Cecelia DE WOLF

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• Census: 1850, Living with parents in Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois
• Census: 1860, Living with parents in Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois

Cecelia married Gen. Albert ERSKINE on 29 Jun 1869 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA. Albert was born on 27 Jun 1832 in Bristol, Lincoln County, Maine; died on 22 Nov 1875 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1850, Living in Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois
• Census: 1860, Living in Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois
• Census: 1870, Living in Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois

Notes:

Note: Annie, Charlotte, Mary and Maria all died a tragic death by an explosion on a Sound steamer "Bay State" from Fall river to New York on September 8, 1853. There's an article about it in the New York Times on September 9, 1853.

(An excerpt from the article)

The New York times (New York, New York) 09 Sep 1853

TERRIBLE ACCIDENT !

EXPLOSION OF HE STEAMER BAY STATE

FOUR LIVES LOST

Several Persons Badly Scalded.

Another of the melancholy catastrophes, which we have been so Frequently called upon to chronicle of late, occurred yesterday morning on board the steamer BAY STATE, Capt. Brown of the New York River line, while on her passage from Fall River to this City.

The BAY STATE left Fall River about 7 o'clock on Wednesday evening, with 200 passengers on board. This number was considerably less than usual, the customary complement of the boat being from four to five hundred persons. We learn that it was a remark of the conductor of the Fall River road that so light a train had set passed over the route in two months, as upon that day. It was fortunate that this was so. The loss of life would inevitably have been large, had the accident occurred at an earlier hour of the night, or had there been a larger number of passengers on board.

The accident occurred, as nearly as can be ascertained, about 3 3/5 o'clock, when the BAY STATE had reached a point nearly opposite New Haven. The vessel at the time was about ten miles from the shore. The Sound was perfectly smooth, and there was little or no wind stirring.

The passengers had all retired long before the accident took place. The first warning they received of the catastrophe was a tremendous concussion, and a rush of steam immediately afterward, which completely filled the forward saloon, and scalded those persons very severely who incautiously opened the doors of their staterooms. The cause of the deaths is undoubtedly to be attributed to this fact. The steam would scarcely have penetrated to the state rooms in sufficient quantities to produce fatal results, had the door been suffered to remain closed. Many, who escaped injury entirely, leaped from their state rooms through the window, and escaped upon the guard of the boat sustaining no inconvenience. the most lamentable cases of the injured were those of the children of WM. F. DE WOLFE, of Chicago; Mr. De Wolfe was on board with his wife and four daughters. The ages of the young ladies ranged from ten to sixteen years They were all very badly scalded, and three of them died at the City Hospital in this City, yesterday afternoon, after suffering excruciating agony. Miss Charlotte Snow, and the surviving Miss De Wolfe, are still at the Hospital, but their recovery is considered quite doubtful.

The steamer CONNECTICUT, Capt. Williams, of the Norwich and Worcester line, was slightly in advance of the BAY STATE. Signals of distress being made from the BAY STATE by the discharge of rockets, the CONNECTICUT was at once put about, and went to the rescue of the passengers of the BAY STATE. Too much praise cannot be awarded to Capt. Williams for his humane efforts. The passengers of the BAY STATE also express the highest degree of gratitude to Capt. Brown and the officers of that vessel for their manly and courageous conduct....

KILLED
List of the sufferers who died at the New York Hospital last evening.

Charlotte De Wolf, aged 13 years, daughter of Wm. De Wolf of Chicago, Ill.

Mary De Wolf, (sister of Charlotte,) aged 10 years.

Maria De Wolf (of the same family) aged years.

Thomas Warren was scaled from the crown of his head to his feet, and expired at midnight.


INJURED
The following is a list of persons brought to this City on board the CONNECTICUT, who are badly scalded:

Mrs. De Wolfe, mother of the above children, severely scalded.

Annie Wolfe, (her daughter) aged 15 years, not dangerously.
(Of this family, three lads and one little girl escaped uninjured.)

Charlotte Snow, of Dartmouth, Mass., dangerously about her face, arms and breast.

(These persons are still at the city Hospital, under the care of Surgeon Derby. The situation of Miss Snow is critical)

Mr. Abbott of Boston, scalded on the hands; put up at the Astor, and returned home in the afternoon.

Mr. and Mrs. Wheeler, of Fall River - Mrs. Wheeler pretty badly injured; staying at a private house in this City, and will probably recover.

Several other persons sustained slight injuries, but we believe the above list comprises all the serious cases.

We are requested to state that Mr. Wilson, of Waterstreet in this City, who was reported in the evening papers of yesterday as among the scalded, sustained no injury. The lady accompanying him, Miss Doremus, of New York, was only slightly scalded......


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Chicago Tribune (IL) - July 28, 1896

The funeral of William F. De Wolf, No. 108 Blue street, was held yesterday afternoon at St. James Church, Cass and Huron streets, the Rev. S. J. French officiating. Committal services were read at the grave by the pastor. Interment was at Graceland.
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Occupation: Life insurance agent.
Wife: Margaret. Son: Henry

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William married Margaret Padelford ARNOLD on 10 Jun 1835 in Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island. Margaret (daughter of George R. ARNOLD and Eliza Butcher PADELFORD) was born in 1810 in Rhode Island, USA; died on 05 Jan 1877 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; was buried in Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Census: 1850, Living with husband in Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois
• Census: 1860, Living with husband in Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois
• Census: 1870, Living with husband in Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois

Henry married Annie Elizabeth MARSTEN in 1808. Annie was born on 8 Dec 1785; died on 23 Oct 1869. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Fact: sister of rear Admiral John Marsten U.S.N.

George married Eliza Butcher PADELFORD on 03 Nov 1805 in Warren, Bristol co., Rhode Island. Eliza (daughter of Dr. Philip PADELFORD and Elizabeth MACOMBER) was born on 17 Jul 1789 in Taunton, Bristol Co., Massachusetts; died in 1840 in Shrewsbury, Monmouth County, New Jersey. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Baptism: 27 Jan 1793, Taunton, Bristol Co., Mass

William married Charlotte FINNEY on 1 Jun 1784. Charlotte was born on 10 Feb 1764; died on 15 Apr 1829. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Fact: Daughter of Josiah Finney of Bristol

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• Fact: Son of James Arnold and Elizabeth Arnold

George married Ruth UTTER on 05 Dec 1773 in Warwick, Kent County, Rhode Island. Ruth was born on 16 Dec 1746 in Warwick, Kent County, Rhode Island; died on 08 Mar 1836 in Warwick, Kent County, Rhode Island. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Birth: 13 Oct 1763
• Census: 1800, Living in Taunton, Bristol Co., Mass.
• Census: 1810, Head of Household for Taunton, Bristol Co., Mass.

Philip married Elizabeth MACOMBER on 02 Jun 1785 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA. Elizabeth (daughter of Capt Elijah MACOMBER and Sarah PITTS) was born on 10 Sep 1756 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA; died on 07 Sep 1849 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in Padelford Burying Ground, Taunton, Bristol Co., Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]