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- Blackwell Island
When John Manning died in 1686, his stepdaughter Mary Manningham rename d the island after her husband, Robert Blackwell. Blackwell Island rema ined in private hands until 1828, when the City of New York purchased i t and transformed it into a setting for mental institutions, hospitals a nd prisons. Reflecting this setting as a repository for the down and ou t, the city renamed the property Welfare Island in 1921.
Bio:
Mary was the daughter of Walter and Bridget Manningham, and the stepdau ghter of Capt. John Manning, Sheriff of New York and garrison commander w hen New York City was surrendered to the Dutch in 1673.
She married Robert Blackwell (as his second wife) by license dated 26 A pr. 1676 in Newtown, Queens Co., NY. They are believed to have had 10 k nown children.
Bio: Mary was the daughter of Walter and Bridget Manningham, and the st epdaughter of Capt. John Manning, Sheriff of New York and garrison comm ander when New York City was surrendered to the Dutch in 1673. She marr ied Robert Blackwell (as his second wife) by license dated 26 Apr. 1676 i n Newtown, Queens Co., NY.
Blackwell Island: When John Manning died in 1686, his stepdaughter Mary M anningham renamed the island after her husband, Robert Blackwell. Black well Island remained in private hands until 1828, when the City of New Y ork purchased it and transformed it into a setting for mental instituti ons, hospitals and prisons. Reflecting this setting as a repository for t he down and out, the city renamed the property Welfare Island in 1921.
Blackwell Island
When John Manning died in 1686, his stepdaughter Mary Manningham rename d t he island after her husband, Robert Blackwell. Blackwell Island rema in ed in private hands until 1828, when the City of New York purchased i t a nd transformed it into a setting for mental institutions, hospitals a n d prisons. Reflecting this setting as a repository for the down and ou t , the city renamed the property Welfare Island in 1921.
Bio:
Mary was the daughter of Walter and Bridget Manningham, and the stepdau g hter of Capt. John Manning, Sheriff of New York and garrison commander w h en New York City was surrendered to the Dutch in 1673.
She married Robert Blackwell (as his second wife) by license dated 26 A p r. 1676 in Newtown, Queens Co., NY. They are believed to have had 10 k n own children.
Bio: Mary was the daughter of Walter and Bridget Manningham, and the st e pdaughter of Capt. John Manning, Sheriff of New York and garrison comm a nder when New York City was surrendered to the Dutch in 1673. She marr i ed Robert Blackwell (as his second wife) by license dated 26 Apr. 1676 i n N ewtown, Queens Co., NY.
Blackwell Island: When John Manning died in 1686, his stepdaughter Mary M a nningham renamed the island after her husband, Robert Blackwell. Black w ell Island remained in private hands until 1828, when the City of New Y o rk purchased it and transformed it into a setting for mental instituti o ns, hospitals and prisons. Reflecting this setting as a repository for t h e down and out, the city renamed the property Welfare Island in 1921.
Blackwell Island
When John Manning died in 1686, his stepdaughter Mary Manningham rename d the island after her husband, Robert Blackwell. Blackwell Island rema ined in private hands until 1828, when the City of New York purchased i t and transformed it into a set ting for mental institutions, hospitals a nd prisons. Reflecting this setting as a repository for the down and ou t, the city renamed the property Welfare Island in 1921.
Bio:
Mary was the daughter of Walter and Bridget Manningham, and the stepdau ghter of Capt. John Manning, Sheriff of New York and garrison commander w hen New York City was surrendered to the Dutch in 1673.
She married Robert Blackwell (as his second wife) by license dated 26 A pr. 1676 in Newtown, Queens Co., NY. They are believed to have had 10 k nown children.
Bio: Mary was the daughter of Walter and Bridget Manningham, and the st epdaughter of Capt. John Manning, Sheriff of New York and garrison comm ander when New York City was surrendered to the Dutch in 1673. She marr ied Robert Blackwell (as his se cond wife) by license dated 26 Apr. 1676 i n Newtown, Queens Co., NY.
Blackwell Island: When John Manning died in 1686, his stepdaughter Mary M anningham renamed the island after her husband, Robert Blackwell. Black well Island remained in private hands until 1828, when the City of New Y ork purchased it and transfo rmed it into a setting for mental instituti ons, hospitals and prisons. Reflecting this setting as a repository for t he down and out, the city renamed the property Welfare Island in 1921.
Blackwell Island
When John Manning died in 1686, his stepdaughter Mary Manningham rename d t he island after her husband, Robert Blackwell. Blackwell Island rema in ed in private hands until 1828, when the City of New York purchased i t a nd transformed it int o a setting for mental institutions, hospitals a n d prisons. Reflecting this setting as a repository for the down and ou t , the city renamed the property Welfare Island in 1921.
Bio:
Mary was the daughter of Walter and Bridget Manningham, and the stepdau g hter of Capt. John Manning, Sheriff of New York and garrison commander w h en New York City was surrendered to the Dutch in 1673.
She married Robert Blackwell (as his second wife) by license dated 26 A p r. 1676 in Newtown, Queens Co., NY. They are believed to have had 10 k n own children.
Bio: Mary was the daughter of Walter and Bridget Manningham, and the st e pdaughter of Capt. John Manning, Sheriff of New York and garrison comm a nder when New York City was surrendered to the Dutch in 1673. She marr i ed Robert Blackwell (as hi s second wife) by license dated 26 Apr. 1676 i n N ewtown, Queens Co., NY.
Blackwell Island: When John Manning died in 1686, his stepdaughter Mary M a nningham renamed the island after her husband, Robert Blackwell. Black w ell Island remained in private hands until 1828, when the City of New Y o rk purchased it and tran sformed it into a setting for mental instituti o ns, hospitals and prisons. Reflecting this setting as a repository for t h e down and out, the city renamed the property Welfare Island in 1921.
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