Capt. John Fowler Garrison

1813 - 1907  (93 years)

• Name	John Fowler Garrison  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13]
  Prefix	Capt.
  Birth	7 Oct 1813	Manhattan, New York, New York, USA   [1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	Abt. 1818	Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA   [10]
  Education	1818-1824	Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA   [10]
  	District School No. 1
  Census	1 Jun 1840	Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA   [5]
  Census	1 Oct 1850	Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA   [2]
  Occupation	1 Oct 1850  [2]
  	storekeeper
  Census	20 Jun 1860	Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA   [3]
  Occupation	20 Jun 1860  [3]
  	boatman
  Property	20 Jun 1860  [3]
  	The value of his personal estate was $1,000 at this time
  Property	20 Jun 1860  [3]
  	The value of his real estate was $5,000 at this time
  Census	15 Jul 1870	Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA   [12]
  Property	15 Jul 1870  [12]
  	The value of his personal estate was $10,000 at this time
  Property	15 Jul 1870  [12]
  	The value of his real estate was $10,000 at this time
  Census	6 Jun 1900	Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA   [1]
  Property	6 Jun 1900  [1]
  	Rented his home at this time
  Residence	6 Jun 1900	Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA   [1]
  	20 Riverview Place
  Census	1 Jun 1905	Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA   [11]
  Residence	1 Jun 1905	Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA   [11]
  	20 Riverview Place
  Residence	16 May 1907	Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA   [8, 10]
  	20 Riverview Place
  Death	16 May 1907	Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA   [6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
  Burial	20 May 1907	Saint Johns Cemetery, Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA   [6, 8, 10]
  Person ID	I736	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	Joanna Fowler,   b. 12 Dec 1812, Westchester, New York, USA d. 1 Jun 1862, Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA (Age 49 years)
  Marriage	26 May 1835	Second Presbyterian Church, Manhattan, New York, New York, USA   [4, 10]
  Children	+ 1. Mary O. Garrison,   b. 15 Nov 1839, Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA d. 7 Sep 1907, Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA (Age 67 years)   2. Abby Jane Garrison,   b. 4 Feb 1841, Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA d. 20 Dec 1864, Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA (Age 23 years) + 3. Anna E. Garrison,   b. Oct 1842, Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA d. 7 Jan 1921, Ardsley, Westchester, New York, USA (Age ~ 78 years)   4. Sarah Louise Garrison,   b. 1 May 1843, Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA d. 13 Apr 1926, Wisconsin Rapids, Wood, Wisconsin, USA (Age 82 years)   5. Joseph W. Garrison,   b. Abt. 1845, Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA d. 24 Apr 1851, Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA (Age ~ 6 years)   6. Louisa Garrison,   b. May 1850, Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA d. Aft. 1900, Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA (Age ~ 50 years)   7. William Garrison,   b. Abt. 1853, Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA d. 29 Dec 1862, Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA (Age ~ 9 years)
  Family ID	F236	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 Oct 2024

  
  

• Notes

  GARRISON.– In this city, on Thursday, May 16, 1907, CAPTAIN JOHN F. GARRISON, in the 94th year of his age. source: Obituary Capt. John F. Garrison. Yonkers, NY: The Yonkers Statesman, 18 May 1907, p. 6. Capt. John F. Garrison died yesterday at his home, 20 Riverview place, Yonkers. N. Y. He was in his ninety-fourth year and had been active until about five weeks ago when he was injured by a fall in his bedroom. He was the eldest of a long lived family of eleven brothers and sisters, but one died under 70 and five are yet living. Capt. Garrison was born in New York. He was engaged for many years in the river traffic, commanding many different boats. Funeral services will be held Monday afternoon at 2 o’clock. source: Obituary of Capt. John F. Garrison. New York, NY: The Sun, 18 May 1907, p. 3. Capt. John F. Garrison died Friday at his home in Yonkers. He was in his 94th year and had been active until five weeks ago, when he was injured by a fall in his bedroom. He was the eldest of a long lived family of 11 brothers and sisters, but one died under 70 and five are yet living. He was engaged for many years in the river traffic, commanding many different boats. source: Obituary of Capt. John F. Garrison. Buffalo, NY: The Buffalo News, 19 May 1907, p. 3.

  
  

• Sources

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