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Henry DeLancy Elmer (1812 - 1870)

Henry DeLancy Elmer
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Brother of , , , , and
Husband of — married about 1830 [location unknown]
Descendants descendants
Father of , and
Died at age 58 in Chester, Orange, New York, United Statesmap
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Biography

When Henry DeLancy Elmer was born on February 18, 1812, in New York, his father, Micah, was 29 and his mother, Elizabeth, was 29. He had five sons and one daughter with Julia Ann De Kay between 1838 and 1851. He died on October 17, 1870, in Chester, New York, at the age of 58, and was buried in Wawayanda, New York.

Name

Henry DeLancy Elmer [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]

Birth

18 February 1812 • Goshen, Orange, New York, United States [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]

Marriage

Bef. 1850 • Henry married Julia Ann DeKay [2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]

Residence

1840 • Minisink, Orange, New York, United States [1]
1850 • Minisink, Orange, New York, United States [2]
1855 • Minisink, Orange, New York, United States [3]
1860 • Minisink, Orange, New York, United States [4]
1865 • Minisink, Orange, New York, United States [5]
1870 • Chester, Orange, New York, United States [6]

Death

17 October 1870 • Chester, Orange, New York, United States [7][8][9]

Burial

Ridgeberry • Ridgebury, Orange, New York, United States [9]

Sources

  • United States Census, 1840, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHYC-69S : 4 October 2021), Henry Elmore, Minisink, Orange, New York, United States; citing p. 183, NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm .
Name: Henry Elmore
Home in 1840 (City, County, State): Minisink, Orange, New York
Free White Persons - Males - Under 5: 1: Samuel Elmer
Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14: 2: Unknown Elmer, John Elmer
Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29: 1: Henry Elmore
Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29: 1: Julia Ann (DeKay) Elmer
Free White Persons - Under 20: 3
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 2
Total Free White Persons: 5
Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves: 5
  • United States Census, 1850, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC19-77S : 9 July 2022), Henry D Elmor, Minisink, Orange, New York, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
Household Members: Home in 1850, Minisink, Orange, New York, USA; Real Estate, 650; Line Number, 38; Dwelling Number, 36; Family Number, 42.
Henry D Elmor; Gender, Male; Race, White; Age, 37; Birth Year, abt 1813; Birthplace, New York; Occupation, Harness Maker; Industry, Leather Products, Except Footwear.
July A Elmor; Gender, Female; Race, White; Age, 36; Birth Year, abt 1814; Birthplace, New York.
Saml Elmor; Gender, Male; Race, White; Age, 12; Birth Year, abt 1838; Birthplace, New York; Attended School, Yes.
Wallace Elmor; Gender, Male; Race, White; Age, 7; Birth Year, abt 1843; Birthplace, New York; Attended School, Yes.
Oscar Elmor; Gender, Male; Race, White; Age, 5; Birth Year, abt 1845; Birthplace, New York.
John Elmor; Gender, Male; Race, White; Age, 2; Birth Year, abt 1848; Birthplace, New York.
Emmet Elmor; Gender, Male; Race, White; Age, 0; Birth Year, abt 1850; Birthplace, New York.
Household Members: Home in 1860, Minisink, Orange, New York; Post Office, Middletown; Dwelling Number, 2452; Family Number, 2728; Real Estate Value, 4000; Personal Estate Value, 1500.
Henry D Elmer; Age, 47; Birth Year, abt 1813; Gender, Male; Race, White; Birth Place, New York; Occupation, Harness Maker.
Julia A Elmer; Age, 46; Birth Year, abt 1814; Gender, Female; Race, White; Birth Place, New York.
William W Elmer; Age, 18; Birth Year, abt 1842; Gender, Male; Race, White; Birth Place, New York.
Oscar Elmer; Age, 16; Birth Year, abt 1844; Gender, Male; Race, White; Birth Place, New York; Attended School, Y.
John Elmer; Age, 12; Birth Year, abt 1848; Gender, Male; Race, White; Birth Place, New York; Attended School, Y.
Emmet Elmer; Age, 10; Birth Year, abt 1850; Gender, Male; Race, White; Birth Place, New York; Attended School, Y.
Josephine Elmer; Age, 8; Birth Year, abt 1852; Gender, Female; Race, White; Birth Place, New York; Attended School, Y.
  • New York State Census, 1865, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVNJ-M9Z6 : 8 March 2021), Henry D Elmer, District 01, Chester, Orange, New York, United States; citing Census, p. 5, citing multiple county Clerks; Warren and Lewis County Board of Supervisors; multiple counties in New York; Utica and East Hampton Public Libraries, New York.
  • United States Census, 1870, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8VF-V5B : 29 May 2021), H D Elmer, 1870.
Household Members: Dwelling Number, 103; Home in 1870, Chester, Orange, New York; Post Office, Bellvale; Real Estate Value, 1000.
H D Elmer; Age in 1870, 58; Birth Date, abt 1812; Birthplace, New York; Race, White; Gender, Male; Occupation, Saddler; Male Citizen Over 21, Yes.
Julia A Elmer; Age in 1870, 57; Birth Date, abt 1813; Birthplace, New York; Race, White; Gender, Female; Occupation, Keeping House.
John E Elmer; Age in 1870, 22; Birth Date, abt 1848; Birthplace, New York; Race, White; Gender, Male; Occupation, Student; Male Citizen Over 21, Yes.
Josephine Elmer; Age in 1870, 18; Birth Date, abt 1852; Birthplace, New York; Race, White; Gender, Female; Occupation, At Home.
  • U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
Original data: Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls.
Name: Henry De Laney Elmer
Birth Date: 18 Feb 1812
Death Date: 7 Oct 1870
SAR Membership: 25307
Role: Ancestor
Application Date: 20 Oct 1914
Father: Micah Allison Elmer
Mother: Elizabeth Allison
Spouse: Julia Ann De Kay
Children: Josephine E Elmer
Text from Page 218.
1399. Micah Allison Elmer [1327] (Mary Allison, Gen. William, Joseph). He was born May 13, 1781, at Goshen, N. Y., and died at Unionville, Orange county, N. Y., Dec. 31, 1849. He married his second cousin, Elizabeth, daughter of Richard Allison, Feb. 4, 1804, who died in Unionville, and both are buried in Ridgebury, N. Y. He was named for his uncle, Micah Allison, who was killed, at the age of eighteen, in battle at the capture of Fort Montgomery. They were Presbyterians. Some of this family are buried in Slate Hill cemetery, Wawayanda, Orange county, N. Y.
CHILDREN.
1400. William Allison Elmer b. Jan. 1, 1805; d. April 8, 1805.
1401. Julia Ann Elmer b. April 1-3, 1806; d. Nov. 27, 1871, aged 65 years, 7 months, 14 days. She is buried in the Allison family plot in Chester, N. Y. Rev. C. E. Allison says of her,—"The memory of her unselfish life is sweet as the fragrance of flowers." She was unmarried.
1402. Richard Allison Elmer (1491), b. Aug. 28, 1808; d. Aug. 8, 1867; res. Waverly, N. Y.
1403. Isaac Allison Elmer, b. Nov. 24, 1810; d. young.
1404. Henry De Lancy Elmer (1498), b. Feb. 18, 1812; d. Oct. 17, 1870; m. Julia Ann De Kay; res. at Unionville and Chester, N. Y.
1405. Nathaniel Elmer (1514), b. at Wantage, N. Y., Jan. 31, 1816; d. July 11, 18S4, in Middletown, N. Y.
1406. Teresa Amelia Elmer, b. Nov. 6, 1819; d. Sept. 27, 1871. She m. Isaac W. Allison. (See his record, No. 1540.)
Text from Page 228.
Text from Page 228.
1498. Henry DeLancy Elmer [1404] (Micah Allison Elmer, Mary Allison, Gen. William, Joseph). He was born Feb. 18, 1812 ; d. Oct. 17, 1870; m. Julia Ann DeKay. He was a harness-maker and a merchant, and died at Chester, N. Y. He had resided at Unionville, N. Y, for many years.
CHILDREN.
1498a. John Elmer. He graduated at Hamilton college, Clinton, N. Y., in 1870; studied law in the law school at Hamilton college, and was admitted to the bar. He was drowned in the Red river of North Minnesota; unmarried.
1499. William Wallace Elmer, b. at Unionville, N. Y., July 15, 1842; m. Carrie, dau. of John Knapp, of Sugar Loaf, Orange Co., N. Y. He was engaged in mercantile business at that place. In 1882, on account of his ill health, they removed to Middletown, N. Y., and in 1887 to West Town, N. Y. There he died Nov. 15, 1887. His widow res. at West Town, N. Y. Children b. at Sugar Loaf, Orange Co., N. Y.
1500. Harry S. Elmer, b. Oct. 14, 1871.
1501. Grace Elmer, b. Jan. 27, 1880.
1502. Josephine Elmer. She m. J. H. Sharp, and is deceased. He is a merchant; res. Morehead, Minn. Children:
1503. Julia A. Sharp.'
1504. James H. Sharp.'
1505. J. Edgar Sharp.'
1506. Emmett Elmer, graduated at medical department of Michigan university. He was a physician in Cornwall, Monroe, and Walden, Orange Co., N. Y. He m. Sarah M., dau. of Morgan and Mary A. (Titus) Shuit. Child:
1507. Morgan Shuit Elmer.'
1508. Oscar Elmer. He graduated at Hamilton college, Clinton, N. Y., in 1865, at Union Theological seminary in New York in 1868. He is a clergyman in the home missionary field. He is now pastor at Crookston, Minn., and is very favorably and widely known in that state. He m. Carrie Knight, a relative and a descendant of Sheriff W. W. Thompson, of Orange Co., N. Y. Children:
1509. Mary K. Elmer.'
1510. Julia A. Elmer.'
1511. Isabel Elmer.'
1512. Josephine Elmer.'
1513. Charles K. Elmer.'
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38584094/henry-de_lancy-elmer : accessed 10 July 2022), memorial page for Henry De Lancy Elmer (18 Feb 1812–17 Oct 1870), Find a Grave Memorial ID 38584094, citing Ridgeberry Cemetery, Ridgebury, Orange County, New York, USA ; Maintained by LadyGoshen (contributor 46951894).
Name: Henry De Lancy Elmer
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 18 Feb 1812
Death Date: 17 Oct 1870
Cemetery: Ridgeberry Cemetery
Burial or Cremation Place: Ridgebury, Orange County, New York, United States of America
Has Bio?: N

Acknowledgments

8 January 2015 • Elmer-438 was created by Robert Elmore through the import of Elmore.ged.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1840 US Census
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 1850 US Census
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 1855 NY Census
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 1860 US Census
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 1865 NY Census
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 1870 US Census
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 The History Of The Alison Or Allison Family
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 FindAGrave.com



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