Hester Jane was the oldest of the three daughters born to Daniel and Phoebe Van Benschoten Keech. Her sisters Mary Elizabeth Keech Swartwout and Sarah Jemima Keech Lane died as young married women, many years before Hester.
Hester married Enos Brown, who became famous in the local Catskill Mountains area as a bear hunter. Hester and Enos were written about in the May 1877 issue of Harper's magazine in an article called "At the Gateway of the Catskills" by Ernest Ingersoll. It can be found at www.catskillarchive. com/gateway
Hester and Enos had many children - among them were Ann, Mary Elizabeth (died young), Nicholas, Matthias (died young), George, Phoebe, Lucretia, John Henry, Mary Amanda, Emery Addison, and Walter.
Hester married Enos Brown, who became famous in the local Catskill Mountains area as a bear hunter. Hester and Enos were written about in the May 1877 issue of Harper's magazine in an article called "At the Gateway of the Catskills" by Ernest Ingersoll. It can be found at www.catskillarchive. com/gateway
Hester and Enos had many children - among them were Ann, Mary Elizabeth (died young), Nicholas, Matthias (died young), George, Phoebe, Lucretia, John Henry, Mary Amanda, Emery Addison, and Walter.
Hester Jane was the oldest of the three daughters born to Daniel and Phoebe Van Benschoten Keech. Her sisters Mary Elizabeth Keech Swartwout and Sarah Jemima Keech Lane died as young married women, many years before Hester.
Hester married Enos Brown, who became famous in the local Catskill Mountains area as a bear hunter. Hester and Enos were written about in the May 1877 issue of Harper's magazine in an article called "At the Gateway of the Catskills" by Ernest Ingersoll. It can be found at www.catskillarchive. com/gateway
Hester and Enos had many children - among them were Ann, Mary Elizabeth (died young), Nicholas, Matthias (died young), George, Phoebe, Lucretia, John Henry, Mary Amanda, Emery Addison, and Walter.
Hester married Enos Brown, who became famous in the local Catskill Mountains area as a bear hunter. Hester and Enos were written about in the May 1877 issue of Harper's magazine in an article called "At the Gateway of the Catskills" by Ernest Ingersoll. It can be found at www.catskillarchive. com/gateway
Hester and Enos had many children - among them were Ann, Mary Elizabeth (died young), Nicholas, Matthias (died young), George, Phoebe, Lucretia, John Henry, Mary Amanda, Emery Addison, and Walter.
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