Charles Franklin HAMMOND

1798 - 1873  (75 years)

• Name	Charles Franklin HAMMOND  [1]
  Birth	24 Apr 1798	Pittsford, Vermont   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	12 Dec 1873	Crown Point, New York   [1]
  Notes	Excerpt from "History and Genealogies of the Hammond Families in America Vol. 2": He was the founder of the great iron industry at Crown Point, N. Y., and was also interested in the greatest lumber business in Northern New York. He started in life with very poor health and only a few hundred dollars in money, but by industry and great foresight accumulated a large fortune. The iron from which the "Monitor" was built was taken from his mines, as was also the ore from which was made the first Bessemer steel ever manufactured in the United States. He was a Whig, and afterwards a Republican in politics. His political convictions were very strong, and he was an active worker in his party, but he never held any office except postmaster, which office he held many years. At the breaking out of the civil war he advanced the money to purchase all the horses for Co. H, 5th N. Y. Cavalry, and took an active interest in organizing the company. After the close of the war he erected a beautiful monument at a cost of about $6,000 in the Park at Crown Point, bearing the inscription, "To the memory of the heroic volunteers of Crown Point, who gave their lives as a sacrifice for their country and humanity in suppression of the great rebellion of 1861-66, this monument is erected by their grateful fellow-citizen, C. F. Hammond." At his death he left his homestead in Crown Point to the town for a chapel and library. He was never a member of any religeous denomination, but was a regular church attendant, and much interested in all kinds of practical Christian work. He was a strong temperance man and did much effective work against the evils of intemperance.
  Person ID	I27090	Main Tree

  
  

  Father	Col. Thomas HAMMOND,   b. 20 Feb 1762, Newton, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts d. 04 Apr 1847, Pittsford, Vermont (Age 85 years)
  Relationship	Natural
  Mother	Hannah CROSS,   b. 20 Apr 1763, Mansfield, Tolland Co., Connecticut d. 02 Feb 1819, Pittsford, Vermont (Age 55 years)
  Relationship	Natural
  Marriage	25 Mar 1784  [1]
  Family ID	F05403	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jane RENNE,   b. 17 Jan 1805, Cairo, Greene County, New York d. 28 Aug 1882, Crown Point, New York (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	13 Feb 1825	Crown Point, New York   [1]
  Children	1. George Warren HAMMOND,   b. 09 Nov 1829, Crown Point, New York d. 27 Oct 1854, Crown Point, New York (Age 24 years)  [Natural]   2. Elizabeth HAMMOND,   b. 16 May 1837, Crown Point, New York  [Natural]   3. Charles H. HAMMOND  [Natural]   4. Jane HAMMOND,   b. 11 Jul 1832, Crown Point, New York  [Natural]   5. William HAMMOND  [Birth]   6. Thomas HAMMOND,   b. 29 Jan 1835, Crown Point, New York  [Birth]   7. Amelia Ann HAMMOND  [Birth]   8. John HAMMOND,   b. 17 Aug 1827, Crown Point, New York d. 28 May 1889, Crown Point, New York (Age 61 years)  [Natural]   9. Francis HAMMOND  [Natural]   10. Ellen HAMMOND  [Natural]
  Family ID	F08968	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	25 Jun 2022

  
  

• Event Map

  Marriage - 13 Feb 1825 - Crown Point, New York Death - 12 Dec 1873 - Crown Point, New York  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S02417] History & Genealogies of the Hammond Families in America Vol 2.