Alice de Forest Sedgwick was the mother of actress/artist/model/muse/socialite Edie Sedgwick.
Born in 1908, Alice de Forest Sedgwick was the daughter of Henry Wheeler de Forest and Julia Gilman Noyes, who were married in 1898. Alice had three older siblings, 2 older brothers and an older sister. Alice's eldest brother died in 1913 of a brain tumor, just before he was 13 years old.
Alice de Forest Sedgwick grew up on Long Island, New York, on an estate called Nethermuir, a 150-acre property that had been in her family since 1866 and that had a view of Long Island Sound.
Around 1920, Alice met her future husband, Francis Minturn Sedgwick, on a trip to Santa Barbara with her parents. Francis Sedgwick was attending the Cate School in Santa Barbara. They met again in 1928 at Tilney, a summer house in England, where Francis Sedgwick came to relax with his Groton classmate, Charles de Forest (Alice's brother).
Alice married Francis Sedgwick on May 8, 1929. The next day, The New York Times ran an article about the wedding in their Social News section:
"OLD FAMILIES SEE MISS DE FOREST WED
Younger Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry W. de Forest Marries Francis M. Sedgwick
CEREMONY IN GRACE CHURCH
Rev. Dr. Peabody Officiates-
Bridal Party Passes Through a Lane of White and Green
There was a representative gathering of old New York families yesterday afternoon in Grace Church, Broadway and Tenth Street, for the marriage of Miss Alice de Forest, younger daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry de Forest of this city and Nethermuir, Cold Spring Harbor, L.I., to Francis Minturn Sedgwick, son of Henry Dwight Sedgwick, author, and the late Mrs. Sedgwick, who was a member of the Minturn family of this city....
The Rev. Dr. Endicott Peabody, headmaster of Groton School, where the bridegroom prepared for college, performed the ceremony. He was assisted by the Rev. Dr. W. Russell Bowle, rector of Grace Church. There was a full choral service, the vested choir singing 'Ancient of Days' as it made its way from the vestry room to the choir stalls. As the bride entered the church escorted by her father, the choir sang the Lehengrin wedding march....
...At the chancel steps she was joined by the bridegroom and his brother, Robert Minturn Sedgwick, the best man....She wore a princess costume of ivory colored satin, the skirt shorter in the front and ending in a long train in the back. She wore two veils, one of old family lace over another of tulle edged with godet ruffles of tulle. The veils extended to the end of the long train and were arranged with a cap of lace caught across the back of the head with a narrow bandeau of tiny orange blossoms. Her bouquet was of lilies of the valley.
The costumes of the bridesmaids were of primrose yellow chiffon, that of the matron of honor being of a darker shade of yellow. All the attendants wore large picture hats of yellow straw trimmed with apple green moire ribbon. Their bouquets were of pink and yellow Spring flowers and blue iris.
...Owing to the recent illness of the bride's mother, there was no reception.
...Mr. Sedgwick and his bride after their wedding trip to California will live in Cambridge, Mass., while he continues his studies at the business school of Harvard.
...As the bride and bridegroom left the chancel Mendelssohn's wedding march was played on the organ by Ernest Mitchell, organist of Grace Church, and as they left the church the chimes were rung. For the recessional the choir sang 'Rejoice the Lord is King.'
...During the service the choir sang 'Oh Perfect Love.'"
Alice had 8 children: Alice "Saucie" Sedgwick (Wohl), (1931- ); Robert "Bobby" Minturn Sedgwick (1933-1965); Pamela Sedgwick (1935-?); Francis "Minty" Minturn Sedgwick (1938-1964); Jonathan Sedgwick (1939- ); Katharine "Kate" Sedgwick (1941- ); Edith "Edie" Sedgwick (1943-1971); and Susanna "Suky" Sedgwick (1945).
After living in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Alice and her husband moved to Cold Spring Harbor, Long Island, New York, where they spent the winters, with summers in Santa Barbara, California. In 1943, Alice and Francis moved to California for good, first living on a fruit ranch in Goleta. During World War II, Alice and her family moved to a ranch called Corral de Quati, a cattle ranch in the Santa Ynez Valley. In July 1952, Alice and Francis settled onto their last ranch, Rancho La Laguna de San Francisco, about 6 miles away from Corral de Quati.
Alice de Forest was a wonderful equestrian and enjoyed riding horses. She also enjoyed playing the piano, and she could speak French.
Alice was preceded in death by her husband, Francis (whom she called "Fuzzy," the same nickname she had given her father), her son Bobby, her son Minty, and her daughter Edie. She was survived by her daughters Alice Sedgwick Wohl, Pamela, Kate, and Suky, and her son Jonathan.
Alice died at Rancho La Laguna in 1988.
Born in 1908, Alice de Forest Sedgwick was the daughter of Henry Wheeler de Forest and Julia Gilman Noyes, who were married in 1898. Alice had three older siblings, 2 older brothers and an older sister. Alice's eldest brother died in 1913 of a brain tumor, just before he was 13 years old.
Alice de Forest Sedgwick grew up on Long Island, New York, on an estate called Nethermuir, a 150-acre property that had been in her family since 1866 and that had a view of Long Island Sound.
Around 1920, Alice met her future husband, Francis Minturn Sedgwick, on a trip to Santa Barbara with her parents. Francis Sedgwick was attending the Cate School in Santa Barbara. They met again in 1928 at Tilney, a summer house in England, where Francis Sedgwick came to relax with his Groton classmate, Charles de Forest (Alice's brother).
Alice married Francis Sedgwick on May 8, 1929. The next day, The New York Times ran an article about the wedding in their Social News section:
"OLD FAMILIES SEE MISS DE FOREST WED
Younger Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry W. de Forest Marries Francis M. Sedgwick
CEREMONY IN GRACE CHURCH
Rev. Dr. Peabody Officiates-
Bridal Party Passes Through a Lane of White and Green
There was a representative gathering of old New York families yesterday afternoon in Grace Church, Broadway and Tenth Street, for the marriage of Miss Alice de Forest, younger daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry de Forest of this city and Nethermuir, Cold Spring Harbor, L.I., to Francis Minturn Sedgwick, son of Henry Dwight Sedgwick, author, and the late Mrs. Sedgwick, who was a member of the Minturn family of this city....
The Rev. Dr. Endicott Peabody, headmaster of Groton School, where the bridegroom prepared for college, performed the ceremony. He was assisted by the Rev. Dr. W. Russell Bowle, rector of Grace Church. There was a full choral service, the vested choir singing 'Ancient of Days' as it made its way from the vestry room to the choir stalls. As the bride entered the church escorted by her father, the choir sang the Lehengrin wedding march....
...At the chancel steps she was joined by the bridegroom and his brother, Robert Minturn Sedgwick, the best man....She wore a princess costume of ivory colored satin, the skirt shorter in the front and ending in a long train in the back. She wore two veils, one of old family lace over another of tulle edged with godet ruffles of tulle. The veils extended to the end of the long train and were arranged with a cap of lace caught across the back of the head with a narrow bandeau of tiny orange blossoms. Her bouquet was of lilies of the valley.
The costumes of the bridesmaids were of primrose yellow chiffon, that of the matron of honor being of a darker shade of yellow. All the attendants wore large picture hats of yellow straw trimmed with apple green moire ribbon. Their bouquets were of pink and yellow Spring flowers and blue iris.
...Owing to the recent illness of the bride's mother, there was no reception.
...Mr. Sedgwick and his bride after their wedding trip to California will live in Cambridge, Mass., while he continues his studies at the business school of Harvard.
...As the bride and bridegroom left the chancel Mendelssohn's wedding march was played on the organ by Ernest Mitchell, organist of Grace Church, and as they left the church the chimes were rung. For the recessional the choir sang 'Rejoice the Lord is King.'
...During the service the choir sang 'Oh Perfect Love.'"
Alice had 8 children: Alice "Saucie" Sedgwick (Wohl), (1931- ); Robert "Bobby" Minturn Sedgwick (1933-1965); Pamela Sedgwick (1935-?); Francis "Minty" Minturn Sedgwick (1938-1964); Jonathan Sedgwick (1939- ); Katharine "Kate" Sedgwick (1941- ); Edith "Edie" Sedgwick (1943-1971); and Susanna "Suky" Sedgwick (1945).
After living in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Alice and her husband moved to Cold Spring Harbor, Long Island, New York, where they spent the winters, with summers in Santa Barbara, California. In 1943, Alice and Francis moved to California for good, first living on a fruit ranch in Goleta. During World War II, Alice and her family moved to a ranch called Corral de Quati, a cattle ranch in the Santa Ynez Valley. In July 1952, Alice and Francis settled onto their last ranch, Rancho La Laguna de San Francisco, about 6 miles away from Corral de Quati.
Alice de Forest was a wonderful equestrian and enjoyed riding horses. She also enjoyed playing the piano, and she could speak French.
Alice was preceded in death by her husband, Francis (whom she called "Fuzzy," the same nickname she had given her father), her son Bobby, her son Minty, and her daughter Edie. She was survived by her daughters Alice Sedgwick Wohl, Pamela, Kate, and Suky, and her son Jonathan.
Alice died at Rancho La Laguna in 1988.
Alice de Forest Sedgwick was the mother of actress/artist/model/muse/socialite Edie Sedgwick.
Born in 1908, Alice de Forest Sedgwick was the daughter of Henry Wheeler de Forest and Julia Gilman Noyes, who were married in 1898. Alice had three older siblings, 2 older brothers and an older sister. Alice's eldest brother died in 1913 of a brain tumor, just before he was 13 years old.
Alice de Forest Sedgwick grew up on Long Island, New York, on an estate called Nethermuir, a 150-acre property that had been in her family since 1866 and that had a view of Long Island Sound.
Around 1920, Alice met her future husband, Francis Minturn Sedgwick, on a trip to Santa Barbara with her parents. Francis Sedgwick was attending the Cate School in Santa Barbara. They met again in 1928 at Tilney, a summer house in England, where Francis Sedgwick came to relax with his Groton classmate, Charles de Forest (Alice's brother).
Alice married Francis Sedgwick on May 8, 1929. The next day, The New York Times ran an article about the wedding in their Social News section:
"OLD FAMILIES SEE MISS DE FOREST WED
Younger Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry W. de Forest Marries Francis M. Sedgwick
CEREMONY IN GRACE CHURCH
Rev. Dr. Peabody Officiates-
Bridal Party Passes Through a Lane of White and Green
There was a representative gathering of old New York families yesterday afternoon in Grace Church, Broadway and Tenth Street, for the marriage of Miss Alice de Forest, younger daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry de Forest of this city and Nethermuir, Cold Spring Harbor, L.I., to Francis Minturn Sedgwick, son of Henry Dwight Sedgwick, author, and the late Mrs. Sedgwick, who was a member of the Minturn family of this city....
The Rev. Dr. Endicott Peabody, headmaster of Groton School, where the bridegroom prepared for college, performed the ceremony. He was assisted by the Rev. Dr. W. Russell Bowle, rector of Grace Church. There was a full choral service, the vested choir singing 'Ancient of Days' as it made its way from the vestry room to the choir stalls. As the bride entered the church escorted by her father, the choir sang the Lehengrin wedding march....
...At the chancel steps she was joined by the bridegroom and his brother, Robert Minturn Sedgwick, the best man....She wore a princess costume of ivory colored satin, the skirt shorter in the front and ending in a long train in the back. She wore two veils, one of old family lace over another of tulle edged with godet ruffles of tulle. The veils extended to the end of the long train and were arranged with a cap of lace caught across the back of the head with a narrow bandeau of tiny orange blossoms. Her bouquet was of lilies of the valley.
The costumes of the bridesmaids were of primrose yellow chiffon, that of the matron of honor being of a darker shade of yellow. All the attendants wore large picture hats of yellow straw trimmed with apple green moire ribbon. Their bouquets were of pink and yellow Spring flowers and blue iris.
...Owing to the recent illness of the bride's mother, there was no reception.
...Mr. Sedgwick and his bride after their wedding trip to California will live in Cambridge, Mass., while he continues his studies at the business school of Harvard.
...As the bride and bridegroom left the chancel Mendelssohn's wedding march was played on the organ by Ernest Mitchell, organist of Grace Church, and as they left the church the chimes were rung. For the recessional the choir sang 'Rejoice the Lord is King.'
...During the service the choir sang 'Oh Perfect Love.'"
Alice had 8 children: Alice "Saucie" Sedgwick (Wohl), (1931- ); Robert "Bobby" Minturn Sedgwick (1933-1965); Pamela Sedgwick (1935-?); Francis "Minty" Minturn Sedgwick (1938-1964); Jonathan Sedgwick (1939- ); Katharine "Kate" Sedgwick (1941- ); Edith "Edie" Sedgwick (1943-1971); and Susanna "Suky" Sedgwick (1945).
After living in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Alice and her husband moved to Cold Spring Harbor, Long Island, New York, where they spent the winters, with summers in Santa Barbara, California. In 1943, Alice and Francis moved to California for good, first living on a fruit ranch in Goleta. During World War II, Alice and her family moved to a ranch called Corral de Quati, a cattle ranch in the Santa Ynez Valley. In July 1952, Alice and Francis settled onto their last ranch, Rancho La Laguna de San Francisco, about 6 miles away from Corral de Quati.
Alice de Forest was a wonderful equestrian and enjoyed riding horses. She also enjoyed playing the piano, and she could speak French.
Alice was preceded in death by her husband, Francis (whom she called "Fuzzy," the same nickname she had given her father), her son Bobby, her son Minty, and her daughter Edie. She was survived by her daughters Alice Sedgwick Wohl, Pamela, Kate, and Suky, and her son Jonathan.
Alice died at Rancho La Laguna in 1988.
Born in 1908, Alice de Forest Sedgwick was the daughter of Henry Wheeler de Forest and Julia Gilman Noyes, who were married in 1898. Alice had three older siblings, 2 older brothers and an older sister. Alice's eldest brother died in 1913 of a brain tumor, just before he was 13 years old.
Alice de Forest Sedgwick grew up on Long Island, New York, on an estate called Nethermuir, a 150-acre property that had been in her family since 1866 and that had a view of Long Island Sound.
Around 1920, Alice met her future husband, Francis Minturn Sedgwick, on a trip to Santa Barbara with her parents. Francis Sedgwick was attending the Cate School in Santa Barbara. They met again in 1928 at Tilney, a summer house in England, where Francis Sedgwick came to relax with his Groton classmate, Charles de Forest (Alice's brother).
Alice married Francis Sedgwick on May 8, 1929. The next day, The New York Times ran an article about the wedding in their Social News section:
"OLD FAMILIES SEE MISS DE FOREST WED
Younger Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry W. de Forest Marries Francis M. Sedgwick
CEREMONY IN GRACE CHURCH
Rev. Dr. Peabody Officiates-
Bridal Party Passes Through a Lane of White and Green
There was a representative gathering of old New York families yesterday afternoon in Grace Church, Broadway and Tenth Street, for the marriage of Miss Alice de Forest, younger daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry de Forest of this city and Nethermuir, Cold Spring Harbor, L.I., to Francis Minturn Sedgwick, son of Henry Dwight Sedgwick, author, and the late Mrs. Sedgwick, who was a member of the Minturn family of this city....
The Rev. Dr. Endicott Peabody, headmaster of Groton School, where the bridegroom prepared for college, performed the ceremony. He was assisted by the Rev. Dr. W. Russell Bowle, rector of Grace Church. There was a full choral service, the vested choir singing 'Ancient of Days' as it made its way from the vestry room to the choir stalls. As the bride entered the church escorted by her father, the choir sang the Lehengrin wedding march....
...At the chancel steps she was joined by the bridegroom and his brother, Robert Minturn Sedgwick, the best man....She wore a princess costume of ivory colored satin, the skirt shorter in the front and ending in a long train in the back. She wore two veils, one of old family lace over another of tulle edged with godet ruffles of tulle. The veils extended to the end of the long train and were arranged with a cap of lace caught across the back of the head with a narrow bandeau of tiny orange blossoms. Her bouquet was of lilies of the valley.
The costumes of the bridesmaids were of primrose yellow chiffon, that of the matron of honor being of a darker shade of yellow. All the attendants wore large picture hats of yellow straw trimmed with apple green moire ribbon. Their bouquets were of pink and yellow Spring flowers and blue iris.
...Owing to the recent illness of the bride's mother, there was no reception.
...Mr. Sedgwick and his bride after their wedding trip to California will live in Cambridge, Mass., while he continues his studies at the business school of Harvard.
...As the bride and bridegroom left the chancel Mendelssohn's wedding march was played on the organ by Ernest Mitchell, organist of Grace Church, and as they left the church the chimes were rung. For the recessional the choir sang 'Rejoice the Lord is King.'
...During the service the choir sang 'Oh Perfect Love.'"
Alice had 8 children: Alice "Saucie" Sedgwick (Wohl), (1931- ); Robert "Bobby" Minturn Sedgwick (1933-1965); Pamela Sedgwick (1935-?); Francis "Minty" Minturn Sedgwick (1938-1964); Jonathan Sedgwick (1939- ); Katharine "Kate" Sedgwick (1941- ); Edith "Edie" Sedgwick (1943-1971); and Susanna "Suky" Sedgwick (1945).
After living in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Alice and her husband moved to Cold Spring Harbor, Long Island, New York, where they spent the winters, with summers in Santa Barbara, California. In 1943, Alice and Francis moved to California for good, first living on a fruit ranch in Goleta. During World War II, Alice and her family moved to a ranch called Corral de Quati, a cattle ranch in the Santa Ynez Valley. In July 1952, Alice and Francis settled onto their last ranch, Rancho La Laguna de San Francisco, about 6 miles away from Corral de Quati.
Alice de Forest was a wonderful equestrian and enjoyed riding horses. She also enjoyed playing the piano, and she could speak French.
Alice was preceded in death by her husband, Francis (whom she called "Fuzzy," the same nickname she had given her father), her son Bobby, her son Minty, and her daughter Edie. She was survived by her daughters Alice Sedgwick Wohl, Pamela, Kate, and Suky, and her son Jonathan.
Alice died at Rancho La Laguna in 1988.
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