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Rutsen Van Rensselaer Schuyler I

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Rutsen Van Rensselaer Schuyler I

Birth
Bayonne, Hudson County, New Jersey, USA
Death
14 Aug 1914 (aged 61)
Kenilworth, Union County, New Jersey, USA
Burial
Burial Details Unknown. Specifically: New Jersey Add to Map
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Rutsen Van Rensselaer Schuyler I (1853-1914) was a merchant in 1880 and he later worked for Babcock & Wilcox. (b. February 04, 1853; Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, USA - d. August 14, 1914; Kenilworth, Union County, New Jersey, USA)

Parents:
Rutsen was the son of Jacob Rutsen Schuyler I (1816-1887) and Susannah Haigh Edwards (1825-1870).

Birth:
February 4, 1853 in Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey.

Sibling:
He had the following siblings: Sara Edwards Schuyler (1849-1897); and Jacob Rutsen Schuyler II (1852).

First marriage:
Rutsen married Harriet Augusta Mellick (1854-1906) on February 04, 1873 at Bergen Point, Hudson County, New Jersey. Harriet was the daughter of Andres D. Mellick and Elizabeth Dunn Ayers.

Children:
They had the following children: Rutsen Van Rensselaer Schuyler II (1878-?); and Sarah Edwards Schuyler (1879-?).

Second marriage:
On April 3, 1889, in Silverton, Ohio, Rutsen married Mary Amelia Hall (1857-aft1920). She was born or raised in New Orleans, Louisiana. Mary was previously married to Dudley Duyckinck (1848-1899), pronounced like "Dougchanick".

Children:
Rutsen and Mary had the following children: Marguerite Van Rensselaer Schuyler (1891-1972) aka Marge Van Rensselaer Schuyler, who married George Staderman and after his death married Anton Julius Winblad II (1886-1975); and Janet Smiley Schuyler (1894-?).

Bayonne, New Jersey:
Rutsen and Harriet appear in the 1880 US Census living in Bayonne, Hudson County, New Jersey.

Union, New Jersey:
In 1900 Rutsen and Mary appear in the US Census living in Union Township, Union County, New Jersey.

Death:
He died on August 14, 1914 in Kenilworth, Union County, New Jersey. At the time of his death he was a resident of Bayonne, New Jersey.

Obituary:
Saturday, August 15, 1914 in the Jersey Journal of Jersey City, New Jersey: "R. V. Schuyler. Rutsen Van Rensselaer Schuyler died last night in Kenilworth, N.J. He was 52 years old and a resident of Bayonne, New Jersey where he was employed by Babcock & Wilcox Company, until a few months ago. He was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Schuyler, whose home in Bayonne on-West Eleventh Street is now the Pavonia Yacht Club. A sister of Mr. Schuyler was the late wife of President Richard Murray Rutter of Columbia University. He is survived by a widow two daughters and one son."

Research:
Researched and written by Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) for Findagrave starting on March 28, 2004.

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Rutsen Van Rensselaer Schuyler I (1853-1914) was a merchant in 1880 and he later worked for Babcock & Wilcox. (b. February 04, 1853; Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, USA - d. August 14, 1914; Kenilworth, Union County, New Jersey, USA)

Parents:
Rutsen was the son of Jacob Rutsen Schuyler I (1816-1887) and Susannah Haigh Edwards (1825-1870).

Birth:
February 4, 1853 in Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey.

Sibling:
He had the following siblings: Sara Edwards Schuyler (1849-1897); and Jacob Rutsen Schuyler II (1852).

First marriage:
Rutsen married Harriet Augusta Mellick (1854-1906) on February 04, 1873 at Bergen Point, Hudson County, New Jersey. Harriet was the daughter of Andres D. Mellick and Elizabeth Dunn Ayers.

Children:
They had the following children: Rutsen Van Rensselaer Schuyler II (1878-?); and Sarah Edwards Schuyler (1879-?).

Second marriage:
On April 3, 1889, in Silverton, Ohio, Rutsen married Mary Amelia Hall (1857-aft1920). She was born or raised in New Orleans, Louisiana. Mary was previously married to Dudley Duyckinck (1848-1899), pronounced like "Dougchanick".

Children:
Rutsen and Mary had the following children: Marguerite Van Rensselaer Schuyler (1891-1972) aka Marge Van Rensselaer Schuyler, who married George Staderman and after his death married Anton Julius Winblad II (1886-1975); and Janet Smiley Schuyler (1894-?).

Bayonne, New Jersey:
Rutsen and Harriet appear in the 1880 US Census living in Bayonne, Hudson County, New Jersey.

Union, New Jersey:
In 1900 Rutsen and Mary appear in the US Census living in Union Township, Union County, New Jersey.

Death:
He died on August 14, 1914 in Kenilworth, Union County, New Jersey. At the time of his death he was a resident of Bayonne, New Jersey.

Obituary:
Saturday, August 15, 1914 in the Jersey Journal of Jersey City, New Jersey: "R. V. Schuyler. Rutsen Van Rensselaer Schuyler died last night in Kenilworth, N.J. He was 52 years old and a resident of Bayonne, New Jersey where he was employed by Babcock & Wilcox Company, until a few months ago. He was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Schuyler, whose home in Bayonne on-West Eleventh Street is now the Pavonia Yacht Club. A sister of Mr. Schuyler was the late wife of President Richard Murray Rutter of Columbia University. He is survived by a widow two daughters and one son."

Research:
Researched and written by Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) for Findagrave starting on March 28, 2004.

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