Benjamin Predmore Applegate

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• Voress Number: 1D3G1C4
• Residence: 1850, Union Township, Ocean County, New Jersey, USA
• Occupation: 1870
• Residence: 1870, Stony Point, Rockland County, New York, USA
• Occupation: 1875
• Residence: 1875, Stony Point, Rockland County, New York, USA
• Occupation: 1892
• Residence: 1892, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA
• Occupation: 1897, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA
• Residence: 1897, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA
• Occupation: 1900
• Residence: 1900, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA

Notes:

1D3G1C4 Benjamin Predmore Applegate, born Aug. 15, 1846 (LDS-E Farnworth-Voress-“1847”—ED) at Barnagat, Ocean Co., NJ; died in Brooklyn, NY on Mar. 30, 1918. He married on Dec. 24, 1871 with the Rev. Father Gay, of the Episcopal Church, officiating, in her home in Tompkins Cove, Rockland Co., NY to Leah A. Tomlins, born July 1860 (Ft Wayne Public Lib. Genea. Dept 1880 NJ Census-Jeannette-Voress-in “N.Y.”—ED); died after 1909. They were divorced in 1909 (Service Record-Voress-“but continued to live together until his death”—ED). Benjamin served in the Civil War as a Pvt. in Co. F, 1st NY Vol. Engineers. At enlistment, he was 5'5" in height, had light complexion, grey eyes, light hair and was a clerk. After the war, he lived in New York City and Brooklyn. He was enumerated with his family at 122 St. Felix Street in Brooklyn New York in 1900. Benjamin was born in August 1847 in New Jersey and a boatsman. Also in the household were his wife Leah, born July 1860 in NY; son Benjamin, born November 1874 in NY, a shipping clerk; son Percy, born October 1876 in NY, and employed in “transportation”; and son Myron, born January 1884, and a clerk. Percy is enumerated as having been married for three years, but there is no sign of a wife in the household. (1900 US Census, NY, Kings Co., New York, Bor. of Brooklyn, Ward 11, Dist. 2/154, Sheet 7B, 97/131)(Ft Wayne Public Lib. Genea. Dept 1880 NJ Census-Jeannette-Voress-in 1880 they were living in Stony point Twp., Rockland Co., N.Y.”—ED)

Benjamin made his will on July 23, 1915. A transcript is attached as an appendix. In it, he names his two living sons, Percy T and Myron D, and his daughter Jennie. The executor of his estate was his son-in-law, John B Harper, the husband of Jennie. The probate petition indicates Benjamin was still living at 122 St. Felix in Brooklyn at the time of his death.

Appendix

Will of Benjamin P Applegate 1D3G1C4
Kings County (New York) Surrogate’s Court
B. 503 P. 461

IN THE NAME OF GOD, AMEN; -

I, BENJAMIN P. APPLEGATE, of the Borough of Brooklyn, County of Kings, City and State of New York, being of sound and disposing mind and memory, and considering the uncertainty of this life, do make, publish and delcare this to be my last WILL and TESTAMENT, as follows :-

FIRST:- I hereby authorize and direct that all my just debts, funeral and testamentary expenses be paid as soon after my decease as conveniently can be done.

SECOND:- I hereby give and bequeath unto each of my sons PERCY T. APPLEGATE and MYRON D. APPLEGATE, the sum of TWO HUNDRED (200.) dollars ; said sum to be paid to each of them after the expiration of one year from the date of my death.

THIRD:- All the rest, residue and remainder of my estate, both real, personal an mixed, and wheresoever situated, of which I may die seized or possessed, or to which I may be entitled at the time of my decease, I give , devise and bequeath unto my daughter JENNIE M. HARPER, to have and to hold the same unto her absolutely and forever .

FOURTH:- I do hereby nominate, constitute and appoint my son-in-law, JOHN B. HARPER, to be EXECUTOR of this my last Will and Testament; hereby revoking all former or other Wills and Testamentary dispositions, by my at any time heretofore made.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name, and affixed my seal, the twenty-third day of July, in the year of our Lord, one thousand nine hundred and fifteen

s/ Benjamin P Applegate

Witness
s/ James Taylor
s/ Fred Manes
s/ S Bishop Marks

Occupation:
Gravel Business

Occupation:
Boatman Hudson River

Occupation:
Boatman

Occupation:
Pilot

Residence:
239 President

Occupation:
Boatsman

Residence:
122 St Felix Street

Benjamin married Leah A Tomlins 30 Mar 1871, Tompkins Cove, Rockland County, New York, USA. Leah was born Jul 1860, Dutchess County, New York, USA. [Group Sheet]

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• Voress Number: 1D3G1C4A
• Residence: 1875, Stony Point, Rockland County, New York, USA
• Occupation: 1892
• Residence: 1892, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA
• Occupation: 1900
• Residence: 1900, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA

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Occupation:
Agent

Occupation:
Shipping Clerk

Residence:
122 St Felix Street

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• Voress Number: 1D3G1C4B
• Residence: 1875, Stony Point, Rockland County, New York, USA
• Occupation: 1892
• Residence: 1892, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA
• Residence: 1897, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA
• Occupation: 1900
• Residence: 1900, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA
• Occupation: 1905, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA
• Residence: 1905, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA
• Residence: 1918, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA

Notes:

1D3G1C4B Percy Tomlins Applegate, born Oct. 1, 1875 (Ft Wayne Public Lib. Genea. Dept 1880 NJ Census-Jeannette-Voress-in “N.Y.”—ED); died after 1920. He married Eleanor _____, born 1880 in NY; died . (Either Percy was enumerated twice in 1900 or the Percy who married Eleanor is someone else. There is a Percy enumerated in his father’s household at 122 St. Felix Street in Brooklyn [see entry for Benjamin Predmore Applegate supra for details] and a Percy enumerated 123 57th Street in Brooklyn. That Percy was born in October 1874 in New York and employed in “shipping”. His father was reported as being born in NY as well. Also enumerated with this Percy is his wife Eleanor, born September 1877 in New York. They had been married three years. [1900 US Census, NY, Kings Co., New York, Bor. of Brooklyn, Ward 8, Dist. 2/110, Sheet 2A, 21/21] ~sta). In 1920, they were living in Brooklyn, NY.

Occupation:
Clerk

Residence:
186 Bergen

Occupation:
Transportation

Residence:
122 St Felix Street

Occupation:
Shipping Clerk

Residence:
375 4th St.

Residence:
423 Fifth Street

Percy married Eleanor R Korthener Abt 1896. Eleanor (daughter of Paul A Korthener and Helen F ?) was born Abt 1878, New York, USA. [Group Sheet]

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• Voress Number: 1D3G1C4C
• Residence: 0195, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA
• Residence: 1892, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA
• Residence: 1918, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA

Notes:

Residence:
113 St. Felix Street

Residence:
561 Carlton Avenue

Jennie — John B Harper. [Group Sheet]

Jennie married Harry Hopkins Abt Jun 1895. Harry was born Abt 1870. [Group Sheet]

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• Voress Number: 1D3G1C4D
• Residence: 1892, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA
• Occupation: 1900
• Residence: 1900, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA
• Occupation: 1905, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA
• Residence: 1905, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA
• Residence: 1908, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA
• Residence: 1918, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA

Notes:

1D3G1C4D Myron Diomed Applegate, born Jan. 25, 1884; died after 1920. He married _____ Harper, born . In 1920, they were living with her brother, John B. Harper in Brooklyn, NY. (The brother in law he was living with was the husband of his sister Jennie. ~sta)

New York Tribune, January 21, 1908, p. 10

YOUNG CAROUSE DEAD.
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Mysterious End of Girl’s First Night of Dissipation.
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Nineteen-year-old Eda Wilson, of N.r 506 St. John’s Place, Brooklyn, as the result of her first dissipation, died yesterday morning in a furnished room house at Nr. 107 Montague street. Eda and her sister Bella, who is twenty-two years old, had had a late supper with two men in a Fulton street restaurant, after which the quartet went to the Montague street house to spend the night.

The two men who were with the girls, William McElhenney, of No. 19 Fourth avenue, Brooklyn, and Myron Applegate, of No. 122 St. Felix street, were arrested yesterday and taken to the Adams street court to be held as material witnesses. Later they were released in $1,000 bail each.

According to Bella Wilson’s story, she and her sister met the two men in a restaurant about 11 o’clock Sunday night. They had a hearty meal, including several glasses of beer, and then hired a cab and went to the Montague street house, which is kept by Mrs. Laura M. Bouvier. The two couples occupied adjoining rooms. The older sister said that Eda, who had never spent the night away from home before and who was not used to drinking beer, was beginning to feel the effect of the drinks when they arrived at the house.

Applegate, who was with the younger girl, left the house at about 4 o’clock yesterday morning. At 8 o’clock Bella went into the room to rouse her sister that they might be in time to go to their regular work as lace folders in the factory of Davis & Quick, at No. 315 S. Mark’s avenue.

Eda seemed to be very ill and said she could not get up. Bella at once telephoned for Dr. John D. Byrne, of No. 224A Sixth avenue, who found the girl dead on his arrival.

Coroner Brewer announced that the cause of death was acute indigestion.

Occupation:
Clerk

Residence:
122 St Felix Street

Occupation:
Clerk (bank)

Residence:
122 S. Felix Street

Residence:
122 St. Felix Street

Residence:
575 Knickerbocker Avenue

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• Voress Number: 1D3G1C4B1

Other Events:

• Residence: 0195, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA

Notes:

Residence:
113 St. Felix Street