Garret Sip Toffey | My Life...
"My Toffey's Family, My Ancestry & Art For Sale"
Successful Art Designer & Web Designer
grew up in Paramus, New Jersey in the June 2, 1954. At an early age, he developed a love for the arts and music! In summer, 1961, 20 minute east to Tenafly in N.J., and went at Tenafly High School, studying the creative arts and graduating in 1973. Fall, the The Art Students League of New York City, in Fine Art. Next summer in 1974, 2nd of eight beetles, Yellow (England, sunroof) driving to Woodstock, N.Y., studding Woodstock School of Art, two month. Fall, attended in East Carolina University, and graduated from the Art Indentation of Philadelphia with a Graphic Degree, and Fine Arts.
He was a prolific artist and illustrator and worked for two decades in the advertising profession. In 2001, he took CIW Certification Courses and became a Certified Internet Webmaster, an association of Web Design Professionals. At the height of his career, Garret's talents as a web developer and art director landed him at a National Patient Education communications company.
1st: Mother's cousin,Russell Eldridge Markert: "Chief Choreographer"...
2nd: John Toffey: "Metal of Honor" in Civil War; Lincoln assassinating!
3th: "Sixth Generation of Toffey's" in Pawling, N.Y.
4rd: Seven's relative, Nancy Van Alstinein & Indians in New York State...
"My Dads Story", best Journal Writer, 150* in WWII!
Living horror for Garret, July 3, 2006, 1:30 pm in backyard...
A Colorful, Rich and Oldies Toffey Family History!
1st: My Mother cousin, Russell Eldridge Markert
Chef-Choreographer of 36 Rockettes: Radio City Music Hall
Luminary Russell Eldridge Market, [top, left] Chef-Choreographer in New York City, founder & director for Radio City Music Hall,"36 Rockettes," start in 1932, my Mom's only cousins. Markert retired, 42 years in 1971, and died, December 3, 1990, 91, Heritage Village in Southbury, C.T.
Mr. Markert, father-figure of the famous dance company, "tall and slender women in the world!" He preferred dancers that stood between 5 feet, 6 inches and 5 feet, 10 inches tall.
My mother's family to Manhattan, Radio City Music Hall, Christmas Spectacular Show and film movies, backstage passes, for Russell free tickets, start 1962 to 1969!
Even at age 73, he was still kicking it up high, with Garret, Bill, and Kyle at Russell's Heritage Village in in the kitchen!
Wedding in Manhattan, Monday, November 20, 1961 for Lucy Ball and second husband, Gary Morton in Marble Collegiate Church. Minister in front was Dr. Norman Vince Peale, and back pew, Russell Markert.
Learn more... "Russell Eldridge Markert"
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2nd: My Great Grandfather, John James Toffey...
Famous people worldwide, John James Toffey [top right], 18, 33rd NJ Volunteers, wounded, Missionary Ridge, Tennessee, "Medal of Honor" in Civil War.
Also, he had the unique distinction of witnessing the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, in Washington, D.C. on April 14, 1865 at Ford's Theatre, and John J. Toffey, "While sitting looking at the performance about haft-past 10 o'clock..."
Learn more... "John Toffey and President Lincoln, Ford's Theatre..."
Modern historian Ronald Coddington has had a special interest in John J. Toffey, having first purchased a picture card of the 18 year old and discovering his rich experience in battle and at Lincoln's assassination. On the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Missionary Ridge on November 22, 2013, Coddington featured John Toffey's story in an essay that appeared in the Online version of the New York Times.
Learn more... 'John Toffey Was Sick With Fever...'
John wrote "Twelve Letters" to his my Toffey family, in particular, his Parents, "Grandma" [Daniel wife, Betsy Hollow Toffey] and John's brother "Dan" [brother, Daniel Toffey] during his two-year service in the Civil War. Great grandfather, John's twelve letters in Civil War, my Brother, Bill home in 2015, boxes in storage's.
Learn more... "John's Five of 12 letters for Civil War in Documents"
My great grandmother, Mary Elizabeth Sip Toffey of the Dutch settler family, known for the historic Sip Manor House, built 1666, now Jersey City, N.J., in 'Sip Avenue' the once stood at the southeast corner of Bergen Avenue and Academy Street.
Learn more... "John James and Mary Elizabeth Sip Toffey"
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3rd: "Sixth Generation of Toffey's in Pawling, N.Y."
Six Generation of Toffey's in Pawling, N.Y. — 8 Movies!
1st: Christ Church Of Quaker Hill: Memorial Garden Plaques
First of Toffey's in Christ Church in spring, 2013, [right, 2 down], inclined front of square gate, new bronze Memorial Garden Plaques. Inside gate 10 square stones, May 11, 2014, first of my 25* Toffey's family in right back, Akin Hatch wife, Susan E. Toffey, born, 1946 and dead, February, 2014, 68 years in Memorial Garden.
2nd: My Parents, backyard of Christ Church in grasses...
Back south of Memorial Garden Plaques, clumping down my parents, William Vermilye Toffey III, and Dorothy Edith Eldridge [right, third down]. Mom and Dad, born and dead, same age, 80 years old - father, 1913 to 1993; mother, 1919 to 1999!
Ten feet of parent's graves, Dr. Norman Vincent Peale, preacher and author. Marble Collegiate Church in N.Y.C. (Above, Russell E. Markert and Dr. Peale!). The Dr. Norman Vincent Peale house in Quaker Hill Road, ten minute fifteen minutes walking to Christ Church.
More cemeteries stone in Christ Church, Lowell Jackson Thomas, journalist and broadcaster. And grave, Edward Roscoe Murrow, Broadcaster, Radio, CBS, Television and Government New York State.
3rd: #22 in Pawling Cemetery: Great & Great-Great Toffey...
Down town in Pawling, #22 Cemeteries, left-right, son, John Jams & Mary Sip Toffey, small stone.
Middle large stone my father, George and Mary Cook Toffey. Right, John James Toffey sister, Mary Toffey & husband, William Bailey Wheeler. And more Toffey's cemeteries in down.
4th: Backyard cemetery, My 3th & 4th Toffey's...
Christ Church, across a street, Akin Free Library and Museum, 80 yards east in big trees, Twenty-One Toffey's!
Frond grave, youngest of five children's, Daniel Toffey, 1788 to January 28, 1852, and Betsy Holloway Toffey, 1749 to 1868 in Quaker Hill.
The oldest Toffey family members in back John Toffey, Sr, Hat Maker, eventually settled in Pawling, N.Y., and marrying his second wife Abigail Akin, birth and dead in Quaker Hill, backyard (right, six down).
Dad purchased 10 acres, "Top of Hill" in Pawling!
End of WWII in 1945, my dad purchased in 1947, 10 acres in "Top of Hill" in Pawling. But 66 years, renter in 2013! Sad!
In Pawling and Business, oldest Oblong Friends Meeting House, building since 1720 in Quaker Hill Road in Quaker Hill. Eight minute south, Mizzen Top Hotel, site, 1880 to 1933. Across a street, northwest, Akin Free Library and Museum, across a street, Christ Church, Quaker Hill Road and Kirby Hill Road. And more Pawling and Business!
The Pawling, New York for "JPEG" in the Illustrator images map, north: south, east, and west in drawing color! Toffey's and famous peoples, living and dying in Pawling!
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4th: Nancy Quackenbush, 1733-1831, Canajoharie, N.Y.
My 7th descents to Nancy Quackunbush Van Alstine!
Fourth, Garret fame's kinship of Nancy Quackenbush Van Alstine, born in Canajoharie, N.Y., and death, 98 years old in Mohawk Valley. "The Women of the American Revolution" by Elizabeth F. Ellet, Writer, and Author, One of Three Volumes, author, historian, poet, 1850.
Your seventh related of Toffey's family, I, Garret Sip Toffey, (1954- ) father of William V. Toffey III (1913 - 1993), mother of Clarice Antoinette Koonz (1887 - 1974), mother of Annie Crowen (1846 - 1921), father of Thomas J. Crowen (1807 - 1880), mother of Eleanor Van AlstIne (1786 - ), mother of Nancy Quackunbush Van Alstine.
Learn more... "Nancy Quackunbush Van Alstine"
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Dad's & Mom's Stories in Journalisms; Akin Hatch Toffey...
In 1946, Topic Publishing Company's Drug Trade New in N.Y. City, first, Mom and new Dad in Journalism! Seventeen's Dad's Story in documents in SIP 'nAlive, buy my father in World War II in of 150 typewriters, to my The Jersey Journal newspaper to my peoples in WWII in Europe and after returned in typewriters in Kissimmee.
My 1st of five cousins, Akin "Hatch" Toffey, before retired, working for Vice President at American Express Credit Cards and after AT&T Universal Card.
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Sunday, 1:30 PM, backyard on a motorcycle, but fall off!
Disaster Can Befall Any of Us
Garret had a thriving business, great family, my friends, and plenty of fun! Pastimes like motorcycles, traveling and music. Despite a terrific career, a rich social and leisure life, Garret's world was upended in 2006.
And also had some bad habits which may have been his undoing. As with so many of us, Garret developed a taste for some things we call vices. Unfortunately, Garret had a long-time Cigarette Habit and then got heavily involved with Marijuana and Cocaine.
One sunny Sunday day in July 3, 2006 he hopped on his motorcycle for northwest New Jersey looking forward to tomorrow evening fireworks with best friends. Before he even got going, he felt a terrible numbness and loss of body control overcome him!
Learn more... "My Stroke Victim"