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William Bradhurst Osgood FIELD

Male 1870 - 1949


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  • Born  16 Sep 1870  Geneva, Switzerland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • Ancestral File Record says "of Geneva" which probably refers to Geneva, New York.
    Gender  Male 
    Travel  1897-1898  India Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    accompany George Washington Vanderbilt 
    Residence  1923  Mohegan, NY Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Travel  23 Jun 1923  Europe Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    aid sons' education 
    _UID  EB2CEC68579A43DABE65CBA7C5C9B5469745 
    Died  1949  [4
    Person ID  I1690  OuthouseLine2014
    Last Modified  1 Feb 2012 

    Father  William Hazard FIELD,   b. 5 Aug 1833, Flushing, Long Island, Kings, NY Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 3 Feb 1888 
    Mother  Augusta Currie BRADHURST,   b. 1846, Flushing, Long Island, Kings, NY Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1919 
    Married  15 Oct 1863  Flushing, Long Island, Kings, NY Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID  F698  Group Sheet

    Family 1  Lila Vanderbilt SLOAN,   b. 15 May 1878,   d. 15 Oct 1934 
    Married  1902  [4
    Children 
     1. William Osgood FIELD,   b. 30 Jan 1904, New York City, NY Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Jun 1994, Great Barrington, Berkshire, MA Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Frederick Vanderbilt FIELD,   b. 14 Apr 1905, New York Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Feb 2000, Minneapolis, Hennepin, MN Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Marjorie Lila FIELD,   b. 3 Apr 1910,   d. 26 Sep 1997, Lenox, Berkshire, MA Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Mary Augusta FIELD,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified  1 Feb 2012 
    Family ID  F269  Group Sheet

    Family 2  Erika SEGNITZ,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married  1936 
    Divorced  1944 
    Last Modified  1 Feb 2012 
    Family ID  F270  Group Sheet

    Family 3  Mary HEMENWAY,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married  1944  [4
    Last Modified  1 Feb 2012 
    Family ID  F271  Group Sheet

  • Notes 
    • Bio [5]

  • Sources 
    1. [S376] U.S. Passport Applications, #310282 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S378] William B. Osgood Field Papers.
      I have not verified the contents, but the description on the New York Public Library website lends credibility to this information.

    3. [S376] U.S. Passport Applications, #310282 (Reliability: 3).
      William B. Osgood Field, passport app for himself and two sons, Wm Osgood Field, b. NYC 30 Jan 1904 and Frederick Vanderbilt Field, b. NY 14 Apr 1905. Wm. B.O. Field was born at Geneva,Switzerland 16 Sep 1870 (registered as American citizen at American Consulate at birth). Father was Wm Hazard Field, b. Peekskill, NY, 5 Aug 1833 (now deceased). Permanent residence of applicant is Mohegan, NY. Occupation: gentleman farmer. His last passport was obtained over 25 years ago and has been destroyed. Intends to return to U.S. within 3 months. Will visit England, France and Switzerland. Will sail on the "Majestic" on 23 June 1923

    4. [S378] William B. Osgood Field Papers.

    5. [S378] William B. Osgood Field Papers.
      William Bradhurst Osgood Field (1870-1949) and his family were prominent members of society in New York City and Lenox, Massachusetts during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Field was an engineer and businessman who served in the U.S. Army's Military Intelligence Division during World War I. His interests also defined him as an avid book collector, gentleman farmer, philanthropist, and sportsman. Field sat on the boards of many charitable and commercial organizations, and was a member of over twenty clubs and societies, notably serving as president of the Grolier Club