General Samuel S. Haight, son of Stephen and Margaret (Cooke) Haight, was born at Athens, September 17, 1778, died in Cuba, Allegany county, New York, April 20, 1863. He studied law with his father-in-law at Newtown, now Elmira, New York. He removed to Bath. As major-general of the state militia, he was on the march toward the frontier when peace was declared after the war of 1812. He practiced law at Angelica, Allegany county, New York, from about 1818, and was judge of the county court. From 1833 he lived for six years at Rochester, New York, and afterward settled at Cuba, where he owned wild land. For many years he was a Presbyterian elder. His benevolence prevented the accumulation of great property.

Married:
1st) January 26, 1799, Sarah, daughter of James and Hannah (Strong) Mathews, who died at Angelica in 1831

2nd) April 2, 1839, Maria W. Chesseman

Children, all except last two by first marriage:
1. Fletcher Mathews, born November 28, 1799, died February 23, 1866; married (first) October 3, 1822, Elizabeth Stewart McLachlan, and (second) September 20, 1829, Mary Ann Brown
2. Margaret, born at Newtown, now Elmira, New York, August 15, 1801; married Judge Henry Welles
3. Henry, born January 19, 1804, died August 26, 1820
4. Hannah, born June 2, 1805, died in 1836; married, in 1832, W. R. Bunnell
5. Robert, born June 17, 1815, died in 1868; married, about 1858, Caroline Mason or Maxon
6. Juliana, born October 12, 1818, died in 1845; married, in 1842, George W. Hart
7. Henry, born October 18, 1820, died March 24, 1869; married, October 22, 1845, Weltha Buell
8. Samuel W., born June 13, 1822, died about 1858; married, January 14, 1852, Juliette Crosswell
9. George W., born December 19, 1842
10. Juliana, born October 17, 1846.

Comprehensive bio courtesy of Louis Roth #47433115

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