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

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260 to reside, Mr. Van Duzer's business being .at Nos. 198 and 200 Greenwich Street. After residing in that city and on Staten Island for three years, they purchased their present residence in New- burgh,.which has always remained their home, although they had a winter residence at Thomas- ville, Ga., and resided in the midsummer at Stony Crest, an island in Alexandria Bay. On May 15, 1900, they celebrated their golden wedding at Newburgh. Mr. Van Duzer had four children: the eldest, Selah Van Duzer, who died July 5, 1892, Henry S. Van Duzer, a lawyer in the firm of Van Duzer 85 Taylor, of New York City g Katha- rine S., wife of Frank V. Burton, of Balmville-on- Hudson, and Frederick C. Van Duzer, of London, England, a member of S. R. Van Duzer 85. Son, and at one time president of the American Society in that city, and also Past Assistant-Director of Ceremonies of the Masonic Grand Lodge of Eng- land. The funeral took place at Mr.'Van Duzer's late residence, Rozenhof, the services being conducted by Rev. I. Searle, Pastor of Calvary Church, as- sisted by Rev. Dr. Longacre, formerly of Trinity Church. The interment was at Greenwood Cem- etery in the family lot.. CThe widow of Mr. Van Duzer soon followed her late husband and died at Thomasville, Ga., on April 25, , IQO4.D JOHN SCHOONMAKER was born january 2 5, 1 8 30, in the town of Gardiner, Ulster County, N. Y., the youngest of ten children. When old enough, he began work upon his father's farm and continued until he was twenty-two, teaching school at Gar- diner for the last winter that he remained at home. In March, 18 52, with his brother Jacob, he opened a. general store at Tuttletown. Soon afterward his brother lost his life in the H enry Clay disaster on the Hudson, and in a short time the Tuttletown store was sold, Mr. Schoonmaker moving to New-

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259 Society April 6, 1886 and ' iastic member until the tinigndzflhisil cfveatilnthtffe Xp? also a member of the Fort Orange Club at C1 Sny, and of the St. Nicholas and Manhattan AIEGEEQHNEW Yofkhglbf, snd was a Fellow of the eograp ica ' t Sons of the Revolution. Ocle Y and one of the His funeral took Episcopal Church, Lancast St t Alb Wednesday, December 16, fgogfee , any, on .T wo daughters survive him: Henrietta W., widow of Major J. W. MacMurray, of the United States Army, .and Kate Josephine, wife of Pay- Inspector Qret1redD I. R. Stanton, of the United States Navy. His brother, William Meadon Van Antwerp, died April 9, IQO3. CSee his obituary sketch, p. 2347. place at St. Paul's Protestant SELAH REEVE VAN DUZER was elected at the regular meeting of the Holland S.ociety's trustees on June 2 5, 1885, shortly following its organiza- tion, and after a membership of more than eighteen years he died at his residence in Newburgh, N. Y., December 27, 190 3. He had been Vice-President of the Holland Society for Orange County in the fiscal year 1896-7. Mr. Van Duzer was a son of Selah Van Duzer, at one time president of the New York National Exchange Bank, and grand- son of Christopher Van Duzer, of Orange County. His mother was Margaret Van Alstyli, Of New Jersey. He was born at the corner of Dey and Church Streets, New York City, Defiembef 9, 182 3. At eighteen he. became Clefk With the drug firm of Bush Sc Hillier. Later he f01'1T1ed 9' co-partnership with S. W. Cummings GLS .CUYHE mings 85 Van Duzer, After the dissolution. o this firm, Mr. Van Duzer conducted an extensive wholesale drug business until fifteen Yffs ag? when he retired. O11 M357 15' 1850, he gimme Miss Catharine M. sayre, of HOfSSheadS,g imglgg County, after which they went to New OT Y 1 il -s 6' 'ue F' ,. if -a il 1 ,l 'iii ii it lk + 1 l at le, -x l ggi. 'iff Q A .M MS .1 'J

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261 burgh in the fall of 18 5 3. His first employment' was with Ste h H p en ayt, on Water Street, for his board. In three months he took a clerkship with Isaac Wood, Jr., for three years, after which he had a position for a year with Mr. Parmale d e, an againtreturned to the store of Isaac Wood where, d M W un er r. ood's guidance, he received instruc- tion and acquired experience that was invaluable to him in later years. In 1-863 Mr. Schoonmaker, with Samuel C. Mills and A. A. Weller, purchased the dry-goods business of Col. Woods at the north: east corner of Water and 3d Streets. Business at that time was conducted on a very.d1ffere1112 scale from the present. Nearly everything Could be purchased at the same store. Half a dozen lines of boats between New York and. Newburgh and market-wagons from the surrolllldlng COUNTY made Newburgh an active business centre, .Wheie stores were open as early as cllclock Ciillgcli morning and frequently as late as cl even 1 - fi occupied its new Y at night. In 1878 the T111 d 6 Water Completed building at' NOS. 94 iitnblegirnprove- Street. This was considteired 2336156 largest dry- ment and the firm even G11 ,E 1 ' ' Although at firs on Y goods store in. the C1'CY- . p - f em-S increased business made 1? ne - 88 and Mr. the whole. Mr. Mills retired in I 5ker,S Son, Weller januafy I, 1393- T '3S?12323:1l3, and the S211'I111G1, Purchased Mr' We G 8: Son I Now ohn Schoonmalff-31' , . ' mm became g d the adjoining building on the the firm purc ase , - acitjv' 'fm' north, still further increfgilgtoglie afflpactive ina business. Mr, Sqhoonmi firm until his sudden terest in the affairs of t G ft r a PTO' illness in the latter Part of IQOZ' 34121 an G , f he died on the 1513 tracted Period of hope Eiqdhiillie, No. 135 Grand , at 15 5 any Sizreiegttiuaidyr. Sgligonmakef 1233 tliuicinydsltriigdein His years the head Qf N ewburg? xfeflyy egctensive and few business acquainta11C9 Wa