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Robert A. Stewart (1808 - 1881)

Robert A. Stewart
Born in Johnstown, Montgomery, New York, United Statesmap
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Husband of — married Jan 1832 in Pompey, Onondaga, New York, United Statesmap
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Died at age 72 in Pewaukee, Waukesha, Wisconsin, United Statesmap
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Biography

Robert A. Stewart, a mason and farmer, was born on 24 July 1808 in Johnstown, Montgomery (later Fulton) County, New York, United States.[1] He was baptized there on 5 Mar 1809 at the Presbyterian Church of Johnstown, the 3rd child and eldest son of the 11 children of Scottish immigrants Alexander Stewart and his wife Margaret Sinclair.[2]

His siblings were Jane, Margaret, John, William, Catherine, Jeanette, Joseph Alexander, Archibald, Charles Nelson and James T.[3]

In 1786, Robert's father, Alexander, aged 7, and Robert's grandparents, Robert Stewart and Jane Wilson, plus his older aunt and uncles, emigrated from Foss, the parish of Dull, Perthshire, Scotland.[4] The family settled in Johnstown, Montgomery County (name changed to Fulton County in 1838), in New York.[5]

Robert's father spent the rest of his childhood and early adulthood in Johnstown, where the marriage record of Robert's parents and the baptism records of Robert and most of his siblings are in the records of the Presbyterian Church of Johnstown.[6] By 1826, they were living 90 miles west in Smithfield (part of which became Fenner), Madison County, New York, the same village of Robert's late paternal Aunt Catherine Stewart and her husband Robert Stewart.[7]

By 1837, the family's home was in Manlius Four Corners (now Fayetteville), Onondago County, New York,[8] where the family of Robert's Uncle James Stewart lived. Robert's parents became members of the Fayetteville Presbyterian Church in April 1836. They left the Fayetteville church in September 1840,[9] and the family traveled 800 miles west to live in Pewaukee, Waukesha County, Wisconsin.

Marriage

Robert married Ann Jeanette Hibbard in January 1832 in Pompey, Onondaga County, New York. Ann was born there on 20 Feb 1811, the daughter of Isaac Van Vleck Hibbard and his 1st wife, Frances Prindle.[10]

Three years before his parents moved to Pewaukee, Waukesa County, Wisconsin, Robert and his brother William moved 775 miles west from Manlius (renamed Fayetteville in 1844), Onondaga County, New York to Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In 1842, he moved his family from New York to a farm he acquired in Pewaukee, Waukesha County, Wisconsin, 17 miles west of Milwaukee.[11]

Children

Robert and Ann had the following children:

  1. Isaac Newton Stewart (1837–1915), married Mary J. Dickerman, Nellie M. Wright[12]
  2. Mary E Stewart (1840–1931), never married [13]
  3. Frances Margaret Stewart (1842–1920), married Richard E. Witte[14]

Census

1810 U.S. Federal – Household of Father Alexander Stewart
Johnstown, Montgomery County, New York, United States.[15]
1820 U.S. Federal – Household of Father Alexander Stewart
Johnstown, Montgomery, New York, United States. [16]
1830 U.S. Federal – Household of Father Alexander Stewart
Smithfield, Madison, New York, United States. [17]
1840 U.S. Federal – Household of Robert Stewart
Manlius (renamed Fayetteville in 1844), Onondaga County, New York, United States. [18]
1850 U.S. Federal – Household of Robert A. Stewart
Pewaukee, Waukesha County, Wisconsin, United States. [19]
1860 U.S. Federal – Household of Robert A. Stewart
Pewaukee, Waukesha County, Wisconsin, United States. [20]
1870 U.S. Federal – Household of R. A. Stewart
Pewaukee, Waukesha County, Wisconsin, United States. [21]
1880 U.S. Federal – Household of Robert A. Stuart
Pewaukee, Waukesha County, Wisconsin, United States. [22]

Death

Robert A. Stewart died on 30 Mar 1881 in Pewaukee, Waukesha County, Wisconsin[11] and was buried in Prairieville Cemetery, Waukesha, Waukesha County.[1][23] At his side was buried his wife Ann,[24] who died 8 years later on 10 Apr 1889, aged 78, in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin.[10]

Obituary

STEWART

At his residence in Pewaukee, March 30, 1991, Mr. Robert A. Stewart, aged 72 years, 8 months and 6 days.

The deceased was one of the oldest settlers in Waukesha County. He came west from Onondaga Co., N.Y., in May, 1837, and spent three summers in Milwaukee, working at his trade, making occasional trips out land hunting. He selected his present farm and left it to be held by his brothers until he could move his family out. This he did in 1842; since then he has resided continuously on the same farm.

His father was Alexander Stewart, whom many of our old settlers will remember. His brothers Charles, Archibald, and sisters Jenette and Catharine were also well known here in early times.

He was connected with the Episcopal church from its earliest organization till his death. He was County Supervisor under the district system, for two years, representing the north-east district. He was often called to different town offices.

His delight was not in public employment but in his home and home life. He managed his farm to the last. Industrious, courageous, and persevering, he made his home with his own labor, with no capital to start on and no outside help. Honest, always, he can truthfully be said no man was ever deprived by him of his just dues or defrauded of the least of his right. -- He now rests from his labors and his memory alone remains.

- Waukesha Freeman, Waukesha, Wisconsin, 7 Apr 1881, Page 1[11]

Historical Article Excerpt

William Stewart [Robert's brother] settled in the town of Pewaukee in 1837. His parents, Alexander and Margaret (Sinclair) Stewart arrived in 1840. His brother, Robert, had joined him in 1837, but had returned east for his family and came back in 1842. William and his father built the old academy building used as a Female seminary, on the present site of the First Reformed church in Waukesha, while he and his brother plastered the First Presbyterian church in Milwaukee.

Robert built himself a log house, later a brick one which still stands. He had married Ann Janet Hibbard in 1833 and they had three children: Isaac Newton, one time superintendent of Waukesha county schools and writer; Mary E., teacher and editorial writer for the Milwaukee Journal; Frances, who became the mother of the late Dr. Will Witte of Milwaukee.

- History of Scotch pioneers in Waukesha County dates back to wilderness days. Waukesha Daily Freeman, Waukesha, Wisconsin, 16 Sep 1943[25]

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/84495064/robert-a-stewart: accessed 29 July 2022), memorial page for Robert A Stewart (24 Jul 1808–30 Mar 1881), Find A Grave: Memorial #84495064, citing Prairie Home Cemetery, Waukesha, Waukesha County, Wisconsin, USA; Maintained by KJS (contributor 47179008).
  2. ↑ Vosburgh, Royden Woodward. Records of the Presbyterian Church of Johnstown in Fulton County, N.Y., 1785-1869, transcribed by the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, 1916.
  3. ↑ Jewett, Stephen and Curtiss-Wedge, Franklyn. History of Rice and Steele counties, Minnesota. 2 vols. Chicago, H. C. Cooper, Jr. 1910. Biography of Charles N. Stewart. "The parents of Charles N. Stewart were Alexander and Margaret (Sinclair) Stewart, both natives of Scotland, married in Johnstown, Montgomery county, New York. Alexander Stewart moved to Waukesha county, Wisconsin, in 1840 and there followed the occupation of farmer. He and his wife are both dead. They were the parents of eleven children as follows: Mrs. George Stewart, of Oneida, Madison county, New York; Mrs. Henry Gilbert, of Monmouth, Ill.; Robert A. of Pewauke, Waukesha county, Wisconsin; John, of Jackson, Mich.; William D., of Rice county, Minnesota; Mrs. A. B. Parsons, of Delaware, Wis.; Janett Stewart, of Delaware, Wis.; Joseph A., of Northfield, Minn.; Archibald S., of Nyack, New York; Charles N., of Northfield, and James T., of Waukesha, Wis."
  4. ↑ Edson, George Thomas. Stewart Clan Magazine. “Some Stewarts From Perthshire.” Clan Stewart Society in America, Inc. Tome F, Vol. 28, No. 12, June 1951, p. 149-51. Among the Stewarts that settled in Montgomery County, New York were 2 sons of Alexander Stewart of parish of Dull, Perthshire: John (m. Ann) of Johnstown, New York, and Robert (m. Jane Wilson) of Johnstown, New York, and Joseph.
  5. ↑ Dobson, David. Directory of Scottish Settlers in North America, 1625-1825. Baltimore, Md. 1984-1993. V. 2, p. 192, citing Robert Stewart, wife Jane, children Alexander, Catherine and John Robert left Glen Lyon, Perthshire, Scotland to Johnstown, New York in 1786
  6. ↑ Vosburgh, Royden Woodward. Records of the Presbyterian Church of Johnstown in Fulton County, N.Y., 1785-1869, transcribed by the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, 1916. Contains baptisms with birth dates, 1785-1859; marriages, 1790-1860; deaths, 1798, 1800, 1801, 1807-1859; members received, 1834-1859; communicants, 1792-1860; register of elders, 1791-1867; register of deacons, 1791-1867; pastors, 1785-1869. Includes gravestone inscriptions from Johnstown Cemetery, 1782-1870
  7. ↑ Stewart, Bruce Maddox. Stewart: Heather Lost, The Story of a Family Displaced. Arizona: Moore Graphics. Self-published. 2009 (http://www.electricscotland.com/webclans/stoz/stewart_heather.htm)
  8. ↑ Stewart, Bruce. Fulton County NY GenWeb. Robert Stewart Probate Transcription of the 1837 probate records of Robert Stewart of Johnstown, New York. Surrogate Court, Montgomery County, Fonda, New York. Book #6, Pages 135-6. October 30, 1837. Includes petition by probate lawyer, John Hillebrant, from File #4, to the will of Robert Stewart, Surrogate Court Records, Montgomery County, stating his children included "Alexander Stewart residing in Manlius, Onondaga Co., N.Y."
  9. ↑ Town of Manlius Church Records, Fayetteville Presbyterian, Vol. 4, pp. 329-356, 1960, Church Records File
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Obituary of Ann Janette Stewart, Waukesha Freeman, Waukesha County, Wisconsin, 18 April 1889, Page 1
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 Obituary of Robert A. Stewart, Waukesha Freeman, Waukesha County, Wisconsin, 7 Apr 1881, Page 1
  12. ↑ Ryan, Thomas Henry. History of Outagamie County, Wisconsin : including a history of the cities, towns and villages throughout the county, from the earliest settlement to the present time. Bio of Isaac Newton Stewart, p. 886.
  13. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #84495063 for Mary E Stewart (4 Nov 1840–8 May 1931), Prairie Home Cemetery, Waukesha, Waukesha County, Wisconsin, USA; Maintained by KJS (contributor 47179008).
  14. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #79259048 for Frances Margaret Stewart Witte (5 Mar 1842–14 Aug 1920), Wauwatosa Cemetery, Wauwatosa, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, USA; Maintained by K. O'Brien (contributor 47967225).
  15. ↑ "United States Census, 1810", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH2C-N81 : 28 Jan 2024), Johnstown, Montgomery County, New York, United States, Alexander Steward household, enumeration 6 Aug 1810, Total 6 includes: 2 males under 10 [SONS ROBERT, JOHN], 1 male 26-44 [HEAD ALEX], 2 females under 10 [DAUGHTERS JANE, MARGARET], 1 female 16-25 [WIFE MARGARET].
  16. ↑ "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHGZ-Q3Z : accessed 22 September 2022), Alexander Steward household, Johnstown, Montgomery, New York, United States
  17. ↑ "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHP8-356 : 15 July 2022), Smithfield, Madison, New York, United States, household of Alexander Steward, Total 11 people includes: 2 males under 5 [CHARLES, JAMES], 2 males 5-9 [SONS JOSEPH, ARCHIBALD], 2 males 15-19 [SONS JOHN, WILLIAM], 1 male 20-29 [SON ROBERT], 1 male 50-59 [HEAD ALEXANDER], 2 females 10-14 [DAUGHTERS, CATHERINE, JEANETTE], 1 female 40-49 [WIFE MARGARET] [Note: Daughters Jane, Margaret no longer in household.]
  18. ↑ "United States Census, 1840", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHTW-VDR : Thu Oct 05 21:19:33 UTC 2023), Manilus, Onondaga County, New York, United States, Household of Robert Stewart, Total: 3, 1 male under 5 [son Isaac], 1 male 30-39 [head Robert], 1 female 20-29 [Wife Ann]
  19. ↑ "United States Census, 1850", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4DR-NK8 : Fri Oct 06 19:36:11 UTC 2023), Pewaukee, Waukesha County, Wisconsin, United States, household of Robt A Stewart
  20. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MW96-FHJ : Tue Oct 03 23:24:46 UTC 2023), Pewaukee, Waukesha County, Wisconsin, United States, household of Robert A Stewart
  21. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNS6-ZZ4 : Fri Oct 06 19:12:50 UTC 2023), Pewaukee, Waukesha County, Wisconsin, United States, household of R A Stewart
  22. ↑ "United States Census, 1880", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNHP-82M : Fri Oct 06 16:51:48 UTC 2023), Pewaukee, Waukesha County, Wisconsin, United States, household of Robert A. Stuart
  23. ↑ "Wisconsin Death Index, 1820-1907," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VJPQ-VC1 : 12 December 2014), from "Wisconsin Deaths, 1820-1907," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2000); citing p. 0167, volume 01, Waukesha, Wisconsin, reel 134, Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services, Vital Records Division, Madison. Rob A Stewart died 30 Mar 1881 in Waukesha, Wisconsin
  24. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #84495055 for Ann Jennet Hibbard Stewart (20 Feb 1811–10 Apr 1889), Prairie Home Cemetery, Waukesha, Waukesha County, Wisconsin, USA; Maintained by KJS (contributor 47179008).
  25. ↑ “History of Scotch pioneers in Waukesha County dates back to wilderness days.” Waukesha Daily Freeman, Waukesha, Wisconsin, 16 Sep 1943. Wisconsin Historical Society (https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Records/Newspaper/BA12869 : accessed 26 Apr 2024)




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