Barrett, Edward Percy (b. 25 JUN 1875, d. 31 DEC 1964)

Note: !Edward Percy Barrett was educated at Cantatoe School and Old Katonah School.
He studied law at New York Law School and was admitted to the Bar in June 1900.
He practiced law in White Plains with his uncle William Henry Robertson and
brothers. He opened his own law office in Katonah. He was Supervisor of the
Town of Bedford from 1905-1917 and again from 1920-1954, a total of 46 years.
He was a Presbyterian, Republican (head of the North County Party for many
years) and loved farming. He and wife Estelle Travis resided at Oak Hill in
Katonah, NY.
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From SUPERVISORS OF THE TOWN OF BEDFORD, 1994:
E. P. Barrett was born at Cantatoe on June 25, 1875, to Joseph and Emma
Robertson Barrett. Educated in Katonah's public schools and at New York Law
School, he served his law clerkship in the firm of Barrett and Buckbee in White
Plains, then joined the firm of Close and Robertson in 1897. He was admitted to
the bar in 1900. On November 27, 1901, Barrett married Estelle A. Travis and
built a new home at 27 Bedford Road in Katonah. In 1907, the Barretts built a
new home at 51 Bedford Road. Barrett remained with his uncle's law firm in
White Plains until 1916, when he opened his own office in Katonah. A power in
the local Republican party, E. P. Barrett served as Republican town committee
chairman for many years.
Both as a businessman and as a community activist, Barrett was an important
figure in new Katonah's early development. He was a partner in a number of
small business enterprises in town, including the Katonah Lighting Company,
which first brought electricity to new Katonah. Barrett served on the Building
Committee of the Katonah Village Library and was instrumental in the
establishment of the Katonah Memorial Park Association. He was a member of the
Katonah Presbyterian Church. Throughout this time Barrett maintained an
interest in the farm life to which he had been born in Cantatoe by cultivating
a farm on Cherry Street.
Barrett was first elected supervisor in 1905, winning by a narrow margin over
the Democratic incumbent, Isaac Turner. When he took office in late November of
that year, he carried on a family tradition. His grandfather, Henry Robertson;
father, Joseph Barrett; and uncle, William Robertson, had all preceded him as
supervisor. During his first period in office, Barrett oversaw the
establishment of the Bedford Police Department, which was founded on June 7,
1909, in response to a petition from thirty-eight concerned residents.
Having served six terms, Barrett chose not to run for supervisor in 1917.
Public life continued to call, however. In 1920, Barrett became justice of the
peace, thus regaining his seat on the Town Board. In Novenber 1921, he was
again elected supervisor and took office the following January. From then on he
held office continuously until his retirement in 1953. In all, E. P. Barrett
served an unprecidented and unequaled forty-four years as supervisor of the Town
of Bedford. He died on December 31, 1964.

Burial plot 184.

Death: 31 DEC 1964 Oak Hill, Katonah, NY

Burial: Union Cemetery, Bedford, NY

Reference: 610

Note: !Estelle Travis was born in her grandfather Bernard Travis' home in Old
Katonah. She and Edward Percy Barrett resided at Oak Hill, Katonah, NY. She
died at Mt. Kisco Northern Westchester Hospital after a fall in her home at Oak
Hill in Katonah. Burial plot 184.

Death: 16 OCT 1967 Mt.Kisco, Westchester Co.NY

Burial: Union Cemetery, Bedford, NY

Note: !Byron Travis and Margery Putney were of Katonah.

Note: !Douglas Langley Barrett was educated at Katonah Public School, Blair Academy,
Blairstown, NJ, and Union College, Schenectady, NY. He was an engineer with
Westchester County 1922-1954 and was Supervisor of the Town of Bedford
1954-1963. He died in office, while off on vacation. He was aged 60. He and
Margaret Fowler resided in Mount Kisco and at 44 Harris Road, Bedford Hills
(Katonah), NY. Burial plot 184.
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From SUPERVISORS OF THE TOWN OF BEDFORD, 1994:
Douglas Langley Barrett was born on December 3, 1902, to Edward P. and
Estelle A. Travis Barrett at their home at 27 Bedford Road in Katonah. He was
the oldest of four children, only two of whom survived infancy. His sister,
Katharine Barrett Kelly, today holds the office of Town Historian of Bedford.
Barrett married Margaret Fowler of Mt. Kisco on February 18, 1933. They had one
daughter, Margot.
Douglas Barrett recieved his early education in the Katonah public schools.
After studying at Blair Academy and Union College, he made his career in
engineering. Barrett went to work for the Westchester County Department of
Public Works in 1923, becoming an assistant civil engineer in 1935; in the late
thirties he worked for the New York City Board of Water Supply as an engineering
inspector on the Deleware Aquaduct. Beginning in 1942, he represented the
County in the early development of Westchester County Airport. From 1929 on, he
also maintained a partnership in an engineering firm in Katonah, Leonard
Associates, which later became Barrett and Bunney.
Like most members of his family, Barrett was a member of the Republican
party. When he was elected Bedford supervisor in 1953 to succeed his father, he
became the fifth member of the Robertson-Barrett family to hold that office.
Indeed, at the time of his first election, there was some objection in town to
the continuation of what was termed the "Barrett dynasty." Nevertheless, he
proved to be a popular supervisor, whose quiet demeanor was often contrasted to
his father's more openly political style. The first supervisor to treat the
office as a fulltime position, Barrett went on to win five consecutive
elections. His engineering background served him well in office: under his
leadership, Bedford adopted its first long range comprehensive zoning plan, and
also set up the first water storage and distribution district in New York State.
Douglas Barrett was still supervisor of Bedford when he died while on
vacation in Sea Island, Georgia on May 22, 1963.

Death: 23 MAY 1963 Sea Island, Glynn, GA

Burial: Union Cemetery, Bedford, NY

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Note: !Margaret Fowler was educated at Mt. Kisco Public School, Low Heywood, Stamford, CT, and St. Lukes School of Nursing. She died in Northern Westchester Hospital. Burial plot 184.

Death: 9 MAR 1969 Mt.Kisco, Westchester Co.NY

Burial: Union Cemetery, Bedford, NY

Note: !Margot Louise Barrett was born in Northern Westchester Hospital. Her childhood
residence was Carpenter Avenue in Mt. Kisco. She was educated in Katonah
Schools and graduated from Katonah High School. She also attended Colby
College (Class of 1958), Waterville, ME, and Berkley Secretarial School, W.P.
She was an assistant to the Promotion Director of Fortune Magazine, Time, Inc.
She and John McLellan were married in the Presbyterian Church of East Orange,
NJ, at 4:30 pm, and reside at 44 Harris Road in Katonah, NY. She joined the
Katonah Presbyterian Church on 11 Mar 1972.

Death: 4 JAN 1991 Mt.Kisco, Westchester Co.NY

Reference: 888

Note: !John Wesley McLellan was brought up by Carl E. and Ada Mildred (McLellan) Black. He was educated in East Orange High School, NJ, and New York University. He was in World War II in the Marine Corps, 1942-1945. He was in the South Pacific Theater. At the time he was the youngest Master Sargent in the Marines. He worked for Standard Brands, first with the Manufacturing Division and in 1952, with the Fleischmann Division. He has retired.

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Death: 18 MAY 1907 Katonah, Westchester, NY

Burial: Union Cemetery, Bedford, NY

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Note: !Katharine Elizabeth Barrett "Boo" was educated at Katonah High School and
Scudder School of Social Welfare, NYC. She and William Andrew Kelly were
married in the Presbyterian Church in White Plains by Rev. Thomas F. Watkins.
They resided in Mt. Kisco and Katonah, NY.
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Mrs. Katharine B. Kelly (Boo)
36 Hillside Ave.
Katonah, NY 10536-2012
914-232-3791

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Note: !William Andrew Kelly was a Lieut. Cmdr. in the Navy in World War I & II. He was a building contractor, and retired on 31 Dec 1969.

Death: 2 FEB 1991 Katonah, Westchester, NY

Burial: 5 FEB 1991 Union Cemetery, Bedford, NY

Note: !Edward William Kelly was born in Northern Westchester Hospital in Mt. Kisco.
His childhood home was Katonah, NY. He was educated in Katonah Elementary and
High School, salutatorian Class of 1953. He was awarded a Navy scholarship and
graduated from Tufts University, Medford, MA, Class of 1957 as an Ensign in the
U.S. Navy. He was assigned to the destroyer USS Barry. He was discharged as a
Reserve Lt. Commander in June 1960. He apprenticed as a carpenter at age 16 in
June 1952 with William A. Kelly. He obtained his Law Degree from Pace U. in
White Plains and then became associated with William A. Kelly in July 1960. On
1 Jan 1969 he became President and Owner of William A. Kelly, Inc. He and
Madelyn Sue Weisenbarger were married in the Market Street Presbyterian Church
in Lima, OH. They have resided in Pound Ridge, NY 1960, Lake Waccabuc 1962,
and Jay Street, Katonah, NY 1963.

Reference: 889

Note: !Madelyn Sue Weisenbarger graduated from Lima Central High School and Denison
University in Granville, OH, in June 1958. She was employed by Harvard
University in Thorndike Memorial Laboratory in Boston, MA, 1958-1959, the
Clairol Laboratory in Stamford, CT, 1960, the Connecticut Research Laboratory in
Ridgefield, CT, 1961, the John Jay High School faculty 1963, and the faculty of
Harvey School in Katonah, NY, 1968. She was assistant to N.Y. Congressman
Hamilton Fish, and she worked in the Jon Fossel assemblyman campaign. She
owned the Somers Town Flower Shop, which she sold in 1982. Sue was elected to
the U.S. House of Representatives in November, 1994.

Note: !Eric Andrew Kelly was educated in Katonah Elementary School, John Jay Junior
High School and King School, Stamford, CT. He graduated Denison College Class
of 1985. He was a Counselor at Camp Choconut, Friendsville, PA, 1975, 1976,
1977, 1978. In 1984 he attended East China Normal University. In 1986 he was
in the Peace Corps in Florida and Paraguay. He traveled South America; Buenos
Aires, Peru, etc. In 1987 he was with Westcroft Realty Corp., William A. Kelly
Company. He married Elizabeth Ann Campbell in St. Patricks Church in
Verplanck. In 1988 they resided at 258 West Post Road, White Plains. They
reside 10 Watergate Court, South Salem, NY 10590 on Lake Waccabuc (1992). They
have bought a home at 21 Knollwood Road, Cortlandt Manor, NY 10566 that backs up
to Hillside Cemetery where our Peekskill John and Martha(?) Barrett are buried
(1996).

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Note: Elizabeth Ann Campbell graduated from Hudson High School and State University of
New York at Albany. She is Office Manager at Westcroft Realty Corp in
Hartsdale, NY.

Note: !James Campbell and Agatha Distefano were of Montrose, NY.

Note: !Heather Katharine Kelly was born in Westchester Hospital at 11:58 P.M., weighing 9 lbs 7 oz.

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