. History of Queens County, New York, with illustrations, portraits, & sketches of prominent families and individuals . as thevictim of a hopeless malady, his sufferings continued toincrease until the winter of 1877, when it became pain-fully evident that the useful life was drawing to its lingered in much quiet and patient endurance of suf-fering until the last spring month of that year, dying onthe 31st of May. Said one of the local papers: In the death of Mr. John I. Van Alst we havelost a highly esteemed citizen of Newtown, well knownto the oldest inhabitants, many of whom were hi
. History of Queens County, New York, with illustrations, portraits, & sketches of prominent families and individuals . as thevictim of a hopeless malady, his sufferings continued toincrease until the winter of 1877, when it became pain-fully evident that the useful life was drawing to its lingered in much quiet and patient endurance of suf-fering until the last spring month of that year, dying onthe 31st of May. Said one of the local papers: In the death of Mr. John I. Van Alst we havelost a highly esteemed citizen of Newtown, well knownto the oldest inhabitants, many of whom were hiscompanions in childhood. He was one who by dili-gence and unusual business qualifications, combinedwith strict integrity in all the transactions of his life,commanded the respect and love of all that knewhim. Through all his social and religious relations thisgentleman possessed the entire reverence and confidenceof the community, and his memory will be fragrant in thehearts of his numerous friends. His sickness, so longand painful, was borne with great patience and Christianresignation, and his end was
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