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Below is an article from the New York Times published February 5, 1898.

Long Walk on Loose Ice
Marcus Lounsberry, Jr., Performs a Hazardous Feat at Fishkill

FISHKILL LANDING, N.Y., Feb. 4.--
Marcus Lounsberry, Jr., yesterday performed a feat that was witnessed by hundreds of people on this side of the river. Lounsberry is employed by the Homer Ramsdell Transportation Company as a deck hand. The river has been frozen over between this place and Newburg only a few days. People only began to cross on it yesterday. All Winter the ferry has been running.

Here is Marcus Lonsberry in the 1850 census.

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Source Citation: Year: 1850; Census Place: Newburgh, Orange, New York; Roll: M432_573; Page: 2; Image: 7.

• Henry Lounsberry 46 M Laborer NY
• Sally Lounsberry 44 F NY
• Marcus Lounsberry 23 M NY
• Amanda Lounsberry 16 F NY
• Mercy Lounsberry 5 F NY

Here is Marcus Lonsberry in the 1900 Census.

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Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: Fishkill, Dutchess, New York; Roll: T623 1022; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 8.

Marcus Lonsberry Head W M June 1828 71 M 50 New York New York New York Pilot
Amanda J Lonsberry Wife W F Oct 1829 70 M 50 3 2 New York New York New York
Harry Lonsberry Grandson W M June 1886 13 S New York New York New York

Here is Marcus Lonsberry in the 1880 Census.

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Source Citation: Year: 1880; Census Place: Fishkill, Dutchess, New York; Roll: T9_824; Family History Film: 1254824; Page: 121.2000; Enumeration District: 36; Image: 0245.

Marcus Lounsberry W M 51 Head Pilot New York New York New York
Amanda Lounsberry W F 49 Wife Keeping House New York New York New York
Harry Moshier W M 9 Grandson At School New York New York New York

Here is Marcus Lonsberry in the 1870 Census.

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Source Citation: Year: 1870; Census Place: Fishkill District 1, Dutchess, New York; Roll: M593_925; Page: 154; Image: 310.

District 1, Town of Fishkill, Dutchess County, New York
Post Office: Fishkill Plains

Marcus Lounsberry 42 M W Pilot New York
Amanda J Lounsberry 41 F W Keeping House New York
Albert A Lounsberry 20 M W Works in hat shop New York
Sarah ? Lounsberry 18 F W at home New York

These are images of the Civil War service record of Marcus D Lonsberry.

Birth:
abt 1850 - Orange County, New York, USA
son of Marcus D Lonsberry and Amanda [UNKNOWN]

Marriage:
abt 1872
to Christine J Cherry, parents unknown

Children:
- William - b. abt 1872
- Marcus Darwin - b. 17 Aug 1878, New York, USA; m. abt 1897 Mary Louise Moreau; d. 21 November 1948, Beacon, Dutchess, New York, USA
- Joseph Henry - b. 15 January 1879, New York, USA; d. Dec 1972, Middletown, Orange, New York, USA
- Arthur Ticol - 18 July 1880, New York, USA; m. abt 1905, Montague, [Unknown], Massachusetts, USA, Olive J Atkins; d. September 1968, Greenfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA

Birth:
1881 - Dutchess, New York, USA
daughter of Albert Lonsberry and Christine J Cherry

Marriage:
abt 1899 - New York, USA
to Jesse Lent, son of Henry Lent and Emily A Eckert

Children:
- Louise - b. bet 1899 and 1901; d. bef. 1910
- Mary - b. aft 1899; d. aft 1899
- Margarrite - b. Sep 1899; m. Marcus Smith
- Viola - b. abt 1900
- Myron - b. 7 Jul 1901, New York, USA; m. Lena Kimbark; d. 1981
- Acil - b. 18 Jun 1908, New York, USA; m. Alice J [UNKNOWN]; d. 1984, New York, USA
- Bessie - b. 13 Jul 1909, New York, USA; m. George Vanoyan, 13 Nov 1930, Shawangunk, Ulster, New York, USA, d. Jul 1981

2-3-1960

Mrs. Jesse Lent
CLINTONDALE - Mrs. Jesse Lent, 79, of Clintondale, died last Tuesday at the New Paltz Infirmary where she had been a patient for some time. Her husband died in 1930.

The former Miss Maud A Lounsberry, Mrs. Lent was born in Beacon, the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Marcus Lounsberry and was educated in schools there.

Surviving are four sons, Asel and George Lent, Newburgh, Jesse Lent, High Falls; seven daughters, Mrs. James Davis, Mrs. Gladys Ackhart, Mrs. Betty Vanoryan and Mrs Robert Speedling, Newburgh; Mrs. Thomas Zannucci, Highland; Mrs. Marcus Smith, Ewen, N.J., and Mrs Marie Dondero, South Plainfield, N.J., and a brother, Joseph Loundberry, Middletown.

[1834]
The DENNING GUARD Target shooting prizes cont
Albert Lounsbury Half dozen boxes sardines