Jarvis Frary Hanks biographical memoir and family notes, 1831, 1874
Hanks, Jarvis Frary, 1799-1853
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1 volume (80 pages) ; 20 cm
(0.1 linear ft.).
Reminiscences of Jarvis Frary Hanks. Includes his experiences as a drummer boy in the War of 1812, and his life after the war. At the end of the volume are comments by Hanks son, Frederick Lewis Hanks, and individual sketches of his parents, himself, and his siblings, Romelia, Henry, Edwin, Virginia, Arthur, Emeline, Christian, and Walter
Born in Pittsford, Otsego County, New York; son of Joseph and Anna Frary Hanks. The family moved to Pawlet, Vermont in 1801. After studying music, Hanks enlisted in the 11th Regiment, U.S. Infantry, in 1813, to serve the duration of the war. He was 13 years of age. He served at Sackett's Harbor, the Battle of Chrysler's Field, and on the Niagara Frontier at Buffalo, Chippewa, Fort George, and Lundy's Lane. He was honorably discharged on 23 May 1815. After the war, he married Charlotte Garber of Charleston, Virginia, and studied painting in Philadelphia. He devoted himself to painting and for many years, to masonic activities, in New York City and Ohio. He died on 27 June 1853
Pages 37-38 and 55-56 missing
Includes photocopy of volume
Clipping from unidentified newspaper pasted in front of volume: "The question as to the marriage of Abraham Lincoln's father and mother", from a letter written by Samuel Haycraft, Elizabeth Town, Ky., to Byron M. Hanks, Rochester, N.Y., 18 Apr. 1874
Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society Archives, Mss. A00-200, Jarvis Frary Hanks, Memoir and Family Notes
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