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McDonald, Patrick, was born December 19, 1846, in County Fermanagh, Ireland. He is the son of Edward and Catherine McDonald. His mother's maiden name was Catherine Gunn. The family, consisting of Edward McDonald, wife and three chil- dren: James, Rosa and Patrick, emigrated to the United States and settled in Sara- toga Springs in 1848. He received his education in the public schools of that village. April 3, 1865, he enlisted as a private in Co. A, Eighth N. Y. Cavalry, General Cus- tar's brigade, General Sheridan's cavalry corps. At the expiration of the war he re- turned to Saratoga and took up the study of civil engineering under the tutorship of the late Peckham H. Green. He was engaged in the construction of the Union Vil- lage and Johnsonville Railroad; the branch line from Fort Edward to Glens Falls, and the extension of the Saratoga and Whitehall Railroad from Whitehall to Platts- burg. In 1869 he accepted a position from the government in the expedition to Cen- tral America, under the command of Commodore Selfridge, sent for the purpose of establishing a route for a ship canal across the Isthmus of Darien. After crossing the isthmus at San Blas and two points further south and not finding a feasible route, the expedition was recalled. Upon his return to Saratoga he was appointed village clerk in 1872, and reappointed four consecutive terms. At the town meeting of 1873
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he was elected town clerk; also serving as the clerk of the board of excise and board of avenue commissioners. In 1873, upon the creation of the office of receiver of taxes and assessments, he was selected as deputy receiver, acting in that capacity for six years. During the existence of the Saratoga Rowing Association, under whose auspices the great college regattas and amateur races of 1874, 1875 and 1876 were held upon Saratoga Lake, he acted as secretary of the association. In 1880 Isaiah Fuller, then acting as superintendent of the Sarotaga Racing Association for the im- provement of the breed of horses, was appointed superintendent of Dannemora State Prison, and Mr. McDonald was selected to fill the vacancy of superintendent of the Saratoga Racing Association, a position he filled for thirteen years. In addition thereto, in 1882, he was appointed superintendent of the Saratoga Club House, a position he still occupies. During the existence of the Volunteer Fire Department in the village he served seventeen years, being secretary of the B. V. Fraser Hose Co. On the organization of the Saratoga Citizens' Corps, March 25, 1878, he joined the company and was elected first sergeant ; he was promoted to second lieutenant Novem- ber 8, 1880, upon the resignation of Second Lieutenant H. P. Burney. He was pro- moted to first lieutenant February 15, 1883, on the promotion of First Lieutenant George H. Gillis. The resignation of Capt. J. S. Fassett on May 5, 1883, left him in command of the company. The terms of enlistment of nearly all the members of the company having expired, there was a thorough reorganization of the company, under Capt. R. C. McEwen. Lieutenant McDonald resigned October 13, 1884. Lieutenant McDonald is a charter member of Post Wheeler No. 92, G. A. R., and upon its or- ganization was appointed adjutant, a post he filled for several years. He is also a member of the Royal Arcanum, High Rock Council No. 652, of Saratoga. Mr. Mc- Donald has always acted with the Democratic party in politics. He was ever active in the promotion of its interests; he organized the present Jeffersonian Democratic Club and was elected its first vice-president. He was married on January 17, 1887, to Ida M. Ferguson, daughter of Isaac and Betsey Ferguson. Mr. McDonald's fam- ily consists of his wife and daughter, Irene A. McDonald.
McEwen, Dr. Robert C., was born at Bainbridge, Chenango county, N. Y., Octo- ber 15,1833, and died December 3, 1893. He entered Williams College at the age of sixteen and was graduated from that institution in the class of 1853. He then took a course with Dr. N. B. Ives of New Haven, Conn., and from there entered the Col- lege of Physicians and Surgeons in New York city, from which he was graduated with high standing in the class of 1857. He was then appointed junior house physi- cian at Bellevue Hospital and was soon promoted to the position of senior assistant, and after eighteen months received a diploma from the hospital. He then traveled through Europe and South America and received and held for some time a commis- sion as surgeon in her Majesty's service. He returned to this country in 1860 and practiced his profession in Stratford, Conn., until 1862, when he accepted a commis- sion as assistant surgeon of the 17th Conn. Infantry. He soon became acting surgeon and served for two years, when he was compelled to resign on account of ill health. When he recovered he practiced in New York city for three years, then re- moved to Saratoga, where he built up a fine and extensive practice, and was not only an eminent physician, but was a prominent man in many ways in Saratoga
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Springs. He held high offices in the New York State Medical Association ;, was sur- geon at St. Christina Home; a prominent Mason and an Episcopalian, holding offices in the church. He was captain of the 22d Separate Company and labored untiringly to secure an armory at Saratoga Springs, which project he eventually accomplished. On June 5, 1867, he married Sarah E. Watrous, a native of Troy, N. Y.
McGuire, Patrick J., was born in Dublin, Ireland, April 7, 1845, a son of Edward and Sarah (Dawson) McGuire, he a native of Ireland and she of Scotland, and who came to Canada in 1850. Patrick J. was educated in the schools of Canada, and early began farming. April 13, 1886, he came to Corinth and bought 230 acres of land and has added 105 acres in another farm. He has made his own property and built a nice residence. May 28, 1872, he married Julia Murray, and they have one daughter, Gwendolin L., born September 14, 1883. Mr. McGuire and wife are mem- bers of the M. E. church.
McKain, James B., son of Allen and Sallie (Eaton) McKain, was born in the town of New Lisbon, Otsego county, N. Y., September 30, 1847. His grandfather, James McKain, was a native of Scotland and came to America in an early day, locating in the town of Lisbon, where he engaged successfully in farming. Allen McKain was born in Otsego county, and was engaged in farming until the year 1855, when he bought the farm James B. now owns and there resided until his death. He married Sallie Eaton and they had two sons and four daughters: Emily, Jennie, James B., Charles E., Abbie and Alice. James B. was brought up on the farm, educated in the public schools and Jonesville Academy and has been engaged in farming on the old homestead all his life. He also deals in hay and straw and has been superin- tendent of section 2 of the Erie canal since 1893. He is a staunch and active Re- publican ; a member of the F. & A. M., and the M. E. church. October 11, 1871, he married Sarah A. Parker, the only child of the late Hiram Parker, and they have two sons, Allen P. and Hiram J.
McKallor, Edgar C., was born in Fredericksburg, Va., January 26, 1870, and when a child came with his parents to Waterford, where he received a high school educa- tion. He learned the drug business with John Higgins & Company, was with them five years and one year with Dr. M. Barkman & Co. He was graduated from the New York Board of Pharmacy of Albany, N. Y., in June, 1891, and succeeded Dr. M. Barkman & Co. in the drug business in the same month and year. This proved such a success that in September, 1895, he opened a branch store at No. 79 Broad street, continuing the two stores until April 7, 1897, when he discontinued the busi- ness at the corner of Broad and Third streets and inoved it into the new store at No. 79 Broad street, where the people are served with a complete assortment of goods in the drug line, and now, in 1898, he has achieved more than ordinary success. On June 9, 1896, he married Josephine Mather of Watervliet, Albany county, who is directly related to the celebrated Cotton Mather. Mr. McKallor's father, T. Quincy McKallor, was born in Washington county, N. Y., July 13, 1828, and was educated in the public schools. He followed the honorable occupation of farming and Sep- tember 29, 1852, he married Matilda P. Van Derkar of Waterford, and they had two
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children : Virginia M. and Edgar C. (as above). Mrs. McKallor's father, Thomas Van Derkar, was born Waterford, in 1787, and was a merchant and farmer. He married Maria Van Derworker of Mayfield, and they had ten children. The Mc- Kallor family are members of the Presbyterian church, and the ancestry of the family is Scotch, Dutch and English.
McLees, Mrs. Mary .- The late James C. McLees was born in the township of Half- moon, June 7, 1821, educated in the schools of his day, and was one of the town's good farmers. November 26, 1845, he married Mary Sweet, of the town of Clifton Park, who was born July 20, 1827, and they had six children: Nathan D., John J., George W., Ella H., Ethan J., and Emma M. George W. married Callie S. Arnold of Clifton Park; Ella H. married George F. Best of Round Lake, and they had two children, Gracie M., who died on May 24, 1893, aged six years, and Blanche E. Mr. McLees's father, Cornwall McLees, was born in Dutchess county, N. Y., April 7, 1781; married Mary Wright and came to this county at an early day. Mrs. Mary McLees's father, Nathan C. Sweet, was born in Dutchess county, N. Y., July 7, 1803, educated in the public schools of his day and was a farmer. He married Permelia Weeks of the township of Malta, and they had five children: Mary, John W., Eliza- beth, Catherine and Ethan L. Mr. Sweet died October 24, 1876, and his widow November 9, 1876. Mr. McLees died May 13, 1894, mourned by a bereaved wife and family. The family are members of the M. E. church.
McNeal, John, son of David McNeal, was born July 23, 1835. His father was born in Washington county, and came to Saratoga when a young man; he died in Wilton at the age of seventy-two years. Aaron McNeal, the progenitor of the McNeals in this country, came from Scotland in the eighteenth century and settled near Salein, Washington county. He was the great-great-grandfather of the subject. John Mc- Neal left home to do for himself at the age of twelve years. What education he obtained was in the public schools. Mr. McNeal's business interests have been those of farming and milling. He bought and sold grain, but has discontinued the milling interests. He has a fine herd of twenty cows, the product of which is converted into cream and is disposed of to hotels, dealers and private families. September 28, 1859, he married Mary Catherine Gailor, and their children are Daniel and Allen. He is a prominent member of the Wilton Baptist church. The farm is located on the old Saratoga road between Saratoga and Glens Falls, and is as near to the central part of the town of Wilton as it is possible to locate. The summit ridge which runs through the farm is the highest of any of the table lands between New York city and Montreal, Can.
McNulty, James D., was born in Saratoga Springs, where he has always resided. He was educated in the local public schools and the Troy Business College. This was supplemented with a thorough training in the newspaper business and for sev- eral years he was a reporter on the Saratogian and served that paper as local editor. His paragraphs were copied frequently by newspapers all over the United States. Mr. McNulty has held several public offices of trust and responsibility, For five years was excise commissioner for the town of Saratoga Springs, having been elected
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on the Democratic ticket by a plurality of nearly 400, and held the office of president of the commission several terms. He was deputy receiver of taxes of the town and village of Saratoga Springs for three years, and was the Democratic candidate for receiver of taxes in 1894, being defeated by only eighteen votes, although the head of the ticket was defeated by nearly 500 votes. During his connection with the re- ceiver's office, Mr. McNulty, by agitation and a great deal of personal effort, induced the authorities to have an assessor's map made, which, by cutting streets into sections, sections into blocks, and blocks into lots, placed every piece of realty accurately on the tax roll. Although it was an expensive undertaking, it paid for itself the first year, by adding to the tax list a great deal of property which had previously escaped taxation. In January, 1895, Mr. McNulty was chosen village clerk and although the the board of trustees was subsequently Republican for two years, the ability and integrity which he expressed in his labors caused his retention by the Republicans. Each year since 1895 he has been the unanimous choice of the board of trustees for the clerk of the village. During the season of 1896 Mr. McNulty was manager of the Columbian Hotel and in 1897 was its proprietor ; during the latter season he entertained many distinguished guests; among them were Hon. William J. Bryan, the Demo- cratic candidate for president; Gov. W. D. Bloxham of Florida, and other statesmen
of national reputation. Mr. McNulty is a Catholic and for several years was one of the five members of the board of trustees of the Catholic church of the village. He is of Irish-Scotch-English descent; his father, Charles Gill McNulty, is one of the oldest residents of Saratoga Springs; and with his mother resides at the Geysers, one of the pretty suburbs of Saratoga. On October 15, 1891, Mr. McNulty married Annie Veronica Swanick, a daughter of one of Saratoga's prominent citizens and a charming lady of many accomplishments, who supplemented her graduation from the Saratoga Academy by a course at Sage College, Cornell University. Mr. Mc- Nulty is a brother of Judge William D. McNulty, one of the leading attorneys of Saratoga county. He has three sisters: Sister M. Clare of the Franciscan Order and the Misses Margaret and Katherine McNulty; the latter residing with her parents at the Geysers.
Mahew, William J., was born in Essex county, N. Y., June 6, 1826. He attended the district schools and learned the blacksmith trade, and came to Mechanicville when twenty one years of age. March 3, 1864, he enlisted in Co. F, 88th Infantry N. Y. Vols. (formerly the 20th N. Y. Militia), and was honorably discharged January 29, 1866. He came to Usher's Station in 1867, where he has a good farm, also con- ducts a grocery store with a stock of fine groceries, flour, feed, coal and fertilizers. On October 10, 1852, Mr. Mayhew married Anna M. Patrick of Mechanicville, N. Y., and they have four children: Margaret A., Samuel, Lillie and Childs. Margaret A. married Mynard De Groff, and they have one daughter, Lela; Samuel married Sarah Spain, and they have one daughter, Minnie; Lillie married Nathaniel White, and they have one son, William; Childs married Alice Washburn, and they have one son, Frankie. Mr. Mahew's father, Samuel Mahew, was born in Canada about 1800, and came to the United States when fifteen years old. He married Submit Hart- well, of Hartford, Conn., and they had five children: Mary A., Jane, William J. (as above), Helen and Mary 2d. Mr. Mahew died in 1878 and his wife in 1830. Mr. Mahew is a member of Colonel E. E. Ellsworth Post of Mechanicville, No. 619, G.
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A. R., Department of New York. In his political choice he is a staunch Republican. The ancestry of the family is French and Scotch.
Manogue, D., was born in Ireland in 1848, and came to the United States in 1853 with his parents Edward and Bridget Manogue. He was educated in Ballston Spa, and for thirty-five years has been identified as a contractor and builder. He erected St. Mary's church and many of the finest private residences in Ballston. In 1886 he established his present plant for the manufacture of sash, doors and blinds, and in connection with which he has an extensive lumber yard and carries all kinds of building material. In 1878 Mr. Manogue married Katherine Barrow, and they had seven children: Thomas, Edward, Francis, Agnes, Mary, Alice and Clara. Mr. Manogue is one of the self-made men of Saratoga county, taking an active interest in school and church matters and has ever advanced the best interests of his town and townspeople.
Mansfield. Lewis William (P. O. Cohoes), was born at Kent, Conn., May 16, 1816. He received his preliminary education at Sharon, Conn., Montgomery, N. Y., and Chittenango, N. Y., and entered Union College, Schenectady, as a junior in 1833, graduating in 1835, of which class there are now (October, 1898) but two survivors. Upon leaving college in 1835 he became associated with his brother-in-law, Hon. Hugh White of Waterford, in the manufacture of hydraulic cement at Whitesport, near Kingston, N. Y. This was the first hydraulic cement works in this State and the foundation of the present immense cement interests of the Hudson valley. In 1847 Mr. Mansfield disposed of the cement works and went to Europe for the benefit of his health. He visited England and the various continental countries and was in Paris during the Revolution of 1848, witnessing the abdication of Louis Philippe and the birth of the French republic. On his return home he took up literary work, for which he had long had a strong inclination. In 1850 he published "The Morning Watch," a narrative poem; in 1852 "Up Country Letters," and in 1855 "Country Margins." These works attracted much attention at the time in literary circles. In later years he published several works on religious and philosophical subjects. In 1855 he embarked in the knitting business at Cohoes, N. Y., and was one of the pio- neers of that industry. He retired from business in 1865. He married three times, his first wife being Carrie M. Bayard; his second Sarah B. Lewis of Geneseo, N. Y., and his third Mary J. Hogan of Waterford. By his second wife he had two sons: William K. Mansfield and one who died in infancy. Lewis W. was the son of Will- iam Punderson Mansfield of Kent, Conn., who was the son of Capt. Joseph Mans- field of Mansfield Farms, near New Haven, Conn. The family, which is of German- English origin, settled near New Haven, Conn., in 1639, coming from Exeter, Devonshire, England, and was among the first to settle in that locality. Sir John Mansfield, knight, was for many years mayor of Exeter and master of the Minories and queen's surveyor under Queen Elizabeth. The family was well represented in the Revolutionary war and the war of 1812; also in the war of the Rebellion by Gen. Joseph K. Mansfield, who was killed at Antietam, September 17, 1862. William Knisell Mansfield, son of Lewis William, was born at Waterford, N. Y., September 18, 1856. He was educated in the public schools of Cohoes and at Amherst College,
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Amherst, Mass. In 1877 he entered business at Crescent, Saratoga county, where he remained until 1884, when he purchased the Cohoes Daily News, which he con- ducted as editor and proprietor until July, 1897. In 1883 he married Ella Clute of Crescent, Saratoga county. He is a member and past master of Cohoes Lodge No. 116, F. & A. M., also a member and past high priest of Cohoes Chapter No. 168, R. A. M. He is a justice of the peace of the town of Waterford, having served in that capacity for twelve years and in 1899 enters upon his fourth term as justice in that town. He also served six years as a justice in the town of Halfmoon. He served as a clerk in the Assembly of 1898.
Mart, Mrs. M. F., was born in Philadelphia, Jefferson county, N. Y., but has re- sided in Saratoga Springs since 1865. She has been in the millinery business for thirty years and in business for herself twenty-five years. She conducts the leading millinery establishment in Saratoga Springs and has made her business an art, and not only this, but she goes to New York every few weeks to keep herself posted on the latest styles and to maintain her establishment abreast of the times. She enjoys the patronage of the best class of Saratoga trade and is universally regarded as an accomplished artist in millinery. Mrs. Mart's parents were John H. and Fanny (Scofield) Comstock; her grandfather, Thaddeus Scofield, was a soldier in the war of 1812, and her great-grandfathers, Daniel Wood and Israel Phelps, were Revolution- ary soldiers, both being present at the surrender of General Burgoyne.
Martin, Francis A., was born in Waterford, N. Y., August 8, 1872, educated in the Waterford High School, and the School of the Christian Brothers at Albany, N. Y. He read law with I. C. & C. C. Ormsby of Waterford, and was graduated from the Albany Law School in 1894, and has practiced here since with success. His father, Patrick Martin, was born in Ireland and came to the United States when sixteen years old, locating first in New York city, where he was a brass moulder by trade, and came to Waterford about 1857.
Mead, Edwin, was born in the town of Charlton, September 11, 1839, a son of Lewis and Sarah (Huested) Mead. His father married twice; his first wife was Esther, daughter of Reuben Huested, and they had seven children: Mary Ann, Elizabeth, Jessie, Reuben H., Lewis, Edwin (deceased), and one who died in in- fancy; after the death of his first wife Mr. Mead married his first wife's sister, Sarah, and they had three children: Edwin, Anson, and one who died in infancy. Edwin Mead was educated in the common schools of the town of Ballston and Jonesville Academy. When he was twelve years of age his father died and some time before he became of age he took charge of his father's estate. When he was twenty-one years of age he went to New York, where he was employed in the wholesale lumber business and remained there about a year. In 1861 he returned home and taught school; in 1863 he started in as a wholesale dealer and shipper of farm produce, also coal and lumber, flour and feed business, which he carries on at the present time. He is interested in town and county affairs, has been postmaster for about thirteen years and at present is justice of the peace; he is also very much interested in edu- cational work and was one of the organizers of the graded school. He is a member
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of the Episcopal church, of which he has been senior warden and collector many years. Mr. Mead married Elizabeth, daughter of William P. and Milissa Cutler, and they had three children: Ralph C., Paul A., and Belle Elizabeth (deceased).
Mead, Philip, was born in Fulton county, N. Y., August 20, 1831, a son of Ralph E. and Isabel (Stewart) Mead, he born in Fulton county and she born in Perth, N. Y. Mr. Mead's grandfather came from Connecticut to Fulton county early in life and there lived and died. Philip Mead was reared as a blacksmith and educated in the common schools. He came to live with an uncle in Providence about two years and in 1857 came to Hagadorn's Mills and has since remained here. In 1869 he married C. Olivia Hagadorn, and they had one son, Walter S., born June 8, 1871. Mrs. Mead's father, Stephen L. Hagadorn, built the mills at this place, and was superin- tendent of the town schools; he died in 1892 and his wife in 1894. Mr. Mead is a Republican and was supervisor of the town in 1876, 1884, and 1892. The maternal grandparents of Mrs. Mead were natives of Connecticut and came on horseback from Connecticut to this county. In 1863 Mr. Mead enlisted in Co. A, 82d U. S. Infantry, as first lieutenant and was discharged in 1864.
Meader, Isaac W .- Mr. Meader's ancestors were of good old Welsh stock and just previous to the Revolutionary war his great-grandfather, Robert Meader, accom- panied by his two brothers, came to America and settled in Nantucket, R. I. One of the brothers afterward removed to the State of Massachusetts, the other went to sea and was never heard from, while Robert Meader, also a sea captain, removed to Easton, Washington county, in 1782, and settled upon a farm. He was great-grand- father of Isaac Meader, and grandfather of Frederick Meader, who was born at Easton on the 5th day of December, 1816, and who still survives at the age of eighty- two years. No patriarch or pioneer of the earlier days has a more honorable or ab- sorbing record than the father of the subject of this sketch. An adequate history of his operations as a carpenter and builder and business man during the active years of his life would necessitate ten times more space than can be given in a work of this kind. At sixteen years of age he engaged to work for a farmer for one year for sixty dollars, losing only two days during all that time; at eighteen he worked for another party for two years, losing only three days' time; and at twenty-two he learned the carpenter's trade at Quaker Springs. His first job was that of building the farm house of John Kirkpatrick, and he built the hotel at Quaker Springs. When only twenty-four years old he lost all he possessed through the dishonesty of the party for whom he did the work. The scope of his buildings included every town in the county and comprised churches, hotels, schools, residences, depots, public buildings, etc. Mr. Meader has been a useful citizen, a staunch supporter of the church and temperance cause and can be set down as one whose place will be hard to fill once he is removed from it. Isaac Meader was born in Quaker Springs in 1841. He early learned the carpenter's trade of his father, and when twenty-two years of age succeeded S. F. Bradt in the business of general merchant at Quaker Springs, where he has built up a flourishing trade He was educated in the common schools, and in politics is a prominent Republican, and is postmaster at Quaker Springs. In 1867 Mr. Meader married Catherine Frances, daughter of John Lohnes,
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