William Drayton Blackwell was a member of the Blackwell family, New Yorkers since 1776.
The Blackwells originally owned their namesake island in the East River, which eventually became Roosevelt Island in 1973.
This Blackwell, a slovenly "rich eccentric" according to a Brooklyn genealogy website, now lies in The New York City Marble Cemetery, at Second Street between Second and and First Avenues.
St. Marks in the Bouwerie Church, on Second Avenue and Tenth Street in the East Village, also contains the tombs of prominent 18th and 19th century families.
The Blackwells originally owned their namesake island in the East River, which eventually became Roosevelt Island in 1973.
This Blackwell, a slovenly "rich eccentric" according to a Brooklyn genealogy website, now lies in The New York City Marble Cemetery, at Second Street between Second and and First Avenues.
St. Marks in the Bouwerie Church, on Second Avenue and Tenth Street in the East Village, also contains the tombs of prominent 18th and 19th century families.
William Drayton Blackwell was a member of the Blackwell family, New Yorkers since 1776.
The Blackwells originally owned their namesake island in the East River, which eventually became Roosevelt Island in 1973.
This Blackwell, a slovenly "rich eccentric" according to a Brooklyn genealogy website, now lies in The New York City Marble Cemetery, at Second Street between Second and and First Avenues.
St. Marks in the Bouwerie Church, on Second Avenue and Tenth Street in the East Village, also contains the tombs of prominent 18th and 19th century families.
The Blackwells originally owned their namesake island in the East River, which eventually became Roosevelt Island in 1973.
This Blackwell, a slovenly "rich eccentric" according to a Brooklyn genealogy website, now lies in The New York City Marble Cemetery, at Second Street between Second and and First Avenues.
St. Marks in the Bouwerie Church, on Second Avenue and Tenth Street in the East Village, also contains the tombs of prominent 18th and 19th century families.
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