1850 - 1925

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• Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	20 Jul 1850	Brooklyn, Kings County, Ny   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Died	13 Oct 1925	Brooklyn, Kings County, Ny at 953 East 19th Street
  Person ID	I74854	Brainard (Brainerd) / Foster / Fish
  Last Modified	19 Oct 2005 00:00:00
  Father	Albert G CHESEBROUGH, b. 14 Dec 1808, Stonington, New London Co, Connecticut
  Mother	Phebe Eights COBB, b. 18 Apr 1814, Stonington, New London, Connecticut
  Family ID	F22332	Group Sheet
  Family	Frances Agusta AMERMAN, b. 17 Jul 1853, New York
  Married	11 Nov 1875  [2]
  Children	> 1. Eva Frances CHESEBROUGH, b. 1 Jan 1877, Glenham, Dutchess County, Ny   2. Howard Irving CHESEBROUGH, b. 11 Feb 1878, Glenham, Duchess County, Ny   3. George Cheever CHESEBROUGH, Jr., b. 17 Sep 1880, Glenham, Dutchess County, Ny
  Family ID	F32075	Group Sheet

• Notes

  [lanastl.ged] 1. George and his family lived in Brooklyn, NY ca 1903. 2. George became an important man with National Transit, a subsidiary ofStandard Oil. From the "Romance of American Petroleum and Gas" (1914): "George Chesebro, Secretary and Comptroller of the National TransitCompany, was born in the city of New York, July 20th, 1850. He is the son of Albert Chesebro, who was a resident of New YorkCity for many years, although born in Stonington, Conn. in 1808. The elder Mr. Chesebro died in Jersey City in 1888. He was a linealdescendant of William Chesebro, who was born in England in 1594 and came to America in the ship Arabella, which sailed fromCowes, Isle of Wight, on March 30th, 1630. He took a prominent part in founding the Massachusetts Bay Colony and later spending afew years in Rehoboth, Mass., made his permanent home in Stonington, Conn. The subject of this sketch was educated in the public schools of NewYork, and was graduated from the College of the City of New York. Soon afterward he entered the law office of Silas B. Bronwell, inWall Street, but after spending some time endeavoring to fit himself for the Bar he discovered that his tastes lay in the direction ofcommerce. He then abandoned his studies and entered the employ of S. B. Chittenden & Co., at one time a prominent mercantile firmin New York. Later he connected himself with the firm of A. T. Stewart & Company, spending a number of years as accountant inthe woolen mills of that concern. When the firm discontinued the operation of their mill properties in June, 1883, George Chesebroaccepted a position with the National Transit Company, at 44 Broadway, New York City. At that time Mr. John Bushnell was Secretary andComptroller or the Company. Mr. Chesebro, after short service, wasappointed Assistant Secretary and Assistant Comptroller and upon theresignation of Bushnell, in 1907, he was appointed to fill the vacancies caused by Mr. Bushnell's resignation from office in the variouscorporations with which the latter was then identified. (then follows list of pipeline companies.) In 1875, Miss Frances Augusta Amerman became the wife of GeorgeChesebro. Their home is now at Belle Harbour, N. Y. There are three children, Mrs. Caspar A. Miller, residing in Foxburg, Pa; HowardIrving, residing in Belle Harbor, N. Y.; George Chesebro, Jr., residing in Brooklyn, N. Y. Mr. Chesebro is a member of the Graduates Club in the City of NewYork, Society of the Order of the Founders and Patriots of America, and the Belle Harbor Yacht Club."[lanastl2.ged] 1. George and his family lived in Brooklyn, NY ca 1903. 2. George became an important man with National Transit, a subsidiary ofStandard Oil. From the "Romance of American Petroleum and Gas" (1914): "George Chesebro, Secretary and Comptroller of the National TransitCompany, was born in the city of New York, July 20th, 1850. He is the son of Albert Chesebro, who was a resident of New YorkCity for many years, although born in Stonington, Conn. in 1808. The elder Mr. Chesebro died in Jersey City in 1888. He was a linealdescendant of William Chesebro, who was born in England in 1594 and came to America in the ship Arabella, which sailed fromCowes, Isle of Wight, on March 30th, 1630. He took a prominent part in founding the Massachusetts Bay Colony and later spending afew years in Rehoboth, Mass., made his permanent home in Stonington, Conn. The subject of this sketch was educated in the public schools of NewYork, and was graduated from the College of the City of New York. Soon afterward he entered the law office of Silas B. Bronwell, inWall Street, but after spending some time endeavoring to fit himself for the Bar he discovered that his tastes lay in the direction ofcommerce. He then abandoned his studies and entered the employ of S. B. Chittenden & Co., at one time a prominent mercantile firmin New York. Later he connected himself with the firm of A. T. Stewart & Company, spending a number of years as accountant inthe woolen mills of that concern. When the firm discontinued the operation of their mill properties in June, 1883, George Chesebroaccepted a position with the National Transit Company, at 44 Broadway, New York City. At that time Mr. John Bushnell was Secretary andComptroller or the Company. Mr. Chesebro, after short service, wasappointed Assistant Secretary and Assistant Comptroller and upon theresignation of Bushnell, in 1907, he was appointed to fill the vacancies caused by Mr. Bushnell's resignation from office in the variouscorporations with which the latter was then identified. (then follows list of pipeline companies.) In 1875, Miss Frances Augusta Amerman became the wife of GeorgeChesebro. Their home is now at Belle Harbour, N. Y. There are three children, Mrs. Caspar A. Miller, residing in Foxburg, Pa; HowardIrving, residing in Belle Harbor, N. Y.; George Chesebro, Jr., residing in Brooklyn, N. Y. Mr. Chesebro is a member of the Graduates Club in the City of NewYork, Society of the Order of the Founders and Patriots of America, and the Belle Harbor Yacht Club."

• Sources

  [S654] Genealogy of the Descendants of William Chesebrough, Anna Chesebrough Wildey, (New York: Press of T. A. Wright 1903), p. 169. [S649] lanastl.ged. Date of Import: Nov 13, 1999 [S149] lanastl2.ged. Date of Import: Nov 13, 1999