Biography

"Colonel Sidney B. deKay, son of Commodore George Coleman and Janet Halleck ( Drake ) de- Kay, was born in New York City, March 7, 1844. died at Staten Island, New York, August 30, 1890. He received his education at private schools in New York and Germany, and he pursued a course at the Sheffield Scientific School at Yale. He left college after the death of his brother, Captain George deKay, in New Orleans during the civil war, for the purpose of taking part in that memorable struggle. From 1863 to 1865 he served on the staffs of Generals Terry, Devens and Butler. He was breveted captain and major for gallantry in action. In 1869 he was admitted to the bar of New York and practiced his profession in New York City until his death."