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Jesse B. Clement (1842-1914)

Born in Hebron, NY, later lived in Brooklyn, NY.

From an obituary at Find a Grave:

Jesse B Clement a well known paper dealer and President of Clement and Stockwell Co. 50 Beekman St. , New York died Monday from pneumonia at his home 480 St. Marks Ave., Brooklyn. The deceased was a native of Hebron and a brother of Mrs. Daniel Harrington of this villiage." Quoted from the Washington County Post May 26, 1964 (50 years ago Column)

The Clement and Stockwell Co was later known as Bishop Paper. The address might be slightly off; see excerpts from his will, below.

Printing Trade News carried this notice in its May 19, 1914 issue

DEATH OF WELL KNOWN PAPER DEALER.-Jesse B. Clement, president and director of Clement & Stockwell, wholesalepaper dealers, at 80 Beekman street. New York, died May 11th at his home, 680 Park place, Brooklyn, from bronchial pneumonia Mr. Clement was associated with Mr. Stockwell in the paper business for more than thirty years and when the corporation was formed in 1911 Mr. Clement was president. He was born in upper New York State seventy-two years ago, and had lived in Brooklyn for forty-five years.

On October 23 1902, Clement wrote and had witnessed a short note ("Jesse B. Clement tomb letter") reading

To --

My Tomb at Salem NY was built in 1880. It is my desire that my body be placed therein, as was my intention when said tomb was erected. Full provision has been made in Greenwood Cemetery of Brooklyn N.Y. for my family.

J B Clement

An obituary, from a newspaper clipping in my archives:

JESSE R. CLEMENT, of the firm of Clement & Stockwell, died May 11 last, leaving $520,851.34 gross and $498,481.33 net. Among the assets are 985 shares of the firm's stock, valued at $78,800. Martha missing, widow, gets $123,298.77; daughter, Annie M. C. Walter, $128,585.78; daughter, Martha Clement, $134,927.78; sister, Rachel P. Harrington, $30,000; nieces and nephews, Alice M. Winslow, Annie Reynolds, Preston M . and Edward D. Harrington , Daniel W. Clement , [[Arthur F. Glines (1856-)]|Arthur] and William C. Glines, $10,000 each, and nephew, Clement D. Harrington, $5,000.

This has some obvious errors, including Jesse's middle initial and his widow's name (he was married twice but not to a Martha that I've found), plus putting "Edward" for "Edwin".

Will

His full will is on Ancestry under "New York, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1659-1999", as "Wills, V 476-478 1914". Some details not mentioned in the clipping above:

  • Clause 2: "I give, devise and bequeath to my wife Mary A. Clement, my dwelling house and lot known as Street Number 580 St. Marks Avenue, In said Borough of Brooklyn".
  • Clause 4: "I give devise and bequeath to my daughter, Annie M. Clement Walter, the house and lot now occupied by herself and husband, situated on the Southerly side of Lincoln Place, one hundred and eighty feet (180) Weat of Brooklyn Avenue, and known as Street Number 924 Lincoln Place in said Borough of Brooklyn."
  • Clause 6: "I give devise and bequeath to my daughter Martha Clement the house and lot known as No. 738 Prospect Place, in said Borough of Brooklyn, conveyed to me by Minnie M. Page, July l6th, 1889, (to her, her heirs and assigns forever). I also give, devise and bequeath to my daughter Martha Clement, the house and lot known as No. 578 St. Marks Avenue, in said Borough of Brooklyn, conveyed to me by John Ross, and wife. September 27th. 1894 (to her, her heirs and agairns forever)."
  • Clause 6: "The above devises to my daughter Martha, are sublect to the following powers which are hereby given to my Executors and Trustees hereinafter named or to their successors, viz: To take charge of aid property [...] and to pay all necessary expenses, connected therewith, and to pay so much of the net income, as in their discretion may seem wise, to my daughter Martha, for her maintanance and support, until she shall attain the age of twenty-one years."
  • Clause 12: Here Edwin Duane Harrington (1873-1945)'s first name is given as Edward, so it's not the newspaper clipping above that got it wrong.
  • Additional bequests, clauses 17-20, went to Henry A. Bartlett "as a testimonial to his long and faithful service in my employ, five thousand (5,000) dollars", to "Mrs. Lillian R. Philputt, wife of Rev. James M. Philputt of St. Louis, Missouri", $3000, to the Presbyterian Church of Hebron, NY, $1000, and to the Evergreen Cemetery in Salem NY, $1000 "for the preservation and care of my tomb.... and for the care of the plot of my father, the late Daniel Clement..."
  • "I hereby nominate and appoint my nephew Preston M. Harrington and the Brooklyn Trust Company... to be the executors of and trustees under this my last Will and Testament... and I hereby appoint my said Executors to be Guardian of my daughter Martha, during her minority"
  • Codicil: "Henry A. Bartlett... having departed this life, I do hereby revoke and annul the whole of said Seventeenth Clause... and I hereby bequeath the sum of five thousand dollars... to Frederic S. Bishop of New York City, the sum of Two thousand Dollars; to Frederick H. Ross, of the same place, the som of Two thousand Dollars; to George D. Holt of Montclair, New Jersey, the sum of One thousand Dollars. All of said persons are now in the employ of Clement and Stockwell."
  • Witnesses include William Schek, Jr, of West Nyack, NY, and Clinton S. Harris, of 220 Marlborough Rd, Brooklyn, NY.

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