I first encountered the name Natalia Acosta while researching my Lake family members Maria Lake and her husband Robert Carley. Maria (1839 -1917) was a daughter of Schuyler Lake and his wife Caroline Morse, the 5th of their 10 children born in Ulster County, NY.I Maria and Robert married in 1854 and raised their 4 children in or near Fallsburg, Sullivan County.
In my effort to link as many family members together as possible, I review Findagrave entries and add parental information and maiden names, if known. Maria Lake Carley’s FAG entry #176176881 was rich with information. She was linked to her parents, 7 siblings, her husband and all 4 of her children; none were new to me. However, I was quite puzzled when I looked at the attached photo and clearly saw the name Natalia A Acosta listed with Maria and Robert. Unfortunately her dates were not visible and she did not have a FAG record. The NY Death Index listed: Natalia A Acosta, 27 July 1945, Fallsburg which was a start, but it didn’t really identify her nor provide a link to Maria and Robert.
In reviewing Maria Lake Carley’s census records I found that a 13 year old niece named Nettie Lake was with them in 1875. Who was she? Could this be Natalia? She was not with Maria in the 1880 census, but I wondered if she was the dressmaker, Netty Lake, recorded in NYC as a boarder. I decided to see if I could find a Natalia Acosta in New York and work backwards.
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