Alvida Theodora Simpson Alvida Theodora Simpson was wife of Captain L. Simpson of the barque Antilope. She was the daughter of Anna Fredricha Smith. They both died in the fire. Their story will be continued here. Text here Name: Alvida Theodora Simpson Age: 22 years...
Wickham C. Powell When I first paid a visited to the resting place of Wickham C. Powell in 2006, I found it near the fence line of the cemetery on Ford Hamilton Parkway side. There, near an old tree, stood a single marker on Lot 25589, Section 203. Since then the...
Anna Fredricha Smith Anna Fredricha Smith was mother of Alvida Theodora Simpson. They both died in the fire. Their story will be continued here. Brooklyn, 29 Middagh Street December 20th, 1876 To Hon. F.A. Schroeder, Mayor of the City of Brooklyn. Hon’d and Dear...
Thomas Dempsey Thomas J. Dempsey Jr. was the eldest son of Thomas Dempsey Sr. and Mary Rooney. His story will continue here. Brooklyn Daily Eagle, December 7, 1876, page 4 permit for burial issued The Bodies at Morgue, No. 38, Recognized as T. Dempsey, of No. 103...
Sidney Evans In the December 8, 1876 issue of the Brooklyn Daily Eagle, the victim’s name appeared for the first time as “Evans, Sydney (colored), Hudson and DeKalb avenues.” The next day, the Eagle described “Scenes at the Morgue” on...
Jacob Lawrence Ostrander The Last Voyage of the First Son Grave 504, Public Lot 17263, Section 16 Directly in front of the McCulloch/Rose granite headstone, a white marble stone stands on the grave of a victim of the Brooklyn Theater Fire (see above). Due to the age...
