David Woodruff Candee sometimes referred to as David Willis Candee. The Candee Bible never spells out what the W. stands for, but Edwin L. Scofield's genealogy stated his middle name was Woodruff, after his grandfather, David Woodruff. When David was young, his father, Nehemiah Candee, moved to Galway, Saratoga County, New York. David taught school when he was 16. He settled at Hagaman's Mills. He was also a clerk and then later a partner in a store, and held offices as a Justice of the Peace and Postmaster. He was a member of the New York Legislature and a Presbyterian.
David's first wife, Elizabeth Ostrom, was a granddaughter of Revolutionary Captain Joseph Hageman. (See page158 'New York in the Revolution as Colony and State') According to C.C. Baldwin's The Candee Genealogy, her grandfather was a captain under George Washington. David, too was in the military. He became a Captain of Light infantry and fought in the Battle of Plattsburg in the War of 1812.
After the death of his first wife, David Candee married Charity Ostrom, the sister of Elizabeth Ostrom. She is buried with him in the Hagaman Mills Cemetery.
David and Elizabeth had 6 children:
Esther Candee b. 23 Jan 1809
Myra Content Candee b. 13 Jan 1811
David Parley Candee b. 14 Aug 1812
Julius Alonzo Candee b. 30 May 1814
Leander Nehemiah Candee b. 06 Jun 1816
Susan Ideletta Candee b. 23 Sep 1818
David and Charity Ostrom had 4 children:
John Myron Candee10 Jul 1828
Elizabeth Candee b. 30 Jan 1830
Andelucia Candee b. 09 May 1833
Harriet Candee 22 Jan 1839
David's first wife, Elizabeth Ostrom, was a granddaughter of Revolutionary Captain Joseph Hageman. (See page158 'New York in the Revolution as Colony and State') According to C.C. Baldwin's The Candee Genealogy, her grandfather was a captain under George Washington. David, too was in the military. He became a Captain of Light infantry and fought in the Battle of Plattsburg in the War of 1812.
After the death of his first wife, David Candee married Charity Ostrom, the sister of Elizabeth Ostrom. She is buried with him in the Hagaman Mills Cemetery.
David and Elizabeth had 6 children:
Esther Candee b. 23 Jan 1809
Myra Content Candee b. 13 Jan 1811
David Parley Candee b. 14 Aug 1812
Julius Alonzo Candee b. 30 May 1814
Leander Nehemiah Candee b. 06 Jun 1816
Susan Ideletta Candee b. 23 Sep 1818
David and Charity Ostrom had 4 children:
John Myron Candee10 Jul 1828
Elizabeth Candee b. 30 Jan 1830
Andelucia Candee b. 09 May 1833
Harriet Candee 22 Jan 1839
David Woodruff Candee sometimes referred to as David Willis Candee. The Candee Bible never spells out what the W. stands for, but Edwin L. Scofield's genealogy stated his middle name was Woodruff, after his grandfather, David Woodruff. When David was young, his father, Nehemiah Candee, moved to Galway, Saratoga County, New York. David taught school when he was 16. He settled at Hagaman's Mills. He was also a clerk and then later a partner in a store, and held offices as a Justice of the Peace and Postmaster. He was a member of the New York Legislature and a Presbyterian.
David's first wife, Elizabeth Ostrom, was a granddaughter of Revolutionary Captain Joseph Hageman. (See page158 'New York in the Revolution as Colony and State') According to C.C. Baldwin's The Candee Genealogy, her grandfather was a captain under George Washington. David, too was in the military. He became a Captain of Light infantry and fought in the Battle of Plattsburg in the War of 1812.
After the death of his first wife, David Candee married Charity Ostrom, the sister of Elizabeth Ostrom. She is buried with him in the Hagaman Mills Cemetery.
David and Elizabeth had 6 children:
Esther Candee b. 23 Jan 1809
Myra Content Candee b. 13 Jan 1811
David Parley Candee b. 14 Aug 1812
Julius Alonzo Candee b. 30 May 1814
Leander Nehemiah Candee b. 06 Jun 1816
Susan Ideletta Candee b. 23 Sep 1818
David and Charity Ostrom had 4 children:
John Myron Candee10 Jul 1828
Elizabeth Candee b. 30 Jan 1830
Andelucia Candee b. 09 May 1833
Harriet Candee 22 Jan 1839
David's first wife, Elizabeth Ostrom, was a granddaughter of Revolutionary Captain Joseph Hageman. (See page158 'New York in the Revolution as Colony and State') According to C.C. Baldwin's The Candee Genealogy, her grandfather was a captain under George Washington. David, too was in the military. He became a Captain of Light infantry and fought in the Battle of Plattsburg in the War of 1812.
After the death of his first wife, David Candee married Charity Ostrom, the sister of Elizabeth Ostrom. She is buried with him in the Hagaman Mills Cemetery.
David and Elizabeth had 6 children:
Esther Candee b. 23 Jan 1809
Myra Content Candee b. 13 Jan 1811
David Parley Candee b. 14 Aug 1812
Julius Alonzo Candee b. 30 May 1814
Leander Nehemiah Candee b. 06 Jun 1816
Susan Ideletta Candee b. 23 Sep 1818
David and Charity Ostrom had 4 children:
John Myron Candee10 Jul 1828
Elizabeth Candee b. 30 Jan 1830
Andelucia Candee b. 09 May 1833
Harriet Candee 22 Jan 1839
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David W. Candee Died April 12, 1865, in the 82 year of his age.
Charity Ostrom wife of David W. Candee
Died May 30, 1865 in the 69 year of her age.
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