Halcyon G. Bailey (1828-1905)

Father of Annie Keeler and ex-husband of Emily Keeler. He had a tumultuous relationship with his inlaws, was the subject of a conservatorship trial in the 1860s, divorced from his wife in 1873, and went bankrupt in 1878.

Halcyon Gilbert Bailey's family tree (omitting spouses and nieflings not mentioned elsewhere on this site)

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Ridgebury
Article in the Bridgeport Standard talking about the history of Halcyon's home, which he had listed for sale.
It is Seldom as Desirable Property as this is ever offered...
[...a gala day at Peach Lake...]
To Be Sold at Auction
Advertisement in which Halcyon lists his 3 properties (The Homestead, Sherwood Farms, and Bogus) up for auction.
[Properties returned to Halcyon]
Deeds from the Ridgefield Land Records documenting the return of several properties to Halcyon Gilbert Bailey, following his divorce from Emily Keeler.
Beautiful Residence and Farm For Sale!
Advertisement in which Halcyon lists his 3 properties (The Homestead, Sherwood Farms, and Bogus) for sale for $13,000. The ads ran in both the Danbury News-Times and the Brewster Standard for several weeks.
[The Various Suits]
Short newspaper article on the conclusion of the various suits involving Halcyon.
Died (Clayton Wall Bailey)
Clayton Wall Bailey died November 15, 1863, at the age of 5.
Notice.
Halcyon placed a series of ads in the Danbury Times advising potential creditors that he would not be responsible for future debts of his wife, Emily.
[Ebenezer Hutchings forecloses on Halcyon]
Ebenezer Hutchings, Halcyon's former business partner, forecloses on Halcyon
[William F. Taylor receives judgement against Halcyon]
William F. Taylor, the lawyer who represented Halcyon in multiple lawsuits (including the conservatorship trial, Halcyon vs Close, and Halcyon vs Keeler), won a judgment against Halcyon for a debt of $1500, plus the cost of the lawsuit ($102.52).
[Deed putting The Homestead and 14 Bogus Acres into trust]
The Homestead and 14 Bogus Acres went into a trust for the benefit of Emily and Annie

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Sources

Stephen Whitney Phoenix. The Whitney Family of Connecticut, and Its Affiliations: Being an Attempt to Trace the Descendants, as Well in the Female as the Male Lines, of Henry Whitney, from 1649 to 1878. Priv. Print. [Bradford Press], 1878. 1006 pp., p. 596.
Ella Frances (Reed) Wright. “Reed-Read Lineage. Captain John Reed of Providence, R. I., and Norwalk, Conn. and His Descendants through His Sons, John and Thomas, 1660-1909.” In: Waterbury, Conn.: The Mattatuck press, inc, 1909, pp. 567–568. url: https://archive.org/details/reedreadlineagec00wrig/page/566/mode/2up .
New Jersey. “Hudson County, New Jersey Marriage Records.” In: 1863-Sept, p. 336. url: https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/imageviewer/collections/62483/images/004210083_00404 (visited on 12/01/2023).
“Advertisement for JB Close & Co.” In: New-York daily tribune (Apr. 24, 1855), p. 3. issn: 2158-2661. url: https://chroniclingamericaloc.gov/lccn/sn83030213/1855-04-24/ed-1/seq-3/ (visited on 12/01/2023).
“Halcyon G. Bailey,” The Brewster Standard (Brewster, NY, February 24, 1905), sec. Obituary, accessed January 30, 2024, https://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/?a=d&d=tbs19050224-01.1.5.
“Halcyon G. Bailey,” New-York Tribune. (New York, NY, February 19, 1905), accessed April 14, 2023, https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030214/1905-02-19/ed-1/seq-11/.
“Business Growth of the ’Burgh. Hutchings & Bailey’s Great Clothing Warehouse, 53 and 55 Fourth Street.” en. In: Brooklyn Daily Times (June 1873), p. 2.

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