Rachel was the daughter of Scottish immigrant James Auchmoody and Maria Deyo of New Paltz, NY.
After Rachel married Samuel Bevier, they moved to an area known as "Otseningo" and purchased land from the Native American Indians and built their home along the Chenango River in the area now known as Port Dickenson and Binghamton. Her husband Sam ran a ferry service to help pioneering families moving west to cross the Chenango River where the current Bevier Street Bridge crosses the river near Otseningo Park. The name "Chenango" is the Anglicized version of the Native American Indian name Otseningo .
Rachel and Sam had 7 children:
1 - Maria Bevier
2 - Jacobus Bevier
3 - Anna Bevier (m. James Ketchum)
4 - Cornelius Bevier
5 - Josiah Bevier
6 - Lydia Bevier
7 - Christian Bevier
Date of Rachel's death was established by newspaper interview with Rachel's granddaughter (Nancy [Ketchum] O'Bryen) on her 104th birthday. In the interview, Nancy said that her grandmother Rachel died when Nancy was 3 yrs old. (Eau Claire Sunday Leader - 1919)
After Rachel married Samuel Bevier, they moved to an area known as "Otseningo" and purchased land from the Native American Indians and built their home along the Chenango River in the area now known as Port Dickenson and Binghamton. Her husband Sam ran a ferry service to help pioneering families moving west to cross the Chenango River where the current Bevier Street Bridge crosses the river near Otseningo Park. The name "Chenango" is the Anglicized version of the Native American Indian name Otseningo .
Rachel and Sam had 7 children:
1 - Maria Bevier
2 - Jacobus Bevier
3 - Anna Bevier (m. James Ketchum)
4 - Cornelius Bevier
5 - Josiah Bevier
6 - Lydia Bevier
7 - Christian Bevier
Date of Rachel's death was established by newspaper interview with Rachel's granddaughter (Nancy [Ketchum] O'Bryen) on her 104th birthday. In the interview, Nancy said that her grandmother Rachel died when Nancy was 3 yrs old. (Eau Claire Sunday Leader - 1919)
Rachel was the daughter of Scottish immigrant James Auchmoody and Maria Deyo of New Paltz, NY.
After Rachel married Samuel Bevier, they moved to an area known as "Otseningo" and purchased land from the Native American Indians and built their home along the Chenango River in the area now known as Port Dickenson and Binghamton. Her husband Sam ran a ferry service to help pioneering families moving west to cross the Chenango River where the current Bevier Street Bridge crosses the river near Otseningo Park. The name "Chenango" is the Anglicized version of the Native American Indian name Otseningo .
Rachel and Sam had 7 children:
1 - Maria Bevier
2 - Jacobus Bevier
3 - Anna Bevier (m. James Ketchum)
4 - Cornelius Bevier
5 - Josiah Bevier
6 - Lydia Bevier
7 - Christian Bevier
Date of Rachel's death was established by newspaper interview with Rachel's granddaughter (Nancy [Ketchum] O'Bryen) on her 104th birthday. In the interview, Nancy said that her grandmother Rachel died when Nancy was 3 yrs old. (Eau Claire Sunday Leader - 1919)
After Rachel married Samuel Bevier, they moved to an area known as "Otseningo" and purchased land from the Native American Indians and built their home along the Chenango River in the area now known as Port Dickenson and Binghamton. Her husband Sam ran a ferry service to help pioneering families moving west to cross the Chenango River where the current Bevier Street Bridge crosses the river near Otseningo Park. The name "Chenango" is the Anglicized version of the Native American Indian name Otseningo .
Rachel and Sam had 7 children:
1 - Maria Bevier
2 - Jacobus Bevier
3 - Anna Bevier (m. James Ketchum)
4 - Cornelius Bevier
5 - Josiah Bevier
6 - Lydia Bevier
7 - Christian Bevier
Date of Rachel's death was established by newspaper interview with Rachel's granddaughter (Nancy [Ketchum] O'Bryen) on her 104th birthday. In the interview, Nancy said that her grandmother Rachel died when Nancy was 3 yrs old. (Eau Claire Sunday Leader - 1919)
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