David Hunter McAlpin

Birth: 8 Nov 1816
Pleasant Valley, Dutchess County, New York, USA
Death: 8 Feb 1901 (aged 84)
Manhattan, New York County, New York, USA
Burial: Green-Wood Cemetery

Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA Show Map GPS-Latitude: 40.6498528, Longitude: -73.9842611
Plot: Lot 18024, Section 157
Memorial ID: 84462476 View Source

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David Hunter McAlpin was a prominent tobacco manufacturer and philanthropist. Visit Workday Wednesday ~ Tobacco Manufacturer for more information about his life and see Sunday's Obituary ~ David Hunter McAlpin for his obituary in the New York Times.

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Parents

James McAlpin

1780–1849
Jane Hunter McAlpin

1786–1875

Spouses

Frances Adelaide Rose McAlpin

1829–1870 (m. 1845)
Adelia Dempster Gardiner McAlpin

1840–1891 (m. 1873)
Cordelia Maria Rose McAlpin

1845–1927 (m. 1892)

Siblings

Rebecca G McAlpin Wight

1810–1895
Ann Eliza McAlpin Hughes

1812–1897
James M. McAlpin

1814–1863
Rev Hugh McAlpin

1821–1895
Jane McAlpin Benedict

1824–1911
Catherine McAlpin

1826–1849

Children

Douglas P. McAlpin

1846–1847
Edwin Augustus McAlpin

1848–1917
David Hunter McAlpin Jr

1851–1853
Joseph Rose McAlpin

1853–1888
George Lodowick McAlpin

1856–1922
William Willet McAlpin

1858–1925
Frances Adelaide McAlpin Pyle

1860–1937
David Hunter McAlpin Jr

1862–1934
Charles Williston McAlpin

1865–1942
John Randolph McAlpin

1870–1893

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Green-Wood Cemetery
Section 157, Lot 18024
The McAlpin Family Lot
In front of the octagonal family monument are 5 footstones, inscribed, left to right: J. Randolph, Adelia D, David H, Frances Adelaide, and Joseph R. To the right of the principal monument is a sixth footstone inscribed: Jane Hunter.
The 8 base panels of the monument are inscribed, beginning with the front (1) and moving around to the right:
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David H. McAlpin
Born November 8, 1816,
Died February 8, 1901.
Frances Adelaide
Wife of David McAlpin
Died November 8, 1870
Aged 41 years 3 months
[illegible tribute text appears below her age]
McALPIN
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Joseph R. McAlpin
Son of D.H. & F.A. McAlpin
Born August 28, 1853,
Died April 11, 1888
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Jane Hunter McAlpin
Born May 11, 1786
Died November 28, 1875.
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Douglas P.
Died September 4, 1847
Aged 1 year 3 months
David H.
Died July 25, 1853
Aged 2 years 5 months
Children of D.H. & F.A. McAlpin
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Adelia D. McAlpin
Nee Gardiner
Born January 4, 1840,
Died January 31, 1891
J. Randolph McAlpin
Born June 23, 1870,
Died May 28, 1893
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David Hunter McAlpin
taken at the Sarony studio, 37 Union Square, Manhattan
circa 1878

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Family Members

James McAlpin

Jane Hunter McAlpin

Frances Adelaide Rose McAlpin

Adelia Dempster Gardiner McAlpin

Cordelia Maria Rose McAlpin

Rebecca G McAlpin Wight

Ann Eliza McAlpin Hughes

James M. McAlpin

Rev Hugh McAlpin

Jane McAlpin Benedict

Catherine McAlpin

Douglas P. McAlpin

Edwin Augustus McAlpin