Joseph Edwin Gerard

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Obituary - Joseph E. Gerard, 78, of 355 Smith Road, Shirley, died suddenly at Brookhaven Memorial Hospital. Born in Patchogue, he had lived in Shirley 14 years and was active as a contractor.

He was the founder of South Shore Contracting and Dredging Corporation and South Shore Motor Transportation Company, both of Patchogue, and the Leja Beach Ferry Company.

He is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Frances Matteson of Center Moriches; a son, Joseph S. Gerard of Brookhaven, and four grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. today at the Ruland Funeral Home, the Rev. Frederick I. Smith, pastor of the Bellport Methodist Church, officiating. Interment will be in Woodland Cemetery, Bellport.

(Long Island Surnames; 1930, 1940 US Federal Census; Patchogue Advance, Thursday, March 21, 1968, Page: 4)

Joseph married Helen L. Mutch 26 Sep 1912, Patchogue, Suffolk, New York, United States. Helen (daughter of Archibald Mutch and Lillian T. Raynor) was born 1884, Patchogue, Suffolk, New York, United States; died 18 Feb 1935, Patchogue, Suffolk, New York, United States; was buried , Cedar Grove Cemetery, Patchogue, Suffolk, New York, United States. [Group Sheet]

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at home of grandfather, William Taylor Raynor by Reverend W. H. Barton

Marriage - Patchogue, L.I., September 28 - A pretty wedding took place Thursday evening at the home of W. Taylor Raynor, 71 Amity street, when Miss Helen Mutch, daughter of Mrs. Lillian Mutch, and granddaughter of Mr. Raynor, was quietly married to Joseph Edwin Gerard. Following the ceremony the young couple left in an automobile for a tour of the New England states. Both young people are well known in Patchogue, and they will make their future home here. Mr. Gerard is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Gerard of Ryder Avenue. The ceremony, which was a quiet one, with only a few of the family friends present, was performed by the Rev. W. H. Barton.

1. Frances Lydia Gerard
2. Joseph Sherman Gerard

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Obituary - Sherman Gerard, a native of Patchogue, and one of the foremost businessmen, who was well known throughout the south side of Long Island and who is related to a number of older families on Long Island, died very suddenly on Friday night, shortly after 8 o'clock. Mr. Gerard was vice-president and treasurer of E. Bailey & Sons, Inc., lumber concern, for many years. Recently his health has not been of the best.

About two years ago, Mr. Gerard was suddenly stricken with heart trouble, while at his desk and after a long illness he went on an extended vacation. Of late his health had seemed to be improving and he only returned a short time ago from a vacation.

On Friday evening, after supper, he started to the village from his home on the corner of Rider Avenue and Carman Street, with his wife and his niece, Miss Marion Gerard. He left Mrs. Gerard at the Methodist church, where she was going to attend choir practice and he and Miss Gerard went on the new Patchogue Theatre on Main Street.

A picture was being shown entitled "Safety Last," in which Harold Lloyd went through many hair-raising stunts. At one of the thrilling points in the picture Mr. Gerard was suddenly taken very ill and was assisted by his niece and an usher to the lobby of the theatre.

Mr. Mike Glynn, who is owner and manager of the theatre, saw that Mr. Gerard was very ill and he immediately dispatched a messenger for Mrs. Gerard and phoned a doctor. Mrs. Gerard and the doctor arrived a few seconds before Mr. Gerard died. As the deceased was well known and popular, the news of his sudden death was a distinct shock to the community.

Mr. Gerard during the day had been apparently well, and had worked at his desk until almost 6 o'clock. He had been a hard, conscientious worker all his life and the confinement and work coupled by business responsibilities all helped to bring about his poor health. Besides being connected with the firm of E. Bailey & Sons he was a member of the Engine Hose Company of the Patchogue Fire Department; a director of the Citizen's Trust company; treasurer of the Methodist Episcopal church where he had been one of its foremost members for many years.

Mr. Gerard is survived by his second wife, to whom he was married about three years ago, who before her marriage was the widow of the late Charles Mott, well known oyster dealer. Mr. Gerard's first wife died about six years ago. He also leaves two sons, Joseph and Lawrence, and a daughter, Mrs. Frank Lightbody, of this village, and a brother, Sidney Gerard, president of the Citizen's Trust Company of Patchogue.

Funeral services were held from his home on Rider Avenue on Monday afternoon at 2:30 with the Rev. Dr. Brown, of the local Methodist church, assisted by the Rev. William H. Wakeham, of Amityville, and the Rev. Wilbur Schoonhoven, of Riverhead, both former pastors of the local Methodist church, officiating. Interment followed in the family plot in the Cedar Grove Cemetery.

A host of friends attended the funeral including a large delegation of employees of E. Bailey & Sons, members of the Engine Hose Company of Patchogue Fire Department, directors of the Citizen's Trust company and members of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

Mr. Gerard was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Daniel T. Gerard, of this village. His mother before her marriage was Miss Lydia J. Newton.

The deceased was held in great respect and had the confidence of the entire community. His sudden death creates a large void in church, social and financial circles.

(Records of Cedar Grove Cemetery; Long Island Surnames; The County review., June 08, 1923, Page 9)

Husband of Susan Belle Mott (nee Armstrong), widow of Captain Charles Smith Mott, whom he married on January 7, 1920 in Patchogue

Sherman married Fannie M. Thurber Abt 1887. Fannie (daughter of Captain Lewis B. Thurber and Mary Elmore Gordon) was born Nov 1870, Patchogue, Suffolk, New York, United States; died 16 Feb 1916, Patchogue, Suffolk, New York, United States; was buried , Cedar Grove Cemetery, Patchogue, Suffolk, New York, United States. [Group Sheet]

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Obituary - Mrs. Fannie N. Gerard, 46, wife of Sherman Gerard, secretary of E. Bailey & Sons, died at her home, 127 Rider Avenue, Patchogue, on Sunday of Bright's disease. She was a native and lifelong resident of Patchogue, daughter of the late Lewis and Elmore Gordon Thurber. She leaves her husband, two sons, Joseph and Lawrence Gerard, one daughter, Miss Madeline Gerard, all of Patchogue.

(Long Island Surnames; Suffolk County News (Sayville), Friday, February 18, 1916, Page: 4)

Daniel married Lydia Jane Newton. Lydia was born 24 Nov 1841; died 20 Nov 1899; was buried , Cedar Grove Cemetery, Patchogue, Suffolk, New York, United States. [Group Sheet]

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Born 1848 and died 1899?

Lewis married Mary Elmore Gordon Abt 1869, , Suffolk, New York, United States. Mary (daughter of Erastus Gordon and Mary Ann Dunbar) was born 25 Jul 1852, Patchogue, Suffolk, New York, United States; died 30 Sep 1904, Patchogue, Suffolk, New York, United States; was buried 2 Oct 1904, Cedar Grove Cemetery, Patchogue, Suffolk, New York, United States. [Group Sheet]

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Obituary - Mrs. Mary E. Thurber, widow of Captain Lewis E. Thurber, died suddenly last Friday morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Sherman Gerard, on Rider Avenue, Patchogue. Mrs. Thurber was well known in Brooklyn, having entertained for more than twenty years many Brooklynites and their families who spent their summer vacations at her hotel on Bay Avenue. She was a native of Patchogue, born July 25, 1852, and had always lived there. She was full of ambition, and a diligent worker in the Methodist Church and its auxiliary societies of which she was a member. She had been ailing for some time, and on Thursday underwent a difficult operation, the shock of which was too great for her system. Her only daughter, Mrs. Gerard, two grandchildren and several brothers and sisters survive. The funeral was held at 2 o'clock Monday afternoon at her daughter's home, the Rev. J.W. Maynard officiating.

THURBER-At Patchogue, LI, Friday, Sept. 30, 1904, Mrs. Mary E. Thurber, widow of Captain Lewis B. Thurber, aged 52 years 5 months 5 days. Funeral 2 PM, Monday, Oct. 2, from the home of her daughter, Mrs. Sherman Gerard, Rid Ave. Patchogue.

Jarvis married Frances Baker. [Group Sheet]

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Born 20 or 28 Sep 1826?

Erastus married Mary Ann Dunbar 21 Sep 1851, Patchogue, Suffolk, New York, United States. Mary (daughter of Captain Garrett Smith Dunbar and Catherine Ann Bedell) was born 15 Aug 1832, . Queens, New York, United States; died 20 Nov 1896, Patchogue, Suffolk, New York, United States; was buried 24 Nov 1896, Cedar Grove Cemetery, Patchogue, Suffolk, New York, United States. [Group Sheet]

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Born in Queens according to 1865 New York State Census

1 Jun 1925 resided with daughter, Alice Lucinda Gordon, husband, William Beecher Ketcham, and family