Elliott Amerman Dingee (1913 - 1998)

Born 1 Apr 1913 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States

Husband of Patricia deFabeck (Burgoyne) Dingee — married 4 Mar 1938 in Old Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

Died 9 Jul 1998 at age 85 in London, England

Biography

Birth

Elliott Amerman Dingee was born on 1 April 1913 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States to Frank Amerman Dingee (1878-1945) and Louise Larue Lutkins (1881-1984).^[1]

Sibling

1. Charles Montgomery Dingee was born on 7 September 1903 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States. He married 1) Linda H. Hill (born c. 1904-after 1924) c. 1923 in Brooklyn, New York and maybe 2) Almeda E. Calder (1911-1950). Charles died on 2 January 1962 in New York, United States.

Marriage and Family

He married Patricia deFabeck Burgoyne (1915-1959) in St. James Protestant Episcopal Church on 4 March 1938 in Old Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut. Their license was obtained on 21 February 1938 in New York City.

Children of the Dingee-Burgoyne Marriage

1. Suzanne F. Dingee was born c. 1941 in Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States. She married Mr. Jaus.
2. Michael S. Dingee, twin, was born on 16 February 1943 in Olney, Montgomery, Maryland, United States. He married Josephine Reeves (1944- ) on 8 August 1970 in Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut.
3. David Burgoyne Dingee, twin, was born on 16 February 1943 in Olney, Montgomery, Maryland, United States. He married Linda A. Byerley (born c. 1943) on 17 December 1960 in Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut. Dave died on 18 February 2012 in Jacksonville, Duval, Florida, United States.
4. Peter M. Dingee was born c. 1948 in Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States.

Occupation, Travel and Residences

The only reference to employment that Elliott ever gave was as an Executive to a New York city company named Socony Vacuum Oil Company, Incorporated. He was obviously wealthy enough to have several servants in his permanent home in Connecticut. He kept that home even when he and his family were living outside the United States for extended periods of time. They also came and went with frequency, in and out of the country. Only some of his travel records were recorded here to give some idea of the frequency and scope of his business trips and how the family did or did not move with him. Wikipedia has an article about the company that later merged with Exxon [here]. Socony was an acronym for Standard Oil Company of New York. The "Vacuum" part of the name comes from a 1931 merge with Vacuum Oil.

Death and Burial

Elliott died on 9 July 1998 at the American Consulate in London, England, United Kingdom at the age of 85 according to his Social Security Death Index; however, there is a possibility that it was simply the consulate that handled the death in a foreign country. A different record has not been found. His deceased wife's family was from the Surrey area of England.

Sources

• New York City Department of Health, courtesy of www.vitalsearch-worldwide.com. Digital Images. Birth record for Elliott A. Dingee.
• 1920 United States Federal Census on 14 January in Brooklyn, Kings, New York. Page 14B, lines 66-73. ^[2]
• 1921 Brooklyn Blue Book and Long Island Society Register. Brooklyn Life Publishing Company, 1922, page 153. It includes names of many members of the Dingee family including his parents, Frank A. Dingee and Louise L. Lutkins residing in Stamford, Connecticut and his grandmother in Brooklyn, New York at 175 Clinton Avenue. Found book on-line [here]
• 1922 Brooklyn Blue Book and Long Island Society Register. Brooklyn Life Publishing Company, 1922, page 151. It includes names of many members of the Dingee family including his parents, Frank A. Dingee and Louise L. Lutkins residing in Stamford, Connecticut and his grandmother, Mrs. Charles E. Dingee, the former Ida Amerman, in Brooklyn, New York at 175 Clinton Avenue. ^[3] Found book on-line [here]
• 1930 United States Federal Census on 16 April in Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut. Family 386. Residence on Lucas Point.^[4]
• 1935 New York, Passenger and Crew Lists for U.S. Passengers on the S.S. Monarch of Bermuda sailing from Hamilton, Bermuda on 30 March 1935 and arriving in the Port of New York, New York, United States on 1 April 1935 for Elliott A. Dingee, 21, single, living in Brooklyn, New York.
• 1935 New York, Passenger and Crew Lists for U.S. Citizens on the S.S. Hamburg sailing from Cherbourg, France on 22 August 1935 and arriving in the Port of New York, New York, United States on 29 August 1935 for Elliott Amerman Dingee 22, single, living in Brooklyn, New York with birth date and home address of Lucas Point, Old Greenwich, Connecticut.
• 1937 New York, Passenger and Crew Lists for Elliott Dingee 24, single, born 1 April 1913 (sic) in Brooklyn, New York. Address given in United States was Lucas Court, Old Greenwich, Connecticut. He sailed on the S.S. Normandie from Le Havre, France on 11 August 1937 and arrived at the Port of New York, United States on 16 August 1937.
• 1938 New York Times 14 February 1938 article on page 22 titled "London Girl Will Arrive Next Week for Marriage to Elliott A. Dingee. Plans have been completed for the marriage of Miss Patricia de Fabeck Burgoyne, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lennox S. Burgoyne of London and Surrey, England, to Elliott A. Dingee, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Amerman Dingee of Old Greenwich, Conn., which will take place here on March 4 in the chapel of St. James Episcopal Church.
• 1938 New York City Clerk's Office, New York, New York for Marriage License of Elliott A. Dingee and Patricia deF. Burgoyne on 21 February 1938 in Manhattan, New York City, New York. License # 3305.
• 1942 U.S. WW II Draft Cards, Young Men, 1940-1947 for Elliott Amerman Dingee with next of kin Patricia Burgoyne Dingee, birth date and place. His employer was Socony Vacuum Oil Co. Inc. He weighed 200 lbs, 6' tall.
• 1946 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Immigration Cards, 1900-1965 for Elliott Amerman Dingee, married, b. 1 April 1913 in Brooklyn, New York. He arrived in Rio in 1946 with wife Louise. His profession was "industrial" and it names both parents. Issued by the Consulate General in New York.
• 1947 New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 for Patricia Dingee 32, (c. 1915), arriving on 31 October 1947 to New York, New York from Southampton, England on 26 October 1947 on the S.S. Queen Elizabeth. Her husband is also on this manifest. Elliott was 34. Patricia was naturalized on 9 August 1944 in Montgomery County Courthouse in Rockville, Maryland.
• 1949 NY State Passenger... for Elliott A. Dingee family on the S.S. Vulcania sailing from New York on 28 December 1949 and arriving on 7 January 1950 in Naples, Italy. Family: Dingee, Elliott A. 36, indefinite trip for entire family, head; Patricia B. 35, b. England, wife; Michael S. 6, b. Olney, MD, son; David B. 6, b. Olney, MD, son; Suzanne F. 8, b. Greenwich, CT, daughter; Peter M. 1, b. Greenwich, CT, son.
• 1950 U.S. City Directory in Greenwich, Connecticut for Elliott A. and Patricia Dingee. He is a New York Executive. Others Dingee family members here are Anna G., widow of George; Charles M. and Almeda; George A.; Louise, widow of Frank; Ruth E..
• 1952 U.S. City Directory in Greenwich, Connecticut for Elliott and Patricia Dingee. It says that they are removed to Turkey at this time.
• 1953 New York, Passenger and Crew Lists for Elliott Dingee 40, working for Socony-Vacuum Oil Co., Inc. with his family on the S.S. Liberte (French) from Southampton, England on 1 April 1953 and arriving at the Port of New York on 8 April 1953. They sailed First Class and included: Dingee, Elliott 40, born in New York; Patricia 39, born in England, wife; Suzanne 12, born in Connecticut, daughter; Michael 10, born in Maryland, son; David 10, born in Maryland, son; Peter 5, born in Connecticut, son.
• 1956 U.S. Departing Passenger and Crew Lists, 1914-1966 for the Dingee family who sailed on the S.S. Nieuw Amsterdam from New York, New York, United States on 18 May 1956 to Rotterdam for an indefinite time in Turkey. They sailed First Class and included: Dingee, Elliott; Patricia; Suzanne, daughter; Peter.
• 1958 New York State, Passenger and Crew Lists, 1917-1967 for Elliott A. Dingee with residence Old Greenwich, Connecticut. Boarded Pan American airplane at Paris, France on 14 November 1958.
• 1959 U.S. City Directory in Greenwich, Connecticut for Patricia B. Dingee and Elliott A. Dingee at 8 N. Crossway. He is an executive in New York. Other probable Dingee family members on this page are Elliott's widowed mother, Louise; Charles M. Jr.; Frederick; George A.; and Ruth E.
• 1959 New York State, Passenger and Crew Lists, 1917-1967 for Elliott A. Dingee with residence Old Greenwich, Connecticut. Boarded Pan American airplane at London, England on 2 July 1959.
• 1960 New York State, Passenger and Crew Lists, 1917-1967 for Elliott A. Dingee with U.S. residence in Old Greenwich, Connecticut. Passenger boarded airplane at Paris, France on 5 March 1960.
• 1960 New York State...for Elliott Dingee. Airline:SR. He boarded at Geneva, Switzerland for New York, USA on 18 September 1960.
• 1960 New York State, Passenger and Crew Lists, 1917-1967 for Elliott A. Dingee. Pan American Airlines on 22 November 1960 from London, England to New York, USA.
• 1961 NY Passenger...Elliott A. Dingee on Swissair from Geneva, Switzerland to NY, USA on 21 July 1961.
• 1961 NY Passenger... for Elliott Dingee on Swissair from Geneva Switzerland to NY on 2 October 1961.
• 1961 NY Passenger... for Elliott Dingee on Swissair from Geneva, Switzerland to NY on 17 October 1961.
• 1961 New York Passenger...for Elliott A. Dingee. Pan Am Airlines on 6 December 1961 from London, England to New York.
• 1962 New York State, Passenger and Crew Lists, 1917-1967 for Elliott A. Dingee with U.S. residence at Lucas Point, Old Greenwich, Connecticut. Passenger boarded airplane at London, England on 6 June 1962. Permanent address was 4 Place deLouvain, ?.
• U.S. Social Security Death Index for Elliott A. Dingee with birth and death at U.S. Consulate London, UK on 9 July 1998.
• U.S. Social Security Applications and Claims Index for Elliott with birth and death dates.

Footnotes

1. ↑ Various Passenger Manifests including Aug 1937.
2. ↑ 1920: Dingee, Frank 41, b. New York, oil industry, head; Louise 36, b. NY, wife; Charles M. 16, b. NY, son; Elliott A. 6, b. NY, son; Ida A. 72, b. NY, widow, mother; & 3 servants.
3. ↑ Brooklyn Blue Book page 544, index of street with names and addresses.
4. ↑ 1930: Dingee, Frank 51, married at 25, oil company office worker, head; Louise 46, married at 20, wife; Charles 25, single, car sales, son; Elliott 17, son; Ida 75, widow, mother; and 2 servants.