Background
Geer, William Montague was born on April 9, 1848 in Balston, New York, United States. Son of Review George Jarvis and Isabelle (Montague) Geer.
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William Montague Geer
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Bachelor of Arts, Columbia, 1869, Master of Arts, 1872, South.T.D., 1914. Admitted to New York bar, 1875. Graduate General Theological Seminary, 1878.
Career
Deacon, 1878, priest, 1879, Protestant Episcopal Church. Assistant to Review Henry Y. Satterlee, Wappingers Falls, New York, 1878-1879. Rector at Saint John's, North. Adams, Massachusetts, 1879-1880, Christ Church, Oyster Bay, Long Island, New York, 1880-1888.
Assistant minister Saint Paul’s Chapel, Trinity Parish, New York City, 1888-1894, vicar, 1894-1918, emeritus.
Inaugurated noonday services, and midnight services for night workers, in Saint Paul’s Chapel, and pastoral work for seamen on steamers and on docks near Saint Paul’s Chapel, also work for army nurses during World War. President board of trustees Trinity and Saint Agatha’s schools, 1920-1925.
Vice president Society Promotion of Religion and Learning. President New York Churchman’s Association, 1898.
Trustee General Theological Seminary, 1892-1913.
Home: New York, New New York
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Married Katharine Gridley Throop, April. Children: Isabel Montague (Mistress Elliot H. Goodwin) (deceased), Enos Throop, William Montague, Garrow Throop, Katharine Throop (deceased), Francis Hunt, Cornelia Throop (Mistress Martin Le Boutillier), Gertrude Marshall (Mistress Hooker Talcott).
- Father:
- Review George Jarvis Geer
- Mother:
- Isabelle (Montague) Geer
- Spouse:
- Katharine Gridley Throop
- child:
- Cornelia Throop Geer (Mistress Martin Le Boutillier)
- child:
- William Montague Geer
- child:
- Gertrude Marshall Geer (Mistress Hooker Talcott)
- child:
- Katharine Throop Geer (deceased)
- child:
- Isabel Montague Geer (Mistress Elliot H. Goodwin) (deceased)
- child:
- Francis Hunt Geer
- child:
- Enos Throop Geer
- child:
- Garrow Throop Geer
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Died
April, 1935 (aged 86) -
Nationality
American