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The Odd Fellows Golden Rule Family Companion compilation calls her
Amanda Ruters Kissam She was probably daughter of Peter Rugers Kissam. See American Biography: (VI) Peter Rutgers (2) Kissam, son of Peter Rutgers (1) and Deborah
(Townsend) Kissam, died November 21, 1836. He married, October 30,
1826, .Amanda Paul, born December 21, 1802, died March 15, 1877.
They were the parents of four children, among them Peter Rutgers
(3), of whom further. (VII) Peter Rutgers (3) Kissam, son of Peter Rutgers (2) and Amanda
(Paul) Kissam, was born in Saratoga, New York, died January 14, 1900,
and was buried in Greenwood Cemetery. He was engaged in banking all
his life, and for half a century, he was in the employ of the National
Bank of Commerce, of New York City, reaching the cashier's desk,
and there continuing until his passing. He was a member of Acanthus
Lodge, No. 719, Free and Accepted Masons; the New York Historical
Society ; and was a member of the Episcopal church. He was a man
of high standing in the financial world, and was an authority on
matters of finance and national banking law, his advice being sought
by men of high standing, and his judgment meeting with deference.
The Kissams were a power in the financial world of their day, not
the least important being Peter R. (3) Kissam. He married Angeline
B. Hill, and they were the paren |