. History of Steuben County, New York, with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers. Steuben, Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard Augustin, Baron von, 1730-1794. O-EOI^G-E :R. i?.. ^^inSTS^^ATOI^TH:, George R. R. was horn in the town of Prattsburgh, Steuben Co., N. Y., Jan. 12, 1830. His father, Isaac Ainsworth, was a native of Massachusetts, and came to Otisco, Ouondaga Co., with his mother (the father having died in Massachusetts) while quite young, and during the latter part of the last century. While a young man he migrated to the town of
. History of Steuben County, New York, with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers. Steuben, Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard Augustin, Baron von, 1730-1794. O-EOI^G-E :R. i?.. ^^inSTS^^ATOI^TH:, George R. R. was horn in the town of Prattsburgh, Steuben Co., N. Y., Jan. 12, 1830. His father, Isaac Ainsworth, was a native of Massachusetts, and came to Otisco, Ouondaga Co., with his mother (the father having died in Massachusetts) while quite young, and during the latter part of the last century. While a young man he migrated to the town of Prattsburgh, about the year 1800, and took up some twelve hundred acres of timbered land. This was in the time of Indian wigwams, and when the forests in this section teemed with wolves and other wild game. During his lifetime he cleared over one-half of the original forest from this land, as- sisted as he was by seven negro men whose families lived on his "^ place, and he retained his entire proj)erty until his death, 1840. Having received a liberal edu- cation in his early life, upon coming to this new country Mr. Ainsworth, senior, spent his time for several winters as a teacher, and many of the oldest men now living in Prattsburgh owe their early education to the efforts of this man. While he lived he was a representative man and a worthy citizen, and for some twenty-five years held places of trust and responsibility in the town. He was one of the organizers of the Presbyterian Church of the place, and contril)uted liberally to that and kindred interests during his life. He was married to Louisa Burton, after settling here, in the year 1812, of which union was born one son, Addison, who now resides in his native town. His wife died April 26, 1816, and he married Sallie Townsend, of Prattsburgh, the same year, September 4. Of this union were born ^ve sons and one daughter,— Willard (deceased), Clinton (deceased), Mrs. Dr. Cheney (deceased), George, Henry C, and Burrag
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