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1880, to Sum I'd ch. ; d. in Oct., 1884. She was possessed of a quiet dignity, and was a person of true refinement and culture. -** Odell, Wm. D., el. Idr .; father of Moses and Sam'l; a merchant in N. York ; afterward, for 25 yrs., cl'k in the auditor's division of the custom house, where, even at his great age, his serv- ices were highly valuable. [ Ch. Ad. ] Hed. in 1875, age 81 .-** Su- sanna, his w., d., in the " faith and peace of the gospel," in 1878. -Oliver, Wm., rem., 1850 .- OLLIFFE, MRS. ANNA .- OL- LIFFE, ANNA .- OLLIFFE, ELIZA W .- Olliffe, Emma, mar ; see Strong .- Olliffe, Henrietta, mar. ; see Smith .- OL- LIFFE, MRS.SPEARS .- O'Neill, David, S.S.t., cl.ldr., sec.and treas. of S. S., off. S. S. miss'y soc. ; rem. to Fleet-st. ch. ; actively and successfully engaged in S. S. work there, with J. E. Hanford and others from Sands-st. ch .; rem. at length to Orange, N. J. -O'Neill, Mary, rem .- O'Neill, Oliver C. and Harriet E., rem. by c., 1869 .-- O'Neil, Wm. Percival, withdrew .- Os- born, Augusta, rem. by c., 1874 .- Osborn, Joshua, with- drew .- Osborn, Virginia, rem. by c., 1874 .-- Osborn, Wm., rem. Wm. S. Osborn was a S.S.t .- Owen, Thos. and Eliza, rem. byc., 1865. He was a loc. pr. in 1863. -** Owens, Mar- garet, d.
PALMER, ARMENIA. - PALMER, ROB'T .- Palmer, Wm. P. and his w., Sarah J. (Winters), rem. by c. to N. J , 1883 .- Parcell, Ellis, cl. Idr., 1838, in Sands-st. ch. ; ditto, about 186o, in Johnson-st. ch .- Parkinson, W. J., rem. by c., 1855 .- PARKER, DAVID .- Parker, Mrs. Frances Au- gusta, rem. by c .; see sketch of Rev. L. Parker .- Parker, Henry, son of Wm .; rem. by c., 1870 .- Parker, Jane, rem. by «., 1866 .- Parker, John, S.S.t., and Sarah, rem. by c., 1869. -Parker, Longworth, bro. of Rev. L. Parker, rem .- Parker, Win., S.S. t. and el. Idr. ; came with his family from Somerset, near Bristol, Eng., and brought 6 children at once into the S. S .; rem. by c., 1870, to Simpson ch .; then, changing his residence, j. Dr. II. M. Scudder's (now Dr. Berhend's) ch. Still retains his attachment to the doctrines and usages of Methodism. He was a barber yrs. ago, on Fulton-st .- Susan, his w., rem. by c., 1870 .- Parkinson, W. J., rem. by c., 1865 .--** Parmelee, Walter, d. 18419 .- Parmlee, Walter, rem. 1849 .- Par- sons, -, ren. to Pacific- st. ch., 1850, --- Parsons, Rachel, rem .- Patience, Wm. H., iem. - PAYNE, BETHUNE D. -Payne, Shepherd H., son of Silas W., of York. st. ch. ; b. in B'klyn; conv. and j. Sands-st. ch. when it yrs. of age, (H. J. Fox, pastor ;) rem. by c. to Amityville, L. 1 .; after 9 yrs., rem. to Carlton ave. ch., B'klyn ; thence to iSth-st. ch., N. York, and finally returned to Carlton ave. (Simpson) ch., B'klyn ; trus. and S.S.t. in several places .- Peacock, I., rem. by c., 1867 .- PEARSALL, M. E .- Pearsall, Mehitable, rem .- PEAR- SON, ELIZABETH .- Pease, R. L., rem .--- PECK, BELLA.
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-* Peck, Capt. Chas., rem., 1849, to N. Haven, Conn., where he d. some time afterward. He was father of Mrs. J. Wesley Harper .-** Elizabeth, his Ist w., j. the M. E. ch. in her youth. She d. Aug. 7, 1847, age 56. During her long illness her mind was stayed on God. [J. B. Merwin, in Ch. Ad.] She is bur. in "Greenwood." Capt. P. was mar. again, in N. Haven, to the wid. of the Rev. John Mott Smith. Her maiden name was Amanda Day, and her early residence was Norwalk, Conn .-- ** Peck, Chas. Benson, captain of steamboat "American Eagle," was conv. at 18, and j. Sands-st. ch. He d. in 1841, age 22; bade w. and friends good-bye, and shouted, "All is well ! He comes ! " [P. C. Oakley, in Ch. Ad. ]-Peck, Chas. Benson (2d) and Frances B., rem. by c. to Hanson Pl. ch., 1881 .-** Peck, Laura C., "d. in peace," about 1848 .- Peck, Mary W., rem .- Peck, Rachel S., rem. by c .-* Peck, Rob't W., b. in Orange Co., N. Y .; conv. in 1839, when 33 yrs. of age. He was made cl. Idr. in Sands-st. ch. in 1843; afterward he rem. to Fleet-st. ch .; thence to Nostrand ave. Energetic and wholly consecrated, he served the ch. as cl. Idr. 30 yrs., and passed through the gates of death with shouts of glory on his lips, May 2, 1870, age 74. [C. E. Glover, in Ch. Ad. | He was father-in-law of the Rev. E. H. Dutcher, of the N. Y. Conf .-** Peckham, Thos. G., S.S.t. ; b. in R. I .; conv. and j. the M. E. ch. at 16. He was S. S. supt. 16 yrs. and cl. Idr. 25 yrs. in New Market, N. H., before coming to B'klyn. He d. in 1873, age 72. His last words were "Jesus! Jesus ! Jesus!" He was a pious, thoughtful, genial Christian. [F. P. Tower, in Ch. Ad. |-Peckham, Frances E., mar. ; see Sco- field .- Peckham, Mereena; see Layton .- PECKHAM, MRS. THANKFUL .-** Pell, Albert, d. Oct. 28, 1881 .- Pell, Annie, wid. of the above, rem. by c., IS84 .- Pellett, Dan'l, rem .- Pelton, E. R., rem .- Pelton, R. S. and Cath- arine, rem. by c., 1866 .- Percey, A. J., Eliza L., and Allie F., rem. by c., 1870 .-* Perego, Carrie A., grand-dan. of Ira, Sr .; rem. by c., 1867; d. in New Orleans .- "Perego, Ira, Sr., cl. Idr., trus., std., and S. S. supt .; came from John-st. ch. : rem. by c., 1867, to 7th ave (now Grace) ch .; d. April 25, 1876, age 75 .-* Frances Eliza, his w. ; a member of John-st. ch., N. York, before joining Sands-st .; rem. to 7th ave. ch. ; d. Nov. 27, 1867, age 62. . See headstones in "Greenwood."- Perego. Ira, Jr., S. S. supt., off. S. S. miss'y soc'y, and cl. Idr. in Fleet-st. ch .; now a member of Grace ch .- Perego, Margaret, S.S.t .; a dau. of the senior Ira Perego; rem. to N. York .- PETTINGER, RHETTIE .-** Pettit, Mary E., d. -- Pettit, Rob't, b. in Near Rockaway (Rockville Center) about 1810; j. M. E. ch. there, (Gershom Pearce, pastor ; ). rem. to B'klyn, and j. Sands-st. ch., about 1835; returned to Rock- away ; a merchant there ; later, engaged in business in N. York.
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-* Elizabeth, his w., was b. in Hempstead; d. July 22, 1881, age 74; a member of Nostrand ave. ch .- PHILLIPS, DAN'L B., S.S.t., std., S. S. sec., off. S. S. miss'y soc'y, and financial sec. of the ch. ; b. in Phila; attended S. S. of Bap. ch., to which his parents belonged ; came to B'klyn in 1845 ; was conv. and j. Sands-st. ch. when Dr .. Nadal was pastor ; clerk in Department of City Works 13 yrs .- ELIZA L. (M'GEE), w. of the above ; S.S.t .- Phillips, Edward, rem. by c., 1831 .- Phillips, Geo. W., b. on L. I .; came to B'klyn in 1838; j. Sands-st. ch., 1858, (J. Miley, pastor;) rem. by c., 1865, also rem. by c., 1869, to Warren-st. ch., then to Janes ch., (Reid ave.,) 1882 .- Mar- garet, his w., a native of N. York city ; j. Sands-st. about 1858; rem. by c .- Phillips, Phoebe A., rem. by c., 1865 .-* Piercey, Henry R., cl. Idr., 1827; became one of the chief founders and supporters of the Cong. Meth. ch. in B'klyn, (J. C. Green, pastor.) "He owned the ist power-press in N. York city, and printed the Herald before the elder Bennett owned a press. He was a Republican and an advocate of the abolition of slavery in the early days when it was dangerous to proclaim that doc- trine. He also published The Emancipator, and printed the ist copies of the N. York Sun. He j. the N. York Typographical Soc. in 1820, and the surviving members were present at his funeral." [B'klyn Eagle, Oct. 17, 1881.] The Cong. Meth. ch. became the Union Cong. ch., of which Mr. P. was a prom- inent member when he d., Oct. 14, 1881, age 81 .- Pierson, Geo. and Eliza, rem. by c .- Pickering, Phoebe, rem. by c., 1850 .- PILKINGTON, SARAH .- Pinkney, Andrew, S.S.t .; rem. by c., 1835 .- Pitt, Sarah, mar .- Pitts, Chas. L., cl. Idr., about 1868 .- Plummer, Lucy, rem. by c., 1849 .- "Pom- croy, Chas., loc. elder in 1833. Conf. Record : 1822, (N. York Conf.,) Sharon cir., N. Y., with Jas. Quinlan ; 1823, Jefferson cir., with Jesse Pomeroy and (2. Stewart; 1824, app't not re- corded ; 1825, ord. deacon; 1825-26, Montgomery cir., with H. Eames, Jacob Beeman, Theodosius Clark, and J. Elton; 1827-28, Peru cir., with J. Leonard and Elijah Crane; 1828, ord. elder; 1829-30, Bridport, Vt., with C. R. Morris, Wm. P. Lake, sup'y, and R. Westcott; 1831, Leicester cir., with Lewis Potter; 1832, located. The Rev. P. C. Oakley writes : "I knew Chas, Pom- eroy in 1832; but have no recollection of him since. He was a devout man, but a little eccentric ; for example, he would con- mence with a mild and pleasant voice, but suddenly elevate it so that his hearers said it made their heads ache. He had a strong intellect. I heard him once at a camp-meeting preach one of the ablest sermons on the divine government that I ever. listened to. It was clear and profound. I think that in his latter days he was subject to mental aberration."-Potter, Mrs. Abagail, rem. by c., 1869 .- Potter, Abbie J., rem. by c., 1871 .- Potter, Joseph, withdrew .- Powell, Alma,
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rem. by c., 1867 .- Powell, Amanda, rem .- Powell, Anna, mar .; see Carson .- Powell, Annie, rem. by c., 1880 .- Powell, Mrs. Hannah, rem. by c., 1874 .- Powell, Han- nah E., rem. by c. to De Kalb ave. ch., 1880 .- POWELL, HULDAH .- Powell, Jos., rem .-** Powell, Mrs. Kate, d. March 6, 1868, age 20 .-** Powell, Matilda, mar., and d .- Powell, Rob't J., cl. Idr., about 1864. He and Augusta rem. by c., 1867 .- Powell, Ruth, rem. by c., 1876. -POWELL, WEALTHY .- POWER, MRS. ELLEN .- *Powers, Mary, w. of Geo. (2d ;) j. Sands-st. ch. (probably in 1797;) one of the honorable women whose name is fragrant with blessed mem- ories. It is said that the Dean-st. (after- ward Hanson Pl.) ch. was organized at her home. The house
stood on what is now the N. E. cor. Flat- bush ave. and Hanson Pl. It was in the center of extended grounds with little to obstruct the view of out-lying fields and hills. She gave 4 lots on Dean-st., that is, a plot 100 feet square, for the building, and made other large do- nations. One of her last acts, as she lay on her death-bed, was to place $500 in the MRS. MARY POWERS. hands of her pastor, Sam'l Law, for her loved Hanson Pl. ch. Her grandson, Geo. A. Powers, counted the money for her in $1 bills. A memorial tablet, near the pulpit in Hanson PI. ch., contains the following inscription : In memory of Mrs. Mary Powers ; b. Apr. 20, 1771, and d. in peace, Aug. 2, 1857, aged 86 yrs., 3 mos., and 13 days. For 60 yrs. a faithful member of the M. E. ch. Charitable, humble, de- voted ; a liberal contributor to this ch. " Blessed are, the dead who die in the Lord." Her husband was the 2d in a succession of 6, in a direct line, by the name of Geo. Powers. Stiles' Hist. of B'klyn contains a sketch of his father, who was an Episcopalian. The husband of Mary Powers d. 1829, age 51, and a headstone in the old Sands-st. Meth. ch .- yard shows that
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he was bur. there. C. C. Smith and Geo. A. Powers are of the. opinion that he was a member of Sands-st. ch., but his name is not found on any existing record of the ch. Mr. Smith was present at his funeral, and recollects that Geo. Smith and Judge Garrison were pall-bearers. His son, George, d. in 1832, and is bur. in Sands-st. ch .- yard; probably not a member. A dau. of Geo. and Mary Powers, w. of Wm. Jenkins, d. 1828, age 25. See headstone in the old ch .- yard .-* Pray, John G., cl. Idr. and trus. in Sands-st. ch .; a native of Kittery; Me. ; commenced a sea-faring life when very young; after his marriage came to B'klyn, and j. the St. Ann's Episcopal ch. Having experienced converting grace at a camp-meeting, he united with the Meth- odists ; after some time left Sands-st. ch., and became a cl. Idr. and S. S. supt. in Wash'gt'n-st. ch. Stiles, in Hist. of B'klyn, states that he was a member of the "Society to Prevent Vice " in 1813, and later became one of the ist members of the B'klyn S. S. Union. He was a successful ship-master; made a number of profitable voyages to the East Indies; then his friends- ministers and prominent members of the ch .- urged him to give up the sea, which he somewhat reluctantly did, and engaged in the printing and publishing business -- firm, " Pray & Bowen." One of the older Harpers and J. J. Matthias were employed by them, and lived in Mr. Pray's family for a time. His dau., Mrs. Spinney, thinks he made a mistake in leaving his former occupation for one with which he was not acquainted. He d. Jan. 24, 1839, age 57 .-** Hannah (Lord), his Ist w., was mar. to Mr. P. in Portsmouth, N. H., in 1805, became a member of Sands-st. ch. [So writes Mrs. Capt. Spinney. ] She d. in 1825, age 44 .-* Lucy (Emerson), his 2d w., was from a Meth. fam- ily in Malden, Mass. She d. in 1832, age 32, and is bur. in Sands-st. ch .- yard. [ Hannah Stryker. ] The following are the names of the children by the ist marriage who lived to maturity : Mary A., wid. of Capt. Jos. Spinney, of B'klyn; Hannah, wid. of Thos. Staples, of Cal. ; Elizabeth, w. of Rich'd H. Cornwell, of N. J. ; John W., mar. Matilda, dau. of Judge Dikeman, of B'klyn-both dead. Children by 2d marriage : Lucy M. C., d. in Balston Spa, N. Y., member of Wash'gt'n-st. ch., B'klyn; Geo., d. in childhood ; Jos. M., of B'klyn, mar. Mary B., dau. of Judge Dikeman .-- PRESCOTT, MARGARET G .- Preston, Andrews, rem. by c., 1882 .- Preston, Wm. Irvine, son of Andrews and Eliza Ann (Ferris) Preston, grandson of Sam'l and Louisa (Abbott) Preston, and great-grandson of Jacob Preston, is a native of Cato, Cayuga Co., N. Y. He was b. Sept. 3, 1828, the 3d of a family of it children. His father was greatly respected as a man of integrity and ability, and was thrice elected a member of the N. Y. Legislature. As a boy, Wm. was "adventurous, daring, generous," and was called "General Put," from his likeness to the intrepid Putnam of
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Revolutionary fame. " Many anecdotes are related of his narrow escapes from the use of small cannon ; of many instances when his face and hands were severely burned with powder; of his falling into a caldron of lye, which took the skin from his en- tire body. On one occasion young Preston, as the champion of the village boys, in a contest with the country boys, was soundly thrashed by the leader of the latter." At 15 he attended a high school in Victory, N. Y., (the Rev. J. C. Vandercook, principal ;) one yr. later, his father having established himself as a merchant in Red Creek, N. Y., he entered the academy in that town as a student. He was soon taken into his father's employ, and sub- sequently became a partner in the firm of " A Preston & Son." When 19 yrs. of age he j. the M. E. ch. in Red Creek, was de- voted and exemplary, and in a short time was chosen S. S. supt. It is said that " the manner in which he discharged the duties of this position highly distinguished him and led to the most pleasing results. He seemed peculiarly qualified to blend in- struction with delight." At 21 he was town-clerk of Wolcott; at 22, postmaster; subsequently supervisor of the town. He was mar. Oct. 21, 1851, and the same year he engaged in the hardware business in Auburn, N. Y., and became cl. Idr., trus., and S. S. supt. in the North-st. ch. of that city. "Being very fond of music, he used his influence to advance the musical in- terests of the ch. At this time instruments were almost unknown in Meth. churches. Through Mr. Preston's influence a melodeon was purchased and placed in the ch. The morning it was first used old father Cherry came early to ch., taking his seat near the pulpit. As the singing began he caught the sound of the melodeon, and, indignant at the innovation, he marched down the aisle, exclaiming in a loud voice, striking the floor with his heavy cane. 'I cannot and will not stand the growling of that bull-dog !'" Mr. P. returned to Red Creek in 1853, and re- moved thence to Oswego in 1854, where he began his successful career in the grain commission trade. He j. the ist M. E. ch. of Oswego, "and was soon made trus., std., cl. Idr., and S. S. sup'r. The society was in debt, and for a long time was sub- jected to a severe struggle for existence. Among other dif- ficulties was the intrusion of the slavery question." The calm reasoning of Mr. Preston availed, a disastrous rupture was averted, and the ch. grew to be one of the strongest in the conf. " A chapel was erected in the southern portion of the city, which the friends of Mr. P. desired to name 'Preston Chapel,' but as he would not consent to this, it was finally called Fifth-st. Chapel." During the war our friend advocated the Union cause, and in . duced many to enlist. When the N. Y. Hroth was ready for service, by appointment of the citizens of Oswego, and of the Board of Trade, of which he was pres't, and in behalf of the donors, Mr. Preston presented, with a fitting speech, to Col. De Witt C.
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Littlejohn, a sword and a caparisoned horse. As Dem. candidate for mayor of Oswego and for member of assembly he was de- feated by small majorities. In 1865 he rem. to N. York, and 6 mos. later to B'klyn; j. Sands-st. ch. in 1867; became S.S.t., cl. Idr., trus., and S. S. supt .; rem. by c. from this ch. in 1882 ; j. the M. E. ch. in Sea Cliff, "having accepted the office of pres't of the Sea Cliff Assoc'n, for the express purpose of aiding in extricating that corporation from its financial troubles." We learn that Mr. P. is intensely interested in St. Paul's M. E. ch., in B'klyn, and is devising liberally and (no doubt) wisely a new departure in the practical methods of ch. work. He is actively identified with the Amer. Bible Soc'y, the Miss'y Soc'y of our ch., the B'klyn City Bible Soc'y, the Syracuse Univ., (as trustee,) and the very efficient and useful B'klyn Ch. Soc'y, (as chief founder, pres't, and honorary life patron.) He holds a prom- inent position in the Masonic fraternity, is connected with the Fulton Bank and with the Historical Societies of L. I. and N. - York. [Condensed from a work on B'klyn, published 1884.]- Laura L., his w., dau. of the late Rev. Reuben Reynolds, of the Northern N. Y. Conf., was teacher in the Sands-st. S. S .; rem. by c., 1882 .- Price, Jennie, mar. ; see Tayleure .- PRICE, MARY H .- PRICE, MRS. SARAH H .-* Prince, Benj. R., b. on Shelter Island, Sept. 8, 1800; worked in the summer and attended school in the winter, like other farmer bovs. In 1818 he commenced learning the carpenter's trade with Jos. Glover, of Southold. An incident is related by Mr. P. which illustrates the drinking customs of those days. "My boss," he says, " built a house for Mr. C. at Rocky Point. The contract was. $900 and board, with a pint of rum a day for him- self and two boys. The boss used all the rum." [L. I. Traveler. ] His happy conversion on the 18th of July, in that yr., in the private house where the Methodists held their meetings, marked the beginning of a revival which continued until 80 converts were numbered with the Xn. disciples in the neighbor- hood of Southold, and a ch. was built. The young convert was appointed cl. Idr., and several of the veteran ch. members were in his class. His comrades called him " deacon." Having com- pleted his apprenticeship, he came to B'klyn and hired out to Jos. Moser. He presented his ch. certificate to the Sands-st. ch. In 1823 he was mar. to the eldest dau. of Wm. and Anna Foster. members of this ch. After working at his trade 6 yrs., he started a lumber-yard at the foot of Jackson-st., accumulated $100,000 in Io yrs., but lost it all in the crash of 1837. He subsequently turned his attention to inspection of lumber for a number of yrs. He was trus. of B'klyn village, and alderman of the city 3 yrs. During the cholera epidemic in 1832 he faithfully visited the sick and cared for the dead in his ward. All the work devolved upon him, as his colleague became frightened and
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ran away. He was connected with the fire dep't of B'klyn 14 yrs. Leaving Sands-st. ch., he was cl. Idr. in York-st. ch. for some time. At length he returned to Southold, and spent his last yrs. amid the scenes of his youth. He received exhort- er's and preacher's license about 1854, [Southold quar. conf. record, ] and was cl. Idr. and S. S. supt. The writer was for 3 yrs. favored with the fellowship and co-operation of B. R. Prince in Christian labor on the Southold charge. He suffered greatly from asthma, but glowed with seraphic fervor of soul, and labored to the last limit of his strength for the church of his Redeemer. He d. in Southold, Jan. 28, 1878, age 77, having been about 60 yrs. a Meth. He went through life singing, for his religion made him uniformly happy. He often said that most of his early Christian companions had gone on before him, and he was not unwilling to enter their ranks and join their victorious song .-* Sarah Ann, his Ist w., was conv. under the ministry of Lewis Pease, and j. Sands-st. ch. at the age of 14. She d. in 1847, age 40; an excellent woman and faithful worker in the S. S. Mr. P. was mar. in 1849 to Temperance Brown, and she survives him .-* Prince, Martin, rem. by c., 1832 ; probably the Martin Prince, bro. of Benj. R. He was sub- sequently for many yrs. a member of the Presbyterian ch. on Shelter Island; d. in Babylon, L. I., Oct. 27, 1883, age 71 .- Pritchard, Mary Irene, mar. ; see Moore .- PROUSE, MRS. HARRIET .- Pullman, George, rem. by c., 1876 .- Purdy, Mary E., mar. ; see Walling.
Quale, Jane, rem. 1846 .-- Quereane, Elizabeth, rem .- QUIMBY, DAVID S., trus. ; b. in Marlboro, Ulster Co., N. Y .; came to N. York city in 1829; j. Bedford-st. ch. ; rem. to B'klyn in 1832. He cherishes a strong affection for the Sands-st. ch. He has been from early manhood in the stove business-dealer and manufacturer .- Quimby, David S., Jr., S.S.t, S.S. sec., off. S. S. miss'y soc'y, trus., and std. ; rem. by c. to Sum'f'd ch. in 1878; was in real estate business; later, in the establishment formerly occupied by his father .- Maria L., his w. ; rem. by c., 1878 .- Quimby, Mrs. Elizabeth, rem. by c., 1883 .- ** Quimby, Rob't A., d.
RATHBURN, MRS. MARIA .- RAVERCRAFT, ELIZA E .- RAYERCRAFT, MARTHA .- RAYERCRAFT, MRS. MARY J .-* Raymond, Elnathan, loc. pr. and (1. Idr. in this ch. ; b. Apr. 23, 1789, in Norwalk, Conn., the 6th son of Nathaniel and Dolly Raymond, who were Methodists. His brothers j. other denominations, but he adhered to the ch. in which he was reared. While an apprentice in N. York, age 17, he j. the old John-st. ch. He mar., in 1811, Miss Lydia Bess, of Norwalk, Conn., by whom he had 3 sons, only i now living. In 1817 he moved to Muskingum Co., O. ; in 1818 his w. d. ; in 1819 he mar. Rachel Banning, dau. of a loc. pr. of Mt. Vernon, O .; that yr. a supply.
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on Knox cir. ; returned in 1821 to the East, and engaged in the furrier business with his 2 bros., in B'klyn ; member of Sands-st. ch. until 1831; then of Wash'gt'n st. ch. He is mentioned in the Meth. Mag., 1823, p. 118, as the chief founder of Method- ism in Bay Ridge, L. I. In 1834 he returned to Mt. Vernon, O., and 3 yrs. later j. conf., having been ordained deacon and elder. Itinerant Record : 1837, (Mich. Conf.,) ag't Norwalk Sem., O .; 1838, Mansfield cir., with O. Monett : 1839, Martinsburgh cir. ; 1840, (N. Ohio Conf.,) Galena cir., with S. B. Guiberson ; 1841, Frederick cir., with H. Camp; 1842, ditto, with O. Burgess; 1843, Bellville cir., with J. Burgess ; 1844-45, P. E., Wooster Dist. ; 1846-47, P. E., Tiffin Dist. ; 1848, Frederick cir., with T. H. Wilson ; 1849, Amity cir., with (). Mitchell ; 1850, ditto, W. M. Conant ; 1851, sup'y ; 1852, East Union cir., with Wm. Boggs ; 1853, Utica cir., with J. M'Nabb; 1854, Newcomers- town cir., with Wm. Boggs ; 1855, Chesterville cir., with S. Faut; 1856, sup'y, Mt. Vernon, O., Banning chapel, with D. Rutledge ;- 1857-58, ditto, with Wm. M. Conant; 1859, ditto, with Jas. Wheeler ; 1860-73, sup'd. He d. July 31, 1874, age 85. Mr. R. was an excellent man, zealous, faithful, and "always happy in the Lord." His rst. w. d., as already stated .-* Rachel (Banning), his 2d w., d. in blessed hope, July 23, 1880, age 84. She is bur. with her husband in Mt. Vernon cem. Chil- dren of Mr. R. by 2d marriage, living in 1883: Mrs. G. A. Jones, Mrs. D. Blanchard, and Mary Raymond, of Mt. Vernon, O .; a widowed dau. in Ala. ; and a son in Kan .-* Read, Mrs. Margaret, w. of Wm., sister to Mrs. Wm. M'Donald, b. in B'klyn; rem. to Fleet-st. in 1850-a "charter member; " d. at her country home in Allendale, N. J., Apr. 3, 1882, age 79 ; bur. in "Greenwood." An active, faithful, consistent Xn .- Reast, Alpha, rem. by c .- Reast, Fred J., off. S. S. miss'y soc'y, cl. Idr., and financial sec. of the ch., was b. in Eng., of Episcopalian parents; conv. under the labors of Jas. Caughey, June 21, 18446, age 15, and j. the Wesleyans ; came to N. York at 21 ; j. 9th- st. M. E. ch. in 1852 ; rem. by c. to Sands-st. ch., B'klyn, when H. J. Fox was pastor; as Idr. took Jacob Brown's Sunday- morning class; rem. by c., 1884 .-** Margaret (Stryker), his w., dau. of John and Hetty Stryker, was a S.S.t .; connected with the school from her infancy until her death, Nov. 30, 1878, at the age of 43. She is bur. in Evergreen cem. Left a fam- ily of children .- REAST, FRANCIS S .- Reast, Herbert Odell, rem. by c., 1884 .- Reast, Mary H., rem. by c., 1884 .-* REAST, WM. J .- Redfield, John, loc. pr. ; rem. to N. York, 1848 .- REED, DAYTON .- Reed, D. I., loc. pr., 1846 .- REED, MRS. FANNIE .- REED, FANNIE M .- Reed, Jane R., rem .- Reed, John and Mrs. J., rem by c. to Nostrand ave., 1878 .--* Reed, Thos., S.S.t .; j. Sands-st. ch. when J. W. B. Wood was pastor; one of the founders of
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