Isaac Finch (1783 - 1845)

Born 13 Oct 1783 in Stillwater, Saratoga, New York, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Martha Patsey (Barber) Finch — married 13 Oct 1805 in Jay, Essex, New York, United States

Descendants

Died 23 Jun 1845 at age 61 in Jay, Essex, New York, United States

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Biography

Isaac was born in 1783. He was the son of Joshua Finch (1748–1807) and Loruhama Brewer (1748–1818). He passed away in 1845.

He was a Representative from New York; born in Stillwater, Saratoga County, N.Y., October 13, 1783 and moved with his parents to Peru, Clinton County, N.Y., in 1787; attended the public schools; studied law, but did not engage in extensive practice. Instead he moved to Essex County and settled near Jay, Essex County, N.Y. and became interested in agricultural pursuits as a gentleman farmer.

During the War of 1812 he served as major in the Twenty-sixth Regiment of Infantry during the War of 1812; He became a member of the State assembly from 1822-1824 and was elected as an Anti-Jacksonian to represent New York's 19th District in the Twenty-first Congress. He served from March 4, 1829 to March 3, 1831 but was not a candidate for renomination in 1830 and sought no other political office. He then resumed agricultural pursuits; died in Jay, N.Y., June 23, 1845; interment in Central Cemetery.

Burial in June, 1845 was at the Central Cemetery in Jay, Essex County, New York.

Sources

• United States. Congress. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-2005. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 2005.

See also:

• Find a Grave
• Bio at history.house.gov