Re: St. Clairs in 19th c. Albany?

[Niven Sinclair <niven@niven.co.uk>]

At 12:49 16/07/00 -0700, you wrote:
> Hello everyone,
>
> I just subscribed to the list. My name is Lesley Murphy, and my
> gggrandmother was Mary Frances St. Clair, who lived in Albany, NY, and
> married my gggrandfather, David Tuttle Fuller in 1837 or 1838. I am
> actively involved in genealogical research, and have had  a very
> difficult time tracing Mary Frances's ancestry. I hoped that her name
> might ring a bell with someone on the list. We are particularly
> interested in her because she is the spitting image of my mother!
>
> Any replies would be greatly appreciated.


I do not know whether this will give you a lead but:

        

        

Captain
Charles Northop St Clair was born in Russeltown, Quebec

        

        

9th
June, 1812.  When an infant of 5 months, his parents moved to

        

        

Barre,
New York which was ever after his home.  The St Clair

        

        

homestead
was that part of Barre which became Albion.  Mr St Clair]

        

        

grew
up and aided his father in clearing the lands.  At 20, he was a good

      

        

musician. 
he manufactured (with his own hands) violins and guitars.

        

        

At
the same age he became Captain of the Orleans Grays which was

        

        

one
of the finest military companies in that area of the country.

        

        

At
one period of his life he commanded and owned boats on the Erie

        

        

canal
running from Buffalo to New York City but eventually chose farming

        

        

as
his main business and devoted his life to it.

        

        

He
married 10th June 1833 Elmina Baldwin daughter of Joel and 
Elizabeth

        

        

Turrell
of Pleasant Valley, Duchess County, N.Y.  The young couple
built

        

        

for
themselves a house on the St Clair Estates.

        

        

They
celebrated their golden wedding in 1883.

        

        

He
died in Albion of paralysis 29th October, 1893 and his wife died

        

        

in
Albion on 6th October, 1896.  Both are buried in Mount Albion

        

        

cemetery.

        

        

Their
Children were:

        

        

        

        

Alphonzo
Turrell

        

        

        

        

Francis
Osmond

        

        

        

        

James
Julius

        

        

        

        

Charles
Henry*

        

        

        

        

Arthur
Knowles

        

        

        

        

Joel
Fuller Turrell**

        

        

        

        

Helen
Louisa St Clair (an adopted daughter)
The Hon Charles Henry St Clair also engaged in the business of
steam-boating but,
during the war, made a daring escape from the Confederates and became a
pilot on board U.S.Ship Harriet Lane under Commander Wainwright of
Admiral Farrgut's fleet 

Joel Fuller Turrell was involved in the Battle of Mile Run, Virginia
where he was badly
wounded.

He married Mary H. Baird and of their 6 children, one was called Mary
Isabella b.1869

I could not find any Mary Frances in this particular family but thought
that the frequent
appearance of the name "Fuller" (usually as a middle name) was
interesting.

Niven Sinclair
> Sincerely,
> Lesley Murphy
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