Funeral Homes in Amagansett, NY

Facts about the city

Amagansett /ˌæməˈɡænsət/ is a census-designated place that roughly corresponds to the hamlet by the same name in the Town of East Hampton in Suffolk County, New York, on the South Shore of Long Island. As of the 2010 United States Census, the CDP population was 1,165. Amagansett hamlet was founded in 1680.The area is sometimes referred to as Skimhampton. However this specifically refers to the area south of the Montauk Highway along Skimhampton Road. The artist Childe Hassam, who lived on Egypt Lane in East Hampton village, painted the area during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Portions of Skimhampton and the area on the northwest side of Amagansett hamlet are within the census-designated place of East Hampton North.

Amagansett Obituaries

It was reported on November 25th, 2016 that Jack Rivkin died in Amagansett, New York.  Rivkin was 76 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Jack's life.

It was noted by Register Guard on March 20th, 2015 that David G Bennett perished in Eugene, Oregon.  Bennett was 79 years old and was born in Amagansett, NY.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor David G's life.

It was disclosed on August 19th, 2012 that Ruth H Deblasis passed away in Amagansett, New York.  Deblasis was 85 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Ruth H's life.

History

Unlike the rest of the Hamptons, Amagansett was initially settled by the Baker, Conklin, and Barnes families, descendants of English settlers, and the Dutch people brothers Abraham and Jacob Schellinger, the sons of a New Amsterdam merchant who moved to East Hampton between 1680 and 1690 after the English took over New Amsterdam. Mr. Two history books are 'Images of America: Amagansett' by Carleton Kelsey (died in 2005, aged 92 years) and Lucinda Mayo (descendant of one of Amagansett's 17th century founders); and Kelsey's 'Amagansett, A Pictorial History'. But a local United States Coast Guard watchman noticed the suspicious strangers on the beach and notified the police and the FBI. Town Historian and charter board member of the Amagansett Historical Association, he also performed in regional community theater for decades, and gave regular lively talks on regional history to academic and community groups.