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Henry Kneeland, Jr.

Male 1806 - 1861  (~ 54 years)


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  • Name Henry Kneeland 
    Suffix Jr. 
    Born Oct 1806  New York City,,NY,U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 02 Aug 1861  New York City,,NY,U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Cause: Suicide 
    New York City Marble Cemetary - Interments (Vault 115)    		 New York City Marble Cemetary - Interments (Vault 115)
    Buried 03 Aug 1861  New York City,,NY,U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • NYC Marble Cemetary
    New York City Marble Cemetary - Interments (Vault 115)    		 New York City Marble Cemetary - Interments (Vault 115)
    _CRE 18 May 2014 
    Person ID 21057091  Ambar
    Last Modified 5 May 2016 

    Father Henry Kneeland, Sr.,   b. 09 May 1779, Hartford,Hartford County,CT,U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 07 Jul 1837, New York City,,NY,U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years) 
    Mother Ann Taylor,   b. Abt 1783, New York City,,NY,U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1823  (Age ~ 40 years) 
    Married 1803  New York City,,NY,U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    _CRE 02 Jan 2016 
    Family ID 87003841  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Margaret Sterrett Barr,   b. 13 Jul 1813, Baltimore,City of Baltimore,Maryland,U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Sep 1905, Hyde Park,Dutchess County,NY,U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years) 
    Married abt. 1832  Hyde Park,Dutchess County,NY,U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    _CRE 18 May 2014 
    Children 
     1. Mary Kneeland,   b. 13 Mar 1835, Hyde Park,Dutchess County,NY,U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 08 Sep 1873  (Age 38 years)
     2. Alice Kneeland,   b. Abt 1839, New York City,,NY,U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Fanny Kneeland,   b. Abt 1839, New York City,,NY,U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Elizabeth Kneeland,   b. Abt 1840, New York City,,NY,U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Kate Kneeland,   b. Abt 1841, Hyde Park,Dutchess County,NY,U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Oct 1902  (Age ~ 61 years)
     6. Anna Kneeland,   b. Abt 1844, New York City,,NY,U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aug 1858  (Age ~ 14 years)
     7. Henry Kneeland,   b. Abt 1846, New York City,,NY,U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1863  (Age ~ 17 years)
    Last Modified 27 Apr 2016 
    Family ID 67400934  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - Oct 1806 - New York City,,NY,U.S.A. Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - abt. 1832 - Hyde Park,Dutchess County,NY,U.S.A. Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: Suicide - 02 Aug 1861 - New York City,,NY,U.S.A. Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 03 Aug 1861 - New York City,,NY,U.S.A. Link to Google Earth
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    New York City Marble Cemetary - Interments (Vault 115)    		New York City Marble Cemetary - Interments (Vault 115)
    1860 US Census CT    		1860 US Census CT
    1855 New York Census    		1855 New York Census

  • Notes 
    • Henry Kneeand Jr. committed suicide on August 2, 1861; here is the news item:

      "Suicide of a Merchant in William Street. Coroner Gamble was called upon yesterday to hold an inquest upon the body of Henry Kneeland, a brother of Mr. Kneeland, of the firm of Bogart & Kneeland, cotton merchants, No. 49 William Street, who committed suicide on Friday afternoon, by shooting himself in the head with a pistol. Henry K. Bogart, the partner of the deceased's brother, testified that Mr. Kneeland came into the office as above about three o'clock on Friday afternoon, and closed the door. Mr. Bogart asked him why he closed the door, but deceased took a seat and made no reply; deceased then made use of some incoherent language in which the word "dishonorable" occurred, and drawing a pistol out of his coat pocket, shot himself through the head. Witness ran for a physician immediately, but all medical skill was of little avail, and the unfortunate man lived but a few moments; deceased never threatened to commit suicide, nor had the witness any idea that he contemplated such a thing; deceased had been pecuniarly embarrassed for some time past, and it is supposed that the derangement of his financial affairs led to the commission of the rash act. The jury rendered a verdict in accordance with the above facts, and the body was handed over to the friends for interment. Deceased resided at Fairfield, Connecticut, where he leaves a large family to lament his untimely end. Mr. Kneeland was a native of New York; and was fifty-four years of age."

      Henry Jr. was married to Margaret Sterrett Barr, daughter of John Thompson Barr, a respected dry goods merchant in Baltimore. Henry Jr. and Margaret had a total of nine children - eight daughters and one son. In his will, Henry Sr. put Henry Jr.'s part of the inheritance in trust of his two other sons and his brother-in-law. It thus appears that Henry Jr. was considered to be not fully competent. In fact, he was not involved in his father's business but seems to have lived off the income of his real estate trust.