Fourth and Fifth Generations
For reasons of privacy and security, we have chosen to exclude birth dates and certain other details about individuals who are known or believed to be living.
Some of the Great Grandchildren of Benjamin P. Bedell
Rowland Seaman
Pinkham
(1892-1973)Frank Albert
Haentschke
(1895-1938)Elsie Bedell
Seaman
(1906-1995)Mabel Bedell
Edwards
(1907-1991)Irving A. Coulter
(1912-1987)Audrey Bedell
Sidden
(1918-1990)
17. Grace Redwood YOUNG (Celestia Amelia (Les) BEDELL , Alfred Curtis , Benjamin P. ) was born on 23 Jan 1898 in Rockaway Beach, Queens County, New York. She died on 9 Jan 1991 in Redding, Shasta County, California. She was buried in San Francisco National Cemetery, California.
She moved with her husband to Berkeley, California soon after their marriage..
Grace married Andrew HAGGERTY on 25 Jun 1919 in Jamaica, Queens County, New York. Andrew was born on 10 Aug 1885 in Illinois. He died on 26 Sep 1961 in Alameda County, California. He was buried in San Francisco National Cemetery, California.
Grace and Andrew had the following children:
18. Frank Albert HAENTSCHKE (Araminta L. (Mint, Minnie) BEDELL , Alfred Curtis , Benjamin P. ) was born on 3 Jul 1895 in Rockaway Beach, Queens County, New York. He died on 9 Mar 1938. He was buried on 12 March 1938 in Trinity Churchyard, Hewlett, Nassau County, New York.
MILITARY SERVICE: Frank served in the 11the U.S. Cavalry (discharged May 3, 1916) and the 305th Infantry of the U.S. Army 77th Division.. The latter unit fought in France in World War I. Rank: Bnd. Corporal.
OCCUPATION: Frank was a musician. He was Drum Major of the 305th Infantry band, and cornetist in the Jefferson Barracks band, U.S. Army, Missouri..
Frank's Find-A-Grave record.Frank married (1) Ruth Uarada SPRAGUE, daughter of Peter N. Sprague, on 25 Oct 1916 in Rockaway Beach, Queens County, New York. Ruth was born in 1893/1894 in New York. The marriage ended in divorce
She evidently remarried. Her surname was "Borayne" in 1930.
Frank and Ruth had the following children:
32 M i Lawson Percy HAENTSCHKE was born on 25 Oct 1918 in New York. He died on 2 Aug 1996 in Berea, Madison County, Kentucky. Lawson married Anna. She was born on 29 June 1931. She died on 12 March 1996 in Berea, Madison County, Kentucky.
Their children: Karl L. and Carol Ann Haentschke..
Source: Sandra Haentschke of Mayodan, NC.Frank married (2) Ruth RANKIN on 25 Dec 1919 in St. Louis, Missouri.
Frank married (3) Beulah CHATELAIN, daughter of Denis Chatelain and Clara Albertingo. Beulah was born about 1904 in Louisiana. She died in 1938 or January 1939 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Source: Sandra Haentschke of Mayodan, NC.
Death reported by above source as 1938 but recorded as January 1939 in the New Orleans, Louisiana Death Records Index, 1804-1949 (Ancestry.com database), Vol. 84. p. 212.
Frank and Beulah had the following children:
33 M ii Frank Albert HAENTSCHKE, Jr. (Living). Frank married Marilyn NEWCOMB (Living)
Their children: Frank A., David G. and Andrew B. Haentshke.
Source: Sandra Haentschke of Mayodan, NC.19. Elsie Ritter BEDELL (Charles Benjamin , Alfred Curtis , Benjamin P. ) was born on 3 Apr 1906 in Rockaway Beach, Queens County, New York. She was christened on 17 Jun 1906 in Methodist Episcopal Church, Matteawan (now Beacon), Dutchess County, New York. She died on 6 Dec 1995 in Far Rockaway, Queens County, New York. She was buried in Long Island National Cemetery, Farmingdale, Suffolk County, New York.
Elsie married Rowland Seaman PINKHAM, a.k.a. Rowland Pinkham Seaman JONES and Rowland SEAMAN, son of Charles T. Pinkham and Julia Adelaide Jones on 28 Oct 1925 in Rockaway Beach, Queens County, New York.
See #29 below for his details,
Elsie and Rowland had the following children (note change of surname to SEAMAN):
34 M i Richard Charles SEAMAN was born on 23 Aug 1926 in Rockaway Beach, Queens County, New York. He died on 16 Nov 1998 in Palm Bay, Brevard, Florida. Richard married (1) Dorothy.
The marriage ended in divorce. No children.Richard married (2) Barbara STERN.
No children. Stern may have been her name from a previous marriage. She had a daughter, Susan.35 F ii Vivian Marie SEAMAN (Living) Vivian married Nicholas Carmen VELARDI, son of Nicola Velardi and Marianna Bertuccio, on 16 Apr 1950 in Rockaway Beach, Queens County, New York Nicholas was born on 2 Jan 1925 in Rockaway Beach, New York. He died on 6 Oct 1994 in Island Park, Nassau County, New York. He was buried in Holy Rood Cemetery, Westbury, Nassau County, New York.
Their children: Marie, Thomas, John, Peter, Nicholas, Vivian, Anthony and Joan Velardi.36 M iii Robert Ellsworth SEAMAN was born on 5 Apr 1930 in Rockaway Beach, Queens County, New York. He died on 9 Jan 2002 in New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina. Robert married Gloria J. FREITAS (Living) in Inwood, Nassau County, New York.
Their children: Andrew, Paul and George Seaman.37 F iv Elsie R. SEAMAN (Living) Elsie married Louis J. VAIRO in New York. Louis was born on 15 Mar 1922 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York. He died on 10 Aug 1998 in Nassau County, New York.
Their children: Douglas, Katherine and Gregory Vairo.38 M v Harold SEAMAN was born on 1 Dec 1935 in Rockaway Beach, Queens County, New York. He died at age 2 years, 10 months and 29 days on 29 Oct 1938 in Rockaway Beach, Queens County, New York. He was buried on 31 Oct 1938 in Trinity Churchyard, Hewlett, New York.
Harold's Find-A-Grave record20. Mabel Alfrieda BEDELL (Alfred James , Alfred Curtis , Benjamin P. ) was born on 14 Aug 1907 in Rockaway Beach, Queens County, New York. She was christened on 3 Nov 1907 in The First Congregational Church, Rockaway Beach, New York. She died on 14 Nov 1991 in Florida.
Mabel married Milton John (Jack) EDWARDS. Milton was born on 16 Jun 1912 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York. He died on 16 Feb 2005 in Florida.
Last residence was Hudson, Pasco County, Florida.
Mabel and Jack had the following children:
39 F i Joyce Adelaide EDWARDS (Living). Joyce married Frederick Robert SCHROEDER (Living) on 15 Jul 1956 in Inwood, Nassau County, New York..
They have three children.22. Harold James BEDELL (Alfred James , Alfred Curtis , Benjamin P. ) (Living)
Harold and Donnas had the following children:
40 F i Holly BEDELL. 41 M ii Harold James BEDELL Jr. 24. Audrey Louise BEDELL (Willis Phileo , Alfred Curtis , Benjamin P. ) was born on 2/3 Dec 1918 in New York. She was christened on 14 May 1919 at the The First Congregational Church, Rockaway Beach, Queens County, New York. She died on 30 April 1990, probably in Nassau County, New York. She was buried in Calverton Cemetery, Calverton, Suffolk County, New York.
Last known residence was in Wantagh, Nassau County, New York.
Audrey married Charles W. SIDDEN, son of Charles and Anna Sidden. Charles was born on 24 Sep 1916 in New York. He died on 26 March 1994, probably in Nassau County, New York. He was buried in Calverton Cemetery, Calverton, Suffolk County, New York.
Audrey and Charles had the following children:
42 F i Susan SIDDEN. 43 M ii Charles SIDDEN. 25. Irving A. COULTER (Ethel May BEDELL , Alfred Curtis , Benjamin P. ) was born on 10 Oct 1912 in New York. He died in Jul 1987 in New York.
His last known residence was Middletown, Orange County, New York..
Irving married Margaret ADAMITIS on 20 Dec 1936 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York.
Irving and Margaret had the following children:
44 M i Douglas COULTER. 26. Alberta WEHLEN (Harry WEHLEN , Mary L. BEDELL , Benjamin P. ) was born on 3 Dec 1911 in Richmond Hills, Jamaica, Queens County, New York. She died on 16 Jan 2003 in Tom's River, Ocean County, New Jersey.
Alberta married Harry C. ASKEY on 22 Oct 1934 in Queens County, New York. Harry was born on 10 Dec 1910. He died on 2 Aug 1988 in Tom's River, Ocean County, New Jersey.
Alberta and Harry had the following children:
45 M i Donald ASKEY. 46 F ii Vera ASKEY. 47 F iii Unknown Daughter ASKEY. 29. Rowland Seaman PINKHAM (Julia Adelaide JONES , Catharine A. (Kate) BEDELL , Benjamin P. ), a.k.a. Rowland Pinkham Seaman JONES and Rowland SEAMAN. Rowland was born on 22 Jun 1892 in Ozone Park, Queens County, New York. He was christened on 1 Jan 1899 in the First Congregational Church, Rockaway Beach, New York. He died on 27 Dec 1973 in Far Rockaway, Queens County, New York. He was buried on 31 Dec 1973 in Long Island National Cemetery, Farmingdale, Suffolk County, New York..
Rowland married (1) Irene LANGRIDGE, daughter of William Langridge and Hannah Selig on 18 Apr 1913 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York. Irene was born in 1894/1896 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York. The marriage lasted less than a year. No children.OCCUPATION: Before becoming a licensed electrician, Rowland worked as a carpenter, a plumber's apprentice, and, prior to World War I, a piano player in a Tin Pan Alley sheet-music store. He was a member of New York Local No. 3 Electricians Union
MILITARY SERVICE: Rowland served in France during World War I. He was a private in the 49th Aero Squadron, Air Service, U.S. Army, promoted to corporal. After the War, he enlisted in the National Guard and was promoted to the rank of Sergeant. During World War II, he worked as a civilian electrician on classified projects at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. and the U.S. Coast Guard fac ility in Sands Point, Long Island. He was a member of the Far Rockaway Post, Veterans of Foreign Wars.
OTHER: By 1910 he was most commonly lnown as Rowland Seaman. Nicknames were "Rollie" and "Pinky", the latter based on his birth surname..Obituary in The Wave (undated clipping)
Rowland Seaman
Electrician
"Rowland Seaman of 1084 Gipson street, Far Rockaway, died on December 27 at Peninsula Hospital Center.
Mr. Seaman, 81, born in Ozone Park, had been a resident here 80 years. An Army veteran of Air Pursuit Squadron in France and was a member of Far Rockaway Post, No. 1498, Veterans of Foreign Wars. An electrical coordinator since 1910, he was a member of Local No. 3 Electricians Union.
He leaves his wife, the former Elsie Bedell, two sons, Richard of Far Rockaway, and Robert of Inwood; two daughters, Elsie Vairo and Vivian Vilardi [sic, Velardi] of Far Rockaway; and 15 grandchildren.
Services were held on Sunday evening by the Rev. Henry M. Childs at the First Congregational Church. Interment was made on Monday in Long Island National Cemetery, Pinelawn, under the direction of the Denis S. O'Conner Funeral Home, Rockaway Beach."Rowland married (2) Elsie Ritter BEDELL. See above #19 for her record.
Rowland and Elise had the following children (note change of surname to SEAMAN):
30. Catherine Ann JONES (Robert Ellsworth JONES , Catharine A. (Kate) BEDELL , Benjamin P. ). was born on 23 Jan 1914 in Rockaway Beach, Queens County, New York. She died on 19 May 1993 in Broward, Florida.
48 M i Richard Charles SEAMAN. See above #34. 49 F ii Vivian Marie SEAMAN. See above #35. 50 M iii Robert Ellsworth SEAMAN. See above #36. 51 F iv Elsie R. SEAMAN. See above #37. 52 M v Harold SEAMAN. See above #38.
Catherine was living at Driving Park Avenue in Lynbrook, Nassau County, New York at the time of her mother's death (1963.)
Catherine married James Joseph LORNE, son of Patrick J. Lorne, about 1939. James was born on 1 Oct 1908. He died on 15 Jun 1990 in Broward, Florida.
Engagement announcement in the Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Jan. 15, 1939, p. B11
Jones -Lorne
Announcement has been made of the engagement of Miss Catherine Ann Jones, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ellsworth Jones of Rockaway Beach, to James J. Lorne, son of Mr. and Mrs. Patrick J. Lorne of Neponsit.
Miss Jones attended Far Rockaway High School and Browne's Business School and is connected with the New-York Herald Tribune. Mr. Lorne prepared at La Salle Institue for Manhattan College, from which he was graduated.
Catherine and James had the following children.:
53 F i Catherine Diane LORNE. 54 M ii Robert Chris LORNE. 55 M iii James Joseph LORNE Jr..
