Individual Details
Samuel Hamilton Kissam
(Dec 1830 - 18 Apr 1915)
Samuel Hamilton Kissam was brother of Mrs. William H Vanderbilt. He was for years a member of the Board of Directors of the NY Stack Exchange.
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1880 US Census Brooklyn, Kings, NY
Carrol Street p 22 SD 2 ED 83 5 Jun 1880
240 129 230 Samuel H Kissam 49 Banker NY NY NY'
Sarah 35 wife Keeping House NY NY NY
William 12 son at school NY NY NY
Louiza 6 dau NY NY NY
+ 2 servants
Source Citation: Year: 1880; Census Place: Brooklyn, Kings, New York; Roll: 845; Family History Film: 1254845; Page: 188B; Enumeration District: 083; Image: 0515.
Source Information:
Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited use license and other terms and conditions applicable to this site.Original data: Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. (NARA microfilm publication T9, 1,454 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
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1875 New York State Census NY NY
112 B Stone 132 image 11/33
Samuel H Kissam 44 NY Banker
SJ 33 NY Co
WA 7 NY Co
HP 6 Kings CO
LB 1 4/12 Kings Co
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New York Times Article of 19 Apr 1915
Samuel H Kissam dies at age 84; Brother of the late Mrs. Wm H Vanderbilt; Expires after brief illness. Once prominent Broker, Ex-member of Board of Govenors of the Stock Exchange; Came of old Family.
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Find a Grave # 99439594
Samuel Hamilton Kissam
b Dec 1830 NY
D 18 Apr 1915 NY NY (Manhattan) Ny
parents: Samuel Kissam 1796-1868
Margaret Hamilton Adams Kissam 1796-1872
Siblings: Benjamin P 1819-1891
Maria Louisa Kissam Vanderbilt 1821-1896
Peter Rutgers 1833-1889
Burial in Green-Wood Cemetery
Brooklyn, Kings, NY
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In May of 1854 Samuel H Kissam was elected to Board of Directors of New York Knickerbockers
He was a continuous member, one of the very few left of old members who has been one of most active and attentive, and still retains his love of the sport and attachment to the old club.
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Obit
The Brooklyn Daily Eagle
19 Apr 1915
Mon - p3
Samuel Hamilton Kissam, 85 years old, brother of Mrs. William H Vanderbilt and for years a member of the Board of Governors of the New York Stack Exchange, died yesterday, at his residence, 35 West Seventy=second Street, Manhattan. Although of a family long prominent in the business and social life of the city, Mr Kissam has lived very quietly. He retired from business many years ago. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Sarah Pinkey KIssam and two children, Mrs. Louisa S Kerr and WIlliam Adams Kissam.
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1880 US Census Brooklyn, Kings, NY
Carrol Street p 22 SD 2 ED 83 5 Jun 1880
240 129 230 Samuel H Kissam 49 Banker NY NY NY'
Sarah 35 wife Keeping House NY NY NY
William 12 son at school NY NY NY
Louiza 6 dau NY NY NY
+ 2 servants
Source Citation: Year: 1880; Census Place: Brooklyn, Kings, New York; Roll: 845; Family History Film: 1254845; Page: 188B; Enumeration District: 083; Image: 0515.
Source Information:
Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited use license and other terms and conditions applicable to this site.Original data: Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. (NARA microfilm publication T9, 1,454 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
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1875 New York State Census NY NY
112 B Stone 132 image 11/33
Samuel H Kissam 44 NY Banker
SJ 33 NY Co
WA 7 NY Co
HP 6 Kings CO
LB 1 4/12 Kings Co
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New York Times Article of 19 Apr 1915
Samuel H Kissam dies at age 84; Brother of the late Mrs. Wm H Vanderbilt; Expires after brief illness. Once prominent Broker, Ex-member of Board of Govenors of the Stock Exchange; Came of old Family.
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Find a Grave # 99439594
Samuel Hamilton Kissam
b Dec 1830 NY
D 18 Apr 1915 NY NY (Manhattan) Ny
parents: Samuel Kissam 1796-1868
Margaret Hamilton Adams Kissam 1796-1872
Siblings: Benjamin P 1819-1891
Maria Louisa Kissam Vanderbilt 1821-1896
Peter Rutgers 1833-1889
Burial in Green-Wood Cemetery
Brooklyn, Kings, NY
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In May of 1854 Samuel H Kissam was elected to Board of Directors of New York Knickerbockers
He was a continuous member, one of the very few left of old members who has been one of most active and attentive, and still retains his love of the sport and attachment to the old club.
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Obit
The Brooklyn Daily Eagle
19 Apr 1915
Mon - p3
Samuel Hamilton Kissam, 85 years old, brother of Mrs. William H Vanderbilt and for years a member of the Board of Governors of the New York Stack Exchange, died yesterday, at his residence, 35 West Seventy=second Street, Manhattan. Although of a family long prominent in the business and social life of the city, Mr Kissam has lived very quietly. He retired from business many years ago. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Sarah Pinkey KIssam and two children, Mrs. Louisa S Kerr and WIlliam Adams Kissam.
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Events
| Birth | Dec 1830 | New York | |||
| Death | 18 Apr 1915 | New York, New York, New York, United States |  | ||
| Marriage | Sarah Jane H Pickney | ||||
| Burial | Kensico Cemetery, Valhalla, Westchester, New York, United States | |
Families
| Spouse | Sarah Jane H Pickney (1841 - 1918) |
| Child | Louise Vanderbelt Kissam (1874 - 1942) |
| Child | William Adams Kissam (1867 - 1950) |
| Child | Howard Pinkey Kissam (1869 - 1878) |
| Father | Rev Samuel Kissam (1796 - 1868) |
| Mother | Margaret Hamilton Adams (1796 - 1872) |
| Sibling | Benjamin P Kissam (1819 - 1891) |
| Sibling | Maria Louisa Kissam (1821 - 1896) |
| Sibling | Peter Ruttger Kissam (1833 - 1889) |
| Sibling | Margaret A Kissam ( - ) |
| Sibling | William A Kissam ( - ) |
| Sibling | Thomas M Kissam ( - ) |
| Sibling | Catherine Kissam ( - ) |
Notes
Death
Obit is in digital filesThe Sun (New York, New York) 19 Apr 1915 Mon p7
Samuel Hamilton Kissam, uncle of W.H. Vanderbilt, Sr, a member of the New York Stock Exchange, who was a member of the board of govenors and of the gratuity fund before his retirement from active business, died yesterday at his home, 35 West Seventy-second street.
Mr Kissam was 84 years old. He is survived by his wife, a son, William Adams Kissam, and a daughter, Mrs. Louis S. Kerr.
Mr. Kissam was descended from one of the old families of New York. His sister, who became the wife of William H Vanderbuilt, was Miss Louisa Kissam. His father was the Rev Samuel Kissam, who was born in 1796 and who long was pastor of the Reformed Dutch Church of Cedar Hill, near Albany, N.Y. He was married to Margaret H Adams.
The grandfather of Mr. Kissam and Mrs Vanderbuilt was Peter Rutgers Kissam, a merchant of this city who was married to Miss Deborah Townsend, the daughter of Penn Townsend. The father of Peter Rutgers Kissam was Benjamin Kissam, of Long Island, whose wife was Miss Catherine Rutgers, daughter of Petrus Rutgers.
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