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James Rexford Mack (1817 - 1879)

Rev. James Rexford Mack
Born in Harpersfield, Delaware County, New Yorkmap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married Aug 1840 [location unknown]
Husband of — married 5 Jun 1859 in Wilmot, Kenosha County, Wisconsinmap
Husband of — married 5 May 1863 in McHenry County, Illinoismap
Descendants descendants
Died at age 61 in Minnesotamap [uncertain]
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Biography

Per marriage record of James R. Mack, he was the son of Abner Mack 1787-1872 and NN "Huldy"

James R. Mack married 1. Ruth Barnes in August 1840, she died in 1844 in Pennsylvania (?)

James R. Mack married 2. Unknown, mother of Ruth Mack and Eva Mack, who were both born in Illinois per the 1860 census record, Nunda Township, McHenry County, Illinois

James R. Mack married 3. Harriet Boyce, on 5 June 1859 in Kenosha Co., Wisconsin, they were the parents of Maud Mack

James R. Mack married 4. Widow Henrietta Reynolds nee Goff, on 10 March 1863

28 June 1860: Blivens Mills, Burton Township, McHenry Co., Illinois; Occupation of James: Miller; James R Mack 45 New York; Harriett Mack 26 New York; Ruth Mack 13 Illinois; Eva Mack 7 Illinois; https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXCS-RGW

1870: Nunda Township, McHenry Co., Illinois; J R Mack 53 New York; Henrietta Mack 36 New York; Eva Mack 17 Illinois; Maud Mack 9 Illinois; James Mack 6 Illinois; Hugh Mack 0 Illinois; Frank Reynolds 10 Illinois; https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6HX-QYF

Find A Grave: Memorial #50506314 James R Mack

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Wisconsin, County Marriages, 1836-1911; James R. Mack; Event Type: Marriage; Event Date: 05 June 1859; Event Place: Wilmot, Kenosha, Wisconsin; Birthplace: Delaware Co., New York; Father's Name: Abner Mack; Mother's Name: Huldy; Spouse's Name: Harriet A. Boyse [Boyce]; Spouse's Father's Name: Daniel Boyse [Boyce]; Spouse's Mother's Name: Amanda; Frame Number: 1780; (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRP7-Y91

NOTE: His name, James Rexford Mack, as recorded in a transcribed marriage record (familysearch.org, no record image) of his daughter Maude Mack, to Barney [Barnum] W. Blakeslee aka Blakesley:

Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940; Barney W. Blakeslee; Event Type: Marriage; Event Date: 13 October 1879; Event Place: Woodstock, McHenry, Illinois; Age: 33; Birth Year (Estimated): 1846; Birthplace: Dorr, McHenry Co.; Father's Name: John B. Blakesly; Mother's Name: Arela Crouch; Spouse's Name: Maud Mack; Spouse's Age: 19; Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1860; Spouse's Birthplace: Spring Grove, Lake [McHenry County], Illinois; Spouse's Father's Name: James Rexford Mack; Spouse's Mother's Name: Harriett Boice [Boyce]; https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KFLD-5JK

"Biographical Directory of the Tax-Payers and Voters of McHenry County, page 297: "MACK, J. R., Farmer, West Section 17; Nunda P.O.; born in Harpersfield, Delaware Co., New York, March 29, 1817; came to McHenry Co. in 1845; owns 179 acres of land; value of property, $2,500; was County Assessor one year, and Supervisor two years. Married Ruth Barnes in August, 1840, who died in Pennsylvania in 1844. Married [Mrs. ]Henrietta Reynolds, [widow], on March 10, 1863, who was born in Livingston, Steuben Co., New York, in January, 1834; has six children." His obituary read: "J. R. Mack, an old and respected citizen, died at Nunda, January 3, 1879. He was favorably known throughout the eastern part of the county. For several years he was a preacher of the Universalist denomination. He was the prime mover in the erection of the Universalist church at McHenry [McHenry County, Illinois], and was one of the most zealous members of his denomination. His last years were filled with suffering, he being confined to his bed for three years previous to his death. His age was sixty-one years."





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