The Schaghticoke-Pittstown Roses

The first Rose named in our Family Bible was Philip B. He was born in 1832 (or 1834 depending on the document). He married Alida Hall in 1857 who died in 1865. And there it is, short and simple and on to the next entry. But not so fast! After just eight years of marriage she died? And she was only 27. What happened? I’ve written a chronicle about Alida’s sad story based on quite a bit of genealogical research over the years. I won’t fear all that here. But the brief Bible en

Goodwin A. Rose An Epigenetic Fantasy by J.E. Rose Goodwin Rose Historical Note It is difficult to exaggerate the impact of little Goodwin Rose’s childhood on the rest of his life. I didn’t hear many family stories about him but those I did described him as somewhat lazy and irresponsible. His oldest son, Edward (my grandpa) grew up having to pick up after many of his messes. Based on evidence in Alida’s Last Will and Testament, Goodwin’s parents were not happily married. It

Historical Note: When I first began to study the family information pages of the Rose Family Bible, I was struck by the earliest entries: Philip B. Rose, born in 1831 and married to Alida in March of 1857. I should clarify that, though. It was the entry that said she was deceased in 1866, only eleven years into their marriage. Born April 1840, she was just 26. What’s more, the Bible also noted that a daughter, Mary, was born and died in 1862. It was only after I was able to

Historical Note: Of the brief anecdotes about my grandfather–notably, Edward (b. 1887), Goodwin (b. 1859) and Philip (b. 1832--though some documents say 1831 and others 1834. I'll just stick to 1832 for this story), there seem to be recurring brief hints of men who battled unnamed inner-demons that disposed them to various struggles with work, money and even marriage. The Last Will and Testament of Philip’s first wife, Alida Hall, was particularly cryptic: a woman who possess

Historical Note: My. fifth-generation grandfather, Cornelius Rose (b 1757) was an amazing man and I wish there were documented written stories about him. Thankfully there is enough of a record to reconstruct some. Not only do we know that he fought in the famous Green Mountain Boys Reigment, under Ethan Allen, in the early days of the war, after his duty with them, he moved to Schaghticoke New York and joined the Albany Militia serving under another famous figure, Colonel Joh