Samuel Buel Jr

Birth August 9, 1845 Cumberland, MD
Death July 2, 1912 Manhattan, NYC
Burial July 4, 1912 Linden, NJ

Brother Buel was a member of the class of 1865 at RPI. Please take note, although the History Video of Theta Xi says Brother Buel is from Poughkeepsie, NY; there is no evidence that he was from there. Research clearly indicates he had no ties to Poughkeepsie and let the record show that. His death certificate clearly states his cause of death was Chronic Myocardiosis (Heart Disease). In 1866 he was an assistant engineer on the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad out of Pottstown, PA. In 1870 he become an engineer for the Michigan Bridge and Construction Co. in Detroit. In 1873, he moved to Manhattan and began a career as an engineer on the east coast. He resided at 1329 Broadway in Manhattan from 1884 until 1900 when he moved to 356 West 23rd. Street. One year before his death, he became the assistant engineer for the Erie Railroad at 11 Broadway in Manhattan.

Buel was cremated. The most likely reason for this was he was single all his life and had no surviving family members to arrange his funeral.