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| Name Horace Fingar #995 |
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| Born 9 Jul 1836 |
Place Germantown, Columbia, New York |
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| Died 13 Sep 1899 |
Place New York |
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Date 12 Jan 1859 |
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2 Anna Fingar 14 Jul 1862
3 Thomas C. Fingar 23 Apr 1866
4 Franklin H. Fingar 17 Apr 1868
Horace Fingar spent his early life in Germantown. He received part of his education in the district school and graduated at Claverack College. His occupation was farming, and he was a good practical, up-to-date farmer, doing everything in a very systematic manner.
On February 11, 1880, he moved to the town of Clermont, and, in connection with his farm there, he had the freight dock in Germantown for a number of years.
He was identified with all the public enterprises, and there he died on September 13, 1899.
He held many positions of trust and represented his town in the board of supervisors for several terms, holding that office at the time of his death.
He was also a very active worker in the Reformed church of Germantown in early life he was superintendent of the Sunday-school for a number of years and later on he served as elder for a term of eighteen years, taking the place of his father, who had served officially for nearly half a century. - Factors In Columbia County History From Columbia County at the End of the Century Volume II Published and Edited Under the Auspices of the Hudson Gazette The Record Printing and Publishing Co. Hudson, New York MCM (1900)
On February 11, 1880, he moved to the town of Clermont, and, in connection with his farm there, he had the freight dock in Germantown for a number of years.
He was identified with all the public enterprises, and there he died on September 13, 1899.
He held many positions of trust and represented his town in the board of supervisors for several terms, holding that office at the time of his death.
He was also a very active worker in the Reformed church of Germantown in early life he was superintendent of the Sunday-school for a number of years and later on he served as elder for a term of eighteen years, taking the place of his father, who had served officially for nearly half a century. - Factors In Columbia County History From Columbia County at the End of the Century Volume II Published and Edited Under the Auspices of the Hudson Gazette The Record Printing and Publishing Co. Hudson, New York MCM (1900)
Found him on the 1850 Germantown, Columbia, New York census (img 15) as Horace Fingar age 14
Found him on the 1860 Germantown, Columbia, New York census (img 19) as Horace Fingar, age 23. He is married and he and his family are living with his parents.
See him on the 1870 Germantown, Columbia, NY census, age 34
In 1870 he and his family are living with his parents.
Found him on the 1880 Clermont, Columbia, New York census (dist 8 img 7) as Horace Fingar age 43, farmer.
| Coenradt (Conrad) Finger 1746
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| Elias B. Finger 1778 |
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| | Anatje "Anna" Berringer 1751
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| Thomas "Dames" Fingar 1802 |
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| | Margaretha Clum 1785 |
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| | Catherina Tonsbach
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| Juliana "Julia" Anna S(c)hults 1806|
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