678 ' HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER. 



James Pitcher Huntingdon, Esq. Among the inhabitants of this town 

 in 1 7 10, were Alexander Allaire and Jane, his wife, with their children, 

 Peter, Philip Jean and Isaac. Alexander was the great grandfather of 

 the late James P. Allaire, proprietor of the Allaire Iron Works of New 

 York. " This individual long occupied a high place in the ranks of 

 American mechanics ; and the excellent steam machinery turned out at 

 his extensive foundry has carried his name to every part of the world, and 

 made him famous wherever steam is known. He attained the ripe age 

 of seventy-three years ; and, in the course of his prolonged experience in 

 active manufacturing business, won universal respect and esteem from all 

 with whom he came into connection." " He died on Thursday the 20th 

 of May, 1858, at the Howell Works, Monmouth County, New Jersey," 

 and his remains were interred among those of his ancestors in the old 

 French burying ground in this place. In 17 10, Alexander Allaire con- 

 veyed to Louis Guion a tract of forty acres in New Rochelle, which he 

 had formerly sold to Theophilus Forestier of New Rochelle, March 17th, 

 1687." " On the 24th of September, 1686, Alexander Allaire conveys to 

 Peter Barberie a tract of land which had been conveyed to him by 

 Marie Graton, widow of William Cothonneau."^ 



Near the western extremity of the village, bordering the railroad, is 

 the Beechwood Cemetery incorporated January 30th, 1854. This pretty 

 piece of wood land is tastefully laid out in walks and drives. It was 

 Albert Smith, M.D., who first observed the natural availabilities of the 

 location in 1850, and soon after brought it to the notice of the public. 



There is a large and respectable Methodist Episcopal society in the 

 village which was organized Aug. 2 2d, 1791, and incorporated the same 

 year, Peter Bonnett, Sr., Benjamin Morgan, Thomas Shute, Gilbert 

 Shute, John Bonnett and Ranson Burtis, first trustees. 



The Roman Catholic church, the Church of the Blessed Sacrament, 

 is a fine wooden structure erected in 1873, an d stands fronting on Cen- 

 tre Street, to which is attached the Roman Catholic chapel. The 

 present minister is the Rev. Thomas McLoughlin. 



The Baptist church is of stone, and stands on the corner of Maine 

 Street and Locust Avenue. The property on the corner of Drake's 

 Lane and Pelham Road belongs to the Wright family, but was form, 

 erly owned by the late William Leggett, Esq., for many years the able 

 conductor of the " Evening Post." Mr. Leggett died in 1839, soon after 

 his appointment to the Gautemala Mission, and has a handsome monu- 



a Co. Rec. of Deeds, vol. E., p. 29. 

 b Co. Rec. of Deeds, vol. F., p. 2. 

 c Religious Societies, Lib. A. p. 24. 



