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Betsey Horr

Female 1830 - 1893  (62 years)


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  1. 1.  Betsey Horr was born on 9 Dec 1830 in Prattsburgh, Steuben Co, New York, USA (daughter of Appleton Horr and Hannah Decker); died on 13 Feb 1893 in Prattsburgh, Steuben Co, New York, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1850

    Notes:

    40th Wedding Anniversary:
    Elmira NY Star Gazette 1892 Grayscale - 0478.pdf http://fultonhistory.com/Newspaper%204/Elmira%20%20NY%20Star%20Gazette/Elmira%20%20NY%20Star%20Gazette%201892%20Grayscale/Elmira%20%20NY%20Star%20Gazette%201892%20Grayscale%20-%200478.pdf
    The family og F. M. VanGelder went to Prattsburg on. Sept. 8 to attend the fortieth
    anniversary of the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Early, the: parents of Mrs. VanGelder.
    They report a very enjoyable occasion,there being about seventy-five guests present. An ample and delicious repast was served at 2 p. m. The Prattsburg band .was present, and rendered some very fine selections, of music. Mr and Mrs. Early also received several very substantial tokens of remembrance and respect from their children and relatives.

    Obituary:
    Prattsbugh NY News 1890-1893 - 0683.pdf
    http://fultonhistory.com/Newspapers%2023/Prattsbugh%20NY%20News/Prattsbugh%20NY%20News%201890-1893/Prattsbugh%20NY%20News%201890-1893%20-%200683.pdf
    Mrs. Betsey J . Early.
    Mrs. Betsey J.Early, wife of Thom
    as Early, died at ber home two miles
    southwest of Prattsburgh village
    Monday evening at 7 o'clock.
    Mrs. Early was a daughter of the
    late A pet ton Horr, and was born in
    Prattsburgh Dec. 9th, 1830.
    Mr. and Mrs. Early were the parents
    of five daughters and one son,
    ; the latter having died about twenty
    years ago, and the second daughter,
    Mrs. Gotlop (Lydia) Meeker, dying
    but a few years ago in Hammonds-
    port. The remaining children are
    Mrs. F. M. (Rubie) VanGelder, Mrs.
    Will (Mary) Neff, Mrs. James (Kitt)
    Merritt, and Mrs. Charles (Fannie)
    Ringrose, all of this place.
    Mrs. Early was a horne body and
    an earnest and faithful Christian
    woman, and those who were fortonate
    in being ber neighbors and
    friends feel that they have sustained
    a great loss.

    Cemetery info:
    http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nysteube/pr/pr9d.html

    Betsey married Thomas Earley, Jr. in Sep 1852 in Prattsburgh, Steuben Co, New York, USA. Thomas (son of Thomas Earley and Susan (Unknown)) was born on 30 Aug 1827 in New York, USA; died on 11 Mar 1895 in Prattsburgh, Steuben Co, New York, USA. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Edward Earley was born about 1854 in New York, USA.
    2. Ruby Earley was born about 1858 in New York, USA.
    3. Lydia Earley was born about 1863 in New York, USA.
    4. Mary Earley was born about 1867 in New York, USA.
    5. Kittie Earley was born about 1869 in New York, USA.
    6. Fannie Earley was born on 27 Aug 1872 in Prattsburgh, Steuben Co, New York, USA.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Appleton Horr was born about 1796 in Maine, USA (son of Jonathan Hoar and (Female) (Unknown)); died on 21 Mar 1871 in Prattsburgh, Steuben Co, New York, USA; was buried in Prattsburgh, Steuben Co, New York, USA (Old Or Pioneer Cemetery).

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1850 1860 1870~

    Notes:

    Narrative of William H. Horr about his grandparents, parents & sibs. Found in Steuben County Historical Society, Bath, Steuben Co, NY.
    "My grandfather, Jonathan Horr of Augusta, Maine, was the oldest member of the family at the old age of 83.
    My father was Appleton Horr born about 1798. When my father was about 14 years old, his mother died & later his father remarried. He not being able to live agreeably with his step-mother, left home. His only sister died when he was about 18 or 19 years of age. This left him alone & at the age of 21, he migrated from Maine to Steuben County with a family by the name of Wheeler & came with that family to Tyrone, in Steuben.
    Later he worked his way from there to Prattsburgh, NY. He bought land & cleared the timber, & with the help of a friend, Seth Wheeler, built a log house which was known as the Horr Farm on "Bully Hill." He became acquainted with & married Hannah Decker, the daughter of Samuel & Rebecca (Custer) Decker. Her brothers & sisters were: Johnathan, William, Hannah, Katie, Simeon, Jane, James, Ellen, & Darius. The cholera came to this family & the father Samuel, the mother Rebecca, & sons Simeon & Darius died.
    My father Appleton Horr & my mother Hannah Decker were married about 1822. I, William H. Horr, was born Mar.10, 1823. Lucy was born Aug.23, 1824. John was born Dec.2, 1826. Samuel was born Dec.10, 1828. Rebecca was born Nov.27, 1829. Betsey was born Dec.8, 1830. Sarah was born June 9, 1832. Rhoda was born in 1833. Mary was born in 1834. Emily was born Apr.15, 1836. Elisha was born Jan.2, 1837 & Lavinia was born Apr. 1844 & died in 1880 at the age of 36."
    (The Wheeler family mentioned above was that of Obediah Wheeler who walked from Vermont to Urbana in the early days of the settlement of Steuben Co. The Wheeler families came from Massachusetts prior to the migration to Steuben Co.")
    ~
    In Prattsburg, NY by 1848.
    ~
    Bath NY Steuben Courier 1860-1864 - 0653.pdf
    http://fultonhistory.com/Newspapers%2023/Bath%20NY%20Steuben%20Courier/Bath%20NY%20Steuben%20Courier%201860-1864/Bath%20NY%20Steuben%20Courier%201860-1864%20-%200653.pdf
    N O T I C E ---
    NOTICE is hereby given that my wife, Eunice, has
    has left my bed and board without just cause or provocation,
    and this is warn all persons against harboring
    or trusting her on my account, as I shall not pay any
    debts of her contracting, after this date.
    Prattsburgh Sept. 9, 1863 APPLETON HORR
    ~
    1870 Census - Prattsburgh, Steuben Co, New York - House/Residence # 484-493, page 57.
    ~
    Last will and testament:
    In the name of God, Amen. I Appleton Horr of the town of Prattsburgh in the County of Steuben & State of New York being of sound mind & memory, do make publish & declare this my last will & testament in manner following, that is to say.
    First. I give, bequeath & devise to my sons William W. Horr, John H. Horr & Samuel D. Horr & to my daughters, Lucy A. Stanton, wife of Sherman Stanton, Betsey Jane Earley, wife of Thomas Earley Jr, Sarah L. Shaut, Emily B. Everett wife of John Everett, Charlotte L. Lewis wife of William Lewis & the heirs (the same as my daughter Rebecca if living, they to have one share) of my deceased daughter Rebecca C. Horr & my other son Elisha P. Horr, all my real & personal estate, of every name & nature whatsoever, share & share alike, in the forever.
    Second. I do hereby direct that after all my debts are paid - that my executors shall appropriate $100 to the erection of a suitable monument to my grave - & that in one year after my decease, my said executors shall commence, & as soon thereafter without undue delay make an equal distribution of my property among my children herein named share & share alike.
    Lastly. I do hereby nominate & appoint my sons William W. Horr, John H. Horr & Samuel D. Horr to be executors of this my last will & testament, hereby revoking all former wills by me made.
    In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal this second day of September in the year one thousand eight hundred & seventy.
    Appleton X Horr My mark
    ~
    Cemetery:
    http://www.paintedhills.org/STEUBEN/OldCemPRATT.htm
    Appleton , Died 3/21/1871 , Age 76y
    and...
    http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Horr&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=36&GScnty=2028&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=45140440&df=all&

    Appleton married Hannah Decker in 1822 in New York, USA. Hannah (daughter of Samuel Decker and Rebecca Custer) was born in Oct 1799 in New Jersey, USA; died on 18 Jan 1846 in ; was buried in Prattsburgh, Steuben Co, New York, USA (Old Or Pioneer Cemetery). [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Hannah Decker was born in Oct 1799 in New Jersey, USA (daughter of Samuel Decker and Rebecca Custer); died on 18 Jan 1846 in ; was buried in Prattsburgh, Steuben Co, New York, USA (Old Or Pioneer Cemetery).

    Notes:

    Cemetery:
    http://www.paintedhills.org/STEUBEN/OldCemPRATT.htm
    HORR, Hannah , Spouse of Appleton , Died 1/18/1845 (1846) , Age 46y 3m
    and...
    http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Horr&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=36&GScnty=2028&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=45140574&df=all&

    Children:
    1. William Horr was born on 16 Mar 1823 in New York, USA; died in Dec 1918 in Pulteney, Steuben Co, New York, USA; was buried in Urbana, Steuben Co, New York, USA (Chestnut Grove Cemetery).
    2. Lucy Horr was born on 20 Aug 1824 in Wheeler, Steuben Co, New York, USA; died on 26 May 1903 in Hornby, Steuben Co, New York, USA; was buried in Hornby, Steuben Co, New York, USA (Central Valley Cemetery).
    3. John Horr was born on 2 Dec 1826 in ; died before 1901 in ; was buried in Parsons, Labette Co, Kansas, USA (Oakwood Cemetery).
    4. Rebecca Horr was born on 17 Nov 1829 in ; died on 3 May 1863 in .
    5. Samuel Horr was born on 13 Dec 1829 in New York, USA; died on 13 Oct 1903 in Pulteney, Steuben Co, New York, USA; was buried in Urbana, Steuben Co, New York, USA (Chestnut Grove Cemetery).
    6. 1. Betsey Horr was born on 9 Dec 1830 in Prattsburgh, Steuben Co, New York, USA; died on 13 Feb 1893 in Prattsburgh, Steuben Co, New York, USA.
    7. Sarah Horr was born on 8 Jun 1832 in Prattsburgh, Steuben Co, New York, USA; died on 21 Sep 1906 in Avoca, Steuben Co, New York, USA; was buried in Avoca, Steuben Co, New York, USA (Highland Cemetery).
    8. Rhoda Horr was born on 18 May 1834 in Prattsburgh, Steuben Co, New York, USA; died on 19 Sep 1916 in Mason, Ingham Co, Michigan, USA; was buried in Bath, Clinton Co, Michigan, USA (Rose Cemetery).
    9. Ivory? Horr was born about 1836 in New York, USA; died in in .
    10. Emily Horr was born on 10 Apr 1837 in New York, USA; died on 30 Jun 1902 in Avoca, Steuben Co, New York, USA; was buried in Avoca, Steuben Co, New York, USA (Highland Cemetery).
    11. Mary Horr was born in Oct 1838 in Prattsburgh, Steuben Co, New York, USA; died on 24 Oct 1904 in Avoca, Steuben Co, New York, USA.
    12. Elisha Horr was born on 2 Jan 1839 in New York, USA; died on 21 Nov 1928; was buried in , Jefferson Co, Colorado, USA (Crown Hill Cemetery).
    13. Charlotte Horr was born in Apr 1844 in New York, USA; died on 10 Aug 1880 in Dewitt, Clinton Co, Michigan, USA.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Jonathan Hoar was born about 1770; died in in .

    Notes:

    http://clayartisan.home.comcast.net/~clayartisan/genealogy/stollline/a6.htm
    The information on this line comes from a type-written history of the Horr family found in the Historical Society in Bath, New York. It is based on a 1906 account of William Horr (grandson of Jonathan Horr) given at a Horr Family Reunion, as transcribed and revised by L.H. Shults in December 1964)
    ~
    Narrative of William H. Horr about his grandparents, parents & sibs. Found in Steuben County Historical Society, Bath, Steuben Co, NY.
    "My grandfather, Jonathan Horr of Augusta, Maine, was the oldest member of the family at the old age of 83.
    My father was Appleton Horr born about 1798. When my father was about 14 years old, his mother died & later his father remarried. He not being able to live agreeably with his step-mother, left home. His only sister died when he was about 18 or 19 years of age. This left him alone & at the age of 21, he migrated from Maine to Steuben County with a family by the name of Wheeler & came with that family to Tyrone, in Steuben.
    Later he worked his way from there to Prattsburgh, NY. He bought land & cleared the timber, & with the help of a friend, Seth Wheeler, built a log house which was known as the Horr Farm on "Bully Hill." He became acquainted with & married Hannah Decker, the daughter of Samuel & Rebecca (Custer) Decker. Her brothers & sisters were: Johnathan, William, Hannah, Katie, Simeon, Jane, James, Ellen, & Darius. The cholera came to this family & the father Samuel, the mother Rebecca, & sons Simeon & Darius died.
    My father Appleton Horr & my mother Hannah Decker were married about 1822. I, William H. Horr, was born Mar.10, 1823. Lucy was born Aug.23, 1824. John was born Dec.2, 1826. Samuel was born Dec.10, 1828. Rebecca was born Nov.27, 1829. Betsey was born Dec.8, 1830. Sarah was born June 9, 1832. Rhoda was born in 1833. Mary was born in 1834. Emily was born Apr.15, 1836. Elisha was born Jan.2, 1837 & Lavinia was born Apr. 1844 & died in 1880 at the age of 36."
    (The Wheeler family mentioned above was that of Obediah Wheeler who walked from Vermont to Urbana "in the early days of the settlement of Steuben Co. The Wheeler families came from Massachusetts prior to the migration to Steuben Co.")

    Jonathan married (Female) (Unknown). (Female) died about 1810 in Maine, USA. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  (Female) (Unknown) died about 1810 in Maine, USA.
    Children:
    1. (Female) Hoar died about 1814 in Maine, USA.
    2. 2. Appleton Horr was born about 1796 in Maine, USA; died on 21 Mar 1871 in Prattsburgh, Steuben Co, New York, USA; was buried in Prattsburgh, Steuben Co, New York, USA (Old Or Pioneer Cemetery).

  3. 6.  Samuel Decker was born about 1772 in Deckertown, , New Jersey, USA; died on 11 Sep 1834 in , Steuben Co, New York, USA.

    Samuel married Rebecca Custer on 17 Dec 1797 in Walpak, Sussex Co, New Jersey, USA. Rebecca was born about 1778 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 9 Sep 1834 in , Steuben Co, New York, USA. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Rebecca Custer was born about 1778 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 9 Sep 1834 in , Steuben Co, New York, USA.
    Children:
    1. 3. Hannah Decker was born in Oct 1799 in New Jersey, USA; died on 18 Jan 1846 in ; was buried in Prattsburgh, Steuben Co, New York, USA (Old Or Pioneer Cemetery).


 

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