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The Stuyvesant-Rutherfurd Papers contain correspondence and papers of members of the Stuyvesant and Rutherfurd families of New York City and New Jersey. Most of the collection consists of correspondence among members of the immediate family of Lewis Morris Rutherfurd (1816-1892), and his son, Rutherfurd Stuyvesant (1840-1909).
Lewis Morris Rutherfurd (1816-1892) was born in Morrisania, New York. His great grandfather, Lewis Morris, was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. Rutherfurd enrolled at Williams College at the age of fifteen, where he studied chemistry and physics.
Apr 10, 2023 · Lewis Morris Rutherfurd (November 25, 1816 - May 30, 1892) was born in Morrisania, New York to a family who was already a familiar presence in American political history. His grandfather was U.S. Senator John Rutherfurd of New Jersey, whose own father, Lewis Morris, was a signer of the Declaration of Independence.
Rutherfurd, Lewis Morris. Born Morrisania, New York, USA, 25 November 1816. Died Tranquility, New Jersey, USA, 30 May 1892. Amateur astronomer Lewis Rutherfurd pioneered the use of photography and spectroscopy. During his student days, Rutherfurd showed a distinct aptitude for science and became an assistant to the Professor of physics and ...
Lewis Morris (b. 1785) was the father of Charles Manigault Morris (1820–1895), a Confederate officer. Sabina married her first cousin, Robert Walter Rutherfurd (1788–1852), the son of John Rutherfurd and Helena Morris, and was the mother of Lewis Morris Rutherfurd (1816–1892), a pioneering astrophotographer who took the first telescopic ...
Lewis Morris Rutherfurd was born at Morrisania his grandfather's estate in New York (Bronxland which is now the Bronx section of NYC) to Robert Walter Rutherfurd (5/1788-1870) and Sabina Elliott Morris (1789-1857) on November 25, 1816.
Lewis Morris Rutherfurd Jr. was the second son of Lewis Morris Rutherfurd(1816-1892) and Margaret Chanler Stuyvesant(1820-1890) a descendent of Peter Gerard Stuyvesant. His mother, Margaret was the niece and adopted daughter of Peter Gerard Stuyvesant and Helena Rutherfurd Stuyvesant(Lewis Morris Rutherfurd's aunt).
