Augusta Elise Favez emigrated on 13 September 1906 from Switzerland to the United States She sailed from Hamburg, Germany, on 6 September 1906 on the ship Deutschland and arrived in New York on 13 September 1906. She is listed as single, age 28, Swiss, French language, a house maid, from Porrentruy, Canton Jura, Switzerland. It was her first trip to the United States.
Note: The 1920 and 1930 censuses give her year of emigration as 1907.
6,1,7,8 Augusta Elise Favez appeared on the census of 1910 in Ward 19, Manhattan, New York County, New York, which lists Augusta Fenez [sic, Favez], 31, born in Switzerland (French), both parents also born in Switzerland (French), living as a servant in the George K. Root household.
9 Augusta Elise Favez was naturalized in 1912.
2 Augusta Elise Favez arrived at New York on 21 December 1912 on the ship Lusitania from Liverpool, England . On this trip, Augusta had been a maid for the newly-wed Mrs. Wallace Eddinger:
The New York Herald
New York, NY
Sunday, July 14, 1912
Part 2, page 1, column 1
WITH A BRIDE MR. EDDINGER GOES TO EUROPE
Actor and Mrs. Ivy La Grove Married and Will Spend Honeymoon on Automobile Tour
To spend their wedding trip touring by automobile through Europe, Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Eddinger, who were married last Thursday afternoon, left New York yesterday on board the George Washington. They will be abroad several months. Mr. Eddinger is one of the best known of the younger actors on the American stage. His last engagement was in "Officer 664"* with Mr. George Nash.
Mrs. Eddinger was Mrs. Ivy La Grove, widow of Eugene La Grove, who died three years ago. Her engagement to Mr. Eddinger was known to only a few of their friends. She never was on the stage. The wedding took place at the home of the Rev. Dr. McGill, of Port Chester, N. Y. Mrs. Lester D. Moore, mother of the bride, and Mr. A. M. Crow, her brother-in-law, were present.
Although a young man, Mr. Eddinger has been on the stage long enough to be called a veteran player. He was well known as a child actor, appearing first in "Little Lord Fauntleroy”. He left the stage to go to school and college and returned to it in 1902 as a member of Mr. Robert Edeson's company in "'Soldiers of Fortune”.
10 Augusta Elise Favez arrived at New York on 6 August 1913 on the ship Imperator from from Cherbourg, France .
Batch Number:P00071-0
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Record Number:
Page Ref. Number: 38
Page Line Number: 0002
First Name: Augusta
Last Name: Favez
Age at Arrival: 35y
Gender Code: F
Marital Status: S
U. S. Citizen? No
Ship Crew? No
Nationality: Switzerland, Swiss
Place of Residence: New York, USA
Standardized Place of Residence:
Ship Name: Imperator
Ship Arrival Date: 6 Aug 1913
Ship Arrival Port: New York
Departure Port: Cherbourg, France
ID Number: 100710020325.
11 Augusta Elise Favez arrived at New York on 26 October 1914 on the ship Name: Augusta Fay Buren
Arrival Date: 27 Oct 1914
Birth Date: abt 1878
Age: 36
Gender: Female
Port of Departure: Le Havre
Port of Arrival: New York, New York, USA
Ship Name: Chicago
Search Ship Database: Search for the Chicago in the 'Passenger Ships and Images' databaseBy this time, Augusta was married and a U.S. citizen "by her marriage".
List of United States Citizens Arriving at the Port of New YorkFirst Name:Augusta
Last Name: Van Buren
Ethnicity: US Citizen - Naturalized "by her marriage"
Last Place of Residence: 137 N. Railroad Ave., Mount Vernon [NY]
Date of Arrival: Oct 26, 1914
Age at Arrival: 36y [born in about 1878]
Gender: F
Marital Status: M
Ship of Travel: Chicago
Port of Departure: Le Havre
Manifest Line Number: 0019
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12 Augusta Elise Favez arrived at New York on 27 October 1914 on the ship from Chicago . Le Havre, France.
13 Augusta Elise Favez and
Ivy W. Van Buren appeared on the census of 6 January 1920 in Hempstead, Nassau County, New York, which lists Augusta Van Buren, 42, born in Switzerland, both parents also born in Switzerland, married [sic?]; and her daughter, Ivy Van Buren, 4 years, 3 months, born in New York, father born in New York, mother born in Switzerland. According to this census, Augusta had immigrated in 1907 and was naturalized in 1912. Her native language was French.
14 Augusta Elise Favez was a housekeeper for the Charles G. Moller [Jr.] faimily in 1920.
15 An article in the 14 January 1930 edition of The Daily Argus in Mount Vernon, New York describes a surprise party given for William Van Buren, Sr. in honor of his 50 years in the United States. The names of family and friends attending included "A. Van Buren and daughter Ivy" of New York City. This article and the 1914 ship passenger list establish her connection with the Van Buren family of Mount Vernon, NY.
Augusta Elise Favez and Ivy W. Van Buren appeared on the census of 1930 in Manhattan, New York County, New York, which lists Augusta Van Buren, 53, born in Switzerland, widowed, married first at age 36; and her daughter Ivy Van Buren, 14, born in New York City. They were living in a rooming house.
16 Augusta Elise Favez was a housekeeper for a private family (but living in a rooming house with her daugher Ivy) in 1930.
3 She appeared on the census of 1940 in the household of
Thomas Mc Kelvey Arnold and Ivy W. Arnold in 49th Street, New York, Queens County, New York, which lists Thomas Arnold, 25, born in West Virginia; his wife Ivy Arnold, 22 [sic], born in New York; and Ivy's widowed mother Augusta Van Buren, 62, born in Switzerland. They were living in a rented house.
17 Her Social Security Number was 074-22-8829, issued on 4 December 1944 in New York.
4,18 Augusta Elise Favez lived on 4 December 1944 in 21-71 36th Street, Astoria, Queens County, New York.
18 She was unemployed on 4 December 1944.
18 According to the Social Security Death Index, Augusta's last residence was in Washington, D.C.
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