Obituary of Charles J. Stephens of the Pelham Manor & Huguenot Heights Association

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Regular readers know that for years I have researched the Pelham Manor & Huguenot Heights Association and its involvement in the development that became much of the Village of Pelham Manor.  See the end of this post for a listing of recent postings on the topic.

Two of the most important founders of the Association were brothers:  Charles J. and Henry C. Stephens.  I previously have written about these two brothers.  See Mon., March 20, 2006:  Charles J. Stephens and Henry C. Stephens of the Pelham Manor & Huguenot Heights Association.

Today's posting transcribes a very brief obituary of Charles J. Stephens published in 1891.  It reveals a sad end to his life.  He died of dysentery while traveling in Mexico to collect information for a book he was writing.

"Charles J. Stephens died in the city of Mexico on Sunday [August 9, 1891].  He and his brother laid out Pelham Manor.  He had travelled [sic] extensively through South America, Cuba, and Central America, and at the time of his death was collecting material for an illustrated work on Central America.  He died at the Iturbide Hotel of dysentery.  He was born in Port Henry, and was 56 years old.  He resided in Pelham fifteen years.  For the past year or so he lived with his family at 163 West 12th street.  He leaves a wife and four children."

Source:  Obituary, The Sun [New York, NY], Aug. 12, 1891, p. 2, col. 6.

What follows are examples of previous Blog postings that deal with the Pelham Manor and Huguenot Heights Association.

Tue., May 18, 2010:  1874 Newspaper Advertisement Touting Pelham Manor & Huguenot Heights Association Real Estate.

Mon., May 17, 2010:  Jessup Family Members Tried in 1909 to Take Back Some of the Lands Conveyed to Form the Lands Developed by the Pelham Manor and Huguenot Heights Association.

Fri., May 14, 2010:  1885 Article on Alleged Failure to Develop Pelham Manor Said the Development "At Best Resembles the Collapse of a Wild Cat Land Scheme."

Wed., November 11, 2009:  1874 Evening Telegram Advertisement for Pelham Manor & Huguenot Heights Development.

Monday, March 2, 2009:  1884 Advertisement Placed by Charles J. Stephens of the Pelham Manor & Huguenot Heights Association Offering Home for Rent.

Tuesday, June 20, 2006:  Mystery:  A Lawsuit Filed Against the Dissolved Pelham Manor & Huguenot Heights Association in 1915.

Monday, June 12, 2006:  Early Deed of Land to the Pelham Manor & Huguenot Heights Association.

Tuesday, April 18, 2006: Prospectus Issued by the Pelham Manor & Huguenot Heights Association in 1874

Thursday, December 22, 2005: Area Planned for Development by The Pelham Manor & Huguenot Heights Association in 1873

Monday, March 20, 2006: Charles J. Stephens and Henry C. Stephens of the Pelham Manor & Huguenot Heights Association

Monday, March 27, 2006: 1057 Esplanade: One of the Original Homes Built by the Pelham Manor & Huguenot Heights Association

Monday, May 8, 2006: Edmund Gybbon Spilsbury Who Served as Engineer for the Pelham Manor & Huguenot Heights Association

Wednesday, May 10, 2006: Horace Crosby, the Civil Engineer Who Laid Out the Chestnut Grove Division for the Pelham Manor & Huguenot Heights Association in the 1870s

Friday, May 26, 2006: The 27th Conference on New York State History Will Include Presentation of Paper on Pelham Manor & Huguenot Heights Association

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