Hasbrouck family explained

Hasbrouck
Ethnicity:FrenchHuguenots
Region:United States
Origin:Calais, France
Members:Abraham B. Hasbrouck
Abraham J. Hasbrouck
Josiah Hasbrouck
Louis Hasbrouck
Lydia Sayer Hasbrouck
Sol Hasbrouck
William C. Hasbrouck
Jay LeFevre
William Lounsbery
George H. Sharpe
Henry G. Sharpe
John Hasbrouck Van Vleck
Ziggy Hasbrook
Ezra Fitch
Olive Hasbrouck
Laurence H. Snyder
Cleve Benedict
Fred Upton
Daniel O'Day
Kate Upton
Estate:Stow-Hasbrouck House
Maj. Jacob Hasbrouck Jr. House
Jean Hasbrouck House
Washington's Headquarters State Historic Site
Hasbrouck House (Poughkeepsie, New York)
Namesake Places:Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey
Hasbrouck Park
Cole-Hasbrouck Farm Historic District

The Hasbrouck family was an early immigrant family to Ulster County, New York, and helped found New Paltz, New York. The Hasbrouck family were French Huguenots who fled persecution in France by moving to Germany, and then the United States. Two brothers, Jean II and Abraham, are the ancestors of almost all individuals in the United States with the last name "Hasbrouck," or some variation.

History

The Hasbrouck brothers Jean and Abraham were the sons of Jean Hasbrouck I and his wife Esther, both born in France. When Louis XIV gained the French throne in 1643, he aggressively forced Huguenots to convert to Roman Catholicism, an ongoing effort by French monarchs to perform this action. Louis imposed penalties, closed schools, and implemented Dragonnades, which were meant to intimidate the Huguenot families. Huguenot homes would be occupied or looted by French troops as part of this policy.

Move to Germany and the Colonies

Many of the Huguenots became religious refugees, fleeing France to other parts of Europe. The Hasbrouck family ended up in Mannheim, Germany, among many other families. It wasn't long before these families continued their journey and sailed to the colonies in North America.[1] One of the earliest French Huguenots to move to the colonies was Matthys Blanchan and his family, which included his son-in-law Louis DuBois.

Jean Hasbrouck II and his wife, Anne Deyo, and two of their children, Maria and Hester, along with Anne's parents Christian and Jeanne Verbeau Deyo, and Anne's siblings Pierre, Maria and Elizabeth, would move to present-day New York, settling first in Hurley, New York. In 1675, Jean's brother Abraham would join with the group in Hurley, which had now grown to a very large number. On November 17, 1675, he would marry Maria Deyo, his brother's wife's sister.[2]

Founding of New Paltz

After garnering enough support and continuing to grow their families, the Huguenots set out to find a desirable land that they could call their own. They found an area 15 miles south of Kingston, New York, where they had resided for a short time but found that the constant squabbles with local Native Americans made it difficult to function. The owners of the land they coveted were the Esopus Indians, who lived on a considerable amount of land up and down the Hudson River where present-day Esopus, New York, runs, through Ulster Park, New York, and into where New Paltz stands.

The Huguenots initiated peaceful negotiations with the Esopus tribe, agreeing to a land contract with five of their chiefs and 21 of their natives. This was followed by the royal, or patent, grant, given to the Huguenots by Governor Edmund Andros on September 29, 1677.[3]

In 1678, the families proceeded to their new home, building simple wood houses near the Wallkill River. They would name their new settlement New Paltz, which was meant to honor the Germany state in which Mannheim exists, Pfalz-am-Rhein. As part of the patent they had received, twelve of the new settlers signed the document and were considered the founders, or patentees, of New Paltz. Jean and Abraham Hasbrouck were two of these signers, along with their father-in-law, Christian Deyo; their brother-in-law, Pierre "Peter" Deyo; brother-in-law, Simon LeFevre (who married Elizabeth Deyo); brother-in-law, Abraham DuBois (who married Margaret Deyo); Jean's son-in-law Isaac DuBois (married Maria Hasbrouck); Abraham and Isaac's father Louis; Simon's brother, Andries LeFevre; Hugo Freer; Louis Bevier; and Antoine Crispell, who married Maria Blanchan, daughter of Matthys and sister of Catherine (married Louis DuBois).[4]

One of the first structures in New Paltz was a fort-like stockade, a requirement of Governor Andros for protection.[5]

Huguenot Street

(see Huguenot Street Historic District)The families settled on a stretch of land, now known as Historic Huguenot Street, where many of their early homes were built. The wood-like homes were soon replaced by stone structures, that have stood until present day. The first patentee to pass away was Christian Deyo, and a cemetery was established on Huguenot Street not far from where the homes were. Many of the patentees would be buried in this cemetery, and Christian was the first.

Anne Deyo Hasbrouck would die in 1694, and not see many of the structures built with stone; her husband, Jean, died in 1714, having built a small, simple stone house. His brother Abraham would die in 1717, also having built a small house, and his wife Maria Deyo Hasbrouck in 1741. They would all be buried in the Huguenot Cemetery.

Abraham and Maria's son, Daniel, would add on to his father's residence, making it much larger and committing to upgrades for his family. While it was originally thought that the "Abraham Hasbrouck House" was built solely by Abraham, dating of the trees and remnants of the earliest parts of the house show that it was completed after Abraham's death, around 1720. This makes Daniel the likely contributor to most of what the home looks like today, and he resided there until around 1740.[6]

Early Hasbrouck family:Jean and Anna Deyo Hasbrouck had at least six children:

  1. Maria Hasbrouck (1664–1719); married Isaac DuBois (1659–1690) on June 1, 1683
  2. Hester Hasbrouck (1668–1721); married Pierre "Peter" Gumaer (1666–1729) on April 18, 1692
  3. Abraham Hasbrouck (b. 1678)
  4. Isaac Hasbrouck (b. 1681)
  5. Elizabeth Hasbrouck (1685–1760); married Louis Bevier Jr. (1684–1735) on June 2, 1713
  6. Jacob Hasbrouck (1688–1761); married Esther Bevier (1687–1741) on December 7, 1714

Abraham and Maria Deyo Hasbrouck had at least five children:

  1. Rachel Hasbrouck (1680-bef 1717); married Louis DuBois Jr. (1677–1749) on January 19, 1701
  2. Joseph Hasbrouck (1683–1724); married Elsie Schoonmaker (1685–1764) on October 27, 1705
  3. Solomon Hasbrouck (1686–1752); married Sarah Van Wagenen (1701–1753)
  4. Daniel Hasbrouck (1692–1759); married Wyntje Deyo (1706–1787); great-granddaughter of Christian Deyo and Daniel's 1st cousin once removed
  5. Benjamin Hasbrouck (1696–1763); married Jannetje DeLong (1712–1787) on February 13, 1737[7]
  6. Benjamin Hasbrouck (1696–1763); married Jannetje DeLong (1712–1787) on February 13, 1737[8]

Many of the Hasbrouck descendants would marry into the other patentee families, as well as other early settler families from the Netherlands such as the Elting, Van Wagenen, Louw and Schoonmaker families.

Notable members

Abraham Bruyn Hasbrouck

Abraham Bruyn Hasbrouck was born November 29, 1791, in Kingston, New York, the son of Jonathan Hasbrouck, who served as the Ulster County Judge from 1798 to 1799, and his wife, Catharina Wynkoop Hasbrouck. He graduated from Yale University in 1810 and returned to Kingston, where he studied law and opened his practice. In 1824, he was elected to the 19th United States Congress, serving from 1825 to 1827. He was named President of the National Ulster County Bank in Kingston, holding this position until 1840, when he was appointed the 6th President of Rutgers University. He remained in this role until 1850. He died February 23, 1879, in Kingston, and was buried in Houghtaling Cemetery in that city. The cemetery is now defunct.

Abruyn Street in Kingston is named after Abraham Bruyn Hasbrouck; because he was prominent at in Kingston at the same time as his first cousin, Abraham J. Hasbrouck, he would sign his name "Abruyn," thus resulting in the street name. Hasbrouck also founded the village of St. Remy, within the limits of Kingston and Esopus.

He was married to Julia Frances Ludlum (1796–1869) and was the father-in-law of George H. Sharpe.

Abraham Joseph Hasbrouck

Abraham J. Hasbrouck was born October 16, 1773, in Libertyville, New York, a small established community outside of New Paltz and Gardiner, New York. He was a descendant of both Abraham and Jean, through multiple lines:

Abraham was a merchant in Kingston, New York, who owned a large property within the Rondout-West Strand Historic District. He served in the New York State Assembly in 1811 and New York State Senate in 1822. In 1812, he was elected to the 13th United States Congress as a Democratic-Republican, serving from 1813 to 1815. He died January 12, 1845, in Kingston, and is buried in the historic Sharp Burial Ground (Albany Avenue Cemetery). Hasbrouck Avenue, Hasbrouck Place, and Hasbrouck Park, all in Kingston, are named for him.[9]

Josiah Hasbrouck

Josiah Hasbrouck was born March 5, 1755, in New Paltz, the son of Jacob Hasbrouck Jr. and his wife, Jannetje DuBois Hasbrouck. His father served as a major in the American Revolutionary War and as the town supervisor of New Paltz (1762–1765, 1771–1776). Josiah would serve as supervisor of New Paltz as well, from 1784 to 1786, 1793 to 1794, and 1799 to 1805. In between his second and third terms, he served in the New York State Assembly from 1796 to 1797, and again in 1802 and 1806.

In 1802, Hasbrouck was elected to the 8th United States Congress to fill the resignation of John Cantine, serving from 1803 to 1805; he was elected to the 15th United States Congress in 1816, serving from 1817 to 1819.

In 1814, Hasbrouck finished building and began residing in his home, Locust Lawn Estate, which today is a historic site in Gardiner, New York. He lived here until his death in Plattekill on March 19, 1821. He was buried in New Paltz Rural Cemetery.[10]

He married Sarah Decker on February 11, 1785. She was a cousin through the DuBois family.

Louis Hasbrouck

Louis Hasbrouck was born April 22, 1777, in New Paltz, son of Joseph and Elizabeth Bevier Hasbrouck, and brother of Abraham J. Hasbrouck. He graduated from Princeton University in 1797, and moved to St. Lawrence County, New York. He served as that county's clerk from 1802 to 1811 and 1813 to 1817. He also served in the New York State Assembly in 1814, New York State Senate from 1833 to 1834, and as the Ogdensburg, New York, postmaster from 1807 to 1830. He died in Ogdensburg on August 20, 1834, and he is buried in the Ogdensburg Cemetery in that locale.

He married Catherine Banks on December 29, 1802, and had at least six children.[11]

Sol Hasbrouck

Sol Hasbrouck was born Solomon Hasbrouck on May 30, 1833, in New Paltz, the son of Alexander and Rachel Elting Hasbrouck. He married Anne Eliza Van Wagenen on August 22, 1867, in New Paltz, and shortly thereafter moved out west to Boise, Idaho. They had four children during their time in Idaho, and in 1885, Sol was elected as mayor of Boise. However, after four months, he resigned his position. He died on September 7, 1906, in Boise, and is buried in the Pioneer Cemetery in that city. His wife died February 1, 1907, in Boise and is buried alongside him. Their granddaughter was actress Olive Hasbrouck.

William C. Hasbrouck

William Cornelius Hasbrouck was born August 23, 1800, in Shawangunk, New York, the son of Cornelius Benjamin (1769–1841) and Jane Kelso Hasbrouck (1774–1836). He grew up in Ulster County and graduated from Union College in Schenectady, New York. He moved south to Franklin, Tennessee, for a time before moving back north and practicing law. He was a trustee of Newburgh, New York, from 1835 to 1839. He was elected and served in the New York State Assembly in 1847, also serving as the Speaker for this year. After serving, he joined James Taylor and they formed Hasbrouck & Taylor Law Firm in Newburgh. He died on November 5, 1870, in Newburgh, and was buried there in St. George's Cemetery.[12]

On June 28, 1831, William married Mary Elizabeth Roe (1809–1907). She was a descendant of the Elting family. Her brother, William James Roe, was the father of William James Roe. Roe was an apprentice of William in his law firm at one time. William and Mary had nine children.

Olive Hasbrouck

Olive Elizabeth Hasbrouck was born January 23, 1907, in Lewiston, Idaho, to Van Wagenen Hasbrouck (1876–1918) and his wife, Ladie Larguerite Pingree Hasbrouck. Olive was a film actress of the silent era, appearing in movies from 1924 through 1929. Olive died on January 1, 1976, in La Jolla, California.

Olive was married to philanthropist Nelson Paul Whittier (1904–1991), the son of businessman Max Whittier, and together they had two children: Laddia Ann Whittier Angelin (b. 1932) and Peter Paul Whittier (1934–2010).

Ziggy Hasbrook

Ziggy Hasbrook was born Robert Lyndon Hasbrouck on November 21, 1893, in Grundy Center, Iowa, the son of Leander Pelton Hasbrouck and Josephine Sarah Klein Hasbrouck. He grew up in Iowa, residing in Palermo at the time of the 1900 and 1910 US Census.

In 1913, Ziggy joined the Muscatine Wallopers, playing with them through 1915 (known as the Buttonmakers in 1914 and Muskies in 1915). In 1916, Ziggy appeared in nine games for the Chicago White Sox of Major League Baseball, receiving nine at bats and hitting a single and scoring a run in those opportunities. He played first base for Chicago. He would later re-join the Muskies that year.[13]

In 1917, he appeared in two games for the White Sox, receiving one at bat and playing second base. This would be the end of his Major League career. He would join the Columbus Senators for the rest of 1917, and then played for the Mobile Bears in 1918, Des Moines Boosters in 1919 and 1920, and the San Francisco Seals in 1920.[14]

After his baseball career concluded, Ziggy would stay in Iowa for most of his life, residing in Palermo in 1920, Cedar Rapids in 1930, and Sioux City in 1940. He died on February 9, 1976, in Garland, Texas, and is buried in Restland Memorial Park in Dallas, Texas.[15]

Lydia Sayer Hasbrouck

Lydia Sayer Hasbrouck was born December 20, 1827, in Bellvale, New York, the daughter of Benjamin Sayer (1791–1874) and his wife, Rebecca Forshee Sayer (1796–1858).

Lydia would move to Middletown, and began wearing Bloomers, which was considered a "radical" article of clothing at that time. She attended school at Elmira Academy and was graduated from Hygeio-Therapeutic College in New York City, studying hydropathy. She would move to Washington, D.C., and became a newspaper correspondent.

John Whitbeck Hasbrouck, of Middletown, invited Lydia to speak as part of a lecture. They would later marry on July 27, 1856. They had three children: Daisy (1857–1860), Sayer (1860–1919), and Burt (1862–1911). She was elected to the Middletown Board of Education in 1880. She would die on August 24, 1910, in Middletown, and was buried in Warwick Cemetery in Warwick, New York.

Hasbrouck Street in Middletown is named after Lydia and John.

Ezra Fitch

Ezra Hasbrouck Fitch was born September 21, 1865, in Coxsackie, New York, to Roswell Reed Fitch and his wife, Margaretta Wyanna Hasbrouck Fitch. Ezra was only 15 days old when his mother died on October 6, 1865, likely due to complications of his birth. His parents had married on December 21, 1864, in Stone Ridge, New York. On July 17, 1873, Roswell married Helen Eldridge Carswell (1847–1950), and they had two daughters: Helen Margaret Fitch Cobb (1874–1978) and Eloise Maddren Fitch (1880–1902). Ezra's paternal aunt, Harriet Fitch (1840–1932), married his maternal uncle, John Cornelius Hasbrouck (1840–1901), and they had seven children, making them double first cousins of Ezra.

Ezra grew up on the Hudson River in Coxsackie on an estate built by his paternal great-grandfather, Roswell Reed. His father would move the family to Brooklyn, and would die there on January 11, 1888. By this time, Ezra had been out on his own, having graduated from New York University in 1894 and engaging in different business pursuits and becoming a significant customer of David Abercrombie's store, Abercrombie Co., starting in 1892.

On March 2, 1897, in Brooklyn, Ezra married Sara Huntington Sturges (1874–1960), daughter of banker Stephen Buckingham Sturges. They moved to California for a brief period before moving back east. They had a daughter, Edith Sturges Fitch, born in 1901 in New York City. The Fitch's would move to Kingston, New York, where Ezra opened a law practice. He would still frequently travel to New York and visit David Abercrombie's store, and by 1900, he had purchased a large share of the business. By 1904, they would become known as "Abercrombie and Fitch Co." Ezra wished for the company to become increasingly more public, while David did not wish for this to happen, instead wanting to keep it for the elite. Abercrombie sold out to Fitch in 1907, and with that, Ezra Fitch expanded the company with large success. He would remain in charge until 1928, when he sold his assets in the company, which is still known today as Abercrombie & Fitch.

Ezra Fitch was attributed to bringing Mahjong to the United States from China.

Ezra H. Fitch died on June 16, 1930, off the coast of Santa Barbara, California, on his yacht. He had only owned and slept on the yacht for a few days leading up to his death. He was buried in Washington on the Green Cemetery in Washington, Connecticut. His daughter, Edith, married Paul Fessenden Cruikshank and they had four children: Paul Fessenden, Jr., Elaine, Sally and Janet. His half-sister Helen's son, Roswell Fitch Truman, would remain a part of Abercrombie and Fitch for quite some time after Ezra's death.

Fitch street in Kingston, New York, is named for Ezra and his paternal grandfather, Ezra Fitch (1805–1870).[16]

Jay LeFevre

Jay LeFevre was born September 6, 1893, in New Paltz, the son of Abraham Philip "Abram" LeFevre and his wife, Mary Emma Vanderlyn LeFevre. Through his mother, he was a distant relative of painter John Vanderlyn.

Jay graduated from Dartmouth College in 1916, and then joined the United States Army and served as a second lieutenant in the Reserve Officers Training Corps at Camp Taylor, Arkansas. He was associated with his father in business involving coal and lumber in the New Paltz area, and engaged in banking in that locale as well. His father had been Supervisor of the Town of New Paltz from 1910 to 1913, and served in the New York State Assembly from 1914 to 1917.

In 1942, Jay was elected to the 78th United States Congress as a Republican from New York's 27th Congressional District. He served from 1943 to 1945, getting re-elected and serving from 1945 to 1951 as a member from New York's 30th Congressional District. He was not a candidate for re-election in 1950, and joined the New York State Bridge Authority. By this point, he was also not engaged in his father's former business pursuits, either.

Jay died on April 26, 1970, in Kingston, New York. He was buried in the Lloyd Union Cemetery in Lloyd, New York. He married Mildred B. Hiltebrant (1893–1984) on January 3, 1920, and had three children: Elaine (1921–2004), Jay Abram (1925–2014) and John Hiltebrant (1927–2006).

William Lounsbery

William Lounsbery was born December 25, 1831, in Stone Ridge, New York, the son of John and Sarah Peters Lounsbery. His father was Postmaster of Stone Ridge from 1831 to 1839, 1844 to 1849 and 1858 to 1860.

William graduated from Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey, in 1851. In 1853, he engaged in the practice of law in Kingston, New York. During the Civil War he served as commissary of the Twentieth Regiment as a first lieutenant.

In 1867, he was elected to the New York State Assembly, serving one year in 1868. In 1877, he was elected the second mayor of Kingston, serving from 1878 to 1879, when he was elected to the 46th United States Congress as a Democrat, serving from 1879 to 1881.

William died on November 8, 1905, in Kingston, and was buried in that city in Wiltwyck Rural Cemetery.[18] Lounsbery Place in Kingston is named for him.[19]

William married firstly, on September 8, 1858, Catharine Elizabeth Eaman, daughter of John and Harriet DuBois Eaman and descendant of Louis DuBois. She died on May 1, 1889. On January 12, 1891, he married Alice Van Buren. She died on August 10, 1939. He had a daughter with his first wife, Katharine DuBois Lounsbery McKnight (1860–1941), and a daughter with his second wife, Elizabeth Adeline Lounsbery Gleason (1893–1995).

George H. Sharpe

George Henry Sharpe was born February 26, 1828, in Kingston, to Henry and Helen Hasbrouck Sharpe, and grandson of Abraham J. Hasbrouck. He grew up in Kingston and attended Kingston Academy and Albany Academy before entering Rutgers University, graduating from that institute in 1847. He entered private law practice in New York City, engaging from 1848 to 1851, and then moving to Kingston and practicing law there from 1854 to 1861.

At the outbreak of the American Civil War, Sharpe had been captain of the 20th New York Militia, but had submitted his resignation. However, at word of the attack on Fort Sumter, Sharpe withdrew his resignation and had recruited 248 men through one day. In 1862, he was commissioned a colonel and over a span of 22 days recruited 1041 men, going to battle on the 23rd day. He was brevetted to brigadier general in 1864 and major general in 1865.

Following the Civil War, Major General Sharpe was sent to Europe to identify United States citizens that may have been involved in the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, making him the "first CIA agent" in U.S. history. This assignment followed a stint as Chief of the Bureau of Military Information from 1863 to 1865.

Sharpe was elected in 1878 to the New York State Assembly, serving from 1879 to 1882, serving as its speaker from 1880 to 1881. Sharpe was nominated to the Board of General Appraisers by President Benjamin Harrison in 1890, serving until his resignation in 1899.

General Sharpe died on January 13, 1900, in Manhattan, New York, at the residence of his daughter and son-in-law.

General Sharpe built a large mansion at 1 Albany Avenue in Kingston after the conclusion of the Civil War, and resided here up until the 1890s. His mansion stood until the 1960s, when it was demolished. General Sharpe entertained many guests at this mansion, including United States Presidents Ulysses S. Grant and Chester A. Arthur. Not far from where his mansion once stood was a cemetery, called Sharp's Burying Ground, at 148 Albany Avenue. This burial ground was likely named for General Sharpe's father as well as himself.[20]

General Sharpe married his cousin, Caroline Hone Hasbrouck (1830–1898), on December 20, 1855. She was the daughter of Abraham Bruyn Hasbrouck and his wife, Julia Ludlum Hasbrouck. Together they had three children:

  1. Severyn Bruyn Sharpe (1857–1929), an 1879 graduate of Yale University and one-time Ulster County Judge; he married Frances Payntar (1868–1949) and had one daughter, Katharine Davenport Sharpe (1901–1989)
  2. Henry Granville Sharpe (1858–1947), an 1880 graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, and 24th Quartermaster General of the United States Army; he married Kate Huntington Morgan (1858–1941)
  3. Katherine Lawrence Sharpe (1860–1945), who married United States Senator Ira Davenport Jr. and resided in New York City and Bath, New York, for most of her life

Washington Irving Chambers

Washington Irving Chambers was born April 4, 1856, in Kingston, to Jacob and Margaret Ann Ayres Chambers. Named after the author Washington Irving, Chambers grew up in Kingston, and graduated from the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland in 1876. Following his graduation, Chambers was assigned to multiple ships from 1876 to 1902, working his way up the ranks from Seaman to Ensign to Lieutenant to Lieutenant Commander. He spent 1888-1889 serving as a Lieutenant in the New York Navy Yard.

After 1902, he was promoted to captain, and from 1907-1909, served as the Assistant Chief of the Bureau of Ordnance.

In June 1938, Chambers Field in Norfolk, Virginia was named after him, as was the USNS Washington Chambers (T-AKE-11), placed in service in 2011. Chambers was known as a pioneer in the Naval Aviation Field for the United States.

He married Mary Isabella Reynolds (1863–1945) on December 3, 1892, in Kingston. She went by Isabella or Belle for most of her life. He and his wife are buried in Arlington National Cemetery.[21]

Laurence Hasbrouck Snyder

Laurence Hasbrouck Snyder was born July 23, 1901, in Kingston, son of DeWitt Clinton and Gertrude Louisa Wood Snyder. He had four siblings, Anna Gertrude (died in infancy), Robert, Allan, and Clinton DeWitt. By 1905, the family was residing in Brooklyn, and by 1920 in Staten Island, New York. Laurence graduated from Rutgers University in 1922, and two years later was brought on to be a professor of biology at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, North Carolina. In 1926, while still a professor, he earned a doctor of science degree from Harvard University.

Snyder would remain at NC State until 1930, when he moved and became a professor of genetics at Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. He would later become chairman of the Department of Zoology and Entomology at OSU, remaining at this institution until 1947. The 1930 United States Census shows Snyder living in Swift Creek, North Carolina, and the 1940 United States Census shows Snyder living in Columbus, Ohio.

Following his tenure at OSU, Snyder moved once again, becoming dean of the graduate college and professor of medicine at the University of Oklahoma in Norman, Oklahoma. Snyder would serve in these positions until 1958. While at OU, Snyder served as the president of the Genetics Society of America in 1948, president of the American Society of Human Genetics in 1950, and president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 1957.

In 1958, Snyder became president of the University of Hawaii in Honolulu. He served in this role until 1963, and while in office he oversaw a very large expansion of the college, in both buildings (37 new built) and enrollment (doubled).

Snyder has been described as a father of human genetics thanks to his long career in the profession and his research. He died on October 8, 1986, in Honolulu.

He married Guldborg M. Herland (1901–1994) in 1923, and they had two daughters: Clara Reed Snyder Converse and Margaret Neal Snyder Petersen. At the time of his death, his obituary states that he had nine grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. His ashes were scattered privately by his family.[22]

Cleveland Keith Benedict II

Cleveland Benedict was born March 21, 1935, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, the son of Cooper Procter and Laura DeLamater Benedict. He had two younger siblings, Oakley DeLamater Benedict (1938–1940) and Elizabeth Hasbrouck Benedict Glenn (b. 1941). He attended and graduated from Princeton University in 1957 with an A.B. in history. He would settle in Lewisburg, West Virginia.

He was an unsuccessful candidate for West Virginia State Senate in 1970. He ran for the United States House of Representatives from West Virginia's 2nd district, looking to succeed retiring Congressman Harley O. Staggers. Benedict was successful and served from 1981 to 1983, deciding not to run for re-election due to his desire to run for the United States Senate. He challenged incumbent Robert C. Byrd but was unsuccessful in this campaign. In 1988, he was elected West Virginia's commissioner of their department of agriculture, serving from 1989 to 1993. He ran for governor of West Virginia in 1992 but was unsuccessful in this attempt as well.

On August 10, 1957, he married Ann Farrar Arthur (b. 1933) in Winchester, Virginia. They had three children, including author Pinckney Benedict. Pinckney's son, Cleveland Keith Benedict III, carries on Cleve's name. Through his father, Cleve is a 2nd great-grandson of Procter & Gamble cofounder William Procter.

Frederick Stephen Upton

Fred Upton was born April 23, 1953, in St. Joseph, Michigan, the son of Stephen Edward and Elizabeth Brooks (Vial) Upton. He was the oldest of five children. He attended and graduated from the University of Michigan in 1975.

He served on the congressional staff of David Stockman before moving over to the Office of Management and Budget under President Ronald Reagan, while Stockman served as that organization's director. Initially elected to represent Michigan's 4th district in 1986, Upton was re-elected in 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, and 1998. In 2000, after redistricting, Upton ran for Michigan's 6th congressional district, winning re-election to congress that year, and continuing to do so each election cycle up to 2022. He decided not to run again in 2022.

He married Amey Richmond Rulon-Miller (b. 1956), and they have two children: Meg and Stephen. She is a descendant of Rhode Island Congressman Samuel Eddy.

Darren Christopher O'Day

Darren O'Day was born October 22, 1982, in Jacksonville, Florida, the son of Ralph Leon and Michal (Shoemaker) O'Day. He has one older brother, Kyle Matthew O'Day (born 1979). He attended and played baseball at the University of Florida in Gainesville and graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in agricultural and life sciences. Although undrafted out of college, O'Day signed as a free agent with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim of Major League Baseball in 2006. On March 31, 2008, O'Day made his major league debut with the Angels.

O'Day is now retired, having played with the New York Mets in 2009; the Texas Rangers from 2009 to 2011; the Baltimore Orioles from 2012 to 2018; the Atlanta Braves from 2019 to 2020 and in 2022; and the New York Yankees in 2021. He was an All-Star in 2015 while a member of the Orioles. In 14 seasons, O'Day was 40–21 with a 2.59 ERA and 637 strikeouts.

Kate Upton

Katherine Elizabeth Upton was born June 10, 1992, in St. Joseph, Michigan, the daughter of Jefferson Matthew "Jeff" Upton and Shelley Fawn (Davis) Upton. She has three siblings: Christie, David and Laura. She is an American model and actress. She first appeared in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue in 2011, and was the cover model for the 2012, 2013 and 2017 issues. In addition, she was the subject of the 100th-anniversary Vanity Fair cover. Upton has also appeared in the films Tower Heist (2011), The Other Woman (2014) and The Layover (2017).

She married Major League Baseball player Justin Verlander on November 4, 2017, in Tuscany, Italy. Together they have a daughter, Genevieve Upton Verlander.

Local elected leaders

Given their early arrival and help in forming a more complete Ulster County, and elsewhere, many Hasbrouck family members and descendants have served in elected or appointed political positions within Ulster County.[26]

Influence on Ulster County

The lasting impacts of the Huguenots and their arrival to Ulster County can be seen in present-day around the area, especially in New Paltz. The local high school possesses the nickname of "Hugies," short for Huguenots. There is a Manheim Boulevard, named after the town in Germany many of the families fled to before coming to the United States. Also contained in the town or village of New Paltz are Hasbrouck Park, a playground-based park located near the SUNY New Paltz.

Following a fire in 1884, the New Paltz Classical School offered to their land to New York State to create a normal school. The creation of this normal school was overseen by a Board of Trustees of 14 individuals; one president, one secretary and 12 voting members. This board was instrumental in the creation of the normal school and establishing the roots for SUNY New Paltz. Every member on this board was a descendant of the original patentee families of New Paltz:[27]

  1. Elting Tjerck Deyo (1830–1907)- member; descendant of the Deyo, Freer and Crispell families
  2. Solomon Deyo (1834–1904)- secretary; descendant of Deyo, DuBois, LeFevre, Hasbrouck
  3. Gilbert DuBois (1819–1886)- member; descendant of DuBois family
  4. Henry J. DuBois (1829–1907)- member; descendant of DuBois, Freer, Deyo and Hasbrouck families
  5. Henry Hasbrouck Elting (1850–1907)- member; descendant of DuBois, Deyo, Freer, Hasbrouck and Bevier families
  6. Jesse Elting (1838–1922)- member; descendant of DuBois, Deyo, Freer, LeFevre, and Hasbrouck families
  7. Philip LeFevre Elting (1836–1919)- member; descendant of DuBois, Deyo, Freer, LeFevre, Hasbrouck and Bevier families
  8. Josiah J. Hasbrouck (1843–1913)- member; descendant of Hasbrouck, Deyo, Bevier, DuBois, and LeFevre families
  9. Philip Bevier Hasbrouck (1825–1906)- member; descendant of Hasbrouck, Bevier, Deyo, and DuBois families
  10. Lambert Jenkins (1821–1901)- member; descendant of LeFevre, Deyo, DuBois, Hasbrouck
  11. Simon Peter Snyder Keator (1828–1899)- member; descendant of Freer family
  12. DuBois LeFevre (1824–1904)- member; descendant of LeFevre, Deyo, DuBois, and Hasbrouck families
  13. Ralph LeFevre (1844–1925)- president; descendant of LeFevre, Deyo, Freer, DuBois and Hasbrouck families
  14. Jacob Louw Snyder (1836–1913)- member; descendant of DuBois, Hasbrouck, and Deyo families

Through the efforts of this board, as well as the last names of the patentees of New Paltz, many of the buildings on the campus were named after the Huguenots, in an area called the Hasbrouck Complex. There was Deyo Hall, DuBois Hall, Hasbrouck Hall, Bevier Hall, Crispell Hall and LeFevre Hall; as well as the Hasbrouck Dining Hall and the Elting Gymnasium (the Elting family was not considered a Patentee family, but were significant in the early days of New Paltz; Roelif Elting, one of the first to the area, married Sara DuBois, daughter of Patentee Abraham DuBois and granddaughter of patentees Louis DuBois and Christian Deyo). However, these names were changed in 2019 after a long-term research project in which it was decided that due to the Patentees and their owning of slaves, that the buildings should not bear their names any longer.[28]

Some of the street names in New Paltz reflect the families as well, with Huguenot Street being the most obvious. Other names that appear include Hasbrouck Avenue, Hasbrouck Place, Huguenot Court, Elting Avenue, Henry W. DuBois Drive (named for Henry William DuBois, mayor of the village of New Paltz from 1958 to 1975), Duzine Road (douze is French for 12, meant to represent the 12 patentees), and Holland Lane (several Huguenots fled to the Netherlands to avoid persecution).[29]

Hasbrouck Park in Kingston was one of the city's first downtown parks, opened in 1920. Many streets in Kingston possess Huguenot backstories, including Bernard Street (named for Reuben Bernard, who married a Crispell), Bruyn Street (named for Charles D. Bruyn, whose mother was a Hasbrouck and Cornelius Bruyn, who married first a Bevier and secondly the daughter of a Hasbrouck), DeWitt Street (named for Jacob Hasbrouck DeWitt, whose mother was a Hasbrouck), Deyo Street (named for Sylvester R. Deyo, direct descendant of patentee Christian Deyo), DuBois Street (named for Josiah DuBois Jr., a direct descendant of patentee Louis DuBois), Kiersted Avenue (named for Christopher Kierstede, who married a DuBois), Hasbrouck Avenue and Hasbrouck Place (named for Abraham Joseph Hasbrouck), Abruyn Street (named for Abraham Bruyn Hasbrouck) and Catharine Street (named for Catharine Hasbrouck Ludlum).

There is also a Hasbrouck Avenue in Highland, New York, and Port Ewen, New York, a Hasbrouck Lane in Woodstock, New York, and Port Ewen, and a Hasbrouck Drive in Wallkill, New York, Poughkeepsie, New York, Newburgh, New York, and Garnerville, New York.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mitchell . Paula Ann . Fleeing French founders and 300 years of Huguenot Street history . The Mercury . 2 August 2013 . Pottstown, PA Mercury Newspaper . 2 January 2021.
  2. Book: Hasbrouck Sr. . Kenneth E. . The Hasbrouck Family In America, Volume I . 1961 . Historical Huguenot Society . New Paltz, New York . 9780944395004 . 1st.
  3. Web site: The Founding of New Paltz, NY . The Hasbrouck Family Association . The Hasbrouck Family Association . 4 September 2020.
  4. Web site: Patentees of New Paltz . Ourfamtree.org . Ray Gurganus . 4 September 2020.
  5. Book: Johnson . Carol A. . Images of America: New Paltz Revisited . 2010 . Arcadia Publishing . Charleston, South Carolina . 9780738573182 . 7–8.
  6. Web site: Hasbrouck Family Association . The Hasbrouck Family Association . The . 4 September 2020.
  7. Web site: Abraham and Maria Deyo Hasbrouck . ourfamtree.org . Ray Gurganus . 4 September 2020.
  8. Web site: Abraham and Maria Deyo Hasbrouck . our fan tree.org . Ray Gurganus . 4 September 2020.
  9. Book: Ford . Edwin Millard . Street Whys: Anecdotes and Lore About the Streets of Kingston, New York . 2010 . Ford Printing . Round Top, NY . 9780615369150 . 135–137 . 2nd.
  10. Web site: Josiah Hasbrouck and Sarah Decker . ourfamtree.org . Ray Gurganus . 4 September 2020.
  11. Web site: Louis Hasbrouck and Catherine Banks . ourfamtree.org . Ray Gurganus . 4 September 2020.
  12. Web site: William Cornelius Hasbrouck and Mary Elizabeth Roe . ourfamtree.org . Ray Gurganus . 6 September 2020.
  13. Web site: Ziggy Hasbrook Major League Statistics . Baseball-Reference.com . 6 September 2020.
  14. Web site: Ziggy Hasbrook Minor Leagues Statistics . Baseball Reference.com . 6 September 2020.
  15. Web site: Robert Lyndon "Ziggy" Hasbrouck/Hasbrook . ourfamtree.org . Ray Gurganus . 6 September 2020.
  16. Book: Ford . Edwin Millard . Street Whys: Anecdotes and Lore About the Streets of Kingston, New York . 2010 . Ford Printing . Round Top, NY . 9780615369150 . 101–103.
  17. Web site: Ezra Hasbrouck Fitch . ourfamtree.org . Ray Gurganus . 7 September 2020.
  18. Web site: William Lounsbery . ourfamtree.org . Ray Gurganus . 7 September 2020.
  19. Book: Ford . Edwin Millard . Street Whys: Anecdotes and Lore About the Streets of Kingston, New York . 2010 . Ford Printing . Round Top, NY . 9780615369150 . 183–184.
  20. Book: Ford . Edwin Millard . Street Whys: Anecdotes and Lore About the Streets of Kingston, New York . 2010 . Ford Printing . Round Top, NY . 9780615369150 . 9–11.
  21. Web site: Washington Irving Chambers and Mary Isabella Reynolds . ourfamtree.org . Ray Gurganus . 2 January 2021.
  22. News: Laurence Hasbrouck Snyder obituary . Honolulu Star-Bulletin . 10 October 1986 . 34 . 2 January 2021.
  23. Web site: Laurence Hasbrouck Snyder genealogy . ourfamtree.org . Ray Gurganus . 2 January 2021.
  24. Web site: Cleveland Keith "Cleve" Benedict . ourfamtree.org . Ray Gurganus . 18 November 2021.
  25. Web site: Darren Christopher O'Day . ourfamtree.org . Ray Gurganus . 20 September 2021.
  26. Book: Proceedings of the Board of Supervisors of Ulster County . 1923 . Freeman Publishing Company . Kingston, New York .
  27. Web site: New Paltz Normal School Board of Trustees . ourfamtree.org . Ray Gurganus . 15 January 2021.
  28. Web site: Hasbrouck Building Complex Renaming Update . New Paltz: The Alumni Magazine . SUNY New Paltz . 15 January 2021.
  29. Book: Images of America: New Paltz Revisited . 2010 . Arcadia Publishing . Charleston, South Carolina . 9780738573182 . 7–8.