Deaths Reported by the "Long Islander" 1891-1900
Abstracted by David Roberts
“S”
Surnames
SABIN
Alva T.
74 y 8 m 9 d
d.
ST. JOHN children
d.
ST. JOHN Mrs. Gamaliel
d.
SALKY Bannat
67 years
d.
SALKY
Tillie
d. at
SAMMIS infant
d. Alast week@; child of E. E. Sammis; Athrown from a wagon in consequence of being run into by two
intoxicated men on the highway near the waterworks ..... the child came
to its death by the criminal negligence of the said John Benham and James
Howard@;
SAMMIS child
7
weeks
d.
19 July 1895; interment at Northport; child of Edward Eugene Sammis
SAMMIS Adelia B.
70
y 7 m 19 d
d.
SAMMIS
Alberta
26 years
d. 11 August 1898 at Huntington; suddenly; Aaccute Bright=s disease@; funeral at M. E. Church, Huntington; interment at Huntington
Rural Cemetery; daughter of William
Conklin; wife of George W. Sammis; she and husband joined the Methodist church Aunder Mr. Judd=s pastorate@
SAMMIS Mrs. Alexander
Aover 90@ years
interment
8 April 1896 at Comac; former resident of Head of the River
SAMMIS Annie J.
24 years
d.
SAMMIS Charles A.
61
years
d.
SAMMIS
Clarence E.
1
y 10 m 4 d
d.
30 June 1891 at Brooklyn; son of Brewster G. Sammis
SAMMIS Cora
d.
SAMMIS Daniel P.
79
years
d. 11 March 1896 at Brooklyn; interment at Huntington; brother
of Nelson Sammis; father of Nelson Sammis, Daniel Sammis and Mrs. Thomas Swift;
former resident of Huntington; shoe merchant at Grand and Centre Streets, New
York City for 30 years; retired ca. 1885; active in politics earlier in life,
serving as representative of the 13th Ward on the City Council [New York City
?]1850-1854; former Democrat, who switched to Republican Party at the time of
the Civil War due to his admiration of Abraham Lincoln
SAMMIS David C.
69 y 5 m 20 d
d.
SAMMIS David Sturgis
Sprague
77
years
d. 19 May 1895 at Babylon; Bright=s
disease; son of Daniel Sammis, who served in the War of 1812; father of Joseph
M. Sammis and five daughters; proprietor of the Surf Hotel on Fire Island; went
into hotel business in New York City in 1848 and in 1856 built a hotel on Fire
Island for 100 guests, which he soon enlarged; he introduced gas [lighting ?]
and made the hotel AFirst Class@; sold his interest in New York City hotels in 1858, to devote
himself fully to the Surf Hotel and real estate ventures in Babylon; built a
street railway for transporting guests from the railroad depot to the steamboat
dock at Babylon; served as postmaster at Fire Island; organized the Babylon
National Bank and the Babylon Water Company; leader in the incorporation of
Babylon Village; sold his hotel property on Fire Island to New York State in
1892 to be used for a cholera quarantine station; this upset the people of
Babylon, causing of Governor of New York State to call out two regiments of
troops to keep order; left estate of $300,000 to his widow, son and five
daughters
SAMMIS Della M. Earle
d. 28 March 1894 at Oyster Bay; Bright=s disease; interment at Locust Valley; daughter of James Sidney
Earle; wife of Edgar T. Sammis
SAMMIS
Edward M.
d. 15 June 1893 at Babylon; brother of D. S. S. Sammis; AHe was interested with his brother in the management of Fire
Island, was quite an inventor, and in
his early days in California was a correspondent for the Alta Cal[ifornia]@
SAMMIS Elizabeth A.
80
y 11 m 25 d
d. 28 February 1899 at Brooklyn; interment at Huntington;
daughter of J. Douglass Jackson; widow of Stephen Sammis, who Ahas been dead a number of years@;
sister of Lucy Jackson, Luther Jackson and Delia (Mrs. Smith) Sammis, all
deceased, and Hannah Jackson of Patchogue and Eleanor Jackson of Florida
SAMMIS
Ellen
59 years
d. 10 December 1897; blood poisoning; funeral at Presbyterian
Church, Oyster Bay, by Rev. A. G. Russell; interment at Brookville; wife of
Richard A. Sammis; mother of Mrs. Wilbur F. Kaylor; native of Brooklyn, who Ahas resided with her husband in this village [Oyster Bay] many
years@; Agreatly beloved by a large circle of friends@
SAMMIS Eva E.
8 y 9 m 17 d
d.
SAMMIS Foster M.
38 years
d.
SAMMIS Frederick G.
76 yrs 8
mos
d. 13 February 1892 at
Huntington; son of George Sammis; brother of Stephen Sammis, Warren Sammis and
Mrs. Nathan Conklin; father of George A. Sammis and Frederick B. Sammis; carriage
maker until 1866; later involved in real estate and land development; developed
building lots between New York Avenue and Nassau Avenue and along Fairview
Street; Aat the time of his death left about the most valuable real
estate property of anyone in this section@; see 20 February 1892 paper for biography
SAMMIS Harriet
75 yrs 4 mos
d.
10 October 1894 at Commack; wife of Israel Sammis
SAMMIS Capt. Harry
81
years
d. 6 August 1900 at Huntington; Athe
result of a fall from a wagon several weeks ago@;
funeral at Huntington by Rev. Aitkins; son of Henry Sammis and Elizabeth Best;
brother of Smith Sammis and 4 others, now deceased; husband of Elizabeth
Scudder, by whom he had eight children, and of Mrs. Cecelia Humphrey of West
Haven, Connecticut, by whom he had one son; father by his first wife of Henry
H. Sammis and Ada (Mrs. Walter) Beardsley, and six others now deceased, and by
his second wife of Isaac Sammis
SAMMIS Henry
81
years
d.
28 September 1899 at Huntington; funeral at Huntington by Rev. Walter and Rev.
Carter; neuralgia of the heart; son of Smith Sammis and Mary Rogers; husband of
Rebecca Ketcham (m. 16 January 1845); father of John K. Sammis of Northport,
Henry S. Sammis of Huntington, Rebecca P. Wilson, of South Norwalk,
Connecticut, and George Conklin Sammis, who d. in infancy; brother of George L.
Sammis of Huntington and Sally Buffett of Woodbury; native of Cold Spring
Harbor (b. 26 January 1818); life-long resident of Cold Spring Harbor and
Huntington, except for a brief period when he lived at South Norwalk; Aenthusiastic Republican .... voted for
both William Henry Harrison and his grandson Benjamin Harrison for the
presidency@; member of the
SAMMIS
Henry C.
54 y 7 m 27 d
d. 31 January 1893 at Northport; interment at New Rochelle, N.
Y.; son of Lyman Sammis; husband of AMiss Roe@ of Brooklyn; Northport native; in grocery business in New York
City, timble manufacturer in Huntington, owned
jewelery store and was optician in Northport; deacon of Northport
Presbyterian Church
SAMMIS Israel
85
years
d.
SAMMIS Isaac
72 y 4 m 25 d
d.
SAMMIS
Jesse
83 yrs 12 days
d. 11 March 1892 at Huntington; native of West Neck; printer in
his youth; worked on the Portico
Aone of the first news papers published in our town@; cabinetmaker in Huntington Aearly in the Forties@; moved to Brooklyn about 1860 and ran the Globe Hotel and later
a boarding house in Oyster Bay, before returning to Huntington
SAMMIS Joel
53 y 6 m 16 d
d.
21 March 1891 at Comac; pneumonia
SAMMIS John
d. Aa short time ago@ at Dubo, New South Wales, Australia; brother of George T.
Sammis of Hempstead; Hempstead native who left for the California Gold Rush
[1849] when Ascarcely eighteen years old@; left California for the Australian Gold Rush [1851] in New
South Wales and made a fortune, which he invested in sheep ranching; he
remained in Australia but lost touch with his family on Long Island; George T.
Sammis tried to locate him through newspapers in Sydney, N. S. W., but without
success; Aafter thirty‑three years of silence, however, George
received a letter from his brother John, informing him of his prosperity and
whereabouts. Since then, the brother kept up a correspondence@; 28 July 1894 paper
SAMMIS John
86
y 11 m 7 d
d. 7 November 1895 at Nantucket, Massachusetts; interment at
Huntington; native of West Neck; Aa quaint and somewhat eccentric character ... he always wore a
very long white beard and was of rather striking personal appearance@; sold his farm to
Jenkins Van Schaick, Athe proceeds from the sale ... afforded Mr. Sammis a comfortable
competence for his use during his declining years@;
boarded with Mrs. Conklin Kelsey for some time; Aseveral
years ago he left Huntington and took up his residence with his married
daughter [unnamed] at Nantucket, Mass.@
SAMMIS Lewis
death
reported
SAMMIS Lucy A.
2
yrs 7 mos
d.
SAMMIS Lyman
91 years
d. 9 January 1899 at Northport Aof old
age@; funeral at Northport by Rev. Knesal; father of B. L. Sammis
and Moses Sammis; Afor many years a member of the Northport Methodist Church@
SAMMIS Margaret A.
79
y 3 m 10 d
d. 21 March 1895 at Oyster Bay; funeral Baptist Church,
Huntington; native of Oyster Bay; maiden name was Bennett; widow of Jesse H. Sammis, a shoemaker, who d. about A20 years ago@; sister-in-law of John M. Sammis and Richard Sammis, both of
Oyster Bay; former resident of Huntington
SAMMIS Margurette
1
yr 5 mos
d.
2 July 1892 at
SAMMIS Maria Louisa
35
y 6 m 26 d
d. 27 November 1894 at Huntington; daughter of George R. Rogers;
wife of Fred B. Sammis (m. 1884); mother of one unnamed daughter; native of
Westport, Conn., b. 1 May 1859; graduate of Huntington Union School 1876;
member of First Presbyterian Church,
Huntington
SAMMIS Maria Platt
74 yrs 4 mos
d. 2 December 1891 at Huntington; daughter of Erastus Harvey
Conklin; wife of Frederick G. Sammis; mother of George A. Sammis, Frederick
Sammis and Anna Maria Sammis (d. 2
November 1867); b. Huntington 1817;
member of First Presbyterian Church, Huntington
SAMMIS Mary
81
yrs 4 mos
d. 20 April 1896 at Huntington; interment at Huntington; widow
of Nelson Sammis, who d. 1878; native of Astoria; former resident of New York
City; resident of Huntington since ca. 1869; member of First Presbyterian
Church, Huntington
SAMMIS Mary A.
75
yrs 15 days
d.
SAMMIS
Montford E.
54 yrs 4 mos
d. 9 March 1896 at Huntington; son of George Sammis; brother of
Mary Sammis of Huntington and George Smith Sammis of Bloomfield, New Jersey;
Huntington native; Aengaged in marketing small fruits and vegetables which he grew
on his property on the Hollow Road@; member of Second Presbyterian Church, Huntington; Aof quiet and retiring disposition@
SAMMIS Naomi
d. 12 June 1896 at Huntington; daughter of Phebe [Conklin]
Fleet; widow of William Sammis; mother of Foster Sammis, Ellwood Sammis,
Fleetwood Sammis and Elizabeth Sammis; sister of John Fleet; Ahow well we remember >Aunt Naomi= as we saw her come down to do her morning shopping, and we
doubt if there is a merchant in the place, in business at that time, who did
not enjoy her morning call, simply because she was always pleasant and had a
kind word for all@
SAMMIS Noah S.
51
years
d. 11 March 1895 at Huntington; Aof
paralysis of the left side with which he was taken ... while walking across the
room@; son of John Sammis; nephew-in-law of George F. Nesbit; father
of two unnamed sons and three unnamed daughters; entered the dry goods business
early in life in Brooklyn and New York City; went to Havana, Cuba, in 1865 to
recover health, eventually returning to Huntington; m. 29 September 1865 an
unnamed niece of George F. Nesbit, who survived her husband
SAMMIS Rebecca
81
years
d. 25 June 1900 at Huntington; funeral at Huntington by Rev.
Walter; widow of Henry Sammis; daughter of Conklin Ketcham and Katherine Smith;
mother of John K. Sammis of Northport, Henry S. Sammis of Huntington, and
Rebecca (Mrs. Moses) Wilson of South Norwalk, Connecticut; native and long-time
resident of Huntington; member of the Methodist Church, Abefore the infirmities of age prevented was a faithful attendant
and earnest worker@
SAMMIS Reginald
16 months
d.
SAMMIS Ruth A.
76 years
d. 7 November 1897; funeral at M. E. Church, Centerport, by Rev.
Adams of Northport; her first husband was John Chalmers; wife of Charles Sammis
(m. Afive years ago@); mother of A. B. Chalmers of New York City, M. C. Chalmers and
Mrs. Scudder Sammis; native of Commack
SAMMIS Rynald Gordon
3
years
d.
6 September 1895 at
SAMMIS Sarah C.
81
years
d. 6 June 1900 at West Neck; funeral at West Neck by Rev.
Carter; aunt of William S. Sammis, Watts R. Sammis, Adelia Scudder, Juliette
Brush and Caroline K. Sammis; AMiss Sammis was born and had always lived in the house in which
she died@
SAMMIS Stephen Conklin
80
y 5 m 11 d
d. 30 January 1899 at Huntington Aafter a
long illness@; stricken with apoplexy and was left an invalid for five years;
son of George and Ruth Sammis; brother of Mrs. Nathan B. Conklin and Warren G.
Sammis, both of Huntington, and the late Frederick Sammis; unmarried; native of
West Neck, b. 19 August 1818; learned thimble trade in New York City and went
into business there until he retired in 1875; lived at Hoboken, New Jersey,
during the winter and at Huntington during the summer, until his stroke; since
that time he lived with his sister Mrs. Conklin until his death
SAMMIS Susan Elizabeth
22y
1 m 22 d
d. 20 October 1895 at Huntington; Aacute
attack of diabetes@; funeral at Second Presbyterian Church, Huntington by Rev.
Putnam, assisted by Rev. Carter of First Presbyterian and Rev. Russell of
Oyster Bay Presbyterian; daughter of W. Woodhull Sammis; member of Second
Presbyterian Church; graduate of Huntington High School, Class of 1891; long
obit in 26 October 1895 paper; memorial notice from Society of Christian
Endeavor of Second Presbyterian Church in 2 November 1895 paper
SAMMIS Willard W.
36
y 10 m 24 d
d. 10 August 1892 at Greenlawn; interment at Huntington; son of
Edgar Sammis; Huntington native; Athrifty farmer@; member of Greenlawn Presbyterian Church and Superintendent of
its Sunday School; see 13 August 1892 paper for biography
SANDS Cornelia Ann
d.
24 September 1896 at Huntington; mother of Jennie (Mrs. R. J.) Sutton
SANDS Nelson
78
years
d. 13 or 14 December 1896 at Syosset; found dead in his barn 15
December 1896; Ait is supposed that he fell from the mow the night before and
died without assistance@; uncle of the late Nelson Duryea of Oyster Bay; great-uncle of
EdnaDuryea, daughter of Mrs. W. Woodhull Sammis of West Neck; Edna is Asole heir of the property of the deceased, valued at $40,000
.... she will not acquire the property until she is 21 years of age@; Aan old and higly respected man@; see
accounts in Woodbury and Oyster Bay columns 19 December 1896 paper
SANDS Townsend Treadwell *
70 years
d. 26 August 1894 at Jericho; Aseveral
years ago@ both legs Awere amputated at knee@ due to frostbite; Aafter that Sands became a familiar figure walking about on the
stumps of his legs@
SANFORD Claude A.
ca.
29 years
d. 23 June 1895 at Northport; interment at Commack; son of
Charles S. Sanford; Ajust returned home from a bicycle trip when he was taken
violently ill with convulsions and after an hour and a half of intense agony
expired@; proprietor of a Aprosperous coal business@; member of Trinity Episcopal Church, Northport; member of Lodge
523, I. O. O. F. and Lodge 426 F & A Masons; long account of his death and
funeral in 29 June 1895 paper
SANFORD Mary 15 years 7mos
d.
SANTO
Mangona
33 years
d.
SARONY
Napoleon
d.
SAULSBURY Eli
d. [22] March 1893 at
SAUNDERS Rev. J. V.
d. 30 May 1896 at Port Jefferson; interment at Green-Wood,
Brooklyn; father of Mrs. George Mc Kane; brother of Mrs. Thomas Mott and Mrs.
Isaac Devoe, both of Glen Cove; Awell-known@ Methodist pastor, serving with the New York East Conference of
the M. E. Church; served these appointments: 1863-1865 Stony Brook; 1866-1867
Islip; 1868-1869 Babylon; 1870-1872 York Street Church, Brooklyn; 1873 Warren
Street Church, Brooklyn; 1873-1875 Willett Street Church, New York City;
1876-1878 Jamaica; 1879-1880 South Norwalk, Conn.; 1881 Rockville Centre;
1882-1884 Wesley Chapel, New York City; 1885-1887 Amityville; 1888-1890
Sheepshead Bay; 1891-1892 Amityville again; 1893-1894 Seventh Street Church,
New York City; 1895-death Port Jefferson
SAUNDERS Lawrence J. 18
years
d. 3 April 1893 at Northport; interment at Hamden, Connecticut;
son of Rev. Frederick (of Northport M. E. Church) and Sara Saunders; Ahe was studying for the ministry@;
funeral services by Rev. A. C. Morehouse, Smithtown M. E. and Rev. C. B. Ford,
Huntington M. E. Churches
SAVAGE John
54 years
d.
SAXTON
George D.
shot 7 October 1898 at Canton, Ohio, by Mrs. Anna George; ASaxton promised to marry her, and then upon his refusal to do
so, she used the revolver@; funeral at Canton, Ohio; brother-in-law of President William
McKinley; resident of Canton, Ohio; see In
the Days of McKinley by Margaret Leech (1959) for background details on
this sordid affair
SCALLY Mary Pilkington
34
years
d.
18 June 1896; funeral St. Dominick=s R. C. Church, North Amityville; wife of Hugh J. Scally; native
and life long resident of Farmingdale; Athose who knew her loved her for her kind and gentle disposition@; memorial notice from I. O. G. T. of Farmingdale in 27 June
1896 paper
SCHAEFER August
74
y 8 m 21 d
d. 25 May 1895 at Hicksville; English language funeral by Rev.
Gutweiler, German language funeral by Rev. Matschat; native of Frankennan,
Germany b. 1820; immigrated to the America in 1844; met his wife (who d. 1873)
on the voyage to America; settled in Hicksville in 1850; carpenter; Aloved and respected .... was a good neighbor and friend to the
poor@; survived by one son and two daughters
SCHAMPAIN Mrs. Peter
death
noted in 4 April 1896 paper; Central Park item
SCHAUSS Miss
d.
SCHEAFER
Frank
ca. 40 years
suicide in a field at Bethpage; shot himself in the head; body first
seen 7 September 1895, when it was thought to be Aa negro
man,@ out in the field; coroner=s jury found the body 8 September 1895 Abadly decomposed@; interment at Apauper=s cemetery@ [no place given]; employed by Mr. Runge of Farmingdale; Ahe was weak minded and frequently said he would shoot himself@; left Mr. Runge=s employ and said he was
moving to Canada; native of Germany
SCHEIRER William
d. 15 July 1896 at Farmingdale;