Bevier, Roeliff Dr. (b. 13 MAR 1813, d. 24 JUL 1882)

Note: His obit indicates his date of birth was 27 Feb 1813. Trained as a medical doctor, he graduated from Fairfield Medical College and practiced medicine in Plymouth, Ohio for 42 years. Served in the Union Army in the Civil War as he has a GAR marker on his grave. He and his wife resided in Plymouth, Ohio in 1880. He died of a fractured neck. Ann Cuykendall lived in Plymouth, Ohio in 1900. Following is a resolution of the Medical Profession held at the office of Dr. Sykes for the purpose of expressing their grief at the sudden removal by death of their friend and co-laborer, Dr. Roeliff Bevier. This appeared in the local newspaper:
DR. ROELIFF BEVIER
Whereas: An all-wise Providence has suddenly removed from our midst in the vigor of manhood, at the height of his usefulness, though in the ripeness of years, our esteemed friend and co-laborer, Dr. Roeliff Bevier, therefore,
Resolved: That in his death the profession has lost an indefatigable, intelligent and conscientious member, and that while we now bow in grief at his sudden removal, we will try and emulate his example of professional fidelity.
Resolved: That in his death the community has lost an upright citizen, the sick an intelligent and faithful physician, and the poor a kind and sympathetic friend.
Resolved: That while we cannot say to the heart-stricken widow and bereft family what they have lost, we wish to assure them that our hearts bow in sympathy and grief with them in this their great affliction which we know has caused a wound that time may not heal.
Resolved: That a copy of these resolutions be presented to the widow and that they be published in the local and county papers.

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Note: Matthew studied medicine at the Medical College of Geneva, New York and became a physician, practicing in Owasco, New York He joined the Cayuga County Medical Society Jan 11, 1865. He married his cousin, Rachel Bevier and moved from Ulster County to Western New York in 1850. His practice spread over the countryside and demanded the unselfish devotion of a pioneer. He had very high ideals and became one of the most trusted and loved physicians in the region. Dr. Bevier cherished the wish to spend his last days on a farm of his own, and in his later life he bought one near the village of about 120 acres. It included some fine woodland, numerous barns, and a large old house that had been previously owned and occupied by a doctor. A short time before his death he fell in the yard and broke his hip. He was cared for by his daughter, Julia DeWitt, but never left his bed again.
He resided in Owasco Village, Cayuga County, New York in 1900.

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Note: She resided with five of her children in Richland County, Cass Twp. in 1860 and 1870. Lived there with two children, Ruth Ann and William in 1880.

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Note: He lived with his mother in Owasco, New York at the time of the census of 1850. He did not marry. His occupation in 1850 was carpentry.

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Note: Edwin Bevier was born and raised in Owasco, New York. For a period of about 20 years, he owned and operated a farm in the Town of Wolcott in Wayne County, New York. Two of his children passed away at an early age and are buried in the Town of Wolcott. Sometime after the birth of his last child, the family moved back to Owasco to live In 1900, the lived in Owasco Twp., Cayuga County, New York. Edwin and Charlotte are buried in the Owasco Rural Cemetery. Edwin was certified as a teacher in Owasco in Feb 1856.

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Note: He lived with his mother in 1850 and his occupation was farming. It is believed that he is the Dubois Bevier that lived with Matthew Bevier and John Hardenburg Bevier in Brookfield, Wisconsin in 1860. In 1880, he is living as a boarder and farmer in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. He is probably the Dubois Bevier who died in Chicago, Illinois April 17, 1917. No other facts are known about him.

Source: (Death)
Titel: Illinois State Archives Death Index

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Note: The Brinkerhoff family was one of the original ten families to move to Owasco from Conewago, near Gettysburg, PA The year was 1793 and these families were the first settlers in the area. Rachel and Henry moved westward and took up residence in Mansfield, Ohio. Their first child was Jacob Brinkerhoff, born in 1810. Jacob was a judge of the Ohio Supreme Court. He was also a member of the U.S. Congress and while a part of that body he authored the Wilmot Proviso. This famous document, part of the Compromise of 1850, was a stipulation that all territory gained as a result of the war with Mexico must be closed to slavery. Millard Fillmore, a native of Auburn, New York, lent his political skills and the prestige of his presidency to the enactment of the Compromise of 1850. Probably President Fillmore and Jacob's father had been boyhood friends in Auburn, New York.

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Note: From Ohio Biographical Sketches, 1876
Jacob Brinkerhoff was born in the Town of Niles, Cayuga County, New York, on August 31, 1810. His father, Henry I. Brinkerhoff, was a farmer, a native of Pennsylvania, having been born near the town of Gettysburg. His mother, nee Rachel Bevier, came from New York State. After a thorough English education, obtained in public schools and at the academy at Prattsburgh, Steuben County, NY, Jacob entered the law office of Messrs. Howell & Brother in Bath, Steuben County, NY. Here he vigorously pursued his studies for two years and in the spring of 1836, removed to Mansfield, Ohio, where in May 1837, he was admitted to the bar of the Supreme Court of that state, and immediately entered on the practice of his profession. He soon acquired reputation as a lawyer of more than average ability, and in the course of a year or two was elected prosecuting attorney for Richland County, the duties of which office he satisfactorily performed for a period of four years. At the expiration of the term of that office, in the fall of 1843, he was elected to Congress on the Democratic ticket. While serving as a member of that body he became affiliated with the Free-Soil Party, and drew up for David Wilmot, the celebrated bill known as "Wilmot's Proviso." At the close of his Congressional career he resumed his legal practice in Mansfield, in which he successfully labored until he was elevated to a seat on the Supreme Court bench, his first term commencing January 8, 1856. In this highly honorable position he was retained by the people for three successive terms, covering a period of fifteen years; and it is but justice to the Judge to mention that a fourth term was offered him, but he declined a renomination. The "Ohio State Reports" contain many of his opinions, delivered during his terms on the Supreme bench. Since retiring from the bench he has resumed his law practice, although not as actively as in former years. As a judge he commanded the high esteem of all brought into professional contact with him, and his integrity is without a blemish. He was married, October 4th, 1837, to Caroline Campbell, of Lodi, Seneca County, New York, who died at that place, while on a visit, November 18th, 1839. His present wife is Marion Titus, of Detroit, whom he married January 6th, 1841.

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Note: He was a bank president.

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Note: Another source indicates her date of death as Jan 25, 1855.

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Note: He was a lawyer.

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