Landmarks of Rensselaer county, New York, pt 2 - 3, Part 50

Author: Anderson, George Baker
Publication date: 1897
Publisher: Syracuse, N.Y. : D. Mason & Co.
Number of Pages: 1424

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1893, aged seventy-six years. Jacob Kimmey has traveled in England, France, Italy, Holland, Germany, and has twice been to California.

Twogood, Charles, was born in the town of Pittstown, Rensselaer county, N. Y., in February, 1823, a son of Joseph C. and Lucy (Eddy) Twogood, His grandfather, John Twogood, was a son of one of two brothers who emigrated from England and settled in Connectient some time before tlie Revolution. Soon after the Revolution he came to Pittstown where he married Mercy Cole, by whom he had two sons and five daughters. Joseph Cole Twogood was the eldest of the sons. He was brought up a farmer and followed it during his life. Both the grandfather and the father died in the same house, the old homestead now owned and occupied by the heirs of Charles Twogood. The father died in November, 1860; the mother, November 13, 1873. They are buried in Oak wood Cemetery at Troy. They had eleven children, two of whom died in infancy. The names of those who reached adult age are: John E., Sherman, Eveline, Charles, Lucinda, Ann, Tisdale, Robert and Louisa. All are deceased except Eveline, Lucinda and Tisdale. His mother's grandfather, Devotion Eddy, was one of the earliest settlers in Pittstown, taking up 400 acres of- land in the southwest part, including the lands now owned and occupied by the heirs of Charles 11. Barry. The Eddy family for many years was a promment fam- ily of Pittstown. General Eddy was an uncle, Eveline (Twogood) Brenenstuhl is still living in Pittstown; Lucinda (Twogood) Spafford resides at Chicago, Il., and Tisdale in Missouri. Charles Twogood was reared on the old homestead. llis edu- cation was received in the common school of his neighborhood. His time at home was spent in working on his father's farm. In 1860 he went to Missouri, where he engaged in the business of store-keeping with much success. Owing to the climate, which he could not endure, he returned to his native home after an absence of two years. After his return he purchased the old farm and surrounding land to the amount of 1.0 acres and erected a flax mill on the bank of a creek running through the farm. On the 28th of September, 1869, he was married to Kate A. Brenenstuhl, daughter of Job E. and Lucy (Mills) Brenenstuhl of Oneida county. Job E. Brenen- stuhl was born in. Pittstown and is a son of Jacob Brenenstuhl, born in Pittstown, whose father was one of the earliest settlers of Pittstown. After the marriage of Charles Twogood to Kate A. Brennenstuhl two children were born: Alice and Edith 1. Thee was educated at Lausingburgh Academy and was on June 11, 1891, mar- ried to Jesse T. Durham, a lawyer of Oneida, Madison county. Edith L., who was educated at Fort Edward Collegiate Institute, is still living at home. On the 23d of November, 1823, Charles Twogood died at the old homestead, leaving a wife and two children and many friends to mourn for him; he was very highly esteemed. In polities he was a Republican. During the year 1885 Kate A. Twogood was again married to Albert Lawton of Pittstown. They have since lived on the old Two- good homestead, working the farm and looking after its interests.

Brooksby, James, was born in Scotland in 1819, and came to America with his parents, William and Jane Brooksby, in 1824. The family consisted of seven sons and three daughters and located in Albany. James served apprenticeship in floral culture with John Wilson, in the floral business in Albany, N. Y. He then engaged as manager of a nursery for Wilson, Thornburn & Teller of East Greenbush. In 1857 he went in the nursery business on his own account, and in 1870 embarked in

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the floral business, which he is still carrying on. He was married to Harriet Weller of England, who came to America about 1824. They have three children: Mary, Jane and James. James was a soldier in the late war in the 10th Albany Regiment, and was in the battles of the Wilderness and Port Hudson, and was a lieutenant under Colonel McQuade of Albany. Mary is the wife of George Keller, and Jane is the widow of George M. Smith, who was killed by a railroad accident in 1866; he was a locomotive engineer, and left one son, Elmer G. Smith, who is manager of the floral business for Mr. Brooksby, Mr. Smith has been receiver of taxes and held other local offices.

Bink, Zachariah, was born in Nassau, N. Y., July 3, 1827, and is a son of Henry and Catherine (Linek) Bink, he a native of Nassau and she of Columbia county. The grandparents, Peter and Catherine Bink, were farmers of Nassau, where they lived and died. Henry Bink came from Nassau to East Greenbush about 1931 and settled on the farm now owned by Zachariah. He died April 14, 1868, and his wife died December 28, 1883. Zachariah has always been a farmer and has 100 acres of land, which he himself farmed until 1890 when he retired, but still resides on the farm. October 22, 1849, he married Sarah M., daughter of Cornelius and Susan M. (Carner) Sliter, he a native of Sand Lake and she of East Greenbush. To Mr. and Mrs. Bink have been born two children: Henry, who married Mary Sweet and runs the home farm, and Ilarriet, who married G. W. Gaylord, a general mechanic.

Brougham, De Witt C., was born in Albany county, N Y., September 19, 1852. He was a son of Aaron and Catherine Brougham, he born at Princetown, and she at Stuyvesant, N. Y. ; they came to Albany county at a very early date ; Mr. Brougham died in 1869, and his widow lived with Mr. Brougham. De Witt C. Brougham was reared and educated in Albany county. He followed farming and in 1883 came to Bath, N. Y., and has been superintendent of the MeNorton property, which he has since purchased, in all thirty-eight acres in Bath and Greenbush. He owns four residences on Third street. In 1878 he married Clara Dane of Albany county, and have had four children: Minnie and De Witt, and Kittie and Hattie, deceased. Mr. Brougham is a self-made man. He has been very successful and is now one of the wealthiest men in Bath. He is very enterprising and is ever willing to assist otheis in getting a start in the world.

Come, Henry, was born in Greene county, N. Y., March 31, 1834. Ile is a son of William and Elizabeth (Brando) Cone, both of whom were born in Greene county, he a son of William A. Cone, who came from England and settled in Greene county, where his father lived and died. The father of Henry Cone came to Rensselaer about 1850; he was a miller by trade and died in 1859, and nis wife died in 1858. Henry Cone was educated in Albany county and also in Greene county. At the age of eighteen he learned the carpenter trade, and has since continued in that business. He has been a resident of Bath for about thirty-six years, and was married in 1854 to Frances Morris of Albany, by whom he has had seven children, of whom two are now living: Abram, engineer at the Weed & Parson's printing office at Albany; George B., engineer on the Boston & Albany Railroad, lives in Bath. Mrs. Cone died in 1889, and Mr. Cone married Lydia Stout, his present wife, Mr. Cone has been treasurer of the village of Bath for ten years in succession, and is the present

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ineumbent, collector of North Greenbush for three years, chairman of the Town Cen- tral Committee for ten years, and was elected supervisor of the town m 1891; he held that position for four years, He is a member of Phoenix Lodge No. 41, 1. O. O. F., of Albany, and of Riverside Lodge No. 47, K. of P. in Bath, also of Rensse- laer Lodge, A. O. U. W., of Greenbush.

Cary, Charles, was born in Ireland in 1838, and is a son of Robert and Jane (Pels- worth) Cary. His father died in Ireland when Mr. Cary was a small boy; he was a captain in the British army. Mrs. Cary came to America and died in the city of Washington, Charles Cary came to New York city in 1847 and commenced as farm laborer and has been successful as a farmer, and now has a good farm of 150 acres of land in East Greenbush, where he carries on general farming and dairying. He was assessor for six years and refused a renomination. January 21, 1857, Mr. Cary married Catherine Kennedy, by whom have been born the following children : Joseph, who was superintendent of Hilton Bridge, was killed, February 24, 1896, at the age of thirty five; Francis T., a machinist of Troy; Mary E., who died in 1886 at the age of twenty-nine years; May, Emma G., Charles K., Katie and Dellie, who died in 1888.

Dandaraw, Roswell A., was born in Greenbush, December 7, 1859. Ile is a son of Anthony M. and Mary J. (Wemple) Dandaraw, he a native of St. John's, Canada, and she was born in Albany, November 12, 1831. The grandfather of Roswell A. Dandaraw was Mitehell Dandaraw, born at Bay St. Paul, Canada, and came to Albany in 1835 and in 1846 to Greenbush; he was a farmer by occupation and kept a hotel in Greenbush, on Boston Island; he died in 1873 at the age of eighty-four, and his wife died at the same place at the age of eighty-three. The great-grandfather of Mr. Dandaraw was Mitchell Dandaraw who lived and died at Bay St. Paul, Can- ada. The father of Mr. Dandaraw was born at St. John, Canada, June 13, 1821 ; he was a carpenter by trade, and was with the Hudson River Railroad for thirty-five years; he was trustee of the village of Greenbush in 1869, and also village asssessor ; Mr. Dandaraw was the oldest living member of F. & M. Lodge No. 156, I. O. O F. ; he died July 8, 1896. Roswell A. Dandaraw was educated in Bath schools and Ful- som's Business College of Albany, and was graduated in INGS. He kept a boot and shoe store in Giteenbash for three years, and then was firing on the Hudson River Railroad for three years; was with the B & A. Railroad freight office from 1884 to 1891, and was then travelling for the Albany Venetian Blind Company from Phila- delphia to Atlanta, Ga; he was with them two years and in the mean time attended a medical college at Washington, D. C., for a short time and was afterwards gradu- ated from the U. S. College of Embalming. October 10, 1892, he engaged in the undertaking business and has been very successful. He is a member of F. & M. Lodge No. 157 I. O. O. F., Greenbush Lodge No. 337 F. & A. M., Greenbush Chapter No. 274 R. A. M., and of K O. T. M. East Albany Tent No. 386. November 17, 1885, he was married to Maggie B. Purves, daughter of Thomas Purves, division master mechanic for the B. & A, Railroad. The maternal grandfather of Mr. Dan- daraw, was James Wemple, who was born Pittsfield, Mass., and spent most of his days in Albany as machinist. His wife was Lydia Noble, born in Pittsfield, Mass., who died in Greenbush at the age of eighty-four, and Mr. Wemple died in Albany at the age of fifty-four.

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Dings, James L., boru in East Greenbush, October 24, 1859, is the son of William H. and Catharine (Lansing) Dings, she a danghter of Martinus Lansing who was . born in 1800 in Schodaek and son of one of the early settlers of the town; Mr. Lan- sing was a member of assembly in 1842; he was a farmer and a man well known throughout the county. The father of William II. was Adam Dings who spent most of his life in Rensselaer county and died in East Greenbush. The father of James L. was a farmer until 1870 when he came to Bath and was in the grocery business until 1887; he was a Democrat in politics and held minor town offices. James L. Dings was reared in East Greenbush until 1870 when he came to Bath, Ile was with his father until the spring of 1887; in 1888 he started a bakery and has a very suc- cessful business, employing nine hands. He is located on the corner of Wash- ington street and Pollard avenue, and besides the residence where he lives he owns three houses and lots in Bath-on-the-Hudson. Mr. Dings was also engaged in the manufacture of forges and in the manufacture of harness, He was married in 1888 to Emma L. Welling, by whom he has one son, Justus II. Mr. Dings is a Dem- ocrat and has been town clerk three terms and clerk of the village three terms. The wife of James L. Dings, Emma L. Welling, was educated in Albany graded schools and is a natural elocutionist and studied elocution under Samuel.Wells of Albany ; she traveled throughout New York State and was one year in Ann Arbor, Mich. ; her health failing she retired from the profession. Mr. Dings was educated in Bath- on-the-Hudson and graduated from Albany Business College in 1875.

De Freest, Gilbert, was born in North Greenbush, April 28, 1826, and is a son of David and Marian (Hilton) De Freest, he a uative of Greenbush and she of North Greenbush. The parents of David were David and Susanna De Freest, farmers of North Greenbush. The father of David, Jacob De Freest, was a Revolutionary sol- dier. The father of Gilbert spent most of his life in the hotel business, and his last days were spent on the farm now owned by Gilbert, where he and his wife died. Gilbert was reared in Blooming Grove and at the age of fifteen was reared on a farm; he has been a successful man, and has a farm of 122 acres of land and does general farming.

Feuton, Charles, was born in Greenbush, N. Y., March 2, 1818. He was a son of Thomas and Mary ( Chandler) Fenton. She was born in New Bedford, Mass., and he was a native of Rhode Island, a cousin of Reuben E. Fenton, formerly governor of the State. His grandfather settled in Washington county and was a soldier in the Revolutionary war, he ched in Cambridge, N. Y. The father of Mr. Fenton came to Greenbush previous to 1800, and here lived and died about 1860. The maternal . grandfather of Mr. Fenton was Jeremiah Chandler, an old captain of a whale ship; he came to Greenbush from New Bedford at a very early day, where he lived and died. Mr. Fenton was reared and educated in Greenbush and was ou a farm until about twenty-one years of age. He then engaged his services to the company who took the contraet of building the B. & A, Railroad, and has spent most of his life with that company. He was superintendent of the trains with Alfred Snyder across the Hudson River Bridge, for about nine years. He spent a few years in the country at farming, then returned and took service with the 11. R. Railroad Co., and had charge of a signal until 1895. Mr. Fenton is now one of the oldest railroad men in New York State; he has been trustee of the village,

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and is a member of Greenbush Lodge No. 337, F. & A. M., and was formerly a charter member of the Farmers' and Mechanics' Lodge I. O. O. F. In 1845 he mar- ried Lorain Knight, daughter of Ebenezer Knight, who died in Rutland, Vt. His wife was Mary Barton, daughter of Elkanal Barton of Revolutionary fame. To Mr. and Mrs. Fenton were born four children: Charles S., an engineer for the Hud- son River Bridge Co. ; Jessie R., who is employed in Cluetts' music store of Troy; Mary E. (deceased); and Frank K. Mr. and Mrs. Fenton celebrated their golden wedding in 1895.

Guilfoil, James, was born in Montreal, Canada, November 18, 1865. lle is a son of William and Ann (Doran) Guilfoil, both born in Ireland and came to Canada and then to Greenbush where they both reside. Mr. Guilfoil was educated in public schools and engaged as clerk for S. P. & G. T. Diamond, and was with them for abont four years, when they dissolved and Mr. Guilfoil continued with S. P. until 1893, when he purchased the store and has since continued in business. At one time he was elerk of the school board.

Keller, George, was born in the town of Brunswick, August 16, 1824, and is a son of John and Olive (Bolsom) Keller, he a native of Dutchess county and she of Bruns- wick. The grandfather, John Keller, was a farmer of Dutchess county. John Keller, the father, was a farmer of Brunswick, whenee he went to Saratoga county and from there to Washington county, and spent his last days in Troy. George was on the farm until fifteen years of age, when he went on the canal, and in 1848 went on the railroad as fireman and was promoted to engineer, and after forty years of service he retired in 1892. In 2851 he married Mary, daughter of James Brooksbey. Mr. Keller has one son, George A., who is accountant for the Delaware and Hudson Canal Company. He married Elouisa Hitchcock of Albany, and has two sons: George W., and Frank 11. He is a member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive En- gineers.

Hamm, Mrs. Helen (Phillips), is a daughter of Andrew and Julia (Sliter) Phillips, he a native of Greenbush, born in 1809; and she of Sand Lake, born in 1815. The grandparents were James and Dorathea (Weatherwax) Phillips, he an English Van- kee and she a Hollander. The parents of Dorathea Weatherwas settled on a farm of 800 aeres in the Weatherwax neighborhood. Andrew Phillips was put on the farmi at the age of fourteen and given full charge at sixteen years of age. He was a successful man from the beginning, cleared the farm, paid for it, and made many other improvements. lle died in 1880, and Mrs. Phillips died in 1883. In 1869 llelen married Thaddeus A., son of Henry Hamm, of North Greenbush. To Mr. and Mrs. Hamm two sons have been born ; Warden H., born March 6, 1870, and drowned in the Hudson River in 1877, and Merrill L., born March 27, 1875. He had been blind from birth and was educated at the Blind Institute, Batavia, where he took a seven years' course; he is a professional piano player and tuner. Mr. and Mrs. Hamm were engaged in farming for three years in Poestenkill, and in 1880 took charge of the homestead farm of eighty-eight acres, where they make a specialty of small fruits, and have five acres of berries.

Lansing, Jacob T., was born in Amsterdam, December 25, 1837, and is a son of Peter and Sophia (Francisco) Lansing, he a native of Albany county and she of Am-

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sterdam. Mr. Lansing was a mlilwright and built all the largest mills between Albany and Buffalo, and retired at the age of sixty years; he died in 1888 and his wife died in 1881. The grandparents, Tunis and Maria (Vandenburg) Lansing, were farmers of Watervliet, Albany county. In 1850 Mr. Lansing married Mary J., daughter of Jacob T. and Jane (Mark) Lansing. The parents of Jane Mark were Isaac and Margaret (Haswell) Mark. To Mr. and Mrs. Lansing were born three children : Charles E., traveling salesman ; George H., inspector of public buildings; and Jennie L. Mr. Lansing commenced his business career in the mercantile trade in New York city at the age of seventeen, and after about six years removed his business to Albany and engaged in the dry goods business, from which he retired in 1874, and engaged in the cloth department of John L. Myers, remaining with him seven years. Mr. Lansing has a fruit farm of about five acres and cultivates all kinds of fruit.

Miller, Stephen, was born in East Greenbush, March 19, 1821, and is a son of John S. and Catherine ( Van Buren) Miller. Mr. Miller was a practicing physician in East Greenbush for many years, where he died April 26, 1854; his wife died many years before. Stephen was educated in East Greenbush Academy, and in 1848 married Annie M., daughter of Michael O'Keefe, and have had six children, all of whom died in infancy. Mr. and Mrs. Miller reared one adopted son, William S. Miller, who married Mary A., daughter of Ruben Van Buren, a successful farmer of East Greenbush, and have four children: Elida, Frank L. R., Stephen D. W., and Floyd V. B. William S. has always been a farmer and now manages Mr. Miller's farm. Mr. Miller has 150 acres of land and makes a specialty of dairying. He has been assessor and road commissioner, and was for a number of years overseer of the poor. 1lis son William is a member of the National Farmers' Alliance.

Newkirk, Lorenzo, was born in Otsego county, September 20, 1841, and is a son of John and Edith (Steel) Newkirk, he a native of Otsego county and she of Albany county. He was a farmer by occupation, and died in November, 1893, and his wife died in September, 1894. The grandparents of Lorenzo were David and - New- kirk, both natives of Otsego county, where they lived and died. Lorenzo came from Otsego county to Rensselaer county when sixteen years of age and commenced work as a tarm hand. He then rented a farm for seven years, and in 1878 bought fifty- five aeres where he now resides, and has done dairying in connection with fruit growing, of which he makes a specialty. He was elected justice of the peace in 1896. In 1866 he married Wealthy, daughter of George and Cornelia (Moore) Brown of Otsego county. To Mr. and Mrs. Newkirk have been born seven children: Orlando, Frank, Edwin, Erwin, Dean, Grace and Nellie.

O'Keefe, Jolin, was born in Columbia county in 1820, and is a son of Michael and Sarah (Van Alstine) ()'Keefe. Mr. O'Keefe was a native of Ireland and came to America in 1811 and settled in Kinderhook, whence he came to Greenbush in 18-10, where he died March 23, 1881, and his wife died in 1857; he had three children : Margaret, John and Anna Maria; the latter is the wife of Stephen Miller. The maternal grandfather, Abram Van Alstine, was a farmer of Columbia county. John ()'Keefe was always a farmer, at which he has been very successful. He has a fine farm of 164 acres of land.

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Phillips, David, was born in Greenbush, October 29 1817, and is a son of David and Martha (Morehouse) Phillips, both natives of Dutchess county. Mr. Phillips was reared on the farm in what is now North Greenbush, and in 1838 married Bathsheba, daughter of Jonas S. and Mary (Wheeler) Manville, he a native of Charleston, Sara- toga county, and she of Troy. Mrs. Phillips was born in Troy. Mr. Manville was a farmer of Greenbush, and his father, Adrian Manville, was a farmer of Saratoga county. To Mr. and Mrs. Phillips have been born two children: Mary L., born in North Greenbush, wife of Clark A. Phillips, of East Greenbush, and have five chil- dren: Jessie L., David J., Dellie L., Eda M., and Mamie E. ; and Emma E., born in North Greenbush, wife of A. D. Traver, of East Greenbush, and has two daugh- ters: Minnie E., wife of Frank Pockman of Schodack, and Jennie A., wife of C. W. Van Buren of Utica, N. Y. Mr. Phillips located on the farm he now owns in 1853, and carried on general farming and dairying. He has been highway commissioner for three years, assessor for three years, and supervisor of East Greenbush for four years. Mr. and Mrs. Phillips are both members of the M. E. church, of which he is the treasurer and one of the trustees.

Poekman, Spencer B., was born in East Greenbush, March 21, 1851, and is a son of John N. and Almira (Snook) Pockman, he a native of Kinderhook and she of Sand Lake. The grandfather, Jacob Pockman, was a farmer of Kinderhook, whence he removed to Schodack where he died. John N. Pockman was born in Kinderhook, and settled in East Greenbush in about 1840; he returned to the village in 1872, where he died June 10, 1896, at the age of seventy-three. Mrs. Pockman still sur- vives, aged seventy three. Mr. Pockman had two farms, one of fifty-six acres and the other of ninety-six aeres. Spencer B. was reared on the farm and always fol- lowed farming on the homestead farm, taking charge of the home farm when his father retired in 1872. Ile received his education in the schools of Nassau, Albany and Sand Lake. In 1822 he married Roselthia, daughter of Eslick and Sarah (De Freest) Kimball, by whom one daughter has been born, Flora G., born October 7, 1873. Mr. Poekman has been collector and excise commissioner, and is a member of the Farmers Alliance.

Snook, Jacob II., was born in Sand Lake, July 13, 1846, and is a son of William and Harriet (Pitcher) Snook, he a native of Sand Lake and she of l'oestenkill. The grandfather, Cornelius Snook, was also born in Sand Lake. His father, Tunis Snook, was born in Holland and was brought to Sand Lake by his parents. He was a minister and preached under trees in Sand Lake. They took up land which was kept in the family until 1877, when the father of Jacob II. sold the homestead and removed to East Greenbush and purchased the farm now owned by Jaeob II. He died in 1894. Tunis Snook was for seven years in the Revolutionary war, Jacob 11. was educated at Fort Edward Academy and in 1876 married Matilda I., daughter of Stephen and Caroline Becker of Schodack. To Mr. and Mrs. Snook has been born one daughter, Jennie H. B., wife of Stephen I. Miller, of Castleton. Mr. Snook has 100 acres of land and does general farining, making a specialty of dairying. He has held the office of collector and inspector.

Smith, Charlotte A., widow of Albert Smith, who was a successful farmer and bnsi- ness man, and one of the prominent men of East Greenbush, is a daughter of Stephen

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and Catherine (Snook) Kimball, he a native of Rhode Island and she of Sand Lake. He commenced his business career in Saratoga county, where he married, first, Char- lotte Anthony, and had one son, William H., who died at the age twenty-nine. le came to Rensselaer county about 1840, and married his second wife, Catherine Snook, who died December 15, 1865, and for his third wife Mr. Kimball married Kate E. Bullock. When Mr. Kimball came to Rensselaer county he engaged in farming in East Greenbush, and was for over twenty years secretary, treasurer and general manager of the Rensselaer & Columbia County Turnpike Co. He spent his last twenty years with Mrs. Charlotte A. Smith, taking charge of her farm after the death of Mr. Smith. Mr. Kimball died in 1887. Mrs. Smith and a sister, Sarah A. Kimball, are the only survivors of the family. Mr. Kimball was for several years deputy sheriff, and was a stirring business man and very popular in the county. Albert Il. Smith was born in 1837 and died in 1866. He was a son of Nehemiah and Patience (Harris) Smith, the former born in Rhode Island in 1794. The grandpa- rents of Albert Smith were Jesse and Rachel (Farnum) Smith, of Providence, where they lived and died. Nehemiah Smith came to East Greenbush and engaged in farming and speculating, in which he was very successful. He died in July, 1864, and his wife died in August, 1864. Ile owned about 400 acres of land in Greenbush and about 400 acres in Albany county, and nearly all of the stock of the Schenectady Turnpike Road. After the death of her father, Stephen Kimball, Mrs. Charlotte A. Smith was secretary and treasurer of the Turnpike Road, and now owns a farm of 245 acres, which she rents.

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Landmarks of Rensselaer county, New York, pt 2 - 3, Part 50

Author: Anderson, George Baker Publication date: 1897 Publisher: Syracuse, N.Y. : D. Mason & Co. Number of Pages: 1424

Author: Anderson, George Baker
Publication date: 1897
Publisher: Syracuse, N.Y. : D. Mason & Co.
Number of Pages: 1424