y THE CASE OF D.M. OF WE SACCI Sih Struc only ot ofa! publications there iam increasing volume “Po See wisn Ve 16 Me we ter aes other SDA erature that firms the walled obsolete doe lpr Bin Whit mth Cre oy DMs HEH, for Now 29.1988 (19, wa Fhe Froth abot Sethe Aden, 2CHAPTER ONE Family Background NOTE: The following sytem of genealogical casfcation will be use: 1, for the ft known generation, thilren were named john and Grete (Dutch for "Margaret). Tbe cay reed of Johan Pier welt hi family same with an xen r eee rd Be Se eee mee eae eee Poss: Se ees 15 I16 ‘The Case of D. M. Canright “Two of their grandchildren were named John, four Peter, and tio Margaret Bevides John and Grieje, the Gerarys had, at Tea, two other sons (Hieronimes and Zachariah) and. to ‘other diughters (Catrina and Regina) According tothe records fof the Dutch Reformed Church in Rhinebeck Flats ~ which lay fcrou the Hudion river to the east of Kingston five of thee {ix children, Hieronimus alone excepied, Ived in that viinity in the mide of the eighteenth century T have acquired data relating to all five, especially to Zachariah Something should be said here concerning the nationality of this familys wa it Dutch of German? Repeatedly ve Gad these people listed ae members of Dutch Reformed Churches, but that Er fect i indersve, becuse there were Germans ae well at Hollanders who belonged to these churches. Again, we find the ‘name postesting Dutch form, but we mst obxerve that thaw caus the speller wae oftimes 2 Hollander, who naurally {ave that form to namer spelled phonetically. However, it does teem clear that the family wat Dutch inasmuch as several Dutch Christan ames such as Grit), mentioned above ~ belonged! to some of ts members. (Seen. 21). Moreover, Solomon Canna, grandson of Hoeronimes, dedared unequlvocaly thatthe family came from Holland, "A. Hieronims, the progenitor of D. M. Canright, was prob- ably the youngest of Johan Pieters children, for his baptism fn the Datch Reformad Church of Kingston is the only one ‘reported in its annals. The ceremony was performed by Dominic Petrus Vas on the twentieth of May in 17887 This pastor had fivive from Arterdam in December of 1710, and he eotinued foe rg Miter Hinges. ty of Keen "Re iom, Baton nd Maviege Reiter f the Old Dich Chueh ea iri ee ern a ey tour son (wilins, Jers Perw and Zacharch, Je) and Ave deohtes ‘SSeinlenuy War, sh he te Se ve teach Ease ero ‘Tine mse pint Pf te meg pede, ie Sener os A cy tans pm Family Background ” to minister “until his death, which occured in 1782, in the Dinetysich year of is age." "Johan Pielers boy was christened Jeronimus? in honor of Jetonims Weller, who, with his wile, Anna Mari, the baptism. Jeroniaus Wellers name appears in a list of "ree: holders within the County of Ulster” in 1728 Earlier stil, in the winter of 1710, “Hyronimus Weller” was the head of a Palatinate family on the west side ofthe Hudson, between Kings ton and Catskill: He then hada vom a leat eight years old ieronimus Kernryk™ marred Anna (or Aanate) Fiero" prior to the Revolutionary War, for when the Bast US. census ‘rat taken in 1790, dey had three sons who were sateen of more Dears old" When the war ame, he served in the Fist Regiment Of the Ulster County Mila of New York state™ Stephanus Petrus (1762-1808), and Christian (17581820) Fiero in that Regiment, che fist of them as an ensign. In 1781 Pecrus was a sponsor at the baptism of Hieronimus second daughter, Lidia and three years Iter, Stephanus acted in chat capacity when his fourth son, Christan Fiero, was bap- ae eee ee en oo Wee STL S ee Sa inp or f Cin ite ltey se bts Gomsay need i ers Ma fuer ie heal on ia ae ee Ieee Tee ve Mi a feminine Co ee SSE dH nt Anyhte Cough) ee Sct at ila sie br een Shri ie Sobeteee 2 Avvcy oe ee PTA of rans a Ft CS, Ctr NX. te al scan ty oes att arena a hs Ses par) ont Rema Ca = “ger the tame Hiconymus Caoigt (2)18 ‘The Case of D. M. Canright tind" Two of thee Fero men were Anna's brothers Steph fue wat probably her cousin, ‘In the northeastern corer of Ulster Co, in Saugerties town- ‘hip, lie Katsbaan, where a least sixty people resided in 1718. ‘A Dutch Reformed church "one of the original churches of ‘Utter Co" wae built there in 1732, almone entirely recon- structed in 1816, and built anew in 1867, with its original Initnled stones incorporated in the rear vealls™ (In the old ‘cemetery, hard by, lie buried some Sfty members of the Flero family, Inclading the three men, mentioned above) ‘The church record, begun om Nov. 81730, by Dominie G. W. Mancios — 2 German who presently became the college of Vas in Kingston “foveal that Hieroimus and Anna were members at Katbaan, {a least from 1777 to 1788. Their sx youngest dildren were ‘Gstened using that period, by diferent men, wo of them by Dominie Lambertus DeRone who served 2s pasor rom Aug. 18, 1780 to June 18, 1786, ‘When’ the fint US, cena was taken, Hieronimus was the ‘only Carmrike™ at the end of + family in Ulster Co He then resided in the town (Le, township) of Kingston. But this does hot mean that he had lit the Kasbaan ayes, for at chat time the prosent Saugertics townamp war the northern portion of Kingston. Iti interesting to-note the number of metrics in this part of Ulster Co. which contain the remains of members ‘of this ploncer family thone at Mountain View, at a place NBL Soo Miry of Uhuer Co, 1, 880), pA pice of the cially spn ue ae cin tame of Ss td ant it pene Selle oi cn of Ur Cosy Poet Pigg Fw sone wo be in 2, lonng Cai, Cami Cn Cannas Coane rg Ge EES Kiel Ereye Kaye ere Ret and cyt (im allot which there an “Pin toh syllabi) T have aio seen te Gated ita Ge, Cache ne earns nd age ta soe he tx iy. Te erm te Eg t= Si, td te he bang ce he ee st IRs om, tn a ts cia oe Geng in Us Cas i tin ity Background 9 ile oth of Quarville, a he Tiny Fpicopl Church Heat Hommel Ground om the Blue Toman Road SHESUG. ott porton). and av Zena Commniy Grown Mpc rar ofthe Rconned batch Chore) He tave scaly observed that whem this 179 census was ‘Moat hate sone of seen of move he a0 nee under stcen, and four daughters whove age a0 Hlowever he rcords othe baa chrch provide Este mime of i Cerpt or soed ave, but a0 seer the fur daughters Margit, Ladin Sarah and seo were burn i 177, 181, 1786 and 178 rope Menthe same wate we fern the ane of to sos Meri Chrisan Fst, mentioned above andthe Youngest dass tin, One of tht two mst have died bore Fe Jemtferape there would hive teen wo sone ender “hin Sine ‘chrian Feo Ive un 1659, Jeph Me one wo had paved a5. ‘Pie Mame of Hizrmimas Garnyche appears in the 1800 wae at King tov, nai ates that he mas Eerie or more ithe wa born the yar Be ‘apie, he was unyseven) He sbovates that his we at seePiir ve Four cide were wll we home, om thd The taughcr The on sido he beeen see and ten ey panly ha ounge, Can Per. The ces take ore oe of he aoghter war betwcen fens ite Tour ihe uber tro ware etree seen ad tents Fre ta Jeet had i or we how tat Sea was fer ving. According vo two morapge fears in Kingson Ferns wa living therein 00k Tree are suis indications tht the vanes of dhe Set her sn Hlconimay wore order, Jom, Pec and Davi Srv appear av eae of oc nthe 180 census of incr Co T soln tat tbo, with Chistian Fiero, come thea ncndoned in the fe US: cen Hiromi abd se Od Gres of Ue Co. ps RE 6 27023 i, 8, 9, so, Vl A yp. . ok 2. 20EIR, The “e” whi aed page he beh eta af“ ng ta abn pt ae ge at face St Sy Rag mm mar Rate aan fm Fotos (ATOGBReG Vol 8p Sak ope tae* The Case of D. M. Conright four alone appear in the census report of 1810, as heads of families im Ulster Co, The 1890 census ist all fout sons, and ako records their age brackets, revealing that chee of them were ‘ver sixteen, and the other one under, in 1790. Two of them Sill esded in Ulster County the her two were ia the Finger Lakes region of central New York It was sons of the latter two ‘who, in due coum, migrated westward to Michigen. 1 Peter Carmike — to be distinguished from his cousin, Peter, the son of his Uncle Zachariah who lived in Kingston towmthip in 1830," was then between sixty and seventy years ol, ir tombatone, in Zena, Woodstock toenship, states that he died fon Dee. 27, 1852, at the age of eighty Sve years, one month, Sind two days. He was, therefore, born on Now. 25, 1767, and So was over sinteen ween the fst census was taken. “Corright” 1S the spelling on is marker, but "Carnright” on that of hi wile, dhe former Catherine Onrander “Betrus Gemryk" and “Catharina Ostranter” both of Wood: stock, and not previously wed, were married by Dominie George J. Le Doll on Aug. 28, 17062 They subsequenty attended the Dutch Chureh in Kattbaan where some of their children wete baptized from 1797 to 1804" The records there give his name as Karn Pec mame, wih Catherine, appat in the records User Co, early ae 11 2. Christan Fiero Carnrike lived in Saugerties township in 1830, He was then between forty and fity pears of age, which ‘means that he was born between 1780 and 1790. This harmonizes ‘wih his baptinmal record, stating that he was born in 1781. His fame with that of his wife, Phocbe, appears in Ulster Co, ‘records a5 carly ay 1829, thiety years before hit death ‘When the ISSO ceniis wat taken, Peter and Catherine had seven sons and three daughters at home, while Christian F. and Phoebe had one son and one daughter there. In neither case ‘Mihcoomaters deed aca of “ington a win nd shot rE ee ye ar yo Rat "aly Rp! nM rs m5, The en eee eee ‘aan Nee a SOs Wah ps NYGoBRe, Vo 16, 15 The name of ocr cma Spas oo ran tana Bef [ju owesigae bor OE or Bs Ropes} Family Beckeround a faze the names of wife and children given. Undoubtedly, these Giro couples were the progenitors of many of the Carnrights Aue legal records abound in the County Clerk's building in ‘Ringston," and of many of those now zesiding in the Kingston- Saugetis rea, some of whom T have met 1S David Carnrike, named alter his mother's brother * was ‘one of the Carnrikes from Ulster Co. who, Ihave sid. resided fn Central New York when the 1830 census was taken. He then lived at Juni, Seneca County, and sas between flty and sixty years old. When the 1850 census was taken, he was sil there, “and his age is recorded as eighty years, Accordingly, he was born fn the year 17707" and was, therefore, like Peter, past sixteen {ough not so far pat) in 1700 ‘The 1850 census alo tells us that David was born in. New York state, but it docs not specify the county. However, David Karnryck of Woodstock, Ulster Co, married Annatje (imine tive for Anna or Hannah) Moon, of Beaverdam on Jan. 31,1800. SS he was dvlling in that county only a decade after the Gast fensus had been taken He died on April 12, 1857, at the age fof cightyseven® His wife predeceased hin on July 22, 1848. David and Hannah had nine children four sons and tive daughters: John, Lev, Jacob, David Je, Mary, Ann Elia, Mercy, Julia Ann and Roenna (or Rocana). Al but one of them are mentioned in Davis will, which was drawn up om Aug. 7 1629." That one, who evidently had died previously, is listed fn the old Family Record Inasmuch as itis John who is of| ewe of 3 pepe fonts lh Kab Tho Ce Sivoo, Vol 2, tn O27, VoL. p 20 (0a 24, he mame i arr In ly of HH id Cv ed rey, Unter Co ere rete ih Ree) dam Red aan linge af the same name. bad cc repesty in Uae Cn fnke ee 2 Wasi tones te tng of Boidt ae ‘tbe td Fann Revd fe San BL Ep. EE he pea Wat, Nx2 The Gate of D. M. Consight special interest to us, I will reer the reader to the footnote for ‘Bime facts concerning the rest “Fob is mentioned in the File as a resident of Coldwater, in 1867, He had an jniial, "W," and shall hencvforth bevelled “John W.” to distinguish him from his Uncle John. [Jobin W. was born in Ulter Coy New York, in 1802 He accom anil his parents when they moved from Ulster Co. to Seneca Go, probably in the 1420 When the 1880 census wat taken, [JobnlW. was between twenty and thirty years ol and the head Bea family in Junius. He then had eo children, a boy and a {Bir both under five. We know from other records that the boy fas named George Sand the ge, Hannah. “Joh W. was one ofthe fist ofthe Canright to move westward ‘0m July 22,1885, he obtained some Kind of right to 140 acre ‘of land in Coldwater township, Branch Co, Mich." His grand- ton, FE. Howland, of Lansing, Mich, showed me the ewo US ‘Government land grant ceriates which conferred this property, Shot homestead, on John (W.) in 188830. The certificates state that the conferee was 2 resident of Seneca Ca, NY. Shorly thereafter, John W. and Ms. Carnie moved west. When the 140 cenais wat taken they resided, with three children, in Cold- water Mich, The report gives his name as Cann. in 18D0, tbe ‘ens repore contains the names of John and his wile, Lyd, of Toney the ee (xm 10) mare Jove Packet, and ~ aconng to tO Fay le snd showtime y's ron been Tt ‘Suto ne dau They noel a ASCs i167 an eed es Br poem atte ie Lean hs le Sepia ha ve cen slay ec,‘ in Te of made eanraced inthe Gl Wat {ie owed a Teoma Mich)" OF Jub, se tid Jom, we Knew le jroo bein Oa shen aber Tee eee Stance a eo, Whe esse marvel : nah mare Jonathan Cole nt Hanae tt Oat Grove eoetry tC. ‘sien of Branch Cov Meh, (47), by ised Jobe: plied by yer ned Abeta Paden po 1) Family Background 2 George 8 nd Lucy E (George's wife) and of Emily. The der Getehter, Hannah, named ster her grandmother, had sleady ‘mari “Act is now she wouthem terminus of Jay Suet, on W. “Garfield Aven Coldwater, Jobm W erected the fist brick ffs in that town. Each ride was made by hand, bat m0 Moe of the dling existe todays Jn W. was not only 2 Emer scoring ond eer cpg, Bes ab Partner of toting Dor, ohn Ws wile dt 1857, less than two months before is her Te was on Feb. 25 ofthat yar that he purchased lot 302 {er oak ove eemetery im Coldwater, paying $1000 for ten frves At the con of the following yea, Jobm W. Canvight — {er the mame aed tom Cave married Mr Lucy {Sanford hate, eho wat twenty five yeas is fron. St Gorn om July 4, 827 a0 Re Creek, Wolcott Township, Wayne Coy NM. which i abot teeny me aot of unis Tein thscore, probable the Jobo Wand Lacy A. had known ‘er for year “To Jain W. and Locy A. Canrght fve children were born Aver gis and two Boye ‘The 180 cents report of Coldwater Beico' tin or ove 20 iesy this fy, enon 90 the me for 170, where the names of a ving members are given: ‘The Branch Co. Cassie or 107 ns ohn (W) a fae wet ofthe iy and in 1872 am alse” mentions Canrights tal 180 aces in sections 28 and 29), immediately wouth of fhe y's boundaieJohn W. made hb wl on May 8, 1682 thicd on May I2 following (ot lang and beat dicalties), and Ayan buried in the old Coldwater cemetery. A. marker otis is cribed 18021882 joan Can was the other Ubter Co, Canrke residing in Finger Likes aren of New Yor athe time of the 189 Tee Doc 4 184 Atasage BEB, p40, Cane. are eee ASLO pe tei ena” Be nn cam iy i Peer dareens aa :Pa The Gase of D. M. Consight census. He lied in Middlesex township of Yater Co, which {rom seross Sencen Lake from Sencea Go, where hiv bother, David resided. Jon ws then between sa) and seventy Yeas ld (Thi talc ith the 1800 census which says was then between ewentya and forty-fve) He was, therfore, bor at tw Peter, benncen 170) and 170, According tothe TBI census, he was the older of the two 60 e, lke Peer and David wat (ve stcen when the 1790 eens wat taken “According toa old record the Yate Ca. NY., Courthouse, John's wife was named Nancy. On Jone 28, 1822, John had pur ved thiry acres of land, bordering on Lake Catandaigea, for ‘0.00 The wome acreage wav wel for $9750 on Feb. 6 1882, by Jon “and Nancy is wile “The Feily Record ota oeagranddaughter of thers (0-18) seatee that Nancy smaden nome was More (Moris) mother descend), ad tat she wns borm at Matakana T761Sfamatting somnstip, today, i 2 art of Sullivan Co, NY. which borders on Uiser Co” Pre to 1809, it belonged {5 Ulster ill Some eanly records write the mame Mame Kang) ‘Bat was John, indod rome Unter ©? He was, for his name apyenn inthe 180 a 810 somone ovr of Wiser Ca Jas ‘kro dha of Hieronimun I so appear n'a morgage Ford ‘her, in 16D, in connection with the name of Jeronimus Kerr- Takes Further, we know tha atleast two o hits were Born {heres I sbi therefore, tht John, Pee, David and Christian Fiver the nae of the four untamed sons of Hieron, lined inthe ft 5, cnnas of Uler Co, NX “fey ie ie ater had Eve sons for he ad three under ten athe tie ofthe 1800 cesuns” and two were born daring the decade that followed. Their names were => Joel L Salmon, im and Hiram. Let us now consider them in th, the order of their birth ‘Inasmuch a8 Joel L. was born én 1798, and Solomon jn 1799 or posibly tary in T80), John’s oer son, born prior {0 180, nse have been the eld of them. Ax yet Tae Been table to lnm even ao auch at hi name: He died before the S10 cman for Jobm then had only two som over ten (OUT in ay ‘Citas pibk The two dons were recorded om the same dy, May 2,187 ‘etn pod il be given ow Sse pgs tof Uber Co repent Family Background 25 by Joel L, the second son of John and Nancy, # was born in [New York sate on July 80, 1798: When the 1850 census as faken, he was farming in Carlton township, Orleans Co, NY flict to the northwest of Yates Co, where his parents had fived. Not long after the Civil War, he moved to. Michigan | where bis two younger sons procured, forthe price of $800.0, ira of 120 cre im Leroy township, Calhoun Ca, on Sept 1865" He was living there four years later, and ie was there that he died soon after (on April 0, 1872) He was buried on the second of May in Oak Hill Cemetery in Battle Creck (in toe 475). Like his Uncle David, Joel had four sons. His St wife — probably Susan Morgan bore him two (Lester Jol and Theo fore Vincent): and his second wife, Jane Esestyn, a Hollander, the other two (Melzar and Jerome ¥)." “That Meliar and Jerome were the only sons of Jane is indicated by the fact thatthe Tot wherein Joo! and Jane are Dated was the joint property of Melzar and Jerome only (= ‘Oak Hill Cemetery Recordin Batle Crk). Ten years separated between the birds of Theodore and of Meliar’ ‘The two set ‘of boys belonged to two mothers ‘That thee tro pain were, indsed, broshere i& confirmed in several ways of which I will mention only three. Lie J- Cam It see ty, rasa ot eh ones ome a ‘ ‘Lester Joct (born 1825) first married Phoebe Cooper (who bore him ¢wo ores mes ee se ce sane ed ere en eee ee eae as ee Saar te ae os Tepnpeatirteneeeeperrete Sate oat wearer a a Se ears Sala a26 ‘The Cate of D. M. Canright right, Se, of Fort Worth, Texas, a grandson of Lester, writing Teme on Aug. 6, 1952, mentioned his greatunde Mea. ‘Shick shows that Lester and Melee were brothers. In another Teter, dated Sept 7, 1962, be declared that Theodore and Melzar Acre brothers ‘Moreover, on Feb. 18, 1968, T received a leer Hom Ms Marion b Canright, of Bradenton, Fla, saying that fhe has 2 notation that Lester and Theodore were hal(-brother, Ot Melear (and 20 of Jerome, 00) One of Jerome's sos, Claude, when a man of sixty-one, wrote shun on Bec 20,1998, toa daughter inlaw, concerning Joe! and nes" remember grandmother Canright apa thin litle grey Haited lady, smoking a clay pipe, and I now have the rocker fa bich she used to sit and smoke. I remember grandfather Erk digoied man, wearing 2 Prince Albert coat and a ilk (fovepige) hat. That was in the Tong ago and thee are among ny eatin: recollections | Gtandiathcr raised the tobacco he and grandmother smoked “This was on he farm in East Leroy whieh Uncle Met (Melza) tind ater used to own wat born there; so was Blanche nd Arthur his ser and brother, who were younger than bimsele. "e'Stiomon, according wie granddaughter, Mrs, Brown, wat fason of John and Naney Canright™ He was born in Ulster Coy Nr in 1700 or 1800 (only a decade ater the fst censs), and Rianied a French gine Pamelia Pequor, daughter of Francs ind Kathrin Pequor, who wat born ear Lake Champlain ia ‘Vermont, on June, 18, 1805 or 6. The mariage took place in Sin’ New York sate, whither the Pequors had moved in ISIE, Solomon snd Pamelia ad en children —six sons and four daughten*—all born ia New York sate Ta apa ht Jae a ome money fr se pad 3140000 for 20 a0 of od Caen ewe, Ome Co_ NA on Ap, 108 (Ded Bh SLMS on Na), abl ea poy the pero the ter $1.00 ih frowrel to siping 27 efor ber low in 881 Deed BE 6 ASS Rinna An, she porased proper Cate Redgtasom fut ic 2p. 1, colder whic oe tld on Mah 1S forte Soe aman (Ded prs Ctdwne. one ean {Segue Se Gamer oom he Hen that Jae aie on » Wey “Entec Rater one et) ume ser ber grndithen, neve shed Chie Sedge marl Gre Bakr ond tad to dang: Prana Femily Background a tn 1840 Solomon, with his wife and three children, were tiving in Shandaken, Ulster Co, N'., according to the census fear At least fie of the children were born Hn that place. 1 Fave seen a couple of records in the County Cler’s building at Kingston, NY. dated 1884, which mention Solomon Cannght for Carnright) of Shandaken, Ulster Co, 38 connected with a GMinery Another granddaughter, ‘Mise Estella Canright. of Grand Rapids, wrote me on Oct 1, 1962 that her father, Francie" Cantghe, told her that his father, Solomon, had been | f tanner while in New York state {twas in I815 or 1616 that Solomon and Pamela with thelr ten children travelled in covered wagoms westward to Brook: flan Wavhesha Coa, Wisconsin. There Solomon took up 160, fers of virgin land under government regulation, paying 4150.0 in adivion to the wsual price of $1.25 per acre. In the Thilof 1856 he sold the property for $490.00, and then bought farm in Pewaukee township, in the same county, for $1000.00, Solomon died in 1855, but Pamelia survived unl 1892. ‘Solomon's youngest daughter, Ezlly married Joe’ youngest son, Jerome F2» That the bride and groom were fist cousins, fp asieted by Emily's niece Miss Estella Canright, and alo by Mr. Lewis of Joppa, Mich, who purenased his farm tro Jerome in 1908, Thi” prover that’ Solomon and Joel were Brothers td Ten was the fourth son of John and Nancy. When the 1850 fenwus wat taken in Middlesex, a son between twenty and thirty Seas in Jon's home, but his name is not given. However, ts not Thard to identify him a4 Ia. 1 have mentioned the property on ake Canandaigua which was held by John and Nancy Can right. On Sept 1835, Ira Canright bought 38 acres in the (bed po to 108, Jon Lowry mad the daughter oa Methedi miner, Data cm Watdge advan Yeltne of tbe Dayna ugh (ae fous by Ree. Legh Richmond acount af her. They ad gh Fase: et ta he ees nner aa, Yer fers fer bur) mare Jophine Mayer by wom he had i ite Tivelng tacts tly who tn frmted we wth rmale mata ee Re Aro i Hwa ne nite Slomen Ja wel mh ler bother ty ant Franc served the Ca War Emly the Young mei oh ct Jooe 3 {ix ater Rs graattber, Franc Pq htaniage BLD, pl Cldmner8 ‘The Cave of D. M. Conright same township, whieh lewise bordered on shat lake" On Site S0Te8, he peehaed another 15 aces there" Then. Mibe wets er om Apel 28 he sold the second act for §2led.oh= "On May 20, his thre dees were seconded ~ which J ihe day the wo belonging to John were recorded (0. 45) Sor tse enugh ro show thatthe son at home wa "Thue Ie was between ent a hy i. 1880 capable of taste prot On May 6,16, "ra Canright of Madde, Fe oP Sex” paid 9186000 co Nr and Mrs. Abner Beach, asa, Cayugt Ga, NY. ust eat of ence Go) for about ho tees of dn: Kindestnk, ranch Coy Mich A few Meee on Oct. 2%, 180, Ira Canngh of Ovid, marie Hiahy Ai Matotmof Shanes, Cayo Cog NY (which ‘eight of Auburn)" At tat me a was 35. le, ‘heRtove born 1605, and wo was Between twenty and hey ‘BSE he 1650 cera was takes ras mame appears nthe cent To Ovid township. Gncluding Kinderhook) im 184, andi Sees given ms beeen tig and forty. On Apsil 8, 184, ra 254 Eel sold and fo Jan Waters ofthe sme owns Branch Com In Tot fn wav one ofthe vere ofthe highway ‘Atom, Fugen’ was bor to Tra and Emily in 1865, forthe sein ‘cau Bah as Ee yeas oi and. the 1860 enw "Tah cus ror adie that ta had already milya mune tat appears ay he head of the ‘esti On Friday. May 2 1881, Some! H. Whitcomb guard ier Eager) and Emily Ann, sold at auction, #0 the home af on Waterhouse, in Kinderhook, about 200 acres of and, <2 Raker for siow.00- Am inense Balm of Ged ee, Shige Sc TA ge eee BL Bp 11 no 185, Coldwater ‘Stage on 1a Gone Shy Rapin a te Mugen In dig the Ch We Sa{fne 4 k70 mal Mumbo pee) Fon, in Mla ad "Fs tiem were barn ane cen: tn WO the famly moved to North Pein ama BE cota. ‘Sed Xp, Cldwnc The Cal se Ape i, lbs Tne cmened wiht ganda of Label Family Background I ft et owe bt SS cnet bevtosn hae ane Eee Hate fhe ot Day Mz Cai wes he oon Se ie pan te es ee eS he se i Sa ne Seen ej att Brphc Sia “Bua" Carine he mr Cage BE ao Sere corey hs wed anh ca Take Tn'aetand Cotes wasn So re a i Fanatics ns 2 Cait omg ope aug Se a a a Recs Sie tas Soest oa dca Tien Ct geen, Hon pt Soe eh Te lp etl by Eas Siete ee ‘of Dudley (Hiram’s son) as his first cousin. 7 nes We hott has Hw ete yng of eB some, feng itl ns el ae ear eee eens i ae a eee ere Teka a he ae Ae ie Tach Shr in wan geo Sopp Pas es cea Mise ta on 2S bee Pole Es PS a rei a a Mat ho fm en 1 hat Sim rt New Yo cea pestacguns at Boungs eed vo shove bs ted athe Sm tet Ur Co ee wa ee tease yon se a ae ee ee Fe a eng Seg ‘wat fitting, when Theodore's older daughter, Gertrude, wat to Perry Tule in 1881, that Dudley, his cousins oficiced = ‘wo men were not only fellow Adventisty but also else i Spade of Kinderhook who reson a par f the ol farms nd her new, seat graniea i Murder yl ot ‘string BK Pp. 25, Colne.» ‘The Cove of D. M. Canright Furthermore, since Hiram’ father John, and John W's father, David, were both sons of Hieroskmus, Hiram and John W. were cousins Since they and Ira were the only "Canvites” in [Branch Co. Mich, at he time of the 1810 census, ti probable that these three came there together from western New York" “Tain i the family background of D. M. Canrght. The record testes abundantly to the energy, enterprise and_ perseverance (Of thor ploneers who carved out farms and built Homes in the ‘Eaural and western counties of New York state, and later in. {he southern part of the sate of Michigan. There was surly tno lack of sterling character and practical ability among Can- rights ancestors! "another characteristic not to be overlooked is the prominence of Biblial names in this. account of Canrght’s background. His greacgreatgreat grandiather named a son John Peter. His fgrestgreat grandiather called to of his sons Zachariah and. Jobe. Four of his greatgrandfater’s sone were John, Peter David and Jove, Four of his grandfather's sons were Joe, Sitomon, Ira and Hiram, Other erly Canrights were Abraham,” Thetis Levis Caleb, Elias, Jeremiah’™ and | Andrew Fesminine names include those of Sara, Relmue™, Many land Annas Surely all of thi suggests strong Christan inence| ‘within the Canright fly. Finally, we should observe the patriotic character of the Ccanrights, We have seen that Hicrosimus was a soldier in the SSmeriean Revolution; 40 was his brother, Zachariah, and to Orin nephews, We aso know that, when the Civil War came, x of Joku's grandson at Teast two of Peter at last three of Taj Ws sey Mary and An im, abo cme 10 Miia In he nstse ee Gee I) a probe ben hae a of the People a pear ike rommer S183 Ochna al became eo ee teem ‘Served i the Albany Co, Militia (jee Robert, N.Y, in the Revolution, 199. Bauch Kes Aog 1.1786 (0.0, VOL 8p ‘She in Rune Moreh ‘Sheer of che med Jo Family Background a Davids, and one of Christian F's served in the armed forees of the Federal Army. Certsinly, D. M. Canright had mo need 10 base himself belore men, when he rected on his religious, Sees pei aioe wr ei nat a Fee tei Lino soak ce ABRIDGED GENEALOGICAL SUMMARY OF CHAPTERS T AND IL 1. Joban Pieter. argrita Soin A 'iieronimes m- Anna Pero Peer m Catherine Ontrander 2 Chriaan Fm: Phoshe David, Hannah Moon 2 ohm Wem () Lydia Eater @ Nr. Lug A. 4, Joh im Nancy Mortis (or Morty I « ) Jon m () Sunn Morgan date jm) Phoebe Cooper: @) Mex. Cate wit oP 4 Thendore Vz m (1) Camilla Slayton: @ Maria ‘M, Grover ae se Jane Exelon fi, eis fen he ir Jom Fm Emly Le Cag Simon Pamela Rlqcor 1 Eouly Lm, Jee Canighe Xs mEmiy An Nao Eigen nie Elina. Faloon = Hinamta, Lats Ricbaion 7 1 Greta Willa Patenon Seis Dudley. (1) Lucretia Cranson; Dualer =. () ‘Ceamon; (2) Lacy JohnH. m, Anna J. Tushill % Jesper Bm.) Rhy Wagoer: @) Mes Rais i. Mary J. m. Henry S. Plumb {Bea a (I) + @) Wn. BartotCHAPTER TWO Canright’s Beginnings ci poh nt, Meh Mis cena ona te so Soe nen ie cp ope oe tinge ie ea sched es age ta ay ae hci ioret Powe iar brea poe taint nara Foy ran aces ats fh in tienen ica tare mao Tai cin awe ete, en te acess een ae ee fea ae cacao Seeds ols Gre, bem hae Se ert ato Sanh tt fae beginning.” Tear pane cm ee “Tighe Sr ee mene ye eget gna Sa SL pert ttt a ce Cae eat wn ate erin Reps heorat an Gonrights Beginnings s Mrs. Canrigh's maiden name was Richardion® She wat born ia ‘Masaschusets" at New Salem, on July 20, 181L"* When she ied at Grand Junction, Colo, on Sept. 8 190, she ha, there- fore, attained the age of 3 years, month and 18 days. ‘On Feb, 13, 1908, Mrs. Zoe Jennings of Portland, Ore, 2 granddaughter of Hiram and Lorets, wrote me that Loreta fad come to live with her mother in Cheyenne, Wyo, when the, Zoe eas alow four yeas old, and had remained 2 member ‘ofthe family until her death, which occured sixteen yeas later. Kinderhook were tvo miles distant She also spake of being alone fone day when Indians came to the house and sat on the foo ‘Aiter they had been given something to ext, they withdrew. Hiram Canright is Isted a6 the head of a family in Kinder hook at the time of the 1840 census, which was completed by September 17th I is indicated that he was then between thir fad forty years old Since we have acen already that he was born fn Apul of 1807, he was litle over thntythree. The female between twenty and thirty is, plainly hi wife Loreta, who wat then twenty-nine. The two gith, one under fve and the oer between fve and ten, were, Of couse, their fw two cildsen ginning withthe 1830 comers, the reports contain the nemet ‘of wives and chllden, as well a of thowe men who stood 3¢ the head of fae, They also state dhe precive ager ofall, and thei place of birth I iin this way that I fe learned that Hiram ‘ras born in 1807, and that his oldest daughters, Sarepta'* and Salina were born in New York state in 1834 and 189, respec tively. Inaamiuch as Afr. and Airs Canright were living in Ovid fon Feb 13h, 1838, ii evident thae they came there before the Aron. M. Cami in Wht Who in Ameria for IKE, p45. ‘crane prin (0 ad) {sts a ak Hay le Kenda pein of er gre grand, 1M itn Da Aon Aor a the Ste ne (Mamage Bp 2s mt, Caldate,Thoy hd hires Her mepben on 3. Ces, Dudes om red erin Grand Jfenna se eed Kae mated Bah Toy ved in Wyo ‘ater in Ovgen. The) bad two ven: Hs anda on whore mane legens ‘The Cave of D. M. Canright winter had begun, and, cherefore, sometime in 1887, if not the preceding jesr afer Salina's bith, Since salina, as well as her Sider ster, Sarept, was borm in New York state, no doube can fairy be entered that the Canrights moved to Kinderhook from the Empire tate Mrs. Jennings ther granddaughter, cited hove, wrote me: “I remember grandmother saying they lived in Spat N., went to Mich.” The 1850 cnaus of Kinderhook, taken on July 19th, informs ts that Daley (nine), John" (ve) and Jasper (90) were all tom in Michigan, ‘The 1660 repore, prepared on July Sth Confirms this Since Dudley was regitered nine in July of| 1850, and as ineteen in July of 1860, the ovo accounts harmo- nize with his statement tat be was bora in September of 1840. ‘We have later proofs that Daley was born Inthe fall of 1840. ‘on April I, 1807, he was tarred in Battle Creck, to Lucretia Cranson. The matriage recrd in the Calhoun Co. Courthouse Sates that he was atthe time, 25 years of age. Ths agrees per. {ecty for, being bor in September, he would not have been 27 ‘until tht fall, ive months late. "A couple of yeas after Lucretia died her husband remarried ‘on April 2h, IB. The record of this marriage, in the Allegan Go. Courthouse, says that Canrgnt was then forty. Again, he Sreement is perfec, for, born in September, he would not have ‘become foreyone for another five months. Tn the County Clerks ofc in the Courthouse at Hillsdale, Mich, is an ofcal record of Dudley Canrights deat, which took place atthe home of his eldest daughter in that town. The feeord states that he died on May 12, 1919, a the age of 74 years, months and 20 days. This would mean that he was born on Sept. 22, 1644 (istend of 1840), A leter from his son, written ‘em Henry wa born in Kinder om Feb 25, 68, and ded on Jn tee med Anan J. Tutl of ch thoy moved Orgon ‘Tht en Jor FJ 2.108} who ha ured me wih hs Intonation, Tuhie Lon fr Aug 1 Oc 3h 188 eege ch tr iat Mv td (eB 1, nT Warne (Agi It Dee 28 1D, “Spee Na ben Much 8 se ed Sep. He mas) sty Wagar tey red tm Mian Theis en: Alia N. (De. Tela Rog ed Pond je 1 163 Ros J. (hi) Marnen {01a tld aye Tn 2 Spe a ty Be ( tee 1s) ie gh (Js. 01 Jom 8 Jer he te aed) Mou Ran Tura. Hs death record 25 tite inte (eo Vn Reed Lang Snigage Record BS p28, Mata Canright's Beginnings co May 28, 1962, confirms that Sept. 22 was his father’s birehday. ‘We have already seen ~ from the tv census reports of 1850 and 1860, and from the two marrage records of 1867 and 1881 ~ that the T8H0 date ie correct. ‘The death certfeat, therefore, must be ineror™ “The 1640 date is coroborated by an article inthe Hillsdale Daily News for Monday, May 12, 1916, which sates: “Rev. D. M. Canvighe aged 79 yeas, and a wellknown Minister ofthe state, fof the Baptist denomination, died at :15 this morning from a ftroke of paralysis, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. G. C. Dep, 459 Howell St” (p-2). This report i confined by the Otsego Union, printed in Orego, Mich, where Mr. Canright ad lived for a mimber of year and where his funeral service was con © ducted ere he wat buried in the loal cemetery. On Thursday Mternoon, May 13, 1919, this paper says: "Rew. D. M. Cantight fged 80 years, died atthe home of his daughter, Genevieve Dey, in Hilldsle, Monday” ‘The next iowe rater that °Me_ Can right was 0 years old” (May 22,1915, p. 1). In realty, he was 78 ears, 7 months and 20 days, which the one paper calls 79, see: hg he was nearer 79 than 76; and the otber 80, dealing in round ‘So, we hve abundant proof chat Canright was born in Kin: erhook, Branch Co, Mich, in the fall of 1810. Thus far we Ihave we that he had two oer sisters and two younger brothers. He also had two younger sisters These are mentioned in the 1860 census record for Kinderhook, Branch Co, Mich. Mary * ‘rat then eight, dherefore born in 185; and Eva was sx, there chr vu ops whee be ur Hae pop ng» oun Sate Pa ea ers ao aia ryan meee aa Ses eet ane es ig man Ip her ss Wo Bal Bathe od thee gi iy, eet 12a) S's oy bor or Dar). The tated to me ear As, sy Ser nb nen ara ed6 ‘The Case of D. M. Conright ee ee ere SS Pe an en we Ki see al ord ae as tt sek cere ee a So erie er oa eae ea eater Bs oe Me eas See eee erees re ane aeeieien Fase he Se can te Be Soy etd rae ea tee bel ke a oe Tra pes mies ea singe ee of nm ny et Ee yal Ronin ve ae eb lpr kn emt ee Sa en een int eee care et ert natitie aban Bia of Brame Cay Mik (7%, pp 867 CHAPTER THREE Personal History: Part I ‘ot these perids wil be deal wth the lter wil be com ‘ered in Ch Xt Tn Ch Il we se that Canrghe was bor ona farm in Kinder: book, Branch Coy Mich, Long year aftervard he wed 0 alk [about his boybood days in that place. His on, writing to me on iy 15, 1962 side "My father told los of oie about the ‘Bom where he grew up In an ari prited i the Review and ferld on March 28, 1882, Canright referred to his life im Kin: took. Since we Know fiat he id ao ive terete ad maturity, we must conclad that he refered to he ealy of his boyhood “There was one very sd defect inthe Canright home, which ey indicates nbs admivon: “1 had no religious taining ll Tas sxteen™ This eatement does not mare‘ that when 4id have such raining. he received it at home. Soy werent ane nuh fr concn its grande, in gresegrandiather, Hicronimis, and. hit greatge ther, Johan Pieter, wer all Christan, we se that his va aot leat daring Dudley’ if ‘A nephew of Canright informs se that Duley “was of a 2 get an edcation, and did so evidently contrary to the of his tater. He went to town, got employment, and his way though schoo.” His nice, Me Jennings, ao Portland, Ore, remembers her mother, Dates ster Mary, how Dudly walked several miles tacfooed, earying his hoes (o ave them) in order, presumably at che beginning of week, to cat the tain {oF school "The school ered to ‘san, ps foe. Canigh, of roman, Or. 7Py ‘The Cave of D. M. Canright fs the High Schoo of Coldwater en miles north of Kinderhook. ‘When Tuco 0 6 siston, Superintendent of MEGanlo W. Heistine, Bre in the school balding, Tad desroyed them. Se iy hat it was while atending High School in i ys pial awakening took pace. He Colt ented among the Methodists under the labors SP Sit Maur snd baped by him in 198°" (wo years Sie Fang fae come under religious instruction ie eB ster High Scho! young Canrigh« went to the Ari fic had been Incorporated in 1887) in Albion, Or AGREE YS this town was near to hi Uncle Joes residence EA Town. Ce have already noticed that Joe! did in Carton Michigan tore 1866) When I inguired at be Sean Bam oon Sept 1, 1082, regarding the Academy, tan ohne thai had been closed lng ago and what Joe hows anything about it records one ile Dudley was 2 tdent at Albion Academy that he eae rN euch taal tener ronal the th chapter £0 MeGir hi account of his event, which proved so important in oe a Athough he presently gut school to devote hie re AG abate to hs nevefound faith ye (0 Elder G, Trl Bele he sty ga ores ao Toner year cto argute some necenary ctveation. for soe eurnel to tie Academy which he had et, for remy Me is eoaon mention ony the High choo! Ste and the wetion im Albion, NX 1 pray after this coneading period in Albion ny nc Due ed for 2 wile nth Jes and Elen ean Seventy Advent His on, writing me on O font” Sipe My father lived with the Whites or some Tosiee he wat acting a secretary for them.” Top as Wh in Ameri Va (191 p10. SMG BB, Vn ae he Gren Roi endian inane 810, pe, Who. Wes Who iv vert cp. data. Sites fouger bother, uspr, wo wae akon ato Personal History: Part 1 7 ‘We shall sein ou ith chapter how, after being licensed to ch in 864, and ordained nthe folowing year, Canight bored inthe tate of Maine: But ow it appropite to wate the facts concerning is ra mariage. In the spring of 1867, fs mont before the General Confrence, whic was Bld ‘May Ii, he setuned to Batle Creck for the wedding on I eleenth, ‘The brie wae Lcretia Cran, perhapr the ci Eider ransom who a also inthe Advent ministry. ‘ceremony tok pace in the home of George W. Amadon of le Cree, 4 man engaged in the prining deparment of ism. ‘The oficiting miniaer wea Elder JN. Lovghe ih one of the pioneers othe movement. Wa have slexly “hat Dadley wae then 26 year of age. Lucretia 18° ly they were working together In Mine’ His diary for records dil af “The next year the Canrights moved to Massachosets twas sa south Lancater (where SN. Haskell lived) that their hild, Netie L, was born on Now. 29,166. She lived only ‘ont, nd dicd on Apr 2.1869, at Manchester, Na eats later (April 18, 1872, in Monroe, Iowa, another te Gneviev was born. A thind hla: Fred war bore cy sod Lncres tn Oskiond, Calc on Nay 1878 Wile Duley was with the Whites in Calorada i August of he was cll home to Battle Creck becae of hi wifes 2" The next spring, when Genevieve was seven and Fred m Mes Canvigh pase Sway. Her husband hos et record cress ded ‘on the Sabbath (abe termed Saturday) 28, 180, a 5:50 pom." This the dat fmerbed on et one (oto. 4 in. Oak Hill cemetery, Bale Cree) rhe wan not buried wnt Thursday, April 2htho* The PS Een bts pang, Mn age Bib, ps Bh, Manta Calhoun Co. Moving (04 sri assim, ty Bite Rese (eh 1