William Learned
MARCY
(b.
12 December 1786
,
Southbridge, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
d.
4 July 1857
,
Ballston Spa, New York, USA
)
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William Learned MARCY was born 12 December 1786 in Southbridge, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
William Learned MARCY was the child of Jedediah MARCY and Ruth LEARNED and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jedediah MARCY and Mary HEALYSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
William Learned married Dolley NEWELL 27 September 1812 in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Dolley NEWELL was born 25 December 1788 in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Fiskdale). Dolley died 6 March 1821 in New York, USA. Dolley was the child of Samuel NEWELL and Susanna FISKE.
William Learned married (2) Cornelia KNOWER abt. 1832 . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Cornelia KNOWER was born abt. 1803 Cornelia died 24 February 1889
William Learned MARCY died 4 July 1857 in Ballston Spa, New York, USA .
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Occupation
William Learned MARCY was a senator and governor of New York, secretary of war, and secretary of state.
William Learned MARCY was a senator and governor of New York, secretary of war, and secretary of state.
Family and Children of William Learned MARCY
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Dolley NEWELL-- Date: 27 September 1812 Place: Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA
Dolley NEWELL was the child of Samuel NEWELL and Susanna FISKE
Children of William Learned MARCY and Dolley NEWELL:
William G MARCY (b.October 1818, , New York, USA d. 6 March 1986, San Francisco, California, USA)
Samuel MARCY (b.4 July 1820, , Maryland, USA d. 29 January 1862, At Sea*)
m. Eliza Mott HUMPHREY 1852 in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA
William Learned MARCY married Cornelia KNOWER-- Date: abt. 1832 Place:
Children of William Learned MARCY and Cornelia KNOWER:
Edmund MARCY (b.abt. 1832, d. 5 July 1853, At Sea*)
Cornelia MARCY (b.27 February 1834, , New York, USA d. 15 March 1888, Paris, France)
Dolley NEWELL-- Date: 27 September 1812 Place: Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA Dolley NEWELL was the child of Samuel NEWELL and Susanna FISKE
Children of William Learned MARCY and Dolley NEWELL:
William G MARCY (b.October 1818, , New York, USA d. 6 March 1986, San Francisco, California, USA) Samuel MARCY (b.4 July 1820, , Maryland, USA d. 29 January 1862, At Sea*)m. Eliza Mott HUMPHREY 1852 in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA
William Learned MARCY married
Cornelia KNOWER-- Date: abt. 1832 Place: Children of William Learned MARCY and Cornelia KNOWER:
Edmund MARCY (b.abt. 1832, d. 5 July 1853, At Sea*) Cornelia MARCY (b.27 February 1834, , New York, USA d. 15 March 1888, Paris, France)
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1786 Birth 12 December 1786
Southbridge, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
Biography
MARCY, William Learned, a Senator from New York; born in Sturbridge (now Southbridge), Mass., December 12, 1786; attended the common schools and Leicester and Woodstock Academies; graduated from Brown University, Providence, R.I., in 1808; taught school in Newport, R.I.; studied law; admitted to the bar in 1811 and commenced practice in Troy, N.Y.; served in the War of 1812; recorder of Troy 1816-1818, 1821-1823; editor of the Troy Budget; State comptroller 1823-1829; associate justice of the State supreme court 1829-1831; elected as a Jacksonian to the United States Senate and served from March 4, 1831, until his resignation on January 1, 1833, to become Governor; chairman, Committee on the Judiciary (Twenty-second Congress); Governor of New York 1833-1839; member, Mexican Claims Commission 1839-1842; Secretary of War in the Cabinet of President James Polk 1845-1849; resumed the practice of law; Secretary of State in the Cabinet of President Franklin Pierce 1853-1857; died in...Read MORE...
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MARCY, William Learned, a Senator from New York; born in Sturbridge (now Southbridge), Mass., December 12, 1786; attended the common schools and Leicester and Woodstock Academies; graduated from Brown University, Providence, R.I., in 1808; taught school in Newport, R.I.; studied law; admitted to the bar in 1811 and commenced practice in Troy, N.Y.; served in the War of 1812; recorder of Troy 1816-1818, 1821-1823; editor of the Troy Budget; State comptroller 1823-1829; associate justice of the State supreme court 1829-1831; elected as a Jacksonian to the United States Senate and served from March 4, 1831, until his resignation on January 1, 1833, to become Governor; chairman, Committee on the Judiciary (Twenty-second Congress); Governor of New York 1833-1839; member, Mexican Claims Commission 1839-1842; Secretary of War in the Cabinet of President James Polk 1845-1849; resumed the practice of law; Secretary of State in the Cabinet of President Franklin Pierce 1853-1857; died in...Read MORE...
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The War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, lasting from 1812 to 1815. It was primarily fueled by issues such as trade restrictions due to Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American sailors into the British Navy, and British support of Native American tribes against American expansion. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent, restoring pre-war boundaries but resolving few of the initial disputes.
1812 Marriage / PartnerWilliam Learned MARCY and Dolley NEWELL 27 September 1812, Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Fiskdale)
He was 25 years old.
1818 Birth of ChildWilliam G MARCY was born October 1818, , New York, USA
William Learned was 31 years old.
1820 Birth of ChildSamuel MARCY was born 4 July 1820, , Maryland, USA
William Learned was 33 years old.
1821 Death of Spouse/PartnerDolley NEWELL died 6 March 1821, , New York, USA
1834 Birth of ChildCornelia MARCY was born 27 February 1834, , New York, USA
William Learned was 47 years old.
From the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.
1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1853 Death of ChildEdmund MARCY died 5 July 1853, At Sea*
William Learned was 66 years old.
1857 Death 4 July 1857
Ballston Spa, New York, USA
He died at the age of 70.
Recollections of Wm. L. Marcy
It is said to have been remarked by Mrs. Marcy, since the death of her husband, that it was a few only who understood the character of Mr. Marcy on all its sides. His lofty integrity, his discriminating judgment, his inflexibleness of purpose, his thorough patriotism - these were all patent to the world, and were recognized and understood. But there was the social side of his character, known only to those admitted toh is friendship; and the domestic side, known to number still more limited, in which he displayed a genial humor, and a warmth of affection, for which the world failed to give him full credit. It was my fortune to know him on these sides of his character, and my recollections of him have the warm coloring determined by such an acquaintance. When I became acquainted with him, now twenty years ago, he was Governor of New York. For several years I was accustomed to meet him in the most familiar relations, durin ghis frequent visits to his mother, his brother and their...Read MORE...
Albany Evening Journal
Albany, New York, USA
August 13, 1857
It is said to have been remarked by Mrs. Marcy, since the death of her husband, that it was a few only who understood the character of Mr. Marcy on all its sides. His lofty integrity, his discriminating judgment, his inflexibleness of purpose, his thorough patriotism - these were all patent to the world, and were recognized and understood. But there was the social side of his character, known only to those admitted toh is friendship; and the domestic side, known to number still more limited, in which he displayed a genial humor, and a warmth of affection, for which the world failed to give him full credit. It was my fortune to know him on these sides of his character, and my recollections of him have the warm coloring determined by such an acquaintance. When I became acquainted with him, now twenty years ago, he was Governor of New York. For several years I was accustomed to meet him in the most familiar relations, durin ghis frequent visits to his mother, his brother and their...Read MORE...
Albany Evening Journal
Albany, New York, USA
August 13, 1857
Brown Graduate for Whom Adirondack Peak Was Named
People of Southbridge, Sturbridge, Dudley and Oxford are intensely interested in a campaign waged by New York politicians to change the name of Mt. Marcy, the highest peak in the Adirondack Mountains, to Mt. Victory, and the proposal is meeting with protest and opposition from thousands of New York people, writes the Southbridge correspondent in the Worcester Telegram.
The great peak was named for one of Southbridge's most eminent sons, Hon. William Learned Marcy, formerly United States Senator from New York State, a member of the Supreme Court of New York, and one of the most influential men of his time. He was a grandson of Moses Marcy and one of the founders of Southbridge.
Moses Marcy bought a tract of land from Capt. Peter Pappillon, the famous sea captain who was instrumental in the capture of Capt. William Kidd, the chief pirate of the Spanish main, in his day. Capt. Pappillon bought 4000 acrs of land of which the present town of Southbridge was the centre, and erected...Read MORE...
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The Providence Sunday Journal
Providence, Rhode Island
August 10, 1919
People of Southbridge, Sturbridge, Dudley and Oxford are intensely interested in a campaign waged by New York politicians to change the name of Mt. Marcy, the highest peak in the Adirondack Mountains, to Mt. Victory, and the proposal is meeting with protest and opposition from thousands of New York people, writes the Southbridge correspondent in the Worcester Telegram.
The great peak was named for one of Southbridge's most eminent sons, Hon. William Learned Marcy, formerly United States Senator from New York State, a member of the Supreme Court of New York, and one of the most influential men of his time. He was a grandson of Moses Marcy and one of the founders of Southbridge.
Moses Marcy bought a tract of land from Capt. Peter Pappillon, the famous sea captain who was instrumental in the capture of Capt. William Kidd, the chief pirate of the Spanish main, in his day. Capt. Pappillon bought 4000 acrs of land of which the present town of Southbridge was the centre, and erected...Read MORE...
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The Providence Sunday Journal
Providence, Rhode Island
August 10, 1919
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William is buried at: Albany Rural Cemetery Albany, Albany County, New York, USA
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The name 'Massachusetts' originates with native Americans in the Massachusetts Bay area (from the language of the Algonquian nation). The name translates roughly as 'at or about the great hill.' (statesymbolsusa.org)1620 - 1627 - Plymouth Colony, New England
1628 - 1686 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1689 - 1692 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1692 - 1775 - Province of Massachusetts Bay
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state
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