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Noah McConnell was born in Elmira, New York on Janurary 23, 1823 the
youngest son of Judge John and Ruth Hathaway.
On November 29, 1841
he joined the Army in NY.
When he enlisted for 5 yrs he stated he was 20 yrs old but in fact he was 18. We have a physical description of Noah from
his enlistment: He was 5' 5" tall, fair complexion, brown hair and hazel eyes. Noah was discharged from the Army on
November 29, 1846 at Ft Snelling, Minnesota which today is called St. Paul, Minnesota.
Noah's father died on August 23, 1845. An
announcement of the reading of his will was published
in the Albany, New York Argus. At the time of this announcement mention is made of Noah "whose place of
residence is not known." At that time Noah was in the Army and had been stationed out west for 4 years yet it appears his family in New York
did not know where he was! Noah apparently did appear for the reading of his father's will on November 6, 1845 since he inherited some real estate.
Between 1847 and 1851 Noah was involved in a series
of land transactions in Chemung County, New York. A total of 2 transactions where
Noah bought land and 7 transactions where he sold land. Also noted is one
transaction in 1849 where Noah leased land to his mother, Ruth.
In the
1850 Federal Census for Chemung County, New York
Noah is living in Elmira with his wife Eliza and their two year old son, George. Noah's
occupation is listed as "none."
Noah apparently traveled west with his family since a second son, Jesse Alonzo, is born to to Noah and Eliza In Denver, Colorado in 1852.
Noah
re-enlisted in the Army in Colorado February 1st,1853. Noah was discharged from the Army at Ft.
Vancouver, WA December 1st,1857. Ft. Vancouver today is called Vancouver, Washington and is across the Columbia River from Portland,
Oregon.
A reference about Noah in a letter dated Janurary 31, 1916 from George Murray McConnel,
son of General Murray McConnel.
"In 1857 or 1858, I heard of -- I did not meet -- two sisters, with two or three children between them, widows, named McConnell
(so they spelled it) who, after a short residence in St. Paul Minn. went into the country some miles & "took up" homestead claims
& undertook to "work" them themselves. The claims were later bought by a man named Dexter, from whom I learned all I ever knew
of the women. From all I could learn I remember that I was at that time substantially satisfied that these women were widows
(whether by death or court decrees I do not recall) of Andrew and Noah McConnel. I cannot now particularize as to why I was so
satisfied. The great panic of 1857 had just then totally wrecked my first venture in life, & I had no time or mind for others ills.
My own nose was too nearly under water. I left St. Paul in 1859 & never heard of them later."
Minnisota Land Patent records shows an entry from April 15, 1856 for the sale of 80 acres in Anoka County (which is just north of St. Paul)
to Eliza McConnell and Phebe McConnell. Their land was in Section 15, Township 32N, Range 22W. In 1857 Minnisota took a state census
but neither Eliza or Phebe McConnell were listed.
After being discharged from the Army in 1857 Noah remained in Portland
since his grandfather's family bible listed
Noah's death in Portland, Oregon
on January 22, 1878. Colorado censuses for 1860, 1870 and 1880 listed some of Noah's children in various parts of the state.
In 1886 Noah's brother, Andrew, was in
Portland, Oregon and made a statement about Noah in a letter written to his great
uncle, Augustus MacConnel, who was still living in Horseheads, New York.
"How I cum here I waz lied to. A man told me that Noah waz here that he said he would give the
world to se me Andrew his next oldest brother I have no doubt but that he had
seen him but when he waz telling me he had bin ded a number of years."
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Enlisted in NY |
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Death of father - Judge John |
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Noah, Eliza, George in NY |
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Death certificate lists place of birth |
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Re-Enlisted in Colorado |
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From Family bible |
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