Craft Masonry in Orange and Rockland Counties, New York

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http://www.angelfire.com/space/marsfamilyhistory/Jesse_ChildrenStephenMarsGen.htm Jesse Durland Mars b. 7 Sep 1880 in Bellvale, Orange, NY; d. 9 Jun 1951; m. 10 Dec 1907 in Florida, NY, Estelle Otis , b. 22 Dec 1878 in Chester, Orange, NY; d. 29 Dec 1962, d/o Josiah Otis and Elizabeth Wickham Bertolf Otis of Orange County, NY. Jesse attended the S.S. Seward Institute and the medical school of the University of Michigan. He established a very successful medical practice in Florida, NY. He did not have children. Interned in Warwick Cemetery, Warwick, NY. Headley,Russel. HISTORY OF ORANGE COUNTY NEW YORK. Van Deusen and Elms, Middletown, New York, 1908. Page 895. "JESSE DURLAND MARS, a successful medical practitioner, and one of the youngest in this profession in the county, was born 7 Sep 1880, at Bellvale, Orange, NY His parents, when the boy was still at an early age, removed to Florida, NY. He first attended school at the Florida Academy, later entering the S.S. Seward Institute, from which he graduated in 1898. The two years following were spent in teaching in order to prepare himself financially for college. In the fall of 1900 the young man entered the medical department of the University of Michigan. He always maintained a high average in his medical course and at his graduation in June, 1904, stood among the first in a class of one hundred. He successfully competed for an internship in the University Hospital at Ann Arbor, Mich., and spent the year 1904-1905 in that capacity. In order to further round out his medical knowledge and experience a six-months' course in the Metropolitan Hospital in New York City was entered upon. Later on he was resident physician in the Jamaica hospital, at Jamaica, Long Island. At the beginning of the year 1906 Dr. Mars returned to Florida, where he had spent his youth, and began the practice of his chosen profession. He soon identified himself with the Orange County Medical Society, the New York Medical Society, and the American Medical Association , in all of which he is actively interested. His father, Stephen Mars, was born in Germany in 1843. When twenty-two years of age he came to America, located in Orange County, and engaged in farming. In 1872 he married Annie Mary DeGraw, a native of Orange County. Eight children were born to this couple, Jesse D., the subject of this sketch, being the fifth. On 10 Dec 1907, Dr. Mars married Estelle Otis, the second youngest daughter of Josiah and Elizabeth W. Otis. The Otis family is among the earliest residents of Orange County, the ancestors of Mrs. Mars having come over in the Mayflower." HISTORY OF THE VALLEY OF THE HUDSON, RIVER OF DESTINY, 1609-1930. Volume IV, The S.J. Clarke Pub. Co., Chicago, 1931. Page 283.... "JESSE D. MARS, M.D. Dr. Jesse D. Mars, who has been engaged in the general practice of medicine at Florida, Orange County, since 1905, has built up a large and important practice and has earned a wide reputation for his ability in his profession. He was born on 7 Sep 1880, in Bellvale, Orange, NY, and is a son of Stephen and Anna (DeGraw) Mars. His father was born in Germany and came to the United States in young manhood, and in 1867 came to the town of Warwick and devoted his life to farming pursuits, and his death occurred here in Florida in 1928. The mother was born in Greenwood Lake, NY, and her death occurred in 1926. To these parents were born eight children, of whom five are deceased, the survivors being, Stephen, who resides in Washingtonville, NY; Mary, who is the wife of Joseph L. Jacoby and lives in Michigan, and Jesse D., of this review. Jesse D. received his education in the public schools and in Seward Institute, and then matriculated in the medical school of the University of Michigan, from which he was graduated, with the degree of Doctor of Medicine, in 1904. He served one year as interne in the University of Michigan hospital and six months in the Manhattan and Jamaica hospitals, of New York city. He then located in Florida, where he has ministered to the physical ills of the people with very gratifying results. Dr. Mars was united in marriage to Miss Estelle Otis, a daughter of Joshua and Elizabeth (Bertholf) Otis, an old pioneer family of Orange county. Otisville is named in honor of this family. In his political views Dr. Mars is a republican and his religious connection is with the Presbyterian Church, of which he is a trustee. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity, being a trustee of Warwick Lodge, No. 544, F. & A.M., of which he was Master in 1925 and of the Tall Cedars of Lebanon; the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks at Middletown, and the Rotary Club of Warwick He is a director of the Florida National Bank. He maintains professional affiliation with the Orange County Medical Society and the American Medical Association. He is a member of the staff of Elizabeth A. Horton Hospital at Middletown and the Goshen Emergency Hospital. He is a man of genial and kindly manner and during the years of his residence in this community he has to a marked degree commanded the confidence and respect of the people." http://books.google.com/books?id=gn0aAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA155&dq=%22warwick+lodge+no.+544%22&hl=en&ei=1FqfTNymLsH38 Abs3PD0DQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CEAQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=%22warwick%20lodge%20no.%2 0544%22&f=false John Sayer, president of the Warwick Savings Bank [1917], was born at Greenwood Lake, NY, 4 Jan 1845; entered the railway service August 1862, as station agent of the Warwick Valley Railroad (now the Lehigh & Hudson River Railway) at Stone Bridge, NY, acting as such for two years; was graduated from Eastman's Business College, Poughkeepsie, NY, in June 1866; again entered the railway service in June 1867, since which time he has been consecutively station agent at Warwick, New York; 1875 to 1884, general freight and passenger agent; 1878 to 1885, assistant treasurer; 1885 to December 1902, treasurer and general passenger agent; December 1902, to date, secretary and treasurer, being employed over fifty years on the same railway; was elected Treasurer of Warwick Lodge No. 544 F&AM, in December 1870, and with the exception of two years (during one of which he was Senior Warden of same lodge) has served ever since, covering a period of 42 years. Mr. Sayer is a trustee of the Warwick Cemetery Association, having served as such since November 1910. http://archive.recordonline.com/archive/2006/11/22/obituaries.html Edwin “Ned” M. Strong, Jr. of Naples, FL, formerly of Warwick, died Friday, 10 Nov 2006 in Naples, Fla. He was 81. The son of the late Edwin M. and Helen Teed Strong, he was born on 3 Oct 1925 in Warwick. A Veteran, Mr. Strong served in the US Navy during World War II. Ned was a retired funeral director and was the former owner of the Strong Funeral Home in Warwick and Greenwood Lake. He was a member of St. Monica's Church in Naples, Fla. He was a Past Master of the Warwick Lodge 544, F&AM, a Past Patron of the Warwick Lodge Order of the Eastern Star as well as a Past Commander of the Warwick Legion. He was 50
a former member of the Raymond Hose Co. and of the Warwick V.F.W. as well as having served as a Past President of the Orange and Rockland Funeral Director's Association. Survivors include his wife, Helen M. Strong at home; his son, E. Gordon Strong and his wife, Karla of Beaver Creek, Ohio; and his daughter, Linda Mary Strong of Warwick. He is also survived by his granddaughter, Katherine Strong of Beaver Creek, Ohio; and his sister, Hazel Morris of Newark, Del. Graveside services were at the Warwick Cemetery in Warwick. http://archive.recordonline.com/archive/2004/06/29/obituaries.html Garrett F. "Van" VanDien of Punta Gorda, FL, formerly of Warwick, NY, died 5 Dec 2003. He was born in New York City on 6 Jan 1915. Garrett was a farmer, a carpenter, a cabinet maker and a residential building contractor. He was Building Inspector for the Town of Warwick from '67 to '73. He was a Veteran of WWII where he served in the U.S. Army Field Artillery. He was Master of Warwick Lodge No. 544, F&AM, in 1952, and was District Deputy Grand Master for the Orange-Rockland District in 1969. He was predeceased by his wife, Edith. Survivors include his daughter Janet Friedle of Glendale, AZ; his son, Walter of San Diego, CA; six grandchildren and fifteen great-grandchildren. Garret was a true gentle man, and will be greatly missed. His ashes will be interred at Warwick Cemetery on Wednesday, June 30, 2004 at 11 a.m. following a Masonic Service. Hudson River Lodge No. 607, Newburgh, Orange, New York Warrant 19 Jun 1866; David A. Scott, Master [Surrogate of Orange county, for 1864, 1865, and 1866] Merged with Newburgh No. 309, 6 Jun 1996 to become Hudson River No. 309 Ref. History of Hudson River Lodge, No. 607, Free and Accepted Masons, Newburgh, NY, from January 11, 1866 to June 19, 1896 with an appendix ... by Charles H. Halstead, which may be read on line at http://openlibrary.org/books/OL24183651M/History_of_Hudson_River_Lodge_no._607_free_and_accepted_masons_Newburgh_NY ._from_January_11_1866_to_June_19_1896 , or at http://www.archive.org/details/cu31924030289585 a digital copy of which is in the archives of the OMDHS. http://www.phoenixmasonry.org/10,000_famous_freemasons/Volume_1_A_to_D.htm Augustus W. Bennet Lawyer, congressman. b. 7 Oct 1897 in New York City. Graduated from Amherst and Columbia Universities. Admitted to NY bar in 1921 and practiced since in Newburgh, NY. Member of the 79th Congress (1945-47) from 29th NY district. Served in Navy Air Corps in WW1. A past District Deputy Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of New York. Member of Hudson River Lodge No. 607, Newburgh, N.Y., serving as master in 1930. Member of Highland Chapter, R.A.M. No. 52, Newburgh and Tall Cedars of Lebanon. http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B000367 Augustus Witschief Bennet, (son of William Stiles Bennet below), a Representative from New York; born in New York City 7 Oct 1897; attended the public schools of New York City and Washington, DC, and was graduated from Amherst (Mass.) College in 1918; during the First World War served in the United States Naval Reserve Flying Corps with the rating of chief quartermaster from 8 Jun 1918, to 19 Jan 1919; was graduated from the Columbia University Law School at New York City in 1921; was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in Newburgh, NY; United States referee in bankruptcy 1923-1944; elected as a Republican to the 79th Congress (3 Jan 1945-3 Jan 1947); unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1946; resumed the practice of law; resided in Laguna Hills, Calif. until his death in Concord, MA, on 5 Jun 1983; cremated; ashes interred at Cedar Hills Mausoleum, Newburgh, NY. < William Stiles Bennet (photo at left; father of Augustus W. Bennet above) Lawyer, congressman. b. Port Jervis, N.Y., 9 Nov 1870. Member of 59th to 61st Congresses (1905- 11) from 17th N.Y. district and 64th Congress (1915-17) from 23rd N.Y. district. Declined appointment as U.S. District Judge in 1906. Assistant treasurer of the United States in 1911; appraiser of Port of New York in 1912; assistant attorney general of U.S. in 1929; delegate to state constitutional convention in 1938; member of the U.S. Immigration Commission 1907- 10. He moved to Chicago in 1920 as vice president and general counsel of Edward Hines lumber interests, returning to New York City in 1933 where he resumed practice. Mason [Lodge name or number not stated] and 32° AASR. Red Book: William S. Bennet, Republican, who represents the Twenty-first district of New York in the Assembly, was born in Port Jervis, Orange county. NY, 9 Nov 1870. He is descended from or related to all the pioneer families of the Delaware Valley, and several of his ancestors held important commands during the Revolutionary War. His grandfather, James Bennet, who at one time represented an Orange county district in the Assembly, was associated with William H. Seward in the formation of the Republican party in this State. When fifteen years of age Mr. Bennet left the Port Jervis Union School and started as the junior clerk in a dry goods store in his native village. Later he was a reporter on the Port Jervis "Gazette." At the age of eighteen he commenced the study of law, and was graduated with the class of 1892 from the Albany Law School, having in May. 1802. been admitted to the bar. Mr. Bennet had the unusual honor of being both the class and faculty orator of his class. In the Harrison campaign of 1892 Mr. Bennet was secretary of the Deer Park Republican Club, and participated actively in the campaign. In the sessions of 1892 and 1893 Mr. Bennet was official reporter of . the Orange County Board of Supervisors. Going to New York city in 1893, he at once engaged in the practice of law, and also entered actively into Republican politics. 51
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