The Holland Society of New York - Yearbook (New York, NY)

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242 ontinued until his 2 ' in ractice, which he c iigtcirieimnt ali, few years ago, the leader of the pro- fession in Dutchess County. For many years he had been Alms House physician, for SGVQYHI terms health officer of the city, and for a long time after the War of the Rebellion he was medical examiner under the United States Pension Bureau, He was one of the medical staff of St. Barnabas' Hospital and for a number of years was -vice. president of the medical board of Vassar Hospital. In politics he was a consistent and unvaryirlg Republican, having voted for john C. Fremont, and remained loyal to this party through all his life. He was a strong partisan, although he never sought or held political office. In 1848 he married Margaret Anne Manning, a descendant- of Hugo Freer, one of the twelve New Paltz patentees, and of Baltus Van Kleeck, the original settler of Poughkeepsie. She died in 1889. Dr. Hasbrouck left seven children: ex-Postmaster Frank Hasbrouck, Captain Alfred Hasbrouck, jr., U.S.A., Manning Hasbrouck, Louis T. Hasbrouck, Mrs. Jane H. Mandeville, Mrs. Peter Hulme and Mrs. David K. Jackman. A daughter, Laura, died several years ago. DEWITT CHAUNCEY LE FEVRE became a mem- ber of the Holland Society October 24, 1889. He died May 24, IQO3. He was a merchantof Buffalo, being a partner in C. V. D. Barse 85 Co., dealers in general hardware and oil-well supplies, and re- sided at 374 Delaware Avenue. He claimed de- scent from Simon Le Fevre, the Huguenot who was ln 1-690 one of the settlers of Kingston, then called W'1ttwyck, and was one of the twelve patentees of New Paltz. A life-long friend recom- mended him for membership in the Society, as a gentleman of refinement, probity, and high char- aC'CG1',. Who should by all means be elected to mem- befshlp, and his associates in the Society were .quick to appreciate the truth of this description. 5. 9. F P E 1 l l 1 l 5 E R 3. I. Q. rl l L 1 E 'K !

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241 vigorous constitution enabled him to ' ' ll GUJOY CX- ci eiit health almost to the very end of his long 11 e, 1S last illness .being 1'tt1 though notufrequently in the Sucbilfi gy? 61315. brouck exhibited those qualities which are typical of the .best American citizenship, practisin his profession with skill and fidelity for many Sears in Poughkeepsie and kee in his o ' ' ' scrupulous exactitude. gui?-at angllitiiazginijniih In hls manner, he Possessed a generous naturi and was tenacious of his convictions and limi in upholding what he believed to be the right. In appearance he was tall and dignified, his Hgure being remarkable for its erectness. He was born July 1 7, I82O, on the banks of the Wallkill, in the town of Gardiner, Ulster County, N. Y., on lands of the Guilford patent that had been in his family since the beginning of the eighteenth century. His father was the great-grandson of Abraham Hasbrouck, and his mother was the great-great- granddaughter of Jan Hasbrouck, two brothers, who came to America in 167 5 and 1672, respec- tively, and were among the twelve patentees and original settlers of New Paltz in 1677, They were also among the Huguenots who Hed from relig- ious intolerance and persecution in France. Dr. Hasbrouck's ancestors were men of wealth and prominence, holding many offices of public trust, both civil and military, in Colonial times and the Revolutionary period. He was the fourth of a family of eight children. After his preparatory studies were finished at the Kingston Academy, a noted classical school, he fitted for Yale College, from whence he graduated and received the degree of Bachelor of Arts with the class of i8f44. H6 c rn to Pou hkeepsie to study 1'I1Gd1C111e Wlth a Dr. ejohn Baignes, attending als? Q56 2155593 is medical lectures at the College Q . YS? , h Surgeons, New York, from which mstitutiong 86 received the degree of Doctor of Medicine 111 I 4 He then settled at POug1'1keeP51e and engage 16

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2 Col JOHNSTON LIVINGSTON DE PEYS TER u t d 31111351 31LlehHo1lland Society October 24 1339 mile 1S Ome May 27 I O ft H lasting for several years HZ Siva? bcoliiiluatl Ragga H111 T1vOl1 in 1846 his father De Peyster his mother E tellteeliig icvigsitoiivslnaoctnli descended from families distinguished in the early history of the country He was still a youth when the Civil War broke out and at the age of eighteen orgamzed a company for the 128th Regiment Failing to obtain the expected commission h secured an appointment on the staff of Gen Wet zel and Was with him When the Union troops entered Richmond April 3 1865 and distinguished himself by hoisting a large American Hag over the Confederate capitol For this he vxas brevetted Lieutenant Colonel and subsequently Colonel His two brothers John and Frederick both served With distinction in the sa e War Col De Peyster was the sole survivor of five children His elder sister, Estelle, married James B. Toler, the younger, Maria, died when -a child. He vvas a Republican in politics, Was treasurer of the Re- publican League of the State in 1891, and repre- sented the second Dutchess County district at Albany for several terms. He also took a deep interest in his home village and at the time of his death was President of the Corporation, fflelflbef of the Board of Education and member Of the J. L. De Peyster Hose Company , Whlflh he Organ' ized. Until his health failed he Was a frequent visitor at Poughkeepsie, Where he had 111-HHY friends. Three Weeks before his death he WELS presented With a gold medal of ff1C11dSh1P alld appreciation of his services at Richmond. H26 1315733 also a member of the Knickerbocker Club OM ev! York, of Monumental Lodge, F' 85 AS' if Tivoli, J. R. Tappan Post, o. A. R101 auge ties, and the 128th Regimental Associatlogh h The funeral Was held at 512- . Paul S tgctg Tivoli, and the Whole country-side thronge n . , . 1 I 7 7 , Q , . 1 S 1V Q p , . , O A , ' V ' Q 7 S 7 . ' 0 O Q , - 7 , 1 . 7 Q , 7 Alle- o 0