Jonathan Sturges Esq. (1802 - 1874)

Born 24 Mar 1802 in Southport, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Pemberton (Cady) Sturges — married about 26 Dec 1828 in New York City, New York, USA

Descendants

Died 28 Nov 1874 at age 72 in New York, New York, USA

Biography

"Wealthy New York Merchant"^[1]

Name

Jonathan Sturges^[2]

Birth

24 MAR 1802 Southport, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA^[3]

Marriage

26 DEC 1828 to Mary Pemberton Cady^[4]

Death

28 NOV 1874 New York, New York, USA^[3]

Burial

Fairfield East Cemetery, Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA^[3]

Sources

• The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record (New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, New York, 1919) Vol. 50, Page 237
• Schenck, Elizabeth Hubbell. The History of Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut (J.J. Little & Co., Astor Place, New York, 1904) Vol. 2, "The First Extant Parish Record of Christ's Church, Fairfield, Record of Baptisms."

• Page 516: "May 2, 1802 Jonathan, son of Barnabas Lothrop and Mary Sturges."

• New York Evangelist (New York, New York) Thursday, December 3, 1874, Volume: XLV, Issue: 49

• Page: 4. "Editorial Notes. New York has lost, almost in one day, several of her most eminent and her most useful men. Beside the Mayor, Hon. William F. Havemeyar, who on Monday fell in his office and died in a few minutes, such names as Jonathan Sturges, Charles N. Talbot, and John C. Calhoun, represent the very best class of our city, merchants - men who, acquiring wealth in the course of a long and honorable business career, used it in the wisest and most generous manner for purposes of Christian benevolence, and promotion of every public good."

• Find A Grave: Memorial #29945173

• Birth: Mar. 24, 1802 Southport Fairfield County Connecticut, USA Death: Nov. 28, 1874 New York New York County New York, USA He was the grandson of Jonathan Sturges. He rose to senior partner in a mercantile house, where he worked for over 40 years until his retirement. He was one of the main promoters of the Illinois Central railway.
• Family links: Parents: Barnabas Lothrop Sturges (1769 - 1831) Mary Sturges Sturges (1771 - 1840) Spouse: Mary Pemberton Cady Sturges (1806 - 1894)* Children: Frederick Sturges (1833 - 1917)* Amelia Sturges Morgan (1835 - 1862)* Arthur Pemberton Sturges (1842 - 1866)* Henry Cady Sturges (1846 - 1922)

• Connecticut Courant, Hartford, Connecticut. Saturday, March 15, 1862 Paper: Connecticut Courant (Hartford, CT) Volume: XCIX Issue: 5069 Page: 3.

• In Nice, France, on Monday, Feb. 17, Amelia, wife of J. Pierpont Morgan, and daughter of Jonathan Sturges

• Barber Collection, New York, Marriage Newspaper Extracts, 1801-1880.

• Jonathan Sturges Publication Date: 26 Dec 1828 Spouse's Name: Mary Cady

• Connecticut Courant (Hartford, Connecticut) Saturday, December 5, 1874 Volume: CX. Issue: 48. Page: 1. Mortuary Notice

• "Jonathan Sturges, one of New York's oldest and most prominent citizens, died on Saturday last at his residence, No. 40 East Thirty-sixth street, from the effects of a violent attack of pneumonia of four days duration. He was a native of Southport, this state, where he was born, March 24th, 1802. He went to New York in 1821, when nineteen years old, and entered the wholesale coffee store of Reed * Lee, Front street. in 1828 he was admitted as a partner, and in 1836, upon the death of Mr. Reed, Mr. Sturges became the head of the firm, which position he occupied until he retired from business in 1868. Mr. Sturges was one of the projectors of the Illinois Central railroad, and the building, equipment, and subsequent success of the road are due more to him than any other person. Mr. Sturges' connection with the Illinois Central as one of its directors did not cease until his death... Throughout the entire period of the rebellion he was a practical supporter of the Union cause, for the aid of which he spent both time and means. Later, when the glaring acts of the Tweed regime were exposed by the New York Times, Mr. Sturges became one of the chief promoters of the reform movement. The last act of his life in behalf of public morality was the signing of the protest against the holding of Sunday amusements, which was published on Saturday last.""

• Buckingham, Ebenezer. Solomon Sturges And His Descendants A Memoir And A Genealogy (The Grafton Press in New York, 1907) Page 21
• Register of Pedigrees and Services of Ancestors (Case, Lockwood & Brainard Co., Hartford, Conn., 1941) Page 755
• Ward, George Kemp. Andrew Warde and His Descendants, 1597-1910 (A.T. De La Mare Printing and Pub. Co., New York, 1910) Page 121
• Jacobus, Donald Lines. History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield (Genealogical Publishing Company, 1930) Vol. 2, Page 935: see footnote.
• The Frick Collection: Sturges, Jonathan, 1802-1874
• Wikipedia: Jonathan_Sturges_House
• Complimentary Dinner to Jonathan Sturges (New York, 1868)

Footnotes

1. ↑ Buckingham
2. ↑ Connecticut Courant
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Find A Grave
4. ↑ Barber Collection