Primary Name: Lynch, Jenny Amy “Molly”
Filed as: molly_lynch
Also known as: Molly Lynch; Jenny Amy Wittanen; Jenny Amy “Molly” Wittanen
Occupation / Association: Charter Member, Juneau Igloo No. 6; Telephone operator
Born: March 28, 1899, Douglas, Alaska
Died: April 5, 1981, Seattle, Washington
Parents: Matthew Hermann Wittanen; Mary T. Brevig Wittanen
Spouse: Frederick Albert Lynch
Children:
Associated places: Douglas, Alaska; Juneau, Alaska; Seattle, Washington
Keywords: Jenny Amy Molly Lynch, Molly Lynch, Jenny Amy Wittanen, Jenny Wittanen, Wittanen family, Frederick Albert Lynch, Juneau Igloo No. 6, Douglas Alaska, Seattle Washington, telephone operator, Alaska pioneers
Biography
Jenny Amy “Molly” Wittanen Lynch was a charter member of Juneau Igloo No. 6.
She was born on March 28, 1899, in Douglas, Alaska, to Matthew Hermann Wittanen and Mary T. Brevig Wittanen.
She married Frederick Albert Lynch on February 19, 1917, in Douglas, Alaska.
Lynch worked as a telephone operator in Douglas and later in Seattle. She twice won popularity contests sponsored by the Douglas Fire Department.
She died in Seattle, Washington, on April 5, 1981.
Sources
1900 U.S. Federal Census, Douglas; 1910 U.S. Federal Census, Douglas; 1920 U.S. Federal Census, Seattle; U.S. Social Security Death Index; Douglas Island Weekly News, February 23, 1917; Alaska Daily Empire, May 4, 1981
Tags: Jenny Amy Molly Lynch, Molly Lynch, Jenny Amy Wittanen, Wittanen family, Frederick Albert Lynch, Juneau Igloo No. 6, charter member, telephone operator, Douglas Alaska, Seattle Washington, Alaska pioneers