The Rev.Cornelius Winter Bolton, rector of Christ Church, North Pelham, the oldest active clergyman in Westchester County, died Tuesday at the age of eighty-seven. He came from a family which is famous in the Church or England for its clergymen and writers. His father was an Episcopal clergyman born in Savannah, Ga„ and his mother was Miss Jay, of Bath, England, daughter of an Episcopal clergyman.Dr. Bolton was born In Bath and came to America with his parents in 1836 The family settled in Bronxvllle, Westchester County, where the father bought a farm. C.W. Bolton was sent to the Theological Seminary of Virginia After being ordained he returned to the old Pelham priory, remaining a year to help his father preach. In 1848 he went to Christ Church, Baltimore, where he remained for six years. He returned to the priory in 1866 and married Miss Cornelia Van Rensselaer. His funeral will be held on Friday when the body of his nephew, Edward C. Bolton, of the 17th United States Infantry, will arrive In Pelham for military burial. Lieu. Bolton was assassinated last Spring in the Philippines.
The Rev.Cornelius Winter Bolton, rector of Christ Church, North Pelham, the oldest active clergyman in Westchester County, died Tuesday at the age of eighty-seven. He came from a family which is famous in the Church or England for its clergymen and writers. His father was an Episcopal clergyman born in Savannah, Ga„ and his mother was Miss Jay, of Bath, England, daughter of an Episcopal clergyman.Dr. Bolton was born In Bath and came to America with his parents in 1836 The family settled in Bronxvllle, Westchester County, where the father bought a farm. C.W. Bolton was sent to the Theological Seminary of Virginia After being ordained he returned to the old Pelham priory, remaining a year to help his father preach. In 1848 he went to Christ Church, Baltimore, where he remained for six years. He returned to the priory in 1866 and married Miss Cornelia Van Rensselaer. His funeral will be held on Friday when the body of his nephew, Edward C. Bolton, of the 17th United States Infantry, will arrive In Pelham for military burial. Lieu. Bolton was assassinated last Spring in the Philippines.
Family Members
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Robert Bolton III
1814–1877
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Ann Bolton Bolton
1815–1884
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Rev William Jay Bolton
1816–1884
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Rev John Bolton
1818–1898
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Mary Statira Bolton Rooker
1820–1900
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Arabella Bolton
1822–1860
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James Jay Bolton
1824–1863
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Rhoda Bolton
1825–1887
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Abby Bolton
1827–1849
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Adele Bolton
1830–1911
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Frances Georgina Bolton
1831–1915
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