Anne (Armstrong) de Saint Cyr (1864-1925)

Mrs "Annie" Anne McKee (Armstrong) Stewart, Smith, de Saint Cyr

She was born in Baltimore, Maryland. Her great-grandmother's (Mrs Jane Alrick's) brother was married to Harriet Washington, niece of George Washington. Her younger sister, Rita, was married to Anthony J. Drexel Jr., of Philadelphia. Anne was married three times and when died she died she left $40 million, divided equally between her last husband, Mr Saint-Cyr, and her two notable children: (1) Anita Princess de Braganza, and (2) William R. Stewart, "the best dressed man in New York City".

Parents (2)

John A. Armstrong

John A. Armstrong, of Baltimore, Maryland

1823-1884

Margaretta McKee

Mrs Margaretta (McKee) Armstrong

1833-1900

Spouses (3)

William Rhinelander Stewart, Sr.

President of Rhinelander Real Estate Co. & the New York State Board of Charities

1852-1929

James Henry Smith

J. Henry "Silent" Smith, of New York City

1855-1907

Jean Harold de Saint Cyr

"Jack" John Henry Edward Thompson of Waco, Texas

1875-1966

Children (2)

Anita (Stewart) de Braganza

Anita Rhinelander (Stewart), Princess de Braganza, afterwards Mrs Morris

1886-1977

William Rhinelander Stewart

William R. Stewart, Jr., "Best-Dressed Man in New York City"

1888-1945

Associated Houses (1)

Whitney Mansion

871 Fifth Avenue, Manhattan, New York

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Image Courtesy of The New York Times, 1906