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Longyear family of New York

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  Isaiah Davis Winne (1818-1902) — also known as Davis Winne — of Ulster County, N.Y. Born in Shandaken town, Ulster County, N.Y., July 18, 1818. Farmer; lumber business; hotelier; Ulster County Sheriff, 1861, 1864; served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of New York state assembly from Ulster County 3rd District, 1876, 1887. Christian Reformed. Died February 27, 1902 (age 83 years, 224 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Christian Winne and Annatje (Longyear) Winne; married, December 29, 1842, to Angeline Coon Longyear; married to Adaline Dimmick; first cousin of John Wesley Longyear; first cousin once removed of John Munro Longyear; first cousin twice removed of Robert Dudley Longyear; second cousin of Isaac W. Longyear; second cousin once removed of Charles Davis.
  Political family: Longyear family of New York.
  John Wesley Longyear (1820-1875) — also known as John W. Longyear — of Lansing, Ingham County, Mich. Born in Shandaken, Ulster County, N.Y., October 22, 1820. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1863-67; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention, 1867; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1868 (member, Credentials Committee); federal judge, 1870. Died in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., March 11, 1875 (age 54 years, 140 days). Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
  Presumably named for: John Wesley
  Relatives: Son of Petrus Longyear and Jerusha (Stevens) Longyear; married, June 25, 1849, to Harriet Munroe; father of John Munro Longyear; grandfather of Robert Dudley Longyear; first cousin of Isaiah Davis Winne; second cousin of Isaac W. Longyear; second cousin once removed of Charles Davis.
  Political family: Longyear family of New York.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Isaac W. Longyear (1831-1882) — of Shandaken town, Ulster County, N.Y. Born April 7, 1831. Lumber business; manufacturer; Shandakan town supervisor, 1862-66; member of New York state assembly from Ulster County 3rd District, 1877. Died in Arkville, Delaware County, N.Y., November 14, 1882 (age 51 years, 221 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of William C. Longyear and Elisabeth (Jansen) Longyear; married, June 15, 1854, to Elizabeth L. Johnson; married, November 27, 1872, to Harriet L. Basten; second cousin of Isaiah Davis Winne and John Wesley Longyear; second cousin once removed of John Munro Longyear and Charles Davis; second cousin twice removed of Robert Dudley Longyear.
  Political family: Longyear family of New York.
  John Munro Longyear (1850-1922) — of Marquette, Marquette County, Mich. Born in Lansing, Ingham County, Mich., April 15, 1850. Mayor of Marquette, Mich., 1890-91. Died in Brookline, Norfolk County, Mass., May 28, 1922 (age 72 years, 43 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John Wesley Longyear and Harriet (Munroe) Longyear; married, January 4, 1879, to Mary Hawley Beecher; father of Robert Dudley Longyear; first cousin once removed of Isaiah Davis Winne; second cousin by marriage of Aaron Wesley Thompson; second cousin once removed of Isaac W. Longyear; third cousin of Charles Davis.
  Political family: Longyear family of New York.
  Charles Davis (1853-1913) — of Saugerties, Ulster County, N.Y. Born in Saugerties, Ulster County, N.Y., September 9, 1853. Member of New York state senate 25th District, 1896-98; Ulster County Surrogate, 1899. Died in Saugerties, Ulster County, N.Y., December 21, 1913 (age 60 years, 103 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John Winne Davis and Cornelia (Cooper) Davis; married, January 30, 1878, to Etta K. Laflin; second cousin once removed of Isaiah Davis Winne, John Wesley Longyear and Isaac W. Longyear; third cousin of John Munro Longyear; third cousin once removed of Robert Dudley Longyear.
  Political family: Longyear family of New York.
  Aaron Wesley Thompson (1867-1916) — also known as A. W. Thompson — of Kingston, Ulster County, N.Y. Born November 27, 1867. Republican. Mayor of Kingston, N.Y., 1906-07. Died in Kingston, Ulster County, N.Y., March 12, 1916 (age 48 years, 106 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Hugh Thompson and Jane (Watson) Thompson; married, June 10, 1897, to Ella Longyear; second cousin by marriage of John Munro Longyear.
  Political family: Longyear family of New York.
  Robert Dudley Longyear (b. 1896) — also known as Robert D. Longyear — of Cambridge, Middlesex County, Mass.; Washington, D.C. Born in Paris, France, February 11, 1896. U.S. Vice Consul in Port-au-Prince, as of 1922; U.S. Consul in Lucerne, as of 1926; Munich, as of 1932; Marseille, as of 1938. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John Munro Longyear and Mary Hawley (Beecher) Longyear; married, March 30, 1922, to Isabel Rudston-Read; grandson of John Wesley Longyear; first cousin twice removed of Isaiah Davis Winne; second cousin twice removed of Isaac W. Longyear; third cousin once removed of Charles Davis.
  Political family: Longyear family of New York.
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