New-York tribune., 1898-01-02
THE MAcvurT-oGDEN WEDDING.


SKETCH OF THE BRIDES FAMILY AND OF THE
BRIDEGRooM's CAREER
The marriage next Wednesday Of Miss Margaret
Van Cortlandt Ogden Of this city, to Francis Mac
Mutt is attracting much attention. not alone on
account OF the wealth and social position Of Miss
Ogden but also because Of the interesting and
somewhat romantic career OF Mr.. MacNutt. Miss
ogden comes of the family from whom the city Of
Ogdensburg takes its name. In the last century
her ancestors owned the land upon which that
city Is now built. AS her name indicates. she Is
nearly related to the Van Cortlandts. She is
daughter Of the late John d. Ogden and Mary
Moore On her maternal side Miss Ogden is de-
scended from benjamin Moore who was Bishop OF
New-York from 1901 20 1sli and also presi
deot NJ Columbia College. His son. who Miss
ogden's grandfather. was professor OF Greek and
Hebrew literature at Columbia. and later held the
same place in the General Theological Seminary
70 which he gave the large plot OF ground. amount
ing 10 two city blocks upon which 1t now stands
1t is from her grandfather that tho larger part
~ Miss Ogden's fortune comes. Mr.. Moores coun-
,rv place Chelsea Square. covered that part OF
land that now lies between Nineteenth and Twenty
fifth sts and runs westward from Eighth-ave TO
the North River. This land. with the exception OF
the gift to the Seminary. has been retained In the
family intact and Is now leased out ground
rerts II was for his daughter Maria, Miss Og-
denis mother that Mr. Moore wrote that delightful
nursery Jingle beginning 1T was the night before
Christmas" that has endeared him to three gen
erat!ons Miss Ogden. who Is sister or MIS-
Gardner Sherman. lives nj No. East Thirty-nfth-
ST and 10 within two years ago owned place at
Newport where she passed her summers In 1896
having sold her Newport cottage she passed the
summer IN Bar Harbor. where she met Mr. Mac
Francis MacNutt I. thrty-four years old. and
was born at Richmond. Ind at the home OF MS
grandfather tho late Andrew F. Scott who was
president Of the Second National Bank. or that
city at the time of his death. Mr. Scott was promi-
nent in tho business affairs OF Indiana and heiped
70 build the Grand Rapids and Indiana Railway OF
which he was the first vice president Mr. Mac
Xu,, Ma. one brother Albert g.. who educated
q. West Point, but compelled 10 leave the
s.r11ce some time since owing to ill-health
Tho NacSutts are Of Scotch descent, and the
founder OF the family n this country was one sir
Alexander MacNutt who settled In Virginia IN l'Z".
When the French were expelled from Acadia CNova
scotia, he obtained grants OF a large section OF
ia,d IN that proyncs from George III. lie colonized
this grant with Scotch and irish settlers. ana
founded the town OF Shebourne. The family re-
rnoIrcd in Nova Scotia until John MacNutt re-
.r-ned 10 Virginia in 1s2l. The family with the
ovcan,,on Of Mr MacNutis father sided with the
Co,federacv IN the War OF the Rebellion. and was
al,,os. obl,terated Mr.. MacNutts fatner served
With an ohio regiment. and was mustered OUT
with the rank ot captain, at the close OF me "ar
r.arc,s Machutt received his early education at
-, ','," rxa,e- Academy and the Harvard Law |
sohooi finishing It at Hanover Germany where !
=. u,. first tutored by the Abbe Fischer. who had |
accompanied the Inflated Maximilan TO Mexico |
- con,es,or and chaplain. and later az the Poly |
technlous After finishing his education Mr..
,,ochn,t went to London. where he formed the |
OF Cardinal Manning, In whose house
ho'd he lived for over year AZ this period MI |
,,aahu,, inclined toward the priesthood. and for |
~. ,,rnosa ~ fitting him for that Cardinal Man
- oh,ained his admission 10 the Academia Ec-
cies,as silica at Rome. an honor which has been
.r,ov4d by only two other Americans. Robert /
ss,on. who was appointed private chamberlain by
Plus TX and died Monsignor. and OFa.lon Pope.
=, q, Louis who later became Jesuit and is still
I,,.,ng in England. The Academia Ecclesiastica
+. IN. School OF Diplomacy attached 10 the Vati-
can. and It's pupils never allowed to number
more than fourteen at time. The course is
three years and during this time OF preparation
the pup.l. are sent on minor missions Of confidence