John Galbraith was the son of Patrick Galbraith.
John married Lydia Driesbach February 9, 1854.
Galbraith children: Henry D, Mary E., Lydia D., John C., Jennie M., Anna W.
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From the History of Livingston County, New York, 1881, by James H. Smith the following biography is written.
John Galbraith was born May 8, 1826. His father, Patrick Galbraith, came from the north of Ireland about the year 1820, and a few years later settled
in Sparta, on the farm where Robert Ross now lives, and where John was born. He was the fifth of a family of ten children, six sons and four daughters, three of whom are now living, as follows: Jane, wife of James Gilman, of Groveland, Lizze Galbraith, living in Mt. Morris, and Mary L., wife of P. G. Kelley, of the latter place.
John remained with and assisted his father until twenty-one years of age, when he and his brother Samuel B., bought their father's farm and worked it together for a few years., when John sold his interest to Samuel. Soon after this he bought a farm in the town of Groveland, built there a new house, and February 9, 1854, was married to Lydia, daughter of Henry Driesbach, Sr., of Sparta.
This farm he sold in 1857 or 58, and moved to Mt. Morris, where he engaged in business in a flouring mill, which he conducted till 1862, when he entered the army, having enlisted and been appointed First Lieutenant in company F, of the 136th Regiment. After his return from the army he engaged in farming, his principal occupation until his death which occurred Feb. 23, 1880, at the age
of fifty-three.
In politics he was a Democrat, and held the office of highway commissioner a number of years, as also that of Supervisor of Sparta for several terms. In religious views he was a Presbyterian.
John Galbraith, though a man of few words as well as modest and retiring, naturally won the esteem and confidence of all with whom he come in contact. In all his business transactions he was honorable, direct, and in every sense reliable, and throughout the whole history of his life there has nothing occurred that detracts in the least from a uniformly honorable record.
He took a deep though unobtrusive interest in public matters. He was always proud of the high agricultural fame of Livingston county, inheriting from his Scottish ancestry that love of liberty, that devotion to free institutions, that independence which characterize the Scottish people wherever they may be. When the late rebellion broke out, his love of country was exhibited in his enlistment into her armies, where he faithfully served as First Lieutenant. He was generous to a fault, and his liberality was proverbial, and yet many of his most liberal acts were unknown to all but him and the recipients of his kindness. In every sense Mr. Galbraith was one whose life though unostentatious,
was in every way worthy to be recorded in the history of Livingston county.
Mrs. Galbraith has been a member of the German Reformed Church over seventeen years. The married life of Mr. and Mrs. Galbraith has been a happy one. They had nine children, three of whom died in their youth. Those who are living are Mary E., Lydia D., now Mrs. John A. Culbertson, of Sparta, Henry D., John, Jennie M., and Anna W.. Mrs. Galbraith and Henry D., conduct the large
farm of three hundred acres, in a successful and creditable manner."
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Civil War Soldier
Leiut. John Galbraith
136th New York Infantry
Adjutant General:
Galbraith, John.-Age, 36 years. Enlisted, September 3, 1862, at Portage, NY, to serve three years; mustered in as first lieutenant, Co. F, 136th New York Infantry, September 25, 1862; discharged, December 19, 1862.
Commissioned first lieutenant, October 4, 1862, with rank from September 3, 1862, original.
John married Lydia Driesbach February 9, 1854.
Galbraith children: Henry D, Mary E., Lydia D., John C., Jennie M., Anna W.
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From the History of Livingston County, New York, 1881, by James H. Smith the following biography is written.
John Galbraith was born May 8, 1826. His father, Patrick Galbraith, came from the north of Ireland about the year 1820, and a few years later settled
in Sparta, on the farm where Robert Ross now lives, and where John was born. He was the fifth of a family of ten children, six sons and four daughters, three of whom are now living, as follows: Jane, wife of James Gilman, of Groveland, Lizze Galbraith, living in Mt. Morris, and Mary L., wife of P. G. Kelley, of the latter place.
John remained with and assisted his father until twenty-one years of age, when he and his brother Samuel B., bought their father's farm and worked it together for a few years., when John sold his interest to Samuel. Soon after this he bought a farm in the town of Groveland, built there a new house, and February 9, 1854, was married to Lydia, daughter of Henry Driesbach, Sr., of Sparta.
This farm he sold in 1857 or 58, and moved to Mt. Morris, where he engaged in business in a flouring mill, which he conducted till 1862, when he entered the army, having enlisted and been appointed First Lieutenant in company F, of the 136th Regiment. After his return from the army he engaged in farming, his principal occupation until his death which occurred Feb. 23, 1880, at the age
of fifty-three.
In politics he was a Democrat, and held the office of highway commissioner a number of years, as also that of Supervisor of Sparta for several terms. In religious views he was a Presbyterian.
John Galbraith, though a man of few words as well as modest and retiring, naturally won the esteem and confidence of all with whom he come in contact. In all his business transactions he was honorable, direct, and in every sense reliable, and throughout the whole history of his life there has nothing occurred that detracts in the least from a uniformly honorable record.
He took a deep though unobtrusive interest in public matters. He was always proud of the high agricultural fame of Livingston county, inheriting from his Scottish ancestry that love of liberty, that devotion to free institutions, that independence which characterize the Scottish people wherever they may be. When the late rebellion broke out, his love of country was exhibited in his enlistment into her armies, where he faithfully served as First Lieutenant. He was generous to a fault, and his liberality was proverbial, and yet many of his most liberal acts were unknown to all but him and the recipients of his kindness. In every sense Mr. Galbraith was one whose life though unostentatious,
was in every way worthy to be recorded in the history of Livingston county.
Mrs. Galbraith has been a member of the German Reformed Church over seventeen years. The married life of Mr. and Mrs. Galbraith has been a happy one. They had nine children, three of whom died in their youth. Those who are living are Mary E., Lydia D., now Mrs. John A. Culbertson, of Sparta, Henry D., John, Jennie M., and Anna W.. Mrs. Galbraith and Henry D., conduct the large
farm of three hundred acres, in a successful and creditable manner."
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Civil War Soldier
Leiut. John Galbraith
136th New York Infantry
Adjutant General:
Galbraith, John.-Age, 36 years. Enlisted, September 3, 1862, at Portage, NY, to serve three years; mustered in as first lieutenant, Co. F, 136th New York Infantry, September 25, 1862; discharged, December 19, 1862.
Commissioned first lieutenant, October 4, 1862, with rank from September 3, 1862, original.
John Galbraith was the son of Patrick Galbraith.
John married Lydia Driesbach February 9, 1854.
Galbraith children: Henry D, Mary E., Lydia D., John C., Jennie M., Anna W.
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From the History of Livingston County, New York, 1881, by James H. Smith the following biography is written.
John Galbraith was born May 8, 1826. His father, Patrick Galbraith, came from the north of Ireland about the year 1820, and a few years later settled
in Sparta, on the farm where Robert Ross now lives, and where John was born. He was the fifth of a family of ten children, six sons and four daughters, three of whom are now living, as follows: Jane, wife of James Gilman, of Groveland, Lizze Galbraith, living in Mt. Morris, and Mary L., wife of P. G. Kelley, of the latter place.
John remained with and assisted his father until twenty-one years of age, when he and his brother Samuel B., bought their father's farm and worked it together for a few years., when John sold his interest to Samuel. Soon after this he bought a farm in the town of Groveland, built there a new house, and February 9, 1854, was married to Lydia, daughter of Henry Driesbach, Sr., of Sparta.
This farm he sold in 1857 or 58, and moved to Mt. Morris, where he engaged in business in a flouring mill, which he conducted till 1862, when he entered the army, having enlisted and been appointed First Lieutenant in company F, of the 136th Regiment. After his return from the army he engaged in farming, his principal occupation until his death which occurred Feb. 23, 1880, at the age
of fifty-three.
In politics he was a Democrat, and held the office of highway commissioner a number of years, as also that of Supervisor of Sparta for several terms. In religious views he was a Presbyterian.
John Galbraith, though a man of few words as well as modest and retiring, naturally won the esteem and confidence of all with whom he come in contact. In all his business transactions he was honorable, direct, and in every sense reliable, and throughout the whole history of his life there has nothing occurred that detracts in the least from a uniformly honorable record.
He took a deep though unobtrusive interest in public matters. He was always proud of the high agricultural fame of Livingston county, inheriting from his Scottish ancestry that love of liberty, that devotion to free institutions, that independence which characterize the Scottish people wherever they may be. When the late rebellion broke out, his love of country was exhibited in his enlistment into her armies, where he faithfully served as First Lieutenant. He was generous to a fault, and his liberality was proverbial, and yet many of his most liberal acts were unknown to all but him and the recipients of his kindness. In every sense Mr. Galbraith was one whose life though unostentatious,
was in every way worthy to be recorded in the history of Livingston county.
Mrs. Galbraith has been a member of the German Reformed Church over seventeen years. The married life of Mr. and Mrs. Galbraith has been a happy one. They had nine children, three of whom died in their youth. Those who are living are Mary E., Lydia D., now Mrs. John A. Culbertson, of Sparta, Henry D., John, Jennie M., and Anna W.. Mrs. Galbraith and Henry D., conduct the large
farm of three hundred acres, in a successful and creditable manner."
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Civil War Soldier
Leiut. John Galbraith
136th New York Infantry
Adjutant General:
Galbraith, John.-Age, 36 years. Enlisted, September 3, 1862, at Portage, NY, to serve three years; mustered in as first lieutenant, Co. F, 136th New York Infantry, September 25, 1862; discharged, December 19, 1862.
Commissioned first lieutenant, October 4, 1862, with rank from September 3, 1862, original.
John married Lydia Driesbach February 9, 1854.
Galbraith children: Henry D, Mary E., Lydia D., John C., Jennie M., Anna W.
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From the History of Livingston County, New York, 1881, by James H. Smith the following biography is written.
John Galbraith was born May 8, 1826. His father, Patrick Galbraith, came from the north of Ireland about the year 1820, and a few years later settled
in Sparta, on the farm where Robert Ross now lives, and where John was born. He was the fifth of a family of ten children, six sons and four daughters, three of whom are now living, as follows: Jane, wife of James Gilman, of Groveland, Lizze Galbraith, living in Mt. Morris, and Mary L., wife of P. G. Kelley, of the latter place.
John remained with and assisted his father until twenty-one years of age, when he and his brother Samuel B., bought their father's farm and worked it together for a few years., when John sold his interest to Samuel. Soon after this he bought a farm in the town of Groveland, built there a new house, and February 9, 1854, was married to Lydia, daughter of Henry Driesbach, Sr., of Sparta.
This farm he sold in 1857 or 58, and moved to Mt. Morris, where he engaged in business in a flouring mill, which he conducted till 1862, when he entered the army, having enlisted and been appointed First Lieutenant in company F, of the 136th Regiment. After his return from the army he engaged in farming, his principal occupation until his death which occurred Feb. 23, 1880, at the age
of fifty-three.
In politics he was a Democrat, and held the office of highway commissioner a number of years, as also that of Supervisor of Sparta for several terms. In religious views he was a Presbyterian.
John Galbraith, though a man of few words as well as modest and retiring, naturally won the esteem and confidence of all with whom he come in contact. In all his business transactions he was honorable, direct, and in every sense reliable, and throughout the whole history of his life there has nothing occurred that detracts in the least from a uniformly honorable record.
He took a deep though unobtrusive interest in public matters. He was always proud of the high agricultural fame of Livingston county, inheriting from his Scottish ancestry that love of liberty, that devotion to free institutions, that independence which characterize the Scottish people wherever they may be. When the late rebellion broke out, his love of country was exhibited in his enlistment into her armies, where he faithfully served as First Lieutenant. He was generous to a fault, and his liberality was proverbial, and yet many of his most liberal acts were unknown to all but him and the recipients of his kindness. In every sense Mr. Galbraith was one whose life though unostentatious,
was in every way worthy to be recorded in the history of Livingston county.
Mrs. Galbraith has been a member of the German Reformed Church over seventeen years. The married life of Mr. and Mrs. Galbraith has been a happy one. They had nine children, three of whom died in their youth. Those who are living are Mary E., Lydia D., now Mrs. John A. Culbertson, of Sparta, Henry D., John, Jennie M., and Anna W.. Mrs. Galbraith and Henry D., conduct the large
farm of three hundred acres, in a successful and creditable manner."
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Civil War Soldier
Leiut. John Galbraith
136th New York Infantry
Adjutant General:
Galbraith, John.-Age, 36 years. Enlisted, September 3, 1862, at Portage, NY, to serve three years; mustered in as first lieutenant, Co. F, 136th New York Infantry, September 25, 1862; discharged, December 19, 1862.
Commissioned first lieutenant, October 4, 1862, with rank from September 3, 1862, original.
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