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Alexander Arnold was born in Hartford, 

 Washington Co., N. Y., Jan. 20, 1808, and married 

 Rachel Henderson, a native of the same county, born 

 Nov. 10, 1808. While a resident of Washington 

 County he was a farmer. His children born there 

 were Mary Jane (died in infancy), and one son, 

 Lyman, born Nov. 12, 1828. He settled in Spring- 

 water, Livingston Co., in 1837, and in November 

 of the same year came to Bath, Steuben Co. (now 

 Avoca), and pnrchased two hundred and forty acres 

 of land, to which he made additions, owning at the 

 time of his death four hundred acres, and on which 

 his son Lyman and grandchildren reside. One son. 

 Jay W., was born in Steuben County, July, 1842, 

 and is now a resident of W^isconsin. 



Mr. Arnold, besides being a representative agri- 

 culturist, was a breeder of fine sheep, and for many 

 years gave much attention to sheep husbandry. 



He was a man of great energy and resolution, 

 possessed of integrity of purpose in all his business 

 relations, consideration, and independent thought. 



He was a liberal contributor to church interests, 

 and gave largely in the construction of the First 

 Baptist Church at Avoca. Both he and his wife 

 were members of that church, and had been con- 

 nected with church interests prior to settling in this 

 county. 



Mr. Arnold was often solicited to accept office, 

 but preferred the quiet attention to his own affairs. 

 In politics he was formerly a Whig, then a Repub- 

 lican, and during the latter part of his life a Demo- 

 crat. His wife died in 1862, and he married, in 

 1864, Betsey E., widow of the late Joseph N. 

 Bradish, of Rochester, who survives him. He died 

 Sept. 8, 1877. 



His son Lyman married for his first wife Mary 

 Jane McNeil, of Avoca, Jan. 8, 1850, of which 

 union was born one son, Alexander J. She died 

 May 4, 1852. For his second wife he married, Feb. 

 10, 1853, Magdalene Shults, of Avoca, born March 

 16, 1827. The children of this marriage are William 

 H., Eugene S., and Lincoln J. 



