The Palatines of New York State : a complete compilation of the history of the Palatines who first came to New York State in 1708-1722

1953·6.5 MB·English

by  Palatine Society of the United Evangelical Lutheran Church of New York and New England, Inc

PALATINES
OF NEW YORK STATE
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A complete compilation of the his¬
tory of the Palatines who first came
to New York State in 1708-1722

THE
PALATINES
OF NEW YORK STATE
A complete compilation of the his¬
tory of the Palatines who first came
to New York State in 1708-1722
Published by
The Palatine Society of the United
Evangelical Lutheran Church of
New York and New England, Inc.
Copyright 1953
by
The Palatine Society, Inc.
BARONET LITHO CO.
Johnstown* N. Y.
LITHO IN U. 8. A.
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OWEN D. YOUNG
Born in Van Hornesville, N. Y., October 27, 1874; a direct Palatine des¬
cendant.
St. Lawrence University and Boston University Law School.
Married Josephine Sheldon Edmonds 1898. Children: Charles Jacob, John,
Josephine, Philip, Richard. Married Louise Powis Clark 1937.
Vice-President and Chairman General Electric Company 1913-1939; at pres¬
ent Honorary President. Founder of the Radio Corporation of America and
Chairman 1919-33. Director of Federal Reserve Bank of New York 1923 and
ChairmaA 1938-40. Member of the Dawes Reparations Committee 1924. Chair¬
man of the second Reparations Committee which drew up the “Young Plan.”
Trustee St. Lawrence University for 22 years; President of the Board for
10 years. Member of the Board of Regents of the University of the State of
New York 1934-46. Donor of the Van Hornesville Central School site and
buildings.
Lives in Florida and Van Hornesville.
His Palatine interest and generosity made possible this publication, 1953.
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"foreword
In recent years efforts have been made to set forth the Palatine
immigrations into New York during the years 1708, 1710 and
1722. Some of these efforts made no pretense at any research or
documentation. The Pennsylvanian historians have done much
better than we in New York State.
To Lou D. MacWethy and Colonel Boyd Ehle we must give
the credit of initiating interest and research which others have
continued. They pointed the way and led in the pursuit of facts.
But it was presented in a somewhat fragmentary form.
The Palatine Society a few years ago authorized a committee
to make research and prepare for publication an account as com¬
plete and whole as possible. This committee consisted of Paul B.
Mattice, Editor-in-Chief; Mrs. Millicent W. Veeder, Clifford M.
Young, the Rev. Herman F. Vesper, N. Berton Alter, Charles L.
Ryder, the Rev. Walter Krumwiede, S.T.D., and George W.
Bagley.
This volume is the result of their work. It is well done. It
is comprehensive. We hope that it will meet the need in our local
schools in teaching New York State history.
We know it will be of interest to thousands of Palatine
descendants scattered all over the United States and Canada who
have been looking for source material concerning their ancestry.
Andrew Luther Dillenbeck,
First President Palatine Society, Inc.
in
THIS FLAG WAS DISCOVERED IN THE OLD PALA¬
TINE CHURCH SOME YEARS AGO. IT WAS IN
ALL PROBABILITY MADE BETWEEN 1777 AND 1791
WHEN VERMONT CAME INTO THE UNION
MAKING THE FOURTEENTH STATE
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