Arthur BAILEY (1856-1931)

1 Arthur Earl BAILEY^1,2,3,4 (1856-1931) [9589]. Born Mar 1856, Leyden, NY.¹ Marr Clara B. GETUAN 18 Dec 1884, Monroe Co., WI.^2,4 Died 1931.⁵ Buried La Grange Twp. Cemetery, Monroe Co., WI.⁵

2 Bowen BAILEY^6,7,8,9,10 (1819-1902) [9586]. Born 5 Nov 1819, Leyden, NY.^1,6 Marr Sally COE bef 1855.¹¹ Marr Cordelia M. PRINCE aft 1860.¹ Died 12 Jun 1902, Monroe County, WI.^1,5 Buried La Grange Twp. Cemetery, Monroe Co., WI.

4 Elias Crook BAILEY^6,7,12,13 (1786-1867) [9573]. Born 16 Aug 1786, Haddam CT.^6,12,13 Died Aug 1867.⁶ Buried Near Rome NY.⁶

8 Abijah BAILEY¹² (c. 1755- ) [9031]. Born c. 1755, Haddam, CT.¹² Marr Hannah CROOK 1785.¹²

From Crook; An American Family, 1698-1955 compiled by Charles Henry Leavitt, 1956..

"17. v. ABIJAH (MIJAH) BAILEY (Elizabeth Crook, Thomas) was born about 1755 in Haddam, Connecticut. He served in the War for Independence, enlisting as a private May 11, 1775. His was the First Company, Second Regiment, Connecticut Line, commanded by General Joseph Spencer of East Haddam, Connecticut. The regiment was raised during April and May, 1775, when the State Legislature first called for troops. The men came mainly from MIddlesex County and the eastern part of the Colony.
The men of this early regiment of Connecticut troops marched by companies to camps around Boston and served during the siege of Boston. Several detachments of officers and men were engaged at the Battle of Bunker Hill and in General Benedict Arnold's Quebec Expedition.
General Richard Montgomery was authorized to make the attempt to reach Quebec by the way of Lake Champlain - at the same time General Washington organized an expedition to proceed up the Kennebec River through the Maine Woods to Quebec. General Benedict Arnold was placed in command of the thirteen companies of volunteers for this effort. The Connecticut quota was one full company of one hundred strong, commanded by Captain Oliver Hanchett if Shuffield, Connecticut. It is presumed Private Abijah Bailey was in this company.
The army of 1300 officers and men under the command of General Arnold started from Cambridge, Massachusetts, September 11, 1775. Sloops and Schooners took them from Newburyport to the mouth of the Kennebec River. More than 200 badly constructed boats were awaiting them in which they ascended the river, poling, rowing and dragging the boats around waterfalls and over rocks and rapids. The enterprise proved to be a difficult and dangerous undertaking.
Towards the end of October, when it was cold and snowing, three companies of musketmen, appalled at the hazards they were undergoing, abandoned the expedition and returned to Cambridge. At that time officers and men each had to carry packs. Some were not able to do so, and some were sick so that guards had to accompany them on the return. Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Spencer, in command of Arnold's rear division, returned with his party at the same time. Abijah Bailey was probably among the returning Connecticut troops in that he was discharged , December 3, 1775. Had he gone to Canada he hardly could have been discharged at that early date. There seem to be no further records of his army service. The hardships suffered in the Quebec campaign may have rendered him unfit for further military service.
Abijah Bailey married his cousin Hannah, daughter of Shubel and Hannah (_____) Crook, in November, 1785. She was the young widow of ______ Cone. They were married in Haddam by the Reverend Eleazer May of the First Congregational Church, who baptized Hannah in March, 1760.
Like most Americans of the period, Abijah was a farmer and his "Mark for creatures" (domestic animals) was recorded by the Haddam Town Clerk, March 1, 1800. He was living in Haddam in May, 1806 but probably moved son after that date, or about the same time as his brother Timothy and cousin Joseph Crook, to Leydon, New York. Abijah or Mijah Bailey's eight children are listed with their mother, Hannah (Crook) Cone Bailey, No. 25.".

9 Hannah CROOK¹² (c. 1760- ) [9099]. Born c. 1760, Haddam, CT.¹² Marr ? CONE bef 1784.¹¹

5 Hannah SAGE^6,7,13 (1791-1863) [9583]. Born 1791, Coldbrook, NY.⁶ Died 15 Mar 1863.^6,14 Buried Talcottville Cemetery, Lewis County, NY.¹⁵

3 Sally COE¹ (c. 1838-1860) [9587]. Born c. 1838.¹⁴ Died 7 Mar 1860.¹⁴ Buried Talcottville Cemetery, Lewis County, NY.¹⁴

Sources

1	"World Family Tree information from Out Bernhardt, Fangman and other associated lines, many from Monroe Co, WI".

2	"1900 WI, Monroe, Grant census".

3	"1910 WI, Monroe, Grant census".

4	"Wisconsin Genealogical Index".

5	"LaGrange Township WI Cemetery Records".

6	"World Family Tree - Bill Gawne's Extended Family, relations by birth and marriage".

7	"1860 NY, Lewis, Leyden census".

8	"1870 NY, Onedia, Westmoreland census".

9	"1880 WI, Monroe, Greenfield census".

10	"1900 WI, Monroe, Tomah census".

11	"Estimated based on related dates and information".

12	"From Crook; An American Family, 1698-1955 compiled by Charles Henry Leavitt, 1956.".

13	"1850 NY, Lewis, Leyden census".

14	"Talcottville Cemetery records, Lewis County, NY".

15	"Talcottville Cemetery records, Lewis County, NY.".