1842 - 1911 (68 years) Submit Photo / Document
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Name |
John Albert Singer |
Born |
29 Jan 1842 |
Rochester, Monroe, New York |
Gender |
Male |
Biographical Information |
Diamond Lake, Lake, Illinois |
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John A Singer Biography. The Past and Present of Lake County, Illinois. William Le Barron & Company, Chicago, Illinois, 1877. |
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John A Singer Residence. Illustrated Atlas of Lake County, Illinois: Containing Maps of Every Township in the County, with Village and City Plats. H.R. Page & Co. 1885. |
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. |
Died |
1911 |
Siblings |
7 siblings |
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Person ID |
I61232 |
Nagel |
Last Modified |
5 Oct 2021 |
Father |
Isaac Merritt Singer, b. 26 Oct 1811, Pittstown, Rensselaer, New York , d. 23 Jul 1875, Devon, England (Age 63 years) |
Relationship |
Birth |
Mother |
Mary Ann Sponsler, b. 1817, Pennsylvania , d. 1896 (Age 79 years) |
Relationship |
Birth |
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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Family ID |
F18531 |
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| Born - 29 Jan 1842 - Rochester, Monroe, New York |
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| Biographical Information - - Diamond Lake, Lake, Illinois |
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| Census - 1855 - New York |
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| John A Singer John was one of many children had by Isaac Singer of sewing machine fame. As a result he was independently wealthy. He purchased 170 acres of land on the east shore of Diamond Lake in the unincorporated village of Diamond lake, Illinois. He built three houses and two large barns. At the time his house was one of the largest and most modern houses in the country. He operated one of the houses as a hotel.
In 1880, he sold the estate for less than it was worth and moved back to New York. Locally the house was know as the Singer House until 1901 when it was destroyed by fire. |
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