andrew

Andrew Henry Harshaw, Cutler, 111. 

Westminster, 1874; 2 sessions; lie. April n, 1877, S. Illinois; ord. May 7, 
1878, 2d New York; pastor New York City, 1878-80, 2d, Pittsburgh, Pa., 
1881-83; editor Midland, 1884-85; pastor New York City, 1885I68; joined 
Presbyterian Church; pastor New York City, 1888 — ; D. D., 1889, Mus- 
kingum; pastor; Presbyterian; New York, N. Y. 

http://archive.org/stream/annualcatalogue189000alle/annualcatalogue189000alle_djvu.txt

Cuylerville = Little Beard's Town

Trying Google Maps on Cuylerville, stumbled across the Boyd-Parker site.  Having read E R Eastman's The Destroyers (an old historical fiction about the Sullivan-Clinton expedition, I knew the significance.  Researching on wikipedia revealed that Cuylerville was the site of "Little Beard's Town", a

Feds Are Tender-Hearted

Old NYC

http://www.oldnyc.org

Possible Wedding Photo

The process of creating Daguerreotypes revolutionized the world of portraiture and was met with excitement in America almost immediately. The announcement of the creation of daguerreotypy was first published in American newspapers in February 1839.[6] The first daguerreotype studio was opened in New York in 1841 and an article published in The Pittsburgh Gazette on 3 May 1841 claims “Daguerreotype portraits have given so much satisfaction to the lovers of fine arts in the city.”[7]

From Vita Brevis

Pictures Mislead--Jean Was Right

Letters from Jean's files show that her account of her birth and Ada and William's golden wedding anniversary was right.  Marjorie and I were trying to piece a coherent account together based on my memory of Jean's account and available photographs.  .  We weren't sure when the anniversary was, but we now know it was August 6, 50 years from the wedding in August 6, 1885.

Here's the

photograph showing the family assembled for the anniversary.  Note my mother.  At this point she's close to  9 months pregnant, but does it really show? Jean was born 4 days after this picture was taken.  This letter from Ralph to Gertrude confirms the timing, and the fact that her pregnancy was a surprise.

She and dad had been married almost 16 years (they married on August 21, 1919) and as far as we know this was her first pregnancy (age 37).  Jean speculated that the lingering effects of dad's lead poisoning accounted for the late birth.