Finger Family Genealogical DatabaseLast Update 10/19/2020

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Wesley Finger and his son Harry were owners of a dairy in Kingston, and did the bottling at the dairy. Wesley was actually the owner-operator of the dairy and did much of the delivery himself. - Jude Holdsworth

At the time of his death he was operating the Cloverleaf Dairy, located on his farm at 17 South Wall Street, Kingston, New York. He died of a heart attack in his truck while delivering milk at a resort in the Catskill Mountains. Wesley was an avid outdoorsman. He hunted and fished in the Catskill Mountains all his life. He loved to take his family camping, and that often included his grandchildren. - Judy Brown

Found him on the 1880 Catskill, Greene, New York census (dist 74 img 16) as Wesley Finger age 19, works on farm.

According to the 1891 Kingston, New York Directory, Wesley and his brother Phineas operated a meat market under the name Finger Brothers.

Found him on the 1900 Kingston Ward 8, Ulster, New York census (dist 109, img 17) as Wesslie Finger, age 37.

Found him on the 1910 Kingston, Ulster, New York census (dist 141 img 25) as Wesley Finger, age 48, retail, milk.

Found him on the 1920 Kingston, Ulster, New York census age 57, proprietor, dairy.

                                                                    | Jacob M. Finger  1769
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                                  | Philip Finger  1791             | 
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                                  |                                 | Margaret Schaeffer 1769 
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| John Finger 1816                |
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|                                 | Gritjen "Margaret" Kuhn(Coon) 1794|
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|- Wesley Finger   
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|                                                                   | Philip Shultis  1765 
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|                                 | Henry P. Shultis  1791          |   
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|                                 |                                 | Margaret Lasher  
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| Hephzibah Maria Shultis 1819    |
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                                  | Rachel Shultis 1791             |
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