Son of Rev. Philip Milledoler Brett and (2nd) wife Cornelia Bogart (Bogert).
OBITUARY
REV. CORNELIUS BRETT, D.D., died on Feb. 24, 1922, at the residence of his son-in-law, Rev. Dr. William H. Boocock, Buffalo, N. Y. Dr. Brett was born in New York City Nov. 25, 1842, being the son of Rev. Philip Milledoler Brett, D.D., and grandson of Rev. Philip Milledoler, President of Rutgers College i825-'52. He was also a grandson of Cornelius Bogert, a former well-known lawyer of New York City.
He was descended from Lieutenant Roger Brett, of the English Navy, who, in 1703, married Katrina Rombout, a daughter of Francis Rombout, mayor of New York in 1679. He prepared for college at the Brooklyn Polytechnic Preparatory School, being a graduate of its first class, in 1858. He entered New York University, and was graduated in 1862. From there he went to the New Brunswick Seminary, and was graduated in 1865.
His first charge was the Flatlands Reformed Church, of Brooklyn, N. Y., where he was pastor from i865-1870. He was in Newark, N. J., as pastor of the Second Reformed Church, from 1870-73, and then went to Montgomery, N. Y. In 1876 he was called to the Bergen Reformed Church, of Jersey City, where his great work was carried out. For forty-two years he was pastor, and at his resignation in 1918 he was elected pastor emeritus by the people he had loved and served so well. For many years he was the leader of the Christian Endeavor in city, county and state. The fresh air camp maintained by the Endeavorers of Hudson County, N. J., is named Camp Brett in remembrance of his whole-hearted service for the under-privileged children. He served as Chaplain of the Fourth Regiment, N. G., N. J., for eight years. In 1881 he was President of the Particular Synod of New Brunswick.
In 1893 he was President of General Synod. He was President, for a period of years, of the Council of Hope College. He was for years a member and for a part of the time the President of the Board of Domestic Missions. He was an authority on ecclesiastical law, and was asked often to serve on important committees of the church. In recognition of his scholarship Ursinus and Rutgers Colleges honored him with the degree of Doctor of Divinity. He served as President of the Phi Beta Kappa Society of New York, and for a number of years was Chaplain of the New Jersey Society of Colonial Wars.
He married Oct. 19, 1865, Helen B. Runyon, daughter of Clarkson and Matilda (Mundy) Runyon, of New Brunswick, N. J.
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OBITUARY - NY TIMES
NY TIMES OBIT
February 26, 1922, Sunday
DIED - Brett on February 24, 1922 at Buffalo, N.Y. in his 80th year, Rev. Cornelius Brett, son of the late Rev. Phillip Milledaler Brett and Cornelia Bogart of New York, husband of Helen B. Runyon and father of Mrs. William H. Boocock of Buffalo, N.Y. and Philip Milldedaler Brett of New York City. Funeral Services at the Bergen Reformed Church, Jersey City Heights, Monday morning, February 27, 1922 at 11:00. Kindly omit flowers. Interment private.
OBITUARY
REV. CORNELIUS BRETT, D.D., died on Feb. 24, 1922, at the residence of his son-in-law, Rev. Dr. William H. Boocock, Buffalo, N. Y. Dr. Brett was born in New York City Nov. 25, 1842, being the son of Rev. Philip Milledoler Brett, D.D., and grandson of Rev. Philip Milledoler, President of Rutgers College i825-'52. He was also a grandson of Cornelius Bogert, a former well-known lawyer of New York City.
He was descended from Lieutenant Roger Brett, of the English Navy, who, in 1703, married Katrina Rombout, a daughter of Francis Rombout, mayor of New York in 1679. He prepared for college at the Brooklyn Polytechnic Preparatory School, being a graduate of its first class, in 1858. He entered New York University, and was graduated in 1862. From there he went to the New Brunswick Seminary, and was graduated in 1865.
His first charge was the Flatlands Reformed Church, of Brooklyn, N. Y., where he was pastor from i865-1870. He was in Newark, N. J., as pastor of the Second Reformed Church, from 1870-73, and then went to Montgomery, N. Y. In 1876 he was called to the Bergen Reformed Church, of Jersey City, where his great work was carried out. For forty-two years he was pastor, and at his resignation in 1918 he was elected pastor emeritus by the people he had loved and served so well. For many years he was the leader of the Christian Endeavor in city, county and state. The fresh air camp maintained by the Endeavorers of Hudson County, N. J., is named Camp Brett in remembrance of his whole-hearted service for the under-privileged children. He served as Chaplain of the Fourth Regiment, N. G., N. J., for eight years. In 1881 he was President of the Particular Synod of New Brunswick.
In 1893 he was President of General Synod. He was President, for a period of years, of the Council of Hope College. He was for years a member and for a part of the time the President of the Board of Domestic Missions. He was an authority on ecclesiastical law, and was asked often to serve on important committees of the church. In recognition of his scholarship Ursinus and Rutgers Colleges honored him with the degree of Doctor of Divinity. He served as President of the Phi Beta Kappa Society of New York, and for a number of years was Chaplain of the New Jersey Society of Colonial Wars.
He married Oct. 19, 1865, Helen B. Runyon, daughter of Clarkson and Matilda (Mundy) Runyon, of New Brunswick, N. J.
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OBITUARY - NY TIMES
NY TIMES OBIT
February 26, 1922, Sunday
DIED - Brett on February 24, 1922 at Buffalo, N.Y. in his 80th year, Rev. Cornelius Brett, son of the late Rev. Phillip Milledaler Brett and Cornelia Bogart of New York, husband of Helen B. Runyon and father of Mrs. William H. Boocock of Buffalo, N.Y. and Philip Milldedaler Brett of New York City. Funeral Services at the Bergen Reformed Church, Jersey City Heights, Monday morning, February 27, 1922 at 11:00. Kindly omit flowers. Interment private.
Son of Rev. Philip Milledoler Brett and (2nd) wife Cornelia Bogart (Bogert).
OBITUARY
REV. CORNELIUS BRETT, D.D., died on Feb. 24, 1922, at the residence of his son-in-law, Rev. Dr. William H. Boocock, Buffalo, N. Y. Dr. Brett was born in New York City Nov. 25, 1842, being the son of Rev. Philip Milledoler Brett, D.D., and grandson of Rev. Philip Milledoler, President of Rutgers College i825-'52. He was also a grandson of Cornelius Bogert, a former well-known lawyer of New York City.
He was descended from Lieutenant Roger Brett, of the English Navy, who, in 1703, married Katrina Rombout, a daughter of Francis Rombout, mayor of New York in 1679. He prepared for college at the Brooklyn Polytechnic Preparatory School, being a graduate of its first class, in 1858. He entered New York University, and was graduated in 1862. From there he went to the New Brunswick Seminary, and was graduated in 1865.
His first charge was the Flatlands Reformed Church, of Brooklyn, N. Y., where he was pastor from i865-1870. He was in Newark, N. J., as pastor of the Second Reformed Church, from 1870-73, and then went to Montgomery, N. Y. In 1876 he was called to the Bergen Reformed Church, of Jersey City, where his great work was carried out. For forty-two years he was pastor, and at his resignation in 1918 he was elected pastor emeritus by the people he had loved and served so well. For many years he was the leader of the Christian Endeavor in city, county and state. The fresh air camp maintained by the Endeavorers of Hudson County, N. J., is named Camp Brett in remembrance of his whole-hearted service for the under-privileged children. He served as Chaplain of the Fourth Regiment, N. G., N. J., for eight years. In 1881 he was President of the Particular Synod of New Brunswick.
In 1893 he was President of General Synod. He was President, for a period of years, of the Council of Hope College. He was for years a member and for a part of the time the President of the Board of Domestic Missions. He was an authority on ecclesiastical law, and was asked often to serve on important committees of the church. In recognition of his scholarship Ursinus and Rutgers Colleges honored him with the degree of Doctor of Divinity. He served as President of the Phi Beta Kappa Society of New York, and for a number of years was Chaplain of the New Jersey Society of Colonial Wars.
He married Oct. 19, 1865, Helen B. Runyon, daughter of Clarkson and Matilda (Mundy) Runyon, of New Brunswick, N. J.
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OBITUARY - NY TIMES
NY TIMES OBIT
February 26, 1922, Sunday
DIED - Brett on February 24, 1922 at Buffalo, N.Y. in his 80th year, Rev. Cornelius Brett, son of the late Rev. Phillip Milledaler Brett and Cornelia Bogart of New York, husband of Helen B. Runyon and father of Mrs. William H. Boocock of Buffalo, N.Y. and Philip Milldedaler Brett of New York City. Funeral Services at the Bergen Reformed Church, Jersey City Heights, Monday morning, February 27, 1922 at 11:00. Kindly omit flowers. Interment private.
OBITUARY
REV. CORNELIUS BRETT, D.D., died on Feb. 24, 1922, at the residence of his son-in-law, Rev. Dr. William H. Boocock, Buffalo, N. Y. Dr. Brett was born in New York City Nov. 25, 1842, being the son of Rev. Philip Milledoler Brett, D.D., and grandson of Rev. Philip Milledoler, President of Rutgers College i825-'52. He was also a grandson of Cornelius Bogert, a former well-known lawyer of New York City.
He was descended from Lieutenant Roger Brett, of the English Navy, who, in 1703, married Katrina Rombout, a daughter of Francis Rombout, mayor of New York in 1679. He prepared for college at the Brooklyn Polytechnic Preparatory School, being a graduate of its first class, in 1858. He entered New York University, and was graduated in 1862. From there he went to the New Brunswick Seminary, and was graduated in 1865.
His first charge was the Flatlands Reformed Church, of Brooklyn, N. Y., where he was pastor from i865-1870. He was in Newark, N. J., as pastor of the Second Reformed Church, from 1870-73, and then went to Montgomery, N. Y. In 1876 he was called to the Bergen Reformed Church, of Jersey City, where his great work was carried out. For forty-two years he was pastor, and at his resignation in 1918 he was elected pastor emeritus by the people he had loved and served so well. For many years he was the leader of the Christian Endeavor in city, county and state. The fresh air camp maintained by the Endeavorers of Hudson County, N. J., is named Camp Brett in remembrance of his whole-hearted service for the under-privileged children. He served as Chaplain of the Fourth Regiment, N. G., N. J., for eight years. In 1881 he was President of the Particular Synod of New Brunswick.
In 1893 he was President of General Synod. He was President, for a period of years, of the Council of Hope College. He was for years a member and for a part of the time the President of the Board of Domestic Missions. He was an authority on ecclesiastical law, and was asked often to serve on important committees of the church. In recognition of his scholarship Ursinus and Rutgers Colleges honored him with the degree of Doctor of Divinity. He served as President of the Phi Beta Kappa Society of New York, and for a number of years was Chaplain of the New Jersey Society of Colonial Wars.
He married Oct. 19, 1865, Helen B. Runyon, daughter of Clarkson and Matilda (Mundy) Runyon, of New Brunswick, N. J.
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OBITUARY - NY TIMES
NY TIMES OBIT
February 26, 1922, Sunday
DIED - Brett on February 24, 1922 at Buffalo, N.Y. in his 80th year, Rev. Cornelius Brett, son of the late Rev. Phillip Milledaler Brett and Cornelia Bogart of New York, husband of Helen B. Runyon and father of Mrs. William H. Boocock of Buffalo, N.Y. and Philip Milldedaler Brett of New York City. Funeral Services at the Bergen Reformed Church, Jersey City Heights, Monday morning, February 27, 1922 at 11:00. Kindly omit flowers. Interment private.
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