Stephen Henry Davenport (1830 - 1914)

Born 24 Mar 1830 in New York, United States

Ancestors

Died 4 Jun 1914 at age 84 in New Rochelle, Westchester County, New York, United States

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Biography

Stephen Davenport was born 24 Mar 1830 on Constitution Island, Philipstown, New York The son of Thomas Davenport (1796-1857) & Elizabeth McKeel.^[1]

Stephen Henry Davenport was born 24 Mar 1830 in New York and died 4 Jun 1914 (aged 84) in New Rochelle, Westchester County, New York. He was buried in the Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, Kings County (Brooklyn), New York. He shares a stone with his wife Cornelia S Russell and his daughter Clara R Davenport "Wife of Edwin Boteler Lapham"

Cold Spring Recorder – Friday, June 13, 1914:

"Stephen H. Davenport, second son of the late Thomas Davenport and Elizabeth Mekeel Davenport, formerly of Cold Spring, died at his summer home in New Rochelle, N. Y., Thursday June 4...

"Mr. Davenport was a direct descendent of Thomas Davenport, who came from England in 1716, and settled at Philipstown...

"Stephen H. Davenport was born on Constitution Island, March 24, 1830...

"Besides his daughter, Clara R. Lapham, Mr. Davenport is survived by two sisters, the misses Martha and Elizabeth Davenport..."

FIndagrave provides links to his parents:

Thomas Davenport 1796–1857

Elisabeth MeKeel Davenport 1800–1882

five siblings:

William John Davenport 1828–1903

Martha A. Davenport 1832–1915

Uriah Davenport 1838–1879

Jane W. Biggs Davenport 1840–1909

Elizabeth Davenport 1840–1924

his wife:

Cornelia Stewart Davenport 1841–1888

and one child:

Clara Russell Davenport Lapham 1868–1919^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ "Thomas Davenport Philipstown Pioneer 1682-1759 and His Decendants" compiled by Dorothy Giles and Irma Franklin,Putnam County Historical Society Cold Spring, New York, 1962; pp10, 11
2. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images accessed 22 February 2023, memorial page for Stephen Henry Davenport (24 Mar 1830–4 Jun 1914), Find A Grave: Memorial #131793561, citing Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings County (Brooklyn), New York, USA; Maintained by donna (contributor 46592304).