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Jacob Rutsen Schuyler (1816-1887) founded Schuyler, Hartley and Graham, the largest firearms retail business in the United States in 1860. He died in 1887 at age 70. (b. 23 February 1816; Belleville, Essex County, New Jersey, USA - d. 4 February 1887; Bergen Point, Hudson County, New Jersey, USA)

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Biography of his granddaughter. "Her grandfather, Jacob Rutsen Schuyler was the first president of the City Council in 1869. The Schuyler family originally hailed from the area around Hackensack. In 1847, Jacob Schuyler married Susanna Edwards. When they came to Bayonne is uncertain, but they must have been here some time before 1868 for Mr. Schuyler to be selected to head the City Council. Streets today known as Schuyler Court, Pavonia Court and Edwards Court were once part of the Schuyler estate. Robbins Reef Yacht Club, the former Pavonia Yacht Club was a home for the Schuylers. Mr. Schuyler also built three houses for his children, still found on Schuyler Court and a house for his wife on the street that now bears her maiden name wards. In the 1830's after a cholera epidemic in New York was traced to wooden aqueducts, her grandfather who owned the Schuyler Plumbing Co. in New York [began] experimenting with metal pipes for transmitting water, Mrs. Doscher relates. In 1854, he abandoned water pipes and as Schuyler, Harley and Graham, he manufactured munitions for the North. Today the company is owned by the Remington Arms Co. Mrs. Doscher recalls that her grandfather was head of the Bayonne and Greenville Gas Light Company and he revised his principle of carrying water through pipes to transmitting gas through metal pipes to light the city streets. The company is now part of Public Service Gas and Electric Co. of New Jersey. Mrs. Schuyler died on January 23, 1870. Jacob Schuyler lived for another 17 years before he passed away on February 4, 1887. The Schuylers had six children, Sarah Edwards Schuyler, Rutsen Van Rensselaer Schuyler, Catherine Van Rensselaer Schuyler, Susanna Edwards Ogden Schuyler, Edwards Schuyler, and Angelica Van Rensselaer Schuyler."
Death of his son. "Rutsen Van Rensselaer Schuyler died last night in Kenilworth, New Jersey. He was 52 years old years old and a resident of Bayonne where he was employed by Babcock and Wilcox Company, until a few months ago. He was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Schuyler, whose home in Bayonne on West Eleventh Street is now the Pavonia Yacht Club. A sister of Mr. Schuyler was the late wife of President Richard Murray Butler [sic] of Columbia University. He is survived by a widow, two daughters, and one son."
  • American Historical Magazine (1907)
His genealogical biography. "Jacob Rutsen Schuyler, b. February 23, 1816, d. February 4, 1887; head of the firm of Schuyler, Hartley and Graham, manufacturers of arms for the United States government during the Civil War, with works at Bridgeport, Connectcut; resided at Bergen Point, New Jersey (now Bayonne). M., November 18, 1847,"
Death of his daughter. "Mrs. Susanna Edwards Butler, wife of President Nicholas Murray Butler of Columbia University, died yesterday morning in her home at 119 East Thirtieth Street. She had been ill about six weeks. She was the daughter of J. Rutsen Schuyler of Bergen Point, New Jersey, and was born in 1863. In 1887 she was married to Mr. Butler. She was associated with various philanthropic and educational projects, and was greatly interested in East Side Settlement work. The funeral service is to be conducted at 11 A M. tomorrow in St. George's Church, where seats are to be reserved for the students, officers, and trustees of Columbia. By order of Senior Dean John W. Burgess, who is the acting head of Columbia in President Butler's absence, all university exercises are to be suspended tomorrow."
Death of his sister. "Saturday, about noon, Mrs. Catherine Gertrude, relict of the late Henry S. Craig, died very suddenly at her home in this city of paralysis of the heart. She was in her 70th year and was the only surviving sister of the late Jacob Rutsen Schuyler. Six months after her marriage her husband was lost on a steamer bound for Boston and which was burned. On the morning previous to her death she had been out riding, and was stricken down soon after reaching home. Mrs. Craig was widely known throughout Hudson county for her many benevolent acts, having contributed largely to Christ's Hospital and several other charitable institutions in this vicinity. Tuesday morning at 11 o'clock, her funeral will be held from Trinity Episcopal Church.
His death. "Mr. Jacob Rutsen Schuyler, who was the senior member of the firm of Schuyler, Hartley & Graham, died at his home at Bergen Point, yesterday. He was stricken with paralysis several months ago and never recovered. Last week he fell, injuring his head, and the shock caused his death. The deceased, who was seventy years old, amassed a fortune during the war by furnishing military equipment. When the city of Bayonne was incorporated in 1869 he was selected as one of the Town Council and was first president of the Board of Council. He resigned two years later. The deceased was a lineal descendant of Philip Pieterus Van Schuler, who left Amsterdam, Holland, in 1653 and settled at Fort Orange. His mother was a member of the Van Rensselaer family. Mr. Schuyler married a Miss Sarah Edwards, a descendant of Jonathan Edwards. She died about ten years ago. Mr. Schuyler never married again. He leaves two sons and four daughters, all of whom except two are married. One daughter, the youngest but one, was to have been married next Tuesday. Mr. Schuyler was one of a large family, but only one sister survives him. The widow of his oldest brother is living in the old family homestead at Belleville, New Jersey."

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