Frederick Gilbert "Commodore" Bourne, Sr.

1851 - 1919  (67 years)

• Name	Frederick Gilbert "Commodore" Bourne
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	20 Dec 1851	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
  Gender	Male
  Name	Frederick Gilbert Bourne
  Burial	Mar 1919	Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States
  Death	9 Mar 1919	Islip, Suffolk, New York, United States
  Person ID	I20966	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	10 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	George Washington Bourne,   b. 13 Mar 1813, Wells, York, Me. d. 27 Apr 1872, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States (Age 59 years)
  Mother	Harriet Gilbert,   b. 11 Mar 1817, Portland, Cumberland, Maine d. 20 Apr 1907, Manhattan, New York County, New York, United States (Age 90 years)
  Marriage	24 Jan 1843	Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States
  Family ID	F9497	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Emma Sparks Keeler,   b. 10 Apr 1855, New York City, New York, United States d. 31 Aug 1916, Oakdale, Suffolk, New York, United States (Age 61 years)
  Marriage	9 Feb 1875	Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States
  Children	1. Frederick Gilbert Bourne, Jr,   b. 7 Jan 1876, Manhattan, New York County, New York, United States d. 13 Jul 1884, Cooperstown, Otsego, Otsego, New York, United States (Age 8 years)   2. Arthur Keeler Bourne,   b. 7 Oct 1877, New York City, New York, United States d. 30 Apr 1967, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States (Age 89 years)   3. Louisa Davidson Bourne,   b. 6 May 1879, New York, New York, New York, USA d. 11 Jul 1884, New York, New York, New York, USA (Age 5 years)   4. May Miller Bourne,   b. 7 Apr 1881, New York City, New York, United States d. Nov 1975, Gwyned Valley, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 94 years)   5. Marion Bourne,   b. 4 Jun 1882, New York City, New York, United States d. 23 Aug 1969, Florida, United States (Age 87 years)   6. Alfred Severin Bourne,   b. 3 Aug 1883, New York City, New York, United States d. 1 Mar 1956, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States (Age 72 years)   7. Helen Bourne,   b. 1885, New York City, New York, New York d. 22 Jan 1887, New York, United States (Age 2 years)   8. Florence Bourne,   b. 6 Jan 1886, New York City, New York, New York d. 11 May 1969, Hollywood, Broward, Florida, USA (Age 83 years)   9. George Galt Bourne,   b. 9 Feb 1888, New York City, New York, United States d. 7 May 1945, Miami, Dade, Florida, USA (Age 57 years)   10. Marjorie Bourne,   b. 11 Jan 1890, New York City, New York, New York, United States d. 5 May 1962 (Age 72 years)   11. Kenneth Bourne,   b. 1891, New York City, New York, United States d. 1898, New York City, New York, United States (Age 7 years)   12. Howard Davidson Bourne,   b. 1893, New York City, New York, United States d. 13 Nov 1918, Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand (Age 25 years)   13. Louisa Bourne,   b. Nov 1879, New York City, New York, United States d. 1898 (Age 18 years)
  Family ID	F8601	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 May 2025

  
  

• Notes

  Commodore Frederick Gilbert Bourne (December 20, 1851 – March 9, 1919)[1] was an American businessman. He was the fifth president of the Singer Manufacturing Company, from 1889 to 1905. He made the business "perhaps the first modern multinational industrial enterprise of any nationality".Early life [edit] Bourne was born on December 20, 1851, in Boston, Massachusetts. He was the son of the Rev. George Washington Bourne (1815–1872) and Harriet J. (née Gilbert) Bourne (1817–1907), who was from Portland, Maine.[2] His older sister was Clara Bourne, who married John Loring Whitman.[3] His paternal grandparents were Benjamin Bourne and Mary (née Hatch) Bourne, herself the daughter of Joshua Hatch, a soldier during the American Revolutionary War who was killed near Crown Point after the evacuation of Fort Ticonderoga in 1777.[3] Bourne and his family moved to New York City by 1860, when Bourne was likely around 9 years old. His family was poor, and as a result could not afford to send him to college later on in life.[4] Throughout his childhood, Bourne was fond of mechanical work, history, science, and adventure. He was an avid reader, and had a "veracious thirst for knowledge". By age 11, he was also a member of the choir at Holy Trinity Church.[5] Bourne was educated at public schools in New York before joining the work force at age fourteen.[2]Career [edit]