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Continued: FROM THE BOOK: "Baptismal Record of St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Manorton, N.Y. 1765-1872 (Lutheran Church of Livingston), transcribed and indexed by Arthur C. M. Kelly, Kinship, Rhinebeck, New York, 1971: (all spelling as found in the books)
91:1972; 2.13.1820
Humphry Crary & Rachel bt. Parma b. 8.22.1819, no sponsors.
END OF BAPTISMAL RECORD
South Street Seaport is just south of Manhattan and Brooklyn Bridges. OBITUARY3
New York Sun, November 25, 1897, p. 3 or 8
Palmer Crary, in whose honor Craryville, N.Y. was named, died of apoplexy yesterday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Hartell, 41 West Eighty-third street. He was 77 years old. Mr. Crary was born in Columbia county. Up to ten years ago, when he retired from business, he was the proprietor of the Black Ball tugboat line on the Hudson River. END OF OBITUARY 3
OBITUARY 1
The World: Thursday, November 25, 1897. (New York City; page 12) Joy Turned to Grief.
Palmer Crary Dies the Day Before a Thanksgiving Reunion.
Palmer Crary was found dead at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Marian Hartell, with whom he lived at No. 41 West Eighty-third street, yesterday morning. For years it has been the custom of Mr. Crary's children and other relatives to meet him at Thanksgiving dinner and preparations for the usual reception had already been made for this year. Mr. Crary had been in good health, despite his advanced age, and Tuesday afternoon walked out and mailed a letter. He was seventy-seven years old and many years ago was one of the best-known shipping men in South street. END OF OBITUARY 1
OBITUARY 2
New York Times, November 25, 1897 (p 7)
Palmer Crary.
Palmer Crary, seventy-seven years of age, one of the oldest and best known towboat men in this city, was found dead in bed yesterday morning at his residence, 41 West Eighty-third Street. Apoplexy was the cause of death. Mr. Crary had an office on South Street for years. He had a large towing and shipping custom in and about the harbor. He was one of the owners of the Blackball Line of boats, and amassed in the course of his long years of activity a considerable fortune. He retired from business about fifteen years ago. He is survived by two children. END OF OBITUARY 2
EXCERPTS FROM A WEBSITE:
19th Century Merchant Marine Maritime Activities in American History Timeline 1812\tab\tab Bond; Crary, Joseph 1815\tab\tab Steamboat service begins on Long Island Sound. 1815\tab\tab The steamboat Enterprise makes a round trip from Pittsburgh to New Orleans, demonstrating the feasibility of upstream travel. 1815\tab\tab With the end of the War of 1812, steamboats begin offering excursions in the New York area, increasing public access to waterside recreation. 1817\tab\tab The first steamboat reaches St. Louis, Missouri. 1817\tab\tab The Black Ball Line introduces regularly scheduled transatlantic packet service between New York and Liverpool, England. END OF EXCERPT FROM URL ABOUT 19TH CENT. TIMELINE
RE: THE STEAMBOAT (TOWBOAT) "PETER CRARY" (a.k.a. P. CRARY see notes) part 1, from: Brooklyn Daily Union-Argus
2 June 1879
www.bklyn-genealogy-info.com/Newspaper/BSU/1879.News.html
Transcribers:
Nadine Demczyszyn, Carole Dilley, Kathy Jost-Shouse
"The Peter Crary steamboat commenced to run yesterday between Canarsie Dock and Rockaway Beach, and was well patronized. She has been repaired from bottom to top, and she is in good condition for her summer's work." END OF QUOTE, BUT in wikipedia.org someone has posted a painting of this boat or one flying a flag that says "Peter Crary" and has the name "P. Crary" painted on it. The person who posted the painting at wikipedia says the name of the boat was "Palmer Crary". Another source indicates that the painting was transcribed to Palmer Crary, thus the confusion on the painting's name. That a painting of the steam tug Peter Crary would have been commissioned by or sold to tug captain Palmer Crary indicates the strong likelihood that Palmer was descended from Peter. Here is the other side of the story: part 2, from: wikipedia.org (Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository) name of file: Palmer Crary (steam towboat) 02.jpg
description: "Palmer Crary [sic], also known as P. Crary, New York harbor and Hudson River steam towboat, built 1852. Oil on canvas by James Bard. One of two similar but non-identical works showing the P.Crary towing the becalmed sloop Turkey Glen. Date, 1858; Source, The Athenaeum.org; Author, James Bard (1815-1897)" END OF NOTES RE: THE TOWBOAT "PETER CRARY"
side note (short version): The well-known collision and disastrous sinking of two boats in the New York City area, known as the "Palmer-Crary" disaster, is an unrelated coincidence. One of the boats was named Palmer and the other was named Crary and neither was associated with Captain Palmer Crary. (search the phrase "palmer crary" at newspaperarchive.com for many articles about this event) LAND SALE IN NEW JERSEY (?) ACROSS THE RIVER FROM NEW YORK CITY NY Times 26 Jun 1863 classified ads (maybe the house he lived in when the 1860 census was taken) source: fultonhistory.com
bad scan hard to read
section: Country Residences, 4th notice
FOR SALE-A COTTAGE AND FIVE ACRES of land at Edgewater, on the Hudson, four miles north of Weehawken Ferry, on the river road to Fort Lee. The steamer ??? E. ??? from Port of ??? lands near the place several times a day. Will be sold low and on accomodating terms. Apply to C B Fosdick, Esq?. or to PALMER CRARY Esq at the ??? place. END OF LAND SALE AD
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