Individual Details

George KNICKERBOCKER {K-570}

(1824 - 18 Dec 1902)

Events

Birth	1824	Death certificate says he was born in Madison County. Zero doubt about the lineage, thanks to his will, newspaper stories (including obituaries of sisters Charlotte and Emily), and real estate transactions in Allegany County. - Eaton, Madison County, New York, USA
Knick Lineage	1824	1. HJ / 2. Lourens / 3. John / 4. Harmen / 5. John / 6. Harmen / 7. George (this person)
Knick Generation Number	1824	7
Extra information	1824	George is easily traced. George B. Knickerbocker of NYC was a dry goods salesman who spent almost every summer near Cuba, NY. The Cuba, NY newspaper tracked his life. (See below.)
Residence	1850	Unclaimed letter for Geo B. Knickerbocker. This doesn't mean he lived there, but he must at least have visited. (Pratt's Hollow is near Morrisville Station and Pine Plains. These were the three main areas where John's descendants lived.) - Pratts Hollow, Madison County, NY
Residence	1851	George was interviewed by the Cuba NY newspaper in 1893. He stated that he came to Belfast in 1851 to run the Massasoit hotel with his father. (See the land record from 1865, below.) - Belfast, Allegany, New York, USA
Residence	1852	Among other employers, he worked for Halsted, Haines, & Co. See Google for details of a lengthy lawsuit involving George Knickerbocker and Halsted Haines. - New York City (All Boroughs), New York, USA
Residence	1855	George and Ellen in a boardinghouse in 1855. George's birthplace shown as Erie County. This has always bothered me, but George's death certificate say he was born in Madison County. - New York City, Ward 3, New York, New York, USA
Residence	1857	New York, New York, USA
Residence	1 Jul 1863	Civil War draft registration. Ancestry transcribed this as being the town of Varick, NY. However, look the other location entries in the multi-page form. ("Broadway" "Greenwich" etc). I believe "Varick" refers to Varick Street in Manhattan. - Varick Street, Manhattan, New York
Property	20 Dec 1865	For the price of one dollar, Harmon Knickerbocker of Cattaraugus County and George B Knickerbocker of NYC give up the water rights for the spring that feeds the Massasoit House in Belfast. (Allegany County book 74, page 51.) - Belfast, Allegany County, New York, USA
Residence	1879	New York, New York, USA
Residence	1880	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Self - New York City, New York, New York, USA
Residence	1882	New York, New York, USA
Residence	1883	New York, New York, USA
Residence	1884	New York, New York, USA
Extra information	10 Jun 1886	The Cuba NY Patriot reprinted a humorous letter to the editor of a NYC newpaper. The letter was written by E.W. Knickerbocker. The Cuba NY Patriot comments that this is the son of G.B. Knickerbocker, and that he is a chip off the old block. - New York City
Residence	1888	New York, New York, USA
Residence	1889	New York, New York, USA
Residence	1891	New York, New York, USA
Residence	1892	New York, New York, USA
Residence	1894	New York, New York, USA
Extra information	1894	Geo Knickerbocker of NYC is mentioned in sister Emily's obituary
Residence	1897	New York, New York, USA
Residence	1898	New York, New York, USA
Death of Wife	4 Oct 1898	Ellen Knickerbocker, wife of George B. Knickerbocker (NY Press) - NYC
Death of wife	13 Oct 1898	On this date the Cuba NY Patriot reported the death of George B Knickerbocker's wife in NYC, but this story did not give her first name. - As reported in Cuba NY paper
Extra information	1899	Charlotte Knickerbocker Nettleton lived most of her life with her father, Harmon, because her husband left or died. Her obituaries mention brother George B Knickerbocker of NYC.
Will	Jun 1899	George's will is attached. Witnessed in Cuba, NY. (Later executed in NYC.) Leaves money to sister Charlotte Nettleton (who was still alive when the will was written). Bulk of the estate goes to son Edwin Knickerbocker. - Cuba, NY, and NYC
Residence	1900	Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head of House: Father - Manhattan, New York, New York, USA
Burial	1902	After his wife died, George ordered a large granite marker, to be delivered to Kensico. (Cuba NY newspaper story.) Years later his son's death certificate also shows burial in Kensico. - Kensico Cemetery
Death	18 Dec 1902	Familysearch has a full copy of the death certificate. It shows the full name as George Bement Knickerbocker. The middle name is unusual, and must be a clue to something. - New York City, New York, New York, USA
Death	18 Dec 1902	New York City (All Boroughs), New York, USA
Probate	1903	New York, New York, USA
Residence	1850's	George B. Knickerbocker briefly owned a mill - Belfast, Allegany, New York, USA

Families

Spouse	Ellen WATSON (1837 - 1898)
Child	Edwin Watson KNICKERBOCKER {K-1465} (1858 - 1921)

Father	Harmen KNICKERBOCKER {K-189} (1786 - 1871)
Mother	Phebe HORTON (1793 - 1880)
Sibling	Daughter of Harmen KNICKERBOCKER {K-378} (1810 - )
Sibling	Older Son FNU KNICKERBOCKER {K-459} (1817 - )
Sibling	Emeline Maranda KNICKERBOCKER {K-475} (1819 - 1894)
Sibling	Charlotte T. KNICKERBOCKER {K-528} (1822 - 1899)
Sibling	Mary M. KNICKERBOCKER {K-690} (1830 - )

Individual Details

George KNICKERBOCKER {K-570}

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