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     Frederick Edward Siefke was born on 10 December 1855 in Manhattan, New York, New York, USA.² He died on 27 June 1857 at age 1.² He was buried at Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA.²

     Francis Siefke was born in 1868.¹ She died on 14 March 1869.¹ She was buried on 17 March 1869 at Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York, USA.²

     Frederick Edwin Siefke was born on 5 March 1870.¹ He died on 18 April 1893 at age 23.² He was buried on 21 April 1893 at Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York, USA.³

     Adaline E Siefke married Arthur Connelly.¹ Adaline E Siefke was born. She died on 6 January 1901 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA.² She was buried on 9 January 1901 at Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York, USA.

     Herman Siefke was born circa 1775 in Neuenkirchen, Blumenthal, Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany. He married Christina Wenken on 1 October 1802 in Neuenkirchen, Blumenthal, Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany.
     The Siefke Family came from Kingdon of Hanover, Amt Blumenthal, Vorbrouch, Germany.¹ "Three boys, brothers, Herman, Fred, and Henry Siefke, ran away to sea and in 1835 were wrecked in the ship Orpheus off Port au Prince, Island of Haiti. They were cast ashore - they found employment and became friends of Burgher Jan, Dutch (or German?) consul who in 1837 arranged for them to go to New York via Savannah - they had a letter to John Jacob Astor. Cristina Siefke of 1st gen. with son George followed her boys to USA - do not believe any others of 1st gen. came It is probable that all second gen. except as noted and except Jane Behan were born in Germany and came to New York."¹

     Christina Wenken married Herman Siefke on 1 October 1802 in Neuenkirchen, Blumenthal, Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany. Christina Wenken died in 1853. She was buried on 18 March 1853 at Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York, USA. Misspelled in Green-Wood database as "Christina Seifke". In Findagrave it is listed as "Christian Siefke."²
     She, with her son George, followed her three boys to New York.¹

     Dietrich Siefke was born on 4 August 1804.
     He was lost at sea.¹

     John Siefke was born on 29 October 1802.

     George Siefke was born on 17 October 1821 in Germany.¹ He died on 13 August 1853 at age 31.² He was buried on 15 August 1853 at Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York, USA.

     Frederick Siefke was born on 13 November 1818 in Vorbruch, Hanover, Prussia, Germany.^2,3 He married Meta Heins, daughter of Christopher Heins.¹ Frederick Siefke died on 16 November 1899 at age 81 at the home of his nephew Herman Siefke.¹ He was buried at Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York, USA.³
     In 1835, Frederick Siefke and Herman Siefke were in the wreck of the Orpheus with brother Henry off of the coast of Port au Prince, Haiti. They were cast ashore - they found employment and became friends of Burgher Jan, Dutch (or German) Consul who in 1837 arranged for them to go to New York via Savannah - he provided letter of reference to John Jacob Astor.¹ Frederick Siefke and Meta Heins adopted her niece Wilhelmina Dorothea Von Dohlen (134) after her mother died when she was four years old.
Frederick Siefke fell mentally ill, apoplectic, in about 1888. His competence was challenged in court by his nephew Henry who tried to have him declared insane and was ultimately successful, forcing his holdings into management by a committee of Farmer’s Loan and Trust Company. [Note: In Frederick’s obituary, likely written by Herman, there was a clear sense of pleasure that Frederick outlived his nephew Henry.]
The proceeding which began soon after he became ill, were delayed significantly because Frederick was not made available, apparently hidden away by Herman. During the proceedings on March 15, 1893, Henry offered a $100 reward for anyone one who could produce Frederick at trial. On the same day, appearing in an afternoon edition, Herman commented to a reporter that Henry, then a liquor dealer, and Caroline made their living “…keeping a dive in New York.”.⁴ Nearly three years later, Caroline sued Herman for slander.⁵
From his obituary:

     Meta Heins was born on 13 February 1827 in Hanover, Germany.^1,2 She married Frederick Siefke, son of Herman Siefke and Christina Wenken.¹ Meta Heins died on 15 April 1891 at age 64.^1,2 She was buried on 21 April 1891 at Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York, USA. Lot 23674 Section L.^2,3
     She and Frederick Siefke adopted her niece Wilhelmina Dorothea Von Dohlen (134) after her mother died when she was four years old.

     Henry Siefke was born on 30 June 1811 in Germany.¹ He married Anna Heins, daughter of Christopher Heins.² Henry Siefke died on 13 November 1883 at 307 W 26th Street in New York, New York, USA, at age 72.¹ He was buried on 18 November 1883 at Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York, USA.¹
     Henry Siefke was also known as Heinrich.

     Anna Heins married Henry Siefke, son of Herman Siefke and Christina Wenken.¹

     Christopher Heins married Gesche Gesine Wohlers.
     The Heins Family came from Dorf Lohe, Amt Lana, bei Beverstedt, Germany.¹

     Linda Ann Aikenhead was born on 3 April 1938. She died on 27 August 2019 at age 81.

     Charles Levi Cozzens was born in 1831 in Utica, New York, USA. He married Abigail Butler Bidwell in 1854.¹ Charles Levi Cozzens married Angie Chapman circa 1893.¹ Charles Levi Cozzens married Mary I Wilcox. Charles Levi Cozzens died on 18 November 1904 in Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA.¹
     He grew up in Utica, was educated in the local school system and lived there until the late 1860's, when he came to New York City and obtained a position with the Bleecker Street Bank which was to become The Bank for Savings. He served as paying teller for thirty-five years. His second wife Angie inherited her father's business, the Redding Masonic Supply Company. Upon her death, in 1898, Charles Cozzens became the owner, and worked at the bank and ran the company until daughter Evangeline became old enough to take over.¹

     Abigail Butler Bidwell was born in 1832. She married Charles Levi Cozzens, son of Levi Cozzens and Pamela Hovey, in 1854.¹ Abigail Butler Bidwell died in 1892.

     Frederick Butler Cozzens was born in 1860. He died in 1861.

     Angie Chapman was born in Damariscotta, Maine, USA. She married Moses Wolcott Redding. Angie Chapman married Charles Levi Cozzens, son of Levi Cozzens and Pamela Hovey, circa 1893.¹

     Evangeline Chapman Cozzens was born on 13 June 1895 in New York City, New York, USA. She died on 17 August 1979 at Brunswick Convalescent Center, Maine, USA, at age 84after a long illness. She was buried at Hillside Cemetery in Damariscotta, Maine, USA.
     The January 9, 1932 edition of the New Yorker Magazine, has a story in the “Talk of the Town” section which states the following:
The article continues:

She retired from the company in 1952. At about that time, she moved permanently to Maine.¹ She spent a lifetime in the pursuit of art and studied under several masters in New York City and New England. Her paintings have been exhibited in and purchased by the Metropolitan Museum of Art. She has also exhibited at the Brooklyn Museum, the Kraushaar Gallery of New York City, which handled her work for several years, and, in Maine, at the Pemaquid Point Gallery and the Wiscasset Gallery.

Details can be found in David Livingston's "Evangeline C. Cozzens," from which much of this has been lifted with permission.¹

     Moses Wolcott Redding married Angie Chapman. Moses Wolcott Redding died in 1892.
     He was a prominent Mason, who founded the Redding Masonic Supply Co. in 1859, one of the American companies authorized to distribute items associated with the Masonic order.

     Mary I Wilcox married Charles Levi Cozzens, son of Levi Cozzens and Pamela Hovey.

     Joseph Wheeler married Dorcas (?)

     Dorcas (?) married Joseph Wheeler.

     Mary Cobb married Nathaniel Farrand Jr, son of Nathaniel Farrand.¹ Mary Cobb died in 1681.¹

     Thomas Ludlow Chrystie was born on 25 February 1872 in New York City, New York, USA.¹ He married Sally Hooper Morrow, daughter of William Morrow and Elizabeth Saunders Luttrell, in 1896 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.¹ Thomas Ludlow Chrystie married Virginia Stevenson in 1929.² Thomas Ludlow Chrystie died on 14 August 1954 in New York City, New York, USA, at age 82. He was buried at Woodlawn Cemetery in New Windsor, Orange, New York, USA.¹
     He graduated from Columbia in 1892 and the New York School of Law in 1893. He was a distinguished lawyer and served as the secretary of the Committee of Nine for the reorganization of the New York Police Force, and was the author of "Chrystie on Inheritance Tax."³ In his undated obituary, recreation included "Farm at Lake Waccabuc, Westchester County, New York." Therefore, it is confirmed that this is the Chrystie with whom it is thought Alexander Ross Piper bought Peppeneghek.¹

     Katherine Ross Chrystie was born on 6 February 1874 in New York City, New York, USA. She married Henry Percy Douglas in 1899 in New York City, New York, USA.¹ Katherine Ross Chrystie died in 1944 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.¹

     Joseph Piper was born.¹

     Ann Elizabeth Piper was born on 21 June 1843.¹ She died on 3 June 1886 at age 42.¹