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- Obituary.
Mrs. Caroline A. Peene.
Mrs. Caroline A. Peene widow of the late Joseph Peene, founder of the Ben Franklin Transportation Line and one of the oldest natives of the city, died yesterday afternoon at her home, 150 Warburton avenue. She had been ill for the past two weeks.
Mrs. Peene was in her 93rd year and until her recent illness had enjoyed comparatively good health all her life. She was born in Yonkers September 21, 1823, the daughter of John Garrison and Sarah Fowler. She was of Revolutionary ancestry, her great grandfather, Peter Garrison, having been killed in the Battle of White Plains. Although she never joined she was eligible to membership in the Huguenot Society.
Mrs. Peene’s father was born in Kingsbridge in 1773. He was the pioneer in establishing a regular freight traffic service on the Hudson between Yonkers and New York.
Up until 1825 there had been several sailing vessels plying between here and New York but their rates for freight were so excessive that Mrs. Peene’s father with about 30 other prominent men of the city organized a company and purchased the sloop, Independent. The vessel carried the cargoes from the Westchester farmers to New York and brought back merchandise for the farmers and storekeepers there. After six years the boat was sold and the now well known Ben Franklin, a 57 ton sloop, was purchased. It was launched July 4, 1831. Mr. Garrison was captain of the boat for eight years.
In 1839 Captain Garrison bought out the interests of the other owners and took into his employ the late Joseph Peene. Mr. Peene married his employer’s daughter when she was 18 years old. Mr. Garrison retired as captain of the boat and appointed his son-in-law to that post.
Along in 1851 Mr. Peene and his brother-in-law, the late Hyatt L. Garrison purchased jointly the sloop Elias Hicks. The following year they formed the two boats into a line with a regular running schedule.
Then, in 1857, the elder Mr. Garrison sold out his interest in the Ben Franklin to the two young men. The latter obtained another vessel, The Hymes and organized the Ben Franklin Transportation company. The partnership continued until 1864 when Captain Peene became the sole owner. In 1873 he turned the business over to his three sons, the late John G., Joseph, jr. and George Peene. The first named was a former Mayor of Yonkers. The other two sons are still the owners of the company.
Mrs. Peene, the deceased was a member of the First Reformed church for years. She was of a kind and loving nature and was interested in all movements for the uplift of humanity and the alleviation of the sufferings among the poor. The home which she occupied until her death was built by My. Peene in 1870.
Surviving are the two sons, Joseph Peene and George Peene and two daughters, Mrs. Mary A. Stillwell, wife of Dr. Benjamin Stillwell, of this city and Mrs. Katie P. Farnham, wife of George A. Farnham, of Saratoga Springs, N. Y. Two other children, former mayor John G. Peene and Mrs. Emma M. Moore, wife of the late Thomas Moore are dead.
The funeral services will be held at the late home of the deceased on Friday at 2 P. M. The Rev. F. W. Cutler of the First Reformed church will officiate. The interment will be at the convenience of the family.
source: Obituary of Caroline A. Peene. Yonkers, NY: The Yonkers Statesman, 29 Dec 1915, p. 4.
- OBITUARY.
MRS. CAROLINE A. PEENE.
Mrs. Caroline A. Peene, ninety-two, the oldest native resident of Yonkers, is dead at her home, 150 Warburton Avenue, Yonkers. She was a descendant of Peter Garrison, of the Revolutionary period. Her father, John Garrison, was the founder of the Ben Franklin Transportation Company. Mrs. Peene was the widow of Joseph Peene, to whom she was married February 5, 1840. She leaves two sons and two daughters. They are Joseph Peene, George Peene and Mrs. Mary A. Stilwell, wife of Dr. Benjamin W. Stilwell, of Yonkers, and Mrs. Kate P. Farnham, wife of George A. Farnham, of Saratoga Springs. Mrs. Peene was the mother of the late John G. Peene, former Mayor of Yonkers.
source: Obituary of Caroline A. Peene. New York, NY: New York Tribune, 30 Dec 1915, p. 9.
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