Hester Ann Hosselkus
Hester Ann was born in Oakfield, New York, March 18, 1838 from John Daniel Hosselkus and Deborah Kellogg of NY. She married Austin Erskine Dwight November 22, 1860 in Oakfield, NY. Together they had 2 children listed below:
Jennie Hester Dwight
Louis Daniel Dwight
There is a 14 year old Ester E. Hosselkuss listed in the 1860 Census records for Genesee, NY, Oakfield Township. I dont know if this is the same Hester but I have seen Hester refered to Esther several times. The age of 14 puts a birth year of 1846 which does not match the year above.
Hester attended Cary Seminary in Oakfield, NY. Cary Seminary was a well-known and highly regarded private school in Oakfield for over 60 years.
Colonel Alfred Cary donated the land for the school, and with citizens, subscribed funds for the erection of the building. The cornerstone was laid July 4, 1840, and in the fall of 1844, the school opened. During the first winter term there were 136 students, almost evenly divided between boys and girls. Pupils were allowed to board at the school, or in private homes in the community. The annual enrollment from 1844 to 1860 ranged from 200 to 300 students. During the Civil War the school suffered, but after the war the school was especially prosperous. In later years, the school eliminated the primary and intermediate departments and work was confined to the academic grade. The availability of free education provided in Oakfield began the downfall of the seminary. By 1905, the Seminary had closed, and the building was leased by the Oakfield school district. In 1926, the Seminary building was torn down and a new district school was built in its’ place.
Hester Ann past away 26 December, 1876.
_Nicholas Hosselkus___________
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_John Hosselkus_______________|
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_John Daniel Hosselkus________|
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|--_Hester Ann Hosselkus______
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| _Noah Kellogg_________________|
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|_Deborah Kellogg______________|
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|_Lucy Crow____________________|
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