Uri Tracy
Uri Tracy (February 8, 1764 – July 21, 1838) was a
New York
.
Biography
He was born in
Presbyterian clergyman and missionary to Native Americans. He moved to Oxford, New York in 1791, where he married Ruth Hovey, daughter of General Benjamin Hovey, on August 28, 1793.[2]
He would live in Oxford for the rest of his life.
Tracy held a number of prestigious positions during his time in Oxford: He was the first principal of Oxford Academy in 1794, as well as the first
Judge of Chenango County, New York on July 8, 1819, and served until February 1823. Tracy died in Oxford, New York in 1838; his interment was in Riverview Cemetery in Oxford.[3]
A tribute song, entitled "Lord Uri Tracy", was sung as the Oxford Academy school song until the 1960s. This song was performed at the Oxford Historical Society on August 11, 2011, and can be viewed on Video on
YouTube
.
References
- ^ Hespeler, Lorna K. "Hon. Uri Tracy (b. February 08, 1774, d. August 01, 1838)". Family Tree Maker Online. Genealogy.com. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
- ISBN 1-151-88872-9.)
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link - ^ "TRACY, Uri, (1764–1838)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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