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Robert Bowne Minturn                           1805-1866

Robert was born on 16 November 1805, the son of William Minturn and Sarah Bowne, in New York City. He received an English education, and, though compelled by the death of his father to leave school at the age of fourteen and enter a counting-house, spent his leisure in study, so that he gained an extensive acquaintance with general literature. He was received into partnership in 1825 with Charles Green, whose clerk he had been, and in 1830 entered the firm of Fish and Grinnell, which was afterward known as Grinnell, Minturn and Co. He declined all public office except the post of commissioner of emigration, which he accepted from a wish to secure the rights of emigrants. He was an active manager of many charitable associations in New York city, aided in establishing the Association for improving the condition of the poor, and was a founder of St. Luke's hospital. He was the first president of the Union league club. He was a shipping magnate and philanthropist. He bought a 173-acre estate in Hastings, New York in 1857, "Locust Wood," in what is now Zinsser Park. He owned "Flying Cloud," the fastest clipper ship in the world. Robert and his wife Anna were very instrumental in the creation of Central Park, in New York City. Anna Mary Wendell                               1811- Anna Mary was born about 1811, the daughter of John Lansing Wendell, a partner in Grinnell, Minturn and Co. I have identified the following children.

	Robert Bowne	Born 21 Feb 1836		New York	Married Sarah Susannah Shaw
	Susan Carter	Born abt 1837		New York
	John Wendell	Born abt 1838		New York
	Anna Mary	Born 16 Mar 1841		New York	Married Rev. Charles Penrose Quicke
	Edith	Born 27 Mar 1844		New York
	Sarah	Born abt 1845		New York
	Eliza Theodora	Born 15 Oct 1850		New York
	William	Born abt 1854		New York

Birth of Parents

Robert Bowne Minturn

b: 16 Nov 1805         New York City son of William Minturn and Sarah Bowne

Anna Mary Wendell

b: abt 1811         New York daughter of John Lansing Wendell

Marriage

2 Jun 1835 Robert Bowne Minturn Anna Mary Wendell

Children

Robert Bowne Minturn

b: 21 Feb 1836               New York son of Robert Bowne Minturn and Anna Mary Wendell

Susan Carter Minturn

b: abt 1837               New York daughter of Robert Bowne Minturn and Anna Mary Wendell

John Wendell Minturn

b: abt 1838               New York son of Robert Bowne Minturn and Anna Mary Wendell

Anna Mary Minturn

b: 16 Mar 1841               New York daughter of Robert Bowne Minturn and Anna Mary Wendell

Edith Minturn

b: 27 Mar 1844               New York daughter of Robert Bowne Minturn and Anna Mary Wendell

Sarah Minturn

b: abt 1845               New York daughter of Robert Bowne Minturn and Anna Mary Wendell

Eliza Theodora Minturn

b: 15 Oct 1850               New York daughter of Robert Bowne Minturn and Anna Mary Wendell

1850 Census	1 Jun 1850		Ward 15, Western Half, New York
Image 253 of 273			Value of Real Estate	Birthplace
Robert B. Minturn Anna Robert Susan John Anna M. Edith Sarah Plus 6 Servants	Age 50 Age 40 Age 15 Age 15 Age 11 Age 9 Age 7 Age 5	Merchant		New York New York New York New York New York New York New York New York	abt 1805 abt 1811 21 Feb 1836 abt 1837 abt 1838 16 Mar 1841 abt 1843 abt 1844

William Minturn

b: abt 1854               New York son of Robert Bowne Minturn and Anna Mary Wendell

1860 Census	1 Jun 1860		Greenburgh, Westchester County, New York
			Value of
Post Office Tarrytown			Real Estate	Personal Estate	Birthplace
R. B. Minturn Mary Robert Susan John Mary Edith Eliza William Plus 10 Servants	Age 55 Age 40 Age 24 Age 23 Age 21 Age 19 Age 16 Age 9 Age 6	Merchant Merchant Gent	200,000	250,000	New York New York New York New York New York New York New York New York New York	abt 1805 abt 1811 21 Feb 1836 abt 1837 abt 1838 16 Mar 1841 27 Mar 1844 15 Oct 1850 abt 1854

Death

Robert Bowne Minturn

Died 9 Jan 1866, Age 60,   New York City, New York

Death

Anna Mary (Wendell) Minturn

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