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Family HistoryFamily History - Magdalen Wedley


Key:1.“+” before a child’s name indicates the child has their own entry in the next generation.
 2.“born xxxx” indicates the child is under 18 years of age so the birth date is not shown.
This family history features Magdalen Wedley and one of her descendants down to the second generation.


First Generation
1. Magdalen Wedley,1 born ____ (parents not determined). Magdalen married Albert U. Utley (born ____, parents not determined).

Child of Magdalen Wedley and Albert U. Utley:

+2i. Carolyn Buckbee Utley, born ca. 1875 in Watertown, Jefferson County, New York. Married Charles Edward Heartt Foley (born Charles Edward Livingston).

Second Generation
2. Carolyn Buckbee Utley2 (Magdalen1), born ca. 1875 in Watertown, Jefferson County, New York.1 Carolyn married, 14 January 1897 in Watertown, Jefferson County, New York, Charles Edward Heartt Foley (born Charles Edward Livingston)1, 9 (born 12 January 1875 in Troy, Rensselaer County, New York, the son of George Le Roy Livingston and Louisa Pamela Heartt;2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 Charles died 3 October 1956 in Manila, Philippines4). Charles is buried in Hackensack Cemetery, Hackensack, Bergen County, New Jersey.4

The wedding announcement between Charles and his second wife Florence Burton-Holden provides insight into his life in the Philippines:10

Wedding.

HEARTT-HOLDEN.

Word reached Brooklyn this morning of the romantic marriage of a Brooklyn girl out in the Philippines. The man who has carried off a bride from this borough is a captain of the Philippine Constabulary and a deputy governor. Not long ago he scored a remarkable record in capturing a noted outlaw. His bride, after an exciting wooing, finally made up her mind that she did not want to wed him and live in the Far East. But after he had returned to the Philippines the Brooklyn girl took a new view of it and followed him.

Miss Florence Burton that was, of recent years Mrs. Florence Burton-Holden, is the Brooklyn girl wedded so romantically. The Philippine officer is Captain Charles Edward Livingston Heartt. Mrs. Burton-Holden is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Washington Burton, who for seven years now have made their home at the Hotel St. George and are well-known old Brooklynites. They are related to the famous Burton on the Thames, England.

The ceremony took place at 9 o’clock on the evening of May 14, and was solemnized at the residence of Captain and Mrs. Ralph W. Jones, 397 Nozaieda, Manila. The Rev. Mr. Hillis of the First Presbyterian Church, Manila, officiated. There were only a few guests, and the wedding was altogether a quiet affair. Mrs. Jones served as matron of honor; Lieutenant James L. Wood of the Constabulary was best man, and Captain Jones gave the bride away. A wedding supper followed.

Mrs. Burton-Holden wore a frock of pale pink crepe de chine trimmed with duchesse lace. The wedding had a distinctive military touch, both the bride-groom and his best man being in uniform. The Lohengrin and the Mendelsohn wedding marches were played.

Captain and Mrs. Heartt are to make their home in Cotabato, Island of Mindanao. Captain Heartt is deputy governor of Depeatau, Mindanao.

The bride is an expert rifle shot and horsewoman. Her engagement to Captain Heartt was announced in November of last year, when the young Philippine officer was in New York on leave. The wedding had been arranged when the bride decided the East was to far away from her friends and family. The engagement was thereupon broken, and the captain went back to his station. But the bride that was to have been was not satisfied. She “felt the East a-callin’” and the charms of the brave soldier boy were too strong to be withstood. This sprint with her five-year-old boy, she followed the captain and the wedding of six weeks ago is the latest chapter of the romance.


  1. New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940, Charles Foley, 22, born in Troy, single; father: John A. Foley [sic, this is his step-father]; mother: Louise Heartt; Caroline Uttley, 22, born in Watertown, N.Y., single; father: Albert U. Uttley; mother: Magdalene Uttley; married on 14 January 1897 in Manhattan, New York, New York.
  2. U.S. Passport Applications 1795-1925, available at ancestry.com and familysearch.org; Application No. 19203, issued 13 January 1897, Charles E. H. Foley, born: 14 January 1875 [sic, several other credible records indicate he was born on the 12th] in Troy, New York; residing in Hackensack, N.J.
  3. U.S. Passport Applications 1795-1925, available at ancestry.com and familysearch.org; Application No. 110162 issued 9 May 1922, Charles Edward Livingston, born: 12 January 1878 in Troy, New York; father: George Le Roy Livingston, born in New York, New York, deceased.
  4. Find a Grave (website). Hackensack Cemetery, Hackensack, Bergen County, New Jersey, Charles Edward Livingston, born: 12 January 1875 in Troy, Rensselaer County, New York; died: 3 October 1956 in Manila, Capital District, National Capital Region, Philippines (from record, which includes a note with information from the US passport application and Veterans Administration Master Index; and naming his parents, George Livingston and Louise Heartt; and provides the name and link for his [third] wife Mabel Palmer Livingston).
  5. New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924, S.S. President Roosevelt, arriving from Southampton, 20 July 1922 at Port of New York, 28 July 1922, Charles E. Livington, 46, born: 12 January 1976 in Troy, N.Y.; Marie Palmer Livingston, 46, born: 14 March 1876 in New York, N.Y.
  6. New York, New York Passenger and Crew Lists, 1909, 1925-1957, MV Japanese Prince, Singapore, 19 March 1929, arriving at Port of New York, 25 March 1929, Charles Edward Livingston, age 51 years 3 months, born: 12 January 1878 in New York City; Marie Palmer Livingston, age 53, born: 14 March 1876.
  7. U.S. Federal Census, 1910, New York, New York County, New York City, E.D.1210, Sheet No. 5B, Charles Livingston, 35, New York, coachman, private family; wife of 13 years [sic, they were married in 1908 so only 2 years; the years married here may reflect their previous marriages), 37, New York, 2 children, 1 living; son Albert M. Livingston, 5, New York; plus two lodgers.
  8. Laws of the State of New York, Passed at the One Hundred and Second Session of the Legislature. Albany, A. Bleecker Banks, Publisher, 1879. Available at Google Books. Name Changes, to take effect 9 June 1878: Louisa Pamelia Westcott Livingston to Louisa Pamelia Westcott Heartt; Charles Edward Livingston to Charles Edward Heartt; Harold Livingston to Harold Heartt.
  9. Marriage, Watertown Re-Union, Watertown, New York, 14 April 1897, Carolyn Buckbee Utley, New York, to Charles Edward Heartt Foley, Hackensack, NJ, on Thursday, 14 January 1897 at Calvary church by Rev. J. Lewis Parks, S.T.D.
  10. Wedding Announcement, The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Brooklyn, New York (available at newspapers.com), 8 July 1908, long article announcing the wedding of Charles Edward Livingston Heartt to Mrs. Florence Burton-Holden on 14 May 1908 in Manila, Philippines.