Deaths Reported by the "Long Islander" 1891-1900

Abstracted by David Roberts

“A” Surnames

ABBOTT Austin

d. 19 April 1896 at New York City; son of Jacob Abbott; brother of Rev. Dr. Lyman Abbott of Brooklyn, Rev. Dr. Edward Abbott of Cambridge, Mass., and the late Benjamin V. Abbott; dean of faculty of the Law School at the University of the City of New York; Aone of the most widely known lawyers and legal writers in this country@

ABBOTT Mrs. Daniel 58 years

d. 23 May 1892; Bright=s disease; interment at Calvary Cemetery, Woodside; Syosset item

ABBOTT George H.(alias Frank C. Almy)

executed 16 May 1893 at Concord, New Hampshire, for the murder of Christie Warden

ABBOTT Henry M. 72 years

d. 18 May 1898 at East Quogue; interment at Farmingdale; survived by unnamed widow and two children; resident of Farmingdale

ABBOTT Mattie Woodhull

d. 27 July 1894 at Morelia, Mexico; of malaria fever while on a Apleasure trip@ in Mexico; interment at San Antonio, Texas; daughter of late Josiah Woodhull of Wading River; wife of Leon/Louis Alexander Abbott; sister of Oliver J. Woodhull; resident of San Antonio, Texas; formerly of Woodbury

ABRAMS Stephen 84 years

funeral 16 December 1894 at Brooklyn; father of Elwood Abrams of Cold Spring; resident of Flatlands

ABRAMS Theodore

funeral service by Rev. Gutweiler of Hicksville; interment 4 June 1899 at German Methodist Church cemetery, Jerusalem; resident of Plain Edge; member of I. O. O. F

ACKERLY Almira Anearly@90 years

d. 26 April 1896 at Northport; aunt of James Ackerly, with whom she resided Afor many years@; native of Dix Hills; Aconsistent member of the Northport M. E. Church@;Auntil within a short time of her death, she was a remarkably strong and active person@

ACKERLY Clifford B.

d. 10 October 1899 at Riverhead; recovering from an appendicitis operation; brother of Orville B. Ackerly; husband of Addie Howell (m. 1878); son-in-law of late J. Chauncey Howell; father of two daughters; native of Patchogue (b. 26 May 1851); secretary of Riverhead Savings Bank for 24 years; Ahis efforts have been devoted to making this one of the strongest savings banks in the state. How well he has succeeded is shown from the fact that the total assets of the bank are nearly three millions of dollars@; organizer and vice-president of the Suffolk County National Bank of Riverhead; trustee of Riverhead Congregational Church

ACKERLY Ernest B.

d. 5 February 1896 at White Plains; Areport published in the city papers that he committed suicide in untrue, death not resulting from accident or suicide, but probably heart disease or apoplexy@; brother of Orville B. Ackerly

ACKERLY Ida F. 31 yrs 6 mos

d. 21 March 1897 at Northport; funeral St. Paul=s M. E. Church, Northport; daughter of James A. and Susan A. Ackerly; member of the M. E. Church at Northport and Aa worker in the Sunday School@

ACKERLY Jo N. 21 yrs 5 mos

d. 9 December 1897 at Huntington; funeral at St. John=s Episcopal Church, Huntington; daughter of Edward R. Ackerly

ACKERLY Keturah A. 82 y 3 m 24 d

d. 8 June 1894

ACKERLY Priscilla 84 years

d. 29 October 1896 at Chicago, Illinois; interment at Northport; widow of Richard Ackerly

ACKERLY Richard 85 years

d. Aabout eight months ago@ at Chicago, Illinois; interment 30 October 1896 at Northport; brother of Gilbert Ackerly of Northport; Mason; Aremoved to Chicago many years since@

ACKERLY Richard C. 51 y 1 m 11 d

d. 3 May 1892 at East Northport; pneumonia; brother of William Ackerly and Philetus Ackerly, both of who also died of pneumonia; native of Brooklyn; carriage trimmer and farmer; sung part of hymn AOh! How I Love Jesus@ just prior to his death

ACKERLY Sarah Rebecca 41 yrs 9 mos

d. 20 July 1893 at Crab Meadow; funeral at Northport; interment at East Northport; wife of James Ackerly; mother of seven; sister of Le Grand Smith; former resident of Elwood

ACKERLY Samuel 37 years

d. 4 February 1899 at Northport; consumption; funeral at Northport; son of Margaret Ackerly; formerly employed by the Port Jefferson Times, the Northport Journal and a New York paper; called AJ. Samuel@ in legal notice when will was proved 4 May 1899

ACKERLY William 79 years

d. 10 July 1894 at Northport; father of James Ackerly and Mrs. Sammis; Centerport native who was in carriage business in Brooklyn, E. D.; Ahe accumulated quite a fortune by speculating in real estate, and at the of his death owned some valuable property on Broadway, Brooklyn@;owner of a shoe store and an iron foundry; member of Gothic M. E. and Leonard Street M. E. Churches in Brooklyn; following retirement in 1867he moved to Northport in 1873, where he was a member of St. Paul=s M. E. Church

ADAM John F. 46 years

d. 14 April 1898 at New York City; interment at Oyster Bay; brother of Mrs. James Sheldon and Fannie S. Adam; step-father of Leonard F. Nichol; Aactive in extending the L. I. R. R. from Locust Valley to this village [Oyster Bay].@ He was also instrumental in getting a steamboat dock built, in establishing the Oyster Bay Pilot, and the establishment of the Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club on Centre Island

ADAM Sarah Sampson

d. 18 January 1897 at New York City; funeral New York City; interment at Oyster Bay; daughter of Isaac Sampson; widow of John H. Adam (m. 1850), late president of New York Gas Light Company; mother of John F. Adam, Fannie Adam and Emily (Mrs. James) Sheldon of England; niece of Joseph Sampson, from whom she inherited a Alarge fortune@; native of Oyster Bay (b. 1821); Awealthy widow ... a woman with marked business ability ... it was her wont to transact all business of any importance in person@;Avery open handed in many charities and was a particularly zealous worker in Christ Episcopal Church, this village [Oyster Bay] to which she made a handsome donation in 1878 when the present building was erected@; owned a home with Aa magnificent view@ in Oyster Bay

ADAMS George 60 years

d. 11 October 1896 at Smithtown; Bright=s disease; funeral [Smithtown] Landing M. E. Church; Athe last of a large family@

ADAMS Hannah

d. 9 November 1894 at San Francisco, California; widow Areputed to be worth $2,000,000 .... Ebert Smith, the blind man, will be the recipient of a generous slice of Mrs. Adams= fortune@; former resident of Port Jefferson

ADAMS Helen S. 65 yrs 2 mos

d. 23 February 1899 at Huntington; funeral at St. John=s Episcopal Church, Huntington, by Rev. Aitkens; daughter of Otis Pollard, New York City architect and builder; wife of Isaac Adams; mother of Mrs. J. C. Barrows  of St. Louis, Missouri, Frank R. Adams and Edison Adams, both of New York City, Mrs. Thomas E. Irwin of Huntington, Henry H. Adams of San Francisco, California, and the late Mrs. M. J. Hawley of San Francisco; came to Huntington as a primary school teacher and lived in Huntington for 40 years following her marriage

ADAMS Isaac 74 years

d. 27 June 1900 at Corona; funeral at St. John=s Episcopal Church, Huntington by Rev. Aitkins; interment at St. John=s Cemetery, Huntington; husband of Emeline Wheeler, native of Westport, Connecticut, and Helen  Rice; father of Mrs. J. Woolsey Shepard and Edson Adams, both of New York City, Mrs. Augustus Kissam and Frank P. Adams, both of Brooklyn, Mrs. John C. Barrows of St. Louis, Missouri, Henry Adams of San Francisco, California, and Mrs. Thomas E. Irwin of Huntington; native of Westport, Connecticut; came to Huntington at the age of 17; in house furnishing and plumbing business until he retired in 1890; Aan influential member of St. John=s Episcopal Church and served upon the vestry for many years@

ADAMS Job

d. 19 April 1894 at Huntington; sexton and member of St. John=s Episcopal Church; Alearned his trade of gardener on the estate ofa wealthy nobleman of England, and few understood how to make a first class garden or lawn better than he@

ADAMS John Quincy

d. 12 March 1899 at Westport, Connecticut; funeral at Westport; brother of Isaac Adams of Huntington; Afor a long time owned [a] large farm at West Neck@; former resident of Brooklyn

ADAMS Katherine J.

murdered by Roland Burnham Molineux; Molineux sentenced to death in the electric chair at Sing SingAsome time within the week begining March 26 [1900]@; account of trial and verdict in 16 February 1900 and 23 February 1900 papers

ADAMS Thomas 75 years

d. 26 July 1896 at Smithtown; funeral [Smithtown] Landing M. E. Church;  resident of Smithtown Athe greater part of his life@; survived by unnamed widow and adopted daughter

ADAMS Walter

d. 1 March 1895; Awell known resident of Brooklyn@; head of Walter Adams & Co., botanical druggists of New York City; survived by his wife Mary Ann Adams and son-in-law Alfred D. Fohs, a former resident of Huntington; account in 16 November 1900 paper of suit by Mrs. Adams and Fohs against George Ellwood, business partner of Adams, relating to the settlement of Adams= estate

ADCOCK Elizabeth A. 44 y 5 m 14 d

d. 19 February 1891 at Melville; wife of William J. Adcock

AINSWORTH children

d. dateline 14 April 1893 at Brooklyn; tenement fire; two children of Mrs. William Ainsworth

AINSWORTH Mrs. William

d. dateline 14 April 1893 at Brooklyn; tenement fire

AITKIN Edmund B. 51 yrs 10 days

d. 4 October 1897 at Huntington; funeral at Huntington by Rev. Putnam,  assisted by Revs. Carter, Gillies and Cox; son of Thomas Aitkin, who along with Edmund=s mother survive; husband of Fannie Conklin (m. 27 years); father of Mrs. Jarvis E. Smith and Carrie S. Aitkin; native of New York City; moved to Huntington in 1856; opened dry goods store with father in 1864; Thomas Aitkin & Son was at one time the largest dry goods firm in Suffolk County; member of St. John=s Episcopal Church, Huntington; chief of Huntington Fire Department, which Aturned out in a body and attended the funeral and the stores of the village were closed during the service@; long obit in 9 October 1897 paper

ALBERTSON Harriet 76 years

d. 15 May 1897 at Mineola; funeral at Mineola; widow of Thomas W. Albertson; mother of Townsend Albertson, Thomas Albertson, Mrs. Benjamin D. Hicks of Old Westbury and Mrs. Dr. J. A. Bogart of Roslyn; Awell known for the interest she took in charitable matters@

ALBERTSON Mary Adelia

d. 5 November 1896 at New York City; had been taken to a hospital where she died from an operation; funeral at Oyster Bay; daughter of late Albert Albertson and Mrs. Susan Wright Albertson; member of Christ Episcopal Church, Oyster Bay

ALBERTSON Robert

d. 19 May 1895 at Patchogue; Afor some years engaged in the medical hall pharmacy in this village [Northport]@

ALBERTSON Richard A.AUncle Dick@ 67 years

d. 30 July 1899 [probably] at Riverhead; unnamed widow, his second wife, survives; brother of John Albertson of Greenport and Mrs. George Hill of Riverhead; father of Frank Albertson of New York City, Edward H. Albertson of Riverhead, William C. Albertson of Amityville; native of Riverhead; Afor many years engaged in wholesale candy and tobacco business ... traveled all over the island with large wagons disposing of his wares to the local merchants@; retired two years ago and son Edward H. now conducts the business; resident of Riverhead

ALBIN Sarah L. 50 years

d. 2 December 1896; funeral M. E. Church, Glen Cove; interment at Locust Valley; widow of William Albin

ALDRICH Emeline Aupwards of 100 years@

d. 3 December 1893 at Riverhead; mother of Isaac Aldrich of Red Creek; husband was a veteran of the War of 1812 and she received a widow=s service pension

ALEJOS Catherine T. 61 years

d. 8 March 1899 at West Hills; paralysis for last three years; mother of Mrs. R. Menendez; native of Ireland

ALEXANDER Mrs. William 32 years

d. 29 April 1892 at New York City; burned in an apartment house fire

ALLEN George T. ca. 60 years

d. 22 April 1892 at Mill Neck

ALLEN Hannah Augusta 69 years

d. 26 March 1898 at Tilden, Missouri; daughter of Abel Rogers

ALLEN John G.

death reported ALong Island Notes@ 8 December 1894 paper; member of the Jamaica Royal Arcanum

ALLEN Margery 85 years

d. 28 February 1898 at Mineola; funeral at Mineola; interment at Westbury; widow of George Allen; mother of John Allen, Mrs. Augustus Denton and Mrs. Frank P. Seaman

ALLEN Thomas

d. at Batavia, Kane County, Illinois; brother of John Allen; Farmingdale item; 27 March 1897 paper

ALLEN Willard T.

d. 24 September 1897 at Brooklyn; found dead in room at Manhattan Hotel on Flatbush Avenue; funeral at Patchogue; salesman for Titus, Wells & Willets,Awell known New York flour and feed dealers@; had lived for some time in Huntington; deputy sheriff of Suffolk County

ALLEN William 75 years

d. 2 June 1898 at Locust Valley; found lying under the railroad bridge west of the Oyster Bay depot; Ahe had fallen from the bridge while attempting to walk over it@; was taken to his sister-in-law=s house, where he died; brother-in-law of Mrs. George T. Allen of Locust Valley; former resident of California, having gone there in 1849 and remained Aa number of years@

ALSDORF Mrs. Henry

funeral 21 January 1899 at Long Island City; consumption of the throat; husband survives; mother of three; sister of Mrs. George W. Robbins of Cold Spring; Aspent some time in our village [Cold Spring] last summer@

ALSOP Margaret 81 years

d. 12 January 1897 at Huntington; daughter of Jacob and Anna Rapalye;  widow of John Alsop (m. 6 May 1840); native of Astoria (b. 27 August 1815); member of First Presbyterian Church, Huntington; Ahighly respected resident of this place for many years@

AMBRON George 37 years

d. 11 May 1898 at Hicksville; heart disease; interment at Plain Lawn Cemetery, Hicksville; unnamed widow and Asmall children@ survive

AMORI child 1 year

d.Afirst of the week@; interment at Westbury; child of Frank Amori; 3 December 1898 paper, Hicksville item