 1777 - Unknown
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Ainsworth, Abial |
| Born |
10 May 1777 |
Woodstock, Windham County, Connecticut, USA  |
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Male |
| Died |
Unknown |
| Person ID |
I65189 |
Sackett |
| Last Modified |
24 Jul 2013 |
| Family |
Stowell, Artemesia, b. 9 Nov 1784, Woodstock, Windham County, Connecticut, USA , d. Unknown |
| Married |
1 Jan 1806 |
New Woodstock, Madison County, New York, USA [1] |
| Children |
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| Last Modified |
2 Dec 2009 |
| Family ID |
F23084 |
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 | Born - 10 May 1777 - Woodstock, Windham County, Connecticut, USA |
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 | Married - 1 Jan 1806 - New Woodstock, Madison County, New York, USA |
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- http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ny/county/madison1/nwwoodh2.htm
Ainsworth.
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Abial Ainsworth«b» «/b»was a son of Nathan Ainsworth, who was born at Woodstock, Conn., in 1740. A Revolutionary soldier, he was captured and died a prisoner in the hands of the British on ship board in New York in 1776 or 1777. Abial was born at Woodstock, Conn., on May 10, 1777. In 1800 he removed from Woodstock, Conn., to New Woodstock, N. Y., and on Jan. 1, 1806, was there married to Artemesia Stowell, who was born at Woodstock, Conn., Nov. 9, 1784.
He purchased real estate in that neighborhood and was soon afterward elected deacon of the Baptist church, in which capacity he acted for many years. He was a man of great decision of character and of very great general information, and occupied such a position in society that his opinions upon general subjects were much respected and had great influence upon the people of that community.
He was the father of the following children: Sophronia, born Oct. 21, 1806, married to Harry Sackett, Oct. 31, 1833, died about 1869 at Manlius, N. Y.;«b» «/b»Parmenas, born April 2, 1808, died in 1901 near New Woodstock; Walter, born Jan. 14, 1810, died at Albion, N. Y., in 1881; Abial Leroy, born Feb. 9, 1812, died at Whitesville, N. Y., July 15, 1890; Soranus Corbin, born at New Woodstock, Jan. 22, 1814, died Feb. 8, 1888, was an able and successful minister in the Baptist church; Spencer Seth, born Oct. 8, 1816, died April 28, 1899, was a graduate of Madison University, and was a minister in the Baptist church until 1856, when he removed to West Union, Iowa, studied and practiced law for some time and afterward established Ainsworth's grammar school at West Union; Amelia M., born Jan. 24, 1830, died at Manlius, N. Y., Jan. 6, 1892, graduated from Oneida Conference Seminary, in 1856 married Jewett Dunbar of Buffalo, who was an intimate friend of Grover Cleveland, whom she and her husband often entertained at dinner parties.
One incident in the early life of Parmenas Ainsworth may be of interest. He had invited Charlotte Smith, afterward Mrs. Merrill, to attend a dance at Shed's Corners, but his father, on account of his objection to dances, refused to let him have a horse to take her there. Mr. Ainsworth informed Miss Smith of the situation of affairs, and informed her that he had a bull that drove very well in the hills and if she would consent, he would hitch him in and take her. She agreed and they attended the dance that way.
The decendants of the foregoing are scattered all over the country. Lucian L., son of Parmenas Ainsworth, is now at West Union, Iowa, and has five children, who, with their children are located near him. Walter C. Ainsworth is located at St. Louis Park, Minn.; his other children are located near New Woodstock, and are Lucretia, wife of Henry Judd, Harriet C., wife of Augustus B. Judd, and Ella K., wife of Frank Soule; Abial Leroy left several children, all of whom are located at Whitesville, Alleghany Co., N. Y., excepting Willard C., who, in 1856, located near Ft. Dodge, Iowa, and has a large family, all of whom are pleasantly situated, and Amelia, wife of James M. Elmore, located near New Woodstock. Of Soranus Ainsworth's children, Spencer M., died in Alabama, his widow and children now living in Austin, Texas; Herman Reeve Ainsworth is a successful physician at Addison, N. Y.; Caroline Maria married George H. Arnold, of Cortland, N. Y., who was a member of the legislature of New York, and a prominent man in business circles at that place. Elbert Augustus is a physician at West Union, Iowa, with a lucrative and successful practice; Ellen Augusta married P. W. Harring in 1876, and is now a widow, residing at Addison, N. Y.
In compliance with a request for a personal sketch, Lucian L. Ainsworth writes as follows:
"I was born June 21, 1831, at the home of my grandfather, Deacon Elisha Webber, about one mile south of New Woodstock, on the farm now owned by Mr. Shattuck. The first school I attended was in 1837, taught in the old red school house by Jane Smith, afterward Mrs. John Underwood. There was little in my life different from the other boys in the neighborhood. I always had an established credit with Philetus Lathrop, Esquire. When I was only ten or eleven years old he trusted me for candy to the amount of from five to ten cents at a time, and I always paid him promptly. The first algebra I ever had I bought of George Russell for seventy-five cents, and paid him in installments of from a sixpence to a shilling at a time.
My mother died in October, 1847, and that same winter I taught school as an assistant with George Scott in the old academy for a few months, when Scott's health failing, the school was abandoned and I attended school the balance of the winter at the old school house. Henry W. Slocum, afterward General Slocum, was the teacher. Subsequently I attended school for several terms at Oneida Conference Seminary at Cazenovia. In 1849 I taught my first term of district school in the district on the Ridge Road, about two miles north of Cazenovia village. Afterward I taught at several places. In 1853 I began reading law with Miner Sloan at DeRuyter, and was admitted to practice at the general term of the supreme court in Morrisville in 1854. In the winter of '54 and '55, I taught a select school in the old academy at New Woodstock, two terms. The first term I boarded with Wells Richmond, and the second term with Asa Merrill, who lived in the house now occupied by Mrs. R. W. Richmond. During most of the time after I was fifteen years old until I commenced reading law, I worked on the farm summers.
April 29, 1855, I left New Woodstock to seek a location in the west. Came first to Belvidere, Ill., where I remained for a few months, and from there came to West Union, Fayette Co., Iowa, where I am still located. Have been fairly successful in practice. I represented the county in the state senate from 1860 to 1864; the house of representatives from 1872 to 1874. In 1874 was elected representative in the 44th congress from the 3rd congressional district of Iowa. Declined a re-election upon the expiration of that term, and returned to the practice of law, which I have ever since pursued. Became a Master Mason in 1856, Royal Arch Mason in 1860, and a Knight Templar in 1875.
Have taken considerable interest in educational matters. Been a member of the school board of West Union. Am now and for nearly twenty years have been, one of the trustees of the upper Iowa University, the leading educational institution in northern Iowa. I was married to Margaret E. McCool, December 8, 1859. She was born in Lewisburg, Penn., October 20, 1833. There have been born to us six children, five of whom are living, four sons and one daughter, one son dying Aug. 6, 1868, at the age of one year and eleven months. My children are all married, and I have seven grandchildren. Like David B. Hill, 'I am a Democrat,' and always have been."
Dr. Coy was a teacher in New Woodstock about 1835. L. L. Ainsworth, then a small lad, attended school. One day the teacher saw him crying bitterly. Laying his hand on the boy's head he inquired what was the matter. The lad replied, "I am so lonesome, there are so many folks here." Look below the surface and note the truth contained in his words. Who has not felt alone with multitudes about?
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