. History of Queens County, New York, with illustrations, portraits, & sketches of prominent families and individuals . oz z UJ X uia: LJO z UJ o wu. John R. Pitkin, the founder of East NewYork in Kings county, andof Woodhaven, Queenscounty, Long Island, wasa son of John and RebeccaAndrews Pitkin, and wasborn in Colebrook, Litch-field county, Connecticut,in the year 1794. Hisfather worked at his trade,making boots and shoes,carrying on also a smallfarm. The son at the earlyage of 12 left home to seekhis own support, the fatherfeeling that, althoughyoung, his habits andprinciples had so de
. History of Queens County, New York, with illustrations, portraits, & sketches of prominent families and individuals . oz z UJ X uia: LJO z UJ o wu. John R. Pitkin, the founder of East NewYork in Kings county, andof Woodhaven, Queenscounty, Long Island, wasa son of John and RebeccaAndrews Pitkin, and wasborn in Colebrook, Litch-field county, Connecticut,in the year 1794. Hisfather worked at his trade,making boots and shoes,carrying on also a smallfarm. The son at the earlyage of 12 left home to seekhis own support, the fatherfeeling that, althoughyoung, his habits andprinciples had so developed themselves that theywould be to him (as hislater life fully proved) astaff and shield whichwould never fail. Foryears he worked on a farmin the summer, receivingfrom $5 to $io a month,and in the winter hisboard and clothing, hebeing permitted to attendthe district school, sometwo miles distant. At 20he was offered, and ac-cepted, a position asteacher in the New Hart-ford school, the same inwhich he had been an earn-est and attentive scholar. Then, embarking in what were called trading expedi-tions, he in company with others fitted out wagon
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