Father: David Rességuié, b.19-May-1784 CT. d.21-Mar-1882.
Mother: Mary "Polly" Case-Rességuié, b.1783 MA. d.1871.
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Paternal Grand-father: Daniel Rességuié, b.01-May-1760 CT. d.02-Feb-1825 NY.
Paternal Grand-mother: Mary Monroe-Rességuié, b.1763 d.21-Oct-1838.
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Maternal Grand-father: Aaron Case, b.???? d.????.
Maternal Grand-mother: Patience Simmons-Case, b.???? d.????.
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"ALEXANDER CASE RESSEGUIE, of Janesville, is a pioneer of Wisconsin. He was born at Northampton, then in Montgomery County, now in Fulton County, N.Y., Sept. 13, 1809. He is descended from Huguenot ancestors, who left France on account of religious persecution. His great-great-grandfather, whose name was also Alexander Resseguie, married Sarah Bonticon and both were representatives of prominent Huguenot families. The father of our subject, David Resseguie, was a native of New Haven, Conn., and married Mary Case, who was born at Taunton, Mass. Their union was celebrated in Northampton, N.Y., where they had removed with their parents. David Resseguie was a farmer by occupation and owned a large farm in the town of Northampton, on which he resided until his death, which occurred at the advanced age of ninety-eight years, while over ninety years of his life were passed in the town in which he died. His wife died at the age of eighty-eight years. They were the parents of eight children, four sons and four daughters. The family is remarkable for the great age to which many of its members have attained. Of the eight children above mentioned seven are still living in 1889, and no death has occurred in the family for over sixty-five years, with the exception of that of the parents, while the only death among the children was that of Maria, a twin sister of Miranda. They were the eldest and their birth occurred Aug. 2, 1806; John, who was born Feb. 8, 1808, in Northampton, still resides in that place; Alexander C. is the next in age; Rufus, who was born Feb. 23, 1811, is a wealthy lumber merchant of Brooklyn, N.Y.; Mary, born Feb. 17, 1813, wedded Ebenezer Gifford, and is living in Boone County, Ill.; Hiram, born June 13, 1815, is living at Belleville, Wis.; Hannah, born July 3, 1821, is the youngest member of this remarkable family and resides on the old homestead in the State of New York, where she was born. Until attaining his majority, our subject remained under the parental roof and during the winter season attended the district schools. In 1833, he went with an uncle, Jacob Resseguie, to Pen Yan, N.Y., where his uncle was engaged as a contractor in the construction of the Crooked Lake Canal, and was employed by him as book-keeper until the fall of that year. He then engaged as clerk at Pen Yan, in the hardware store of Morgan and Smith, until the following spring, when he entered the Yates County Academy as a student. In the fall of the same year, he engaged in teaching and the following spring returned to school, continuing thus to teach and attend school alternately for about three years. In the fall of 1837 he went to Seneca County, Ohio, and engaged in teaching, but returned to New York in the following spring, and again entered the service of his uncle as book-keeper, the latter being then engaged on the construction of the Genesee Valley Canal. A short time after our subject entered the engineering department where he remained until the canal was nearly completed, when he was given the contract to finish section 22, which duty he performed in a manner satisfactory to his employers and profitable to himself. He realized quite a sum from the contract and regards this as a foundation of whatever success he may have attained in life, as it was not only profitable in a financial sense, but his success in so responsible an undertaking gave him confidence that rendered him self-reliant, without which no marked degree of success can be attained. His services in the construction of the canal had been so efficient that on its completion he was appointed to the position of assistant superintendent of the same, in which capacity he served until the change in the political management of the canal occurred, when he returned with his wife to his father's home and remained on the farm for one year. In the spring of 1843, he removed to Perry, Wyoming Co., N.Y., and remained on the farm until 1846. In that year Mr. Resseguie had fully decided to come West, and on the 1st day of May, reached Clinton, Rock Co., Wis., where he purchased land and developed a beautiful home. In the spring of 1856, the first year of the organized existence of the Republican party in Rock County, he was elected clerk of the court for two years, and consequently removed to Janesville. His administration of the affairs of this office was highly satisfactory, and on the election of his successor, Levi Alden, Mr. Resseguie, being familiar with the work of that department was made deputy clerk and continued to keep the records of the county during the term of Mr. Alden. In 1864, Mr. Resseguie again entered upon agricultural pursuits, but the following year sold his farm and once more returned to Janesville, that he secure better advantages of education for his children. In the same year he purchased his present home on Benton Avenue, which is pleasantly situated on a beautiful plat of ground of thirty-two acres. On the 22d of February, 1839, Mr. Resseguie was united in marriage with Miss Jerusha Norton, who was born in the town of Benton, near Pen Yan, N.Y., June 10, 1816, and is a daughter of William and Amy Norton, early settlers of Benton. In 1847, her parents came to Wisconsin and located near Belleville, in Green County, where they resided until called from this world by death. They were the parents of eight children, four of whom are living - Jerusha, wife of our subject; Rachel, who is a resident of Rhode Island; John, who owns and occupies the old homestead in Green County; and Mrs. Jane E. Hills, of Janesville. The deceased members of the family were Estella Ann, Samuel B., Caroline and George W. Mr. and Mrs. Resseguie have had four children, three of whom are living. Their eldest, Dr. Rufus R., graduated at the Janesville High School in 1864, and also pursued the study of medicine with Dr. Treat, while a student at the high school. Immediately after completing his course in the public schools, with his entire class he enlisted in the one hundred day service of the Union Army, though his real service exceeded the term of enlistment. After his discharge, he resumed his medical studies with Dr. Treat, and in the spring of 1866, graduated from the Chicago Medical College, after which he received the appointment as physician in Mercy Hospital, Chicago, where he remained for several months, and then became associated with Dr. Spencer at Mount Vernon, Ind., with whom he continued in practice for a number of years. He has now given up the practice of his profession and is at present traveling auditor for the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company, being connected with the Iowa Division, with head-quarters at Ottumwa. Charles F., the second son of Mr. and Mrs. Resseguie, has had large experience in railroading and has occupied several important positions in that connection. He began at the lowest rung of the ladder, having filled the positions of telegraph operator, station agent, ticket agent, etc. for the Northwestern Road, and also acted as chief clerk both for Thomas Potter and Mr. Stone, general Superintendent and General Manager for the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Road, and subsequently was superintendent of the Illinois lines of this road with head-quarters at Galesburg. Later he was made superintendent of the Idaho Division of the Union Pacific Railroad and is now superintendent of the Nebraska Division of the Union Pacific Road, with the headquarters at Omaha. The other child, Jessie Florence, graduated from the Janesville High School at the age of eighteen years, and is now a successful teacher in the public schools of that city. In politics, Mr. Resseguie is a Republican. His first presidential vote was cast for Andrew Jackson in 1832, later he became a Whig, and since the organization of the Republican party has affiliated with that political body. Besides the office of clerk of the court, already referred to, he served as township clerk, holding that position when elected to the first mentioned office, and was also assessor of the city of Janesville in 1876. He is a man of much force of character, of varied and extensive reading, possesses an excellent memory and is well informed on the general topics of the day. For more than forty years he has been a resident of Rock County, and has ever possessed the respect and esteem of his fellow citizens."
Source: "Portrait and Biographical Album of Rock County, Wisconsin, containing full page portraits and biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the county, together with portraits and biographies of all the governors of the state." Acme Publishing Company, Chicago, 1889, pages 303-305.
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"DEATH RECORD"
Name: Alex C Resseguie
Event: Death
Event Date: 10 May 1899
Event Place: Rock Co., Wisconsin
Page: 0377
SOURCE: Wisconsin, Death Index, 1820-1907.
Source [link]: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VJPQ-8VF
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"WISCONSIN DEATHS"
Name: Alexander Case Resseguie
Gender: Male
Burial Date: 12 May 1899
Burial Place: Janesville, Wis.
Death Date: 10 May 1899
Death Place: Janesville, Rock, Wisconsin
Age: 89
Birth Date: 13 Sep 1809
Birthplace: N. Y.
Occupation: Farmer
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Jurusha [sic] {Jerusha}
Father's Name: David Resseguie
Father's Birthplace: N. Y.
Mother's Name: Polly
Mother's Birthplace: N. Y.
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B06565-7
System Origin: Wisconsin-EASy
Source Film Number: 1311654
Reference Number: p 377 cn 01401
SOURCE: Wisconsin, Deaths and Burials, 1835-1968
Source [link]: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XL9C-PW9
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Resided: 1808, Northampton, Fulton Co., NY.
Resided: 1843, Perry, Wyoming Co., N.Y.
Resided: 1843, Clinton, Rock Co., WI. (01-May-1843)
Resided: 1864, Benton Avenue, Janesville, Rock Co., WI.
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"WI STATE CENSUS 1855"
Name: A C Resseguie
Residence: Clinton, Rock, Wisconsin
Number of White Males: 3
Number of White Females: 2
Number of Black Males:
Number of Black Females:
Foreign Born:
Line Number: 2
Film Number: 1032688
Digital Folder Number: 4245039
Image Number: 00747
SOURCE: Wisconsin, State Census, 1855.
Source [link]: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MMMP-K5P
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"US CENSUS 1870"
Name: A C Resseguie
Estimated Birth Year: 1810
Gender: Male
Age in 1870: 60y
Color (white, black, mulatto, chinese, Indian): White
Birthplace: New York
Home in 1870: Wisconsin, United States
Household Gender Age
A C Resseguie M 60y
Jerusha Resseguie F 54y
Jessie Resseguie F 13y
L A Palmer M 27y
SOURCE: US Federal Census, 1870.
Source [link]: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MNS7-96D
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CHILDREN:
i. Dr. Rufus R Rességuié, b.1843 d.1919.
ii. Charles F Rességuié, b.1847 d.1916.
iii. Augusta Francelia Rességuié, b.1853 d.1858.
iv. Jessie Florence Rességuié, b.1857 d.1947.
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TRANSCRIPTION OF LETTER (photo, at right):
"West Avon[,] Dec 23[,] 1839[.]
Dear Sir[,] yours was duly Rvd[.] with pleasure[,] As I felt Quite Anxious to hear where you had located yourself for the Winter. In answer to your inquiry[,] as it respects the time of commencing traffic on the canal[:] It will depend Altogether on the weather and time of the frost coming out of the ground[,] which was last Spring[,] About the first of April[.] I should think you had better write to Mr[.] Porter at Geneseo[,] he probably can do more for you than I can. Tho I will render all Assistance I can cheerfully[.] I am as yet engaged as usual and probably shall be until about the first of February[,] then shall be out of business until Spring. Mr[.] Baldwin[,] a Contractor[...] I do no know him. he is not located on Mr[.] Dexter's {???} Division. Mr[.] Baldwin an Engineer I am acquainted with[,] located on the Dansville Side[,] but Residence at Dansville[.] Snow about 1 foot begins to Pack hard times. Heard from the East a few days ago[,] times hard as usual[.] general time of health. Political excitement high and foul {???}. Stock fell 1/4 or more and all kind of promises[.] I have not seen Mr[.] Porter since yours was Rvd[.] It is talked among our Whig friends[,] that as soon as the legislator lets[,] all of our State Offices Canal Commission Engineers[,] by Van Buren be Removed[.] Should this be the case[,] Mr[.] may succeed in our Appreciation and he may not. Very Respectfully yours {???}
{left side of page} Richard P Spier {right side of page} A.C. Resseguie
P.S. let me hear from you again soon[.] I shall feel anxious to hear of your health[.] truly as before[,] Alex R[.]"
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NOTES (by the transcriber / editor):
a) Punctuation marks inside of "brackets... []", were added by the editor, for the sake of clarity.
b) Most "usual" punctuation is almost entirely missing from the original document.
c) Letters that are "capitalized" - are reproduced - as as in the original handwritten document.
d) Similarly, words which lead into a sentence are often written in lower-case.
e) Observe also, how he writes "double-S" (ss) with the old-style letter which "looks-like" a modern, lower-case "F".
f) Where {???} is added, this means that the handwriting wasn't legible, or the meaning was unclear to the editor.
g) The "canal" refers to the "Genessee Valley Canal", located in Genesse Co. - inside of up-state New York.
h) "Van Buren" is a reference to Marin Van Buren b.1782 d.1862 the (then), 8th President of the US from 1837-1841.
For more info [links]:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genesee_Valley_Canal
http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ny/county/allegany/
countyhistory/RememberingGeneseeValleyCanal/RememberingGVC.htm
Transcription, courtesy of F.A.G. member #46567652
Mother: Mary "Polly" Case-Rességuié, b.1783 MA. d.1871.
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Paternal Grand-father: Daniel Rességuié, b.01-May-1760 CT. d.02-Feb-1825 NY.
Paternal Grand-mother: Mary Monroe-Rességuié, b.1763 d.21-Oct-1838.
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Maternal Grand-father: Aaron Case, b.???? d.????.
Maternal Grand-mother: Patience Simmons-Case, b.???? d.????.
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"ALEXANDER CASE RESSEGUIE, of Janesville, is a pioneer of Wisconsin. He was born at Northampton, then in Montgomery County, now in Fulton County, N.Y., Sept. 13, 1809. He is descended from Huguenot ancestors, who left France on account of religious persecution. His great-great-grandfather, whose name was also Alexander Resseguie, married Sarah Bonticon and both were representatives of prominent Huguenot families. The father of our subject, David Resseguie, was a native of New Haven, Conn., and married Mary Case, who was born at Taunton, Mass. Their union was celebrated in Northampton, N.Y., where they had removed with their parents. David Resseguie was a farmer by occupation and owned a large farm in the town of Northampton, on which he resided until his death, which occurred at the advanced age of ninety-eight years, while over ninety years of his life were passed in the town in which he died. His wife died at the age of eighty-eight years. They were the parents of eight children, four sons and four daughters. The family is remarkable for the great age to which many of its members have attained. Of the eight children above mentioned seven are still living in 1889, and no death has occurred in the family for over sixty-five years, with the exception of that of the parents, while the only death among the children was that of Maria, a twin sister of Miranda. They were the eldest and their birth occurred Aug. 2, 1806; John, who was born Feb. 8, 1808, in Northampton, still resides in that place; Alexander C. is the next in age; Rufus, who was born Feb. 23, 1811, is a wealthy lumber merchant of Brooklyn, N.Y.; Mary, born Feb. 17, 1813, wedded Ebenezer Gifford, and is living in Boone County, Ill.; Hiram, born June 13, 1815, is living at Belleville, Wis.; Hannah, born July 3, 1821, is the youngest member of this remarkable family and resides on the old homestead in the State of New York, where she was born. Until attaining his majority, our subject remained under the parental roof and during the winter season attended the district schools. In 1833, he went with an uncle, Jacob Resseguie, to Pen Yan, N.Y., where his uncle was engaged as a contractor in the construction of the Crooked Lake Canal, and was employed by him as book-keeper until the fall of that year. He then engaged as clerk at Pen Yan, in the hardware store of Morgan and Smith, until the following spring, when he entered the Yates County Academy as a student. In the fall of the same year, he engaged in teaching and the following spring returned to school, continuing thus to teach and attend school alternately for about three years. In the fall of 1837 he went to Seneca County, Ohio, and engaged in teaching, but returned to New York in the following spring, and again entered the service of his uncle as book-keeper, the latter being then engaged on the construction of the Genesee Valley Canal. A short time after our subject entered the engineering department where he remained until the canal was nearly completed, when he was given the contract to finish section 22, which duty he performed in a manner satisfactory to his employers and profitable to himself. He realized quite a sum from the contract and regards this as a foundation of whatever success he may have attained in life, as it was not only profitable in a financial sense, but his success in so responsible an undertaking gave him confidence that rendered him self-reliant, without which no marked degree of success can be attained. His services in the construction of the canal had been so efficient that on its completion he was appointed to the position of assistant superintendent of the same, in which capacity he served until the change in the political management of the canal occurred, when he returned with his wife to his father's home and remained on the farm for one year. In the spring of 1843, he removed to Perry, Wyoming Co., N.Y., and remained on the farm until 1846. In that year Mr. Resseguie had fully decided to come West, and on the 1st day of May, reached Clinton, Rock Co., Wis., where he purchased land and developed a beautiful home. In the spring of 1856, the first year of the organized existence of the Republican party in Rock County, he was elected clerk of the court for two years, and consequently removed to Janesville. His administration of the affairs of this office was highly satisfactory, and on the election of his successor, Levi Alden, Mr. Resseguie, being familiar with the work of that department was made deputy clerk and continued to keep the records of the county during the term of Mr. Alden. In 1864, Mr. Resseguie again entered upon agricultural pursuits, but the following year sold his farm and once more returned to Janesville, that he secure better advantages of education for his children. In the same year he purchased his present home on Benton Avenue, which is pleasantly situated on a beautiful plat of ground of thirty-two acres. On the 22d of February, 1839, Mr. Resseguie was united in marriage with Miss Jerusha Norton, who was born in the town of Benton, near Pen Yan, N.Y., June 10, 1816, and is a daughter of William and Amy Norton, early settlers of Benton. In 1847, her parents came to Wisconsin and located near Belleville, in Green County, where they resided until called from this world by death. They were the parents of eight children, four of whom are living - Jerusha, wife of our subject; Rachel, who is a resident of Rhode Island; John, who owns and occupies the old homestead in Green County; and Mrs. Jane E. Hills, of Janesville. The deceased members of the family were Estella Ann, Samuel B., Caroline and George W. Mr. and Mrs. Resseguie have had four children, three of whom are living. Their eldest, Dr. Rufus R., graduated at the Janesville High School in 1864, and also pursued the study of medicine with Dr. Treat, while a student at the high school. Immediately after completing his course in the public schools, with his entire class he enlisted in the one hundred day service of the Union Army, though his real service exceeded the term of enlistment. After his discharge, he resumed his medical studies with Dr. Treat, and in the spring of 1866, graduated from the Chicago Medical College, after which he received the appointment as physician in Mercy Hospital, Chicago, where he remained for several months, and then became associated with Dr. Spencer at Mount Vernon, Ind., with whom he continued in practice for a number of years. He has now given up the practice of his profession and is at present traveling auditor for the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company, being connected with the Iowa Division, with head-quarters at Ottumwa. Charles F., the second son of Mr. and Mrs. Resseguie, has had large experience in railroading and has occupied several important positions in that connection. He began at the lowest rung of the ladder, having filled the positions of telegraph operator, station agent, ticket agent, etc. for the Northwestern Road, and also acted as chief clerk both for Thomas Potter and Mr. Stone, general Superintendent and General Manager for the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Road, and subsequently was superintendent of the Illinois lines of this road with head-quarters at Galesburg. Later he was made superintendent of the Idaho Division of the Union Pacific Railroad and is now superintendent of the Nebraska Division of the Union Pacific Road, with the headquarters at Omaha. The other child, Jessie Florence, graduated from the Janesville High School at the age of eighteen years, and is now a successful teacher in the public schools of that city. In politics, Mr. Resseguie is a Republican. His first presidential vote was cast for Andrew Jackson in 1832, later he became a Whig, and since the organization of the Republican party has affiliated with that political body. Besides the office of clerk of the court, already referred to, he served as township clerk, holding that position when elected to the first mentioned office, and was also assessor of the city of Janesville in 1876. He is a man of much force of character, of varied and extensive reading, possesses an excellent memory and is well informed on the general topics of the day. For more than forty years he has been a resident of Rock County, and has ever possessed the respect and esteem of his fellow citizens."
Source: "Portrait and Biographical Album of Rock County, Wisconsin, containing full page portraits and biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the county, together with portraits and biographies of all the governors of the state." Acme Publishing Company, Chicago, 1889, pages 303-305.
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"DEATH RECORD"
Name: Alex C Resseguie
Event: Death
Event Date: 10 May 1899
Event Place: Rock Co., Wisconsin
Page: 0377
SOURCE: Wisconsin, Death Index, 1820-1907.
Source [link]: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VJPQ-8VF
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"WISCONSIN DEATHS"
Name: Alexander Case Resseguie
Gender: Male
Burial Date: 12 May 1899
Burial Place: Janesville, Wis.
Death Date: 10 May 1899
Death Place: Janesville, Rock, Wisconsin
Age: 89
Birth Date: 13 Sep 1809
Birthplace: N. Y.
Occupation: Farmer
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Jurusha [sic] {Jerusha}
Father's Name: David Resseguie
Father's Birthplace: N. Y.
Mother's Name: Polly
Mother's Birthplace: N. Y.
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B06565-7
System Origin: Wisconsin-EASy
Source Film Number: 1311654
Reference Number: p 377 cn 01401
SOURCE: Wisconsin, Deaths and Burials, 1835-1968
Source [link]: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XL9C-PW9
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Resided: 1808, Northampton, Fulton Co., NY.
Resided: 1843, Perry, Wyoming Co., N.Y.
Resided: 1843, Clinton, Rock Co., WI. (01-May-1843)
Resided: 1864, Benton Avenue, Janesville, Rock Co., WI.
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"WI STATE CENSUS 1855"
Name: A C Resseguie
Residence: Clinton, Rock, Wisconsin
Number of White Males: 3
Number of White Females: 2
Number of Black Males:
Number of Black Females:
Foreign Born:
Line Number: 2
Film Number: 1032688
Digital Folder Number: 4245039
Image Number: 00747
SOURCE: Wisconsin, State Census, 1855.
Source [link]: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MMMP-K5P
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"US CENSUS 1870"
Name: A C Resseguie
Estimated Birth Year: 1810
Gender: Male
Age in 1870: 60y
Color (white, black, mulatto, chinese, Indian): White
Birthplace: New York
Home in 1870: Wisconsin, United States
Household Gender Age
A C Resseguie M 60y
Jerusha Resseguie F 54y
Jessie Resseguie F 13y
L A Palmer M 27y
SOURCE: US Federal Census, 1870.
Source [link]: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MNS7-96D
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CHILDREN:
i. Dr. Rufus R Rességuié, b.1843 d.1919.
ii. Charles F Rességuié, b.1847 d.1916.
iii. Augusta Francelia Rességuié, b.1853 d.1858.
iv. Jessie Florence Rességuié, b.1857 d.1947.
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TRANSCRIPTION OF LETTER (photo, at right):
"West Avon[,] Dec 23[,] 1839[.]
Dear Sir[,] yours was duly Rvd[.] with pleasure[,] As I felt Quite Anxious to hear where you had located yourself for the Winter. In answer to your inquiry[,] as it respects the time of commencing traffic on the canal[:] It will depend Altogether on the weather and time of the frost coming out of the ground[,] which was last Spring[,] About the first of April[.] I should think you had better write to Mr[.] Porter at Geneseo[,] he probably can do more for you than I can. Tho I will render all Assistance I can cheerfully[.] I am as yet engaged as usual and probably shall be until about the first of February[,] then shall be out of business until Spring. Mr[.] Baldwin[,] a Contractor[...] I do no know him. he is not located on Mr[.] Dexter's {???} Division. Mr[.] Baldwin an Engineer I am acquainted with[,] located on the Dansville Side[,] but Residence at Dansville[.] Snow about 1 foot begins to Pack hard times. Heard from the East a few days ago[,] times hard as usual[.] general time of health. Political excitement high and foul {???}. Stock fell 1/4 or more and all kind of promises[.] I have not seen Mr[.] Porter since yours was Rvd[.] It is talked among our Whig friends[,] that as soon as the legislator lets[,] all of our State Offices Canal Commission Engineers[,] by Van Buren be Removed[.] Should this be the case[,] Mr[.] may succeed in our Appreciation and he may not. Very Respectfully yours {???}
{left side of page} Richard P Spier {right side of page} A.C. Resseguie
P.S. let me hear from you again soon[.] I shall feel anxious to hear of your health[.] truly as before[,] Alex R[.]"
---
NOTES (by the transcriber / editor):
a) Punctuation marks inside of "brackets... []", were added by the editor, for the sake of clarity.
b) Most "usual" punctuation is almost entirely missing from the original document.
c) Letters that are "capitalized" - are reproduced - as as in the original handwritten document.
d) Similarly, words which lead into a sentence are often written in lower-case.
e) Observe also, how he writes "double-S" (ss) with the old-style letter which "looks-like" a modern, lower-case "F".
f) Where {???} is added, this means that the handwriting wasn't legible, or the meaning was unclear to the editor.
g) The "canal" refers to the "Genessee Valley Canal", located in Genesse Co. - inside of up-state New York.
h) "Van Buren" is a reference to Marin Van Buren b.1782 d.1862 the (then), 8th President of the US from 1837-1841.
For more info [links]:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genesee_Valley_Canal
http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ny/county/allegany/
countyhistory/RememberingGeneseeValleyCanal/RememberingGVC.htm
Transcription, courtesy of F.A.G. member #46567652
Father: David Rességuié, b.19-May-1784 CT. d.21-Mar-1882.
Mother: Mary "Polly" Case-Rességuié, b.1783 MA. d.1871.
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Paternal Grand-father: Daniel Rességuié, b.01-May-1760 CT. d.02-Feb-1825 NY.
Paternal Grand-mother: Mary Monroe-Rességuié, b.1763 d.21-Oct-1838.
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Maternal Grand-father: Aaron Case, b.???? d.????.
Maternal Grand-mother: Patience Simmons-Case, b.???? d.????.
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"ALEXANDER CASE RESSEGUIE, of Janesville, is a pioneer of Wisconsin. He was born at Northampton, then in Montgomery County, now in Fulton County, N.Y., Sept. 13, 1809. He is descended from Huguenot ancestors, who left France on account of religious persecution. His great-great-grandfather, whose name was also Alexander Resseguie, married Sarah Bonticon and both were representatives of prominent Huguenot families. The father of our subject, David Resseguie, was a native of New Haven, Conn., and married Mary Case, who was born at Taunton, Mass. Their union was celebrated in Northampton, N.Y., where they had removed with their parents. David Resseguie was a farmer by occupation and owned a large farm in the town of Northampton, on which he resided until his death, which occurred at the advanced age of ninety-eight years, while over ninety years of his life were passed in the town in which he died. His wife died at the age of eighty-eight years. They were the parents of eight children, four sons and four daughters. The family is remarkable for the great age to which many of its members have attained. Of the eight children above mentioned seven are still living in 1889, and no death has occurred in the family for over sixty-five years, with the exception of that of the parents, while the only death among the children was that of Maria, a twin sister of Miranda. They were the eldest and their birth occurred Aug. 2, 1806; John, who was born Feb. 8, 1808, in Northampton, still resides in that place; Alexander C. is the next in age; Rufus, who was born Feb. 23, 1811, is a wealthy lumber merchant of Brooklyn, N.Y.; Mary, born Feb. 17, 1813, wedded Ebenezer Gifford, and is living in Boone County, Ill.; Hiram, born June 13, 1815, is living at Belleville, Wis.; Hannah, born July 3, 1821, is the youngest member of this remarkable family and resides on the old homestead in the State of New York, where she was born. Until attaining his majority, our subject remained under the parental roof and during the winter season attended the district schools. In 1833, he went with an uncle, Jacob Resseguie, to Pen Yan, N.Y., where his uncle was engaged as a contractor in the construction of the Crooked Lake Canal, and was employed by him as book-keeper until the fall of that year. He then engaged as clerk at Pen Yan, in the hardware store of Morgan and Smith, until the following spring, when he entered the Yates County Academy as a student. In the fall of the same year, he engaged in teaching and the following spring returned to school, continuing thus to teach and attend school alternately for about three years. In the fall of 1837 he went to Seneca County, Ohio, and engaged in teaching, but returned to New York in the following spring, and again entered the service of his uncle as book-keeper, the latter being then engaged on the construction of the Genesee Valley Canal. A short time after our subject entered the engineering department where he remained until the canal was nearly completed, when he was given the contract to finish section 22, which duty he performed in a manner satisfactory to his employers and profitable to himself. He realized quite a sum from the contract and regards this as a foundation of whatever success he may have attained in life, as it was not only profitable in a financial sense, but his success in so responsible an undertaking gave him confidence that rendered him self-reliant, without which no marked degree of success can be attained. His services in the construction of the canal had been so efficient that on its completion he was appointed to the position of assistant superintendent of the same, in which capacity he served until the change in the political management of the canal occurred, when he returned with his wife to his father's home and remained on the farm for one year. In the spring of 1843, he removed to Perry, Wyoming Co., N.Y., and remained on the farm until 1846. In that year Mr. Resseguie had fully decided to come West, and on the 1st day of May, reached Clinton, Rock Co., Wis., where he purchased land and developed a beautiful home. In the spring of 1856, the first year of the organized existence of the Republican party in Rock County, he was elected clerk of the court for two years, and consequently removed to Janesville. His administration of the affairs of this office was highly satisfactory, and on the election of his successor, Levi Alden, Mr. Resseguie, being familiar with the work of that department was made deputy clerk and continued to keep the records of the county during the term of Mr. Alden. In 1864, Mr. Resseguie again entered upon agricultural pursuits, but the following year sold his farm and once more returned to Janesville, that he secure better advantages of education for his children. In the same year he purchased his present home on Benton Avenue, which is pleasantly situated on a beautiful plat of ground of thirty-two acres. On the 22d of February, 1839, Mr. Resseguie was united in marriage with Miss Jerusha Norton, who was born in the town of Benton, near Pen Yan, N.Y., June 10, 1816, and is a daughter of William and Amy Norton, early settlers of Benton. In 1847, her parents came to Wisconsin and located near Belleville, in Green County, where they resided until called from this world by death. They were the parents of eight children, four of whom are living - Jerusha, wife of our subject; Rachel, who is a resident of Rhode Island; John, who owns and occupies the old homestead in Green County; and Mrs. Jane E. Hills, of Janesville. The deceased members of the family were Estella Ann, Samuel B., Caroline and George W. Mr. and Mrs. Resseguie have had four children, three of whom are living. Their eldest, Dr. Rufus R., graduated at the Janesville High School in 1864, and also pursued the study of medicine with Dr. Treat, while a student at the high school. Immediately after completing his course in the public schools, with his entire class he enlisted in the one hundred day service of the Union Army, though his real service exceeded the term of enlistment. After his discharge, he resumed his medical studies with Dr. Treat, and in the spring of 1866, graduated from the Chicago Medical College, after which he received the appointment as physician in Mercy Hospital, Chicago, where he remained for several months, and then became associated with Dr. Spencer at Mount Vernon, Ind., with whom he continued in practice for a number of years. He has now given up the practice of his profession and is at present traveling auditor for the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company, being connected with the Iowa Division, with head-quarters at Ottumwa. Charles F., the second son of Mr. and Mrs. Resseguie, has had large experience in railroading and has occupied several important positions in that connection. He began at the lowest rung of the ladder, having filled the positions of telegraph operator, station agent, ticket agent, etc. for the Northwestern Road, and also acted as chief clerk both for Thomas Potter and Mr. Stone, general Superintendent and General Manager for the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Road, and subsequently was superintendent of the Illinois lines of this road with head-quarters at Galesburg. Later he was made superintendent of the Idaho Division of the Union Pacific Railroad and is now superintendent of the Nebraska Division of the Union Pacific Road, with the headquarters at Omaha. The other child, Jessie Florence, graduated from the Janesville High School at the age of eighteen years, and is now a successful teacher in the public schools of that city. In politics, Mr. Resseguie is a Republican. His first presidential vote was cast for Andrew Jackson in 1832, later he became a Whig, and since the organization of the Republican party has affiliated with that political body. Besides the office of clerk of the court, already referred to, he served as township clerk, holding that position when elected to the first mentioned office, and was also assessor of the city of Janesville in 1876. He is a man of much force of character, of varied and extensive reading, possesses an excellent memory and is well informed on the general topics of the day. For more than forty years he has been a resident of Rock County, and has ever possessed the respect and esteem of his fellow citizens."
Source: "Portrait and Biographical Album of Rock County, Wisconsin, containing full page portraits and biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the county, together with portraits and biographies of all the governors of the state." Acme Publishing Company, Chicago, 1889, pages 303-305.
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"DEATH RECORD"
Name: Alex C Resseguie
Event: Death
Event Date: 10 May 1899
Event Place: Rock Co., Wisconsin
Page: 0377
SOURCE: Wisconsin, Death Index, 1820-1907.
Source [link]: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VJPQ-8VF
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"WISCONSIN DEATHS"
Name: Alexander Case Resseguie
Gender: Male
Burial Date: 12 May 1899
Burial Place: Janesville, Wis.
Death Date: 10 May 1899
Death Place: Janesville, Rock, Wisconsin
Age: 89
Birth Date: 13 Sep 1809
Birthplace: N. Y.
Occupation: Farmer
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Jurusha [sic] {Jerusha}
Father's Name: David Resseguie
Father's Birthplace: N. Y.
Mother's Name: Polly
Mother's Birthplace: N. Y.
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B06565-7
System Origin: Wisconsin-EASy
Source Film Number: 1311654
Reference Number: p 377 cn 01401
SOURCE: Wisconsin, Deaths and Burials, 1835-1968
Source [link]: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XL9C-PW9
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Resided: 1808, Northampton, Fulton Co., NY.
Resided: 1843, Perry, Wyoming Co., N.Y.
Resided: 1843, Clinton, Rock Co., WI. (01-May-1843)
Resided: 1864, Benton Avenue, Janesville, Rock Co., WI.
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"WI STATE CENSUS 1855"
Name: A C Resseguie
Residence: Clinton, Rock, Wisconsin
Number of White Males: 3
Number of White Females: 2
Number of Black Males:
Number of Black Females:
Foreign Born:
Line Number: 2
Film Number: 1032688
Digital Folder Number: 4245039
Image Number: 00747
SOURCE: Wisconsin, State Census, 1855.
Source [link]: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MMMP-K5P
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"US CENSUS 1870"
Name: A C Resseguie
Estimated Birth Year: 1810
Gender: Male
Age in 1870: 60y
Color (white, black, mulatto, chinese, Indian): White
Birthplace: New York
Home in 1870: Wisconsin, United States
Household Gender Age
A C Resseguie M 60y
Jerusha Resseguie F 54y
Jessie Resseguie F 13y
L A Palmer M 27y
SOURCE: US Federal Census, 1870.
Source [link]: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MNS7-96D
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CHILDREN:
i. Dr. Rufus R Rességuié, b.1843 d.1919.
ii. Charles F Rességuié, b.1847 d.1916.
iii. Augusta Francelia Rességuié, b.1853 d.1858.
iv. Jessie Florence Rességuié, b.1857 d.1947.
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TRANSCRIPTION OF LETTER (photo, at right):
"West Avon[,] Dec 23[,] 1839[.]
Dear Sir[,] yours was duly Rvd[.] with pleasure[,] As I felt Quite Anxious to hear where you had located yourself for the Winter. In answer to your inquiry[,] as it respects the time of commencing traffic on the canal[:] It will depend Altogether on the weather and time of the frost coming out of the ground[,] which was last Spring[,] About the first of April[.] I should think you had better write to Mr[.] Porter at Geneseo[,] he probably can do more for you than I can. Tho I will render all Assistance I can cheerfully[.] I am as yet engaged as usual and probably shall be until about the first of February[,] then shall be out of business until Spring. Mr[.] Baldwin[,] a Contractor[...] I do no know him. he is not located on Mr[.] Dexter's {???} Division. Mr[.] Baldwin an Engineer I am acquainted with[,] located on the Dansville Side[,] but Residence at Dansville[.] Snow about 1 foot begins to Pack hard times. Heard from the East a few days ago[,] times hard as usual[.] general time of health. Political excitement high and foul {???}. Stock fell 1/4 or more and all kind of promises[.] I have not seen Mr[.] Porter since yours was Rvd[.] It is talked among our Whig friends[,] that as soon as the legislator lets[,] all of our State Offices Canal Commission Engineers[,] by Van Buren be Removed[.] Should this be the case[,] Mr[.] may succeed in our Appreciation and he may not. Very Respectfully yours {???}
{left side of page} Richard P Spier {right side of page} A.C. Resseguie
P.S. let me hear from you again soon[.] I shall feel anxious to hear of your health[.] truly as before[,] Alex R[.]"
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NOTES (by the transcriber / editor):
a) Punctuation marks inside of "brackets... []", were added by the editor, for the sake of clarity.
b) Most "usual" punctuation is almost entirely missing from the original document.
c) Letters that are "capitalized" - are reproduced - as as in the original handwritten document.
d) Similarly, words which lead into a sentence are often written in lower-case.
e) Observe also, how he writes "double-S" (ss) with the old-style letter which "looks-like" a modern, lower-case "F".
f) Where {???} is added, this means that the handwriting wasn't legible, or the meaning was unclear to the editor.
g) The "canal" refers to the "Genessee Valley Canal", located in Genesse Co. - inside of up-state New York.
h) "Van Buren" is a reference to Marin Van Buren b.1782 d.1862 the (then), 8th President of the US from 1837-1841.
For more info [links]:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genesee_Valley_Canal
http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ny/county/allegany/
countyhistory/RememberingGeneseeValleyCanal/RememberingGVC.htm
Transcription, courtesy of F.A.G. member #46567652
Mother: Mary "Polly" Case-Rességuié, b.1783 MA. d.1871.
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Paternal Grand-father: Daniel Rességuié, b.01-May-1760 CT. d.02-Feb-1825 NY.
Paternal Grand-mother: Mary Monroe-Rességuié, b.1763 d.21-Oct-1838.
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Maternal Grand-father: Aaron Case, b.???? d.????.
Maternal Grand-mother: Patience Simmons-Case, b.???? d.????.
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"ALEXANDER CASE RESSEGUIE, of Janesville, is a pioneer of Wisconsin. He was born at Northampton, then in Montgomery County, now in Fulton County, N.Y., Sept. 13, 1809. He is descended from Huguenot ancestors, who left France on account of religious persecution. His great-great-grandfather, whose name was also Alexander Resseguie, married Sarah Bonticon and both were representatives of prominent Huguenot families. The father of our subject, David Resseguie, was a native of New Haven, Conn., and married Mary Case, who was born at Taunton, Mass. Their union was celebrated in Northampton, N.Y., where they had removed with their parents. David Resseguie was a farmer by occupation and owned a large farm in the town of Northampton, on which he resided until his death, which occurred at the advanced age of ninety-eight years, while over ninety years of his life were passed in the town in which he died. His wife died at the age of eighty-eight years. They were the parents of eight children, four sons and four daughters. The family is remarkable for the great age to which many of its members have attained. Of the eight children above mentioned seven are still living in 1889, and no death has occurred in the family for over sixty-five years, with the exception of that of the parents, while the only death among the children was that of Maria, a twin sister of Miranda. They were the eldest and their birth occurred Aug. 2, 1806; John, who was born Feb. 8, 1808, in Northampton, still resides in that place; Alexander C. is the next in age; Rufus, who was born Feb. 23, 1811, is a wealthy lumber merchant of Brooklyn, N.Y.; Mary, born Feb. 17, 1813, wedded Ebenezer Gifford, and is living in Boone County, Ill.; Hiram, born June 13, 1815, is living at Belleville, Wis.; Hannah, born July 3, 1821, is the youngest member of this remarkable family and resides on the old homestead in the State of New York, where she was born. Until attaining his majority, our subject remained under the parental roof and during the winter season attended the district schools. In 1833, he went with an uncle, Jacob Resseguie, to Pen Yan, N.Y., where his uncle was engaged as a contractor in the construction of the Crooked Lake Canal, and was employed by him as book-keeper until the fall of that year. He then engaged as clerk at Pen Yan, in the hardware store of Morgan and Smith, until the following spring, when he entered the Yates County Academy as a student. In the fall of the same year, he engaged in teaching and the following spring returned to school, continuing thus to teach and attend school alternately for about three years. In the fall of 1837 he went to Seneca County, Ohio, and engaged in teaching, but returned to New York in the following spring, and again entered the service of his uncle as book-keeper, the latter being then engaged on the construction of the Genesee Valley Canal. A short time after our subject entered the engineering department where he remained until the canal was nearly completed, when he was given the contract to finish section 22, which duty he performed in a manner satisfactory to his employers and profitable to himself. He realized quite a sum from the contract and regards this as a foundation of whatever success he may have attained in life, as it was not only profitable in a financial sense, but his success in so responsible an undertaking gave him confidence that rendered him self-reliant, without which no marked degree of success can be attained. His services in the construction of the canal had been so efficient that on its completion he was appointed to the position of assistant superintendent of the same, in which capacity he served until the change in the political management of the canal occurred, when he returned with his wife to his father's home and remained on the farm for one year. In the spring of 1843, he removed to Perry, Wyoming Co., N.Y., and remained on the farm until 1846. In that year Mr. Resseguie had fully decided to come West, and on the 1st day of May, reached Clinton, Rock Co., Wis., where he purchased land and developed a beautiful home. In the spring of 1856, the first year of the organized existence of the Republican party in Rock County, he was elected clerk of the court for two years, and consequently removed to Janesville. His administration of the affairs of this office was highly satisfactory, and on the election of his successor, Levi Alden, Mr. Resseguie, being familiar with the work of that department was made deputy clerk and continued to keep the records of the county during the term of Mr. Alden. In 1864, Mr. Resseguie again entered upon agricultural pursuits, but the following year sold his farm and once more returned to Janesville, that he secure better advantages of education for his children. In the same year he purchased his present home on Benton Avenue, which is pleasantly situated on a beautiful plat of ground of thirty-two acres. On the 22d of February, 1839, Mr. Resseguie was united in marriage with Miss Jerusha Norton, who was born in the town of Benton, near Pen Yan, N.Y., June 10, 1816, and is a daughter of William and Amy Norton, early settlers of Benton. In 1847, her parents came to Wisconsin and located near Belleville, in Green County, where they resided until called from this world by death. They were the parents of eight children, four of whom are living - Jerusha, wife of our subject; Rachel, who is a resident of Rhode Island; John, who owns and occupies the old homestead in Green County; and Mrs. Jane E. Hills, of Janesville. The deceased members of the family were Estella Ann, Samuel B., Caroline and George W. Mr. and Mrs. Resseguie have had four children, three of whom are living. Their eldest, Dr. Rufus R., graduated at the Janesville High School in 1864, and also pursued the study of medicine with Dr. Treat, while a student at the high school. Immediately after completing his course in the public schools, with his entire class he enlisted in the one hundred day service of the Union Army, though his real service exceeded the term of enlistment. After his discharge, he resumed his medical studies with Dr. Treat, and in the spring of 1866, graduated from the Chicago Medical College, after which he received the appointment as physician in Mercy Hospital, Chicago, where he remained for several months, and then became associated with Dr. Spencer at Mount Vernon, Ind., with whom he continued in practice for a number of years. He has now given up the practice of his profession and is at present traveling auditor for the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company, being connected with the Iowa Division, with head-quarters at Ottumwa. Charles F., the second son of Mr. and Mrs. Resseguie, has had large experience in railroading and has occupied several important positions in that connection. He began at the lowest rung of the ladder, having filled the positions of telegraph operator, station agent, ticket agent, etc. for the Northwestern Road, and also acted as chief clerk both for Thomas Potter and Mr. Stone, general Superintendent and General Manager for the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Road, and subsequently was superintendent of the Illinois lines of this road with head-quarters at Galesburg. Later he was made superintendent of the Idaho Division of the Union Pacific Railroad and is now superintendent of the Nebraska Division of the Union Pacific Road, with the headquarters at Omaha. The other child, Jessie Florence, graduated from the Janesville High School at the age of eighteen years, and is now a successful teacher in the public schools of that city. In politics, Mr. Resseguie is a Republican. His first presidential vote was cast for Andrew Jackson in 1832, later he became a Whig, and since the organization of the Republican party has affiliated with that political body. Besides the office of clerk of the court, already referred to, he served as township clerk, holding that position when elected to the first mentioned office, and was also assessor of the city of Janesville in 1876. He is a man of much force of character, of varied and extensive reading, possesses an excellent memory and is well informed on the general topics of the day. For more than forty years he has been a resident of Rock County, and has ever possessed the respect and esteem of his fellow citizens."
Source: "Portrait and Biographical Album of Rock County, Wisconsin, containing full page portraits and biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the county, together with portraits and biographies of all the governors of the state." Acme Publishing Company, Chicago, 1889, pages 303-305.
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"DEATH RECORD"
Name: Alex C Resseguie
Event: Death
Event Date: 10 May 1899
Event Place: Rock Co., Wisconsin
Page: 0377
SOURCE: Wisconsin, Death Index, 1820-1907.
Source [link]: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VJPQ-8VF
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"WISCONSIN DEATHS"
Name: Alexander Case Resseguie
Gender: Male
Burial Date: 12 May 1899
Burial Place: Janesville, Wis.
Death Date: 10 May 1899
Death Place: Janesville, Rock, Wisconsin
Age: 89
Birth Date: 13 Sep 1809
Birthplace: N. Y.
Occupation: Farmer
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Jurusha [sic] {Jerusha}
Father's Name: David Resseguie
Father's Birthplace: N. Y.
Mother's Name: Polly
Mother's Birthplace: N. Y.
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B06565-7
System Origin: Wisconsin-EASy
Source Film Number: 1311654
Reference Number: p 377 cn 01401
SOURCE: Wisconsin, Deaths and Burials, 1835-1968
Source [link]: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XL9C-PW9
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Resided: 1808, Northampton, Fulton Co., NY.
Resided: 1843, Perry, Wyoming Co., N.Y.
Resided: 1843, Clinton, Rock Co., WI. (01-May-1843)
Resided: 1864, Benton Avenue, Janesville, Rock Co., WI.
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"WI STATE CENSUS 1855"
Name: A C Resseguie
Residence: Clinton, Rock, Wisconsin
Number of White Males: 3
Number of White Females: 2
Number of Black Males:
Number of Black Females:
Foreign Born:
Line Number: 2
Film Number: 1032688
Digital Folder Number: 4245039
Image Number: 00747
SOURCE: Wisconsin, State Census, 1855.
Source [link]: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MMMP-K5P
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"US CENSUS 1870"
Name: A C Resseguie
Estimated Birth Year: 1810
Gender: Male
Age in 1870: 60y
Color (white, black, mulatto, chinese, Indian): White
Birthplace: New York
Home in 1870: Wisconsin, United States
Household Gender Age
A C Resseguie M 60y
Jerusha Resseguie F 54y
Jessie Resseguie F 13y
L A Palmer M 27y
SOURCE: US Federal Census, 1870.
Source [link]: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MNS7-96D
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CHILDREN:
i. Dr. Rufus R Rességuié, b.1843 d.1919.
ii. Charles F Rességuié, b.1847 d.1916.
iii. Augusta Francelia Rességuié, b.1853 d.1858.
iv. Jessie Florence Rességuié, b.1857 d.1947.
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TRANSCRIPTION OF LETTER (photo, at right):
"West Avon[,] Dec 23[,] 1839[.]
Dear Sir[,] yours was duly Rvd[.] with pleasure[,] As I felt Quite Anxious to hear where you had located yourself for the Winter. In answer to your inquiry[,] as it respects the time of commencing traffic on the canal[:] It will depend Altogether on the weather and time of the frost coming out of the ground[,] which was last Spring[,] About the first of April[.] I should think you had better write to Mr[.] Porter at Geneseo[,] he probably can do more for you than I can. Tho I will render all Assistance I can cheerfully[.] I am as yet engaged as usual and probably shall be until about the first of February[,] then shall be out of business until Spring. Mr[.] Baldwin[,] a Contractor[...] I do no know him. he is not located on Mr[.] Dexter's {???} Division. Mr[.] Baldwin an Engineer I am acquainted with[,] located on the Dansville Side[,] but Residence at Dansville[.] Snow about 1 foot begins to Pack hard times. Heard from the East a few days ago[,] times hard as usual[.] general time of health. Political excitement high and foul {???}. Stock fell 1/4 or more and all kind of promises[.] I have not seen Mr[.] Porter since yours was Rvd[.] It is talked among our Whig friends[,] that as soon as the legislator lets[,] all of our State Offices Canal Commission Engineers[,] by Van Buren be Removed[.] Should this be the case[,] Mr[.] may succeed in our Appreciation and he may not. Very Respectfully yours {???}
{left side of page} Richard P Spier {right side of page} A.C. Resseguie
P.S. let me hear from you again soon[.] I shall feel anxious to hear of your health[.] truly as before[,] Alex R[.]"
---
NOTES (by the transcriber / editor):
a) Punctuation marks inside of "brackets... []", were added by the editor, for the sake of clarity.
b) Most "usual" punctuation is almost entirely missing from the original document.
c) Letters that are "capitalized" - are reproduced - as as in the original handwritten document.
d) Similarly, words which lead into a sentence are often written in lower-case.
e) Observe also, how he writes "double-S" (ss) with the old-style letter which "looks-like" a modern, lower-case "F".
f) Where {???} is added, this means that the handwriting wasn't legible, or the meaning was unclear to the editor.
g) The "canal" refers to the "Genessee Valley Canal", located in Genesse Co. - inside of up-state New York.
h) "Van Buren" is a reference to Marin Van Buren b.1782 d.1862 the (then), 8th President of the US from 1837-1841.
For more info [links]:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genesee_Valley_Canal
http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ny/county/allegany/
countyhistory/RememberingGeneseeValleyCanal/RememberingGVC.htm
Transcription, courtesy of F.A.G. member #46567652
Gravesite Details
Block 175, lot 7, grave 01.
Family Members
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