James married, first, Matilda Bentley #38644879, no recorded marriage date, yet Matilda died in childbirth [at the age of 23 in 1845] of their daughter, named for Matilda, (1845-1909).
James second marriage was to Mary Christie in 1851. The family of Christie identifies Marys’ birth as being fourth child of William and Sally Brown*. Sally Brown died when Mary was five years old. Nothing is found of Marys’ early life. Based on marriage in Aurora, Illinois in 1851, she married James at the age of 35. Remember, James daughter was 5-6 years old and he found Mary as his new bride.
Here is the neat hook to getting to the midwest, the First of Stolp family to leave New York was James’ father, Frederick. Frederick was in the War of 1812 and a brickmaker from Columbia NY. He walked on foot to Chicago at the age of 52 in 1833, and on to what is now Naperville, Illinois where he found suitable clay and chose land. In 1834 he walked back to NY to fetch his 9 children and wife Janette. Frederick returned with his family in Sep 1835 and acquired claim east of Big Woods. James was only 15 years old in traveling from NY state to Illinois!
James second marriage was to Mary Christie in 1851. The family of Christie identifies Marys’ birth as being fourth child of William and Sally Brown*. Sally Brown died when Mary was five years old. Nothing is found of Marys’ early life. Based on marriage in Aurora, Illinois in 1851, she married James at the age of 35. Remember, James daughter was 5-6 years old and he found Mary as his new bride.
Here is the neat hook to getting to the midwest, the First of Stolp family to leave New York was James’ father, Frederick. Frederick was in the War of 1812 and a brickmaker from Columbia NY. He walked on foot to Chicago at the age of 52 in 1833, and on to what is now Naperville, Illinois where he found suitable clay and chose land. In 1834 he walked back to NY to fetch his 9 children and wife Janette. Frederick returned with his family in Sep 1835 and acquired claim east of Big Woods. James was only 15 years old in traveling from NY state to Illinois!
James married, first, Matilda Bentley #38644879, no recorded marriage date, yet Matilda died in childbirth [at the age of 23 in 1845] of their daughter, named for Matilda, (1845-1909).
James second marriage was to Mary Christie in 1851. The family of Christie identifies Marys’ birth as being fourth child of William and Sally Brown*. Sally Brown died when Mary was five years old. Nothing is found of Marys’ early life. Based on marriage in Aurora, Illinois in 1851, she married James at the age of 35. Remember, James daughter was 5-6 years old and he found Mary as his new bride.
Here is the neat hook to getting to the midwest, the First of Stolp family to leave New York was James’ father, Frederick. Frederick was in the War of 1812 and a brickmaker from Columbia NY. He walked on foot to Chicago at the age of 52 in 1833, and on to what is now Naperville, Illinois where he found suitable clay and chose land. In 1834 he walked back to NY to fetch his 9 children and wife Janette. Frederick returned with his family in Sep 1835 and acquired claim east of Big Woods. James was only 15 years old in traveling from NY state to Illinois!
James second marriage was to Mary Christie in 1851. The family of Christie identifies Marys’ birth as being fourth child of William and Sally Brown*. Sally Brown died when Mary was five years old. Nothing is found of Marys’ early life. Based on marriage in Aurora, Illinois in 1851, she married James at the age of 35. Remember, James daughter was 5-6 years old and he found Mary as his new bride.
Here is the neat hook to getting to the midwest, the First of Stolp family to leave New York was James’ father, Frederick. Frederick was in the War of 1812 and a brickmaker from Columbia NY. He walked on foot to Chicago at the age of 52 in 1833, and on to what is now Naperville, Illinois where he found suitable clay and chose land. In 1834 he walked back to NY to fetch his 9 children and wife Janette. Frederick returned with his family in Sep 1835 and acquired claim east of Big Woods. James was only 15 years old in traveling from NY state to Illinois!
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