Farmer. He was married first to Olive Doud.
Elizur carried on an axe and scythe business at Winsted, Conn., before moving to Le Roy, N.Y. His second wife, Betsey Hull, became insane and set fire to their home on November 23, 1827, killing herself and two of their daughters. This event was widely reported in many newspapers. The following is the account in the Le Roy Gazette:
"The house of Mr. Elizur Hinsdale was consumed by fire, and his wife and two children perished in the flames. Mrs. Hinsdale had been deranged for a number of months, and was confined to a small room in the house separated from the fire place by a plank partition with small crevices to admit the warmth. She had, in past years, had similar turns of derangement, and at such times was generally disposed to mischief. It is presumed that she set fire to the house, as she had in the early part of that evening and at other times threatened to do it. The probability is that she communicated with the fire by means of a line of straws from her bed, as she had before been discovered attempting to do it. Mr. H. had lain down, in his clothes, in an adjoining room, to rest for a short time, and upon awaking found the room in which his wife was confined in the flames. He attempted to enter it but was repulsed by the flames. He then endeavored to reach the chamber where the children slept, and was met by his daughter, thirteen years old, bearing her younger sister in her arms, who effected their escape. Before he could proceed any farther, the stairs gave way, and immediately after, the roof fell in and he was compelled to relinquish any further rescue and leaving the two remaining girls, aged seven and three years, to the flames. A young woman and a small boy who were in other parts of the house escaped with great difficulty. No property, not even an article of clothing, was saved. Mr. H. was severely burned upon his head and hands.
Mrs. Hinsdale was, when rational, a woman of superior talents and an accomplished mind. She was a worthy member of the Presbyterian church, and an adornment to her profession."
Elizur was married a third time, to Hannah (Johnson) Sage, widow of Moses Sage.
According to an obituary in the Le Roy Gazette, "His death was sudden and unexpected, having been ill but a short days." His funeral was in the Presbyterian Church in Le Roy.. Hannah died April 27, 1863,
Elizur carried on an axe and scythe business at Winsted, Conn., before moving to Le Roy, N.Y. His second wife, Betsey Hull, became insane and set fire to their home on November 23, 1827, killing herself and two of their daughters. This event was widely reported in many newspapers. The following is the account in the Le Roy Gazette:
"The house of Mr. Elizur Hinsdale was consumed by fire, and his wife and two children perished in the flames. Mrs. Hinsdale had been deranged for a number of months, and was confined to a small room in the house separated from the fire place by a plank partition with small crevices to admit the warmth. She had, in past years, had similar turns of derangement, and at such times was generally disposed to mischief. It is presumed that she set fire to the house, as she had in the early part of that evening and at other times threatened to do it. The probability is that she communicated with the fire by means of a line of straws from her bed, as she had before been discovered attempting to do it. Mr. H. had lain down, in his clothes, in an adjoining room, to rest for a short time, and upon awaking found the room in which his wife was confined in the flames. He attempted to enter it but was repulsed by the flames. He then endeavored to reach the chamber where the children slept, and was met by his daughter, thirteen years old, bearing her younger sister in her arms, who effected their escape. Before he could proceed any farther, the stairs gave way, and immediately after, the roof fell in and he was compelled to relinquish any further rescue and leaving the two remaining girls, aged seven and three years, to the flames. A young woman and a small boy who were in other parts of the house escaped with great difficulty. No property, not even an article of clothing, was saved. Mr. H. was severely burned upon his head and hands.
Mrs. Hinsdale was, when rational, a woman of superior talents and an accomplished mind. She was a worthy member of the Presbyterian church, and an adornment to her profession."
Elizur was married a third time, to Hannah (Johnson) Sage, widow of Moses Sage.
According to an obituary in the Le Roy Gazette, "His death was sudden and unexpected, having been ill but a short days." His funeral was in the Presbyterian Church in Le Roy.. Hannah died April 27, 1863,
Farmer. He was married first to Olive Doud.
Elizur carried on an axe and scythe business at Winsted, Conn., before moving to Le Roy, N.Y. His second wife, Betsey Hull, became insane and set fire to their home on November 23, 1827, killing herself and two of their daughters. This event was widely reported in many newspapers. The following is the account in the Le Roy Gazette:
"The house of Mr. Elizur Hinsdale was consumed by fire, and his wife and two children perished in the flames. Mrs. Hinsdale had been deranged for a number of months, and was confined to a small room in the house separated from the fire place by a plank partition with small crevices to admit the warmth. She had, in past years, had similar turns of derangement, and at such times was generally disposed to mischief. It is presumed that she set fire to the house, as she had in the early part of that evening and at other times threatened to do it. The probability is that she communicated with the fire by means of a line of straws from her bed, as she had before been discovered attempting to do it. Mr. H. had lain down, in his clothes, in an adjoining room, to rest for a short time, and upon awaking found the room in which his wife was confined in the flames. He attempted to enter it but was repulsed by the flames. He then endeavored to reach the chamber where the children slept, and was met by his daughter, thirteen years old, bearing her younger sister in her arms, who effected their escape. Before he could proceed any farther, the stairs gave way, and immediately after, the roof fell in and he was compelled to relinquish any further rescue and leaving the two remaining girls, aged seven and three years, to the flames. A young woman and a small boy who were in other parts of the house escaped with great difficulty. No property, not even an article of clothing, was saved. Mr. H. was severely burned upon his head and hands.
Mrs. Hinsdale was, when rational, a woman of superior talents and an accomplished mind. She was a worthy member of the Presbyterian church, and an adornment to her profession."
Elizur was married a third time, to Hannah (Johnson) Sage, widow of Moses Sage.
According to an obituary in the Le Roy Gazette, "His death was sudden and unexpected, having been ill but a short days." His funeral was in the Presbyterian Church in Le Roy.. Hannah died April 27, 1863,
Elizur carried on an axe and scythe business at Winsted, Conn., before moving to Le Roy, N.Y. His second wife, Betsey Hull, became insane and set fire to their home on November 23, 1827, killing herself and two of their daughters. This event was widely reported in many newspapers. The following is the account in the Le Roy Gazette:
"The house of Mr. Elizur Hinsdale was consumed by fire, and his wife and two children perished in the flames. Mrs. Hinsdale had been deranged for a number of months, and was confined to a small room in the house separated from the fire place by a plank partition with small crevices to admit the warmth. She had, in past years, had similar turns of derangement, and at such times was generally disposed to mischief. It is presumed that she set fire to the house, as she had in the early part of that evening and at other times threatened to do it. The probability is that she communicated with the fire by means of a line of straws from her bed, as she had before been discovered attempting to do it. Mr. H. had lain down, in his clothes, in an adjoining room, to rest for a short time, and upon awaking found the room in which his wife was confined in the flames. He attempted to enter it but was repulsed by the flames. He then endeavored to reach the chamber where the children slept, and was met by his daughter, thirteen years old, bearing her younger sister in her arms, who effected their escape. Before he could proceed any farther, the stairs gave way, and immediately after, the roof fell in and he was compelled to relinquish any further rescue and leaving the two remaining girls, aged seven and three years, to the flames. A young woman and a small boy who were in other parts of the house escaped with great difficulty. No property, not even an article of clothing, was saved. Mr. H. was severely burned upon his head and hands.
Mrs. Hinsdale was, when rational, a woman of superior talents and an accomplished mind. She was a worthy member of the Presbyterian church, and an adornment to her profession."
Elizur was married a third time, to Hannah (Johnson) Sage, widow of Moses Sage.
According to an obituary in the Le Roy Gazette, "His death was sudden and unexpected, having been ill but a short days." His funeral was in the Presbyterian Church in Le Roy.. Hannah died April 27, 1863,
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