Mrs. Sarah Frances Herrick, widow of Dwight S. Herrick, of this village, passed away In New York City on Tuesday, after a brief Illness of peritonitis. The remains were brought to Peekskill on Wednesday and the funeral services were held from her late residence on Union Avenue yesterday (Friday) afternoon at 2 o'clock. The interment was at Hillside.
Mrs. Herrick was a daughter of the late John Simpson, and was born in New York City, September 23, 1850. She had been a resident of Peekskill since 1852. She was married to Dwight Stiles Herrick, of Chicopee Falls, Mass., Dec. 6, 1871. He died May 9, 1908.
Mrs. Herrick was a member of the First Presbyterian Church and an active worker. She was also an active participant in the work of various charitable associations in our village.
She leaves two daughters, Mrs. Bertha M. Lloyd, Mrs. Percy Ruth, of Peekskill, and one son, John R. Herrick, of Manhattan. She is also survived by one sister, Miss Jennie, of Peekskill, and three brothers, Fred and Charles Simpson, of New York, and Howard Simpson, of New Rochelle.
Published in the Peekskill, N.Y., Highland Democrat, Saturday, November 20, 1909
[Thanks to Contributor: Ralph Heady (48848251) ]
The Herrick's House in Peekskill.
Parents:
John Simpson, b. 25 Nov 1810, d. 15 Nov 1881
Percy S. Hazen Simpson, b. 23 Dec 1820, New York, d. 17 Jul 1901, Peekskill, New York.
She married Dwight Stiles Herrick 6 Dec 1871, the son of S. of John and Fidelia (Stiles) Herrick.
Children:
-- Bertha Frances Herrick, born 15 October 1873 in Peekskill, Westchester Co., NY, She married (1) Frederick Merwin Lloyd, June 06, 1901 (1871–1905) and (2) James William Husted in 1915. (1870–1925) She graduated from Smith College, Class of 1896, where she was leader of the glee club and college choir.
-- John Rutherford Herrick, born January 1876 in Peekskill, Westchester Co., NY and died January 1876 in Peekskill, Westchester Co., NY.
-- John Rutherford Herrick, born 03 November 1878 in Peekskill, Westchester Co., NY.. He m. Constance Braine French, 12 October 1910, in Newark, N. J..
He was graduated at Amherst College, (A.B., 1901); A.M., 1904); Psi Upsilon; and at Cornell (M.D., 1905). He was Captain, Medical Corps, U.S.A., 1918; A.E.F.
-- Percy Ruth Herrick, born 20 June 1887 in Peekskill, New York. She died 1936. She graduated from Smith College in 1909. She married Douglas Macduff. -source: Smith College Monthly, VOL. XVIII, OCTOBER, 1910-JUNE, 1911. "'09. Percy Ruth Herrick to Douglas MacDuff, November 30, at her home in Peekskill, New York. Mr. MacDuff is a member of the American Legation in Legucigalpa, Honduras, Central America. "
Mrs. Sarah Frances Herrick, widow of Dwight S. Herrick, of this village, passed away In New York City on Tuesday, after a brief Illness of peritonitis. The remains were brought to Peekskill on Wednesday and the funeral services were held from her late residence on Union Avenue yesterday (Friday) afternoon at 2 o'clock. The interment was at Hillside.
Mrs. Herrick was a daughter of the late John Simpson, and was born in New York City, September 23, 1850. She had been a resident of Peekskill since 1852. She was married to Dwight Stiles Herrick, of Chicopee Falls, Mass., Dec. 6, 1871. He died May 9, 1908.
Mrs. Herrick was a member of the First Presbyterian Church and an active worker. She was also an active participant in the work of various charitable associations in our village.
She leaves two daughters, Mrs. Bertha M. Lloyd, Mrs. Percy Ruth, of Peekskill, and one son, John R. Herrick, of Manhattan. She is also survived by one sister, Miss Jennie, of Peekskill, and three brothers, Fred and Charles Simpson, of New York, and Howard Simpson, of New Rochelle.
Published in the Peekskill, N.Y., Highland Democrat, Saturday, November 20, 1909
[Thanks to Contributor: Ralph Heady (48848251) ]
The Herrick's House in Peekskill.
Parents:
John Simpson, b. 25 Nov 1810, d. 15 Nov 1881
Percy S. Hazen Simpson, b. 23 Dec 1820, New York, d. 17 Jul 1901, Peekskill, New York.
She married Dwight Stiles Herrick 6 Dec 1871, the son of S. of John and Fidelia (Stiles) Herrick.
Children:
-- Bertha Frances Herrick, born 15 October 1873 in Peekskill, Westchester Co., NY, She married (1) Frederick Merwin Lloyd, June 06, 1901 (1871–1905) and (2) James William Husted in 1915. (1870–1925) She graduated from Smith College, Class of 1896, where she was leader of the glee club and college choir.
-- John Rutherford Herrick, born January 1876 in Peekskill, Westchester Co., NY and died January 1876 in Peekskill, Westchester Co., NY.
-- John Rutherford Herrick, born 03 November 1878 in Peekskill, Westchester Co., NY.. He m. Constance Braine French, 12 October 1910, in Newark, N. J..
He was graduated at Amherst College, (A.B., 1901); A.M., 1904); Psi Upsilon; and at Cornell (M.D., 1905). He was Captain, Medical Corps, U.S.A., 1918; A.E.F.
-- Percy Ruth Herrick, born 20 June 1887 in Peekskill, New York. She died 1936. She graduated from Smith College in 1909. She married Douglas Macduff. -source: Smith College Monthly, VOL. XVIII, OCTOBER, 1910-JUNE, 1911. "'09. Percy Ruth Herrick to Douglas MacDuff, November 30, at her home in Peekskill, New York. Mr. MacDuff is a member of the American Legation in Legucigalpa, Honduras, Central America. "
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