Easton, Harvey 1803 - 1881

EASTON, HUME, BABCOCK, LOCKE

Posted By: Reid R. Johnson (email)
Date: 9/6/2012 at 18:45:02

Postville Review, Sat., May 7, 1881.
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Died.

Tuesday morning, May 3rd, 1881, Harvey Easton, of softening of the brain, in the 78th year of his age.

Mr. Easton was born in Wilmington, VT., Oct. 16th, 1803; was brought up a farmer in Berkshire Co., Mass., where he married Sarah M. Hume, of Hinsdale, Oct. 9th, 1832, and soon after removed to a farm in Matinsburg, Lewis Co., N.Y., Mrs. E. died in 1858. He came to this country and neighborhood with his remaining family, to a farm in March, 1859; was married to Lucy A., widow of Avery Babcock, in Martinsburg, N.Y., Feb. 26th, 1861, and removed from his farm to this village in 1868.

The mother of Mr. E. was Hannah Locke, a descendant of the Lockes, of England, A family justly celebrated for famous men, and Mr. E. possessed, in a marked degree, several traits of character which make up the man of capacity, integrity and moral worth. In social life he was courteous, reticent to the many, yet a true friend to the few who enjoyed his confidence, a loving husband, a kind father and a true christian.

P.

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Copied exactly as published.

Note 1: See also Chas. H. Easton 1878, and Chas. H. Easton 1833 - 1878 obits posted on this site for possible relationships.

Note 2: A check of my Rand - McNally map showed a Martinsburg and a West Martinsburg in Lewis Co., N.Y., but no Matinsburg in the entire state of N.Y.

Note 3: There is a photo of the tombstone of Harvey and Lucy Easton, in Allamakee Co., Iowa, with notes on further family information, at FindaGrave.Com. which is free to use.

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