Bristed, Charles Astor
Dates
- Existence: 1820 - 1874
Biography
Charles Astor Bristed, a scholar and author who often wrote under the pseudonym Carl Benson, was born in New York City to Rev. John Bristed and Magdalen Astor. After his mother's death in 1832, he went to live with John Jacob Astor, his maternal grandfather. He graduated from Yale College in 1839, and Trinity College in Cambridge, England, in 1845. He married Laura Whetten Brevoort (1823–1861), sister of James Carson Brevoort in 1847. In 1867, he married Grace Sedgwick.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Winslow family papers
Contains correspondence and other documents created by, related to, or collected by the ancestors of the Winslow family, beginning with Henry Brevoort, Jr., and his wife Laura Carson, and following their descendants through the Kane, Bristed, and Winslow families; includes collected materials of historical value created by prominent figures in American history.