Info from: TC
John Woolsey died on Feb. 19, 1850 at 89 years old. His obituary was published in the Long-Islander on Feb. 22, 1850 and begins, "Mr. Woolsey was one of the few who lived among us as the representative of past generations." Born in Connecticut March 22, 1761, he joined the Revolutionary Army at 15 years old, serving as a fife major. After the war, he came to Long Island and settled in Huntington, marrying and raising twelve sons. His sons were: Gilbert, Jesse, John, Nathan Woodhull, Zebulon, David, Jarvis Rogers, Henry, Abel, Israel, Moses, and William Schneck. "During this time he made a public profession of religion and united with the Presbyterian Church… of which he remained a worthy member for about 50 years…."
A few days later the Long-Islander followed up on the passing of John Woolsey, by reprinting a tribute to him found in the New York Journal of Commerce. "He was one of the relics of brave old days, and with an unfailing memory and clear intellect, was want to recount the stories of his birthday and youth of a happy nation. He was a valuable citizen, and in every respect a noble specimen of the men of 1776. Tall and commanding in appearance, and universally respected, he honored the country he fought for, by an upright life, and has left an example to this age which is not to be disregarded."
After his wife Phebe died in 1811, John Woolsey returned to Connecticut. This is evident, because he listed on the 1830 and 1840 census in Connecticut. While living there, on December 3, 1820, he married Elizabeth Schofield, with whom he had a daughter, Hannah Whitman Shepard Woolsey. She was born about 1821, according to the Woolsey Genealogy Web Page. Elizabeth died in 1821, and John took a third wife, Sarah Reed on April 28, 1822. She died on June 13, 1848. At this time we assume John moved back to Huntington to be near his children, as it was in Huntington that he passed away in 1850.
The particularly interesting thing about John Woolsey is that Woolsey Avenue in Huntington is named after him. According to the Aug. 19, 1910 Long-Islander article, "the street branching off from West Neck Avenue, known as Woolsey avenue, derived its name from a man named John Woolsey, who kept a hat factory on the corner of the street… The first Woolsey who came to this country was a direct descendant of the famous Cardinal Woolsey of England, who at the time of Henry VIII made the separation of the Church of England from the Catholic Church, and made Henry VIII the head of the English Church."
However, in the June 20, 1884 Long-Islander, there is a discussion of, "Warren G. Sammis [removing] shingles from the roof of his building occupied as a salesroom to his bakery and the hat and cap store of Mr. Hopper. The roof is to be cleaned. The roof was first put on when the building was occupied by John Woolsey for a grocery store over 40 years ago." So probably John Woolsey actually ran a grocery store, which after he died became a hat store. In the sixty years after he died, the story probably got a little mudded by the 1910 Long-Islander article.
John Woolsey died on Feb. 19, 1850 at 89 years old. His obituary was published in the Long-Islander on Feb. 22, 1850 and begins, "Mr. Woolsey was one of the few who lived among us as the representative of past generations." Born in Connecticut March 22, 1761, he joined the Revolutionary Army at 15 years old, serving as a fife major. After the war, he came to Long Island and settled in Huntington, marrying and raising twelve sons. His sons were: Gilbert, Jesse, John, Nathan Woodhull, Zebulon, David, Jarvis Rogers, Henry, Abel, Israel, Moses, and William Schneck. "During this time he made a public profession of religion and united with the Presbyterian Church… of which he remained a worthy member for about 50 years…."
A few days later the Long-Islander followed up on the passing of John Woolsey, by reprinting a tribute to him found in the New York Journal of Commerce. "He was one of the relics of brave old days, and with an unfailing memory and clear intellect, was want to recount the stories of his birthday and youth of a happy nation. He was a valuable citizen, and in every respect a noble specimen of the men of 1776. Tall and commanding in appearance, and universally respected, he honored the country he fought for, by an upright life, and has left an example to this age which is not to be disregarded."
After his wife Phebe died in 1811, John Woolsey returned to Connecticut. This is evident, because he listed on the 1830 and 1840 census in Connecticut. While living there, on December 3, 1820, he married Elizabeth Schofield, with whom he had a daughter, Hannah Whitman Shepard Woolsey. She was born about 1821, according to the Woolsey Genealogy Web Page. Elizabeth died in 1821, and John took a third wife, Sarah Reed on April 28, 1822. She died on June 13, 1848. At this time we assume John moved back to Huntington to be near his children, as it was in Huntington that he passed away in 1850.
The particularly interesting thing about John Woolsey is that Woolsey Avenue in Huntington is named after him. According to the Aug. 19, 1910 Long-Islander article, "the street branching off from West Neck Avenue, known as Woolsey avenue, derived its name from a man named John Woolsey, who kept a hat factory on the corner of the street… The first Woolsey who came to this country was a direct descendant of the famous Cardinal Woolsey of England, who at the time of Henry VIII made the separation of the Church of England from the Catholic Church, and made Henry VIII the head of the English Church."
However, in the June 20, 1884 Long-Islander, there is a discussion of, "Warren G. Sammis [removing] shingles from the roof of his building occupied as a salesroom to his bakery and the hat and cap store of Mr. Hopper. The roof is to be cleaned. The roof was first put on when the building was occupied by John Woolsey for a grocery store over 40 years ago." So probably John Woolsey actually ran a grocery store, which after he died became a hat store. In the sixty years after he died, the story probably got a little mudded by the 1910 Long-Islander article.
Info from: TC
John Woolsey died on Feb. 19, 1850 at 89 years old. His obituary was published in the Long-Islander on Feb. 22, 1850 and begins, "Mr. Woolsey was one of the few who lived among us as the representative of past generations." Born in Connecticut March 22, 1761, he joined the Revolutionary Army at 15 years old, serving as a fife major. After the war, he came to Long Island and settled in Huntington, marrying and raising twelve sons. His sons were: Gilbert, Jesse, John, Nathan Woodhull, Zebulon, David, Jarvis Rogers, Henry, Abel, Israel, Moses, and William Schneck. "During this time he made a public profession of religion and united with the Presbyterian Church… of which he remained a worthy member for about 50 years…."
A few days later the Long-Islander followed up on the passing of John Woolsey, by reprinting a tribute to him found in the New York Journal of Commerce. "He was one of the relics of brave old days, and with an unfailing memory and clear intellect, was want to recount the stories of his birthday and youth of a happy nation. He was a valuable citizen, and in every respect a noble specimen of the men of 1776. Tall and commanding in appearance, and universally respected, he honored the country he fought for, by an upright life, and has left an example to this age which is not to be disregarded."
After his wife Phebe died in 1811, John Woolsey returned to Connecticut. This is evident, because he listed on the 1830 and 1840 census in Connecticut. While living there, on December 3, 1820, he married Elizabeth Schofield, with whom he had a daughter, Hannah Whitman Shepard Woolsey. She was born about 1821, according to the Woolsey Genealogy Web Page. Elizabeth died in 1821, and John took a third wife, Sarah Reed on April 28, 1822. She died on June 13, 1848. At this time we assume John moved back to Huntington to be near his children, as it was in Huntington that he passed away in 1850.
The particularly interesting thing about John Woolsey is that Woolsey Avenue in Huntington is named after him. According to the Aug. 19, 1910 Long-Islander article, "the street branching off from West Neck Avenue, known as Woolsey avenue, derived its name from a man named John Woolsey, who kept a hat factory on the corner of the street… The first Woolsey who came to this country was a direct descendant of the famous Cardinal Woolsey of England, who at the time of Henry VIII made the separation of the Church of England from the Catholic Church, and made Henry VIII the head of the English Church."
However, in the June 20, 1884 Long-Islander, there is a discussion of, "Warren G. Sammis [removing] shingles from the roof of his building occupied as a salesroom to his bakery and the hat and cap store of Mr. Hopper. The roof is to be cleaned. The roof was first put on when the building was occupied by John Woolsey for a grocery store over 40 years ago." So probably John Woolsey actually ran a grocery store, which after he died became a hat store. In the sixty years after he died, the story probably got a little mudded by the 1910 Long-Islander article.
John Woolsey died on Feb. 19, 1850 at 89 years old. His obituary was published in the Long-Islander on Feb. 22, 1850 and begins, "Mr. Woolsey was one of the few who lived among us as the representative of past generations." Born in Connecticut March 22, 1761, he joined the Revolutionary Army at 15 years old, serving as a fife major. After the war, he came to Long Island and settled in Huntington, marrying and raising twelve sons. His sons were: Gilbert, Jesse, John, Nathan Woodhull, Zebulon, David, Jarvis Rogers, Henry, Abel, Israel, Moses, and William Schneck. "During this time he made a public profession of religion and united with the Presbyterian Church… of which he remained a worthy member for about 50 years…."
A few days later the Long-Islander followed up on the passing of John Woolsey, by reprinting a tribute to him found in the New York Journal of Commerce. "He was one of the relics of brave old days, and with an unfailing memory and clear intellect, was want to recount the stories of his birthday and youth of a happy nation. He was a valuable citizen, and in every respect a noble specimen of the men of 1776. Tall and commanding in appearance, and universally respected, he honored the country he fought for, by an upright life, and has left an example to this age which is not to be disregarded."
After his wife Phebe died in 1811, John Woolsey returned to Connecticut. This is evident, because he listed on the 1830 and 1840 census in Connecticut. While living there, on December 3, 1820, he married Elizabeth Schofield, with whom he had a daughter, Hannah Whitman Shepard Woolsey. She was born about 1821, according to the Woolsey Genealogy Web Page. Elizabeth died in 1821, and John took a third wife, Sarah Reed on April 28, 1822. She died on June 13, 1848. At this time we assume John moved back to Huntington to be near his children, as it was in Huntington that he passed away in 1850.
The particularly interesting thing about John Woolsey is that Woolsey Avenue in Huntington is named after him. According to the Aug. 19, 1910 Long-Islander article, "the street branching off from West Neck Avenue, known as Woolsey avenue, derived its name from a man named John Woolsey, who kept a hat factory on the corner of the street… The first Woolsey who came to this country was a direct descendant of the famous Cardinal Woolsey of England, who at the time of Henry VIII made the separation of the Church of England from the Catholic Church, and made Henry VIII the head of the English Church."
However, in the June 20, 1884 Long-Islander, there is a discussion of, "Warren G. Sammis [removing] shingles from the roof of his building occupied as a salesroom to his bakery and the hat and cap store of Mr. Hopper. The roof is to be cleaned. The roof was first put on when the building was occupied by John Woolsey for a grocery store over 40 years ago." So probably John Woolsey actually ran a grocery store, which after he died became a hat store. In the sixty years after he died, the story probably got a little mudded by the 1910 Long-Islander article.
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a soldier of the Revolution, Ae 89
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