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Family HistoryFamily History - Theodore Johnson Palmer


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 Theodore Johnson Palmer and four of his descendants down to the third generation.


First Generation
1. Theodore Johnson Palmer,1 born December 1843 in Connecticut (parents not determined).1, 2, 3, 4 Theodore married, ca. 1870, Mary Christina Earle1 (born May 1848 in New Jersey, parents not determined1, 2, 3, 4).

Children of Theodore Johnson Palmer and Mary Christina Earle:

 2i. Christine B. Palmer, born July 1873 in New Jersey.1, 2, 3, 4
+3ii. Marie A. Palmer, born 14 March 1876 in New York, New York; died 5 November 1974 in Cobalt, Middlesex County, Connecticut. Married (1) Dr. Edward Winslow Gardner Married (2) Charles Edward Heartt Foley (born Charles Edward Livingston).
 4iii. Embury Palmer, born August 1879 in New Jersey.1

  1. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, New Jersey, Bergen County, Hackensack, E.D. 29, Sheet No. 11B, Theodore J. Palmer, 56, Connecticut, Dec. 1843, manfr. furniture; wife of 30 years Mary B. Palmer, 52, New Jersey, May 1848, 4 children, 3 living; daughter Christine Palmer, 26, New Jersey, July 1873; daughter Marie Palmer, 24, New York, Mar. 1876; son Embury Palmer, 20, New Jersey, Aug. 1879, salesman, furniture; plus two servants.
  2. U.S. Federal Census, 1910, New Jersey, Bergen County, Hackensack, E.D. 39, Sheet No. 13A, Theodore Palmer, 66, Connecticut, mfg. furniture; wife of 40 years Mary E. Palmer, 62, New Jersey, 4 children, 3 living; daughter Christine B. Palmer, 37, New Jersey; daughter Marie Gardner, 34, New York, married for 10 years, 1 child, 1 living; grandson Edward T. Gardner, 3, New Jersey; plus two servants.
  3. New Jersey State Census, 1915, Bergen County, Hackensack, E.D. Fourth Ward, Sheet No. Two B, Theodore J. Palmer, 71, 12 Sept. 1843, New Jersey [sic], manufacturer; Mary E. Palmer, 66, 9 June 1848, New Jersey; Christine Palmer, 42, 7 Aug. 1872, New Jersey; Marie P. Gardner, 39, 20 Sept. 1875, New York, widow; Edward Theo. Gardner, 8, 8 June 1907, New Jersey.
  4. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, New Jersey, Bergen County, Hackensack, E.D. 81, Sheet No. 1A, Theodore J. Palmer, 76, Connecticut, manufacturer, factory; wife Mary C. Palmer, 72, New Jersey; daughter Christine B. Palmer, 46, New Jersey; daughter Marie P. Gardner, 43, New York, widow; grandson Theodore Gardner, 12, New Jersey; plus two servants.
Second Generation
3. Marie A. Palmer2 (Theodore1), born 14 March 1876 in New York, New York;1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 died 5 November 1974 in Cobalt, Middlesex County, Connecticut.3 Marie married, first, 14 February 1901 in Bergen County, New Jersey, Dr. Edward Winslow Gardner13, 14, 15 (born 30 December 1875 in Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, the son of Robert Winslow Gardner and Adelia Kline Hawley;7, 11, 12 Edward died 11 December 19132). Marie married, second, ca. July 1922 in St. Martin, London, England, Charles Edward Heartt Foley (born Charles Edward Livingston)21 (born 12 January 1875 in Troy, Rensselaer County, New York, the son of George Le Roy Livingston and Louisa Pamela Heartt;4, 5, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 Charles died 3 October 1956 in Manila, Philippines18). Marie is buried in Hackensack Cemetery, Hackensack, Bergen County, New Jersey.3 Charles is buried in Hackensack Cemetery, Hackensack, Bergen County, New Jersey.18

Dr. Gardner traveled several times to Europe, in 1908, 1910, and 1911, likely in connection with his work as a chemist/pharmacist. He also traveled in the U.S., as mentioned in a brief article in August, 1909:22, 23, 24

Dr. Edward W. Gardner, of Orange, who is making an automobile tour through the White Mountains, was at Manchester, Vt., yesterday.25

After Edward’s death, his wife Marie also traveled several times to Europe. On her passport application in 1922, she names her husband as Edward W. Gardner, “died February 1910 in Orange, NJ.” This is contradicted by Edward’s listing in the passenger list in August 1911. It seems likely that Marie was confusing Edward’s death with that of his father, which was in February 1911 in Orange, NJ. In fact, Edward’s obituary, listed in several newspapers, shows that he died on 11 February 1913 in Twilight Park, New York. One version appears below:2, 26

Edward W. Gardner

Edward Winslow Gardner, son of the late Robert W. Gardner of Bloomfield, died last Thursday [11 December 1913] at Twilight, N.Y. He was a chemist and took charge of the chemical plant of his father in Orange on the latter’s death three years ago. He is survived by his wife, his mother, Mrs. R. W. Gardner, and a brother, Robert H. Gardner, both the latter of Bloomfield. Funeral services will be held tomorrow afternoon at the home of his mother, 50 Broad Street, Bloomfield.

The various obituaries for Edward consistently omit a mention of his son Edward Theodore Gardner, who was about six years old when Edward died. Also, his wife Marie is never named, and his funeral was from his mother’s home, not his wife’s. It seems possible that Edward was separated or estranged from his wife, which would explain the artifacts in his obituary, his frequent travels alone, absence of his listing in the 1910 census with his family, and his death in New York, far from home.

The wedding announcement between Charles and his second wife Florence Burton-Holden provides insight into his life in the Philippines:27

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.


Child of Marie A. Palmer and Dr. Edward Winslow Gardner:

+5i. Edward Theodore Gardner, born 14 March 1907 in New Jersey; died 2 February 1994 in Dennis, Barnstable County, Massachusetts. Married Mary Elizabeth Johnson.

  1. U.S. Passport Applications 1795-1925, available at ancestry.com and familysearch.org; Application No. 11702, 2 April 1918, Marie Palmer Gardner (widow), born: 14 March 1876 in New York, N.Y.; father: Theodore J. Palmer, born in Middletown, Conn.; husband [not named in this application] born in Jersey City, N.J., died: New York State, 1912.
  2. U.S. Passport Applications 1795-1925, available at ancestry.com and familysearch.org; Application No. 179477, issued 26 May 1922, Marie Palmer Gardner (widow), born: 14 March 1876 in New York, N.Y.; husband: Edward W. Gardner, born in Jersey City, deceased, Orange, N.J., Feb. 1910 [sic, Edward actually died on 11 December 1913 in Twilight Park, New York, as shown in his obituary and related newspaper articles. Marie may have mistaken Edward’s death with that of his father in February 1911.]
  3. Find a Grave (website). Hackensack Cemetery, Hackensack, Bergen County, New Jersey, Marie Palmer Livingston, born: 14 March 1876 in Hackensack, Bergen County, New Jersey; died: 5 November 1974 in Cobalt, Middlesex County, Connecticut (from record, which provides the names and links for her parents, siblings and husband).
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, New Jersey, Bergen County, Hackensack, E.D. 29, Sheet No. 11B, Theodore J. Palmer, 56, Connecticut, Dec. 1843, manfr. furniture; wife of 30 years Mary B. Palmer, 52, New Jersey, May 1848, 4 children, 3 living; daughter Christine Palmer, 26, New Jersey, July 1873; daughter Marie Palmer, 24, New York, Mar. 1876; son Embury Palmer, 20, New Jersey, Aug. 1879, salesman, furniture; plus two servants.
  7. New Jersey State Census, 1905, Essex County, Orange, E.D. Fourth, Sheet No. 3A, Edward W. Gardener, 29, New Jersey, Dec. 1875, physician; Mary P. Gardener, 29, New York, Mar. 1876; Ireine Thompson, 20, Norway, Mar. 1885, servant.
  8. U.S. Federal Census, 1910, New Jersey, Bergen County, Hackensack, E.D. 39, Sheet No. 13A, Theodore Palmer, 66, Connecticut, mfg. furniture; wife of 40 years Mary E. Palmer, 62, New Jersey, 4 children, 3 living; daughter Christine B. Palmer, 37, New Jersey; daughter Marie Gardner, 34, New York, married for 10 years, 1 child, 1 living; grandson Edward T. Gardner, 3, New Jersey; plus two servants.
  9. New Jersey State Census, 1915, Bergen County, Hackensack, E.D. Fourth Ward, Sheet No. Two B, Theodore J. Palmer, 71, 12 Sept. 1843, New Jersey [sic], manufacturer; Mary E. Palmer, 66, 9 June 1848, New Jersey; Christine Palmer, 42, 7 Aug. 1872, New Jersey; Marie P. Gardner, 39, 20 Sept. 1875, New York, widow; Edward Theo. Gardner, 8, 8 June 1907, New Jersey.
  10. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, New Jersey, Bergen County, Hackensack, E.D. 81, Sheet No. 1A, Theodore J. Palmer, 76, Connecticut, manufacturer, factory; wife Mary C. Palmer, 72, New Jersey; daughter Christine B. Palmer, 46, New Jersey; daughter Marie P. Gardner, 43, New York, widow; grandson Theodore Gardner, 12, New Jersey; plus two servants.
  11. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, New Jersey, Essex County, Bloomfield City, E.D. 199, Sheet No. 5A, Robt. W. Gardiner, 65, New York, Mar. 1835, chemist; wife of 40 years Adelia K. Gardiner, 61, New York, Nov. 1838, 4 children, 2 living; son Robt. H. Gardiner, 32, New Jersey, Sept. 1867, chemist; son Edward W. Gardiner, 24, New Jersey, Dec. 1875, chemist; sister-in-law Annette Hawley, 64, New York, May 1836; servant Francis Brown, 27, Virginia, Jan. 1873, married 5 years, no children, servant.
  12. Autobiography of Robert Winslow Gardner, With Biographical Notes, by R. W. Gardner. Orange, New Jersey, Nineteen Hundred and Eleven. (Digitized by Google, and available at babel.hathitrust.org.) The autobiographical section provides limited vital details and extensive stories and anecdotes of Robert Winslow Gardner’s life. He tells very little of his family life or his family members. The biographical section, written after his death, provides several additional stories about Mr. Gardner, and mentions his development of hydriodic acid (“Gardner’s Syrup”), for which he is most well known. The biography concludes with a Genealogy detailing his descent from John Gardner of Ballmony, North of Ireland, and ends with vital details of his marriage, his wife and four children.
  13. Find a Grave (website). Woodside Cemetery, Yarmouth Port, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, Edward Theodore Gardner, born: 15 March 1907 in New Jersey; died: 2 February 1994 in Dennis, Barnstable County, Massachusetts (from record, which includes a note indicating he is the son of Marie Adele (Palmer) (Gardner) Livingston, born: 14 March 1876 in New York, married Edward W. Gardner 14 February 1901, and that he died in Feb. 1910 in Orange, N.J. [No citations are given for these details. The stated date and place of death for his father Edward are undoubtedly taken from Marie’s passport application, which is apparently in error since Edward was known to have died in December 1913 in Twilight Park, New York.]; and provides the name and link for his wife).
  14. New Jersey Marriage Index, by Reclaim the Records (available at: archives.org), Edward Gardner and Marie Palmer, married in 1901, location 2833 [i.e., 0283 (the trailing 3 is ignored), which is not listed in the location list, but is within Bergen County, and is probably Hackensack vicinity].
  15. Engagement Announcement, New-York Daily Tribune, 29 September 1899, Bloomfield, Sept. 28 (special).--The engagement is announced of Miss Marie Palmer, of Hackensack, to Edward Winslow Gardner, son of Robert W. Gardner, of this place.
  16. 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.
  17. 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.
  18. 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).
  19. 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.
  20. 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.
  21. Marriage, England and Wales, Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005, Marie P. Gardner and Charles E. Livingston, Jul-Aug-Sep 1922 in St. Martin, London, England.
  22. New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924, S.S. Kaiser Wilhelm II, sailing from Boulogne [France] on 19 October 1910, Edward W. Gardner, 37, chemist, final destination: Orange, NJ.
  23. New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924, S.S. Kronprinz Wilhelm, sailing from Breman [Germany] on 22 September 1908, Edw. Gardner, 31, married, (no occupation), final destination: Orange, NJ.
  24. New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924, S.S. Kaiser Wilhelm II, sailing from Cherborg [France] on 23 August 1911, Edward W. Gardner, 37, married, physician, final destination: New York.
  25. Newark Evening News, Newark, New Jersey, 28 August 1909, Orange Society Happenings, article about Dr. Edward W. Gardner. test
  26. Obituary, Newark Evening Star, Newark, New Jersey, 13 December 1913, Edward W. Gardner, died the previous Thrudsay, 11 December 1913 in Twilight, New York.
  27. 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.
Third Generation
5. Edward Theodore Gardner3 (Marie,2 Theodore1), born 14 March 1907 in New Jersey;1, 2, 3, 4 died 2 February 1994 in Dennis, Barnstable County, Massachusetts.1 Edward married, 1934, Mary Elizabeth Johnson1 (born 27 May 1911 in Hackensack, Bergen County, New Jersey, the daughter of William Kempton Johnson and Florence Natalie Thiery;5 Mary died 13 March 1980 in Dennis, Barnstable County, Massachusetts5). Edward and Mary are buried in Woodside Cemetery, Yarmouth Port, Barnstable County, Massachusetts.1, 5

  1. Find a Grave (website). Woodside Cemetery, Yarmouth Port, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, Edward Theodore Gardner, born: 15 March 1907 in New Jersey; died: 2 February 1994 in Dennis, Barnstable County, Massachusetts (from record, which includes a note indicating he is the son of Marie Adele (Palmer) (Gardner) Livingston, born: 14 March 1876 in New York, married Edward W. Gardner 14 February 1901, and that he died in Feb. 1910 in Orange, N.J. [No citations are given for these details. The stated date and place of death for his father Edward are undoubtedly taken from Marie’s passport application, which is apparently in error since Edward was known to have died in December 1913 in Twilight Park, New York.]; and provides the name and link for his wife).
  2. U.S. Federal Census, 1910, New Jersey, Bergen County, Hackensack, E.D. 39, Sheet No. 13A, Theodore Palmer, 66, Connecticut, mfg. furniture; wife of 40 years Mary E. Palmer, 62, New Jersey, 4 children, 3 living; daughter Christine B. Palmer, 37, New Jersey; daughter Marie Gardner, 34, New York, married for 10 years, 1 child, 1 living; grandson Edward T. Gardner, 3, New Jersey; plus two servants.
  3. New Jersey State Census, 1915, Bergen County, Hackensack, E.D. Fourth Ward, Sheet No. Two B, Theodore J. Palmer, 71, 12 Sept. 1843, New Jersey [sic], manufacturer; Mary E. Palmer, 66, 9 June 1848, New Jersey; Christine Palmer, 42, 7 Aug. 1872, New Jersey; Marie P. Gardner, 39, 20 Sept. 1875, New York, widow; Edward Theo. Gardner, 8, 8 June 1907, New Jersey.
  4. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, New Jersey, Bergen County, Hackensack, E.D. 81, Sheet No. 1A, Theodore J. Palmer, 76, Connecticut, manufacturer, factory; wife Mary C. Palmer, 72, New Jersey; daughter Christine B. Palmer, 46, New Jersey; daughter Marie P. Gardner, 43, New York, widow; grandson Theodore Gardner, 12, New Jersey; plus two servants.
  5. Find a Grave (website). Woodside Cemetery, Yarmouth Port, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, Mary Elizabeth Johnson Gardner, born: 27 May 1911 in Hackensack, Bergen County, New Jersey; died: 13 March 1980 in Dennis, Barnstable County, Massachusetts (from record, which provides the names and links for her parents, siblings, and husband).