Magdalena (Astor) Bristed (1788-1832)

Mrs Magdalena Vorfelder (Astor) Bentzon, afterwards Bristed

Her first marriage to the Governor of the Danish West Indies was not a happy one. Their two children died in infancy and she returned to New York to live with her parents before being granted a divorce in 1819.

Parents

John Jacob Astor

Founder of the American Fur Company & Real Estate Baron of New York City

1763-1848

Sarah (Todd) Astor

Mrs Sarah Cox (Todd) Astor

1762-1842

Spouses

Adrian Benjamin Bentzon

Major-General Adrian Bentzon, Governor of the Danish West Indies

1777-1827

John Bristed

The Rev. John Bristed, of St. Michael's Episcopal Church, Bristol, Rhode Island

1778-1855

Children

Charles Astor Bristed

Charles Astor Bristed, of Astor Mansion, Hellgate, New York

1820-1874

Associated Houses

Astor Mansion

Hellgate, New York