Isaac Merritt Singer

1811 - 1875  (63 years)  Submit Photo / Document

• Name	Isaac Merritt Singer
  Born	26 Oct 1811	Pittstown, Rensselaer, New York
  		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.
  		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.
  		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
  		1855 NY Singer. 1855 New York Census Singer. New York, New York, New York, family 787.
  Census	1860
  		1860 Singer. 1860 US census, New York, New York, New York, Family Number 696, Singer.
  Biographical Information	1871	Paignton, Devon, England
  		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.
  		Oldway mansion interior. Oldway mansion interior.
  Died	23 Jul 1875	Devon, England
  		Isaac Merritt Singer Death Carlisle Weekly Herald (Carlisle, Pennsylvania), 29 Jul 1875, Thursday, Page 2
  Buried	Torquay Crematorium, Torquay, Devon, England
  		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.
  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]
  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.
  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.
  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]
  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]
  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.
  Children	1. Ruth Mary Matthews,   b. 1852  [Birth]   2. Clara Matthews,   b. 1854,   d. 1933  (Age 79 years)  [Birth]   3. Margaret Matthews,   b. 1858,   d. 1939  (Age 81 years)  [Birth]   4. Charles Alexander Matthews,   b. 1859,   d. 1883  (Age 24 years)  [Birth]   5. Florence Adelaide Matthews,   b. 1859,   d. 1932  (Age 73 years)  [Birth]
  Last Modified	5 Oct 2021
  Family ID	F18532	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 5	Mary Eastwood Walters
  Married	Isaac and Mary were never married.
  Children	1. Alice Eastwood Walters,   b. 1852,   d. 1890  (Age 38 years)  [Birth]
  Last Modified	5 Oct 2021
  Family ID	F18533	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 26 Oct 1811 - Pittstown, Rensselaer, New York Census - 1855 - New York Died - 23 Jul 1875 - Devon, England Buried - - Torquay Crematorium, Torquay, Devon, England  = Link to Google Earth
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  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.