1811 - 1875 (63 years) Submit Photo / Document
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Name |
Isaac Merritt Singer |
Born |
26 Oct 1811 |
Pittstown, Rensselaer, New York |
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Isaac M Singer Passport Application. Isaac M Singer Passport Application. |
Gender |
Male |
Occupation |
12 Aug 1851 |
Inventor. Singer was not the first to be issued a patent for a sewing machine. His was successful because it was practical and suited for home use. |
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The First Singer Sewing Machine. The Servant in the House: a Brief History of the Sewing Machine by Frederick Lewis Lewton. Booklet extracted from The Smithsonian Report for 1929. Published by the Smithsonian Institution, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington D.C. Pages unnumbered. |
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Singer Sewing Machine. The Servant in the House: a Brief History of the Sewing Machine by Frederick Lewis Lewton. Booklet extracted from The Smithsonian Report for 1929. Published by the Smithsonian Institution, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington D.C. Pages unnumbered. |
Census |
1855 |
New York |
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1855 NY Singer. 1855 New York Census Singer. New York, New York, New York, family 787. |
Census |
1860 |
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1860 Singer. 1860 US census, New York, New York, New York, Family Number 696, Singer. |
Biographical Information |
1871 |
Paignton, Devon, England |
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Oldway Mansion In 1871 Singer purchased an estate. He demolished the existing buildings and commissioned a new 110 room mansion as his residence. It was passed to his son Paris who rebuilt it in the style of the Palace of Versailles. In recent years it has been named by the Victorian Society of UK as a heritage building at risk of disrepair. |
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Oldway mansion interior. Oldway mansion interior. |
Died |
23 Jul 1875 |
Devon, England |
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Isaac Merritt Singer Death Carlisle Weekly Herald (Carlisle, Pennsylvania), 29 Jul 1875, Thursday, Page 2 |
Buried |
Torquay Crematorium, Torquay, Devon, England |
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Singer Grave. Singer Grave. |
Person ID |
I61230 |
Nagel |
Last Modified |
6 Oct 2021 |
Father |
Adam Singer, b. 24 Apr 1772, Albany, Albany, New York , d. 1 Sep 1854, Oswego, Oswego, New York (Age 82 years) |
Relationship |
Birth |
Mother |
Ruth Benson, b. Abt 1775, Pittstown, Rensselaer, New York |
Relationship |
Birth |
Married |
1790 |
Albany, Albany, New York |
Family ID |
F18522 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family 1 |
Catherine Maria Haley, b. 1815, Manhattan, New York, New York , d. 22 Jun 1884, Brooklyn, Kings, New York (Age 69 years) |
Married |
1830 |
- The date here is correct. Catherine was 15 years old when she was married.
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Divorced |
1860 |
Children |
| 1. William Alexander Singer, b. 3 Feb 1834, Palmyra, Wayne, New York , d. 24 May 1914, Brooklyn, Kings, New York (Age 80 years) [Birth] |
| 2. Lillian C Singer, b. 1837, d. 1912 (Age 75 years) [Birth] |
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Last Modified |
6 Oct 2021 |
Family ID |
F18523 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family 2 |
Mary Ann Sponsler, b. 1817, Pennsylvania , d. 1896 (Age 79 years) |
Married |
1836 |
- Isaac and Marry Ann were never married. The dates displayed here are the dates their affair began and ended. they had ten children together, two of which died at birth.
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Divorced |
1861 |
- In 1861 Mary Ann sued for divorce claiming they were married under common law by living together for seven months after Isaac had been divorced from his first wife, Catherine. Eventually, a settlement was made, but no divorce was granted. She went on to marry another man.
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Children |
| 1. Isaac Augustus Singer, b. 1837, Maryland , d. 1902 (Age 65 years) [Birth] |
| 2. Vouletti Theresa Singer, b. 1840, New York , d. 1913 (Age 73 years) [Birth] |
| 3. John Albert Singer, b. 29 Jan 1842, Rochester, Monroe, New York , d. 1911 (Age 68 years) [Birth] |
| 4. Fanny Elizabeth Singer, b. 1844, Ohio , d. 1909 (Age 65 years) [Birth] |
| 5. Jasper Hamlet Singer, b. 1846, Ohio , d. 1922 (Age 76 years) [Birth] |
| 6. Mary Olivia Singer, b. 1848, Pennsylvania , d. 1900 (Age 52 years) [Birth] |
| 7. Julia Ann Singer, b. 1855, New York , d. 1923 (Age 68 years) [Birth] |
| 8. Caroline Virginia Singer, b. 1857, New York , d. 1896 (Age 39 years) [Birth] |
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Last Modified |
5 Oct 2021 |
Family ID |
F18531 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family 3 |
Isabella Eugénie Boyer, b. 17 Dec 1841, Paris, Île-de-France, France , d. 12 May 1904, Paris, Île-de-France, France (Age 62 years) |
Married |
1863 |
Children |
| 1. Mortimer Singer, b. 25 Jul 1863, Yonkers, Westchester, New York , d. 24 Jun 1929, England (Age 65 years) [Birth] |
| 2. Winnaretta Eugénie Singer, b. 8 Jan 1865, Yonkers, Westchester, New York , d. 26 Nov 1943, London, Middlesex, England (Age 78 years) [Birth] |
| 3. Washington Merritt Grant Singer, b. 1866, Yonkers, Westchester, New York , d. 1934 (Age 68 years) [Birth] |
| 4. Paris Eugene Singer, b. 20 Feb 1867, Paris, Île-de-France, France , d. 24 Jun 1932, London, Middlesex, England (Age 65 years) [Birth] |
| 5. Isabelle-Blanche Singer, b. 1869, d. 1896 (Age 27 years) [Birth] |
| 6. Franklin Merritt Morse Singer, b. 1870, d. 1939 (Age 69 years) [Birth] |
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Last Modified |
5 Oct 2021 |
Family ID |
F18530 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family 4 |
Mary McGonigal |
Married |
- Mary and Isaac were never married. They had seven children. They used the surname Matthews. Two of them died at birth.
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Children |
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Last Modified |
5 Oct 2021 |
Family ID |
F18532 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Event Map |
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| Born - 26 Oct 1811 - Pittstown, Rensselaer, New York |
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| Census - 1855 - New York |
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| Died - 23 Jul 1875 - Devon, England |
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| Buried - - Torquay Crematorium, Torquay, Devon, England |
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Photos |
| Isaac M Singer. The Servant in the House: a Brief History of the Sewing Machine by Frederick Lewis Lewton. Booklet extracted from The Smithsonian Report for 1929. Published by the Smithsonian Institution, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington D.C. Pages unnumbered. |
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