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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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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