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iniscences of noted persons very charming. The impression made by him upon all who came to the office was that of an intelligent, courteous, unassuming man. But it was well said, that if the question were asked, 'Which is the head of the house, and which is the Harper, and who are the Brothers? ' the only accurate answer was: 'Either one is the Harper, and all are the Brothers.'" [Pillars in the Temple, p. 256.] " As his part of the business he, for many yrs., managed the literary de- partment, receiving authors' MSS., and frequently reading them himself. ... If a MS. was to be declined, the declina- tion was always made in the kindest manner, and ยท the disappointment soft- ened, not infrequently, with suggestions and advice that gave the unsuccessful ap- plicant fresh heart and hope." [Derby's Reminis- cences.] One of his old friends recently testified : "He was a devout man, with a temper like that of John in the Gospel-so sweet and gentle." [Dr. S. 1. Prime, in Ch. Ad.] He JOSEPH WESLEY HARPER built a house on Clark-st., BORN, DEC. 25. 1807. which some of the members of his family still occupy- "Died February 14.# 1870. a spacious, cheerful dwell- ing, a "kind of image of himself." For some months his health gradually failed. Every body who knew low , Tuned hlouevery body , that is , "who loved modesty, and generosity , andhonor . " "One afternoon his three brothers paid him a visit at his house. What took place during that interview has never been told. It was the last meeting of the four on earth. The next day James met a fatal accident. Wesley, deeply afflicted by the break in the harmonious circle of broth- ers, predicted that he would be the next to go." [Derby.] About the beginning of the yr. 1870 a sudden and startling ill- ness warned him that his end was nigh. "Then came the con- finement to the house, to the room, to the bed ; but in no happy home was there a more cheerful room than the chamber of the dying man.". [Pillars in the Temple, p. 258.] He received visits from his friends, and talked cheerfully about dying. On
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Monday morning, Feb. 14, 1870, he received a drink from the hand of his sister, smiled upon her, and said, "Thank you," with all his accustomed gentleness, and immediately there was a change; and before his friends could be called into the room, his pure spirit had taken its flight. His funeral was held at the ch. When his memorial in Greenwood Cemetery and the tablet on the wall of the ch. shall have crumbled to dust, the memory of Jos. Wesley Harper will live in the hearts of those whom his noble life has blessed .-** Hannah, wid. of the above, dau. of Chas. Peck, d. June 17, 1882, age 72. " Her church life was exceptionally exemplary, her home life strik- ingly beautiful, . . . her last months were filled with longings for heaven." [J. S. Breckinridge, in Ch. Ad.] Children of the above : Jos. Wesley, Chas. Wesley, John Fletcher, Adaline P., and 4 other daughters .- Harper, Sam'l, trus. about 1826. One Sam'l B. Harper was a member of the ist board of man- agers of the present Miss'y Soc'y. [Stevens' Hist. M. E. Ch., vol. iv, p. 478.] -* Harris, John, member in the 18th century ; d. 1836: tombstone near the ch. - HARRISON, MRS. FRANCES .- HARRISON, GEORGE .-- Harrison, Geo. R., rem. by c., 1877 .- HARRISON, H. A .- HARRISON, MRS. HENRIETTA .- Harrison, Horace N., S.S.t. and off. S. S. miss'y soc. ; rem. by c. to Centenary ch., 1849 .- Harrison, Pamelia, rem. by c: to Albany, 1848 .- HART, EDGAR F .- Hart, Francis and Catharine, rem. by c., 1866 .-** Hart, Mrs. Hannah, d. 1877: 40 yrs. a member .- HART, MRS. JANE :- HART, WM. H .- HART, WM. H., JR .- Harvey, Ann M., rem. by c., 1864 .- Harvey, Chas., rem. 1846 .- Harvey, Henry E., rem. by c .- ""Harvey, Sarah, d .- Haskins, John and Emily, both S.S.ts .; rem. by c., 1869 .- Haskins, Lewis N., S.S.t., and Jane, rem. by c., 1804 .- Hassell, Jas., rem .--- HASTINGS, MRS. ANNAM .-** Hast- ings, John, a gardener, lived opposite the ch., one of the mem- bers before 1800; mentioned by Stiles. [ Hist. B'klyn, vol. i, p. 450.]-"Deborah, his w., was a most excellent woman .- HAWKINS, JOHN B .- Hawley, Mary B., mar. Mr. M'Vay .- Hayman, Amelia, rem. by c., 1880 .-*** Hayman, Geo., di. 1878 .- Heary, Julia, mar. Wm. Lardler .- HECHLER, AD- DIE L.,-HEGEMAN, ABBIE, S.S.t .- HEGEMAN, LOT- TIE .- HEGEMAN, WM. R., std .- Hedges, Harriet, mar. John Berry .- "Hempstead, Christopher M., cl. Idr and trus. ITis class became a part of York-st. ch. He was elected a member of the separate board of trustees for York-st. at the ist meeting, in June, 1835. He appears in the Sands-st. record about that date as having rem. by c. He was a rope-maker, and is remembered as an excellent man, one of the great mul- titude of worthies concerning whom the church has a very in- adequate record. He is said to have d. a member of the E.
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B'klyn (De Kalb ave.) ch. [C. C. Smith. ]-HENDERSON, MRS. CATHARINE C .- HENDERSON, GEO. E .- Hen- drickson, Henry, rem .-** Hendrickson, Jemima, "d. in faith." -** Hendrickson, Stephen, member of ist board of trustees ; excluded from the ch., 1798; cause not stated. [Trust- ees' record.] He mar. a dau. of the senior Geo. Powers. [Stiles' Hist. B'klyn, vol. ii, p. 187.]-Henry, Ida, rem. by c., 1883 .- Henry, James, rem .- Henry, Nancy C., rem. by c. to Jersey City, 1849 .- Henry, Wm., trus. about 1808 .- Henshaw, Hattie, rem. by c .-* Henshaw, Linus K., b. in N. York city, Jan., 1800; mar. a Miss Van Pelt; moved to B'klyn when a young man; name appears in Sands-st. ch. record as cl. Idr., about 1831. He was el. Idr. and trustee in York-st. ch. in 1837 or earlier; also a loc. pr., and some time pres't of the Loc. Prs'. Association of B'klyn. He preached the opening sermon, in a hired room in Carlton ave., at the in- ception of what is now the Simpson ch. He was a grocer ; afterward engaged in the banking business; d. in B'klyn, a member of Sum'f'd ch., 1875, age 75. See tombstone in "Greenwood." The Rev. J. L. Gilder says : " He was cautious and considerate in judgment ; he had a clear conception, a ready utterance, a voice of remarkable flexibility, sweetness, and penetration. His emotional nature was highly susceptible and readily stirred. As a speaker, he was distinguished for tender- ness and pathos." [ Hist. York-st. ch., p. 12.] His only sur- viving children are : W. W. Henshaw, of Sum'f'd ch., B'klyn, and a Mrs. Charlotte, of N. York .- ""Herbert, Chas. A., d .- *Herbert, Isaac, son of Joseph ; b. Apr. 9, 1812, d. March 4, 18.16, age 34 ; bur. in " Greenwood." Of 6 children, 3 are living : Geo. R., Isaac 11., and Wilbur Fisk .- ** Herbert, James, amem- ber as early as 1708; styled by his pastor, Jos. Crawford, in a com- ment in the ch. record, " the excellent : " very early a ch. Idr. and trus. of Sands-st. ch. ; d. 1825, age 55. See gravestone in old ch .- yard. His remains may have been removed. He brought up his bros., Jos., Dan'l, and Sam'l, to the shoe-maker's trade, after the death of his father. [Stiles' Hist. B'klyn, vol. ii, p. 112. ] He was a pions, useful man. For an example of his noble Christian efforts, see memorial sketch of the Rev. C. W. Carpenter, in this volume, p. 272. One of his daughters mar. Richard Cornwell, who was for yrs. chorister in the Sands-st. ch .-** Caty, wid. of the above, dau. of Sam'l Engle, sister to James (. Engle, for Inglis;) d. in B'klyn, about 1844. She is bur. in " Greenwood." Of 6 children, 2 dau. survive : Eliza, wid. of Henry Case, of B'klyn, and Sarah Ann, wid. of Alfred Todd .- HERBERT, JAMES .-** Herbert, Joseph, cl. Idr., trus., and S. S. supt., was bro. of James Herbert. He came with his father to B'klyn shortly after the Revo. War; commenced the shoe business for himself about 1806; mar. and moved into his new house on
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Sands-st. "No name," says the historian of B'klyn, "is more uniformly identified with every important social, religious, and educational movement in the early history of the village than that of Joseph Herbert." [Stiles, ii, 112.] He commanded the Fusileers, a military co., in 1812. The Apprentices' Library Assoc'n, established in 1823, the Ist of its kind in B'klyn, was much aided by his efforts, he be- ing one of its ist officers. [Stiles, iii, 888.] But the brightest luster is imparted to his name by the fact that he was the associate of Snow, Mercein, Sands, Murphy, and De Vinne in the founding of Sunday-schools in B'klyn. These were all Sands-st. Methodists, but Herbert alone had been a member as far back as the pre- vious century ; and hemaintained JOSEPH HERBERT. a connection with the school for a much longer period than either of the others, and was for many yrs. its honored supt .- successor to Rob't Snow. The portrait is copied from a painting, which has hung for many yrs. upon the wall of the S. S. room. "Pleasant, yielding, agreeable, good," was the character given him by his pastor in 1819. [Ch. Records. ] He is described as of medium size, stout, verging on corpulency, with a fresh, clear complexion and white hair. [Stiles' Hist. B'klyn, vol. ii, p. 113.] He d., Oct. 16, 1861, in his 83d yr .; funeral in the ch. ; bur. in "Greenwood." -** Frances, (Hand,) his w., "d. in peace," 1550, age 74; her grave is beside her husband's. She was reared a Calvinist ; j. the Sands-st. ch. about 18oo, (D). Buck, pastor.) The author has heard old Sands-st. people mention the following names of their children : Isaac, (see above ; ) Julia A. ; (see Swift ;) Wm. ; Sidney, who went to Cal. ; Amelia .-** Her- bert, Julia A .; mar. ; see Swift .-** Herbert, Rebecca, w. of Dan'l, (a bro. of James and Joseph Herbert ;) d. about 1830. -- Herrick, G. B., rem. by c., 1876 ; member 3 yrs .- Herrick, Mrs. Mary E., rem. by c., 1876 .- Hewett, Eliza, rem. by c .. 1851 -*** Hewett, Maria, dau. of Wm .; S.S.t .; conv. about 1845; d. June, 1850, age 21; bur. in " Greenwood ;" remains rem. to Rural cem .. Huntington, 1. 1 .- Hewett, M. Lankton, rem. by c .- Hewett, Sarah A., dau. of Wm. ; S.S.t .; j. about 1847, (Bangs and Merwin, pastors ;) rem. by c .; now Mrs. Henry Funnell, of Huntington, L. I .-** Hewett, Wm., b. in Eng., 1802, where he was for some time a Wesleyan Meth. loc. pr. There he mar. Eliza Chambers. Coming to N. York, about 1833, they attended Bedford-st. ch. Shortly afterward they
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came to B'klyn, and j. Sands-st. ch. He did not continue to be a loc. pr. in Amer .; rem. to Huntington, L. I., 1851; d. Aug. 29, 1868, age 66; bur. in Rural cem., Huntington. See head- stone. He was a Xn. indeed, strong, true, useful. While sick he called in the pastor and several of the members to unite with him in celebrating the sacrament of the Lord's Supper. Occupation : sailor in Eng., hat-presser in B'klyn, druggist in Huntington .- Eliza, his w .; rem. by c., 1851; resides in Huntington; an aged and estimable Xn. The writer was her pastor 2 yrs .- Higbie, Elizabeth, rem. to Fleet-st. ch., 1850. -Hill, John B., b. in Newark, N. J., in 1828; conv. at II yrs. of age : student for a time in the Wesleyan Insititute, in New- ark ; an apprentice for a yr. or two in B'klyn; rem. by c., 1850, to Newark. He writes : "My stay at Sands-st. was one of the most delightful periods of my life. It was full of the joy of a greatly quickened spiritual life, and of the blessedness of spiritual associations and activities." He became a licensed loc. pr. soon after leaving Sands-st. ch. Conf. Record : 1852, (W. Va. Conf.,) California Mission ; 1853, (Cal. Conf.,) Benica and Martinez ; 1854, ord. deacon,-Grass Valley; 1855, Grass Valley and Rough and Ready ; 1856, ord. elder,-Downieville ; 1857, San Francisco, Bethel ch., with Wm. Taylor; 1858-59, Stockton; 1860-61, Santa Clara; 1862-63, Nevada; 1864, Maysville ; 1865-66, San Francisco, Central ch .; 1867-70, P. E., Sacramento dist. ; 1871, P. E., Marysville dist. ; 1872-84, ag't Meth. Book Depository, San Francisco. (See his portrait in Simpson's Cyclo- pedia.) His mother, Mrs. Mary G. Hill, was a useful temperance worker in Newark more than 50 yrs .-* Hillear, Sarah, mem- ber in 1798 .-- Hilliard, James, withdrew .-** Hilliard, Le- titia, d. Aug., 1849, age 48 ; bur. in " Greenwood."-Hillmuth, Christopher, rem. to a Lutheran ch., N. York .- Hinman, Heman, rem. to Little Falls, 1850 .- Hinton, Ann, rem. by c., 1873 .- Hobart, C. B., cl. Idr. He and Mary A. rem. by c., 1866 -- Hobart, David and Almira E., rem. by c., 1866. Mrs. H. was a S.S.t .- Hobday, Charlotte, rem .- HOGINS, MRS. JOSEPHINE .- Holland, Mary, rem .-** Holland, Sarah Ann, S.S.t .; d. in B'klyn, 1847, much beloved ; her associates in the S. S. erected a stone over her grave in Conn. [Mrs. Acker. ]-Holliday, Catharine, rem. by c .- Hollis, George, S.S.t. in Sands-st. ch. in 1836, and loc. pr. in 1841. We are in ignorance respecting his early life. Conf. Record : 1842-43, (N. York Conf.,) Greenport and Orient, L. I. ; 1844, ord. deacon,-Westhampton ; 1845, Smithtown cir., with M. R. Lent; 1846, ord. elder,-ditto, with J. Robinson and Z. Daven- port; 1847, Greenport ; 1848, (N. York East Conf.,) Huntington cir., with D). De Vinne ; 1849, Huntington ; 1850, North Hemp- stead cir., with H. C. Glover; 1851, ditto, with J. J. Bell (supply) and R. R. Thompson, (supply ;) 1852, Bridge Hampton ;
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1853-54, Greenpoint mission ; 1855-56, Southport and Fairfield, Conn. ; 1857-58, Mamaroneck, N. Y., with N. Tibbals, sup'y ; 1859-60, Greenwich, Conn .; 1861, Nichol's Farms ; 1862-63, Redding : 1864, Westport and Poplar Plains; 1865, Mamaroneck, N. Y., with Abel Stevens ; 1866, N. York city. miss'n ; 1867-69, ditto, with Wm. Ross; 1870, Roslyn and Searingtown, L. I .; 1871, N. York city miss'n, with W. Ross and F. Brown ; 1872- 74, B'klyn, N. Fifth-st. ; 1875-76, Springfield, L. I .; 1877, sup'y, filled vacancy, B'klyn, Leonard-st .; 1878-79, B'klyn, Leonard- st .; 1880, B'klyn, Cook-st. ; 1881-84, sup'y ; 1882, supply, B'klyn, Francis ch. He mar. Lucinda Wiggins, of Orient, L. I., one of the 6 Meth. ministers' wives taken from that village within a few yrs. Mr. H. re-organized the churches in Bayville and Cow Bay, (Port Washington,) L. I., after Methodism had become extinct in those places. Churches were built during his ministry at Mt. Sinai and Smithtown Branch, and these are but specimens of many monuments which tell of his laborious and faithful service. He suffered a severe loss, a few years ago, in the death of his only son .-** Hollis, Mrs. Jane, d. Nov., 1883 .- Holly, -, cl. Idr., 1842 .- HOLMAN, JESSE .- HOLMES, MRS. JANE .-** Holmes, John C., d. before Apr., 1867. [Records.] -Hoole, Catharine E., rem. by c., 1870 .-- Hoole, Mary E., mar .; see Hall .- Horton, Jeremiah H., rem. by c., 1865; member a short time .- HORTON, MRS. MARGARET .- HORTON, PHILANDER .- HORTON, T. F .- Houghton, Albert G., Mrs. Harriet C., Albert F., Miss Hattie, and Miss Marilla, j. by c., 1867 ; rem. by c .-** Howard, Eth- alinda, d. 1852 .- HOWARD, JOSEPH .-** Howe, Edward J., d. 1873 .--** Howzy, Sally, member in 1798; d .- Hoyt, Frederick, rem. by c., 1868; member i yr. - Hoyt, John O., S.S.t., rem. by c., 1865 ; member successively in Newark, N. J., Rochester, N. Y., Sands-st., B'klyn, and Elizabeth, N. J .- Eliza H., his w., was S.S.t .; rem. by c., 1865 .- Hoyt, John O., Jr., rem. by c. to Elizabeth, N. J .- Hoyt, Joseph A., son of John O., S. S. lib'n; j. Sands-st. ch. about the time of Dr. Hagany's pastorate ; rem. by c., 1864 .-* Hubbell, Har- vey, b. in Stepney, Conn., 1797 ; conv. at 14. "His Ist effort at public speaking Nathan Bangs heard and encouraged." For yrs. he was S. S. supt. in old John-st. ch .; later, trus. and cl. Idr. in Sands-st .; a subscriber for the Ch. Ad. from the Ist No., in 1826, till his death-55 yrs. He and his w. rem. by c .; resided at Long Hill, Conn., 20 yrs. ; d. July 2, 1882, age 85. As he entered the harbor he exclaimed, " It is smooth sailing! All is well !" He was an active, useful, happy Xn .; "left a faithful w., loving children, and hosts of friends." [A. H. Good- enough, in Ch. Ad.] -** Hudson, Mary, d. about 1818 .- HUDSON, (SUSAN,) EMMA .- HUGHES, WM. and MAR- GARET .- Hume, Mrs. Ruth, w. of Henry, rem. by c., 1884.
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-Humphrey, Belinda M., mar. Mr. M'Cogg .- Humphrey, Thos. J., exh., 1846 .- Hurd, Alvin, rem. by c .-* Hurlburt, Sam'l, cl. Idr., 1843; std., 1844; came hither from Allen-st. ch., N. York ; rem. to Orange, N. J .; resided in Middletown, Conn., while his 2 sons were in college; d., 1874, in Newark, age about 81; bur. in Orange, N. J .-* Evelina P., wid. of the above, d. at the residence of her son, Rev, J. L. Hurlburt, in Hoboken, March 6, 1879, age 73. The son above referred to, the Rev. Dr. J. L. H., is author of the notes on the International Lessons, published in the S. S. Journal .- Hussey, Eliza, mar. Mr. Flam .- Husted, Sam'l, cl. Idr., about 1832 .- Hyde, Eliza M., w. of Wm .; j. John-st. ch., N. York ; then Mulberry- st. ch .; rem. thence to Wash'gt'n-st. ch .; later Sands-st. ch., 8 yrs. ; rem. by c., 1876 ; now of Hanson Pl. ch. Her husband, nephew of Jas. N. Hyde, and official member of Fleet-st. ch., d. about 1861 .- HYDE, MRS. ELIZABETH E .- Hyde, Emma L., sister of Erastus; S.S.t .; rem. by c., 1876; j. Fleet-st. ch. ; now of Hanson Pl. ch .- Hyde, Erastus, grandson of Wm. A. Mercein, was b. in N. York ; j. Fleet-st. ch., B'klyn; sec. of the S. S. 9 yrs .; went thence to Pacific-st. ch., an officer there ; then Sands-st. ch .; std., 1875 ; rem. by c., 1876; now of Hanson Pl .- Hyde, George and Abagail, rem .-* Hyde, James N., cl. ldr., 1831; rem. to Wash'gt'n-st. ch .; cl. Idr. there before 1839; went to N. Orleans; d., of yellow fever, at an advanced age .- Hyde, Maria M., S.S.t .; sister of Erastus; j. Fleet-st .; rem. to Pacific-st .; thence to Sands-st. ; now of Hanson Pl. ch.
Ibbotson, Rob't, b. in Derbyshire, Eng., Apr. 3, 1806 ; j. the Wesleyans at 12 yrs. of age; when about 15 moved to Shef- field ; was a loc. pr. at 19, occupying from time to time the sev- eral pulpits on the circuit ; came to U. S. in 1830. His name appears on the books of the Wash'gt'n-st. ch. as a cl. Idr. as early as 1842; loc. pr. in Sands-st. ch. in 1849, and std. about 1850. A meeting was held, Jan. 27, 1851, at his residence, in Clinton ave., B'klyn, which led to the organizing of the Sum'f'd ch. He was a prominent associate of the Rev. Charles Fletcher in that important enterprise. His present residence (1884) is Montclair, N. J. In his 79th yr. he is waiting patiently for his heavenly Father's call .-** Ingraham, Anne, w. of George Ingraham, sister to John G. Murphy, step-mother to the Rev. Rob't Seney, mother-in-law to C. C. Smith, and grandmother to Sam'l, Rich'd, Wm., and Henry Ingraham ; j. Sands-st. ch. pre- vious to her marriage; rem., with her husband, to Amenia, N. Y .; after his death came to live with her dau. in B'klyn, and re-united with Sands-st. ch. The following incident illus- trates her large-hearted hospitality : A quar. meeting was held near her house in Dutchess Co. A large attendance was antic- ipated, and there were few homes of Methodists thereabouts, where the people could stay. She expected to entertain 30 or
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40 people, and was prepared for them; but on Sat. noon, lo ! 100 hearty, hungry guests came crowding into her house. 70 chickens had been kept for winter use, and other things had been laid up for cold weather, but there seemed to be little left after that meeting. The horses devoured a good-sized stack of hay. It must have been a heavy strain on the good woman's generosity, but she deemed it a privilege to serve and entertain her brothers and sisters in Christ, and doubtless felt that she was lending to the Lord and laying up treasure in heaven ; and her Father never permitted her to come to want in this world. She d. in Christ, in 1863. age 85; bur. in "Greenwood."-In- graham, Sam'l, from Amenia, N. Y. ; came to B'klyn in 1836; clerk in a grocery store ; after a few yrs., rem. by c. ; went back to his father's farm. Later, rem. to Ontario Co., N. Y .. where he still resides .- IVES, BETSEY .-* Inslee, Elizabeth, w. of Abraham Inslee, eldest dau. of Orrin Swift; b. in B'klyn ; was a Sands-st. S.S.t .; rem. to 2d Pres. ch., to which her husband belonged; d. in Sept., 1872, age 42; bur. in "Greenwood," family plot .- Inslee, Caroline E., sister to the above ; 2d w. of Abraham Inslee ; rem. by c., 1872.
Jackson, Ann, rem .- Jackson, Ann S., rem. by c. to Wash'gt'n-st. ch., 1848 .-- Jackson, Tanner, rem .- James, Lucinda, rem. to Albany, 1850 .-** Jane, Catharine, d. 1833, age 21. See head-stone in old ch. yard. She fell when 8 yrs. of age, and never walked afterward; conv, and j. Sands-st. ch. in 1830, (N. Levings, pastor.) [J. Luckey, in Ch. Ad.]- ** Jarvis, Catharine, w. of Henry ; b. in Eng. ; last 50 yrs. in America; 22 yrs. in B'klyn; "d. sweetly in Christ," July, 1879, at the residence of her dau., Mrs. Gassner, age 70; bur. in "Greenwood." Lindsay Parker, her pastor .- Jarvis, David S., rem .- Jayne, Sam'l F., rem. by c., 1867 ; member a short time .- Jeffrey, John, S.S.t., el. Idr., and loc. pr. ; rem. by c., 1868. He was b. in Southampton, Eng., and came to the U. S. about 1850; conv. at Sands-st. in 1853, (H. J. Fox, pastor ;) licensed to preach while Dr. Nadal was preacher in charge. He was for a long time sec. of the Loc. Prs'. Union, of B'klyn, and preached frequently in Cypress Hills and many other places, and was pastor in Flatlands, as supply under the P. E. It is said that when he was a young man, M. F. Odell secured him a position in the custom-house in N. York, where he still remains .- Mar- garet, w. of the above, rem. by c., 1868 .- JENKINS, MRS. DEBORAH .-- JOHNSON, ALICE .--* Johnson, Catharine, member in 1798 .- JOHNSON, MRS. CATHARINE .- John- son, Emma, rem. by c .- JOHNSON, FANNIE .- JOHNSON, FRANCESP .- JOHNSON, HATTIE .- JOHNSON, HELEN. -Johnson, Jane E., rem. by c .- JOHNSON, JENNIE .- Johnson, Matthew, rem. by c. to Wash'gt'n-st. ch., 1849 .- Johnson, Rudolphus H., rem. by c., 1865 ; member a short
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time .--** Johnson, Thos., " d. in peace," 1850 .-- Johnston, Mrs. Elizabeth, rem. by c .- JOHNSTON, MRS. JANE .-- JONES, MRS. EMMA M .- Jones, Mrs. Isadore, rem. by c. -Jones, Rob't Owen, loc. pr., 1861 .- Julius, Cha's J. Fox, loc. pr. about 1853; from the West Indies, Wesleyan Connection.
Kelsey, Melville, cl. Idr. about 1852; rem. to Cal .- ** Kemp, Elizabeth, d. since 1850 .- Kempshall, W. H., rem. by c., 1865 .- KESSLER, SOPHIA .- Ketcham, Wm., rem .-* Kimball, Aaron, sexton and cl. Idr. ; said to have d. a member of York-st. ch .- Kimball, Myron H. and Eliza, j. by c., 1873 ; rem. by c .-** King, Ellen, 2 yrs a member ; d. Aug. 3, 1877 ; one " Ella King " was bur. in "Greenwood," Aug., 1877, age 21 .- KING, F. C .- KING, MRS. F. C .- *King, Gamaliel, b. in Riverhead, I .. I., Dec. 1, 1795; in 1816 rem. to B'klyn; in 1819 mar., and about the same time j. Sands- st. ch. ; spent the winter of 1826 in Charleston, S. C. With Jos. Moser he built the York-st. ch. in 1823, and he was architect of the Washg't'n-st. ch., 1831. He attended the latter ch. from its organization, but for some time it seems he was not a member anywhere. He renewed his connection with the Wash'gt'n-st. ch. about 1846, (Chas. Shelling, pastor ;) d. in the faith, Dec. 6,
1875, age So. His w., *Catharine (Oliver), adopted dau. of Rob't Snow, was b. in N. York, Nov. 25, 1789. She has been called a " Dorcas " on account of her kindness to the poor. She d. a member of Wash'gt'n-st. ch., Nov. 20, 1874, age almost 75 ; bur. with her husband in " Greenwood." Children of G. and C. King : Mary, wid. of James Herbert Cornwell, Jamesport, L. I. ; Rob't Snow, d. 1825, an infant; Martha M., wid of Alfred Bridgeman, Newburgh, N. Y .; Geo. L., drowned 1869, age 41; Sarah S., w. of Geo. B. Jellison, Tenafly, N. J .; Orpha V., member of Wash'gt'n-st. ch., B'klyn .-- ** King, John, j. 1823; d .- ** Kingsland, Aaron, trus. and cl. Idr. ; b. in N. York ; j. Sands-st. ch. about 1843, (L. M. Vincent, pastor.) He was not learned, but was remarkable for practical com- mon-sense, integrity, and benev- olence. He was a wholesale fish dealer, but his diligence in business did not interfere with his devotions. He hired a room convenient to his AARON KINGSLAND. office, (Fulton Market,) as a place to which he could retire for med- itation and prayer. His habit was to pray every time he came into his house from his business. He kept a charity fund, and
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gave away one tenth of his income. He d. in 1868, age 63. His grave in "Greenwood " is marked by a head-stone .- KINGSLAND, ELIZA, wid. of Aaron, still lingers " in age and feebleness extreme." Of the 13 children 4 survive; Daniel, Aaron, Joseph, and Charlotte-the last a member of Sands-st. ch .; . see Weeks .- KIRK, CATHARINE .- Kirk, Geo. and Catharine, rem. to Paterson, N. J., 1851 .-* Kirk, Thomas, cl. Idr. and trus. in 1807 ; pioneer editor, publisher, bookseller, and printer ; one of the foremost among the enterprising contributors to the early growth and prosperity of B'klyn; b. in Cork, Ire- land, in 1772; became a printer in his youth ; was conv., and j. the Wesleyans at 17; came to Amer. prior to 1790; established a printing, book-selling, and publishing business in N. York ; came to B'klyn, where, in 1799, he commenced the publication of the 1 .. I. Advertiser, the 2d paper established on L. I. [Stiles' Hist. B'klyn, vol. iii, p. 927.] The L. I. Star was started by him in 1809. Some time after this he sold out his paper and all his publishing interests, confining himself to his job-printing office, but subsequently we find him a publisher in N. York, conducting the largest establishment of that kind in the city. By this house was issued the first ed. of Clarke's Commentary published in this country. Commercial reverses interfered with his amassing a fortune, as his success in business promised. Having again returned to B'klyn, he became closely identified with the interests of the growing town, and for some time occupying the position of one of the associate judges of the county. His name, as we have seen, is pleasantly connected with the origin of Sunday-schools in B'klyn, the first gatherings having been in a house provided by him. (See engraving opposite p. 18.) He was the ist vice-pres. of the " Apprentices' Lib'y Assoc'n " in B'klyn, in 1823, and one of the ist officers of the " B'klyn City Bible Soc'y," in 1840. Leaving Sands-st. ch., he became an official member of Wash'gt'n-st. ch., subsequently one of the chief founders of Pacific-st. ch., and its ist cl. Idr. He was present with the class, in their usual place of meeting, just one week prior to his death. On the evening of his departure the class-members, hearing, after they had met, of his dangerous ill- ness, repaired, to his house. "There, surrounded by the family, and all the members of his class but one, while his pastor and class were bowed in prayer, and at the very hour in which he was accustomed to close his class, he 'ceased at once to work and live.'" Thus, on Thurs. ev'g, Oct. 9, 1851, this noble, honored Xn. d., at the age of 79. He was the ist to be bur. from the Pacific-st. ch., in whose erection he had taken so deep an interest. Dr. Kennaday conducted the services. A vast concourse of people assembled, embracing, it is said, all the pub- lic functionaries of the city. Mr. K. was a man of uncommon culture, generosity, and piety, and profoundly respected by all.
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