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Sands-st. quar. conf .-* Mary (Willis), wid. of the above, d. May 4, 1880, age 74. She j. Forsyth-st. ch , N. York, at the age of 12. Came with her husband to Sands-st. ch. After her de- cease more than one writer for the Ch. Ad. paid a loving tribute to her memory. One appropriately applied to her Paul's beau- tiful description of a wid. indeed: "Well reported of for her good works, if she have brought up children, if she have lodged strangers, if she have washed the saints' feet, if she have relieved the afflicted, if she have diligently followed every good work." During her sickness "her room was rather a place of social greetings and constant religious joy and service, than of any sadness and tears. .. Her conversations were remarkable for their cheerful wisdom and persuasive unction, so much so, in- deed, that several of her visitors, until then strangers to God, were induced to seek the same grace that so wonderfully trans- formed that chamber of death into the vestibule of life." She is bur. with her husband in " Greenwood." These godly parents left 7 children : namely, Margaret, (Mrs. Rev. Dr. F. Bottome ;) Carrie, (Mrs. Rev. Dr. T. II. Pearne;) Jennie, (Mrs. R. M. Moore;) Mary, (Mrs. W. J. Tate ;) Willis; Edgar; Fletcher. -** M'Donald, Wm., (2d.) a plumber; d. Oct., 1878 .- M'DONALD, WILLIAM, (3d.)-M'Donald, Willis, son of Wm., (Ist ; ) S.S.t., cl. Idr., and std .; rem. by c., 1872, to Hanson Pl. ch .; publisher of Hanson Pl. Quarterly .- Mary, hisw. ; rem. by c., 1872 .- M'FARLAND, MRS. MARTHA J .- M'Gee, Eliza L., mar. ; see Phillips .-** M'Gee, Mary Ann, S.S.t., and for 21 yrs. an excellent S. S. supt .; d. suddenly, of heart affection, at the house of her bro., Jas. R. M'Gee, on Sunday P. M., Sept. 6, 1868, age 68. She was at her post that day in two sessions of the S. S. She is bur. in "Cypress Hill's."- M'GEE, REBECCA .- M'Gee, Sarah Ann ; mar. A. M. Bradshaw in 1861 ; rem. to Lakewood, N. J. ---- M'Gill, Edward F., rem. by c .-** M'Gill, Elizabeth, d. 1842 .- M'Gill, Henry F. and Elizabeth, rem. by c. - M'Gill, John and Pauline, rem. by c., 1865 .- M'Grady, Elizabeth, mar. John Carter .- M'HARG, BELINDA .--** M'Intyre, Martha, d. at the Old Ladies' Home .--** M'Kay, Elizabeth, d .- M'KAY, ELLEN .- M'KAY, EMELINE (STRINGHAM), S.S.t. ; w. of Alex. M'Kay .- M'Kee, Wm., rem. by c., 1865 .- M'Keon, Sarah J., mar. ; see Smith .- "M'Kenney, John, was at one time a member; d .-** Sarah, w. of John M'Kenney, was previously the w. of Rich'd Everitt, one of the original trustees of this.ch. She d. about 1850 .- M'LEAN, ROB"T .- M'LEAN, ELIZABETH .- M'LEOD, MRS. JENNIE .- M'NEELY, ANDREW .- M'WILLIAM, JAMES, S.S.t. and std. ; shipping and commission merchant in B'klyn. He was a member of Miss Griswold's infant-class; j. the ch. in his youth; many yrs. pres't of the Young People's Assoc'n .-- M'WILLIAM, LIZZIE
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R .-- MAIN, S. D. and MRS. S. D .- MALCOLM, AMELIA .- MALCOLM, MATTIE .- MALCOLM, ROB'T .- Mallery, Henry, S.S.t., 1837; rem. by c .- Mallory, Charlotte, S.S.t., 1849; rem. by c .- Mandeville, Edwin, of L. I. Bank, B'klyn ; b. in N. J .; rem. to N. York; j. Greene-st. ch., (W. P. Corbit, pastor ;) rem. to Sands-st. ch. about 1863, (L. S. Weed, pastor ;) rem., 1865, to Fleet-st. ch. ; afterward trus. in Nostrand ave. ch. -Emma, his w., was rem. ditto .- Markle, Jos., rem. by c., 1867 .-** Marsden, Rachel, d. 1848 .-- MARSH, HIRAM .- Marsh, T. Pliny, rem. by c., 1865; member i yr .- MAR- SHALL, HANNAH. - MARSHALL, JOHN. - Marshall, John and Elizabeth, rem. to Pa .- MARSHALL, JOS .- MARSHALL, MARY .- Martin, Humphrey, rem .- MAR- VIN, RACHEL .- Marvin, Wm., rem. W. C. Marvin was S.S.t. in 1844 .- MASON, SUSAN H .- MATLOCK, MRS. ELIZABETH A .- Mattesen, Mrs. Jane, rem .- Matthews, Jane, rem. by c., 1875 .- Matthews, Louisa, rem. by c. to Mass., 1849 .- MATTHEWS, MRS. MARIA .- Matthews, Rich'd, rem. by c., 1874 .- Maybee, Thos. B. and Jean- ette, rem. by c .- Maynard, Mary Ann, Sarah E., and Rosina, rem. by c .- Mazarine, Catharine, rem. by c. to Bushwick, 1848 .- Megill, John and Pauline, rem. by c., 1865 .- Megill, Henry F., Mrs. Elizabeth, and Edward L., rem. by c .- Melins, Esley, rem. by c .-** Melvin, John C., cl. Idr. and exh. ; rem. by c., 1835, and returned ; d. 1850 .-** Mercein, Andrew; his parents were Swiss Ilu- guenots, who came to this country in 1753, and j. the settlement in New Rochelle, N. Y. There he was b. in 1763. The father, a watch-maker, with mother and child, moved to the city of N. York, where shortly afterward he d. A young lad, living with his mother, and she a foreigner, An- drew remained in the city during its occupancy by the British, but he steadfastly refused to enlist in their cause. When about 16 yrs. of age, he was seized by a press- gang, and carried to a vessel which was kept in the Hudson R. to re- ANDREW MERCEIN. ceive recruits, and he escaped during the night by swimming to the shore, unhurt by the shots that were fired after him. He was otherwise connected with the thrilling events of the war. In 1780, previous to the "evacuation," he was mar., at the age of 17, to Elizabeth Royce-a most happy union of 50 yrs'. con- tinuance. He j. old John-st. ch. in 1786, and while serving
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as a trus. and cl. Idr. there, he aided in the erection of the Forsyth-st., Duane-st., and Bowery Village chs. He was successfully engaged in the cracker-baking business for many yrs. Before 1798 he purchased a country residence in New- town, L. I. In this hospitable retreat many a weary itinerant found repose. Jesse Lee records of his brother John, that on Saturday, June 23, 1798, " he started with Dr. Phoebus for L. I., but after crossing the ferry they had traveled but a short distance on the island before he began to raise blood by the mouthful. The doctor bled him, and, after resting a little, they went on in the chaise to Bro. Mercein's, in Newtown." [Life of Lee, p. 144.] There Lee was attacked with a violent hemorrhage, and in the presence of his bro. Jesse, who came to visit him, he made his will. By careful nursing he soon became strong enough to return to his home in Va. After a few yrs. Mr. M. rem. to B'klyn, where he passed the remainder of his days. He was cl. Idr. and trus. in Sands-st. ch. from 1868. As a public- spirited man no one in B'klyn excelled him. Every interest pertaining to the welfare of the community shared his thought and labor. He was named as one of the trustees of the village of B'klyn in the act of incorporation in 1816. He and Rob't Snow labored hard for the establishment of free education. They were members of the ist board of trus. of pub. schools in B'klyn, and "performed their services gratuitously, visiting every house in order to examine for themselves the condition of the children." [Stiles' Hist. B'klyn, vol. ii, p. 866.] His own educational advantages had been small, but by persevering study he had become a man of unusual intelligence. He hailed the opportunity to join with others in the formation of a S. S. in B'klyn. His granddaughter, Mrs. Barry, of Stamford, (to whom the author is indebted for many facts and incidents concerning this good man,) well remembers his taking her, a child of 10 yrs., to see the S. S. in B'klyn, when a little boy named Henry C. Murphy (afterward an eminent citizen of B'klyn) was placed under her charge to be taught-his alphabet or spelling-lesson, probably. With the largest liberality toward other denom- inations, he was an intensely zealous Meth. He was one of the founders of York-st. ch., and when the building was erected he devoted a liberal contribution "and the whole of his time" to that object. He also aided in the erection of the Wash'gt'n- 'st. ch .. Indeed, his obituary states that not a ch. of his denom- ination was built in N. York and vicinity, up to the day of his death, toward which he did not contribute. During all his ad- vanced yrs. he was an off. of the Bible, tract, S. S., and miss'y societies, savings-banks, and other secular institutions, attending faithfully the services of God's house, and visiting almost daily, with prayers and with gifts, the homes of the sick and the poor. He d. in B'klyn, June 19, 1835, age 73. His pastor, Bartholomew
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Creagh, preached his funeral sermon in the Sands-st. ch., from "Precious in the sight of the Lord," etc. [ See Lost Chapters, P. 561.] He had been a member of York-st. ch. for a time during his residence in that neighborhood, but had returned to his old communion. He was bur., by the side of Ross and Summerfield, near the old ch. The grave was afterward cov- ered by the new and larger edifice, and the headstone placed against the outside of the building. His portrait, taken in mid- dle life, bespeaks the character of the man .-* "Elizabeth, his Ist w., " was worthy of her husband. She approved of his every good work, and welcomed, in her quiet way, all whom his large- hearted hospitality invited to their home. She was the mother of 12 children, only 2 of whom survived the age of infancy." [Mrs. Barry : letter to the author.] She d. in 1830, age 68, and was bur. beside her husband .-** Charlotte (Galt), his 2d w., was a S.S.t. previous to her marriage, and an esteemed friend of the family. She had been an Episcopalian, but had j. Sands-st. ch., with the approbation of her friends. Those who knew her speak of her as modest, intellectual, benevolent, de- vout, a faithfulS.S.t., tract-distributor, and visitor of the poor. She was a suitable companion for Mr. M., watching over him in his de- cliningyears. She d. in B'klyn, about 1850, in her zoth yr. Falling from her chair at the table, she suddenly expired. Two sons of Andrew and Elizabeth Mercein attained to manhood. One, Thos. R., was a well-known citizen of N. York 60 yrs., a man of culture, philanthrophy, and social position, a graduate of Columbia Col- lege, founder of the Mechanics' Society School and of the Ap- prentices' Library, comptroller of the city, and col. of one of its best regiments during the war of 1812 ; one of the projectors of the N. York Univ., and for the last 20 yrs. of his life pres't of the Equitable Ins. Co. The brilliant and distinguished young minister, the Rev. T. F. R. Mercein, author of " Natural Good- ness," was a son of Thos. R. Imogen, a dau. of Thos. R. Mer- cein, was an eminent Christian and an author of some note. By appeals and personal labors, as sec. of the Ladies' Home Miss'y Soc., in N. York, "she was the chief agent in the successful establishment of the Mission at Five Points." [N. Mead., in Ch. Ad., Apr. 27, 1882.] Her sister, Mrs. Eliza Mercein Barry, (another most worthy descendant of Andrew Mercein,) is a member of the M. E. ch. in Stamford, Conn. Wm. A., an- other son of Andrew Mercein, was in the war of 1812, and prominently connected with the Mechanics' Soc'y School of N. York. He was one of the ist board of managers of the parent Miss'y Soc'y, in 1819. | Stevens' Hist. M. E. Ch., vol. iv, p. 478.] He came from John-st. ch., N. York, to Wash'gt'n-st. ch., B'klyn. John Summerfield and other eminent preachers were often entertained at his hospitable home. He d. in B'klyn. A son, Thos. R. Mercein, and 2 daughters, Mrs. Wm. Hyde and Mrs.
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Chas. W. Thomas, with their families, reside in B'klyn, and cherish the church and the faith of their ancestors .- Mercein, Miss Susan, dau. of Wm. A., granddau. of Andrew; now a member of Hanson Pl. ch .-*** Merriam, Mrs., d. 1869 .- ** Merriman, Georgiana, mar .; see Douglas .- Merritt, M. J., rem .- MICKLEBOROUGH, AMANDA .- Milford, Wm., rem., 1849 .- MILLARD, ELIZA .-** Miller, Cath- arine, d. June, 1875 .- MILLER, CHAS .- MILLER, MRS. DEBORAH II .- Miller, John, rem .- Miller, Jos., rem. by c. -MILLER, SAM'L .- MILLER, MRS. SARAH .- MILLER, MRS. S. EMMA .- MILLER, WM. H .- MILLS, MRS. CAR- OLINE .- MILLS, LUCILLA .- Mills, Mary, mar. Mr. Pitt. -MOLYNEAUX, MRS .- MOON, MRS. CATHARINE .- ** Moore, Fannie A., mar .; see Archer .- MOORE, JASON and MRS. MARY IRENE .-** Moore, John, S.S.t., d. "sud- denly in peace and hope," 1849, probably a member. See stone in ch .- yard .-** Moore, Jos. J., d .- MOORE, RICH'D .- Moore, Rob't M., S.S.t., loc. pr., and cl. Idr .; came from Allen-st. ch., N. York, 1866 ; succeeded M. F. Odell as cl. Idr. ; member of Sands-st. ch. 2 yrs .; rem. by c., 1868; j. Simpson ch .; thenc: rem. to Elizabeth, N. J .- Jennie, his w., dau. of Wm. M'Donald ; rem. by c .- Moore, Sam'l G., rem. by c., 1866 .- Moore, Wm., bro. of Jason and Rob't M. ; a Wesleyan in Ireland; member of Sands-st. ch., i yr .; rem. by c., 1870 .- Lizzie, his w., a Pres. in Albany before coming to B'klyn ; ren. by c., 1870 .- Morehouse, Eliza, "gone to Green's establish- ment," Cong. Meth. Ch. [Ch. records. ]-MORGAN, BEN]. F .- MORGAN, CHARLOTTE A .- Morley, Mrs. Sarah, rem. by c., 1868 .- Morrell, Elisha B., withdrew, 1839 .- ** Morrell, Jane, d. about 1829 .- MORRELL, MRS. MARIA. -** Morris, Mrs. Elizabeth, d. 1871 .- Morris, Hannah, rem. to Johnson-st. ch., 1850 .- MORRIS, LUCY .-** Morris, Mary, d. about 1830 .- Morris, Nelson, cl. Idr. ; rem. by c. to Johnson-st. ch., 1849 .- MORRISON, CARRIE .-** Mort- imer, John, d. 1846 .- Mortimer, John, rem., 1847 .- "Moser, Ida, a member in 1798 .-** Moser, Isaac, trus. in 1794, one of the Ist. and some time treas. of the board ; cl. Idr. as early as 1798, and again Idr. of Red Hook Lane class in 1830. He was b. Apr. 12, 1768. Stiles mentions him as a grocer in B'klyn, in 1816. [ Hist. B'klyn, vol ii, p. 114.] His store was located cor. Fulton and High. [Mrs. R. E. Wakefield. ] Thos. L. Rush- more remembers calling to see him a short time before his death. Jacob Brown, John Smith, and Jos. Moser were present at the same time. When they prayed by his bedside the good man did not respond to their petitions for his recovery, but shouted when they spoke of heaven. At length one of them said, " He longs to depart ; let him go!" On a Sabbath (per- haps the same occasion) he was thought to be dying, but
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revived, and, in a tone of disappointment, said: " I was born on the holy Sabbath, baptized and married on a Sabbath, and I thought I was going to die this Lord's day." He lived one week longer, and d. Sunday, Oct. 18, 1846, age 78. J. C. Green, his pastor, preached his funeral sermon .-** Susanna, com- monly known as " Aunt Susan," w. of Isaac Moser, was a woman of sweet and even temper, wore a Methodist bonnet, and always sat in the "saints' corner," that is, in one of the side seats near the pul- pit. She was universally beloved ; j. Sands-st. ch. in 1800; d. 1850, age 74; bur. with her husband in "Greenwood." Mrs. R. E. Wake- field writes : "Grandmother, Su- sanna Moser, was sister to Joseph Harper. . Grandma was a very handsome widow when grandpa mar. her ; he, also, was a widower." Here is a list of the children of , SUSANNA MOSER. Isaac Moser: Isaac S .; Joseph ; Sam'l H. ; Lydia, (see Reynolds ;) Susan 1, mar. a Mr. Biglow, whose son is of the firm "Big- low & Main ; " Eliza, mar. a Mr. Green .- Moser, Isaac Snow, son of the above, was named for Rob't Snow; j. Sands-st. ch. at 17; rem. to Hanson Pl. ch. ; thence to Camden, N. Y., where he still resides. While living in B'klyn he fell from a building, and remained insensible two weeks. On a Sabbath, during that time, mighty prayer was offered for his re- covery in Hanson PL. ch., and he was almost miraculously re- stored. [ Letter to the author. ] -- Maria H. (Farrington), his w., S.S.t. before marriage ; left the Society of Friends to j. Sands- st. ch. Their son, Cap't Sam'l H. Moser, a devoted member of Hanson Pl. ch., was wounded 5 times in the War for the Union, and at length killed in battle, in 1864 .-* Moser, Joseph, bro. of Isaac, familiarly known as " Uncle Josey," was b. in Stamford, Conn., in 1776, and came to B'klyn in 1783. When a youth he sought the Lord, and was gloriously converted in a cornfield between Fulton-st. and Columbia Heights. [E. C. Estes.] He was cl. Idr. in 1806, afterward trus. and some time pres't of the board. During the last 20 yrs. of his life he was one of the chief pillars in Wash'gt'n-st. ch. He and Gamaliel King were the builders of the ist York-st. ch. By industry and enterprise he amassed a competence, but through others, whom he unwisely and generously trusted, he lost the whole of his hard-earned property. He was P. M. under Pres. Jackson in 1831 and in 1834, and he was one of B'klyn's Ist board of aldermen. [Stiles' Hist. B'klyn, vol. ii, pp. 236, 243.] Before his death he was
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appointed inspector of customs in N. York, and of pavements in B'klyn. He d., it is said, at the house of Geo. I. Seney, Esq., Feb'y 8, 1854, age 77. A sketch by Stiles [ Hist. B'klyn, vol. ii, p. 81 ] describes him as "peculiar in gait, clean-shaven, round-
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shouldered, and dressed in dark-colored clothes," and says further: " His ministrations to the sick and the heavy-laden, his labors in the S. S., his untiring interest in the youth of the place-counseling them and originating entertainments for them, in which instruction and amusement were most judiciously blended-endeared him to the hearts of both old and young."- *Rachel, his w., appears to have j. the Sands-st. ch. in its very infancy. She was at that time the w. of Peter Cannon, the cooper, in whose shop the ist stated services by the Meth. were held in B'klyn in 1787, and in whose house the ist trustees were elected in 1794. The name of Rachel Cannon is on the oldest known register of Sands-st. ch., (1798,) and it is not unlikely that her name was recorded on the ist class paper in 1787, and that by her influence her husband, who was not a member, (at least in 1798,) was ever active and generous in his friendship toward the ch. After his death she was mar. to Jos. Moser. She d., a member of Wash'gt'n-st. ch., July 9, 1848. Jos. and Rachel Moser had no children, but 2 nieces lived with then. One mar. a Mr. Simonson, another a Mr. Morehouse .-
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* Moser, Joseph, son of the elder Isaac, d. His grave is under the S. S. building. He was an excellent young man .--- Moser, Lucretia, of Red Hook Lane class, 1826. | Records. ] Possibly Lucinda Moser is meant .-** Moser, Margaret, w. of John, mother of Isaac and Joseph, mother-in-law of John Garrison ; d. June 3, 1811, age 67. [ Headstone in ch .- yard.] Believed to have been a member .-** Moser, Rachel, dau. of the elder Isaac, is bur. under the S. S. building. [Mrs. R. E. Wakefield.] -* Moser, Sam'l Harper, son of Isaac, was a native of B'klyn, and a cl. Idr., trus., and std. in Sands-st. ch. " He kept a grocery-store near his father's." [ Mrs. R. E. Wakefield. ] It is believed that he did not retain his membership in the ch. He d. in N. York .-* Lucinda Vail, his w .; d., and was bur. in "Greenwood." They left 2 daughters: Phoebe, w. of Geo. I. Seney ; and Eliza, w. of Thos. I .. Rushmore .- Mott, Eliza, rem. by c .- MULDOON, WM. S .- MULDOON, MRS. S .- MULDOON, EMMA C .- Mumford, Adeline, rem. by c., 1867 .- Mumford, Anna L., S.S.t .; rem. by c., 1867 .-- "Mundell, Wm., boot and shoe dealer; b. Apr. 28, 1789; be- came a loc. pr. in this ch. in 1827; his name is in the printed "plan " for Flushing cir., 1828. "At his suggestion the Loc. Prs'. Assoc'n was formed in B'klyn about 1835." [C. C. Leigh. ] Hle was transferred at an early date to Wash'gt'n-st. ch., and in that communion he d., Aug. 27, 1840, age 51. Children: Jer- emiah, David, and John, deceased ; Chas., Geo., Elizabeth, and another dau., living, (1883.)-"Martha, w. of Wm. Mundell, was b. on the Isle of Wight, Eng. ; conv. and j. the Meth. when very young. Her spirit and example were admirable. She trained her children well ; was one of the managers of the Fe- male Miss'y Soc'y, and active to the last. She d. in triumph, March 3, 1852, age 56 .-** Munson, Amanda, S.S.t .; b. in Broome Co., N. Y .; conv. at 14; d. 1847, age 21; fine scholar and faithful follower of Christ. [ N. Bangs, in Ch. Ad.] Useful in S. S .; bur. in Utica, N. Y. [ Minutes in S. S. Teachers' Record.]-"Murphy, John Garrison, S.S.t .; b., 1783, in Middletown, N. J. Timothy Murphy, his father, was a native of Ireland, and belonged to the American army in the Rev- olution. Stiles' Hist. B'klyn (vol. ii, p. 24) contains a sketch to which we are indebted for many facts concerning Mr. M. He mar. Clarissa Runyon, of Princeton, N. J, and rem. to B'klyn in 1808. By his industry and mechanical genius he established a profitable business as millwright. He was the in- ventor and patentee of the machinery for the team-boats used on the East River ferry and other ferries in the U. S. and Canada. He was school commissioner, justice of the peace, and judge of the Municipal Court. The Jeffersonian Democrats of Kings Co. regarded him as a leader in their party. The Sands-st. ch. people esteemed him highly as a S.S.t., trus., and
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cl. Idr. His name, as we have seen, was signed to the Ist printed statement to the people of B'klyn concerning the establishing of a S. S., in 1816. After many yrs. he became a member of Wash'gt'n-st. ch. "Ile was a tall, fine-looking man, and possessed much prudence, reticence, and . self-reliance." He d., Feb. 11, 1853, age 69, leaving 4 daughters and 2 sons, one of whom was the Hon. Henry C. Murphy, late pres't of the trustees of the B'klyn bridge .-* Clarissa, his w., d. 1824, age 38, and was bur. in the old ch .- yard. See tombstone .- Murray, Mary, mar. ; see Luckey .- MURRAY, THEODORE W .- MURRAY, MRS. FREELOVE .--** Myers, Mrs. Frances, came from John st. ch., N. York; d., "suddenly in peace and hope," 1849, age 85. [N., in Ch. Ad.]
Nadal, Chas., Mrs. Sarah J., Rebecca M., and Bernard H., rem. by c., 1876. See sketch of the Rev. Dr. Nadal .- ** Napier, Thos. A., d. many yrs. ago .- Nash, Israel, rem. by c .-- Nast, Albert J., rem. by c., 1866 .- NAST, FRED- ERICK A., S.S.lib'n .- NAST, GENNETT .- Nast, Martha, rem. by c., 1876; member i yr .- NATRASS, EDWIN C .-- Natrass, Emma, rem. by c., 1879, to Sum'f'd ch .-- Neal, Charity, rem. without c., 1850 .- Nelson, Paul and Mag- dalene, rem .- Newell, Mrs. Phoebe N., rem. by c .- ** Newman, Elizabeth, d .- Newman, Sarah, rem., 1851. -Newton, Julia E., S.S.t .; rem., 1846 .- Nichols, Anthony, loc. pr., 1818. The Records say : " 1820, expelled." -** Nichols, Hannah Ann, d .- Nichols, John, rem .- Nickerson, John, loc. pr .; rem. by c., 1819, to Danbury, Conn., where he d. about 1850, age 56; a loc. pr. till his death ; truly a man of God. He was the father of the Rev. L. D. Nickerson, of the N. York East Conf .-* Nickerson, Mrs. J., was also a member of Sands-st. ch .- NICKERSON, ROB'T .- Niles, Isabella C., rem. by c., 1865 .-- Niles, Virginia K., rem .- Noden, Ann, rem .- Noden, Thos., loc. pr., 1852, from Wis .- Nordhoff, Chas., S.S.t .; rem. by c., 1867, to Mich. ; also Chas. and Mrs. Chas., rem. by c., 1870 .- NORDHOFF, LAWRENCE .- Norfolk, Geo. H. and Mrs. G. H. They were of Flatbush ; rem. by c., 1865. - Norris, Chas. T., rem. by c., 1867 .- Northridge, N. T. and Ann, rem. by c., 1870 .- NORTHROP, WM. B .- Nor- ton, Electa C., rem. by c., 1848 .- Norton, Mary C., rem. byc .- NOSTRAND, FRANCIS .- Nostrand, Isaac, trus. about 1824.
Odell, Moses Field, son of Wm. D,; S. S. sec., off. S. S. miss'y soc., cl. Idr., and S. S. supt. ; of Huguenot descent ; b. in Tarrytown, N. Y., reared in N. York and B'klyn ; held a po- .sition in the N. York custom-house during most of the active yrs. of his life. As member of Congress, during 4 yrs. of Lin- coln's administration, he was personally intimate and friendly with the president. He voted conscientiously, and almost alone of his party, (Dem.,) for the abolition of slavery in the Dist. of
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Columbia, and for the constitutional amendment prohibiting slavery throughout the land. He was a member of the Com. on the Conduct of the War. His total abstinence principles were known at Wash'gt'n as well as at home. Pres. Johnson appointed him naval officer for the port of N. York, which po- sition he held till his death. He was religiously trained, a member of the S. S. from his childhood, a constant attendant upon the ch. services, and strictly upright in his life. Placed at the head of the S. S., he plainly saw the need of a spiritual preparation for his work, and gave his heart to God at a camp- meeting, when 28 yrs. of age. Thence- forward, to the close of his life, he was recognized as the prince of S. S. supts. He was a good singer, and pre-eminently successful as a leader of social meetings. For a number of yrs. he was actively MEMORIAM MosesFOdell connected with the Gen'l Miss'y Board. He d. of cancerous affection of the BORN FER. 14 (818 DICOJUNE.13-1866. throat, in 1866, age 48. The Sands-st. AN ACTIVE, FERVENT, HAPPY. CHRISTIAN quar. conf. adopted a memorial pro- An incorruptible public officer and for four years a wide and JUST REPRESENTATIVE IN nouncing him "eminently useful in CONGRESS: for twenty year's the superinten - dant of the sunday School of this church every sphere of private, social, religious, AFTER HE HAD SERVED HIS and public life, in which, in the prov- OWN GENERATION BY THE WILL OF GOD; HEFEI idence of God, he was called to act, ERECTED IN AFFECTIONATE and from which he was so early called." REMEMBRANCE WYTHE SUNDAY SCHOOL His death was lamented by thousands of friends, and especially by the S. S. Many successful business men have said to the writer : "He gave me counsel and assistance when I was one of his S. S. boys." ""He was the best friend I ever had." He was worthily enlogized in the Ladies' Repository, June, 1867, and in the Ch. Ad. The B'klyn Eagle published a fine poem on the same subject by a member of the S. S. A tablet in the ch. commemorates his services .- Sarah F., his w., dau. of Abraham Vanderveer, was a S.S.t .; rem. by c., 1880, to Sum'f'd ch .-** Odell, Sam'l U. F., bro. of Moses F., was S.S.t., off. S. S. miss'y soc'y, S. S. supt., std., and cl. Idr. He was the chosen delegate from this ch. to the Ist electoral conf. of laymen, in 1872. He was one of the managers of the General Miss'y Board. At the time of his death, and for several years previous, he was American Consul-general for the Kingdom of Hawaii, and he superintended the arrangements for the reception of King Kalakaua, when he visited the U. S. In business he was senior partner of the firm of Barclay & Livingstone, in N. York. He d. of erysipelas, which developed into Bright's disease of the kidneys, in the yr. 1875, age 44, and was bur. in "Greenwood." [Ch. Ad.] -* Belinda (Vanderveer), his w., sister of Mrs. M. F. Odell, was likewise a S.S.t. She rem. by c.,
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