Deaths Reported by the "Long Islander" 1891-1900

Abstracted by David Roberts

“F” Surnames

FABRE Archbishop

funeral held during the week of 3 January 1897 at Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Fr. John G. York, pastor of St. Patrick=s R. C. Church, Huntington, attended the funeral; Fr. York was ordained into the R. C. priesthood by Archbishop Fabre on 21 December 1887

FACH Morris

d. 9 September 1900 at New Haven, Connecticut; blood poisoning; had been struck in the face with a whip during a quarrel on 20 August 1900 at Setauket by Isaac Davis of Setauket; Davis was arrested on manslaughter charges following Fach=s death, but the charges were dismissed by the grand jury

FAGAN child 5 months

d. 14 August 1898 at Huntington; daughter of W. H. Fagan

FAGAN Harold 4 mos 20 days

d. 31 May 1900 at Huntington

FAGANS Elizabeth

d. 21 August 1892; Smithtown item; Aan aged and respected citizen@

FAIN Abraham 54 years

d. 3 March 1894; funeral and interment at Oyster Bay; native of England; came to USA in 1873; a painter and decorator Askilled in his chosen business@; member of Matinecock Lodge #806 F&A Masons

FAIN Mrs. Abram 49 years

d. 28 May 1896 at London, England; former resident of Oyster Bay; Agreatly admired@

FAIR Mary Townsend Scudder

d. 24 January 1893 at Tompkinsville, Staten Island; funeral at New Brighton, Staten Island; wife of Richard Fair

FALLER Augusta 18 years

d. 12 August 1891 at Cold Spring Harbor; killed in collapse of deck of excursion barge Republic; resident of Brooklyn

FALLER Kate 39 years

d. 12 August 1891 at Cold Spring Harbor; killed in collapse of deck of excursion barge Republic; resident of Brooklyn

FALLER Kate 6 years

d. 12 August 1891 at Cold Spring Harbor; killed in collapse of deck of excursion barge Republic; daughter of Mrs. Kate Faller; resident of Brooklyn

FALLER Otto 18 months

d. 12 August 1891 at Cold Spring Harbor; killed in collapse of deck of excursion barge Republic; resident of Brooklyn

FANCHER Alanson D. 81 years

d. 22 February 1899 at Pound Ridge, N. Y.; pneumonia; interment at Village Cemetery, Pound Ridge; father of Ward Fancher of Glen Cove

FARLOW John 57 years

d. 30 September 1898 at Centerport; stomach cancer; funeral at Church of the Messiah, New York City; veteran of the Civil War; retired New York City fireman; resident of Centerport

FARRELL Mary 57 years

d. 8 February 1891 at Westbury; widow of Mathew Farrell

FARRELL Richard over 80 years

d. at New York City; interment 24 September 1892 at Westbury; Awas a resident of Westbury over thirty‑eight years. He moved to New York City about five years ago@

FARRINGTON John F. 17 yrs 5 mos

d. 16 March 1893 at Brooklyn; interment at Calvary Cemetery, Woodside; son of James Farrington; summer resident of Westbury

FASS Christina 76 years

d. 30 August 1897 at Hicksville; Afeeble for some time@; funeral at Catholic Church, Hicksville; interment at Lutheran Cemetery, Middle Village; mother of Mrs. Henry Puvogel; resident of Hicksville for the past 15 years [since ca. 1882]; left Aa host of friends who mourn her@

FASSBENDER A. D.

d. 13 April 1893 at Brooklyn; son of Charles Fassbender; son‑in‑law of August Fleischbien; Hicksville item

FASTERNAN Victor 65 y 10 m 15 d

funeral 12 December 1893 near Hicksville

FAURE Felix

d. 16 February 1899; apoplexy; President of France, Aelected to this high office in 1895@

FAY Jane

d. 27 November 1892; funeral at Hicksville; interment at Westbury; wife of Luke Fay

FEE Agnes 85 years

d. 24 September 1899; heart failure and old age; funerals at Northport and Trinity Church, New York City; widow of William Fee, late of New York City; mother of Harriet Lawson of Northport

FEEKS Julius

d. 21 August 1893 at Locust Valley; Aprominent in Oyster Bay town politics some years ago@; Aat one time held a position under the Government, being located at Washington@; former resident of Glen Cove

FEIDNER infant

d. 2 July 1898; daughter of Jacob Feidner; Hicksville item

FEIDNER Michael

d. 27 November 1892; interment at Hicksville; son of Nicholas Feidner

FEIERABEND Helena 88 years

d. 29 April 1897 at Woodbury

FERGUSON William H. 15 yrs 4 mos

d. 6 September 1897 at Long Swamp; interment at Holy Cross Cemetery, Flatbush

FERN Sarah

d. 20 January 1891 at Queens County Poor House, Barnum Island; former resident of Jamaica; vagrant, sent to poorhouse; after her death a bank book with $4,000 in deposits was found sewed into her old dress

FERNAN Dr. Rudolph

d. 21 September 1891 at Fulda, Germany; former resident of Cold Spring Harbor

FERRIS Rev. Dr. D. O.

d. 15 November 1896 at Bridgeport, Connecticut; Asuddenly Sunday night a few moments after he left the pulpit.He had opened the services and announced the opening hymn when he was attacked with a fainting spell ... He left the pulpit and staggered down the aisle ..... Two of the congregation hurried to support him. He became unconscious and in a few minutes was dead@; pastor of Summerfield M. E Church, Bridgeport, Connecticut, at time of death; Awell known in Brooklyn and throughout Long Island@; served as a chaplain with the Union Army during the Civil War (1862-1863); after war service was appointed to M. E. churches at Sag Harbor, Huntington, Hempstead, De Kalb Avenue, Brooklyn (1868-1870), Amityville, North Amityville, Washington Avenue, Brooklyn (1878-1879), Bay Shore, South Second Street, Brooklyn (1885-1887); stationed at Northport Afour years ago@; Northport item in 28 November 1896 paper says Apastor of the M. E. Church in this village during the conference year commencing April 1891@; member of the New York East Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church; Aforceful and interesting speaker@; Aan ardent Republican@

FERRIS George W. G.

d. 22 November 1896 at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; typhoid fever; Amechanical engineer and inventor of a high order of merit. In 1893 he conceived the wheel which made him famous and which was one of the particular features of the World=s Fair at Chicago. It was constructed under his supervision, and had a capacity of 1,440 passengers@

FETTING child

interment 25 July 1894 at Brookville; child of Fritz Fetting; East Norwich item

FICKEN Louis 90 years

d. 15 August 1897 at Jericho; funeral at Jericho; m. widow Mrs. James Malcolm in 1838; father of five; native of Germany; resident of Jericho for 35 years; Aonly recently ... became slightly deaf@

FICKEN Mary Ann 80 years

d. 11 March 1892 at Jericho; interment at Muttontown; widow of James Malcolm, who she m. ca. 1834; he died shortly shortly thereafter; wife of Lewis Ficken, who she m. 1838; mother of James Malcolm and Mary Ann Ficken, both of Jericho; Mrs. Emma Brooker of McGrawsville, N.Y.; Lewis Ficken and Martin Ficken, both of San Francisco, California; and George Ficken of New Rochelle, N.Y. resident of Jericho for the past thirty years

FIELD Cyrus W.

d. dateline 13 July 1892 at Dobbs Ferry, N. Y.; Athe Atlantic Cable will be his everlasting monument@; long biography in 16 July 1892 paper

FIELD Eugene

d. 4 November 1895 at Chicago, Illinois; Awell known poet and humorist@; AMr. Field had established a reputation as a graceful and clever writer of stories and verse@ [especially noted for his poems for children]; native of St. Louis, Missouri, b. 1850; obit in 9 November 1895 paper

FIELD Joseph 104 yrs 6 mos

d. Alast week@ at Middletown, New Jersey; great-uncle of A. L. Field of Huntington; 10 April 1897 paper

FIELDS George 58 y 1 m 22 d

d. 14 May 1892 at South Dix Hills; moved from New Jersey Aabout 35 years ago@; Awent largely into the raising of cucumber pickles and sweet potatoes and was one of the first in this vicinity to embark in that business@; Alife‑long Republican and an earnest advocate of the party's political principles@

FIELDS John D. 79y 11m 1 d

d. 20 August 1893 at Huntington; Aworked nearly all his life at his wheelwright shop on Wall Street [Huntington village]@; member of Second Presbyterian Church Note: called FIELD in AVillage Notes@ column 26 August 1893 paper

FIELDS Rebecca 78 y 11 m 9 d

d. 23 May 1893 at Huntington

FILES Bradford R. 53 yrs 25 days

d. 31 July 1898 at Huntington; progressive paralysis, an invalid for six years; funeral at Huntington, by Rev. Judd, formerly at Huntington M. E. Church; son of James and Eliza Files; husband of Elizabeth Springsteen (m. 1868), formerly of Haverstraw, N. Y.; father of Bertis R. Files; brother of William Files of Brooklyn Mary E. Bath of Huntington, Mrs. Charles Hartt of Huntington, Mrs. George Bunce of Babylon and Lida Files of New York City; native of Newburgh, N. Y.,b. 6 July 1845; Amember of the local Methodist church in good standing@; AHuntington loses a good citizen@

FINCK Margaret

d. 5 February 1897 at Hudson River State Hospital, Poughkeepsie, N. Y.; interment at Bethpage

FINDLEY Capt. John

drowned 4 February 1900 off Lloyd Neck; barge John Wilson sank off Lloyd Neck lighthouse in a storm; resident of Rondout, N. Y.; see 9 February 1900 paper for long account of disaster; body found at Port Eaton Gravel Works 25 April 1900 by Capt. George Carman of Port Eaton; body identified by son-in-law and sent to Rondout, N. Y. for burial

FINDLEY Mrs. Capt. John

drowned 4 February 1900 off Lloyd Neck; barge John Wilson sank off Lloyd Neck lighthouse in a storm; body recovered on 5 February 1900; resident of Rondout, N. Y.; see 9 February 1900 paper for long account of disaster

FINLAY Benjamin 70 years

d. 3 February 1899 at Huntington; third stroke since 24 January 1899; funeral at Huntington by Rev. Seem; husband of Betsey Collins, who survives; father of Mrs. George N. Drake; native of New York State who moved to Ohio at the age of 4 years; his grandfather owned a large amount of land in Auburn Township, Grange County, Ohio; during the Civil War, he furnished 1,000 horses to the Union Army, including one used by General McClellan; moved from Ohio to Huntington ca. 1883

FINLAY Betsey Collins 77 y 1 m 16 d

d. 9 September 1900 at Huntington; funeral at Huntington by Rev. Walter; daughter of William Collins & Betsey Merrill; widow of Benjamin Finlay (m. 1845); mother of Mrs. George N. Drake; had 11 brothers and sisters; native of Murray, Ontario County, New York; moved in early life to Ohio, settling in Cleveland Athen only a village@; had been an invalid for 12 years

FINN Henry E. 29 y 7m 17 d

d. 14 April 1899 at Cold Spring Harbor; funeral at St. Patrick=s R. C. Church, Huntington; interment at Catholic Cemetery, West Neck; survived by his mother, a resident of Cold Spring, and by a sister and a brother; member of the New York City police force; Avery highly esteemed for his many good qualities of mind and heart@

FINN Margaret 53 years

d. 16 July 1899 at Cold Spring Harbor; suddenly of apoplexy; funeral at St. Patrick=s R. C. Church, Huntington

FIRTH Mrs. John 75 years

d. 18 June 1894; funeral at Westbury; mother of Joseph E. Firth of Roslyn; Mineola item

FIRTH Samuel 17 years

drowned 9 August 1897 at Sea Cliff; swimming at Hamilton=s Hall bathing pavilion Abut a short time when he got beyond his depth and sank out of sight@; resident of Brooklyn

FISH Sands Helme 78 years

d. Aon Sunday@ at Brooklyn; funeral at Brooklyn; interment at Mystic, Connecticut; brother of Mrs. Caleb S. Woodhull, a former resident of Huntington; Mystic native; grain dealer in Chicago, Illinois; dealer in ships stores in New York City after 1869; partner with J. D. Fish & Company of South Street, New York City; loose sheet in November 1899 papers

FISHER infant

d. Alast week@; interment at Brookville; daughter of Frank Fisher; Oyster Bay item; 16 March 1895 paper

FISHER Patrick 75 years

d. 1 June 1898; paralysis; Catholic funeral; Smithtown item

FISHERS child

d. 24 July 1892; convulsions; interment at Brookville; child of John Fishers; Oyster Bay item

FISK Mary