Rev. Freeborn Garretson

1752 - 1827  (75 years)    Has no ancestors but one descendant in this family tree.

• Name	Freeborn Garretson
  Prefix	Rev.
  Birth	15 Aug 1752	Maryland, USA
  Gender	Male
  Death	26 Sep 1827	New York, New York, USA
  Person ID	I343039	Geneagraphie
  Last Modified	17 Jan 2002

  
  

  Family	Catherine Livingston,   b. 1752   d. 1849 (Age 97 years)
  Marriage	2 children
  Children	1. Mary Rutherford Garretson,   b. 1783   d. 7 Mar 1879, Rhinebeck, Dutchess Co., New York, USA (Age 96 years)
  Family ID	F143829	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Jan 2002

  
  

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  		Death - 26 Sep 1827 - New York, New York, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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• Notes

  The Garretsons lived at Wildercliff which they built in 1799. pioneer Methodist He became a convert to Methodism and in 1775 became an itinerant preacher for that denomination. He was eminently successful in his labors and in 1784 was elected by the general conference a presiding elder and was a voluntary missionary in Nova Scotia for four years. He then selected twelve young ministers and organized an evangelical work in eastern New York and western New England. In 1791 he was married to Catharine, daughter of Robert L. Livingston and thereafter resided in New York city, making Rhinebeck-on-the-Hudson his summer home. His itinerary extended from Nova Scotia to the Gulf of Mexico in the tier of Atlantic states