. 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. ^c^f^^o/^n^ J^'^^T-i^ a-^^ Alexander Arnold was born in Hartford, Washington Co., N. Y., Jan. 20, 1808, and married Rachel Henderson, a native of the same county, born Nov. 10, 1808. While a resident of Washington County he was a farmer. His children born there were Mary Jane (died in infancy), and one son, Lyman, born Nov. 12, 1828. He settled in Spring- water, Livingston Co., in 1837, and in No
. 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. ^c^f^^o/^n^ J^'^^T-i^ a-^^ Alexander Arnold was born in Hartford, Washington Co., N. Y., Jan. 20, 1808, and married Rachel Henderson, a native of the same county, born Nov. 10, 1808. While a resident of Washington County he was a farmer. His children born there were Mary Jane (died in infancy), and one son, Lyman, born Nov. 12, 1828. He settled in Spring- water, Livingston Co., in 1837, and in November of the same year came to Bath, Steuben Co. (now Avoca), and pnrchased two hundred and forty acres of land, to which he made additions, owning at the time of his death four hundred acres, and on which his son Lyman and grandchildren reside. One son. Jay W., was born in Steuben County, July, 1842, and is now a resident of W^isconsin. Mr. Arnold, besides being a representative agri- culturist, was a breeder of fine sheep, and for many years gave much attention to sheep husbandry. He was a man of great energy and resolution, possessed of integrity of purpose in all his business relations, consideration, and independent thought. He was a liberal contributor to church interests, and gave largely in the construction of the First Baptist Church at Avoca. Both he and his wife were members of that church, and had been con- nected with church interests prior to settling in this county. Mr. Arnold was often solicited to accept office, but preferred the quiet attention to his own affairs. In politics he was formerly a Whig, then a Repub- lican, and during the latter part of his life a Demo- crat. His wife died in 1862, and he married, in 1864, Betsey E., widow of the late Joseph N. Bradish, of Rochester, who survives him. He died Sept. 8, 1877. His son Lyman married for his first wife Mary Jane McNeil, of Avoca, Jan. 8, 1850, of which union was born one son, Alexander J. She died May
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