Commemorative biographical record of Dutchess County, New York, Part 127

Author: J.H. Beers & Co
Publication date: 1897
Publisher: Chicago, J. H. Beers & co.
Number of Pages: 1354

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support of the men and measures of the Demo- cratic party, and are most highly respected citizens.

G EORGE LAMOREE, a thorough, skillful farmer and business man, is a representa- tive of the agricultural interests of the town of Pleasant Valley, Dutchess county, and has be- come one of the well-to-do citizens of the lo- cality, where he is recognized as an important factor in preserving the reputation of the town as one of the most highly cultivated and im- proved in Dutchess county.

Our subject was born on Friday, December 8, 1819, on the farm where he now resides. Three brothers of the Lamoree family were among those hardy pioneers who came to this State prior to the Revolution-about the year 1772-one locating in Orange county, one in Albany county, and the other in Dutchess county, N. Y., the latter being Isaac Lamoree, the grandfather of our subject. From King George of England he obtained a grant for fifty acres of land in the town of Pleasant Val- ley, and our subject has that grant in his pos- session. Isaac Lamoree had twosons: John, who spent his entire life at farming in the town of Hyde Park, Dutchess county; and Timothy, the father of our subject.

Timothy Lamoree was born on the home- stead in Pleasant Valley, which later became his property, and there he brought his bride, formerly Hester Van Wagner, who was born in the town of Clinton, Dutchess county, of Holland descent. To their union were born eight children: John, a miller of Salt Point, Pleasant Valley; Sarah, who became the wife of Richard Tompkins, a farmer of Lagrange town, Dutchess county; Phoebe, who married Richard Allen, a farmer of Pleasant Valley town; Catherine, who became the wife of John H. Nelson, a farmer of Clinton town; Nancy, who married Platt Van Vliet, a miller and merchant of Salt Point; Eliza, who became the wife of Jonathan Allie, an agriculturist; Mary, who wedded Benjamin Howell, also a farmer of Pleasant Valley town; and George, subject of this review. Upon the old farm the parents of this family both died. They were consistent and faithful members of the Presby- terian Church, and in politics the father was a stanch Whig.

On reaching a sufficient age George Lam- oree became a pupil in the district school near

his home, and later attended the New Paltz Academy which he left in the spring of 1836, crossing the Hudson river on the ice on the second day of April. About this time young Lamoree joined a temperance society, a very unpopular and even despised thing in those days, and for several years served as its president. On starting out in life for himself he chose the occupation to which he had been reared, and his labors have been amply rewarded, so that he is now the possessor of 400 acres in the town of Union- vale, twenty acres in the city of Poughkeepsie, and about 140 acres in the home farm. He has made a specialty of hay-raising, and had the first portable hay press in the town of Pleasant Valley. Not only is his land well cultivated, but the buildings are all of a sub- stantial character, and the neat and thrifty ap- pearance of the place gives evidence of an en- terprising and industrious owner. Although now past the prime of life, he is still hale and hearty, and gives his attention to the improve- ment of his land.

Mr. Lamoree was united in marriage with Jane M. Pells, a native of the town of Rhine- beck, where her father, Simon H. Pells, was also born, and followed farming. Her mother, who bore the maiden name of Amelia Van- Wagner, was born in Dutchess county, and was of Holland lineage. Mrs. Lamoree had one sister, Julia M., who became the wife of John W. Moore, a farmer of Rhinebeck town. Our subject and his wife were married in 1846, and began their domestic life upon the farm which they still occupy. Four children were born to them: the eldest died in infancy; Franklin married Martha K. Canover, and is a farmer of Pleasant Valley town; Emily J. married B. T. Alley, and after his death be- came the wife of Oscar J. Case, of Salt Point; Flora A., who is now the wife of Charles Bur- bank, a native of Orleans county, New York.

Mr. Lamoree takes an active interest in political affairs, uniformly voting the straight Republican ticket. He has held a number of public offices, appearing first in 1855 as justice of the peace of his town; next as supervisor for three years; and as sheriff of Dutchess county from 1864 to 1867, inclusive; also served as revenue collector of his district, the appointment being made by President Lincoln at the commencement of the Civil war, which incumbency he filled until 1864. Mr. Lamo- ree was one of the founders of the Poughkeep -

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sie City National Bank in 1860, and has been a director thereof during its existence. Previous to the Civil war he served as brigade paymas- ter under Gen. Isaac I. Platt. He is a public- spirited and progressive man, and is deserving of rank among the highly honored and repre- sentative pioneer citizens of Dutchess county.

Age and honored position do not protect one from the criminal class, and this esteemed citizen has been subjected to more than the average man's share of experience with the " ruffian burglar." On the night of November 12, 1896, two men entered his home through a small window in the basement, and carried off all the money, some $70.00, then in the house, together with as much clothing as could con- veniently be taken away. This was all done without awakening the household. One of the men had called the previous day at noon, and asked for something to eat. His suspicious actions convinced the family of his evil inten- tions, but robbery was not thought of. One month later, December 12, the same inen called about midnight, and placing a ladder to the portico, climbed in at an upstairs window, and went through the house, They placed a revolver at Mr. Lamoree's head, and demand- ing perfect quiet at the peril of his life, they bound both him and his wife with cords, and then searched for their booty. They secured about $30.00, and a valuable gold watch, a gift from Mr. Lamoree's father. Our subject prevailed upon them to leave the watch, which they did upon his promise to pay $5.00, which promise he will keep. The two ruffians then ate heartily and drank cider, and in their ef- fort to get away they stole a horse from a neighbor, but were caught and arrested by Officer McCabe, indicted, tried, and then finally sentenced by Samuel K. Phillips to ten years in prison.

I SAAC S. GENUNG, a thorough and sys- tematic farmer of the town of East Fishkill, Dutchess county, was born January 30, 1831, in what was then the town of Fishkill. but is now East Fishkill, and is a worthy represent- ative of one of the honored old families of the county, and was of French origin.

Gabriel Genung, his grandfather, was born at Morristown, N. J., May 22, 1775, and in that State, July 10. 1799, was united in mar- riage with Nancy Brinckerhoff, whose birth also there occurred. Shortly after their mar- 44

riage they came to Dutchess county, locating in the town of Fishkill, where the grandfather engaged in farming and in the tanning busi- ness. There they reared their three sons: Adrian, who became a merchant of Swartout- ville and Johnsville, Dutchess county; Joseph, the father of our subject; and Benjamin, who followed farming in Wayne county, N. Y. The mother of these children died September 10, 1844, and the father on November 20, 1857. He had a brother who faithfully served in the war of 1812.

In the town of Fishkill, March 13, 1801. was born Joseph Genung, the father of our subject, and he soon became familiar with the duties that fall to the lot of the agriculturist upon the home farm. He was united in mar- riage with Mrs. Charlotte Remsen, a native of the town of Fishkill, and a daughter of Abra- ham Storm. They located upon the old home- stead farm, which the father continued to cultivate and improve until his death, June 6, 1865; his wife passed away August 11, 1893. They were both members of the Reformed Church, and in politics he was an ardent Dem- ocrat.

Our subject is the eldest in the family of ten children, the others being Sarah; Jane, who became the wife of Edgar Baldwin, but both are now deceased; John, a farmer of the town of East Fishkill; Polhemus, a broker and insurance man of New York City; Joseph. who is living retired in Poughkeepsie; Albert, an agriculturist of the town of East Fishkill; and William, who died at the age of twenty years.

Upon the home farm of 155 acres of rich and arable land, Isaac S. Genung remained with his brother John and sister Sarah, and has there since carried on general farming. He is one of the substantial farmers of the township, having met with a well-deserved success in his chosen calling, and no man takes a keener interest in the prosperity of his native county, or is held in higher respect, than Mr. Genung. Politically, he affiliates with the Democratic party, which embodies his views on public questions of the day.

OSEPH W. PHILLIPS. Among the en- terprising and influential citizens of the town of East Fishkill, Dutchess county, whose names are scattered through the pages of this volume none is more worthy of men- tion than the gentleman whose name intro-

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duces this brief biographical notice. His grandfather, John Phillips, was a native of Holland, and on crossing the Atlantic to the New World, located upon a farm in the town of Fishkill (now Wappinger), Dutchess coun- ty, where he spent his remaining days. There he was married and reared a family of several children, among whom was Elias Phillips, the father of our subject.

The last named was born May 3, 1792, in what was then the town of Fishkill, but is now Wappinger. When he attained to man's estate, he was married to Miss Maria Wilde, and they became the parents of seven chil- dren: Elizabeth, now the widow of John C. Storm, a farmer of East Fishkill; Sarah, who married Benjamin Strang, a farmer of the same town, but both now deceased; John, a resident of Tompkins county, N. Y. ; William W., deceased, who also followed farming; Elias M., who carried on farming in Tompkins county, but is now deceased; Lumen B., an agriculturist of Tompkins county; and James D., a hardware merchant of Terre Haute, Ind. The mother of these children died in 1831, and Elias Phillips was again married, his second union being with Elizabeth North- rup, a native of Putnam county, N. Y., where her father, John Northrup, engaged in farm- ing. Our subject was the only child born of this union. During his entire life the father followed the occupation of farming exclusively, and died upon his farm April 30, 1879, while the mother departed this life October 14, 1890. He was a Republican in politics, and the family were Baptists in religious belief.

Joseph W. Phillips was born in the town of East Fishkill May 8, 1835, and there his early life was passed amidst rural scenes upon the farm which his father had purchased in 1833. On November 6, 1856, he was mar- ried to Miss Caroline Rogers, a daughter of Laban and Jane (Sincerbox) Rogers, and a native of the town of Beekman, Dutchess county, where her father was also born and engaged in farming throughout life. He was the son of John Rogers, also a native of that town, and an agriculturist by occupation. Hezekiah Rogers, the father of the last named, was born in England, and with two brothers crossed the ocean to America, he becoming a resident of the town of Beekman, while they settled on Long Island. Simeon D. Sincer- box, the maternal grandfather of Mrs. Phillips, was also a native of Dutchess county.

Upon their marriage Mr. Phillips took his wife to a farm in the town of East Fishkill, which he continued to operate until he pur- chased his present place near the village of Gayhead. It contains about ten acres, and is known as the Dr. Sutton place; but he still owns his valuable farm of 200 acres, which he now rents. At first he was engaged in general farming, but later turned his attention more to the milk business. He is at present living a quiet, retired life in his beautiful home, where hospitality abounds, and is surrounded by all the comforts and many of the luxuries of life. He and his excellent wife contribute to the support of the Baptist Church at Beekman, and are numbered among the prominent and highly respected citizens of the community. Politically Mr. Phillips is identified with the Republican party.

J OHN N. LA DUE, a prominent and enter- prising citizen of the town of East Fish-

kill, Dutchess county, was born on the farm which is still his home, June 25, 1824. The family came from France during the Huguenot persecution, and in religious belief were Meth- odists in later years. William La Due, the grandfather of our subject, was born at Rye, Westchester Co., N. Y., March 30, 1759, and on reaching manhood was married to Miss Elizabeth Swartout, whose birth occurred No- vember 19, 1761. They began their domestic life upon the farm now owned by our subject, and there reared their children, who were as follows: William; Samuel, who was a farmer of the town of East Fishkill; Cornelius, an agriculturist of the town of Fishkill; Judah, who married William Coe, a farmer of the town of Unionvale; Jemima, who married Peter La Due, a farmer of East Fishkill; Elizabeth, who died in infancy ; Sarah; Polly and Elizabeth.

Upon a part of the original tract which his father had purchased in East Fishkill, William La Due, the father of our subject, was born October 30, 1798, and was there reared. On September 20, 1820, he wedded Mary Conk- lin, who was born in Westchester county, N. Y., April 11, 1797, and was a daughter of Jeremiah Conklin, a native of the same county, where in later life he followed farming. Five children were born to the parents of our subject: John N .; Elizabeth, who married John C. Greene, a farmer of Westchester county; Tamar, who resided in New York City,

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but is now deceased; James, a resident of Cali- fornia; and Williamn L., an agrieulturist of East Fishkill, Dutchess county. The father oper- ated the homestead farm until his death, which occurred October 26, 1875; in politics he was first a Whig, and later a Republican. His faithful wife died September 18, 1866.

John N. La Due was reared upon the farm which is still his home, and there has spent his entire life, with the exception of fifteen years passed in New York City, when he was in- spector of customs, and he proved a most capable officer, being prompt and faithful in the discharge of his duties. He has a fine farm of 125 acres, and now makes a specialty of fruit culture, raising apples, peaches, etc.

In 1850 Mr. La Due was married to Miss Mary Greene, who belongs to an old family of Westchester county, where her father, Israel Greene, carried on agricultural pursuits. Two children were born to them: Eugenie, who married Rev. Charles Knapp, A. M., an Epis- copal minister of Delaware county, N. Y., now deceased; and Israel, who died at the age of four years. Mr. La Due is a stanch Repub- lican in politics, is an intelligent, energetic man, highly spoken of by all his neighbors, and his life record is above reproach.

A ARON A. STOCKHOLM, a valued and esteemed agriculturist, of the town of East Fishkill, Dutchess county, was born there in October, 1824, and is a representative of one of the oldest and most highly respected families of the county. Upon a farm in that township his paternal grandfather reared his family of five children, who in order of birth were as follows: Abraham, who became a farmer of East Fishkill; Derrick, an attorney at law, who removed to Utica, N. Y. ; George, who went to Michigan, where his family still reside; Gertrude, who married Thomas E. Flagler, a farmer of the town of East Fishkill: and Andrew, the father of our subjeet.

The last named was also a native of the town of East Fishkill, where he grew to man- hood upon a farm. He married Miss Maria Weeks, who also belonged to an old family of Dutchess county, and was born in the town of East Fishkill, where her father. Chauney Weeks, conducted a hotel. After their mar- riage they located upon a farm near Hopewell, where they reared their family of seven chil- dren, namely: Delia, who became the wife of

James C. Emans, a farmer of East Fishkill; Mary G .; Aaron A .; Caroline, wife of Duryea Van Wyck, of the town of Wappinger, Dutch- ess county; Harriet, wife of J. A. Young, of Westchester county, N. Y .; Charles, a restaur- ant keeper, of Poughkeepsie; Theodocia, widow of James Place; and John, who died in the Union service during the Civil war. The father followed the vocations of farming and milling in the town of East Fishkill, and be- came an extensive land owner, having at one time about 600 acres. His political support was given the Democratic party.

W ILLIAM EDGAR BRINCKERHOFF, a well-known horticulturist of East Fishkill town, was there born July 24, 1820. His grandfather, Derrick Brinckerhoff, a. na- tive of Dutchess county, was descended from one of four brothers who came to this eoun- try from Holland about two hundred and fifty years ago, and the family have mostly been members of the Reformed Dutch Church.

After his marriage the grandfather located on a farm in the town of East Fishkill, where he spent the remainder of his life engaged in agricultural pursuits. In his family were nine children: John D., the eldest, was the father of our subject; Abraham was a farmer of East Fishkill town; Isaac was a merchant of Brinckerhoff, Dutchess county, but in later life engaged in farming in the town of Fish- kill; William was a merchant of Peekskill, N. Y., where his death occurred; George was a farmer of Fishkill; Catherine married James B. Montrose, a farmer of East Fishkill town: Margaret wedded Charles Scofield, a farmer in the Highlands; Mary Ann married Darius Hustis, an agriculturist of the same place; and Helen married Absolam Serene, who was for a time a merchant at Hughsonville, Dutchess county, but later carried on farming in the West. She is still living.

John D. Brinckerhoff, also a native of Fishkill town, was there reared upon a farm. He married Miss Caroline Hasbrook, who was born in the town of Fishkill, and was a daughter of Col. Benjamin Hasbrook, a prom- inent farmer, and a Mason, fraternally. Mr. and Mrs. Brinckerhoff began housekeeping upon a farm in East Fishkill town, where he died in 1863, and she passed away in 1885. His political support was given the Demo- cratie party. Five children were born to

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them: Benjamin H., now a resident of Ohio; William E., subject of this sketch; Theodoric, a merchant on Staten Island, who died in 1896; Abraham, a resident of southern California; and Susan, deceased wife of Will- iam B. Hazelton, a farmer of Mahopac Falls, New York.

The boyhood and youth of our subject were quietly passed upon the home farm. His marriage to Miss Sarah A. Anderson was cel- ebrated in 1854. She is also a native of East Fishkill town, and a daughter of Peter Ander- son, who came to that town from New Eng- land and located upon a farm. Four children graced this union: Charles E., who died aged about ten years; Carrie, wife of Henry J. Matthews, of Mount Kisco, N. Y. ; Eliza- beth, wife of Arthur Storm, a farmer of East Fishkill town; and Cornelia M., wife of George A. Member, a merchant of Fishkill Landing.

Since his marriage Mr. Brinckerhoff has lived upon his present farm of eighty acres, and besides general farming he gives special attention to fruit culture; being one of the most successful horticulturists of the com- Inunity. He and his estimable wife contrib- ute to the Reformed Church at Hopewell, and being a strong temperance man he always casts his ballot in support of the Prohibition party, which embodies his views on that ques- tion. He has always been identified with works of public improvement and progress, and is one of the representative and leading citizens of the community, where he has al- ways made his home, and where he is so widely and favorably known.

M ORGAN L. VAIL, a well-known dairy farmer of the town of East Fishkill, Dutchess county, is a native of Rensselaer Co., N. Y., born March 29, 1848, but belongs to a family that. was early established in Dutchess county, his great-grandfather having located upon a large tract of land in the town of Union- vale, where he reared a family of several chil- dren.

Elias Vail, the grandfather of our subject, was one of the four sons, and was born on the farm in Unionvale, December 23, 1774. He married Hannah Duncan, who was born in 1781, and they began housekeeping on a part of the old homestead. In their family were thirteen children, namely: David D., born in

1800, died in 1821; Isaac E., born in 1802, died in 1819; Simeon L., born in 1804, was a farmer of Illinois, where his death occurred; Egbert B., born in 1806, was a resident of Poughkeepsie; Mary, born in 1808, wedded John Snedecor, a farmer; Phenner P., born in 1810, engaged in farming in Dutchess Co., and in Vermont; Alexander H. is the father of our subject; Thomas S., born in 1813. died un- married, November 25, 1894; John D., born in 1815, is a retired farmer, living in Chicago; Lavinia, born in 1817, married Elias N. Haight, a farmer of the town of Washington, Dutchess county, and both are now deceased; Milan, born in 1819, and Sarah, born in 1821, both died unmarried; and Elias D., born in 1823. is a farmer of the town of Unionvale. The grandfather always devoted his attention to agricultural pursuits, and both himself and wife died on the home farm in the town of Union- vale, in 1851.

Alexander H. Vail, the father of our sub- ject, was born on the old homestead, October 4, 1811, and there spent his boyhood days. He wedded Caroline Smith, who was born in 1812, in the town of Clinton, Dutchess county, and was a daughter of Maurice Smith, a tanner and currier by trade, whose birth occurred in the town of Fishkill in 1765. Her mother, who bore the maiden name of Margaret Streit, was born in Dutchess county in 1767. In their family were ten children, of whom Mrs. Vail was the youngest, the names and dates of birth of the others being as follows: Elizabeth, 1788; Hannah, 1790; Abel, 1792; Mary, 1794; George, 1796; Jerusha, 1799; Morgan L., 1801; Susan, 1804; and Margaret, 1806, Mau- rice Smith, the great-grandfather of our sub- jeet, was an extensive landholder, owning a great deal of property where Poughkeepsie now stands, and served as sheriff of Dutchess county. The Smith family is of English descent, and at an early day took quite a prominent part in the affairs of Dutchess county, where many of its members still live.

Upon their marriage, the parents of our subject lived for some time upon a farm in the town of Hyde Park, Dutchess county, later spending eighteen years in Rensselaer county, N. Y., while the following fourteen years were passed in the city of Poughkeepsie, after which they located upon the farm now owned by our subject, where the mother died in 1880, and the father in 1882, In politics he was a Democrat. The parental household included four children :

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Cornelia P., born in 1840, died in 1845; Albert H., born in 1842, practiced medicine in the West, and died in California in 1893; Morgan L. is next in order of birth; and Susan C., born in 1850, died in 1856.

Until sixteen years of age our subject re- Inained in the county ot his nativity, and then accompanied his parents to Poughkeepsie, where he completed his education, after which he clerked in the drug store of Wood & Titta- mer for three years. In 1880 he married Caro- line V. Seaman, a native of Dutchess county, and a daughter of Jacob and Sarah (Rynus) Seaman. both born in the town of Pleasant Valley, Dutchess county. Richard N. Seaman, her paternal grandfather, was of English ex- traction, and a farmer by occupation, while the Rynus family was of Dutch stock. Mr. and Mrs. Vail at once located upon their present farm in East Fishkill town, and there their nine children were born, whose names and dates of birth are as follows: Morgan L., Jr., 1881 ; Alexander S., 1882; Philip Seaman, 1883; Fanny, 1885; Caroline, 1886; Emily, 1888; Ruth, 1889; Elizabeth, 1891; and Har- old Huntington, 1895. Morgan and Alexan- der both died in infancy.

Upon his farm of 165 acres, Mr. Vail is engaged in dairying, making a specialty of the sale of milk, and has been quite successful in this venture. He is an intelligent, public- spirited citizen, identifying himself with all matters which will promote the welfare of the community, is a Democrat in politics, and both himself and wife are faithful members of the Baptist Church at Beekman.

R ICHARD T. SWIFT, a well-known resi- dent of the town of Washington, Dutch- ess county, was engaged during the earlier years of his life in agricultural pursuits, but is now retired from active labor. He is a native of that town, where he was born September 26, 1817, and is the representative of an old American family, of English origin, that was founded in this country about 1640. His father, Zebulon Swift, was born at Springhill, near Sandwich, Mass., July 29, 1776, and there his grandfather, Abraham Swift, was also born. The latter was married in the Bay State, where he followed cabinet making, but later came to Dutchess county, N. Y., locating on a farm near Millbrook, which he operated in connection with work at his trade. In his

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Commemorative biographical record of Dutchess County, New York, Part 127

Author: J.H. Beers & Co Publication date: 1897 Publisher: Chicago, J. H. Beers & co. Number of Pages: 1354

Author: J.H. Beers & Co
Publication date: 1897
Publisher: Chicago, J. H. Beers & co.
Number of Pages: 1354