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Charles Mortimer HY (prob b early 1870s NYS) marr. Jessie A. BARBER (b 1876, New York, Greene Co., Hunter)

Charles Mortimer HY (prob b early 1870s NYS) marr. Jessie A. BARBER (b 1876, New York, Greene Co., Hunter)

Posted: 12 Jul 2004 8:48AM GMT
Classification: Query
Edited: 10 Mar 2006 8:24AM GMT
Surnames: hy
Charles Mortimer HY (prob b early 1870s NYS) marr. Jessie A. BARBER (b 1876, New York, Greene Co., Hunter)

My 2nd-great aunt Jessie A. BARBER married a Charles Mortimer HAIGH (spelling unknown), probably in the early 1890s. Charles was probably born 1870-1875, in one of the following NYS counties: Greene, Ulster, Orange, Delaware, Dutchess, Westchester, Rensselaer or Albany. Spelling variations are HEY HY HIE HAIGH HEIGH HAYE HEYE.

A possible HEY family that had a Charles in the 1880 census was located in the 1880 New York, Dutchess, Poughkeepsie census:

John HEY   Self   M   Male   W   38   NY   Keeps Saloon   GER   GER 
Mary HEY   Wife   M   Female   W   37   NY   Keeping House   NY   NY 
John HEY   Son      Male   W   14   NY   At School   NY   NY 
Charles HEY   Son   S   Male   W   11   NY   At School   NY   NY 
Judson HEY   Son   S   Male   W   7   NY   At Home   NY   NY 
Herbert HEY   Son   S   Male   W   4   NY      NY   NY 
Howard HEY   Son   S   Male   W   1   NY      NY   NY 
Arthur HEY   Son   S   Male   W   1   NY      NY   NY 
Alice CHALOW   Other   S   Female   W   21   NY   Servant   GER   NY 

Family History Library Film   1254825
NA Film Number   T9-0825
Page Number   85D

However, the name "Mortimer" implies a connection with Scotland or England, either by ancestry or sympathy.

Jessie A. BARBER was a daughter of Francis August BARBER & Emeline HARRINGTON, of New York State, Greene County, town of Hunter, village of Lanesville.

My great-aunt born 1894 of Dutchess County, NY, was the one who told me of this Charles fellow (Jessie A. BARBER was her aunt, so Charles was her "uncle by marriage"). She said it in such a way where it sounded like she had known this Charles personally in her youth, which would likely mean he had lived somewhere near the Hudson River.

If have any info on Charles Mortimer HIE, let me know. I have been unable to trace him -- or wife Jessie, or any kids they may have had -- at'all. Thanks.

L. J. Shulman
Gilroy, California, USA

Re: Charles Mortimer HY (prob b early 1870s NYS) marr. Jessie A. BARBER (b 1876, New York, Greene Co., Hunter)

Posted: 26 Aug 2005 7:11PM GMT
Classification: Query
one of the Hy's settled in the area you speak of ,towards nyc, all Hy's in my family were in erie county in the beginning in fact record earilier than 1906 were in buffalo then known as new amsterdam earlier than that. Hy's german-austria decent.nickolas Hy my grandfather married in tonawanda in 1906. owned land there. recorded in "Buffalo original Lot Holders. by Holland land co..also recorded there is the change buffalo from New amsterdam.Nick had son named charles born in tonawada in the 195-1920 range.
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