Marcius D. Raymond
Marcius D. Raymond (April 8, 1833 – December 15, 1911) was an American publisher, writer, genealogist, editor and historian. As a speaker, he also contributed to a number of historical societies in New York and Connecticut.[citation needed]
Biography
Early life
Marcius Dension Raymond was born on April 8, 1833 at Sherburne, Chenango County, New York. He was the son of Alfred Raymond, Sr. and Sarah Gardiner.[1][2] He was a grandson of Mabel Gray, the daughter of John Gray and Elizabeth Skeel;[3] and Newcomb Raymond.
Marcius wrote the following about his father: "In his early manhood he taught school several winters, and with a good degree of success. He had marked literary taste, was fond of music, a lover of nature and of art, was possessed of fine feeling, and many engaging manly qualities. He held the offices of Town School Commissioner, and Justice of the Peace, for one term each; was an earnest patriot, a Whig, a Republican, and an upright, honored citizen".[4]
Marriage and family
He married on September 19, 1855 at the First Congregational Church in Sherburne, New York, Elnora H. Purdy, who was born February 26, 1835 in Sherburne, New York and died on May 17, 1898 in Tarrytown, New York. She was the daughter of Stephen Purdy and Olive Nancy Crandall.[5][1][2] Marcius and Elnora were the parents of one child, Lizzie May Raymond [citation needed], who married Joseph Edward See of Pittsfield, Massachusetts.[5][1]
He married in 1900 in Tarrytown, New York, as her first husband, Miss Bertha Carpenter (1837–1911). There were no children from this marriage.[citation needed]
Career
He began his career in Clinton, New York working as a reporter on the local paper, the Clinton Courier. He later became the editor and publisher of the newspaper. In 1859, he sold the newspaper and he left Clinton and relocated to Tarrytown, where he was the owner and publisher of the Tarrytown Argus. He sold the paper in 1909 to Wallace Odell and George F. Van Tassel of the Tarrytown Daily News. He also served as postmaster of Tarrytown from 1881 to 1885.[citation needed]
Raymond was a well known "local historian",[6] member of the Sons of the American Revolution,[7] and popular local speaker on historical topics.[8] He was a driving force behind the campaign to raise funds to build a granite monument to the soldiers of the American Revolutionary War buried in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery.[6] Raymond was a member of the monument committee[9] spoke at the Monument's dedication.[10]
Raymond was active in local Republican party politics,[11] serving as Chairman of the Westchester Republican County Committee.[12]
Death
He died on December 15, 1911 in Tarrytown. Both he and his wife are buried in West Hill Cemetery in Sherburne.[citation needed]
Works
Books
- Raymond, Marcius Denison. Gray genealogy : being a genealogical record and history of the descendants of John Gray, of Beverly, Mass., and also including sketches of other Gray families. New York: Higginson Book Company, 1887.
Papers and programs
- Sketch of Rev. Blackleach Burritt and related Stratford families : a paper read before the Fairfield County Historical Society, at Bridgeport, Conn., Friday evening, Feb. 19, 1892 (1892)
- Souvenir of the revolutionary soldiers' monument dedication, at Tarrytown, N.Y. : October 19, 1894
- David Williams and the capture of Andre: A paper read before the Tarrytown Historical Society Tarrytown: Argus – 1903 – approx. 35 pp. see David Williams (soldier)
- Colonel William Stephens Smith, New York Genealogical and Historical Record 25, 4 (1894): 153–61. see Colonel William Stephens Smith.
- Washington at Tarrytown. A Paper read before the Tarrytown Historical Society, Tuesday Eve, December 16, 1890. Published by the Author by Request. Tarrytown, N. Y. 1893. 8vo. pp. 18.
- Col. Christopher Greene of Rhode Island read before the Rhode Island Historical Society, April 26, 1902. Published by the Author by Request. Tarrytown, N. Y. (1902). see Colonel Christopher Greene
- Raymond, M.D. Souvenir of the Sherburne Centennial Celebration and Dedication of Monument to the Proprietors and Early Settlers, held on Wednesday, June 21, 1893. New York: M.D. Raymond, 1892.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Raymond, Marcius Denison (1887). Gray Genealogy: Being a Genealogical Record and History of the Descendants of John Gray, of Beverly, Mass., and Also Including Sketches of Other Gray Families. Higginson Book Company. p. 15. Search this book on
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Raymond, Samuel (1886). Genealogies of the Raymond families of New England, 1630-1 to 1886. : with a historical sketch of some of the Raymonds of early times, their origin, etc. Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center. New York, NY : Press of J.J. Little & Co. Search this book on
- ↑ Clark, Edward S (1892). The Stephens Family, with Collateral Branches. Job Printers and Eletrotypers. p. 191. Search this book on
- ↑ Raymond, Marcius D. (1893). Souvenir of the Sherburne Centennial Celebration and Dedication of Monument to the Proprietors and Early Settlers, held on Wednesday, June 21, 1893. Tarrytown, N.Y.: Marcius D. Raymond. p. 84. Search this book on
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Hughes, Thomas Patrick (1887). American ancestry : giving name and descent, in the male line, of Americans whose ancestors settled in the United States previous to the Declaration of Independence, A.D. 1776. Albany, N.Y.: Munsell. p. 160. Search this book on
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Monument for Sleepy Hollow: Tarrytown to Honor Men Who Fought in the Revolution". The New York Times. 1 July 1894 – via Proquest Historical Newspapers. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "IT WANTS A PERMANENT HOME: New-York State Branch of the Sons of the Revolution Are in Prosperous Condition -- Officers Elected". The New York Times. 4 December 1894. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Pilgrims Visit Tarrytown ; Students of History on a Tour of Revolutionary Battlefields". The New York Times. 7 August 1894. Retrieved 24 January 2020. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "In Sleepy Hollow Cemetery monument in memory of soldiers of the revolution" (PDF). The New York Times. 1894-10-14. Retrieved 2020-01-31. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Tarrytown Heroes Honored: Beautiful Shaft Dedicated in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery. War Ships Boom Salutes, Thousands of Patriotic Americans Look On". The New York Times. 20 October 1894. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Colonel G.W. Robertson named; He will be a candidate for the senate". New-York Tribune. 12 October 1893. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Westchester Republicans: W.V. Molloy of New Rochelle for Register". The New York Times. 19 October 1892. Unknown parameter
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- 1833 births
- 1911 deaths
- People from Sherburne, New York
- People from Clinton, Oneida County, New York
- People from Tarrytown, New York
- American genealogists
- American Congregationalists
- American newspaper people
- American publishers (people)
- Historians of the United States
- American military historians
- American male non-fiction writers
- Gardiner family
- Historians from New York (state)
