USA > New York > Rensselaer County > Lansingburgh > History of Lansingburgh, N.Y., from the year 1670 to 1877 > Part 4
Note: The text from this book was generated using artificial intelligence so there may be some errors. The full pages can be found on Archive.org (link on the Part 1 page).
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4
5
THE CHURCHES OF LANSINGBURGH. WITH DATE OF ORGANIZATION, LOCATION, DEDICATION AND FIRST PASTORS.
NAMES AND DENOMINATION.
DATE OF ORGANIZATION.
WHERE ORIGINALLY BUILT.
WHEN DEDICATED.
NAME OF FIRST PASTOR.
The Protestant Reformed Dutch Church, . .
Sept. 25, 1784,
No. 465 State street,
First Presbyterian Church,
Aug. 9, 1792, .
North end of the Green,
June 22, 1794,
Rev. Samuel P. Spear.
Second Presbyterian Church, .. June 24, 1835,
East side John St., ab. Elizabeth St .* Corner of John and Market sts.
Rev. David Butler, D. D.
Trinity Church (Episcopal)} .. . Jan. 5, 1804,
Near the river, foot of Elizabeth street.
Rev. S. D. Ferguson.
Methodist Episcopal Church,. . Free Methodist Church,
1827,
1866,
Ann St., south of Elizabeth,
Nov. 15, 1867,
Rev. George E. Ferrin.
About 1833,
Corner of North and John streets,
About 1841,
Corner of North and John streets,
1844,
May 6, 1866,
The same congregation. ) Very Rev. Thomas Galberry, O. S. A. Rev. A. B. Whipple.
PRESENT LOCATION, PASTORS, MEMBERSHIP, COST, &c.
NAMES AND DENOMINATIONS.
PRESENT EDIFICE ERECTED.
COST.
SEATING CAPACITY.
NAME OF PRESENT PASTOR.
No. OF MEMBRS. PRESENT |Officers & |PRESENT Teachers in Sunday School.
NO. OF SCHOLRS
First Presbyterian,
1844-45,
Rev. A. M. Beveridge,
43I
500§
Second (Olivet).
1844,
. .
Trinity (Episcopal)
1869-70,
$40,000
450
Rev. Byron J. Hall,
175
25
200
Methodist Episcopal,
1849,
35,000
600
Rev. M. D. Jump,
464
39
328
Free Methodist,
1867,
150
Rev. William Clark,
I3
· · · ·
...
St. Augustine's (Rom. Catholic) John St. Baptist, .
1864-65,
40,000
1000
Rev. M. J. Collins, O. S. A.
2000
14
350
Rev. C. W. Ray, (supply.)
I25
18
I30
.
* Church edifice sold to John Street Baptists, Aug. 20, 1860. + Burned Dec. 23, 1868. # First Society, June 11, 1803. § Includes the Bethany Sunday School.
34
IIISTORY OF LANSINGBURGH.
Rev. Charles Woodhouse.
Universalist Church,. St. John Baptist Church, (Ro- man Catholic) St. Augustine's Church, (Roman Catholic). ..
John St. Baptist Church,.
. About 1841, July 28, 1858,;
Corner of John and Market streets,
.
Rev. S. B. Lupton. Rev. Jonas Coe, D. D.
·
1507852
PASTORS OF THE CHURCHES FROM THEIR ORGANIZATION TO THE PRESENT TIME.
THE PROTESTANT REFORMED DUTCH CHURCH .- Rev. Brandt Schuyler Lupton, Nov. 6, 1788, to 1792.
THE FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH-Rev. Jonas Coe, D. D., June 25, 1793, to 1804 ; Rev. Samuel Blatchford, D. D., July 19, 1804, to March 17, 1828 ; Rev. Isaac McIlvaine, Oct. 2, 1828, to 1830 ; Rev. John W. Mccullough, Sept. 8, 1830, to 1832 ; Rev. Henry Benedict, Nov. 6, 1834, to 1836 ; Rev. Philo F. Phelps, 1836 to 1839 ; Rev. John H. Symms, October, 1840, to August 24, 1843 ; Rev. Villeroy D. Reed, D. D., July 9, 1844, to 1858 ; Rev. A. M. Beveridge, third Sabbath of July, 1858, to the present time.
TRINITY (EPISCOPAL) CHURCH .- Rev. David Butler, D. D., from January 9, 1806 to 1814: Rev. Parker Adams, 4 years ; Rev. George Upfold, to 1818 ; Rev. Benjamin Dorr, to May 18, 1829 ; Rev. P. L. Whipple, 1829 to 1840 ; Rev. A. T. Twing, 1840 to 1863 ; Rev. Wm. H. Cook, 1864 to 1867; Rev. Byron J. Hall, Dec. 16, 1867, to present time.
ST. JOHN BAPTIST (ROMAN CATHOLIC) CHURCH .- Revs. Hogan, Coyle, Farley, Quigley, Falvey and Crane.
ST. AUGUSTINE'S (ROMAN CATHOLIC) CHURCH .- Rev. S. Galberry, 5 years ; Rev. J. H. Dever, 6 years ; Rev. M. J. Collins, 1876.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH .- Rev. S. D. Ferguson, 1827 ; Rev. Seymour Landon, 1829 ; Rev. Timothy Benedict, 1830; Rev. Cyrus Prindle, 1831 ; Rev. Tobias Spicer, 1833 ; Rev. Chas. P. Clarke, 1834 ; Rev. A. M. Osbon, 1835 ; Rev. S. Merritt Bates, 1836; Rev. James Caughey, 1837 ; Rev. A. M. Osbon, 1838 ; Rev. J. Alley, 1839 ; Rev. W. Bullard, 1840 ; Rev. J. Frazer, 1841 ; Rev. O. Em- erson, 1842 ; Rev. C. Devol, 1844; Rev. Wm. Griffin, 1846 ; Rev. S. Parks, 1848 ; Rev. B. Hawley, 1850 : Rev. H. W. Ransom, 1852 ; Rev. W. P. Gray, 1854 ; Rev. D. Starks, 1856 ; Rev. L. Marshall, 1858 ; Rev. C. W. Cushing, 1860 ; Rev. I. G. Bidwell, 1862 ; Rev. S. McKean, 1864; Rev. W. R. Brown, 1867 ; Rev. Henry Graham, 1870 ; Rev. M. B. Mead, 1872 ; Rev. W. H. Hughes, 1874 ; Rev. M. D. Jump, 1877.
JOHN STREET BAPTIST CHURCH .- Rev. A. B. Whipple, Revs. Sellick, J. L. Barlow, Merriman, Whipple, Rev. S. B. Gregory, May I, 1875, to Nov. 5, 1876 ; Rev. C. W. Ray, (supply) at present.
SECOND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH .- Rev. Samuel P. Spear ; 1861, Rev. Selden Haines; Rev. George P. Tyler, D. D., to 1874.
UNIVERSALIST CHURCH .- Rev. Charles Woodhouse, Rev. William Bell, Rev. Z. Cook, Rev. Menzes Rayner.
FREE METHODIST CHURCH .- Rev. George E. Ferrin, I year ; Rev. Olin Owen, I year ; Rev. William Dickson, 2 years; Rev. William Steegar, I year ; Rev. David Dempsey, 2 years ; Rev. William Clark, from Oct., 1876.
VILLAGE GOVERNMENT, 1876.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
JAMES McQUIDE, PRESIDENT.
First Ward-William C. Groesbeck, Charles H. Dauchy. Second Ward-Frederick Dargen, Richard M. DeFreest. Third Ward-Francis McCabe, Daniel C. Sippell. Fourth Ward-Rufus S. Munn, Eugene L. Demers. Clerk .- C. W. Witbeck.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES, 1877.
C. H. DAUCHY, PRESIDENT.
First Ward-William King, Joseph Kessler. Second Ward-Henry Wood, Richard M. DeFreest. Third Ward-Robert Harvey, Daniel C. Sippell. Fourth Ward-George V. Gould, Eugene L. Demers.
John Quinn, Clerk of the Board. Thomas Rourke, Treasurer.
Hyatt & Comstock, Attorneys. John C. Pushee, Supervisor.
Henry E. Hawkins, George H. Hearman, Police Justices.
C. H. Dauchy, George B. Filley, David H. Humphrey, Police Commissioners.
Alex. King, Captain of Police.
James C. Comstock, Superintendent of Public Schools.
Samuel Brooks, David H. Humphrey, James. H. Weaver, School Trustees.
Postmaster, 1877-G. W. Cornell.
37
HISTORY OF LANSINGBURGH.
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
FIREMEN'S HALL, MARKET STREET, NEAR RIVER.
Board of Fire Commissioners : Albert E. Powers, President ; Chas. S. Holmes ; Treasurer; A. C. Snyder, Secretary.
Officers : Thomas H. Mason, Chief Engineer; John Franklin, Assistant Engineer ; John Brooks, Superintendent of the Fire Alarm, and Engineer of the Steamers; Frank Spotten, Assistant ; John H. Ingram, Captain of Hose; C. W. Cannon, Captain of Hook and Ladder; Eugene Sippell, Ist Assistant Captain of Hook and Ladder; Charles F. Shumway, 2d Assistant Captain of Hook and Ladder; Louis F. Plamp, Secretary; David Hannah, Jr., Treasurer.
J. E. Whipple Steam Fire Engine Company No. I, organized June 3, 1864. First officers: John H. Campbell, Captain; William H. Lea, Assistant; C. L. Twing, Secretary; S. K. Hawkins, Treas- urer. Number of members at organization, 30. The first engine house was located on the south-west corner of River and Grove streets.
J. Fox Steam Fire Engine Company No. 2. Organized December 29, 1869. First officers: James H. Spotten, Captain ; Frederick Weaver, Assistant; George O'Keefe, Secretary; Henry F. Brooks, Treasurer. Number of members at organization, 15. Location of first engine house, east side of State street, near Lansing street.
John S. Fake Hook and Ladder Co. No. I, organized November 14, 1871. First officers: Thomas Curran, Captain; John F. Mc- Farland, Secretary ; E. W. Banker, Treasurer ; Number of members when organized, 30. The first building used by the company was situated on the north-east corner of Market and River streets.
ORGANIZATIONS.
MASONIC LODGES.
Phoenix Lodge, No. 58, Masonic Hall, 634 State street. Peter A. Brewster, W. M .; Charles D. Clark, S. W .; Robert Bryant, J. W .; Eugene Hyatt, Treasurer; William Jordan, Secretary; James Gillespie, S. D .; Frederick H. Minkler, J. D .; John A. Lee, Wm. Ladlie, M. of C .; Thomas Graham, Andrew McMurray, Stewards;
38
HISTORY OF LANSINGBURGH.
William A. Flack, Chaplain; Richard A. Derrick, Marshal; Eugene Hyatt, M. L. Fancher, D. P. Cheesbrough, Trustees.
Jerusalem Lodge, No. 355, Masonic Hall, 634 State street. Daniel C. Sippell, W. M .; John H. Franklin, S. W .; Charles Sessagrant, J. W .; Felix Fountain, Treasurer; Henry E. Hawkins, Secretary; George E. Shumway, S. D .; Chauncey Smith, J. D .; Charles W. Cannon, David Shannon, M. of C .; H. M. Cropsey, Geo. H. Allen, Stewards; Samuel Whiley, Chaplain; W. H. Whiley, Organist, W. H. Shumway, Marshal; N. Remington, Tiler; Samuel Whiley, J. E. West, John B. Icke, Trustees.
Phoenix Chapter, No. 133. Eugene A. Van Pelt, High Priest; John M. Chambers, King; Daniel E. Sippell, Scribe; John G. O'Bryan, Treasurer; Eugene Hyatt, Secretary; Wm. H. Shumway, Capt. H .; Charles E. Shumway, P. S .; Arthur Cobden, R. A. C .; Arnold Grillo, M. 3d V .; Fred. Weaver, M. 2d V .; John A. Lee, M. Ist V .; Edward A. Skillman, Chaplain; D. K. Cleary, Organist; N. Remington, Tiler; Alex. Gillespie, W. H. Shumway, Ed. A. Skill- man, Trustees.
INDEPENDENT ORDER OF ODD FELLOWS.
Bethlehem Rebecca Degree Lodge No. 49. McMurray Hall. Samuel Lee, N. G.
TEMPERANCE SOCIETIES.
Diamond Rock Temple of Honor No. 35. McMurray Hall.
BOAT CLUBS.
The Sans Souci Club, organized October 12, 1867; incorporated October 25, 1875. First officers: S. P. Welch, President ; W. C. Groesbeck, Secretary ; E. H. Leonard, Treasurer. Present officers : Wm. M. Lea, President; E. H. Leonard, Secretary and Treasurer; Charles S. Holmes, Commodore; M. L. Filley, Jr., Thos. H. Mason, Directors. Club House, River, cor. Market street.
Filley Boat Club .- W. S. Flack, President; Joseph McQuide, Secretary and Treasurer ; Wm. Lee Church, Captain.
GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC.
Post Dargen, No. 42. Wm. J. Quinn, Senior Vice Commander.
39
HISTORY OF LANSINGBURGH.
SCHOOLS.
Lansingburgh Academy .- Rev. A. M. Beveridge, President; H. W. Day, Secretary and Treasurer; C. T. R. Smith, Principal.
St. Augustine's Free Institute, under the charge of the Sisters of St. Joseph. Mother Camillus, Superioress.
BANK OF D. POWERS & SONS.
Established March 20, 1877. Deborah Powers, Albert E. Powers, Nathaniel B. Powers, sole partners.
CENSUS OF LANSINGBURGH,
FROM 1771 TO 1875.
I770 -- 50
1815-1,800
1850-5,752
1780- 400
1820-2,035
1855-5,700
1790- 500 1825-2,423
1860-5,577
1795- 900
1830-2,663
1865-6,072
1800-1,200
1835-3,268
1870-6,802
1805-1.400
1840-3,330
1875-6,937
1810-1,600
1845-3,982
.
From 1771 to 1815 the population is estimated. From 1820 it is the complete Town Census, and subject to a deduction.
A LIST OF NEWSPAPERS AND PERIODICALS
PUBLISHED IN LANSINGBURGH; MANY FILES OF WHICH ARE STILL PRESERVED BY CHARLES J. LANSING, ESQ., OF LANSINGBURGH.
1787. THE NORTHERN CENTINEL AND LANSINGBOROUGH1 ADVER- TISER, established Monday, May 21, 1787, weekly, by Claxton & Babcock; "King street, between Hoosack and South streets." The first newspaper printed within the present limits of Rensse- laer county. October 15th, 1787, the publishers altered the name "Lansingborough " to "Lansingburgh, with the following apology : "The public will please to notice that the printers through misinformation, (being strangers here when they first established their business) have called the town, Lansing- borough : but on consulting the records, they find it to be Lansingburgh; by which name they shall in future publish it. They beg the public will pardon the error into which they have inattentively been led." Files extant to January 8, 1788. Poli- tics, Federal.
1788. THE FEDERAL HERALD, Monday, May 5, 1788, weekly, by Babcock & Hickok, corner of King and Hoosack streets. Files extant to May 17, 1790. Politics Federal.
I791. AMERICAN SPY, Friday, April 8, 1791, by Silvester Tiffany, a little south of Douglass' tavern. August 2, 1792, by Silvester Tiffany and William W. Wands. December 21, 1792, by W. W. Wands. Files extant to June 6, 1797.
1797. THE NORTHERN BUDGET, Tuesday, June 20, 1797, Robert Moffitt & Co. Office removed to Troy, and paper issued, Tues- day, May 15, 1798.
1798. LANSINGBURGH GAZETTE, September 12, 1798, weekly, by Gardiner Tracy; office on King street. October 14, 1806, Gardiner Tracy and Luther Bliss. April 24, 1826, sold to Augustus Filley, who transferred it to Jesse C. Young. The latter then changed the name of the paper to
THE RENSSELAER COUNTY GAZETTE. Under this title it was pub- lished by Jesse C. & Jeremiah Young, the first issue being I See page 333, History of the City of Troy.
41
HISTORY OF LANSINGBURGH.
Tuesday, May 2, 1826. Subsequently the name was changed to the
LANSINGBURGH DEMOCRAT AND RENSSELAER COUNTY GAZETTE. Discontinued in the fall of 1828. A new series of the Gazette was issued December, 1826, by Edward J. Van Cleve. In 1832 Walter S. Fairchild became proprietor of the paper. December, 1833, William H. Gray became its editor, and remained until September 30, 1838, when William B. Harkness and William H. Winans succeeded him, and Edgar A. Barber became editor. July 9, 1843, the building in which the Gazette was published was destroyed by fire, and the files of the paper were burned. The Gazette was thereafter, until September 7, 1843, printed at the Whig office in Troy. December 4, 1846, William B. Hark- ness, editor and proprietor. December 1, 1847, Wm. B. Hark- ness & Alexander Kirkpatrick. October 30, 1849, Alexander
Kirkpatrick. July 1, 1869, Samuel B. Kirkpatrick, editor, S. B. Kirkpatrick and J. D. Ayres, proprietors. November, 1872, A. Leslie Elliott, editor and proprietor. Sept. 1, 1873, Elliott & I. L. Van Voast. August 22, 1874, C. G. Coutant. July 31, 1875, John J. Benson. March 17, 1877, George E. Babcock, editor and publisher. June 16, 1877, John Quinn, editor. June 23, Quinn & Eugene L. Demers.
1803. THE FARMERS' REGISTER, Tuesday, January 25, 1803, week- ly, by Francis Adancourt, opposite Jacob's (now Phoenix) Hotel. Politics anti-Federal. Removed to Troy in 1806.
1838. THE DEMOCRATIC PRESS AND LANSINGBURGH ADVERTISER, January 13, 1838, by Wm. J. Lamb. Subsequently changed to Lansingburgh Democrat until his death, November 7, 1859, then by his widow, N. Maria Lamb, under her husband's name, until January 26th, 1860; then Joseph D. Comstock until April 6, 1861, when S. V. R. Young and Thomas Robinson published it, and changed its name to the New Advertiser, until July 12, 1861, when it was discontinued.
1841. THE LITERARY CABINET, by James J. Peck, November, 1841. 1844. THE GOLDEN RULE, January 1, 1844, monthly, by Rev. Rolla J. Smith. Edited by Mrs. M. A. Smith, in connection with the Golden Rule Institute, a female seminary located at the corner of Market and Ann streets. In 1847 it was changed to the Young Ladies' Messenger.
1847. THE ANTIQUARIAN AND GENERAL REVIEW, monthly. First 6
42
HISTORY OF LANSINGBURGH.
issued at Schenectady in March, 1845, by Rev. Wm. Arthur, editor. In March, 1847 removed to Lansingburgh, Rev. Wm. Arthur remaining its editor until 1848.
1860. THE LANSINGBURGH DAILY GAZETTE, Tuesday, January 3. 1860, by Thomas Mitchell and Alex. Kirkpatrick. February 6, 1860, A. Kirkpatrick and Edward K. Hawkins, till discontinued February 11, 1860.
1864. SEMI-WEEKLY CHRONICLE, by J. D. Comstock, printer for the publishers, April 6, 1864 ; office over the Rensselaer County Bank; Wednesdays and Saturdays. December 31, 1864, was merged into the Lansingburgh Weekly Chronicle, conducted by J. D. Comstock until July 4, 1866, then by Daniel Cady, under the name of the Lansingburgh Chronicle and Family Guide ; then as the Weekly Chronicle and Watchman, 'which was after- ward removed to Cohoes.
1872. OUR LITTLE PAPER, small weekly; Friday, Sept. 13, 1872, by E. D. Ayres. Discontinued in December, 1873.
1873. THE ENTERPRISE, small weekly; November 29, 1873, by J. C. Comstock, chief editor, assisted by Milo S. Thompson and C. W. Witbeck. Discontinued February 28, 1874.
1875. THE LANSINGBURGH COURIER, weekly; Friday, December 24, 1875, by Isaac L. Van Voast and Wm. H. Engel.
INDEX.
SEE ALSO INDEX TO THE HISTORY OF THE CITY OF TROY.
Association, a general, 8, 9 Bank of Lansingburgh, 22, 24
Bank, Rensselaer County, 28 of D. Powers & Sons, 39
Batestown, 25 Beeves slaughtered, 24
Boat Clubs, 38
Breweries, 24, 26, 31, 32
Bridge, celebration of the opening of the Union, 19 Brushmaking, 24, 31 Census, 39
Churches, 24, 26, 34
Church, First Baptist Society, 20, 34 Presbyterian, 14, 34 Free Methodist, 29, 34
66 John St. Baptist, 20, 34
Methodist Episcopal, 20, 34 Pastors of 35 Reformed Prot. Dutch, 14, 34
66 Second Presbyterian, 25, 34
66 St. Augustine's, Roman Cath- olic, 25, 34 St. John Baptist, Roman Cath- olic, 25, 34
Trinity, Episcopal, 18, 34
Universalist, 25, 34
Zion Methodist, Colored,21, 34 Commonable lands, 12 Cracker bakeries, 31, 32
English grants, 5, 6 Engine No. 1, 12 Firemen, first laws concerning, 12 Fire Department, 28, 37
Fires in 1843, 27 Fourth of July celebrated in 1798, 17
Grand Army of the Republic, 38
Hiram Lodge, 16, 23
Lansingh, Abraham Jacob, 6, 7, 9, 12, 13,29 Lansingburgh Academy, 20, 23, 24, 26, 39 Lansingburgh Artillery, 17, 21 Democrat, 28
Lansingburgh described, 16, 24, 26, 31, 32
Lansingburgh, first government of, 7 € Gazette, 18, 25, 26, 27, 40
incorporated, 12
66 Indian name of the site of, 5, 6 laid out, city of, 7 66
66
militia, 9 population of, 39
Library established, 15
Macdonough, honors to Com. T. 21, 22
Maltsteries, 26, 31, 32 Masonic celebration in 1795, 16
Masonic Lodges, 16, 37, 38
Names of settlers, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12, 18, 30, 31, 32
Navigation of the river, 13
New City, 10, II
Newspapers published, 10, 40, 41, 42
Nieuw Stadt, 10
Odd Fellows, I. O. of 38
Oil cloth factories, 26, 31
Old residents, 29
Paensick, 6
Passquassick, purchased from the In- dians, 5
Pastors of Churches, 35
Plate present to Com. Macdonough, 21 Population, 39
Postmasters, 13, 36 Post-office established, 13
Post-riding, IO
Proposals, 7 Rensselaer County Bank, 28
Rensselaerwyck, manor of, 6
Rights, a declaration of, 8 Scale works, 31, 32
Schools, 24, 26, 39 School lots, 31 School teacher, the first, 8
Seal of the village, 16, 17 Sermons, reading of, 8
Sloop lock, opening of the, 24
44
HISTORY OF LANSINGBURGH.
Stage line established, 13, 16 Stony Arabia patent, 6, 7 Stores, 24, 26 Tascamcatick, purchased from the In- dians, 5, 6 Temperance Societies, 38 Town laws, 9, 10
Town meetings, records of, 7, 9, 10
Treaty of peace 1812 celebrated, 21
Trustees, the first, 12
Trustees, Board of, 1876, 1877, 36
Village Government, 1877, 36 War of the Revolution, 9
of 1812, 21 of the Rebellion, 28, 29
Water works, 15 Whale Island, 5
5994
:
:
Need help finding more records? Try our genealogical records directory which has more than 1 million sources to help you more easily locate the available records.