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William Fash Proctor

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William Fash Proctor
Birthdate:	February 18, 1826
Death:	April 08, 1902 (76) Plaza Hotel, New York, NY
Immediate Family:	Husband of Vouletti T (Singer) Proctor Father of Charles E. Proctor; Edward Proctor; William Ross Proctor, Sr. and Ada Olive (Proctor) Lincoln

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Historical records matching William Fash Proctor

William F Proctor in New York City Death Index, 1862-1948

William Fash Proctor in FamilySearch Family Tree

William Fash Proctor in The Virginia Enterprise - Apr 18 1902

William Fash Proctor in The Indianapolis Journal - Apr 9 1902

William Fash Proctor in The Daily Morning Journal and Courier - Apr 9 1902

William Fash Proctor in New-York Tribune - Apr 10 1902

William Fash Proctor in New-York Tribune - Apr 9 1902

William Fash Proctor in The Norfolk Weekly News-Journal - Apr 11 1902

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About William Fash Proctor

William Fash Proctor was an industrious man who started his career as a machinist in the Singer Manufacturing Company's New York factory in 1853. He later married Vouletti Theresa Singer one of Isaac Merritt Singer's many daughters. His father, Samuel Proctor, was a cabinet maker in Tennessee and Derby, CT. His mother was Maria Fash. Proctor's parents and several siblings are buried in the Colonial Cemetery also known as the Old Derby Uptown Burying Ground near New Haven CT.

Proctor worked for Singer for decades helping to create a world wide enterprise. Eventually Singer left the United States to live in England and turned over the full operations of the company to George Ross McKenzie as President and Proctor as Vice President. The two men became good friends and together they explored the mid Delaware region in the late 1860s. The two apparently recognized Sullivan County as an ideal location to build their summer estates, each only a few miles from the river in the town of Lumberland.

Access was by horse and carriage and roads were gravel or rutted dirt. What made the land so attractive was the proximity to New York City via the Erie Railroad to Port Jervis, NY or Shohola, PA. Still, it was an all day trip when Proctor and McKenzie built their country homes. His home was an English Tudor named Loch Ada, built overlooking the tranquil lake he named after his daughter, Ada Olive. His Loch Ada mansion was designed by H. J. Hardenburg, who had designed the Waldorf-Astoria, the Plaza Hotel, and the Hotel Manhattan.

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William Fash Proctor's Timeline

1826	February 18, 1826	Birth of William Fash Proctor
1863	April 5, 1863	Birth of William Ross Proctor, Sr. New York, United States
1865	December 1865	Birth of Charles E. Proctor New York
1871	September 25, 1871	Birth of Ada Olive (Proctor) Lincoln Elizabeth, NJ, United States
1902	April 8, 1902 Age 76	Death of William Fash Proctor Plaza Hotel, New York, NY William F Proctor in the U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast, 1704-1930 Name: William F Proctor Event: Death Death Date: 8 Apr 1902 Newspaper: Boston Transcript Publication Date: 9 Apr 1902 Publication Place: Massachusetts, USA Call Number: 486701 Source Information Ancestry.com. U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast, 1704-1930 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. This collection was indexed by Ancestry World Archives Project contributors. Original data: Newspapers and Periodicals. American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Massachusetts. The Digitized Content is licensed from the American Antiquarian Society ("AAS") and may not be reproduced, transferred, commercially or otherwise exploited, in whole or in part, outside the terms and conditions of this service without the express written consent of AAS. All rights reserved. Description Read all about your ancestors’ deaths and marriages in the excerpts from Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New York newspapers. Learn more... © 2016, Ancestry.com search.ancestry.com/search/collections/NewspaperExtractions/599934/printer-friendly?ssrc=pt&tid=78551562&pid=120035458521&usePUB=true interactive.ancestry.com/50015/40699_2221301230_7234-00170/599934?backurl=http://person.ancestry.com/tree/78551562/person/120035458521/facts/... ****************************** William F Proctor in the New York, New York, Death Index, 1862-1948 Name: William F Proctor Birth Year: abt 1826 Age: 76 Death Date: 8 Apr 1902 Death Place: Manhattan, New York, USA Certificate Number: 11194 Wills and Probates: Search for William F Proctor in New York Wills & Probates collection Purchase Certificate Source Information Ancestry.com. New York, New York, Death Index, 1862-1948 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Original data: Index to New York City Deaths 1862-1948. Indices prepared by the Italian Genealogical Group and the German Genealogy Group, and used with permission of the New York City Department of Records/Municipal Archives. New York City Department of Records Description This index is your first step to death records from New York City, Kings County (Brooklyn), Manhattan, Queens, the Bronx, and Richmond County (Staten Island). Learn more... © 2016, Ancestry.com search.ancestry.com/search/collections/NYdeathindexes/1569291/printer-friendly?ssrc=pt&tid=78551562&pid=120035458521&usePUB=true
	April 8, 1902 Age 76	Burial of William Fash Proctor

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