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1870 .- Brand, Susan, rem .-- Branner, Mary F., rem .- Breckinridge, David A., withdrew, 1850 .- Brewer, Sidney, cl. Idr., 1835 ; exh., 1842; soon after he was loc. pr. in Washing- ton-st. ch. It is said that he embraced the views of the Second Adventists .- Brewster, Lucius G., and Julia, rem. (Julia Ringwood Brewster wrote for the Brooklyn Eagle a fine poem on the death of M. F. Odell.) -** Brice, Ann E., mar. See Seffern .-** Brice, John, loc. pr. and cl. Idr. ; j. the Wesley- ans in Eng., his native country, in his 16th yr .; became an itinerant preacher, colleague of Joseph Benson, at 19. After about 8 yrs. his health failed, and he came to B'klyn in 1831. He was a druggist. Thousands of times did he dispense med- icines to the poor and sick, saying, " May this do thee good, by the blessing of God." He was studious, and his excellent mem- ory served him when he had become almost totally blind. Four hours after he had, as usual, prayed with his family, on June 9, 1849, he d. of apoplexy, age 77. [Rev. W. H. Norris, in Ch. Ad. ] -** Elizabeth, w. of the above, was b. in Eng., and conv. in childhood. Her father, "honest Isaac Brown," was one of Wesley's most honored preachers, and was remembered by him in his will. [ See Wesley's Works, vol. vii, pp. 145, 181. ] She preceded her husband to the heavenly glory by about 3 mos., age about 76. Mr. B. said, as he bowed over her coffin, "I shall soon follow." Her funeral was attended by W. H. Norris and J. J. Matthias. [Matthias, in Ch. Ad.] Both are bur. in "Greenwood."-Brice, Sarah L., rem. by c., 1849 .-** Brice, Susan, d. in triumph, about 1839 .- Briggs, Ira, cl. Idr. about 1850 .- Briggs, John, rem., 1837 .-** Bright, Wm., a native of Ireland, d. 1829, age 45. [Stone in old ch. yard.]-Bris- bee, Ann, rem .-** Bristol, Thos., d .-** Bristol, Sarah, d .- Bristow, Eleanor, (colored ;) ERECTED IN MEMORY . OF JACOB BROWN. By the Class which he led in this Church FOR FORTY YEARS. "truly pious; " d. in great peace, 1849, aged 91 .-- BROOKS, CARO- LINE .- BROOKS, PHILIP, S.S.t. -Brower, Calvin, rem. by c., 1873. -Brower, John, cl. Idr., 1806; exh., Born. April 20" 1790. Diech. Sept. 13. 1865. 1811. Mrs. Wm. Rushmore states that he mar. a sister of Mrs. Israel Disosway, and that a dau. of his mar. "Thanks be to God who giveth uus the Victory through our Lord Jesus Christ." "Therefore my beloved Brethren , Be ye steadfast, unmoreable. Daniel Ayers, of Brooklyn .- Brown, Mrs. Anna, rem. by c., 188.4 .-- ** Brown, Ellen, d. in peace, 1864. -BROWN, MRS. ELLEN, from the Reformed ch .-* Brown, Jacob, one of the best examples of the always abounding in the work of the Lord ." old - fashioned, noisy Methodists; was early made cl. Idr., std., and trus., (pres't of the board.) He was b. in
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Babylon, L. I., Apr. 26, 1790 ; " lived 75 yrs. in B'klyn, was widely known as an upright, honest citizen, and for a long time the fore- most man in the Meth. ch. in the city; 60 yrs. connected with the Sands-st. ch." [Brooklyn paper. ] He d. in B'klyn, Sept. 13, 1865, in his 76th yr. His pastor, C. Fletcher, preached his ยท funeral sermon. A head-stone designates his grave in " Green- wood." The memorial tablet in the church (a fac-simile of which is given on p. 416) very worthily commemorates the esteem and reverence of the church for their good father and friend .- ** Ann (Furman), his w., was b. in B'klyn, May 16, 1793; at 18 mar. Mr. B .; d. Dec. 28, 1870, age 77; bur. beside her hus- band. She, also, was a member of Sands-st. ch. over 60 yrs., and what is said in praise of Jacob Brown may be as truly said of his wife. Of their 11 children, 5 are living, viz : John F., Emeline, Noah Levings, Almira, and Wesley, "belonging to different churches, and cherishing bright hopes of a happy union in heaven." [Letter of John F. Brown to the author.] -- Brown, L. L., rem. by c., 1878 .- BROWN, MARIA .- Brown, Margaret, ren. by c., 1875 .- Brown, Martha, rem. by c., 1884 .-** Brown, Mary, d. about 1834 .- BROWN, MRS. NELLIE .- BROWN, RICHARD A .- Brown, Sam'l, rem. by c .-** Brown, Wm., son of Jacob, d. in peace, 18441; not married .- Brown, Hester, rem. without c., 1845 .- BROWNE, LA GRANGE, S.S.t. -** Brush, Deb- orah, d. about 1819 .-** Bryant, John, S.S.t. and S. S. supt., d. 1841, a young man .-** Buckley, Mrs. Elizabeth, d. 1870 .- Budd, Richard and Gertrude, j. by c., 1876, rem. by c., 1879 .- BUELL, ADA .- Bull, John, loc. pr., 1866, from Eng .- BULWER, MARY C., rem. by c .-** Bumford, Cath- arine, w. of Edward, d. 1870 .- BUMFORD, SARAH, S.S.t .- BUNCE, RICHARD, el. Idr. since 1866; clerk in hardware store in B'klyn .- Burch, Thos. Hardin, son of Thomas Burch, a Sands-st. pastor, was b. in Phila., June 8, 1823. We cannot give the date of his conversion. Studied in Wes. Univ. ; left college in junior yr., (1842 ;) studied law 3 yrs. in the office of Anthon and Van Cott, N. York, and practiced law about 6 yrs. in that city. He was S.S.t. in Sands-st. ch. in 1842, after- ward S. S. sec. He took part in the election of the first board of trustees of Fleet-st. ch., Brooklyn, [ Records; ] was licensed to preach by the quar. conf. of Sands-st. ch., and recom- mended to the Annual Conf. at the same meeting. Conf. Record : 1850-51, (N. York East Conf.,) Flatbush, L. I. ; 1852, ord. dea- con ; 1852-53, Flatlands ; 1854, ord. elder; 1854-55, Brooklyn, Hicks-st., (First Pl. ; ) 1856-57, Flushing; 1858-59, N. York, Forsyth-st .; 1860-61, Hartford, Conn. ; . 1862-63, Stamford ; 1864-66, New Haven, Ist ch .; 1867-69, Danbury; 1870-72, N. York, 37th-st .; 1873-74, B'klyn, Greenpoint Tabernacle ; 1875-77. N. York, 2d ave .; 1878-So, B'klyn, Central ch. ; last
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part of 1880, P. E., N. York Dist. ; 1881-82, P. E., N. York Dist. ; 1883-84, N. York, Trinity ch. He was mar. in 1844 to Miss Mary E. Ross. Their children are : Thos. R., Wm. K., Charles R., Mark H., and Mary E. [AAlumni Record, Wes. Univ.] Mr. Burch has descended from a noble stock. He is a bright man and a popular preacher .-* Mary E., w. of the above. Her father, the Rev. Wm. Ross, was twice pastor of the Sands-st. ch. She rem. by c. to Flatbush, to enter upon the duties of a pastor's w., in 1851 ; d. suddenly at her parsonage home, in N. York, July 10, 1884. Funeral services in Trinity ch., Harlem, were conducted by Bp. Harris, Dr. Curry, Dr. A. S. Hunt, and the Rev. Wm. C. Steele, all intimate friends of the family. " Mrs. B. was a woman of decidedly domestic habits, and her household gathered around her with the most sincere and loving devotion." [Ch. Ad.] -* Burnett, Wm., rem. by c. The Rev. Geo. Coles mentions meeting him at Red Hook, on the Hudson, in 1820. [" My First Seven Years in America," P. 173.] He was an exh. in Sands-st. ch. in 1822, afterward loc. deacon in Wash'gt'n-st. ch. He labored long and faithfully among the soldiers on Bedloe's Isl. and Governor's Isl., and through his efforts hundreds were rescued from the lowest depths of sin. Subsequently he turned his attention to seamen - head-quarters on a receiving ship in B'klyn Navy Yard ; final- ly hired a little Bethel in Catharine-st .; where he preached and held temperance meetings. He was pastor of the Bethel about 25 yrs., with success very rarely equaled. On hearing of his death in B'klyn, Jan. 1, 1861, his friends, the sailors, begged, as a favor, that they might be pall-bearers at his funeral; sermon by the Rev. F. S. De Hass, of Wash'gton-st. ch. ; procession escorted by the Sons of Temperance. [T. B., in Ch. Ad.]- *Mary Ogden, wid, of the above, b. in N. London, Conn. ; d. at the residence of her son-in-law, Edward Storer, Esq., in B'klyn, Dec. 12, 1881, aged 81, a member of Wash'gt'n-st. ch .; nearly 70 yrs. a devoted and faithful Methodist. [ F. S. De Hass, in Ch. Ad.]-Burns, Mary, mar. See Fay .-** Burr, Fran- ces, d. 1848, age 45; bur. in "Greenwood."-Burrows, Joshua L., loc. pr .; came from Gt. Britain to Sands-st. ch. in 1853. Pastoral Record : 1854, (N. York East Conf.,) North Hempstead cir., L. I. ; 1855, Northport and Centerport; 1856, name disappears; became rector of an Episcopal ch. in Huntington, I .. I .; 1884, and many yrs. previously, rector of the Ch. of the Evangelists, Oswego, N. Y. The titles D. D. and Ph. D. appended to his name, are indicative of his scholarly attainments .- Burrows, Lemuel and Mary A., rem. by c., 1875. Mr. B. came from Mystic, Conn., in 1848; j. the M. E. ch. when a lad; was S.S.t. in 1854; went from Sands-st. to Hanson Pl. ; afterward a member and pres't board of trustees in Greene ave. ch .; later j. the Nostrand ave. ch. He is now
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an assessor in Brooklyn .- Burrows, Mary T., rem. by c .- Burrows, Thos. Coke, j. the Sands-st. ch. when a S. S. boy, (J. B. Hagany, pastor ;) rem. to Carlton ave. ch. in 1861; now cl. Idr. and Bible-class teacher in Simpson ch .- Burtis, Mar- garet, rem. by c., 1882 .- BURTIS, MRS. MARY E .- BUR- TIS, WM .- Burtnett, Kate R., rem. by c., 1873 .- Burton, Mrs. Catharine, rem. by c., 1881 .- BYRNE, SARAHI A .- Cadmus, Richard, S.S.t. and std., went to Gowanus .--- CAD- MUS, RICHARD and MRS. RICHARD .- Cady, Henry M. and Sarah H., rem. by c., 1882 .- CAMPBELL, MRS. CLARA. -CAMPBELL, MRS. CORNELIA .- CAMPBELL, GEO .- ** Campbell, John, a native of Scotland; d. Jan. 3, 1809, age 67; bur. in old ch. yard. [See headstone. ]-CAMPBELL,, MRS. LETITIA .- CAMPBELL, WM .- Canfield, J. B. and Mary A., rem. by c. to Schenectady, 1849 .-** Cannon, Rachel; [see Moser. ] -** Carl, Eliza, d. 1871 .- CARI, ELIZA .- Carman, Albro R., rem. by c., 1866 .-** Carman, Sarah, d. 1852 .-* Carpenter, Albert. His father, the Rev. Chas. W. Carpenter, was a Sands-st. pastor. Mr. C. was S.S.t. and sec. of S. S .; rem. by c., 1839 ; d. in Newburgh, N. Y., not many yrs. ago. He was mar. to Mary, a sister of David Coope. It is said that she and her son reside in Newburgh .- Carpenter, Carman R., rem., 1850 .- CARPENTER, ELIZABETH .- CARPENTER, JANE .-- Carpenter, Rob't, rem .- Carpen- ter, Ruth, rem .- CARROUGHER, GEO. W .- CARROU- GHER, JOSEPH, and ISABELLA, his w .- CARSON, JO- SEPH .- CARSON, MRS. ANNAF .- CARTER, BARNABAS. -Carter, Chauncey, cl. Idr. 1826; also a S. S. supt., much esteemed -Cartwright, Wm., cl. Idr., 1846; one of the founders and original off. of the S. S. miss'y soc ; more recently sexton of Washington-st. ch .- Chadwick, Hannah, rem. by c., 1848 .- Chadwick, Ruth A., rem. by c., 1849 .-** Chadwick, Thos., a mason, rem. to B'klyn from Monmouth Co., N. J. He was killed by the falling of a chimney, in the summer of 1817 ; bur. in the old ch. yard. His w., *Keziah, " was of a gentle, loving spirit, and trained her children in the fear of the Lord." Her son writes : " Well do I remember my mother taking my two sisters and myself to father's grave, and weeping for our loss."-Chadwick, Thos. Worthley, son of the above, S. S. sec., treas., and supt., and cl. Idr. in the Sands-st. ch., was b. in B'klyn, Sept. 27, 1817. His boyhood was spent partly in school and partly in a crockery store. David Coope, of Sands-st. ch., was his employer. He was conv. and j. this ch. at 15, (Thos. Burch, pastor.) At 18 he obtained a situation in the Kings Co. clerk's office, and remained in the office ro yrs .; at 21 was made deputy cl'k. In 1842 he was mar. by his pastor, P. C. Oakley, in the old white church in Sands-st., to a member of this ch., Miss Mary Frances Akins, stepdaughter of Thos.
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Frazier. For 12 yrs. he strove against a divine call to preach the gospel. He rem. to N. York and j. Bedford-st. ch. in 1849, and 4 yrs. later, at a camp-meeting love-feast on L. I., conducted by Dr. Bangs, he submitted fully to God's will in respect to his life-work, and was wonderfully blessed. Soon after the camp- . meeting he preached his first sermon in a tent, where the 7th ave. M. E. ch., N. York city, now stands. Obtaining license Ist as exh., then as loc. pr., he was immediately put into the field. Pastoral appt's : 1853, last part, supply at Dobb's Ferry, N. Y. ; 1854-55, (N. York Conf.,) Dobb's Ferry Miss'n ; 1856, ord. deacon ; 1856-57, Red Hook and East Chatham; 1858, ord. elder ; 1858-59, Hud- son ; 1860-61, Red Hook; 1862-63, Middletown; 1864-66, Kingston; 1867, N. York, 24th st. ; 1868-71, P. E., Prattsville Dist .; 1872-73, Peekskill, ist ch .; 1874-76; Pleasantville; 1877, White Plains, Ist ch. ; 1878-80, Coeyman's and S. Beth- lehem ; 1881, Woodstock ; 1882-84, Coxsackie. Church edifices have been erected under his ministry at Dobb's Ferry, Ashland, and East Chatham ; one was rebuilt at Red Hook; another finished and dedicated at 24th st., N. York. He has witnessed gracious revivals at Dobb's Ferry, Hudson, Middletown, Kings- ton, and Peekskill. He was sec. of the N. York Conf. 5 yrs. His surviving children are: Walter Augustus, an alumnus of Wesleyan Univ. and of Drew Theolog. Sem .; member of the N. York Conf. since 1872 ; Ann Louisa, a grad. of Drew Ladies' Sem .; Chas. Wesley, a grad. of Wes. Univ., now studying art and engraving in N. York city .- Mary F., w. of the above, rem. by c., 1848 .-** Chamberlain, Sarah, d. 1868. (Mrs. S. E. Chamberlain was S.S.t. in 1864.)-Chapman, Maggie, rein. by c. to Embury ch., 1880 .- Chappelle, Caroline, S.S.t., 1855; rem. to Elin Pl. Cong. ch., 1877 .- CHEESEBORO, FRANK S .- CHEESEBORO, MATTIE .- CHEETERTON, ALFRED .- CHEEVER, A. C .-- CHESHIRE, CHAS. B .- CLARK, ARCHIBALD G .- Clark, Geo., rem .- Clark, Leverett and Ruah, rem. by c .- Clark, Rebecca, rem. by c., 1872 .- Clark, Rhoda, rem. by c., 1883 .- CLARK, S .- Clax- ton, (Susan) Emma, mar. See Hudson .- CLAYTON, JAMES; from Eng. ; loc. pr. in Sands-st. ch. since, 1849 ; S.S.t., 1858 .- CLAYTON, MRS. PHOEBE .- CLOFFY, SO- PHIA .- Cobb, E. R., rem .- Cobb, Rachel M., rem. by c., 1883 .- COFFREY, Amelia .-** Cole, Moses, d .- Collett, John ; from Eng. ; loc. pr. in 1836; rem. by c. about 1839 .- Collins, Richard, rem .-** Colvert, Hannah, d. in peace, 1865 .- COLVIN, JENNIE .- COLVIN, SARAH .- Combs, Daniel A., rem. by c .-** Compton, Mrs. Elizabeth J., d .- ** Compton, Henry, d. 1882 .-* Conger, Peter, (colored,) exh., 1814 .- Conklin, Catharine,, rem. to N. York .- CONK- LIN, MARTHA J .- Connoly, Hugh G. and Elizabeth, rem. by c., 1867 .-* Connor, Leah, member in 1798 .-** Cook,
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Benj. S., cl. Idr. ; d. about 1860 .- Cook, Hannah, rem. by c., 1877 .-* Cooke, David A., S.S.t., 1856; cl. Idr., 1862; nephew of C. C. Smith ; b. in B'klyn; when a young man studied with Fowler & Wells; lectured on phrenology; established the first daguerreotype gallery in B'klyn ; engaged in literary work ; a writer of force and elegance; editor of the Willow Magazine, and the Lyceum Reporter ; contributed to various papers ; finally, compositor in office of New York Tribune ; highly honored by his friends for his active mind, generous impulses, and great kindness of heart; a successful infant-class teacher, a model husband and father. In size, gait, manner, countenance, and voice, he is said to have resembled Dr. J. M. Buckley. He rem. by c. to Hanson Pl. ch. in 1870; d. in B'klyn, Feb. 1, 1877, aged 57, and is bur. in " Greenwood."-Mary E., his w., rem. by c., 1870. Of their 7 children, 2 sons and i dau. are living .-** Cooke, Elizabeth, mother of David A., dau. of Geo. Smith; rem. to Ithaca, N. Y .; returned; d. in B'klyn, April 7, 1884; bur. in Evergreen cem .- Cooke, Emily V., dau. of David A .; rem. by c., 1870 .-** Coope, David, S.S.t., S.S. supt., std., cl. Idr., trus., (sec. and treas. of the board;) brother-in-law to Albert Carpenter; began business in B'klyn as a china merchant with a few pieces of crockery in a store on Fulton st. opposite Henry ; business prospered ; C. C. Leigh was his partner some yrs. Mr. C. was a prominent and useful officer in the ch., and when taken away was greatly lamented. Hle d. in. 1877, aged about 70 .- Coope, Edison, rem. by c., 1879 .-* Coope, Edward, brother of David; rem. 1837; has since d. [Mrs. J. J. Studwell.]-Cooper, Caroline, rem. to N. York .- Cooper, John, Idr. of a colored class, 1808 .- Cooper, Wm., rem. by c., 1866 .- Copeland, Chas. J., rem. without c .- Copeland, Geo. and Harriet F., rem. by . c. (Geo. M. Copeland was S.S.t. in 1839.) -** Cornelison, John, trus. before 1800; rope-maker ; d. in faith, 1819, aged 75. [Tombstone in old ch. yard. ] Mrs. J. W. De Grauw described him as a good man, very devout ; she often heard him pray when the tears rolled down his cheeks .-** Sarah, his w., called sometimes " Auntie Cornelison," was an energetic woman of the olden type. She used to row a small boat across the ferry from Brooklyn to N. York. [C. C. Smith. ] See sketch of her dau., Mrs. Lanie Acker .- CORNWELL, MARY A .-* Corn- well, Richard, chorister, also S.S.t., one of the first. He en- tered into politics, and fell away from the ch., but is believed to have been restored to God's favor during his last illness. He d. about 1845, and his pastor, C. W. Carpenter, at his funeral, spoke of his happy death and beautiful visions of heaven .-* Mary, w. of the above, dau. of James Herbert, S.S.t., one of the first; d. about iSoo, and was bur. from the Washington st. ch. Children of Richard and Mary Cornwell :
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Rich'd Herbert; James, d. 1882 in B'klyn; Timothy, member Classon ave. Presb. ch. ; John, d. in B'klyn ; Sam'l; Mary, (Mrs. Campbell ;) Amanda, d. ; Anna, d. ; Katie, wid. of - - Brewer, lives at Flatbush .- CORNWELL, MRS. SARAH .-** Cor- son, Dr. John W., cl. Idr., 1842; rem. by c. ; b. at Grimsby, near Niagara, C. W., Aug. 2, 1816; son of a Meth. pioneer mis- sionary, the Rev. R. Corson. He was an industrious and am- bitious lad, and was greatly aided "by the heroism and counsels of his gifted mother." He studied the classics at Cazenovia Sem. ; was graduated in medicine at Albany in 1842 ; began his practice in B'klyn ; traveled and studied in Europe ; published a vol. entitled, " Loiterings in Europe ; " was chosen visiting physician to B'klyn City Hospital; rem. to N. York; mar. a dau. of the late Calvin Condit, Esq. ; adopted as his specialty diseases of the chest and throat ; wrote papers; lectured in the colleges ; served as recording sec. of the Am. and For. Xn. Union ; health failed; rem. to Brampton, near Toronto, C. W .; rallied ; lectured in Victoria College, Toronto; rem. to Orange, N. J .; for years physician to the Orange Memorial Hospital. He was a faithful worker in the S.S. and the ch., and d., greatly lamented, about Jan. 1, 1882, age nearly 66 .- CORWIN, MRS. MARY E .- COSTELLO, HENRY .- COSTELLO, MRS. LETITIA .- COSTELLO, MRS. MATILDA, --** Cottier, John ; loc. pr., 1849, and later S.S.t., S.S. sup't, trus., std., and cl. Idr. He was b., of Wesleyan Meth. parents, in Peel, Isle of Man, in 1809; conv. at 21; j. the Wesleyans; 5 yrs. later be- gan his work as loc. pr. ; came to N. York in 1844; to B'klyn soon after; devotedly served the Sands-st. ch. for 30 yrs. in many different relations. He was one of the originators, and for a time the highly-honored pres't, of the Nat'l Loc. Preach- ers' Assoc'n, also an active member of the Loc. Prs. Assoc'n of N. York and B'klyn, by whose agency many souls were con- verted and many churches established in those two cities. He d. in 1879, age 69, and is bur. in " Greenwood." His memoir says : " He was diligent in business, which secured him a com- petency to support a large family, and to educate and fit his children to move in the most refined circles. At his funeral, and at the 'memorial services,' held in the Sands-st. ch., pas- tors of the churches and his brethren of the local ministry spoke of him as a distinguished, courteous, consistent Christian gen- tleman, who gave time and money freely to advance the king. dom of God. In the pulpit his manner was solemn, earnest, fervent; the melody of his voice, his clear; sincere utterance of gospel truth, his graceful manner and dignified person, and, above all, his acknowledged purity of character, insured him a welcome to most of the pulpits of N. York and B'klyn." He left a w., a son, and 3 days .- COTTIER, MRS. MARY .A .- COTTRELL, MRS. SARAH .- COULTER, JOHN J .-
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COWELLS, W. W .-- Cox, Sam'l, rem. by c .; identified with the most active laymen of B'klyn and W'msburgh Methodism for many yrs. ; now a member and off. in the Glen Cove (L. I.) M. E. Ch. The author was his pastor 3 yrs .- Cozine, Addie, rem. by c., 1883 .- Cozine, Gertrude J., rem. by c., 1883 .- C'OZINE, MRS. ROSANNAH .- Craig, James B., rem .--- Crane, Josephine A., rem. by c., 1882. - Crangle, Susan, rem. by c., 1876 .- Crans, Josephine, rem .- CREED), SARAH .- CRESHULL, MRS. SARAH J., S.S.t .- CRES- HULL, WM .-* Cromwell, Benj., conv. at Matteawan, on the Hudson, in early manhood; removing thence, j. the 27th-st. ch., N. York; afterward one yr. a member of Sands-st. ch. ; thenceforward he belonged to York-st .; and at the time of his death was pres't of the board of trustees and sec. of the joint board. For years he led or assisted in leading the service of song in the ch. and S.S. In 1880 he d., age 60. His memoir says : " He was a member of the Good Samaritans, and Worthy Patriarch of the Sons of Temp. For 14 yrs. he was at the head of the Cadets of Temp. in B'klyn, and for many months previ- ous to his death he was Worthy Chief of the Star Lodge of Good Templars." He was bur. in the Evergreen cem. ; left a w. and 2 children, with a large circle of friends. [A. C. Stevens in Ch.Ad.J-CROOK, MRS.KATIE .-** Crosby, Jane, d. 1866 ; member one yr .- Crosby, Louise, rem. by c., 1872 .- Crosby, Sarah, rem .- CRUM, SARAH .-** Cumberson, Thomas, d. 1882 .-** Cunningham, Mrs. Sophronia, d. 1883 .- Curry, Emma, rem., by c. 1849 ; went West .- Cursiner, Mrs. Elsie, rem. by c. to Sum'f'd. ch., 1880 .- CURTIS, COR- NELLA .- CURTIS, MRS. ELIZABETH .- Cutter, Julia, dau. of S. Virginia, rem. by c. to Nostrand ave. ch., 1878 .- ** Cutter, S. Virginia, w. of Britton P., sister of A. B. Thorn ; b. in Richmond, Va .; S.S.t. some time; S.S. supt. 13 yrs. ; d. in peace, Jan. 5, 1870, age 48; bur. in "Greenwood." See headstone. Her counsels were wise, and her influence always good. She was a wid. 20 yrs. ; left a dau. as above .-* Dale, Betsey, member in 1798 .- Dalton, John ; loc. pr. ; recom- mended to traveling connection, 1817 ; name does not appear in Conf. Minutes .- Damon, Mary, rem. by c., 1867 .- Dann, Isaac N., rem. to N. Haven, Conn., about 1855 .- Dannath, E., rem .- Danney, Ellen, rem. by c., 1848 .- Darcey, Har- riet, rem. by c., 1867 .- Darling, James, S.S.t., rem. by c., 1867 .- Darling, Mary A., rem. by c., 1867 .- DARLING, MARY JANE .- Darrow, Mrs. Emily, withdrew .- DAVID- SON, ELIZABETH .- DAVIDSON, EMMA .- Davidson, Mrs. Zilla, rem. by c .- DAVIS, ELISHA .- DAVIS, HEZE- KIAII .-- Davis, John, S.S.t., rem. to N. York, 1851 .- ** Davis, Rebecca, conv. on Staten Island; d. 1848, age 22. [ Ch. Ad.] -* Davis, Sarah, w. of Wright, dau. of Geo. Smith,
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rem. by c, 1848, to Oyster Bay, L. I., where she is believed to have been a Meth. as long as she lived. She d. in B'klyn about 1868; bur. in "Greenwood."-DAVISON, JOSEPHINE .- Davison, Kate, rem. by c., 1876 .- Dawson, Wm., loc. pr., 1815, from Eng .; nothing further known; same name as the brilliant and famous loc. pr. of Eng., commonly known as " Billy Dawson."-"Day, Anna, member in 1798 .- DAY, EMMA .- Dayton, Amelia, mar. ; see Miller .- DAYTON, ANNIE .- DAYTON, CARRIE .-** Dayton, Frances, d. 1866 .- Dayton, John, withdrew about 1831 .-** Dayton, John, d. 1881 .- DAYTON, MARY E .- Deacon, John, rem. by c .- DE BEVIS, FRANCIS .-* De Graw, Ida, dau. of James De Graw, j. Sands-st. ch. at the age of 12, (Lewis Pease, pastor ;) elected S.S.t. about the same time; received the first Bible ever given by the B'klyn S. S. Union. [Letter of Isaac Carhart. ] She rem. by c., 1850; was a member several yrs. at Parkville, L. I .; d. 1877, age 66. She was quiet, but very earnest and faithful; distributed tracts, visited the sick and poor, studied God's word, communed with her Saviour, and was a witness for him wherever she went. | Rev. H. Aston, in Ch. Ad.| " The Bible she received from the S. S. Union," says Miss Vanderveer, " was her daily companion during all her sub- sequent life. As death approached she asked Mrs. Carhart to read, 'Blessed are they that do his commandments,' etc .; then saying, ' Now I feel as if I could go to sleep,' she sweetly fell into the repose of death." -** De Graw, James, a pioneer cl. Idr. and trus. of this ch. In 1801 he mar. Elizabeth Debevoise. His birth, baptism, and marriage occurred on the holy Sabbath. Of his six children it is said that two still survive. He d. in his own house in Sands-st., May 8, 1835, age 68; bur. in the old grave-yard. When the ch, was enlarged it was built over his grave. [Isaac Carhart's letter. ] He was sometimes irregular in his habits, but it is believed that he retained his membership in the ch .-** Elizabeth, his w., d. Oct. 29, 1839, age 68 .- De Graw, Maria, rem. 1850 .- De Gray, Deborah, rem .- De Gray, James, cl. Idr., S.S.t., and S. S. supt. ; one of the founders and ist trustees of Fleet-st. ch. in 1850. His name stands on the list of the ist board of stewards in Sum'f'd ch. in 1851 .- De Groff, John, member of Yellow Hook (Bay Ridge) class in 1822 .- Delaney, Ann, rem. by c .- DELANEY, MRS. MARGARET .- Demmon, Isaac and Fanny M., rem. by c., 1866 .- Denike, Thos. S., went from Sands-st. to York-st. ch .; cl. Idr. in York-st., 1845-1849 .- Dennison, Sarah, rem. by c., 1848 .-* Denton, Mary, member in 1798. -* De Vinne, Daniel, b., of Catholic parents, in Londonderry, Ireland, Feb. 1, 1793. "Soon after his birth his father became involved in the Irish troubles and came to America with his family. They first settled near Troy. Young De V.'s earliest
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