Edward S Hicks (1823 - 1900)

Born 26 Mar 1823 in Pleasant Valley, Dutchess, New York, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Jennie M (Lattin) Divine — married 19 Nov 1872 in Pleasant Valley Presbyterian Church, Pleasant Valley, Dutchess, New York

Descendants

Died 7 Feb 1900 at age 76 in Pleasant Valley, Dutchess, New York

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Biography

Widower of Emily Wilbur and farmer in Pleasant Valley.

Upon the old homestead farm in Pleasant Valley town, Edward S. Hicks was born March 26, 1823, and was reared to rural life, receiving the usual education of the district school, after which he taught in the neighborhood for one term. On September 25, 1844, he married Emily Wilber, a native of the town of Hyde Park, and a daughter of Sylvanus Wilber,

Emily Wilber died February 4, 1862, and on November 19, 1862, Mr. Hicks married Jennie M. Lattin (Emily's niece), who was born in Pleasant Valley town, where the birth of her father, John W. Lattin, also occurred (in October 1810).

Sources

• Source: S382 Concerning the Van Bunschoten or Van Benschoten Family in America: A Genealogy and Brief History, Second Edition, by William Henry Van Benschoten (West Park on Hudson, New York, 1907) p. 709.
• Vital Records of the Presbyterian Church Pleasant Valley, Dutchess County, NY 1793-1947, transcribed and indexed by Arthur C. M. Kelly (Rhinebeck: Kinship, 2007) p. 91. 1849: 1862 11.19 Edward S. Hicks, Pleasant Valley; Jeannie Lattin, Pleasant Valley; $10.
• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCY7-H8G : 12 April 2016), Edward S Hicks, Pleasant Valley, Dutchess, New York, United States; citing family 401, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC7Z-KHV : 14 December 2017), Edward S Hicks in entry for John Humphrey, 1860.
• "New York State Census, 1865," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVNN-HWXY : accessed 3 October 2018), Edward S Hicks, , Pleasant Valley, Dutchess, New York, United States; citing source p. 13, line 7, household ID 116, county clerk, board of supervisors and surrogate court offices from various counties. Utica and East Hampton Public Libraries, New York; FHL microfilm 565,245.
• "New York State Census, 1875," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNVV-Q54 : 11 March 2018), Edward Hicks, Pleasant Valley, Dutchess, New York, United States; citing p. 21, line 13, State Library, Albany; FHL microfilm 565,247.
• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZZL-TVQ : 16 August 2017), Edward S Hicks, Pleasant Valley, Dutchess, New York, United States; citing enumeration district ED 48, sheet 372C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0824; FHL microfilm 1,254,824.
• "New York State Census, 1892," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQ9K-HS7 : 11 March 2018), Edward S Hicks, 1892; citing Pleasant Valley, E.D. 01, county offices, New York; FHL microfilm 565,250.
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/52631617/edward-samuel-hicks: accessed 07 January 2024), memorial page for Edward Samuel Hicks (26 Mar 1823–7 Feb 1900), Find a Grave Memorial ID 52631617, citing Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Pleasant Valley, Dutchess County, New York, USA; Maintained by Susan (contributor 47243627).
• J.H. Beers & Co. Commemorative biographical record of Dutchess County, New York. Chicago, J. H. Beers & co, 1897. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/08012286/>.