William Post, ^

1828 - 1888  (60 years)

• Name	William Post  [1]
  Suffix	^
  Birth	13 Feb 1828	Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	21 Mar 1888	Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [1, 2]
  	Cause: William died of scarlet fever during the famous blizzard, but had been ill previously.
  Burial	Bellport (Woodland Cemetery), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [2]
  Person ID	I358	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	17 Sep 2023

  
  

  Father	Caleb Post, †^,   b. 6 Jul 1785, Southampton, Suffolk, New York, United States d. 15 Sep 1872, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY (Age 87 years)
  Mother	Mary Smith, †^,   b. 17 Feb 1790, Moriches, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY d. 5 Dec 1869, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	27 Oct 1816	Moriches, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [1, 3]
  Family ID	F177	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Eleanor Cornelia Sackett, ^,   b. 28 Feb 1836, Greenwich, Fairfield, CT d. 26 Feb 1866, Bellport, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY (Age 29 years)
  Marriage	8 Jan 1859  [1]
  Children	1. James Howell Post, †^,   b. 13 Oct 1859, New Rochelle, Westchester, NY d. 5 Mar 1938, Brooklyn, Kings, NY (Age 78 years)   2. Mary Eleanor Post, ^,   b. 23 May 1862   d. 20 Sep 1939, Bellport, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY (Age 77 years)   3. William Post, Jr. ^,   b. 22 Feb 1864   d. 21 Feb 1866 (Age 1 year)
  Family ID	F176	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Mar 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S218] Richard H. Jones, Some Descendants of James Post (1741-1813) and Mary Huntting (d. 1788) of Southampton and Moriches, L.I. (Unpublished manuscript, Undated). [S42] monument, Woodland Cemetery, Bellport, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY ();. [S161] Van R. Field, History and Genealogy of The Beachfern Road Cemetery, Center Moriches, LI, NY (http://longislandgenealogy.com/beachfern.html, 30 May 2001).