The Holland Society of New York - Yearbook (New York, NY)

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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

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37 began- his business career in a wholesale dry-goods house at No. I4 Wall Street. ln 18 5 3 he became Connected with the house of Smith 8: Stratton, and remained with the Hrm through its different changes of names to Edward Smith 85 Co. When it was incorporated, he became its vice-president. Mr. Elmendorf was at one time a member of the 13th Regiment, holding a lieutenant's commission. In 1855 he married in New York Frances Catherine fRichardsj Lathrop, niece and adopted daughter of Dwight Lathrop, of Savannah, Ga. ' Three chil- dren were born to them--Dwight Lathrop, the traveller and lecturer, Grace, wife of Dr. Carr, and john Barker, all of whom are living in this city. Mrs. Elmendorf died several years ago. lVlr. Elmendorf was a strong Republican, and a few years ago was chairman of the Republican committee of the district in which he lived. l-le never held public office. He became a member of the Holland Society March 29, 1888, was a member of the Sons of the Revolution, and a trus- tee of the Fourth Avenue Presbyterian Church. 'M A 4. , .Pa Q f 5 '- 1-efxl.'ai3?a?n1. ' WK' fl- 155 ' 6? s 'fgfmi e f S 'Q ' Rm S A! 'if-