Reeve, Charles

Summary

Father: Joseph Reeve
Mother: Eunice

Birth: c1802, Orange County, New York
Birth Source: Census & Death Notice

Death: 15 Apr 1868
Death Source: Headstone & Death Notice

Spouse1: Keturah Wilson, m. Feb 1831, Newburgh, Orange County, New York

Narrative

Children of Charles Reeve and Keturah Wilson:

1. Charles Tuttle Reeve, d. 6 Aug 1852

Charles was listed several doors down from his brother Anthony Reeve in 1830 census in Newburgh. Based on the numbers in the household, he may have had other siblings and his mother with him.

Orange County Patriot, 12 Feb 1831
At Newburgh on Wednesday morning last, Rev. J. Brown, Mr. Charles Reeve to Miss Keturah Wilson; all of that place.

Keturah died 6 Feb 1834. She and her husband and son Charles are buried in the Old Town Cemetery in Newburgh.

In 1855, Charles was listed in the New York State census in Newburgh, age 52, a Jeweller born in Orange County. With him were mother Eunice Reeve (81), niece Sevilia (17), and servant Ann Sullivan (18). Given that Eunice is known to have been the widow of Joseph Reeve, this would make Charles their son.

Kingston Democrat Journal, 22 Apr 1868
The Newburgh Journal states that on Wednesday night Charles Reeve, an old and well known citizen of that place, committed suicide by poisoning himself with stryonnine.

Tri-States Union, 24 April 1868
Charles Reeve, of Newburgh, committed suicide on the 15th ult., aged 66 years.

Charles left an extremely lengthy will which mentions the following individuals:

• my brother Anothny D Reeve
• my nephew Albert Reeve (son of my said brother Anthony D Reeve)
• my niece Caroline Eager (daughter of my said brother Anthony D Reeve)
• my niece Eliza Buss (daughter of my said brother Anthony D Reeve)
• my niece Anna Reeve (daughter of my said brother Anthony D Reeve)
• my niece Eunice Reeve
• my niece Orvetta Reeve (daughter of my said brother Anthony D Reeve)
• my niece Harriet Reeve
• my niece Harriet Sloan daughter of my deceased sister Caroline Sloan
• Harriet Reeve widow of my deceased nephew Sevilian B Reeve
• John Reeve, Frances Reeve & Charles Reeve the three children of my deceased nephew Sevilian B Reeve
• my grand niece Frances Reeve, daughter of my said deceased nephew Sevilian B Reeve
• Mrs Catharine Reeve widow of my deceased brother Stephen D Reeve
• James D Sloan husband of my deceased sister Caroline Sloan

Research Notes

Sources

Marriage1:  FamilySearch - Orange County Patriot, 12 Feb 1831
Death:        Obituary, Tri-States Union, 24 April 1868
Burial:       Archive.org - Emery, Rufus. (1898). A record of the inscriptions in the old town burying ground of Newburgh, N. Y, p46

1830 Census:  Newburgh, Orange County, New York
1840 Census:  Newburgh, Orange County, New York
1850 Census:  Newburgh, Orange County, New York
1860 Census:  Newburgh, Orange County, New York

1855 New York Census - Newburgh, Orange County
1867 Will - Charles Reeve - Orange County, New York Will Book 31, p406
Kingston Democrat Journal, 22 Apr 1868