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Administration shows that he left no widow, but five children. (Norfolk Probate, 7467)
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settled in Montreal says Dr. Alden
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He was a farmer in 1850 at Randolph, lived on his grandfather John3 French's place near Cochato River on Center St.
Children of Wales & Mehitable born at Randolph (not recorded)(from Niles Gen. 1868, etc.)
- child died Dec.21,1804 (Randolph Ch.Rec.)
- child died Mar.12,1806 (Randolph Ch.Rec.)
- child died Jan.24,1812 (Randolph Ch.Rec.)
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He was a mechanic in 1846, a bootmaker in 1850, lived in same house with his father
4th cousins once removed
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He was elected hogreave 1731, constable 1740 but refused to serve and paid his fine in place of it. In 1718 sold his homestead in Aldridge farm, east of present Blue Hill Cem
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died "Zenas Esq."
He was a "soldier of the Revolution" says the Quincy Patriot of Jan.5,1839. He was a blacksmith. He was elected tithingman 1790, surveyor of highways 1791. Rev. War Pensioner, Selectman, Representative 1818-9. Came to East Randolph, settled at center of Holbrook at N.E. corner, probably land of his 2nd wife.
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Sources:
Title: Conser Family Tree on www.rootsweb.com posted by Jim Bish
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REFORMED Churches of Centre County, Pennsylvania
Among the early settlers of the county were a number of members of the Reformed church. Of th ese may be named Revs. Jonathan Rahauser, (1789-1793), George Geistweit, (1794-1804), Jacob D ieffenbach, (1808-1810). Rev. Yost H. Fries, having visited the Aaronsburg and Rebersburg con gregations twice in 1811, became their regular pastor in 1812. The latter he served until abo ut 1827 and the former until about 1833. Rev. Henry Rassman was the first Reformed minister w ho resided in Centre county. In April, 1812, at the advanced age of 59 years, he was license d to preach and at once became pastor of all the Reformed churches in the county, excepting t he two congregations served by Rev. Fries. At first there were only three congregations an d forty-five communicants in his charge. By his industry and zeal, however, the churches wer e multiplied. In 1827 he was compelled, by the infirmities of age, to lay down his shepherd' s crook, and on December 23 1832, died at the age of 79 years, 8 months and 3 days.
Rev. B. S. Schneck, D.D., who, since 1825, had been stationed at Snydertown, became Mr. Rassm an's successor in January, 1828, and also that of Mr. Fries in the Rebersburg congregation. H e was now the pastor of all the Reformed congregations, save Aaronsburg, in Penn's, Brush, Su gar, and Nittany valleys. These were seven in number. Bringing youthful vigor and ardor to th e work, and being possessed of more than ordinary preaching powers, he labored in this vast f ield with encouraging success until June, 1832, when he was succeeded by Rev. P. S. Fisher. T he latter was plain, practical and popular as a preacher, and highly esteemed as a man. To hi s faithful and efficient labors the Reformed church in this county is very largely indebted . In the course of about a year he added to this already large and laborious field the Aarons burg congregation. Such was his success that he not only organized but also laid the foundati on for other congregations. When he closed his pastorate here in October, 1857, the field whi ch he alone originally occupied was so extended and strengthened that there were five pastora l charges, with twenty-one congregations and one thousand three hundred and forty-five commun icant
members in it.
There are now eighteen congregations with about one thousand three hundred and fifty communic ants in the county. Below we give the names by which congregations are most commonly known. W ith these are given, in parenthesis, the time when and the names of the clergymen by whom the y were organized, as correctly as the writer was able to ascertain: Rebersburg, (1790*, J. Ra hauser+); Penn's Creek, (1801, G. Geistweit+); Jacksonville, (1812, H. Rassman); Loop, (1812 , H. Rassman); Boalsburg, (1822*, H. Rassman); Madisonburg, (1832*, P.S. Fisher); Union, (183 5*, P.S. Fisher); Bellefonte, (Dec. 1836, E. Kieffer) Pine Grove, (Jan. 1837, E.Kieffer); Zio n, (1844, W.R. Yearick); Pine Hall, (1850*, P.S. Fisher); Marsh Creek, (1852, W.R. Yearick) ; St. Paul's, (Oct. 1852, M.A. Smith); Centre Hall, (Dec. 11th, 1853, P.S. Fisher); Nazereth , (1857, D.G. Kline); Grace Chapel, (1869*, W.G. Engle); Snydertown, (1825, B.S. Schneck, D.D .).
The Boalsburg charge is now composed of the Boalsburg, Loop, Centre Hall, Pine Hall and Pin e Grove congregations. It was served by Rev. B.S. Schneck, D.D., (died April 19, 1874), 1828- 1832; Rev. P.S. Fisher, (died May 22, 1873), 1832-1857; and by Rev. W.H. Groh, the present pa stor, since Dec. 20, 1857.