Alfred MONTROSS

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• Children: Had 11 children of whom names of 6 are known

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Alfred was living in Rye town, Westchester Co., when the 1840 census was taken. He had at leas an ace of land there 1 Apr. 1848, when he mortgaged it for $500. The next year he sold half an acre in Rye at "Milton Landing" for $700 (Deeds, WCNY 84:240; 224:393). Both these transactions took place while he was residing in Eastchester town (adjoining Rye), where he appears in the 1850 census. In 1852 he bought garden land, 100 ft. by 113 ft., in New rochelle, NY, for $2,000, subject to a $1,000 mortgage (Deeds, WCNY 344:134, 115). It seems likely that he sold garden produce. In 1855 he sold the garden lot for $1,550 and moved to Newark, where he opened a grocery at 26 Orchard St. By 1859 he appears to have given up the grocery business and is listed as a sexton, residing at 24 Church St. the 1860 census gives hi occupation as foreman After his death in 1865, Mary lived at the same address for 4 years and then made her home with her son Thomas.

Alfred married Mary DUSENBERRY about 1818. Mary was born in 1803; died in Apr 1885. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Jonathan D. MONTROSS was born in 1819 in Rye, Westchester Co., New York.
2. William H. MONTROSS was born in 1832 in Rye, Westchester Co., New York; died on 27 Jul 1904.
3. Nancy MONTROSS was born about 1838 in Rye, Westchester Co., New York.
4. Joseph W. MONTROSS was born on 15 Sep 1840.
5. Sarah Ann MONTROSS was born on 15 Sep 1840; died in 1856; was buried on 2 Aug 1856 in Fairmont Cemetery, Newark, New York.
6. Thomas Car MONTROSS was born in Sept 1843 in Eastchester, New York.

Abraham married Martha SLAWSON on 13 Jan 1791 in Church of Christ in Salem, Westchester County,New York. Martha (daughter of Jesse SLAWSON and Rebecca ?) was born in 1768 in Salem, Westchester County, New York; died after 1830. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Birth: Abt 1774