Individual Details

Lewis KNICKERBOCKER {K-715}

(Abt 1831 - 9 May 1874)

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Knick Lineage18311. HJ / 2. Peter / 3. Harmen / 4. Peter / 5. Lewis (this person)
BirthAbt 1831This is the Lewis Knickerbocker who was living with Hiram (his brother?) in 1850. (Their father Peter Knick had recently died.) - New York
Knick Generation Number18315
Knick Census Project: 18501850NY, Rensselaer, Lansingburgh. HOH = Hiram Knickerbocker.
Residence1850Living with Hiram, and clearly too old to be Hiram's son. - Lansingburgh, Rensselaer, New York, USA
Residence1855Last time that the family is together. Separation / divorce before 1860? Also: in this census, he has a middle initial, which is "D" - New York City, Ward 12, New York, New York, USA
Residence1860Policeman. Household included Everett Knickerbocker, who was a mason. - New York Ward 12 District 3, New York, New York, USA
Residence1870Mason. No wife or kids? (Living in a household headed by a policeman.) - New York Ward 22 District 17, New York, New York, USA
Extra information1873I could never find this person in any census after 1870. There were other men named "Louis" or "Lewis", but I had concluded that this man must have died. Later, I stumbled on a death notice in a NYC paper .... see below.
Death9 May 18741 line death notice in NYC Sun newspaper. At Clinton, NY, Lewis D Knickerbocker, of this city [NYC], age 42Y, 10M, 25D. - Clinton, Dutchess, New York, United States

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