He was a member of the St. Nicholas Society, and a founding member of the Connecticut Society of the War of 1812. He was the grandson of General Robert Swartwout and son in law of Ohio Senator Alfred Edgerton. Satterlee was ambidextrous and was capable of writing two different things at the same time. After his wife's death in 1910 he moved in with his daughter-in-law and grandchildren with whom he resided until his death in 1923. He also knew the story of Brair Rabbit by heart, which he loved to tell to children.
He was a member of the St. Nicholas Society, and a founding member of the Connecticut Society of the War of 1812. He was the grandson of General Robert Swartwout and son in law of Ohio Senator Alfred Edgerton. Satterlee was ambidextrous and was capable of writing two different things at the same time. After his wife's death in 1910 he moved in with his daughter-in-law and grandchildren with whom he resided until his death in 1923. He also knew the story of Brair Rabbit by heart, which he loved to tell to children.
Inscription
This is a family monument which reads, Swartwout, Robert Dunscombe, born Feb. 17, 1844, died Sept. 29, 1883. The monument is for 20 graves, there are no other names or dates and not all graves are filled.
Buried in this lot are -
Robert Swartwout (1779 - 1848)
Sarah Stearns Satterlee Swartwout (1816 - 1901)
Satterlee Swartwout (1840 - 1923)
Robert Dunscomb Swartwout (1844 - 1883)
John Henry Swartwout (1849 - 1925)
Ella Virginia Swartwout (1848 - 1906)
Agnes Cecelia Maguire Swartwout (1881 - 1914)
