Alexander Hamilton Scott was the son of Lewis and Barbara (Dalyrymple) Scott, and the husband of Sophronia Wood Seymour.
A. H. was a justice of the peace at age 21, and studied trigonometry and surveying under Stafford Lapham of Hudson, NY. 16 Sep. 1822 he became a Captain, but resigned because of the increasing and excessive cost of keeping up the officer's table, etc. By 1822, he began teaching school at Corinth and Greenfield. 2 Dec. 1830, he bought 50 acres from his father. 6 Nov. 1832 he was inspector of schools. 8 Mar 1839 he bought a farm near his father and 5 of his children were born there. 25 Nov. 1858 he bought the Seymour Hill Farm. He was known as Squire Scott and was a lawyer and justice of the peace most of his life.
He and his wife were the parents of the famous Scott brothers of Scott Paper Company and their siblings:
Edward Irwin Scott,
Thomas Seymour Scott,
Clarence Wood Scott),
Myron Winfield Scott,
Cora Estelle Scott (Mrs. Herbert Waring) and
Amanda Maria Scott, who died young.
A. H. was a justice of the peace at age 21, and studied trigonometry and surveying under Stafford Lapham of Hudson, NY. 16 Sep. 1822 he became a Captain, but resigned because of the increasing and excessive cost of keeping up the officer's table, etc. By 1822, he began teaching school at Corinth and Greenfield. 2 Dec. 1830, he bought 50 acres from his father. 6 Nov. 1832 he was inspector of schools. 8 Mar 1839 he bought a farm near his father and 5 of his children were born there. 25 Nov. 1858 he bought the Seymour Hill Farm. He was known as Squire Scott and was a lawyer and justice of the peace most of his life.
He and his wife were the parents of the famous Scott brothers of Scott Paper Company and their siblings:
Edward Irwin Scott,
Thomas Seymour Scott,
Clarence Wood Scott),
Myron Winfield Scott,
Cora Estelle Scott (Mrs. Herbert Waring) and
Amanda Maria Scott, who died young.
Alexander Hamilton Scott was the son of Lewis and Barbara (Dalyrymple) Scott, and the husband of Sophronia Wood Seymour.
A. H. was a justice of the peace at age 21, and studied trigonometry and surveying under Stafford Lapham of Hudson, NY. 16 Sep. 1822 he became a Captain, but resigned because of the increasing and excessive cost of keeping up the officer's table, etc. By 1822, he began teaching school at Corinth and Greenfield. 2 Dec. 1830, he bought 50 acres from his father. 6 Nov. 1832 he was inspector of schools. 8 Mar 1839 he bought a farm near his father and 5 of his children were born there. 25 Nov. 1858 he bought the Seymour Hill Farm. He was known as Squire Scott and was a lawyer and justice of the peace most of his life.
He and his wife were the parents of the famous Scott brothers of Scott Paper Company and their siblings:
Edward Irwin Scott,
Thomas Seymour Scott,
Clarence Wood Scott),
Myron Winfield Scott,
Cora Estelle Scott (Mrs. Herbert Waring) and
Amanda Maria Scott, who died young.
A. H. was a justice of the peace at age 21, and studied trigonometry and surveying under Stafford Lapham of Hudson, NY. 16 Sep. 1822 he became a Captain, but resigned because of the increasing and excessive cost of keeping up the officer's table, etc. By 1822, he began teaching school at Corinth and Greenfield. 2 Dec. 1830, he bought 50 acres from his father. 6 Nov. 1832 he was inspector of schools. 8 Mar 1839 he bought a farm near his father and 5 of his children were born there. 25 Nov. 1858 he bought the Seymour Hill Farm. He was known as Squire Scott and was a lawyer and justice of the peace most of his life.
He and his wife were the parents of the famous Scott brothers of Scott Paper Company and their siblings:
Edward Irwin Scott,
Thomas Seymour Scott,
Clarence Wood Scott),
Myron Winfield Scott,
Cora Estelle Scott (Mrs. Herbert Waring) and
Amanda Maria Scott, who died young.
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A. H. SCOTT
SEPT. 4, 1804
JAN. 9, 1879
SOPHRONIA SEYMOUR
HIS WIFE
1816 -- 1904
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