David Masterton
Parents
| Father | [unknown] |
| Mother | [unknown] |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 25 December 2013; Last Edited: 11 August 2020 |
| Person ID | 6264 |
| Name | David Masterton |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | ca. 18291 |
| Married | to Anna Sophia _____ |
| Died | 24 July 1855 in South Bergen, Hudson County, New Jersey1 |
Biography
An article in the New York Times recounts the circumstances of David’s tragic death:1
NEW-JERSEY.
Fatal Occurrence.
On Tuesday evening, a carpenter named Massen, [sic, Masterton] residing at the Bergen Toll-gate, on Bergen Point, lost his life, accidentally, by the discharge of a revolver. He had discharged two of its barrels, and was showing his wife how to discharge one, and, by accident, the ball took effect in the immediate vicinity of the heart, causing his death in five minutes. He was a foreman in the employ of Mr. Barney Jones, carpenter.
A follow-up New York Times article provides a funeral announcement:2
At South Bergen, N.J., on Tuesday, July 24, from an accidental pistol shot that produced immediate death, DAVID MASTERTON, aged 26 years.
His funeral will take place at the Dutch Reformed Church, Bergen, at 2 o’clock P.M., on Thursday, 26th inst. The members of Paulding Chapter O.U.A., of New-York, and friends generally, are respectfully invited to attend.
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Anna Sophia _____ |
| Born | ca. 1835 |
| Married | to David Masterton |
| Married | 4 November 1858 in New York, New York to David Montross Gazlay |
| Died | 29 October 1859 in San Francisco, San Francisco County, California |
| Children | of David Masterton and Anna Sophia _____: |
| +1. | Martha Washington ‘Mattie’ Masterton |
| Born | 3 July 1853 in New Jersey |
| Adopted | (adopted by Rev. John Calvin Holbrook and Ann Louisa Clark) |
| Married | 16 April 1872 in San Joaquin County, California to Edwin Banks Noble |
| Died | 15 July 1931 in Stockton, San Joaquin County, California |
| +2. | Ella Isabella Masterton |
| Born | 28 October 1854 in Communipaw, Hudson County, New Jersey |
| Adopted | (adopted by Rev. John Calvin Holbrook and Ann Louisa Clark) |
| Married | 10 August 1875 in Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York to William S. Amsden |
| Died | 8 November 1889 in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota |
Sources
- NY Death Newspaper Extracts 1801-1890 (Barber Collection), So. Bergen NJ Tues July 24, David Masterton 26y.
- Deaths, The New York Times, available at www.fultonhistory.com, 26 July 1855, death of David Masterton in South Bergen, N.J., on 24 July from an accidental pistol shot.