From Genealogies of the State of New York: A Record of the Achievements of her people in the making of a commonwealth and the founding of a nation, Vol. 2, by Tunis Garret Bergen
p. 769
De Rham
The progenitor of this family was Henry Casimir de Rahm, who arrived in this country in 1805 and settled in New York City. For more than a century he and his descendants have been identified with the life of the metropolis, and it is peculiar that no
p. 770
member of the family has removed to any other city throughout all that time.
Henry Casimir de Rham was the son of Wilhelm de Rham of Brunswick, northern Germany, and his wife, Anne, daughter of Sir James Kinlock, Bart., of Gilmerton, Scotland. He was born at Giez, near Yverdon, Switzerland, July 15, 1785, so that sentiments closely connected with Germany, Scotland, and Switzerland were associated with him before he reached America in the year he came of age, and four countries claimed his interest. He took position at once as a good citizen of the United States, and when his long life had ended he had merited the esteem of his fellowmen.
He was educated at the military school at Munich, Germany, and apparently was by training or inheritance of intellect abundantly able to look out for himself as a youth in a strange land, for it was not long after his arrival here that he established the bankhouse of de Rham, Iselin & Moore, which was later known as de Rham & Moore, but at the time of his death as de Rham & Company. Their office was located at William and Cedar streets, New York City, and was known as one of the most conservative financial houses. For a long time he was the Swiss consul-general at New York City, and he was considered for a large part of the last century a true friend and excellent adviser not only of the Swiss, but of many influential men in France and Switzerland, whose material interests in this country were largely guided by him.
He was a man of splendid physique, which made him attractive even in his old age, but that quality was fully matched by a fine brain and a sympathetic heart. He continued to the end of his days to take a lively interest in current events, and being a great reader became a charming companion and friend. To those of the younger set it was a satisfaction to him to impart information from his well-stocked storehouse of knowledge, and his courtly ways commanded an unusual degree of respect from the young and strangers, while those of his own years were wont to seek advice when facing problems. He was particularly fond of whist as a recreation, even past eighty years of age, exhibiting exactness, and organized the Thursday Evening Whist Club among his intimates.
Henry Casimir de Rham married Maria, daughter of Dr. William Moore, the brother of Bishop Benjamin Moore, and his wife, Jane (Fish) Moore. She was born December 30, 1784, and died at New York, March 1855. Mr. de Rham survived her some eighteen years, and died at New York, October 1873. Both were interred in the family vault at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in the Bowery.
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U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast, 1704-1930:
New York Evening Post, 2 June 1813: Last eve Rev Bishop Hobart HENRY CASIMIR DE RHAM - Maria Theresa Moore, dau of Dr. Wm
p. 769
De Rham
The progenitor of this family was Henry Casimir de Rahm, who arrived in this country in 1805 and settled in New York City. For more than a century he and his descendants have been identified with the life of the metropolis, and it is peculiar that no
p. 770
member of the family has removed to any other city throughout all that time.
Henry Casimir de Rham was the son of Wilhelm de Rham of Brunswick, northern Germany, and his wife, Anne, daughter of Sir James Kinlock, Bart., of Gilmerton, Scotland. He was born at Giez, near Yverdon, Switzerland, July 15, 1785, so that sentiments closely connected with Germany, Scotland, and Switzerland were associated with him before he reached America in the year he came of age, and four countries claimed his interest. He took position at once as a good citizen of the United States, and when his long life had ended he had merited the esteem of his fellowmen.
He was educated at the military school at Munich, Germany, and apparently was by training or inheritance of intellect abundantly able to look out for himself as a youth in a strange land, for it was not long after his arrival here that he established the bankhouse of de Rham, Iselin & Moore, which was later known as de Rham & Moore, but at the time of his death as de Rham & Company. Their office was located at William and Cedar streets, New York City, and was known as one of the most conservative financial houses. For a long time he was the Swiss consul-general at New York City, and he was considered for a large part of the last century a true friend and excellent adviser not only of the Swiss, but of many influential men in France and Switzerland, whose material interests in this country were largely guided by him.
He was a man of splendid physique, which made him attractive even in his old age, but that quality was fully matched by a fine brain and a sympathetic heart. He continued to the end of his days to take a lively interest in current events, and being a great reader became a charming companion and friend. To those of the younger set it was a satisfaction to him to impart information from his well-stocked storehouse of knowledge, and his courtly ways commanded an unusual degree of respect from the young and strangers, while those of his own years were wont to seek advice when facing problems. He was particularly fond of whist as a recreation, even past eighty years of age, exhibiting exactness, and organized the Thursday Evening Whist Club among his intimates.
Henry Casimir de Rham married Maria, daughter of Dr. William Moore, the brother of Bishop Benjamin Moore, and his wife, Jane (Fish) Moore. She was born December 30, 1784, and died at New York, March 1855. Mr. de Rham survived her some eighteen years, and died at New York, October 1873. Both were interred in the family vault at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in the Bowery.
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U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast, 1704-1930:
New York Evening Post, 2 June 1813: Last eve Rev Bishop Hobart HENRY CASIMIR DE RHAM - Maria Theresa Moore, dau of Dr. Wm
From Genealogies of the State of New York: A Record of the Achievements of her people in the making of a commonwealth and the founding of a nation, Vol. 2, by Tunis Garret Bergen
p. 769
De Rham
The progenitor of this family was Henry Casimir de Rahm, who arrived in this country in 1805 and settled in New York City. For more than a century he and his descendants have been identified with the life of the metropolis, and it is peculiar that no
p. 770
member of the family has removed to any other city throughout all that time.
Henry Casimir de Rham was the son of Wilhelm de Rham of Brunswick, northern Germany, and his wife, Anne, daughter of Sir James Kinlock, Bart., of Gilmerton, Scotland. He was born at Giez, near Yverdon, Switzerland, July 15, 1785, so that sentiments closely connected with Germany, Scotland, and Switzerland were associated with him before he reached America in the year he came of age, and four countries claimed his interest. He took position at once as a good citizen of the United States, and when his long life had ended he had merited the esteem of his fellowmen.
He was educated at the military school at Munich, Germany, and apparently was by training or inheritance of intellect abundantly able to look out for himself as a youth in a strange land, for it was not long after his arrival here that he established the bankhouse of de Rham, Iselin & Moore, which was later known as de Rham & Moore, but at the time of his death as de Rham & Company. Their office was located at William and Cedar streets, New York City, and was known as one of the most conservative financial houses. For a long time he was the Swiss consul-general at New York City, and he was considered for a large part of the last century a true friend and excellent adviser not only of the Swiss, but of many influential men in France and Switzerland, whose material interests in this country were largely guided by him.
He was a man of splendid physique, which made him attractive even in his old age, but that quality was fully matched by a fine brain and a sympathetic heart. He continued to the end of his days to take a lively interest in current events, and being a great reader became a charming companion and friend. To those of the younger set it was a satisfaction to him to impart information from his well-stocked storehouse of knowledge, and his courtly ways commanded an unusual degree of respect from the young and strangers, while those of his own years were wont to seek advice when facing problems. He was particularly fond of whist as a recreation, even past eighty years of age, exhibiting exactness, and organized the Thursday Evening Whist Club among his intimates.
Henry Casimir de Rham married Maria, daughter of Dr. William Moore, the brother of Bishop Benjamin Moore, and his wife, Jane (Fish) Moore. She was born December 30, 1784, and died at New York, March 1855. Mr. de Rham survived her some eighteen years, and died at New York, October 1873. Both were interred in the family vault at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in the Bowery.
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U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast, 1704-1930:
New York Evening Post, 2 June 1813: Last eve Rev Bishop Hobart HENRY CASIMIR DE RHAM - Maria Theresa Moore, dau of Dr. Wm
p. 769
De Rham
The progenitor of this family was Henry Casimir de Rahm, who arrived in this country in 1805 and settled in New York City. For more than a century he and his descendants have been identified with the life of the metropolis, and it is peculiar that no
p. 770
member of the family has removed to any other city throughout all that time.
Henry Casimir de Rham was the son of Wilhelm de Rham of Brunswick, northern Germany, and his wife, Anne, daughter of Sir James Kinlock, Bart., of Gilmerton, Scotland. He was born at Giez, near Yverdon, Switzerland, July 15, 1785, so that sentiments closely connected with Germany, Scotland, and Switzerland were associated with him before he reached America in the year he came of age, and four countries claimed his interest. He took position at once as a good citizen of the United States, and when his long life had ended he had merited the esteem of his fellowmen.
He was educated at the military school at Munich, Germany, and apparently was by training or inheritance of intellect abundantly able to look out for himself as a youth in a strange land, for it was not long after his arrival here that he established the bankhouse of de Rham, Iselin & Moore, which was later known as de Rham & Moore, but at the time of his death as de Rham & Company. Their office was located at William and Cedar streets, New York City, and was known as one of the most conservative financial houses. For a long time he was the Swiss consul-general at New York City, and he was considered for a large part of the last century a true friend and excellent adviser not only of the Swiss, but of many influential men in France and Switzerland, whose material interests in this country were largely guided by him.
He was a man of splendid physique, which made him attractive even in his old age, but that quality was fully matched by a fine brain and a sympathetic heart. He continued to the end of his days to take a lively interest in current events, and being a great reader became a charming companion and friend. To those of the younger set it was a satisfaction to him to impart information from his well-stocked storehouse of knowledge, and his courtly ways commanded an unusual degree of respect from the young and strangers, while those of his own years were wont to seek advice when facing problems. He was particularly fond of whist as a recreation, even past eighty years of age, exhibiting exactness, and organized the Thursday Evening Whist Club among his intimates.
Henry Casimir de Rham married Maria, daughter of Dr. William Moore, the brother of Bishop Benjamin Moore, and his wife, Jane (Fish) Moore. She was born December 30, 1784, and died at New York, March 1855. Mr. de Rham survived her some eighteen years, and died at New York, October 1873. Both were interred in the family vault at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in the Bowery.
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U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast, 1704-1930:
New York Evening Post, 2 June 1813: Last eve Rev Bishop Hobart HENRY CASIMIR DE RHAM - Maria Theresa Moore, dau of Dr. Wm
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