History of New Paltz, New York, and its old families (from 1678 to 1820) including the Huguenot pioneers and others who settled in New Paltz previous to the revolution; with an appendix bringing down the history of certain families and some other matter to 1850 . Simon LeFevre. We will now take up the history of the northernmost of thethree houses, which was built for Daniel LeFevre, the great-grandfather of the writer. Daniel LeFevre was born November 8, 1725, and died Feb-niary 10, 1800, aged 74 years. He is buried in the old family HISTORY OF NEIV PALTZ 439. TREE NEAR CELLAR OF JOHANNES LE
History of New Paltz, New York, and its old families (from 1678 to 1820) including the Huguenot pioneers and others who settled in New Paltz previous to the revolution; with an appendix bringing down the history of certain families and some other matter to 1850 . Simon LeFevre. We will now take up the history of the northernmost of thethree houses, which was built for Daniel LeFevre, the great-grandfather of the writer. Daniel LeFevre was born November 8, 1725, and died Feb-niary 10, 1800, aged 74 years. He is buried in the old family HISTORY OF NEIV PALTZ 439. TREE NEAR CELLAR OF JOHANNES LE FEVRE S HOUSE 440 HISTORY OF X E IV PALTZ burying-ground, and the spot is marked by a stone of thespecies of brown sandstone used in those days. Daniel alwayslived in the house which is still standing—the northernmost ofthe three. Slavery existed in New York in those days, and inhis W\\\ Daniel disposed of four slaves. We have no record oiany notable events in his life, and believe that he lived as aquiet citizen. Not long ago we looked over his will and, fromthe expressions contained therein, we doubt not that he was apious. God-fearing man. The north room, now standing, wasadded to the house in Daniels day. Daniel had two brothers-in-law, Johannes Hardenburgh, Jr.,and John Cantine, who were colonels in the patriot army, andanother brother-in-law, Matthew Cantine, who was a memberof the Council of Safety, but he did not serve himself in thearmy and was too old in fact. Daniels Bible in Dutch, con-taining the family record in English, is in the ^lemor
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