization - 1 Jun 1942 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
	Death - 22 Mar 1948 - Stoneham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
	Burial - - Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

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Reference Gayle Leighton Nowell, Rooted in New England, Our Family Tree (https://nowellfamily.org/genealogy/tng/getperson.php?personID=I5580&tree=tree1: accessed 5 April 2025), "Jessie Garnes JOHNSON."

Sources

[S2030] "New Hampshire, Marriage and Divorce Records, 1659-1947." Database and images., (Ancestry.com. https://www.ancestry.com : 2013.), (https://www.ancestry.com : accessed 25 Aug 2018); Aubrey St. Clair Archer and Margaret Mary Butler; Laconia, NH Town Clerk.
[S219] Massachusetts, Middlesex County, 1920 U.S. census, Ancestry.com, Digital Images, (https://www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2005), T625, roll T625_720, Woburn, enumeration district (ED) 544, sheet A, p. 11, dwelling 205, family 215, Percy Archer, accessed 25 Aug 2018
[S2435] Massachusetts, Suffolk County, 1910 U.S. census, FamilySearch, Digital images, (https://familysearch.org: National Archives and Records Administration, 24 Jun 2017), T624, roll 620, Boston, enumeration district (ED) 1512, sheet B, p. 12, dwelling 150, family 284, Archer, Percy, accessed 20 Jan 2022
[S2073] "Massachusetts, State and Federal Naturalization Records, 1798-1950," database with images, Ancestry , ((https://www.ancestry.com : 2011)), accessed 24 Jun 2019), Jessie Garnes Archer 7 Oct 1938; District Court, Massachusetts.
[S2073] "Massachusetts, State and Federal Naturalization Records, 1798-1950," database with images, Ancestry , ((https://www.ancestry.com : 2011)), accessed 24 Jun 2019), Jessie Garnes Archer 1 Jun 1942; District Court, Massachusetts.
[S1075] "Find a Grave Memorials." Database and images., (Find a Grave. https://www.findagrave.com : 2019.), (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 24 Jun 2019); Jessie G. Archer (d. 22 Mar 1948) Memorial #156207982; Woodbrook Cemetery, Woburn, Mass.