Andrew K. Morehouse
• Land: purchased with his new wife's wealth, Abt 1832, Upstate NY. Andrew purchased a great deal of land in the Wilmurt (Herkimer county), Morehouseville, and Piseco areas and tried to resell it to potential settlers. • Moved: With his family after building a home, sawmill and other dwellings of necessity for a new settlement, 1833, Morehouseville, Hamilton, NY. • Census: Federal, Jun 1, 1850, Morehouseville, Hamilton, NY. Occupation listed as a "Land Trader." • Moved: Presumably relocated, late 1850s, Utica, Oneida, NY. He left the area and is no longer found on the census for Morehouse, while his daughter Josephine and her family remained for a while longer. About 10 years later Josephine and Havilla Winchell moved with their family to Utica. • Residence: the Oneida County old folks home, at the end of his life, Utica, Oneida, NY. After doing a lot of land speculating and high-level commerce in his earlier years, he reputedly died a pauper.
Andrew married Sarah Ann Wilmurt on Sep 10, 1828. (Sarah Ann Wilmurt was born on Feb 7, 1808.) |
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