Arthur Allen Hitchcock (1851 - 1939)

Ancestors

Died 12 May 1939 at age 87 in Champlain, Clinton, New York, United States

This profile is part of the Clinton County, New York One Place Study.

Biography

Arthur Allen was born in 1851. He was the son of George Hitchcock and Eliza Allen. He passed away in 1939.

The following comes from the Clinton County Historical Association:

PLATTSBURGH DAILY PRESS – May 19, 1939 – 82 years ago “Arthur A. Hitchcock, well-known resident of Champlain passed away in his 88th year on Friday, May 12, at his farm home where he was born and spent his entire life.

Arthur Allen Hitchcock was a grandson of Dwight Cabot Hitchcock, one of the early settlers of Champlain and one of the founders and first trustees of the Methodist Church in Champlain. The deceased was a son of George R. Hitchcock and Eliza Allen of Bethlehem, CT. He had one sister, John R. Carnell of Troy and Albany. The father G. R. Hitchcock died in 1871, leaving the responsibility of the farm and care of his mother.

In [25 Jun] 1873 in [Champlain], he was married to Ella F. Bigelow, daughter of the Rev. A. S. Bigelow, a former Methodist minister in Champlain. He is survived by two sons, George R. Hitchcock of Delmar, NY, and Dwight C. Hitchcock who is now operating the Hitchcock farm. A daughter died in 1917.

Mr. Hitchcock was endowed with a splendid bass voice and was an active member of the choir of the Champlain Presbyterian Church for more than 50 years. Though well beyond the allotted space of three score and ten, Mr. Hitchcock continued active life and the operation of his large farm until the spring of 1931 when a severe heart attack, soon followed by a paralytic stroke brought a quick end to the activities he had so long enjoyed.

Funeral services were held from the Champlain Presbyterian Church in the afternoon of May 15. Rev. Arthur Durbin conducted the services assisted by Rev. Paul Thomas, pastor of the Champlain Methodist Church. His son, Mr. George R. Allen, a graduate of Albany Business College, rendered a beautiful solo, “Some Day the Silver Cord Will Break.” Interment in the Glenwood Cemetery in Champlain.” If you’d like to hear the song sung at his funeral, go to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fB4tWSQSU_c

The maple industry has always been important in Clinton County, We hope these images from the turn of the last century will bring back some happy memories. This group of photos is in our permanent collection - we wonder what will be in our collection 82 years from now.

Sources

• North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000