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Generation: 1
- Asa FOOTE b. 31 Jan 1785, Westchester,Connecticut; d. 4 Jul 1859.
Asa m. Christina BRISBAN Christina b. 9 Jan 1791; d. 21 Mar 1872. [Group Sheet]
Asa m. Betsy GATES 8 Sep 1811. Betsy b. 18 Jun 1788; d. 21 Jan 1845. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 2. Nathaniel FOOTE
Generation: 2
- Nathaniel FOOTE
(1.Asa1)
Notes:
BIOGRAPHY: HON. NATHANIEL FOOTE, A.B., M.A., LL.D., of Rochester, New York, elected an annual member 30 Nov. 1926, was born in Morrisville, New York, 15 Nov.1849, the son of Nathaniel and Olivia Minerva (Knox) Foote, and died in Rochester 26 Jan. 1944. He prepared for school at Cazenovia Seminary and entered Hamilton College with the class of 1870, attending through sophomore year then leaving to teach school, and not returning for lack of sufficient funds. However, in after years the college conferred upon Mr. Foote the degrees of A.B., M.A., and LL.D., and the University of Rochester and Hobart College also gave him theLL.D. degree. Mr. Foote studied law in the office of his father in Morrisvilleand was admitted to the bar a Binghampton, New York, in 1870, and practiced later in Morrisville and Rochester. In 1905 he was appointed by the governor a justice of the New York supreme court to fill a vacancy for one year, and the next year he was elected to a full term of 14 years as justice of the court. In January 1912 he was designated by the governor to sit in the appellate division of the supreme court and continued as associate justice of that court until theexpiration of his term of office in 1919, when in January 1920, he was appointed acting official referee.
Judge Foote married in Rochester, 10 Jan. 1872, Charlotte Ann Campbell, daughter of James C. and Jeanette (Armitage) Campbell. They had five children, Nathaniel Frederick, Franc Estelle, Mrs. John Colgate Jessup (Louise Knox Foote), Mrs. Jerome Babcock Chase (Charlotte Campbell Foote), and Olivia Jeanette. Judge Foote took great interest in genealogical matters, especially as related to his own family, and compiled and published in December1927 the Knox family genealogy. (NEHG Register, Volume 98, April 1944)
Nathaniel m. Olivia Minorva KNOX [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 3. Nathaniel FOOTE
b. 15 Nov 1849, Morrisville,New York; d. 26 Jan 1944, Rochester,New York.
Generation: 3
- Nathaniel FOOTE
(2.Nathaniel2, 1.Asa1) b. 15 Nov 1849, Morrisville,New York; d. 26 Jan 1944, Rochester,New York.
Nathaniel m. Charlotte Ann CAMPBELL 10 Jan 1872, Rochester,New York. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 4. Nathaniel Frederick FOOTE
- 5. Frances Estelle FOOTE
- 6. Louise Knox FOOTE
- 7. Charlotte Campbell FOOTE
- 8. Olivia Jeanette FOOTE
Generation: 4
- Nathaniel Frederick FOOTE
(3.Nathaniel3, 2.Nathaniel2, 1.Asa1)
- Frances Estelle FOOTE
(3.Nathaniel3, 2.Nathaniel2, 1.Asa1)
- Louise Knox FOOTE
(3.Nathaniel3, 2.Nathaniel2, 1.Asa1)
Louise m. [Group Sheet]
- Charlotte Campbell FOOTE
(3.Nathaniel3, 2.Nathaniel2, 1.Asa1)
Charlotte m. [Group Sheet]
- Olivia Jeanette FOOTE
(3.Nathaniel3, 2.Nathaniel2, 1.Asa1)
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