Grandma told me her family name went back to the Mayflower but she could not remember the name (she gave me two she thought possibilities)
1 William Brewster b: Abt. 1774 in NY m: Bef. 1794 in Orange County, NY d: Aft. 1824 in NY
.. +Sarah Mapes b: 1774 in Orange County, NY d: 1824 in NY
2 John Van Cortlandt Brewster b: 26 Dec 1812 in New York d: Aft. 1880
.. +Frances Rebecca Potter b: 26 Mar 1808 in New York m: Abt. 1835 in New York d: 28 Nov 1858 in Highland Mills, Orange County, NY
3 William Wellington Brewster b: 15 Jul 1836 in Monroe, Orange County, New York d: 07 Apr 1906 in Monroe, Orange County, New York. Married Anna McConnell @1858 NY
.. +Anna Belle Clinton McConnell b: Jun 1835 in Belfast, Ireland m: Abt. 1858 in NY
Notes for William Wellington Brewster:
Family Narrative:
Olive Ann Smith (Bull) Nozell: "Mrs. Theodore Clark (Anna Belle Mack, granddaughter of Wm. W. Brewster. Wm. W. Brewster had a business in N.Y.C. my grandmother Anna Belle McConnell worked for him before their marriage. Anna Belle McConnell b. Belfast Ireland dau. of Wm. & Fanny (Clinton) McConnell, she was m. in N.Y.C. The family came back to Monroe. Her grandfather worked for Parrott Foundry at Arden, N.Y. Her grandfather was b. in Monroe, N.Y. The house stood close to the road, close to St. Patricks Church in Highland Mills, N.Y. In 1916 was known as Wheelman's Rest--where homemade root beer was sold. This house was torn down about 1960. William W. & Anna Belle (McConnell) Brewster had 2 children: William--at the time of his father's death his address was unknown. He was later located near Ridgewood [Bergen Co.], N.J. According to Mrs. Anna Belle (Mack) Clark, her Uncle m. Elizabeth, had the following children & perhaps more: (BREWSTER) George, Belle, Marion, Walter, Gertrude, Elsie, Irving. The last time Mrs. Clark saw Uncle William's children, which was some time back, they were living in Allendale. All were m. There is in Monroe a Mrs. Johnson, related to the late Mrs. John McGimpsey, who knows all the children--says Mrs. Clark.
More About William Wellington Brewster:
Burial: 1906, Calvery Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings, NY
Residence 1: 1880, Manhattan, NY
Occupation 1: 1880, Manuacturer of Ladies Underwear
Residence 2: 1900, Monroe, Orange County, NY
Occupation 2: 1900, Landlord
4 William C. Brewster b: Abt. 1859 in Manhattan, NY
.. +Elizabeth F. McCluskey b: Abt. 1858 in New York m: 12 May 1879 in Manhattan, NY
5 George Wellington Brewster b: 07 May 1880 in Manhattan, NY. Married Mary Lowe 28 Nov 1905, Manhattan, NY (Source: NY City Marriages, Lowe Mary A Nov 28 1905 Manhattan Cert # 26227 .)
.. +Mary A. Lowe b: Aug 1882 in New York m: 28 Nov 1905 in Manhattan, NY
More About George Wellington Brewster:
Occupation: Bet. 1910 - 1920, Policeman, Bronx, NY
Residence: Bet. 1910 - 1920, Washington Ave, Bronx, NY
More About Mary A. Lowe:
Occupation: 1900, School Teacher
Children of Mary Lowe and George Brewster are:
i. Laura M. Brewster, b. 1906, NY; m. RALPH WILBUR ( ? ), 19 Jan 1928, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York; b. 1904, PA.
6 ii. DOROTHY L. BREWSTER, b. 03 Mar 1908, NY; d. 06 Jul 2000; 10 Oct 1923, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York (Source: NY City Marriages, Cert # 14390 .)
..+m. Herbert Julius Belin, b. 09 Jun 1903, New York; d. 18 Aug 1964, Swartswood Lake, NJ.
Notes for DOROTHY L. BREWSTER:
In 1930 there was a Dorothy Brewster, age 18, student nurse, at the Brooklyn Maternity Hospital, St. John's Place, Brooklyn, NY
iii. Anna Brewster (twin), b. 19 Jan 1914, NY.
Family narrative:
Michael-Ann Belin: Around 1999 I spoke over the telephone with Anna's caretaker. Anna was residing in Long Island back around 1999. The caretaker said Anna had a daughter who she would ask to contact me, she never did.
iv. Louise Brewster (twin), b. 19 Jan 1914, NY; d. Jul 1982, 48203 Highland Park, Wayne, Michigan.
v. George Wellington Brewster, Jr., b. 27 Sep 1917, NY; d. Dec 1978, Palisades Park, Bergen, New Jersey.
4 comments:
Hey Daughter,
I noticed the reference to Herbert Julius Belin and that brings something to mind. At one time I had a shotgun that Dad bought in about 1930. He bought it new and it had a leather case with it. The case had the initials H.J.B. on it. I think that at one time "Julius" was dad's middle name and he changed it for reasons unknown??? The mystery thickens!!!
Pop
That is odd...why would someone change their middle name?
I have always felt an affinity for Ireland, love the lilting accent, proud spirit, and emerald green topography...nice to see I have a wee drop o' Irish blood coursing through my veins.
Funny too, when Nik was here helping me he played his iPod through my radio to share his music...he really wanted me to listen to his collection of Celtic music. The Irish is strong in that lad ~ especially in his red beard :)
It's really resonates in me to read about our family history...I've always felt like it was just Mom, Dad, you & I and never really felt connected to other people beyond us four.
So it's good to feel a sense of belonging to others :)
Hi Pop... I dug up more notes that I found and noted that he changed his middle name sometime before the 1910 federal census. Maybe he didn't like the "girlie" sounding name??? *grin*
One thing I think is kind of curious is that neither middle name (or his first name actually) seem to have any family-name connection, unless somewhere else awaiting discovery.
Cheryl there definitely seems to be Irish sprinkled all about. Seems like there was some of that Celtic action going on in Mom's side of the family too - I might be mistaken though, after a couple days trying to find new leads everything starts melding together in one big muttley-spoup-pot.
According to what has come up with this stuff Grandma Belin's mom "Mary Lowe" was 1/2 German too. I'm gonna dig up the notes that Mr. Scott sent me on that one and post them.
There was definitely Irish on this side - you definitely have some of the Irish spirit in ya ....
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