I need to locate the burial place for NYC Sculptor Byron M. Pickett (
one entry used "N" as middle initial)
8/1833(or 1834) to 1907
last known address was listed on the 1900 NYC Census as 300 West Street, NYC
Wife Ella.

Any information that can lead me to his obituary or burial site would
be appreciated.

Thanks
Steve Marchwinski

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Request for Question Clarification by pafalafa-ga on 24 Jan 2005 19:14 PST

Steve,

No info on Pickett's resting place, but I did find this
tidbit(hopefully) of interest, from an 1874 NYC directory:

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The Morse Statue

Easterly from the Casino, at a point near the Inventor's gate, is
placed the bronze statue of Prof. S.F.B. Morse, the inventor of the
electric telegraph.  The figure, which is of the heroic size, was
moulded by Byron M. Pickett, and cast at the National Fine Art
Foundry, by Maurice J. Power.  It was procured by small subscriptions
from the telegraphers of the United States...

The statue was unveiled June 10, 1871, with impressive ceremonies, in
the presence of an immense audience, including the Professor himself. 
The fact that this work of art was a graceful tribute from the
grateful people to living genius, surrounds it now with unusual and
special interest.
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Maybe there's a clue within the above to assist researchers in
tracking down more information.

We'll see...


pafalafa-ga

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Clarification of Question by karnack-ga on 24 Jan 2005 20:10 PST

I have this information from several different sources.
Byron M. Pickett has statues in Kingston, NY and Washington, D.C.
I have just recently been able to confirm that he died in 1907.
I was hoping that this would be the key to newspaper obituary
searches, but I have yet been able to find anything more.
Steve

Karnack --

I tried a couple of sources: the 1907 NY Times, Who Was Who in
America, and even a search of the 1905-1909 Reader's Guide to
Periodical Literature.  No luck even finding an obituary.  You might
want to try contacting a museum specializing in sculptures.

Best regards,

Omnivorous-GA