High-resolution, full color images available online
Search, browse, read, and print yearbook pages
View college, high school, and military yearbooks
Browse our digital annual library spanning centuries
Support the schools in our program by subscribing
Privacy, as we do not track users or sell information
Page 111 text:
“
35 dency of the last named institution in 1876, and went to Europe with his family. During the last years of his life he made his home in New York. He received the degree of Doctor of Divinity from Hobart College in 186o, and the degree of Doctor of Laws from Union Col- lege in 1874. He united with the Society, October 25, 1886. He leaves a wife, a daughter, and two sons, and eleven grandchildren. BENJAMIN ALEXANDER VAN SCHAICK, who united with the Society March 31, 1892, died March 5, IQOO. He was born in Jersey City, N. J., April 29, 1842, and was the son of Benjamin Van Schaick fa wholesale grocer of New York? and Matilda Schultz. He was educated at the Grammar School of columbia College, New York, and Nazareth Hall, a noted Moravian School, at Nazareth, Pa. He entered the house of P. Lorillard 85 Co., of jersey City, N. J., and continued with them for nearly forty years, being their sole agent for most of that period in Pennsylvania and adjacent territory. SAMUEL BURHANS, JR., was the second son of Sam- uel Burhans and Mary Ann Corning. He was born in the Fifth Ward, New York City, October 26, 1825. july II, 1850, he married, in New York, Sarah Elizabeth Daggitt, who died March 6, 1860. March 12, 1867, he married Miss Isabel Holden, who survives him. Mr. Burhans entered the employ of Henry Crossman, umbrella manufacturer, immediately after leaving school, and afterward became a part- ner in the business, from which he retired in 1867. He was President of the Coney Island and Brook- lyn Railroad Company for fifteen years. n He was greatly interested in genealogical pursu1ts. Cne of the results of his labors in this field was a large number of MS. copies of records of early churchCS
”
Page 110 text:
“
34 1868 diverted him from his early ambition of being i 1 i er in New York and he returned to Kings- iodmtld take charge of his father's coal and lumber business and later, in partnership with a brother, he became engaged in the blue-stone business, in which he continued until his death. Mr. Osterhoudt was for many years a member of the old Dutch Church, the church of his fore- fathers, and was at the time of his death an elder, the Consistory acting as pall-bearers at his burial in Wiltwyck Rural Cemetery, Kingston, N. Y., De cember 28, 1899 : Mr. Usterhoudt was one of the oldest trustees of the Kingston Savings Bank, who in token of their esteem adopted the following minute, January IO, 1 9oo. The Trustees of the-Kingston Savings Bank feel that they have sustained an irreparable loss in the death of 'their asso- ciate, Howard Osterhoudt. His ideals were high, his integrity uncompromising, his courtesy unvarying, and his business judgment sound and conservative. His presence will be missed at the council table, but the memoryiof his irreproachable character, and genial gentle personality, will remain ever enshrined in the hearts of his fellows. 1 1 7 I REV. MAUNSELL VAN RENSSELAER, D.D., LL. D., after a short illness, died February 17, 1900, at Lakewood, N. J., where he was I temporarily residing. 9 Dr. Van Rensselaer was born in Albany, April 16, 1819. l-le was a son of john S. Van Rens- selaer, of that city, being in direct line of descent from the founder of the Van Rensselaer family in this country. I-le was educated at the Albany Academy and at Union, College. In 1838 he was graduated from the General Theological Seminary, and was admitted to holy orders on june 27, 1841. In, 1859 he was president of Devoe College, Niagara City, N, Y., and in 1872 was elected pres- ident of l-lobart College. . He resigned the presi-
Are you trying to find old school friends, old classmates, fellow servicemen or shipmates? Do you want to see past girlfriends or boyfriends? Relive homecoming, prom, graduation, and other moments on campus captured in yearbook pictures. Revisit your fraternity or sorority and see familiar places. See members of old school clubs and relive old times. Start your search today!
Looking for old family members and relatives? Do you want to find pictures of parents or grandparents when they were in school? Want to find out what hairstyle was popular in the 1920s? E-Yearbook.com has a wealth of genealogy information spanning over a century for many schools with full text search. Use our online Genealogy Resource to uncover history quickly!
Are you planning a reunion and need assistance? E-Yearbook.com can help you with scanning and providing access to yearbook images for promotional materials and activities. We can provide you with an electronic version of your yearbook that can assist you with reunion planning. E-Yearbook.com will also publish the yearbook images online for people to share and enjoy.
