Capt. Hyatt Lyon Garrison

1826 - 1911  (84 years)

• Name	Hyatt Lyon Garrison  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15]
  Prefix	Capt.
  Birth	13 Jul 1826	Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Abt. 1847  [3]
  	owner of the sloop Mary Kimball
  Census	18 Sep 1850	Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA   [1]
  Occupation	18 Sep 1850  [1]
  	sailor
  Baptism	3 Apr 1858	First Reformed Church of Yonkers, Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA   [7]
  Census	9 Jun 1860	Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA   [12]
  Occupation	9 Jun 1860  [12]
  	captain of a sloop
  Census	2 Jul 1870	Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA   [11]
  Occupation	2 Jul 1870  [11]
  	bookkeeper
  Occupation	1872  [3]
  	trustee of Yonkers Village
  Census	10 Jun 1880	Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA   [10]
  Occupation	10 Jun 1880  [10]
  	real estate agent
  Residence	10 Jun 1880	Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA   [10]
  	3 Willow Place
  Census	15 Jun 1900	Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA   [14]
  Occupation	15 Jun 1900  [14]
  	real estate and insurance agent
  Residence	15 Jun 1900	Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA   [14]
  	3 Willow Place
  Residence	16 May 1907	Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA   [2]
  	3 Willow Place
  Residence	2 Jun 1907	Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA   [13]
  	3 Willow Place
  Occupation	22 Nov 1909  [15]
  	member of the real estate firm Garrison and Bechet
  Religion	22 Nov 1909	Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA   [15]
  	3 Willow Place
  Census	5 Jan 1910	Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA   [9]
  Occupation	alderman of the city of Yonkers  [3, 5]
  Occupation	assessor of the city of Yonkers  [3]
  Occupation	founder of the Ben Franklin Transportation Company  [3]
  Occupation	5 Jan 1910  [9]
  	real estate agent
  Residence	real estate and insurance agent	Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA   [14]
  	3 Willow Place
  Residence	5 Jan 1910	Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA   [6]
  Residence	20 Apr 1911	Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA   [4]
  	3 Willow Place
  Death	20 Apr 1911	Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA   [3, 4, 8]
  Burial	22 Apr 1911	Oakland Cemetery, Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA   [4, 8]
  Person ID	I732	Ryer Genealogy
  Last Modified	30 Oct 2024

  
  

  Father	Capt. John Garrison,   b. 19 Nov 1783, Philipsburgh, Westchester, New York, USA d. 30 Mar 1861, Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Sarah Fowler,   b. 11 Dec 1788, Westchester, New York, USA d. 13 Dec 1852, Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA (Age 64 years)
  Family ID	F59	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sophia A. French,   b. 7 Feb 1824, New York, USA d. 2 Jun 1907, Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	1852  [3]
  Children	1. Edmund Hyatt Garrison,   b. 29 May 1853, Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA d. 25 Apr 1935, Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA (Age 81 years) + 2. Howard French Garrison,   b. 10 Jun 1858, Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA d. 29 Aug 1933, Oceanside, Nassau, New York, USA (Age 75 years)   3. Willard H. Garrison,   b. Abt. 1861, Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA
  Family ID	F258	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Oct 2024

  
  

• Notes

  CAPTAIN HYATT L. GARRISON. Captain Hyatt L. Garrison, founder of the Ben Franklin Transportation Company, died suddenly in his home in Yonkers last night after an hour’s illness, from acute indigestion. Captain Garrison was born in Yonkers July 13, 1826. When twenty-one years old he bought the sloop Mary Kimball and, with Captain Joseph Peene, started freighting between Yonkers and New York. He continued in this line with various boats until 1872, when he retired and was elected a trustee of Yonkers Village. He was an alderman of the city, then assessor, and in 1895 again was elected alderman, serving for five terms more. He retired from all business in 1905. He leaves a wife he married in 1852, and three sons. source: Obituary of Capt. Hyatt L. Garrison. New York, NY: New York Tribune, 21 Apr 1911, p. 7. ARRANGE FOR FUNERAL OF MR. H. L. GARRISON The funeral of Hyatt L. Garrison will be held from his late home, 3 Willow place, to-morrow afternoon, beginning at 3:30 o’clock. The services will be conducted by the Rev. William P. Bruce, pastor of the Park Hill Reformed Church, to which Mr. Garrison belonged. The Rev. F. W. Cutler, pastor of the First Reformed Church, of which Mr. Garrison was formerly a member, will assist Mr. Bruce. The remains will be interred in the family plot in Oakland cemetery. According to the present plans the services will be simple and there will be no pall bearers. Among the mourners will be the members of the City Council and board of assessors, who are going to attend in a body, in view of Mr. Garrison having been actively and intimately identified with both boards. Other city officials, too, are expected to be present; also, the Exempt Firemen’s Association in whose ranks the deceased occupied a prominent position. The scores of men employed along the river front who became acquainted with Mr. Garrison during the years he was engaged in the business of carrying passengers and freight to and from New York were among the saddest persons in town, yesterday, over Mr. Garrison’s death. It was recalled last night that Mr. Garrison was one of the most interested men in the audience at the Herald Annexation debate in the Armory, last Saturday night. He had a seat in the first row, arriving there before 7 o’clock. When one of the debaters argued that the sentiment of the aged residents against progress of any kind should not be permitted to stand in the way of annexation Mr. Garrison gazed intently upon the speaker and plainly showed that he for one did not agree with him. Business brought Mr. Garrison into the Surrogate’s Court last Wednesday, and, as he stood before the court, talking in a clear voice Surrogate Millard said: “You, certainly, are a man of wonderful vitality for one of your years.” At a special meeting of the Board of Fire Underwriters of the City of Yonkers, the following resolution was adopted: Hyatt L. Garrison, the oldest member of our Board, both in years and in length of service in the insurance business, has been suddenly taken from our midst. It is fitting that this Board should record its sorrow at his taking away and in appreciation of him both as a man and a business associate. No member of the board attained a higher standard of business ethics, or felt a greater responsibility to his clients and the public, or acted more justly to his associates. His memory will long remain with us as an example of business integrity and fidelity to duty. It is fitting that a recorded of our appreciation of this sterling character should have its place in our deliberations, and it is therefore directed that this minute be placed upon our records and a copy of it sent to the family of our late associate and to the Press. B. E. SULLARD Secretary. source: “ARRANGE FOR FUNERAL OF MR. H. L. GARRISON.” Yonkers, NY: The Yonkers Herald, 22 Apr 1911, p. 1.

  
  

• Sources

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