John Mabie [31740]

  General Notes:

From the Maybee Society files. Not all data is verified. Say dates are estimates and are probably within 20 years. The Maybee Society keeps its data on The Master Genealogist�, and has been modified by Gary Hester?s WIT2NOTE� to form the GedCom file. This information is also available in a TMG file.

  Noted events in his life were:

• Occupation: John was the original Mabie of the Mabie Todd Pen Co. ⁵⁷⁴²

• No Name, 1820, 5th Ward, New York City, New York County, New York. ¹¹⁰ John Mabie appeared on the census of 1820 in the household of
William Helimus Maybee and Maria Verbryck 5th Ward, New York
City, New York County, New York

• No Name, 1830, 8th Ward, New York City, New York County, New York. ¹¹⁰ John Mabie appeared on the census of 1830 in the household of
William Helimus Maybee and Maria Verbryck 8th Ward, New York
City, New York County, New York

• No Name, 1850, Williamsburg Village, Kings County, New York. ⁴⁸⁸ John Mabie and Eliza Jane Smith appeared on the census of 1850
Williamsburg Village, Kings County, New YorkJohn Mabie, 31, M,
Jeweler, NJ
Eliza Mabie, 29, F, NY
Ann Mabie, 8, F, NY
George Mabie, 5, M, NY
John Mabie, 2, M, NY
Mary, 2/12, F, NY

• No Name, 1860, Hackensack Township, Bergen County, New Jersey. ¹¹⁶ John Mabie and Eliza Jane Smith appeared on the census of 1860
Hackensack Township, Bergen County, New JerseyJohn Mabie, 41 ,
M, Manufacturer, NY, $18000, $15000
Eliza J. Mabie, 39 , F, Wife, NY
Anna M. Mabie, 17 , F, NY
George W. Mabie, 15 , F, NY
John H. Mabie, 12 , F, NY
Mary E. Mabie, 9 , F, NY
Charles E. Mabie, 7 , F, NJ
Son John H Mabie is also listed as, age 12, a student in
private school in North Bergen Township, Hudson County, NJ

• Occupation: a jeweler iand co-owner of the Mabie-Todd pen company, Apr 1866, New York, New York County, New York, USA. ⁵⁷⁴⁵

• Census, 1870, Hackensack Township, Bergen County, New Jersey. ⁵⁷⁴⁶ John Mabie, 50, M, Pencil Case Manufacturer, 25000, 4000, NY
George W. Mabie, 25, Salesman in Pencil Manufacturing, NY
John H. Mabie, 22, Pencil Case Maker, NY
Mary E. Mabie, 19, F, without occupation, NY

• No Name, 1870, Hackensack Township, Bergen County, New Jersey. ⁵⁷⁴⁶ John Mabie appeared on the census of 1870 Hackensack Township,
Bergen County, New JerseyJohn Mabie, 50, M, Pencil Case
Manufacturer, 25000, 4000, NY
George W. Mabie, 25, Salesman in Pencil Manufacturing, NY
John H. Mabie, 22, Pencil Case Maker, NY
Mary E. Mabie, 19, F, without occupation, NY

• No Name, 12 Jan 1892, New York, New York County, New York, USA. ⁵⁷⁴⁷ 12 Jan 1892 New York City, New York PFP obituary read: John
Mabie, one of the pioneer gold pen and pencil makers of this
country and founder of the firm of Mabie, Todd & Bard, 198
Broadway, died on Saturday of the grip in his country home at
Fairview, N.J.
Mr. Mabie was seventy-three years old, and was born in this
city. He learned the trade of a gold pen and pencil maker with
Addison, Wilmarth & Co., in Spring Street. Subsequently he
became foreman for and then a partner of John A. Rauch, in the
same business, in Cortlandt Street. In 1853 he established the
firm of Mabie, Knapp & McGovern, the other partners being John
H. Knapp and John McGovern. After several years, Mr. Knapp
withdrew. The company then became Mabie, Smith & Co. by the
admission of William H. Smith and Edward Todd. Then George W.
Todd joined the firm and its name was changed to Mabie, Todd &
Co. in 1857.
Mr. Mabie withdrew from active business seventeen years ago,
but retained his interest in the name of his two sons, who
represented him. Recently the firm became Mabie, Todd & Bard.
Mr. Mabie lived in Brooklyn, Eastern District, a long time, but
moved to Fairview, then called English Neighborhood, by order
of his physician, thirty years ago. He traveled extensively in
Europe and elsewhere. He leaves a large estate.
Mr. Mabie was twice married. His second wife survives, and
there are four living children by the first wife. The funeral
service will be held at the Reformed Church, Ridgefield, N.J.,
today, at 2:30 o'clock P.M.

• Obituary, 12 Jan 1892, New York, New York County, New York, USA. ⁵⁷⁴⁷ John Mabie, one of the pioneer gold pen and pencil makers of
this country and founder of the firm of Mabie, Todd & Bard, 198
Broadway, died on Saturday of the grip in his country home at
Fairview, N.J.
Mr. Mabie was seventy-three years old, and was born in this
city. He learned the trade of a gold pen and pencil maker with
Addison, Wilmarth & Co., in Spring Street. Subsequently he
became foreman for and then a partner of John A. Rauch, in the
same business, in Cortlandt Street. In 1853 he established the
firm of Mabie, Knapp & McGovern, the other partners being John
H. Knapp and John McGovern. After several years, Mr. Knapp
withdrew. The company then became Mabie, Smith & Co. by the
admission of William H. Smith and Edward Todd. Then George W.
Todd joined the firm and its name was changed to Mabie, Todd &
Co. in 1857.
Mr. Mabie withdrew from active business seventeen years ago,
but retained his interest in the name of his two sons, who
represented him. Recently the firm became Mabie, Todd & Bard.
Mr. Mabie lived in Brooklyn, Eastern District, a long time, but
moved to Fairview, then called English Neighborhood, by order
of his physician, thirty years ago. He traveled extensively in
Europe and elsewhere. He leaves a large estate.
Mr. Mabie was twice married. His second wife survives, and
there are four living children by the first wife. The funeral
service will be held at the Reformed Church, Ridgefield, N.J.,
today, at 2:30 o'clock P.M.

• No Name, 28 Jan 1892, Bergen County, New Jersey. ¹⁵⁸³ His estate was probated 28 Jan 1892 Bergen County, New Jersey.
Inventory of the Estate of John Mabie, of Bergen County, Proved
1/28/1892. Probate documents consist only of the inventory, no
will, but there is a reference in these documents to a will.
Emmegene Mabie and George W. Mabie (with others) performed the
inventory, and George W. is identified as one of the executors
of the will. The inventory is remarkable in that the total
value was $48,297.76

• Probate, 28 Jan 1892, Bergen County, New Jersey. ¹⁵⁸³ Inventory of the Estate of John Mabie, of Bergen County, Proved
1/28/1892. Probate documents consist only of the inventory, no
will, but there is a reference in these documents to a will.
Emmegene Mabie and George W. Mabie (with others) performed the
inventory, and George W. is identified as one of the executors
of the will. The inventory is remarkable in that the total
value was $48,297.76

John married Eliza Jane Smith [37184] [MRIN: 551605227] on 22 Apr 1841.⁵⁷⁴⁰ (Eliza Jane Smith [37184] was born on 5 Sep 1821,^5748,5749 died on 30 Jun 1870 ⁵⁷⁴⁹ and was buried in the English Neighborhood True Reformed Church, Ridgefield, Bergen County, New Jersey ¹³²⁸.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Census, 1850, Williamsburg Village, Kings County, New York. ⁴⁸⁸ John Mabie, 31, M, Jeweler, NJ
Eliza Mabie, 29, F, NY
Ann Mabie, 8, F, NY
George Mabie, 5, M, NY
John Mabie, 2, M, NY
Mary, 2/12, F, NY

• Census, 1860, Hackensack Township, Bergen County, New Jersey. ¹¹⁶ John Mabie, 41 , M, Manufacturer, NY, $18000, $15000
Eliza J. Mabie, 39 , F, Wife, NY
Anna M. Mabie, 17 , F, NY
George W. Mabie, 15 , F, NY
John H. Mabie, 12 , F, NY
Mary E. Mabie, 9 , F, NY
Charles E. Mabie, 7 , F, NJ
Son John H Mabie is also listed as, age 12, a student in
private school in North Bergen Township, Hudson County, NJ

John next married Emmagene Sweetland [32875] [MRIN: 551607373] on 13 Feb 1871 in Ridgefield, Bergen County, New Jersey.⁵⁷⁴¹ (Emmagene Sweetland [32875] was born between 1844 and 1845 in Rhode Island ⁵⁷⁵⁰.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Census, 1880, Ridgefield, Bergen County, New Jersey. ⁵⁷⁵⁰ John Mabie, Head, M, M, W, 61, NY, Retired Jeweler, Fa: NY, Mo:
NY
Emigene Mabie, Wife, F, M, W, 35, RI, Keeping House, Fa: RI,
Mo: RI

• Memo, 2 Sep 1889. ⁵⁷⁵¹ arrived in New York returning from England on the SS Servia

  Marriage Notes:

John Mabie, 52, widower, farmer and Emma G. Sweetland, 27,
divorced, in Ridgefield.