WESTCOTT Edward Noyes^{[1, 2]}

1846 - 1898  (51 years)

• Name	WESTCOTT Edward Noyes
  Birth	27 Sep 1846	Syracuse, Onondaga, New York, United States   [3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Census	12 Jun 1880	Syracuse, Onondaga, New York, United States   [6]
  	Address: 172 James Street
  	(age 35; broker.)
  _UID	CEA00D38EB9ED5118A06444553540000E23A
  Death	31 Mar 1898	Syracuse, Onondaga, New York, United States   [4, 7]
  Burial	Aft 31 Mar 1898	Syracuse, Onondaga, New York, United States   [7]
  	Address: Oakwood AKA Morningside Cemetery
  		Westcott family gravestone WESTCOTT Plot: Sect 13 plot 55
  		Edward Noyes Westcott gravestone EDWARD NOYES WESTCOTT Plot: Sect 13 plot 55
  Notes	Edward Noyes Westcott 1846-1896 Author of "David Harum" Edward N., was the third child of Dr. Amos Westcott, who was a prominent dentist in Syracuse, N.Y., and Clara Babcock Westcott. Dr. Amos was mayor of Syracuse during the Civil War. He was also the first President of the New York State Dental Society. Edward N. attended school until he was 16. He then went into clerking in a bank. In 1880 he organized the firm on "Westcott and Abbott", Bankers and Brokers. A series of adversities wiped out his business and ruined his health. He became secretary to the Syracuse Water Commission. Previous to this, he had been Captain of a Syracuse Militia Company and, while staging an exhibition drill at the Old Weiting Opera House, he fell into the orchestra pit. He landed on the back of his head and never fully recovered from the fall. In failing health, he retired in 1895. Suffering from tuberculosis, he spent the summer of 1895 near Naples, overlooking the bay. In spite of his illness, he began to write for his own amusement. He set down the adventures of a droll old rascal who practiced banking with horse dealing on the side--the start of "David Harum: A Story of American Life"--the book for which he is chiefly known. He completed the book near the end of 1896. "David Harum" was refused by six well-known publishers. One publisher said, "It's vulgar and smells of the stables." After revisions, the book was accepted by D. Appleton & Co. on January 17, 1898. Edward Noyes Westcott died on March 31, 1898--not suspecting that appreciation and fame were near. Six months later, "David Harum" was published. Its popularity was immediate and prolonged. By January 1, 1899, the book was in its sixth large printing. By February 1901, after two years at or near the top of the lists of best sellers, over 400,000 copies had been sold. Thirty-five years after its appearance, more than a million copies had been sold; and, for books published in America, it stood second in popularity only to "Quo Vadis". Edward N. also wrote "The Tellers". His avocation was music. He was an excellent singer and composed the words and music for several songs. Edward married Jane Dows on June 11, 1874. They had three children: Harold, Philip and Violet who inherited the profits from their father's book. Violet married Victor Morawitz who became a millionaire New York Corporation lawyer. Lineage: Amos 7 Westcott, Gorton 6, Reuben 5, Amos 4, William 3, Jeremiah 2, Stukely 1
  Person ID	I18213	Noyes Family Genealogy
  Last Modified	5 Jan 2018

  
  

  Father	Dr. WESTCOTT Amos,   b. 28 Apr 1815, Newport, Herkimer, New York, United States d. 6 Jul 1873, Syracuse, Onondaga, New York, United States (Age 58 years)
  Mother	BABCOCK Clara,   b. 5 Apr 1819, Truxton, Cortland, New York, United States d. 6 Feb 1855, Syracuse, Onondaga, New York, United States (Age 35 years)
  Marriage	BY 1843	Truxton, Cortland, New York, United States   [1, 8]
  Family ID	F7013	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	DOWS Jane,   b. 7 Dec 1843, Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey, United States d. 6 Jan 1890, Syracuse, Onondaga, New York, United States (Age 46 years)
  Marriage	11 Jun 1874	Syracuse, Onondaga, New York, United States   [4]
  Children	1. WESTCOTT Harold E.,   b. 29 Mar 1875, Syracuse, Onondaga, New York, United States d. 30 Aug 1904, Loon Lake, Franklin, New York, United States (Age 29 years)   2. WESTCOTT Violet,   b. 31 Jul 1878, Syracuse, Onondaga, New York, United States d. 15 Dec 1918, Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (Age 40 years)   3. WESTCOTT Philip Noyes,   b. 23 Apr 1884, Syracuse, Onondaga, New York, United States d. 22 Jun 1926, San Francisco, California, United States (Age 42 years)
  Family ID	F22611	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2023

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Edward Noyes Westcott
  		Edward Noyes Westcott 1897
  		Edward Noyes Westcott

  
  

  Documents		"David Harum" by Edward Noyes Westcott
  		"The Teller" by Edward Noyes Westcott

  
  

• Sources

  [S103] Book-Noyes-The Noyes Descendants, Vol. II, p.111. [S106] Internet Online Homepage, http://www.westcottsociety.com/Archives/People/Bios/Westcott_Edward_Noyes_Bio.htm. [S3919] Internet-Database-ancestry.com-U.S. Passport Applications, Roll 175 - 15 Jul 1871-14 Aug 1871. [S7261] Book-Babcock Genealogy, p.442. [S7263] Book-DOWS-The Dows or Dowse Family in America, p.163. [S7262] Census-1880-NY-Onondaga-Syracuse, Roll: 907; Family History Film: 1254907; Page: 198A; Enumeration District: 209. [S3808] Internet-Find A Grave, Find A Grave Memorial #6591264 9/15/2011. [S3808] Internet-Find A Grave, Find A Grave Memorial #71935648 10/22/2012.