The Cigar Cutter
Rev. Charles Alexander Dayton, my Uncle Chop, was a man who was bigger than life. He was the Paul Bunyan of Upstate New York country pastors. But in his younger […]
Earlier American Flansburgs
Jessie Belle White’s great-grandfather, Matheus Flansburgh, (Mattheus1, William2, Anna3, Jessie Belle White4) was an early founder of the town of Day, Saratoga Co., NY. Matheus was born in 1763 in Guilderland, Albany Co., NY. He was the eighth of eleven children. He married Maria Clute (Cloët) in 1792 in Norman’s […]
Rev. William Flansburg Tribute
Rev. William H. Flansburg, the subject of this sketch was born at Day Center, Saratoga Co., NY, Jan. 30, 1809 and passed to his reward Sept 4, 1897, aged 88 years, 7 months and 4 days. His early life was passed on a farm either at or near his birth […]
Karla Hogan Memorial
LONGVIEW, TX-This is to notify you of the passing of Karla Hogan on February 16, 2020. She was 45 years old. Karla was the daughter of Lori Dayton…husband of John Dayton, deceased. A memorial service will be held in the spring in the Corinth New York area.
Rev. William Flansburg Bio
William FLANSBURG, grandfather of Jessie (WHITE) DAYTON, (William1 Flansburg, Anna2, Jessie Belle3 WHITE) was a pure-bred Dutchman. He was born January 30, 1809 in the Town of Day, Saratoga Co. NY. His parents Matheus (Matthew) FLANSBURG and Maria CLUTE were early settlers of the Town of Day. William was married […]
Wonderland By Night
NOTE: The following is not family history, but I thought you might enjoy it. Next week is a post about William Flansburg. Maybe once per winter, maybe less, weather conditions converge to change the countryside into a wonderland by night. Whenever it happens, I celebrate its brightness by turning off […]
Anna Maria Alma Flansburg
Anna Flansburg, Jessie Belle [White] Dayton’s mother, was born in Chester, NY, April 3, 1855. She was one half-Dutch. Her father, William Flansburg, was a pure-bred Dutchman, and he came from a long line of colonial American Dutchmen in the 17th century New Netherlands colony. Anna was a preacher’s kid. […]
