| |  Samuel Badger Abbe (1829-1864) — also known asSamuel B. Abbe;Sam Abbe — of St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November25, 1829.Merchant; member ofMinnesotaterritorial House of Representatives 5th District, 1857.Episcopalian.Died in Fort Snelling,HennepinCounty, Minn.,October3, 1864 (age34 years, 313days).Interment atWindham Center Cemetery, Windham, Conn. | | Johannes Abeel (1667-1711) — also known asJohn Abeel — of Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.Born in Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,March23,1667.Merchant;fur trader;mayor ofAlbany, N.Y., 1694-95, 1709-10; member ofNew Yorkcolonial assembly, 1695, 1701-02.DutchReformed.Died in Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,January28, 1711 (age43 years, 311days).Original interment atSecond Dutch Reformed Church Cemetery, Albany, N.Y.;reinterment atAlbanyRural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y. | | George Bethune Adams (1845-1911) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,April 3,1845.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;merchant;lawyer;U.S.District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 1901-11;died in office 1911.Member,UnionLeague.Died in Hague,WarrenCounty, N.Y.,October9, 1911 (age66 years, 189days).Burial location unknown. | | Herbert Erwin Allen (1874-1947) — also known asHerbert E. Allen;"Bertie" —of Clinton,OneidaCounty, N.Y.Born in Mexico,OswegoCounty, N.Y.,December13, 1874.Merchant;hardwarebusiness; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Oneida County 2nd District, 1910-13.Died in Clinton,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,October24, 1947 (age72 years, 315days).Interment atSunset Hill Cemetery, Clinton, N.Y.  | James S. Allen (1867-1947) — of East Branch,DelawareCounty, N.Y.Born in Shavertown,DelawareCounty, N.Y.,July 16,1867.Republican.Merchant;lumberbusiness;postmaster;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Delaware County, 1917.Died, in the MargaretvilleHospital,Margaretville,DelawareCounty, N.Y.,July 11,1947 (age79 years, 360days).Interment atEast Branch Cemetery, East Branch, N.Y. | | John Alsop (1724-1794) — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New Windsor,OrangeCounty, N.Y.,1724.Merchant;Delegateto Continental Congress from New York, 1774-76.Died in Newtown, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.,November22, 1794 (ageabout 70years).Interment atTrinityChurchyard, Manhattan, N.Y.| |  Relatives: Sonof John Alsop, Sr. and Abigail (Sackett) Alsop; married,June 6,1766, to Mary Frogat; father of Mary Alsop (who marriedRufusKing (1755-1827)); grandfather ofJohnAlsop King,JamesGore King andEdwardKing; great-grandfather ofRufusKing (1814-1876) andRufusKing (1817-1891); first cousin once removed ofEbenezerHazard; first cousin twice removed ofErskineHazard; first cousin seven times removed ofJohnForbes Kerry; third cousin twice removed ofBenjaminHard,ReubenBostwick Heacock,ElishaHotchkiss Jr.,GideonHard andGrahamHurd Chapin; third cousin thrice removed ofWalterBooth,TrumanHotchkiss,JamesLockwood Conger,AustinGeorge Nettleton,CharlesM. Hotchkiss andGeorgeWinthrop Fairchild. | | | | Political families:FourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail |
| | Lawrence A. Appley (1904-1997) — of Glen Ridge,EssexCounty, N.J.; Hamilton,MadisonCounty, N.Y.Born in Nyack,RocklandCounty, N.Y.,April22, 1904.Republican. Personnel manager, Buffalo Division, Socony VacuumOilCompany, 1930-34; vice-president, VickChemicalCompany, 1941-46; vice-president, Montgomery Warddepartmentstores, 1946-48; president, American Management Association,1948-68; member, Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, 1953-55.Baptist.Member,PhiBeta Kappa;OmicronDelta Kappa;Chi Phi;DeltaSigma Rho.Died in Hamilton,MadisonCounty, N.Y.,April 4,1997 (age92 years, 347days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Rev. Joseph Earl Appley and Jessie (Moore) Appley; married,September1, 1927, to Ruth G. Wilson. |
| | Benedict Arnold (1780-1849) — of Amsterdam,MontgomeryCounty, N.Y.Born in Amsterdam, Tryon County (nowMontgomeryCounty), N.Y.,October5, 1780.Merchant; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Montgomery County, 1816-17;U.S.Representative from New York 16th District, 1829-31.Not related to the 1780 U.S. military traitor of the same name. Died in Amsterdam,MontgomeryCounty, N.Y.,March 3,1849 (age68 years, 149days).Interment atGreenHill Cemetery, Amsterdam, N.Y. | | Florence S. Babbitt (1847-1929) — also known asFlorence Lewis Smalley — of Ypsilanti,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Friendship,AlleganyCounty, N.Y.,March19, 1847.Democrat.Antique dealer; member ofMichiganDemocratic State Central Committee, 1919.Female.Member,Daughters of theAmerican Revolution.Died in Ypsilanti,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,November3, 1929 (age82 years, 229days).Interment atHighlandCemetery, Ypsilanti, Mich. | | William Babcock (1785-1838) — of Penn Yan,YatesCounty, N.Y.Born in Hinsdale,CheshireCounty, N.H.,1785.Merchant;YatesCounty Treasurer, 1823;U.S.Representative from New York 26th District, 1831-33;hotel-keeper.Died in Penn Yan,YatesCounty, N.Y.,October20, 1838 (ageabout 53years).Interment atCityHill Cemetery, Near Penn Yan, Yates County, N.Y. | | Alvin W. Bailey (1814-1887) — of Hastings,BarryCounty, Mich.Born inCayugaCounty, N.Y.,September29, 1814.Democrat.Merchant; Hastings Township Supervisor, 1852; memberofMichiganstate house of representatives from Barry County, 1853-54;villagepresident of Hastings, Michigan, 1855-56.Died in Hastings,BarryCounty, Mich.,March 6,1887 (age72 years, 158days).Interment atRiversideCemetery, Hastings, Mich. | | Norman Bailey (1822-1896) — of Hastings,BarryCounty, Mich.Born inCayugaCounty, N.Y.,January1, 1822.Republican.Merchant;newspapereditor; member ofMichiganstate senate 21st District, 1861-62.Member,OddFellows.Died in Hastings,BarryCounty, Mich.,February15, 1896 (age74 years, 45days).Interment atRiversideCemetery, Hastings, Mich. | | Jacob Baiz (1843-1899) — also known asJacobo Baiz — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Barcelona,Venezuela,January19, 1843.Naturalized U.S. citizen;commission merchant;coffeeimporter;Consul-Generalfor Guatemala inNewYork, N.Y., 1874-92;Consul-Generalfor Salvador inNewYork, N.Y., 1875-77; Charge d'Affaires for Honduras, 1878;Consul-Generalfor Honduras inNewYork, N.Y., 1885-96.Jewish. Member,Freemasons.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,June 13,1899 (age56 years, 145days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Bronx, N.Y. | | Louis Bamberger (b. 1808) — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Frankfurt am Main,Germany,November20, 1808.Naturalized U.S. citizen;merchant; U.S. Consul inAsuncion, 1855-62.Germanancestry.Burial location unknown. | | Evert Bancker (1721-1803) — ofNewYork County, N.Y.BornMay 29,1721.Merchant; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County, 1777-83, 1785-88;Speaker ofthe New York State Assembly, 1779-83.DiedJanuary13, 1803 (age81 years, 229days).Interment atOldDutch Churchyard, Kingston, N.Y. | | Nathan Barlow Jr. (1818-1899) — of Hastings,BarryCounty, Mich.Born in Canandaigua,OntarioCounty, N.Y.,January1, 1818.Democrat.Hotelowner;merchant;BarryCounty Clerk, 1843-44;BarryCounty Treasurer, 1845-46; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Barry County, 1850;Supervisor, Hastings Township, 1853; postmaster atHastings,Mich., 1854; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMichigan,1864;director, Grand River ValleyRailroad,1872-97;mayorof Hastings, Mich., 1873-74.Died in Hastings,BarryCounty, Mich.,January25, 1899 (age81 years, 24days).Interment atRiversideCemetery, Hastings, Mich. | | Samuel Ezra Barnum (b. 1828) — of Lake Forest,LakeCounty, Ill.Born in Utica,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,July 19,1828.Merchant;mayorof Lake Forest, Ill., 1870-71, 1873-74, 1879-81.Burial location unknown. | | James J. Battistoni — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born inItaly.Socialist.Merchant; candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from Erie County 5th District, 1916; delegate toSocialist National Convention from New York, 1920; candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 40th District, 1928.Italianancestry.Burial location unknown. | | Alfred Florian Beiter (1894-1974) — also known asAlfred F. Beiter — of Williamsville,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in Clarence,ErieCounty, N.Y.,July 7,1894.Democrat.Merchant;U.S.Representative from New York 41st District, 1933-39, 1941-43;defeated, 1938, 1942.Catholic.Member,Veterans ofForeign Wars;Elks;Moose;Eagles;Rotary.Died in Boca Raton,Palm BeachCounty, Fla.,March11, 1974 (age79 years, 247days).Interment atBocaRaton Cemetery, Boca Raton, Fla. | | James T. Bennett (b. 1857) — of Sault Ste. Marie,ChippewaCounty, Mich.Born in Geneva,OntarioCounty, N.Y.,February21, 1857.Republican.Merchant;lumberbusiness;ChippewaCounty Treasurer; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Chippewa County, 1907-08.Scottishancestry.Burial location unknown. | | William M. Bennett (b. 1822) — of Jackson,JacksonCounty, Mich.Born in Bethany,GeneseeCounty, N.Y.,1822.Democrat.Merchant;mayorof Jackson, Mich., 1869-71; postmaster atJackson,Mich., 1888-89.Congregationalist.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof James Bennett and Alta M. (Rumsey) Bennett; married to Laura J.Hubbard and Mary C. Winne. |
| | Abram V. Berry (b. 1804) — of Jackson,JacksonCounty, Mich.Born inOneidaCounty, N.Y.,August20, 1804.Merchant;villagepresident of Jackson, Michigan, 1843-46.Burial location unknown.  | Mark Calvin Betts (1865-1940) — also known asMark C. Betts — of Mt. Vernon,DavisonCounty, S.Dak.Born inOnondagaCounty, N.Y.,December21, 1865.Republican.Merchant; member ofSouthDakota state house of representatives 13th District, 1903-06.Died in Mitchell,DavisonCounty, S.Dak.,October6, 1940 (age74 years, 290days).Interment atGracelandCemetery, Mitchell, S.Dak.| | Relatives: Sonof Calvin Betts and Charlotte Louise (Jones) Betts; married to SarahAnn Samuel. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: South Dakota LegislativeManual, 1903 |
| | | John Birdsall (1840-1891) — also known as"John Williams" — of Glen Cove,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born in Flatbush (now part of Brooklyn),KingsCounty, N.Y.,October5, 1840.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;lawyer;merchant;farmer;member ofNew Yorkstate senate 1st District, 1880-81.While registered under the assumed name "John Williams," hekilledhimself withilluminatinggas in his room at the United StatesHotel,New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April14, 1891 (age50 years, 191days).Interment atSt. Paul's Episcopal Church Cemetery, Glen Cove, Long Island,N.Y.  | John H. Black — of Faust,FranklinCounty, N.Y.Republican.Merchant; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Franklin County, 1935-38.Burial location unknown.| | Image source:New York Red Book 1936 |
| | | Esbon Blackmar (1805-1857) — ofWayneCounty, N.Y.Born in Freehold,GreeneCounty, N.Y.,June 19,1805.Merchant; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Wayne County, 1838, 1841;U.S.Representative from New York 27th District, 1848-49.Accidentallydrownedin a well, in Newark,WayneCounty, N.Y.,November19, 1857 (age52 years, 153days).Interment atNewarkCemetery, Newark, N.Y. | | Nicholas Cornelius Blauvelt (1814-1899) — also known asNicholas C. Blauvelt — of Spring Valley,RocklandCounty, N.Y.Born in Clarkstown,RocklandCounty, N.Y.,July 22,1814.Democrat.Schoolteacher;merchant; candidate forU.S.Representative from New York, 1846; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Rockland County, 1853.Died, fromheartfailure, in Spring Valley,RocklandCounty, N.Y.,October30, 1899 (age85 years, 100days).Interment atOakHill Cemetery, Nyack, N.Y. | | Joseph Blumenthal (b. 1834) — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Munich (München),Germany,December13, 1834.Democrat.Merchant; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1873-74, 1888-91 (New York County 15th District1873-74, New York County 22nd District 1888-91); president, JewishTheological Seminary Association.Jewish.Germanancestry.Burial location unknown. | | Hartwell W. Booth (b. 1883) — of Utica,OneidaCounty, N.Y.Born in Forest City,MeekerCounty, Minn.,May 7,1883.Republican.Office supply business; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Oneida County 1st District, 1919-22.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Charles W. Booth. |
| | Matthias Jacob Bovee (1793-1872) — also known asMatthias J. Bovee — of Amsterdam,MontgomeryCounty, N.Y.Born in Amsterdam,MontgomeryCounty, N.Y.,July 24,1793.Merchant; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Montgomery and Hamilton counties, 1826;U.S.Representative from New York 15th District, 1835-37.Died in Eagle,WaukeshaCounty, Wis.,September12, 1872 (age79 years, 50days).Interment atOakRidge Cemetery, Eagle, Wis. | | John Green Brady (1848-1918) — also known asJohn G. Brady — of Alaska. Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 25,1848.Republican.Missionary;co-founderof the school that later became Sheldon Jackson College, in Sitka,Alaska;merchant;Governorof Alaska District, 1897-1906;forced toresign as governor in 1906, after aninquiryabout his involvement with the Reynolds-Alaska Development Company.Presbyterian.Ill withdiabetes,he suffered astrokeand died inSitka,Alaska,December17, 1918 (age70 years, 206days).Interment atSitkaNational Cemetery, Sitka, Alaska.  | Joel Brink (1868-1939) — ofUlsterCounty, N.Y.Born in Lake Katrine,UlsterCounty, N.Y.,June 1,1868.Republican.Merchant; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1917-19 (Ulster County 1st District 1917, UlsterCounty 1918-19);UlsterCounty Treasurer, 1926-28.Member,Freemasons;Grange.Died in Lake Katrine,UlsterCounty, N.Y.,December31, 1939 (age71 years, 213days).Interment atWiltwyckCemetery, Kingston, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Sarah (Osterhoudt) Brink and Andrew Brink; married1898 to AnnaElizabeth Kieffer. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: New York Red Book1917 |
| | | Henry Bristow (1840-1906) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in St. Michaels,Azores,June5, 1840.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;merchant;U.S.Representative from New York 3rd District, 1901-03; defeated,1902.Member,GrandArmy of the Republic;Freemasons.Died, fromhearttrouble, in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,October11, 1906 (age66 years, 128days).Interment atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | Harry Broadbent (b. 1866) — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born inEngland,January21, 1866.Naturalized U.S. citizen;merchant; U.S. Consular Agent inPort Said, 1900-11.Burial location unknown. | | James Emilius Broome (1808-1883) — also known asJames E. Broome;"The VetoGovernor" —of Tallahassee,LeonCounty, Fla.; Fernandina (now part of Fernandina Beach),NassauCounty, Fla.; New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Hamburg,AikenCounty, S.C.,December15, 1808.Democrat.Merchant;planter;lawyer;probate judge in Florida, 1843-48;Governor ofFlorida, 1853-57; member ofFloridastate senate, 1861.Died in DeLand,VolusiaCounty, Fla.,November23, 1883 (age74 years, 343days).Original interment atOakdaleCemetery, DeLand, Fla.; reinterment in 1897somewherein Quincy, Fla. | | Charles M. Brown (b. 1858) — of Ithaca,GratiotCounty, Mich.Born in Wilson,NiagaraCounty, N.Y.,September10, 1858.Democrat.Merchant; member ofMichiganDemocratic State Central Committee, 1899; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Michigan,1900;chairof Gratiot County Democratic Party, 1900-12.Member,Freemasons.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Merritt J. Brown and Fannie H. (Swan) Brown; married,July 21,1886, to Isabel J. De Peel. |
| | Ezra Brown (born c.1839) — of Harvard,ClayCounty, Neb.Born in New York, about 1839. Republican.Merchant; member ofNebraskastate senate, 1883-86.Burial location unknown. | | Richard A. Brown (1908-1994) — of Bridgeport,MadisonCounty, N.Y.; Cape Coral,LeeCounty, Fla.Born in Bridgeport,MadisonCounty, N.Y.,July 27,1908.Merchant;real estatebusiness; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member ofNewYork state assembly 114th District, 1968-72.Member,AmericanLegion;Grange;Lions;Freemasons;Shriners;Veterans ofForeign Wars.DiedJanuary24, 1994 (age85 years, 181days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Married to Edith S. Steier. |
| | Arthur E. Brundage (b. 1886) — of Newburgh,OrangeCounty, N.Y.Born in Ossining,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,April 4,1886.Republican.Merchant; served in the U.S. Army during World WarI; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Orange County 1st District, 1920-22;postmaster atNewburgh,N.Y., 1928.Burial location unknown.  | Charles Aaron Budlong (b. 1859) — also known asCharles A. Budlong — of Marinette,MarinetteCounty, Wis.Born in Frankfort,HerkimerCounty, N.Y.,July 8,1859.Republican.Telegrapher;railwayagent;merchant;customsinspector;MarinetteCounty Sheriff, 1913; member ofWisconsinstate assembly from Marinette County, 1915-16, 1927-34, 1937-40;delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin,1936.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof John Aaron Budlong and Julianna (Meyers) Budlong; married to EllenFinnegan. | | | | Image source: Wisconsin Blue Book1940 |
| | Thomas Brockway Bullene (1828-1894) — also known asThomas B. Bullene — of Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.Born in Oswego,OswegoCounty, N.Y.,August10, 1828.Republican.Merchant;mayorof Kansas City, Mo., 1882-83; candidate forU.S.Representative from Missouri 5th District, 1888.DiedDecember4, 1894 (age66 years, 116days).Interment atElmwoodCemetery, Kansas City, Mo. | | LaVerne P. Butts — of Oneonta,OtsegoCounty, N.Y.Democrat.Merchant; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Otsego County, 1913; candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 34th District, 1918; alternatedelegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1924;chairof Otsego County Democratic Party, 1927.Burial location unknown. | | Lyman Rufus Casey (1837-1914) — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.; Jamestown,StutsmanCounty, N.Dak.Born in York,LivingstonCounty, N.Y.,May 6,1837.Republican.Merchant;manufacturer;U.S.Senator from North Dakota, 1889-93.Died inWashington,D.C.,January26, 1914 (age76 years, 265days).Interment atGreenMount Cemetery, Baltimore, Md. | | George H. Chase — of Jewett,GreeneCounty, N.Y.Republican.Merchant; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Greene County, 1914-16.Interment atMaplewoodCemetery, Jewett town, Greene County, N.Y. | | George William Chase (d. 1867) — also known asGeorge W. Chase — of Schenevus,OtsegoCounty, N.Y.Born in Maryland,OtsegoCounty, N.Y.Merchant;miller;U.S.Representative from New York 19th District, 1853-55.Died in Maryland,OtsegoCounty, N.Y.,April17, 1867.Entombed atSchenevusCemetery, Schenevus, N.Y. | | Fleming Duncan Cheshire (1849-1922) — also known asFleming D. Cheshire — Born in Williamsburg (now part of Brooklyn),KingsCounty, N.Y.,March 4,1849.Merchant; U.S. Vice Consul inFoochow, 1878; U.S. Consul General inMukden, 1904-06;, 1906-12;Canton, 1912-15.Methodist.Died in ahospitalat Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,June 13,1922 (age73 years, 101days).Interment atCypressHills Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | Clark S. Chittenden (1803-1892) — of Hopkinton,St.Lawrence County, N.Y.Born in Benson,RutlandCounty, Vt.,May 16,1803.Republican.Merchant; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from St. Lawrence County 3rd District, 1860-61.Died inSt.Lawrence County, N.Y.,May 18,1892 (age89 years, 2days).Interment atFort Jackson Hopkinton Cemetery, Hopkinton, N.Y. | | Jonathan Inslee Coddington (1784-1856) — also known asJonathan I. Coddington — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Woodbridge,MiddlesexCounty, N.J.,February21, 1784.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812;merchant; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County, 1827; postmaster atNewYork City, N.Y., 1836-42; candidate formayorof New York City, N.Y., 1844.Died in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December20, 1856 (age72 years, 303days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Bronx, N.Y. | | William Coffin (1877-1927) — of Middlesboro,BellCounty, Ky.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,October8, 1877.Merchant; U.S. Consul inMasqat, 1906-07;Tripoli, 1908-10;Jerusalem, 1910-13; U.S. Consul General inBudapest, 1913-17;Christiania, 1917;Stockholm, 1917-18;Berlin, 1919-26.Died, fromheartdisease, in Algiers,Algeria,February13, 1927 (age49 years, 128days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Charles A. Coffin and Alice E. (Gale) Coffin; married1905 to MabelSands Rees. |
| | James Jay Coogan (1846-1915) — also known asJames J. Coogan — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January16, 1846.Merchant;real estateinvestor; United Labor candidate formayorof New York City, N.Y., 1888;boroughpresident of Manhattan, New York, 1899-1901; appointed 1899.Catholic.Irishancestry.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October24, 1915 (age69 years, 281days).Interment atCalvaryCemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y. | | William Cooper (1754-1809) — of New York. Born in aloghouse, in Smithfield (now part of Philadelphia),PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,December2, 1754.Merchant; common pleas court judge in New York, 1791;U.S.Representative from New York 10th District, 1795-97, 1799-1801.Englishancestry.Died in Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,December22, 1809 (age55 years, 20days).Interment atChristChurchyard, Cooperstown, N.Y. | | George Morey Copeland (1815-1892) — also known asGeorge M. Copeland — of Clarendon,OrleansCounty, N.Y.Born in Norton,BristolCounty, Mass.,February23, 1815.Merchant; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Orleans County, 1852.Died in Clarendon,OrleansCounty, N.Y.,February12, 1892 (age76 years, 354days).Burial location unknown. | | Gerothman W. Cornell (1817-1885) — of Lansingburgh (now part of Troy),RensselaerCounty, N.Y.Born in Cambridge,WashingtonCounty, N.Y.,January4, 1817.Republican.Merchant;graindealer; postmaster atLansingburgh,N.Y., 1874-81.Died in Lansingburgh (now part of Troy),RensselaerCounty, N.Y.,April11, 1885 (age68 years, 97days).Interment atOakwoodCemetery, Troy, N.Y. | | Darius Nash Couch (1822-1897) — also known asDarius N. Couch — of Taunton,BristolCounty, Mass.; Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born inPutnamCounty, N.Y.,July 23,1822.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War;naturalist;merchant; general in the Union Army during the Civil War;candidate forGovernor ofMassachusetts, 1865;U.S.Collector of Customs at Boston, Mass., Massachusetts, 1866-67.Died in Norwalk,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,February12, 1897 (age74 years, 204days).Interment atMt.Pleasant Cemetery, Taunton, Mass. | | Joseph Covert (b. 1828) — of Faribault,RiceCounty, Minn.Born in New York,1828.Farmer;merchant; member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives District 18, 1876, 1879-80.Burial location unknown. | | Charles Crocker (1822-1888) — of Sacramento,SacramentoCounty, Calif.Born in Troy,RensselaerCounty, N.Y.,September16, 1822.Wentto California for the 1849 Gold Rush;merchant;banker;member ofCaliforniastate assembly 9th District, 1861-62; one of the builders of theCentral PacificRailroad;first president of the Southern PacificRailroad.Died in Monterey,MontereyCounty, Calif.,August14, 1888 (age65 years, 333days).Interment atMountainView Cemetery, Oakland, Calif. | | Lucius B. Crocker (1801-1869) — of Oswego,OswegoCounty, N.Y.Born in Rensselaerville,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,1801.Democrat.Merchant;mayor ofOswego, N.Y., 1856-58; Democratic candidate for PresidentialElector for New York,1860.Died in Paris,France,1869(ageabout68 years).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Married1831 to AnnEliza Pardee. |
| | Henry Cruger (1739-1827) — of Bristol,England;New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November22, 1739.Merchant; member, British Parliament, 1774-80, 1784-90; alsoserved as mayor and sheriff of Bristol, England; member ofNew Yorkstate senate Southern District, 1792-96.DiedApril24, 1827 (age87 years, 153days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Henry Cruger (1707-1780) and Elizabeth (Harris) Cruger; nephew ofJohnCruger Jr.; grandson ofJohnCruger; grandnephew ofJohannesCuyler; first cousin once removed ofCornelisCuyler; second cousin ofRobertLivingston,PeterVan Brugh Livingston,PhilipLivingston andWilliamLivingston; second cousin once removed ofPeterRobert Livingston (1737-1794),WalterLivingston,PhilipPeter Livingston andHenryBrockholst Livingston; second cousin twice removed ofStephenVan Rensselaer,PhilipSchuyler Van Rensselaer,HenryWalter Livingston,RensselaerWesterlo,PeterAugustus Jay (1776-1843),EdwardPhilip Livingston,WilliamAlexander Duer,JohnDuer,WilliamJay andCharlesLudlow Livingston (1800-1873); second cousin thrice removed ofPhilipSchuyler,PeterRobert Livingston (1789-1859),EdwardLivingston,WilliamDuer,HenryBell Van Rensselaer,DenningDuer,HenryBrockholst Ledyard andJohnJay II; second cousin four times removed ofKiliaenVan Rensselaer,NicholasFish,HamiltonFish Jr. (1849-1936),JohnKean,HamiltonFish Kean andCharlesLudlow Livingston (born 1870); second cousin five times removedofHerbertLivingston Satterlee,PeterAugustus Jay (1877-1933),BronsonMurray Cutting,RobertReginald Livingston,HamiltonFish Jr. (1888-1991),RobertWinthrop Kean andBrockholstLivingston. | | | | Political families:Livingston-Schuylerfamily of New York;Livingston-Duerfamily of New York City, New York (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle |
| | John Cruger (1678-1744) — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born inGermany,1678.Merchant;mayorof New York City, N.Y., 1739-44; died in office 1744.DutchReformed; laterAnglican.Danishancestry.Died in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,August13, 1744 (ageabout 66years).Burial location unknown.  | John Cruger Jr. (1710-1791) — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.BornJuly 18,1710.Merchant;mayorof New York City, N.Y., 1756-66;Speakerof New York Colonial Assembly, 1769-75.DiedDecember27, 1791 (age81 years, 162days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: SonofJohnCruger; nephew ofJohannesCuyler; uncle ofHenryCruger; first cousin ofCornelisCuyler; first cousin once removed ofRobertLivingston,PeterVan Brugh Livingston,PhilipLivingston andWilliamLivingston; first cousin twice removed ofPeterRobert Livingston (1737-1794),WalterLivingston,PhilipPeter Livingston andHenryBrockholst Livingston; first cousin thrice removed ofStephenVan Rensselaer,PhilipSchuyler Van Rensselaer,HenryWalter Livingston,RensselaerWesterlo,PeterAugustus Jay (1776-1843),EdwardPhilip Livingston,WilliamAlexander Duer,JohnDuer,WilliamJay andCharlesLudlow Livingston (1800-1873); first cousin four times removed ofPhilipSchuyler,PeterRobert Livingston (1789-1859),EdwardLivingston,WilliamDuer,HenryBell Van Rensselaer,DenningDuer,HenryBrockholst Ledyard andJohnJay II; first cousin five times removed ofKiliaenVan Rensselaer,NicholasFish,HamiltonFish Jr. (1849-1936),JohnKean,HamiltonFish Kean andCharlesLudlow Livingston (born 1870); first cousin six times removed ofHerbertLivingston Satterlee,PeterAugustus Jay (1877-1933),BronsonMurray Cutting,RobertReginald Livingston,HamiltonFish Jr. (1888-1991),RobertWinthrop Kean andBrockholstLivingston; first cousin seven times removed ofJohnEliot Thayer Jr.,HamiltonFish Jr. (1926-1996) andThomasHoward Kean. | | | | Political family:Livingston-Schuylerfamily of New York (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle | | | | Image source: New York PublicLibrary |
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