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Jonas S. Brush

Birth
West Hills, Suffolk County, New York, USA
Death
17 May 1895 (aged 80)
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA
Burial
Huntington, Suffolk County, New York, USA Add to Map
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Son of Zebulon Brush & Susanna Sammis; husband of Cornelia Ketcham; he & Cornelia married on 16 February 1842; early in life, Jonas moved to Brooklyn; "during nearly all his business career [he] was in the produce and commission business and acquired a competence"; in 1847 he & his brother-in-law John Van Wyck formed Brush & Van Wyck, coal merchants; they opened an ice store in 1849 & a feed store in 1850; retired from the flour & feed business in 1869; "a staunch Republican"; active member of the South Presbyterian Church, Brooklyn; bought property near Newburgh, Orange County, N. Y. in 1863
Son of Zebulon Brush & Susanna Sammis; husband of Cornelia Ketcham; he & Cornelia married on 16 February 1842; early in life, Jonas moved to Brooklyn; "during nearly all his business career [he] was in the produce and commission business and acquired a competence"; in 1847 he & his brother-in-law John Van Wyck formed Brush & Van Wyck, coal merchants; they opened an ice store in 1849 & a feed store in 1850; retired from the flour & feed business in 1869; "a staunch Republican"; active member of the South Presbyterian Church, Brooklyn; bought property near Newburgh, Orange County, N. Y. in 1863

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  • Created by: David Roberts
  • Added: Oct 10, 2010
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/59865475/jonas_s-brush: accessed ), memorial page for Jonas S. Brush (12 Jun 1814–17 May 1895), Find a Grave Memorial ID 59865475, citing Huntington Rural Cemetery, Huntington, Suffolk County, New York, USA; Maintained by David Roberts (contributor 46847588).