Individual Details
John Henry Fort
(9 Sep 1835 - 24 May 1912)
Served in Co E, NY Infantry, Union Army. Enlisted 9 Dec 1863; Discharged 17 Oct 1865.
Married 2nd to Henrietta Ferger, 17 Mar 1892, Albany, NY.
1900 Census. New York City Ward 28, Borough of Brooklyn, Kings Co, NY, Hh 116
473 Evergreen Ave
John H. Fort, b. Sep 1835 64, married this time of 8 years, b. NY (as was his whole family), Real Estate & Brewer
Henrietta, wife, b. Mar 1870, age 30, 3 children (2nd wife)
(children of Ida)
Jerome, son, b. sep 1872, 27, Bookkeeper
Inez, dau, b. Jan 1879, 21
Howard, son, b. Mar 1882, 18, at school
(children of Henrietta)
Consuelo, dau, b. Dec 1892, 7, at school
Olga, dau, b. Apr 1896, 4
John H, Jr, son, b. Mar 1899, 1
Katie Daly, Servant, b. Nov 1871, 28, b. Ireland, immigrated 1888, House maid
Mary Daly, Servant, b. Aug 1874, 25, b. Ireland, immigrated 1890, House maid
The New York Press, Saturday, 25 May 1912
John H. Fort
John H. Fort, owner of large realty holdings in Brooklyn and head of several grain concerns, died yesterday in his home, No. 62 Rugby Road, Brooklyn. He was born in Hoosick, NY, 76 years ago, and went to Brooklyn in 1868. He was a director in the North Side Bank of Brooklyn and the Greenville Bank of Jersey City, and owned the Greenville Brewing Company in Jersey City. A widow, three sons and two daughters survive him.
Events
| Birth | 9 Sep 1835 | Hoosick, Rensselaer County, New York | |||
| Marriage | 26 Oct 1871 | Brooklyn, Kings County, New York - Ida Druscilla MacClinchey | |||
| Death | 24 May 1912 | Brooklyn, Kings County, New York |
Families
| Spouse | Ida Druscilla MacClinchey (1838 - 1885) |
| Child | George Edward Fort (1874 - 1933) |
| Father | Isaac Fort (1807 - 1886) |
| Mother | Eliza Ann Potter (1809 - 1837) |