Ferdinand Sands (May 26, 1806 – December 7, 1839) was an American lawyer and heir.

Early life and career

Sands was born on May 26, 1806, in New York City. He was the son of

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(1772–1825), a banker with

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, and Maria Theresa (

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Kampfel) Sands (1782–1846). Among his family members was his paternal half-uncle

Robert Charles Sands Robert Charles Sands (May 11, 1799 – December 16, 1832) was an American writer and poet. Biography Robert Charles Sands was born in Brooklyn, New York on May 11, 1799, the son of Auditor-General Comfort Sands (1748–1834) and his second wif ...

, a noted poet. He was a grandson of Mathias Kampfel and

Comfort Sands Comfort Sands (February 26, 1748 – September 22, 1834) was an American merchant, banker and politician. Life Comfort Sands was born in Cow Neck, Long Island on February 26, 1748. He was one of eight children born to John Sands (1708–1760) ...

, the merchant, banker and

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man. His paternal aunt, Cornelia Sands, was the wife of his father's banking partner,

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. Sands graduated from Columbia College in 1824 and practiced as an attorney in New York.

Personal life

On March 15, 1830, Sands was married to Susan Bard (1812–1838) of

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. Susan was the daughter of Catherine (née Cruger) Bard and

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, founder and first president of the

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. Among her siblings were Anne Bard (wife of his first cousin, Edward Prime), Eliza Bard (wife of Rufus King Delafield), and John Bard (founder of

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with his wife, Margaret Taylor Johnston, daughter of merchant John Johnston and sister of

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, founder of the

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). Together, they were the parents of five sons, including: * Joseph Sands (1830–1879), who married Charlotte Brion Foulke, daughter of Joseph Foulke, in 1855. * William Ferdinand Sands (1832–1857), who died unmarried. * Charles Edwin Sands (1835–1888), who married Letitia Campbell, daughter of John Campbell, in 1857. * Louis Joseph Sands (1836–1919), who married Ella Louise Faye, daughter of Thomas Faye, in 1893. * Arthur Sands (b. 1837), who married Miriam Maas. Sands and his eldest son Joseph had a miniature portrait of them painted by Nathaniel Rogers, which today is owned by the

. His wife died in New York on January 28, 1838, and Sands died of

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in New York on December 7, 1839. After the death of Ferdinand and his wife Susan, their five boys were raised by Susan's parents, Catherine Cruger Bard and

Descendants

Through his son Charles, he was a grandfather of Ferdinand Sands (1858–1904), who married Mary Collander; Letitia Lee Sands (1871–1949), who married Maturin Livingston Delafield; Edith Cruger Sands (1874–1923), who married T.J. Oakley Rhinelander; and John Augustus Sands (1865–1957), who married Eleanor Lydell

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References

External links

Ferdinand Sands and his Son Joseph
at the

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