George Duryea (1821 - 1896)

Born 9 May 1821 in New York, United States

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Died 30 Mar 1896 at age 74 in Muttontown, Nassau, New York, United States

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Biography

George Duryea lived in Muttontown, New York.^[1] He was the son of Roloft Duryea (1792-1863) and Mary Ann Duryea (1792-1830).^[1] He was born 9 May 1821 and baptized 15 July 1821 in Wolver Hollow.^[1] He married Sarah Post, daughter of Elisha of Bethpage and Sarah Seaman of Jerusalem.^[1] Their children were:

• Sarah (Duryea) Delamater m. Leander Delamater
• Daniel Peters Duryea (1849-1928) m. Cornelia (Robbins) Duryea (1854-1938)
• Phebe (Duryea) Van Cott (abt.1854-) m. Samuel Van Cott (abt.1852-)

He was one of the builders of most of the homes in the Dutch settlement.^[1]

He died 30 March 1896.^[1] He was buried in the Locust Cemetery, Muttontown, New York. It is located on what was known as the road from East Norwich to Jericho, Long Island.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5} Stoutenburgh, Henry Augustus. A Documentary History of het (the) Nederdeutsche Gemeente, Dutch Congregation, of Oyster Bay, Queens County, Island of Nassau, now Long Island, New York: Press of E. Storer; Knickerbocker Press, 1902-1907. page 211.
2. ↑ Irma and Paul Milstein Division of United States History, Local History and Genealogy, The New York Public Library; digital images, "Long Island cemetery inscriptions" New York Public Library Digital Collections (https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c49409e9-5354-bdc8-3040-e00a18064d2e : accessed 27 November 2023); citing Cemetery Inscriptions on Road From East Norwich to Jericho, Long Island (Locust Cemetery).

See also:

• Stoutenburgh, Henry Augustus. A Documentary History of het (the) Nederdeutsche Gemeente, Dutch Congregation, of Oyster Bay, Queens County, Island of Nassau, now Long Island, New York: Press of E. Storer; Knickerbocker Press, 1902-1907.
• Burial: "Find a Grave," database with images, (Find A Grave: Memorial #16459301 : accessed 28 November 2023), Memorial page for George Duryea (19 May 1821-30 Mar 1896), citing Locust Cemetery, Muttontown, Nassau County, New York, USA; Maintained by Paul1957 (contributor 46616656).