John Foster Hawkins, <^[1]

1846 - 1922  (76 years)

• Name	John Foster Hawkins
  Suffix	<
  Born	7 Jan 1846	Nassakeag (now South Setauket), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1860	Setauket, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [3]
  	He was living in the household of her sister, Frances, and husband, Peter M. Skidmore.
  Occupation	Port Jefferson, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [2]
  	shipbuilder
  	He went to sea at the age of 17 and for the next two years, 1863-1865, sailed between New York and Washington, DC, running the blockade, often under fire. Later he sailed between New York and the West Indies carrying fruit, except during the winter. He sailed the winter between Long Island and Virginia getting oysters for Long Island's oyster beds. He gave up the sea in 1876 and took up ship building in Setauket and Port Jefferson, NY Ultimately he owned a shipbuilding business until he retired in 1912. Upon his retirement he lived with his son, Foster Lee Hawkins, in Port Jefferson, until his death.
  Reference Number	HG 924  [1]
  Died	24 Feb 1922	Port Jefferson, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [2]
  Person ID	I6972	Brookhaven & South Haven Hamlets
  Last Modified	27 Jul 2005

  
  

  Father	Jesse Rose Hawkins, <,   b. 13 Nov 1805, Nassakeag (now South Setauket), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY ,   d. 12 Sep 1884  (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Susan Mills Hawkins,   b. 1808,   d. 19 Sep 1872  (Age 64 years)
  Married	Y  [1, 4]
  	(They were fourth cousins.)
  Family ID	F2469	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Irene Maria Lee, <,   b. 19 Oct 1852, Coram, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY ,   d. 26 Apr 1891, Port Jefferson, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY  (Age 38 years)
  Married	27 Feb 1878  [2]
  Children	1. Foster Lee Hawkins, <,   b. 15 Jun 1879, Setauket, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY ,   d. 1966, Port Jefferson, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY  (Age 86 years)   2. Jessie Rose Hawkins, <,   b. 23 Sep 1880, Setauket, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Elinore Smith Hawkins, <,   b. 30 Jul 1883, Port Jefferson, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F2520	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Phebe Eliza Underwood,   b. 17 Aug 1859, Port Jefferson, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY ,   d. 7 Mar 1921, Port Jefferson, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY  (Age 61 years)
  Married	20 Oct 1892	Mt. Sinai, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [2]
  Family ID	F2522	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S71] Hawkins Genealogy: R. C. Hawkins, LI REF 929.2097 HAWKINS HAW., p. 99. [S72] Hawkins Supplement vol II, LI REF 929.2097 HAWKINS HAW., p. 124. [S61] 1860 Census, Roll: M653_865 Page: 0. [S525] DAR Affidavit: Violet Lyon Reilly.