Benjamin Sumner Welles (1823-1904)

Dry Goods Merchant, of 46 West 39th Street, New York City; and Islip, Long Island

He was born in Boston and was the nephew of Samuel Welles who founded the famous banking house of Welles & Co. in Paris. He was a patron and member of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the New York Botanical Gardens. He married Catherine, sister of the Mrs. Astor. He was survived by a son and three daughters.

Parents (2)

Benjamin Welles

Banker, of J & B Welles, Paris, Boston & New York City

1781-1860

Mehitable (Sumner) Welles

Mrs. Mehitable Stoddard (Sumner) Welles

1784-1826

Spouse (1)

Catharine (Schermerhorn) Welles

Mrs. Catharine Alida (Schermerhorn) Welles

1828-1858

Children (5)

Helen (Welles) Kingsland

Mrs. Helen Schermerhorn (Welles) Kingsland

1842-1911

Catherine Welles

Died unmarried

1854-1913

Benjamin Sumner Welles

of 6 West 37th Street, New York City & Islip, L.I.

1857-1935

Elizabeth Welles

Died in Childhood

1858-1864

Harriette Welles

of Islip, L.I., New York; died unmarried

1858-1959