Jefferson County, NY Pioneers


PIONEER POST FAMILY



1. HENRY POST was born 1774 in Germany. He settled first in the Town of Rutland, and in 1860 he lived in the Town of Pamelia. Henry died Aug 28 1862, probably in Jefferson County, and was buried in Walton St Cemetery, Alexandria Bay.

He married
MARY MAGDELENA (___), who was born c1784 in France. She died after 1860, probably in Jefferson County.

Children, POST:

+ 2 i BENJAMIN POST

+ 3 ii JOHN POST

2. BENJAMIN POST (son of HENRY and MARY MAGDALINA (---) POST) was born in 1819, Montgomery County, NY. He was a farmer. BENJAMIN and AMANDA POST owned a farm on Wellesley Island in the Town of Orleans. Benjamin died 1897.

He married Mar 23 1844,
AMANDA MELVINA WAGONER, (daughter of JACOB PETER and CAROLINE (ABEEL) WAGONER) who was born Sep 14 1818, Montgomery County NY, She died 1893.

Children, POST:

4 i JACOB HENRY POST

5 ii CHARLES AMBERT POST

6 iii MARY AMELIA POST married WILLIAM ORLANDO BENNETT

3. JOHN POST lived in the Town of Rutland, next door to his parents in 1840. He died after 1844.

He married
NANCY A. (___) died after 1850.

Children, probably 3, POST:

7 i GEORGE POST

8 ii JACOB POST

9 iii DAVID POST


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Jon Holcombe


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