Charles Alexander Singer

Birth: Aug. 5, 1850
New York
New York County (Manhattan)
New York, USA
Death: Oct. 17, 1852
New York
New York County (Manhattan)
New York, USA

Family links:
Parents:
Isaac Merritt Singer (1811 - 1875)
Mary Ann Sponsler Foster (1817 - 1896)

Siblings:
William Adam Singer (1834 - 1914)**
Lillian C. Singer (1837 - 1912)**
Isaac Augustus Singer (1837 - 1902)*
Jasper Hamet Singer (1846 - 1922)*
Mary Olivia Singer Whitlock (1848 - 1900)*
Charles Alexander Singer (1850 - 1852)
Alice Eastwood Merritt LaGrove (1852 - 1890)**
Julia Ann Singer Herz (1855 - 1923)*
Caroline Virginia Singer Foster (1857 - 1896)*
Charles Alexander Mathews (1859 - 1883)**
Adam Mortimer Singer (1863 - 1929)**
Winnaretta Eugenie Singer De Polignac (1865 - 1943)**
Washington Grant Singer (1866 - 1934)**
Paris Eugene Singer (1867 - 1932)**

*Calculated relationship
**Half-sibling

Inscription:
SINGER
Charles Alexander
died 17 Oct 1852
aged 2y 2m 12dy

Note: buried 7 May 1853

Burial:
Green-Wood Cemetery
Brooklyn
Kings County (Brooklyn)
New York, USA
Plot: Lot 6923, Section 16

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Record added: Aug 25, 2010
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Birth: Oct. 16, 1859
New York
New York County (Manhattan)
New York, USA
Death: Nov. 3, 1883
Philadelphia
Philadelphia County
Pennsylvania, USA

Age 24. Petroleum broker; member NY Petroleum Exchange. Probably b. NYC. Died at Colonade hotel. Duplicate death records note died either Nov 2 or 3. Death record lists his occupation as "gentleman". Son of Isaac Merritt Singer and Mary McGonigal. Married Minnie, maiden name unknown. Children, if any, not known. Charles's father never married his mother, and he was raised with the alias surname Mathews. Four older sisters, Ruth, Clara, Florence and Margaret also shared the same parentage.
Note: Charles' will was on England's National Probate Calendar on 21 October 1884 (Engl & Wales Index of Wills & Administrations 1858-1966). The entry references his wife, Minnie, living Hanover Square, Middlesex, Engl on the date of Probate.
Ref: PA Death Certificate.
Disposition: Burial South Laurel Hill, Phila.
Addl info below forwarded 7/22/2016, courtesy of contributor #46608645:
Daily Evening Bulletin" (San Francisco, CA) 5 Nov 1883 col.6
"Suicide of Charles A. Mathews.——PHILADELPHIA, November 4th.—Charles A. Mathews of New York committed suicide yesterday morning at the Colonnade Hotel."...
"He was married only three months ago."..."The corpse will probably be sent to Europe, where the deceased mother and two children now live. All of his wife's relations are in Europe."...

"The Cleveland Herald" (Cleveland, OH) 2 Jan 1884 p.3 col.5
"Poker Proves His Death."
"The Rich New York Broker Who Killed Himself in Philadelphia—Winning at Monte Carle and Losing Here"

A New York detective says Charles committed suicide because of gambling losses...
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"Detroit Free Press" 6 Nov 1883, p.3
"ONE OF MANY.; Suicide of a Son of Isaac Singer, the Sewing Machine Man."
"PHILADELPHIA, November 5th.-Charles A. Matthews, one of the fifty-seven children of the late Isaac Singer, the sewing machine manufacturer, committed suicide here yesterday. He refused to bear his"...


Family links:
Parents:
Isaac Merritt Singer (1811 - 1875)

Siblings:
William Adam Singer (1834 - 1914)*
Lillian C. Singer (1837 - 1912)*
Isaac Augustus Singer (1837 - 1902)*
Jasper Hamet Singer (1846 - 1922)*
Mary Olivia Singer Whitlock (1848 - 1900)*
Charles Alexander Singer (1850 - 1852)*
Alice Eastwood Merritt LaGrove (1852 - 1890)*
Julia Ann Singer Herz (1855 - 1923)*
Caroline Virginia Singer Foster (1857 - 1896)*
Charles Alexander Mathews (1859 - 1883)
Adam Mortimer Singer (1863 - 1929)*
Winnaretta Eugenie Singer De Polignac (1865 - 1943)*
Washington Grant Singer (1866 - 1934)*
Paris Eugene Singer (1867 - 1932)*

*Calculated relationship

Burial:
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Philadelphia
Philadelphia County
Pennsylvania, USA

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Created by: Linda Hiross
Record added: May 25, 2015
Find A Grave Memorial# 146957928

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Charles A Mathews
in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates Index, 1803-1915
Name: Charles A Mathews
Birth Date: abt 1859
Birth Place: NY
Death Date: 3 Nov 1883
Death Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Age at Death: 24
Burial Date: 15 Nov 1883
Burial Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Gender: Male
Race: White
Street address: N W 15 & Chestnut, W 8
Residence: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Cemetery: Laurel Hill
Marital Status: Married
FHL Film Number: 1003709
Source Information
Ancestry.com. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates Index, 1803-1915 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
Original data:
"Pennsylvania, Philadelphia City Death Certificates, 1803–1915." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2008, 2010. From originals housed at the Philadelphia City Archives. "Death Records.".
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