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Macdonald, John. Interview with {} ({}). John M. McDonald Interviews, 1844-1851, WCHS item 2043. Westchester County Historical Society. Transcribed by history.croton.news April 2026. 256 words

His tombstone in the Old Dutch Burying Ground in Sleepy Hollow, New York, indicates that he died on November 25, 1851, aged 88 years, 3 months, and 6 days (WCHS Book 25A, p.130).

ALLEN, Samuel

Samuel Allen is listed as a 56-year-old farmer in the Town of New Castle, New York, in the 1850 United States Census. A petition for probate for Samuel Allen or New Castle was filed with the Westchester County Surrogate's Court on November 10, 1880 (Westchester County Wills Liber 91, p.391).

ANDERSON, Jeremiah

Jeremiah Anderson was a son of William Anderson and Elizabeth Underhill. He is listed as a 67-year-old farmer in the Town of Harrison, New York, in the 1850 United States Census.

ARCHER, Samuel

Samuel Archer was the brother of interviewees William Archer and Elizabeth Tuttle. He is listed as a 54-year-old farmer in the Town of West Farms, New York, in the 1850 United States Census. According to historian Harry C.W. Melick, Samuel was born on August 5, 1795, and died on July 19, 1870 (Harry C.W. Melick, "Descendants of John Archer of Fordham," 1951, Typescript in WCHS Library, p.84).

ARCHER, William

William Archer was the brother of interviewees Samuel Archer and Elizabeth Tuttle. He is listed as a 64-year-old farmer in the Town of West Farms, New York, in the 1850 United States Census. According to historian Harry C.W. Melick, William was born on June 1, 1785, and died on January 27, 1866 (Harry C.W. Melick, "Descendants of John Archer of Fordham," 1951, Typescript in WCHS Library, p.84).