AMERICAN OBITUARY. 1843. Aug. 10.. - In New Brunswick, N. J., Robert Adrain, L.L. D., aged 68, a native of Ireland, whence he came with Emmet and others. He was much distinguished as a man of science, and was made Professor of Mathematics successively at Rutgers' College, N. J., and Columbia College, N. Y. Oct. 26. - In Boston, Ms., Hon. Alden Bradford, aged 78. He had been Secretary of the commonwealth, and had written several valuable works of biography and history, among which was a "History of Massachusetts." He was ever ready to lend all his influence to any measure of reform and philanthropy, which promised to improve the welfare of his fellow-men. He was born in Duxbury, Ms., a lineal descendant of William Bradford, the second governor of Plymouth colony, and graduated at Harvard College, in 1786. He afterwards became a tutor in that institu tion, and having completed his studies for the ministry, was settled as a pastor at Wiscasset, Me. He remained there eight years, when he was obliged to leave on account of a failure of his health. He held the office of Secretary of State in Massachusetts from 1812 to 1824, and his public life was irreproachable. Dec. 24.- In Providence, R. I., Gen. Edward Carrington, aged 68. He was a man of high character, distinguished for his enterprise and liberality. His name has been honorable among the eminent merchants of Providence, and his character in private life irreproachable. Sept. 28. - At sea, on board the bark Duc d'Orleans, S. L. V. Clevenger, an American sculptor, of high reputation. Oct. 23. In Northboro', Ms., Hon. Joseph Davis, for many years a member of the State senate, aged 69. Dec. 22. At Pittsford, Vt., Calvin Drury, aged 78, for forty years one of the deacons of the Congregational church in that place. Nov. 22. At his residence, in Centreville, Md., Hon. Richard Tilghman Earle, in the 77th year of his age, deeply deplored by his children, relatives, and friends. He was an eminent lawyer of the old school, and commenced practice in the year 1787, and continued therein to June, 1810, when he was appointed Chief Judge of the second judicial district, and in virtue thereof Judge of the Court of Appeals. In these high stations he acquitted himself with great ability, and to the entire satisfaction of the public. In June, 1834, his bodily strength gave way, and be lieving he could no longer discharge his duties with the same fidelity which he had previously done, he resigned his seat on the bench, and sought repose in retirement with his family. His active business habits, contracted in early life, never forsook him until within a few weeks of his death, and are worthy to be imitated by the young who are in pursuit of knowledge and fame. His untiring efforts made him what he was, a sound lawyer, and an able judge. He reverenced and respected the Christian religion, of which he was a sincere believer, experiencing its consolations before, and more especially in his last illness. He retained his faculties almost to the last moment of his existence, was perfectly resigned to the will of his heavenly Father, and expired without a pang or struggle, amidst the lamentations and tears of his afflicted and fond family, who will long mourn the great loss they have sustained. Oct. 18. At Bridgeton, N. J., Ebenezer Elmer, aged 91. An officer of the revolutionary army, and the last survivor of the Jersey line, for several years a Representative of the State in the Congress of the United States, and President of the Society of the Cincinnati for New Jersey. Nov. 23. In Fauquier Co., Va., Thomas Fitzhugh, aged 81. He was a highly respected citizen, and had been for many years presiding judge of the county court. Nov. 9. - In Andover, Ms., George Gay, Esq., aged 53. He graduated at Harvard College in 1810, and soon after his admission to the bar, removed from Dedham, his native town, to Boston, where he continued in the practice of his profession till his decease. He was a man of good sense, sound judgment, and a kind and amiable disposition. Dec. 14. In Washington, D. C., Charles W. Goldsborough, chief of the Bureau of Provisions and Clothing of the Navy Department, and author of a Naval History of the United States. He was one of the oldest and most respected inhabitants of the city. Dec. 7.-In Cleveland, Ohio, Hon. Ralph Granger, aged about 50. He was a native of Suffield, Conn., and graduated at Yale College, in 1810. He was several times a member of the Ohio State Senate. Aug. 16. In Newark, N. J., William Halsey, aged 73, one of the oldest members of the bar in New Jersey, and at one time Judge of the Common Pleas for Essex county, and Mayor of Newark. He was an active and enterprising man, and had contributed much to the improvement of Newark, where he had resided more than half a century. Nov. 20. In Philadelphia, Penn., Ferdinand Rudolph Hassler, aged 74, late Director of the United States Coast Survey. Mr. Hassler was a native of Geneva, and came to this country just before the war of 1812, being introduced by Mr. Gallatin. His high attainments as a mathematician and a man of science were universally recognised, and the duties of the important office, which he held for so many years, were discharged by him with great fidelity and skill. Sept. 10.At Jackson, Miss., Col. Andrew Hays, aged about 60; an eminent lawyer, formerly of Tennessee, much respected for his talents and private virtues. Nov. 10. In New Haven, Ct., Robinson S. Hinman, Esq. aged 42. He had been Clerk of the Senate of the State, and of the Superior and County Courts, a General of Brigade in the military corps, and at the time of his death was Judge of the Probate Court for the District of New Haven. Dec. 24. — In Boston, Ms., William Jennison, Esq., aged 86, a graduate of Harvard College in 1774, and formerly a teacher of youth in New Brunswick, Pennsylvania, and Louisiana. Nov. 27. At Sault St. Marie, Mrs. Susan Johnston, widow of the late John Johnston, Esq., of Antrim county, Ireland, aged 67. She was a daughter of Wabojeeg, chief of the Chippewa nation. Her grandfather was present on the plains of Abraham, in 1758, as one of the allies of Montcalm. Oct. 22.- Near Selma, Ala., Col. Thomas Kenan, in the 73d year of his age. The deceased was a native of North Carolina, and son of a worthy revolutionary patriot. He was for a number of years, and as long as he would consent to serve in that capacity, a member of Congress from Alabama. Oct. 3. In St. Genevieve, Mo., Hon. Lewis F. Linn, Senator of the United States from Missouri, aged 49. He was born near Louisville, Ky., where he spent the early part of his life, and studied medicine under Dr. Galt. He removed to St. Genevieve, Mo., for the practice of his profession, in 1815, and soon became eminent. He was appointed to the U. S. Senate in 1833, and remained a member of that body till the time of his death. The subject in which he took the deepest interest, and to which he devoted himself with untiring assiduity, was the occupation and settlement of the Oregon territory. Though not distinguished as a debater, he was highly respected by his political associates, and was much beloved in private life. Dec. 26. In Stratford, Ct., Rev. James Harvey Linsley. He was a native of Brandford, Conn., and graduated at Yale College, in 1817. He officiated several years as a Baptist clergyman, and afterwards, in consequence of ill health, turned his attention to subjects of Natural History. Communications from him in this department of science are published in the American Journal of Science. Nov. 3. At Clermont, N. Y., Hon. Edward P. Livingston, aged 63. He inherited a large estate in Columbia county, N. Y., where he resided from his youth, his seat being one of the finest on the banks of the Hudson. He had been much in public life, having been a member of the State Senate for many years. In 1830, he was chosen Lieutenant-Governor of the State. He was an estimable man, of cultivated mind and accomplished manners. Sept. 14. At Louisville, Ky., Dr. Andrew Macrery, aged about 73. He was born in Delaware, Dec. 27, 1775, and removed to the neighborhood of Natchez, Miss., in 1803. He was a deacon in the Presbyterian church. Few men have lived more respected and beloved, or died more regretted. Dec. 17. In Morristown, N. Y., Jacob Mann, aged 67. He was probably the oldest editor of a newspaper in the State, having established "The Genius of Liberty," in 1798. He continued to be an editor for more than thirty-five years. Oct. 24. In New York, N. Y., Col. Thomas R. Mercein, aged 61. He was at one time a member of the Legislature, and was distinguished for activity and usefulness as a citizen. Oct. 15.- Near Savannah, Ga., Col. John Millen, member elect of the House of Representatives of the present Congress, in the 39th year of his age. He was a young lawyer of great promise, and had the confidence of the people so early as to be sent to the State Legislature in 1828, where he so established his character, that, when it was necessary to make extraordinary exertions to obtain privileges for the Central Railroad, in 1834, which it was feared would be refused by the Legislature, he was solicited to be one of the Chatham delegation; and his efforts contributed much to the success of that enterprise. On the first Monday of October, 1843, Col. Millen was elected a member of Congress. Oct. 3. In Belchertown, Ms., Mrs. Asa Morse, in the 100th year of her age. She was born in Walpole, in May, 1744. She was the mother of seven children, six of whom are living. She had sixty-two grandchildren, forty-one of whom are living; one hundred and forty-four great-grandchildren, one hundred and thirteen of whom are living; ten great-greatgrandchildren, nine of whom are living. Dec. 8. In Plattskill, N. Y., Rev. Daniel Ostrander, an aged and respectable clergyman of the Methodist Episcopal Church, who had recently completed the 50th year of his labors in the ministry. Oct. 19. Near St. Martinsville, La., John Palfrey, Esq., in the 77th year of his age. The deceased was a native of Boston, Mass.; was a member of one of the first American mercantile houses established in New Orleans; has been one of the most respectable planters of Attakapas since 1811, and a member of the Legislature in 1819 and '20. Mr. Palfrey was the youngest son of Col. William Palfrey, who was paymaster-general of the American army for several years, and aid-de-camp of General Washington during the revolutionary war. June 3. In Montrose, Susquehanna county, Pa., Hon. Almon H. Read, a Representative in Congress from Pennsylvania, aged 53. He was a native of Vermont, and graduated at Williamstown College, Mass. In 1814, he removed to Montrose, Pa., where he became a respectable member of the Bar. In 1827, he was elected to the Legislature, and five years afterwards was made a member of the Senate. In 1840, he was appointed Treasurer of the State, and was subsequently chosen to fill a vacancy as member of Congress. - Nov. 30. In Rappahannock county, Va., Maj. John Roberts, aged 85. He served in the revolutionary army, in which he attained the rank of Major, and negotiated the exchange for the prisoners obtained by the convention at Saratoga, in 1777. Afterwards, he was a member of the Legislature of Virginia for thirteen successive years, and had great influence in its deliberations. Dec. 10. In Bennington, Vt., Gen. David Robinson, aged 90. He was born in Hardwick, Ms., November 11th, (Old Style,) 1754. He was the son of Samuel Robinson, a captain in the old French war, and came to Bennington with his father in October, 1761, to a log-hut built for the reception of the family in the centre of the Centre Village, and on the same spot of ground where he continued to reside eighty-two years. He married, early in life, a daughter of Captain Stephen Fay, one of the first settlers. He also, early in life, united with the church in that town. He always contributed liberally to public improvements, and public institutions, civil and religious. Temperate in his habits and active in business, he long retained the vigor of a firm constitution, formed in early life by the hardships and privations common to pioneer settlements. Dec. 14. -In Cabarras county, N. C., Rev. John Robinson, D. D., of the Presbyterian denomination. He was about eighty years of age, and for more than half a century, was one of the most distinguished and useful ministers of the Gospel in the State. Oct. 28. In Sussex county, Del., Hon. Thomas Robinson, late member of Congress from Delaware. Oct. At Rodney, Miss., Dr. John H. Savage, of yellow fever. He was a distinguished physician, and held the office of Professor of Chemistry at Oakland College. He was much respected in private life. - Oct. 31. In Newbern, N. C., Hon. Charles Shepard, formerly a Representative in Congress. Dec. 4.- In Racine county, Wisconsin Territory, Rev. David Austin Sherman, aged 63. He was a native of New Haven, Conn., and graduated at Yale College in 1802. For six years he was a tutor in Yale College, and several years President of a college in East Tennessee. At the time of his death, he was a Missionary in the Wisconsin Territory. - Sept. 24. Near Washington, Franklin county, Mo, Hon. David Sterigere, a native of Pennsylvania. On emigrating to Missouri, he settled as an attorney in Franklin county. He was, for several years, a member of the General Assembly, and died universally respected. He was Judge of the 9th judicial circuit of the State of Missouri. Oct. 31. At Kingwood, Hunterdon county, N. J., Mrs. Zeruiah Stewart, aged 103 years, 7 months, 19 days, widow of David Stewart. By her first husband, George Opdycke, she had eleven children. Her descendants are as follows: eighty-four grandchildren, one hundred and eighty great-grandchildren, and thirty-nine great-great-grandchildren; making altogether three hundred and fourteen. |