DELISSER, Richard Lionel

1849 - 1907  (57 years)

• Name	DELISSER, Richard Lionel
  Birth	26 Sep 1849	Kingston, Jamaica   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1865	Brooklyn, NY   [2]
  Naturalization	24 Jul 1872	New York, NY
  _COLOR	2
  Death	19 Sep 1907	Munich, Bavaria, Germany   [3, 4]
  Person ID	I41065	Puffers
  Last Modified	1 Dec 2021

  
  

  Father	DELISSER, Richard Lindo,   b. 10 Jun 1820, Jamaica d. 20 Mar 1888, Brooklyn, NY (Age 67 years)
  Mother	PUFFER, Elizabeth Mary,   b. 5 Jul 1825, New York, NY d. 3 May 1894, Brooklyn, NY (Age 68 years)
  Marriage	3 Jun 1845  [5]
  Residence	1865	Brooklyn, NY   [2]
  Family ID	F2898	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mette,   b. May 1853, Germany d. Bef 1953 (Age < 99 years)
  Marriage	1871	NY   [6]
  Residence	1900	Kingston, NY   [6]
  Children	1. DELISSER, Harry Neville,   b. CA 1875   d. 5 Jan 1943, Kings County, NY (Age 68 years)
  Family ID	F21458	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Apr 2024

  
  

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• Notes

  He received his early education in France and Germany. He served as a midshipman aboard Admiral Farragut's flagship. He received the Kings Medal from King Ludwig of Bavaria for one of his paintings. An artist, writer and illustrator. He illustrated the book "Picturesque Ulster" a collection of local histories (Ulster, NY)

  
  

• Sources

  [S672] US Passport Applications, 1795-1925. [S735] New York State Census, 1865. [S733] Who Was Who In American Art. [S740] _Newspaper Announcement, The Kingston Daily Freeman, Kingston, NY, 10 Apr 1956, page 5. [S2] Descendants of George Puffer of Braintree, Massachusetts 1639-2020, Red Letter Edition, 343. [S304] _1900 United States Federal Census.