Robert Livingston Pell
Robert Livingston Pell | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 8, 1818 Pelham Manor, New York, U.S. |
| Died | February 11, 1880 (aged 61) |
| Education | American Literary, Scientific and Military Academy |
| Alma mater | Yale University |
| Spouse |
Maria Louisa Brinckerhoff
(m. 1837; died 1866) |
| Children | Adelia Duane Pell Robert Troup Pell James Brinckerhoff Pell |
| Parent(s) | Alfred Sands Pell Adelia Duane Pell |
| Relatives | James Duane (grandfather) |
Robert Livingston Pell (May 8, 1818 – February 11, 1880) was an American landowner and descendant of several prominent colonial families of New York.
Early life
Pell was born at the old Pell mansion in
His maternal grandparents were Mary (née
Pell attended school in New York City before entering American Literary, Scientific and Military Academy in 1825. He graduated from the Academy in 1829 and then attended Yale University, where he graduated in 1832. After his time at Yale, he went on a Grand Tour of Europe between 1832 and 1833.[4]
Career
Pell "had a passion for agricultural pursuits, and was a familiar figure in agricultural clubs and conventions, as well as an author of many valuable papers on
In 1838, Pell established a 1,200 acre farm just north of
Pell owned an island known as Pell Island (today known as
Reportedly, during the
Personal life
On July 8, 1837, Pell was married to Maria Louisa Brinckerhoff (1816–1866).
- Adelia Duane Pell (1838–1915), who married John Busteed Ireland (1823–1913), a great-grandson of Jonathan Lawrence (of the Continental Army) and William Floyd (a signer of the Declaration of Independence).[11] in 1863.
- Robert Troup Pell (1840–1868), who died unmarried.[4]
- James Brinckerhoff Pell (1841–1870), an 1863 Columbia University graduate,[12] who died unmarried.[4]
His wife died on November 10, 1866.[4] On February 11, 1880, Pell died at 218 Fifth Avenue, the home of his ninety year old aunt in New York City where he usually spent his winters.[1] After a funeral at Trinity Chapel in New York, he was buried at Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn.[13]
Descendants
Through his daughter Adelia, he was a grandfather to John DeCourcy Ireland (1865–1951), who married Elizabeth Gallatin (great-granddaughter of
References
- ^ a b c "Robert Livingston Pell" (PDF). The New York Times. 14 February 1880. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
- ^ Hartford, William J. (1900). The Successful American. New York: Press Biographical Company. p. 402. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
- ^ "Neighbors". academic2.marist.edu. Marist College. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
- ^ a b c d e Ellis, William Arba (1911). Norwich University, 1819-1911: Her History, Her Graduates, Her Roll of Honor. Capital City Press. pp. 191-192. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
- ISBN 9780738511887. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
- ^ a b c d e Gazetteer and Business Directory of Ulster County, N.Y. for 1871-2. Printed at the Journal office. 1871. p. 83. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
- ^ "NEW SEMINARY DEDICATED.; Mount St. Alphonsus Opened by Archbishop Farley with Impressive Ceremonies" (PDF). The New York Times. 22 May 1908. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
- ^ Mitchell, Paula Ann (June 20, 2012). "Bruderhof buys Mount St. Alphonsus for $21.5 million, plans high school for its children". Daily Freeman. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
- ^ Pell, Robert Livingston (1865). An Account of the Lands Belonging to Robert L. Pell, in the State of Georgia. D. Bradbury. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
- ^ "Robert Troup Papers" (PDF). archives.nypl.org. New York Public Library. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
- ISBN 9781560121367. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
- ^ Catalogue of the Governors, Trustees, and Officers, and of the Alumni and Other Graduates, of Columbia College (originally King's College), in the City of New York, from 1754 to 1882. Columbia University. 1882. p. 92. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
- ^ "Funeral of Robert Livingston Pell" (PDF). The New York Times. 17 February 1880. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
- ^ "WEDDING OF MISS ELIZABETH M. GALLATIN; Married to John De Courcy Ireland in Calvary Episcopal Church" (PDF). The New York Times. 7 February 1895. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
- ^ Nemy, Enid (9 May 1971). "The Lords and Manors Have Gone, But Descendants Remember Well" (PDF). The New York Times. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
- ISBN 9780307418760. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
- ^ Leonard, John William (1914). Woman's Who's who of America: A Biographical Dictionary of Contemporary Women of the United States and Canada, 1914-1915. American Commonwealth Company. p. 534. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
- ^ "MRS. MONTGOMERY SICARD; James Duane, First Mayor Here After Revolution, a Forbear" (PDF). The New York Times. 23 June 1936. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
- ^ Livingston, Edwin Brockholst (1910). The Livingstons of Livingston Manor: Being the History of that Branch of the Scottish House of Callendar which Settled in the English Province of New York During the Reign of Charles the Second; and Also Including an Account of Robert Livingston of Albany, "The Nephew," a Settler in the Same Province and His Principal Descendants. Knickerbocker Press. p. 228. Retrieved 26 April 2019.