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Appleton Horr
Abt 1796 - 1871 (~ 75 years)-
Name Appleton Horr Born Abt 1796 Maine, USA Gender Male Census 1850 1860 1870~ Died 21 Mar 1871 Prattsburgh, Steuben Co, New York, USA Buried Prattsburgh, Steuben Co, New York, USA (Old Or Pioneer Cemetery) Person ID I8853 A00 Hoar and Horr Families North America Last Modified 29 Jan 2015
Father Jonathan Hoar, b. Abt 1770, d. Mother (Female) (Unknown), d. Abt 1810, Maine, USA Family ID F11602 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Hannah Decker, b. Oct 1799, New Jersey, USA , d. 18 Jan 1846, (Age ~ 46 years) Married 1822 New York, USA Children 1. William Horr, b. 16 Mar 1823, New York, USA , d. Dec 1918, Pulteney, Steuben Co, New York, USA (Age 95 years) 2. Lucy Horr, b. 20 Aug 1824, Wheeler, Steuben Co, New York, USA , d. 26 May 1903, Hornby, Steuben Co, New York, USA (Age 78 years) 3. John Horr, b. 2 Dec 1826, , d. Bef 1901, (Age 74 years) 4. Rebecca Horr, b. 17 Nov 1829, , d. 3 May 1863, (Age 33 years) 5. Samuel Horr, b. 13 Dec 1829, New York, USA , d. 13 Oct 1903, Pulteney, Steuben Co, New York, USA (Age 73 years) 6. Betsey Horr, b. 9 Dec 1830, Prattsburgh, Steuben Co, New York, USA , d. 13 Feb 1893, Prattsburgh, Steuben Co, New York, USA (Age 62 years) 7. Sarah Horr, b. 8 Jun 1832, Prattsburgh, Steuben Co, New York, USA , d. 21 Sep 1906, Avoca, Steuben Co, New York, USA (Age 74 years) 8. Rhoda Horr, b. 18 May 1834, Prattsburgh, Steuben Co, New York, USA , d. 19 Sep 1916, Mason, Ingham Co, Michigan, USA (Age 82 years) 9. Ivory? Horr, b. Abt 1836, New York, USA , d. 10. Emily Horr, b. 10 Apr 1837, New York, USA , d. 30 Jun 1902, Avoca, Steuben Co, New York, USA (Age 65 years) 11. Mary Horr, b. Oct 1838, Prattsburgh, Steuben Co, New York, USA , d. 24 Oct 1904, Avoca, Steuben Co, New York, USA (Age ~ 66 years) 12. Elisha Horr, b. 2 Jan 1839, New York, USA , d. 21 Nov 1928 (Age 89 years) 13. Charlotte Horr, b. Apr 1844, New York, USA , d. 10 Aug 1880, Dewitt, Clinton Co, Michigan, USA (Age ~ 36 years) Last Modified 1 Jan 2015 Family ID F3937 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 2 Eunice Ferguson, b. Abt 1818, Mount Washington, , New York, USA , d. 9 Apr 1898, (Age ~ 80 years) Married Bef 1861 Last Modified 6 Apr 2010 Family ID F3936 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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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.")
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In Prattsburg, NY by 1848.
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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
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1870 Census - Prattsburgh, Steuben Co, New York - House/Residence # 484-493, page 57.
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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
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Cemetery:
http://www.paintedhills.org/STEUBEN/OldCemPRATT.htm
Appleton , Died 3/21/1871 , Age 76y
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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&
- Narrative of William H. Horr about his grandparents, parents & sibs. Found in Steuben County Historical Society, Bath, Steuben Co, NY.