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Robert Bolton III

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Robert Bolton III

Birth
Bath, Bath and North East Somerset Unitary Authority, Somerset, England
Death
11 Oct 1877 (aged 63)
Pelham, Westchester County, New York, USA
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The Rev. Robert Bolton, A.M., Rector of St. John's Church, Lewisboro, Westchester County, New York, died at Pelham Priory, on the IIth day of October, 1877, in the 64th year of his age. Mr. Bolton was the eldest son of the late Rev. Robert Bolton, the founder of the Priory and of Christ Church, Pelham, by his intermarriage with Anne, daughter of the Rev. William Jay, of Bath, England. He was born at No. 13 Paragon Buildings, Bath, in the parish of St. Michael, in the county of Somerset, England, on Sunday, the 17th of April, 1814, and was baptized by his grandfather, the Rev. William Jay, in Argyle Chapel, Bath. In early life he studied medicine under Dr. Young, at Henley-on-Thames; but, although he took his degree, he never entered on the practice of his profession. In 1836, he came with his father to New York, and settled on a farm at Portchester, in Westchester County. On the 8th of January, 1838, he married Elizabeth Rebecca, daughter of James Brenton, of Newport, Rhode Island. Mrs. Bolton died, without issue on the 12th of March, 1852. On the 5th of January, 1854, Mr. Bolton married Josephine, eldest daughter of Brewster Woodhull, of Patchogue, Suffolk Co, N.Y. by whom he had twelve children.His tastes were literary and scholastic. He opened a female academy at New Rochelle, which he soon removed to Tarrytown. About 1859 he took charge of a large school at Bedford, where he remained until 1871. On the 13th of November, 1868, he was made deacon, and on the 9th of June following he was ordained priest by Bishop Potter. St. John's Church, Lewisboro, was his only parish. He remained there from his ordination to his death;
The Rev. Robert Bolton, A.M., Rector of St. John's Church, Lewisboro, Westchester County, New York, died at Pelham Priory, on the IIth day of October, 1877, in the 64th year of his age. Mr. Bolton was the eldest son of the late Rev. Robert Bolton, the founder of the Priory and of Christ Church, Pelham, by his intermarriage with Anne, daughter of the Rev. William Jay, of Bath, England. He was born at No. 13 Paragon Buildings, Bath, in the parish of St. Michael, in the county of Somerset, England, on Sunday, the 17th of April, 1814, and was baptized by his grandfather, the Rev. William Jay, in Argyle Chapel, Bath. In early life he studied medicine under Dr. Young, at Henley-on-Thames; but, although he took his degree, he never entered on the practice of his profession. In 1836, he came with his father to New York, and settled on a farm at Portchester, in Westchester County. On the 8th of January, 1838, he married Elizabeth Rebecca, daughter of James Brenton, of Newport, Rhode Island. Mrs. Bolton died, without issue on the 12th of March, 1852. On the 5th of January, 1854, Mr. Bolton married Josephine, eldest daughter of Brewster Woodhull, of Patchogue, Suffolk Co, N.Y. by whom he had twelve children.His tastes were literary and scholastic. He opened a female academy at New Rochelle, which he soon removed to Tarrytown. About 1859 he took charge of a large school at Bedford, where he remained until 1871. On the 13th of November, 1868, he was made deacon, and on the 9th of June following he was ordained priest by Bishop Potter. St. John's Church, Lewisboro, was his only parish. He remained there from his ordination to his death;

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