pg. 720 of Portrait and Biographical record of Orange County,NY Vol.2 Henry Seacord, of the town of Hamptonburgh, was born here September 19, 1829, and is a son of Wilken and Jane (Moorehouse) Seacord. The father was a native of Westchester County, NY and of French descent, the grandfather,J. Abraham Seacord, being a native of France. In the parental family were seven children, Alfred F., Martha, Henry, Lydia A., Wilken, and Almira. Wilken Seacord, the father of our subject, was a blacksmith by trade and came to Orange County in 1823. Locating in Graigsville, where he remained until 1829. He then went to Lincolndale and purchased a small tract of land, which he improved and on which he remained until his death in 1861. Our subject learned the trade of blacksmith under his father, and when twenty-one years of age took charge of the shop, in which he worked until 1891. Mr. Seacord was first married in 1853 to Miss Ann Goble, and they had four children, Oscar, Hulda, William H. and Wilken. The wife and mother died in 1880, and December 30, 1885, Mr. Seacord married Miss Elizabeth Corwin. There are no children born to this marriage. About 1887 Mr. Seacord became interested in insurance, and since 1891 has given his entire time to that business. He is the agent of some of the best fire and life insurance companies in the country, and is at this time prepared to place risks for his friends and neighbors. He is also engaged in the real-estate business. Politically he is a Republican, and in 1876 served his town as a member of the board of Supervisors. He is a man highly esteemed for his many excellent qualities of head and heart. hope this is useful to you. Yours in Genealogy Joanne -----Original Message----- From: Don [mailto:dgs1@livenet.net] Sent: Saturday, April 22, 2000 10:22 AM To: NYORANGE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Orange Co. Almshouse & Asylum Can anyone ID this place? Seen a Record of Deaths at this establishment since 1/1/1882 which lists a Maria Seacord, age 79, from Tuxedo died 9/4/1912 in hospital. Any help? Don Secor

Joanne wrote: > pg. 720 of Portrait and Biographical record of Orange County,NY Vol.2 Joanne, Do you know the publication data of the above book? Is there an address where I may order a reprint copy of it? My ASHBY, DECKER, DICKINSON, MILLSPAUGH, MOULD and WELLER families all were in Orange County from the early 1700's to the mid-1800's. So I would like to acquire the Portrait and Biographical Record of Orange Co., if possible. TIA-- Julie Hesson, Aberdeen, OH