David Beatty Castree (12/01/1815-06/16/1882) - (Mark's G2 Grandfather) - Genealogy Record

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David Castree - (Mark's G2 Grandfather)

David Beatty Castree (12/01/1815-06/16/1882)

Spouse: (Eliza) Elizabeth J Finger (Castree) (02/03/1844-11/27/1882)
Children:

Daughter: (Maggie) Margaret Castree (1870-?)
Son: Fordyce Spencer Finger Castree (12/20/1873-12/02/1951)
Son: Robert Castree (1875-?)
Son: John C. Castree (1878-?)

Parents

Father: Richard Castree (1791 Est. - ?)
Mother: Margaret Stonay Beatty (?-?)

Siblings

Sister: John Castree Error - No Dates
Sister: Margaret Castree (?-?)

David's Personal Information

	Born in Saugerties, Ulser County, New York (NY), USA on Friday, December 1, 1815
	Occupation: County Clerk for Ulser County, Town Clerk of Saugerties in 1877

Died in Saugerties, Ulser County, New York (NY), USA on Friday, June 16, 1882 (Age 67)

Marriage to:
(Eliza) Elizabeth J Finger (Castree) (02/03/1844-11/27/1882)

Comments: A picture of David can be seen on Facebook Photos

Place of birth not confirmed. But he was most likely born and raised in Saugarties, New York

The headstone seems to indicate a birth date of Devember 1815 and his death is shown as 16 June 1882

Census Record for 1880 shows:

CASTREE, D.B.	Age 56	.	County Clerk	.
CASTREE, Eliza	Age 34	Wife	Housekeeper	Neuralgia
CASTREE, Maggie	Age 10	Dau	At school	.
CASTREE, Robert	Age 5	Son	.	.
CASTREE, Fordyce	Age 8	Son	At school	.
CASTREE, John	Age 2	Son	.	.
Living in the same building were Jane FINGER, 74, and her son David Finger, 28, a clerk.

The David Finger is likely the youngest son of Adam Finger and Jane Lasher born as Daniel Finger

David Castree, born 1824, was the owner of a business in Saugerties 1869-70, served as Town Clerk of Saugerties in 1877 and Ulster County Clerk in 1879.

He appears in the 1880 Federal Census for Saugerties with wife Eliza (Finger) Castree (born 1846), and children Maggie (b. 1870), Fordyce (b. 1872), Robert (b. 1875), and John (1878). Family lore says children were adopted by a Cornell family.

Maggie and Fordyce found in 1910 census in Phi-adelphia. Robert practiced medicine in Ballston Spring and died in 1937.

Obituary

SAUGERTIES, N. Y., June 17. - D. B. Castree, Clerk of Ulster county, died at his residence in this village last evening, after an illness of three months. His brother in law, Daniel Finger, has attended to the County Clerk's business at Kingston during his sickness, and will probably be appointed his successor for the balonce [balance] of his term, which expires on the first of January next. Mr. Castree was about 65 years old, and leaves a wife and four children. He was elected by the Democrats, with the aid of many Republicans in this town, three years ago this coming fail [Fall]. His funeral will be at the Reformed Church, this village, at two o'clock Monday afternoon. - Albany Evening Journal June 17, 1882

	Source: Dwight Finger's Website Find a Grave site for David Castree Market Street, Ulster County, Town of Saugerties, page 194D Census Research by Alec Sutherland in October, 2001
	Family Lines: David is listed in the following family line reports: Castree, and Finger

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