 1859 - 1944 (84 years)
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| Name |
Wells, Louisa Henderson [1] |
| Born |
25 Nov 1859 |
Brooklyn, New York City, Kings County, New York, USA  [1] |
| Gender |
Female |
| Died |
5 Mar 1944 |
Brooklyn, New York City, Kings County, New York, USA [1, 2] |
Obituary: New York Times. 6 Mar 1944.
MRS. JAMES H. POST
Daughter of Pastor Dies 6 Years to Day After Husband
Mrs. Louisa Wells Post died yesterday at her home, 88 Remsen Street, Brooklyn, six years to the day after the death of her husband, James H. Post, sugar refiner and philanthropist, who was president if the National Sugar Refining company of New Jersey and first president of the Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies. They were married in 1887, two years before Mr. Post became a partner in thefirm of B. H. Howell Son & Co., molasses and sugar dealers, which he had entered as an office boy.
Mrs. Post was a daughter of the Rev. John D. Wells, for fifty years pastor of the South Third Street Presbyterian Church in Brooklyn. She had long been interested in Presbyterian missions and had served as corresponding secretary of the Brooklyn Y.M.C.A.
She leaves three daughters, Mrs. Philip A. Hubert of Summit, N.J.; Mrs. Thomas I. Morrow and Miss Jessie W. Post of Brooklyn. Mr. Post died in the Remsen Street house at the age of 78.
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It is said that when Louisa Wells Post died in 1944, her unmarried daughter Jessie inherited the Post properties in Brookhaven, NY. On Jessie's death in 1950, the Brookhaven property was inherited by her sister, Elizabeth Post Morrow.
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| Buried |
Woodland Cemetery, Bellport, Suffolk, New York, USA [1, 3] |
| Person ID |
I64306 |
Sackett |
| Last Modified |
10 Sep 2013 |
| Father |
Wells, Rev. James Dunlap, b. 25 Oct 1815, Whitesborough, Oneida, New York, USA , d. 31 Oct 1903, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York City, Kings County, New York, USA (Age 88 years) |
| Mother |
Henderson, Jessie, b. 16 Oct 1821, Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA , d. 23 Dec 1871, Brooklyn, New York City, Kings County, New York, USA (Age 50 years) |
| Married |
1 May 1849 |
Brooklyn, New York City, Kings County, New York, USA |
| Children |
| | 1. Wells, Louisa Henderson, b. 25 Nov 1859, Brooklyn, New York City, Kings County, New York, USA , d. 5 Mar 1944, Brooklyn, New York City, Kings County, New York, USA (Age 84 years) |
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| Family ID |
F22740 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Post, James Howell, b. 13 Oct 1859, New Rochelle, Westchester, New York, USA , d. 5 Mar 1938, Brooklyn, New York City, Kings County, New York, USA (Age 78 years) |
| Married |
26 Oct 1887 |
Brooklyn, New York City, Kings County, New York, USA [1] |
| Children |
| | 1. Post, Jessie Wells, b. 8 Oct 1888, Brooklyn, New York City, Kings County, New York, USA , d. 16 Nov 1950, Bellport, Suffolk County, New York, USA (Age 62 years) |
| | 2. Post, Helen Marion, b. 6 May 1890, Brooklyn, New York City, Kings County, New York, USA , d. 28 Dec 1973, Brooklyn, New York City, Kings County, New York, USA (Age 83 years) |
| | 3. Post, Elizabeth, b. 26 Jun 1896, Brooklyn, New York City, Kings County, New York, USA , d. Unknown |
| | 4. Post, Elisabeth C., b. 27 Jul 1896, Brookhaven, Suffolk County, New York, USA , d. 26 Feb 1992, Brookhaven, Suffolk County, New York, USA (Age 95 years) |
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| Last Modified |
10 Sep 2013 |
| Family ID |
F22739 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Event Map |
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 | Born - 25 Nov 1859 - Brooklyn, New York City, Kings County, New York, USA |
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| Married - 26 Oct 1887 - Brooklyn, New York City, Kings County, New York, USA |
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| Child - Post, Jessie Wells - 8 Oct 1888 - Brooklyn, New York City, Kings County, New York, USA |
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| Child - Post, Helen Marion - 6 May 1890 - Brooklyn, New York City, Kings County, New York, USA |
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| Child - Post, Elizabeth - 26 Jun 1896 - Brooklyn, New York City, Kings County, New York, USA |
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 | Child - Post, Elisabeth C. - 27 Jul 1896 - Brookhaven, Suffolk County, New York, USA |
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| Died - 5 Mar 1944 - Brooklyn, New York City, Kings County, New York, USA |
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 | Buried - - Woodland Cemetery, Bellport, Suffolk, New York, USA |
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| Notes |
- 1900 Census, Borough of Brooklyn, New York City, Kings County, New York
SD No. 2; ED No. 288; Sheet No. 13B; 19 June 1900
140 Ross Street
189/292
Post, Louisa W., wife, W, F, Nov. 1859, 40, M, 13, 3-3, New York, New York, New York, ---
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Obituary: New York Times. 6 Mar 1944.
MRS. JAMES H. POST
Daughter of Pastor Dies 6 Years to Day After Husband
Mrs. Louisa Wells Post died yesterday at her home, 88 Remsen Street, Brooklyn, six years to the day after the death of her husband, James H. Post, sugar refiner and philanthropist, who was president if the National Sugar Refining company of New Jersey and first president of the Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies. They were married in 1887, two years before Mr. Post became a partner in the firm of B. H. Howell Son & Co., molasses and sugar dealers, which he had entered as an office boy.
Mrs. Post was a daughter of the Rev. John D. Wells, for fifty years pastor of the South Third Street Presbyterian Church in Brooklyn. She had long been interested in Presbyterian missions and had served as corresponding secretary of the Brooklyn Y.M.C.A.
She leaves three daughters, Mrs. Philip A. Hubert of Summit, N.J.; Mrs. Thomas I. Morrow and Miss Jessie W. Post of Brooklyn. Mr. Post died in the Remsen Street house at the age of 78.
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It is said that when Louisa Wells Post died in 1944, her unmarried daughter Jessie inherited the Post properties in Brookhaven, NY. On Jessie's death in 1950, the Brookhaven property was inherited by her sister, Elizabeth Post Morrow.
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| Sources |
- [S258] World Connect Database, db=hamlet001 (Reliability: 3).
- [S957] Obituary: Louisa Wells Post.
- [S934] Cemetery: Woodland.
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