 1818 - 1903 (84 years) Submit Photo / Document
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| Name |
Ethan Lanphear |
| Born |
2 Mar 1818 |
Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Biographical Information |
Ethan managed a stop on the Underground railroad. In his autobiography "Scenes, Memories and Travels..." he wrote; "I felt it my duty to aid or help any honest slave to the liberty I was permitted to enjoy. I harbored some of the ablest slaves that ever ran away from slavedom". "I harbored Frederick Douglass when a slave; also a man by the name of Logan (sic: Loguen) who became a bishop in the Methodist Church." |
| Census |
1855 |
New York |
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1855 NY Lanphear.
New York, State Census, 1855, Friendship, Allegany, New York, family 319 Avery Lanphear, family 332 Ethan Lanphear. |
| Census |
1900 |
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1900 Lanphear.
1900 US census, Union, New Jersey, enumeration district 127, Family Number 127, Lanphear. |
| Library book: Scenes Memories, and Travels by Ethan Lanphear |
001 - Ethan is the author of the book "Scenes, Memories and Travels of Eighty Two Years and Short Sketches of the Lanphear and Potter Families". Self published in the year 1900 when he was eighty two years old. He was anti-slavery and a member of the underground railroad. |
| Died |
20 Jan 1903 |
New York |
| Buried |
Nile Cemetery, Nile, Allegany, New York, United States |
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Ethan Lanphear Headstone.
Ethan Lanphear Headstone. |
 Siblings |
9 siblings |
| 1. Avery Lanphear, b. 30 Dec 1815, Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island , d. 5 Oct 1866, Hopewell Center, Ontario, New York |
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| 2. Hannah R Lanphear, b. 22 Sep 1821, New York , d. 25 Mar 1883, Allegany County, New York |
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| 7. Mary R Lanphear, b. 19 May 1830, Alfred, Allegany, New York , d. 3 Feb 1907, Allegany County, New York |
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| Person ID |
I6432 |
Nagel |
| Last Modified |
29 Nov 2014 |
| Father |
Samuel Lanphear, b. 14 Oct 1785, Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island , d. 17 Jan 1860, Nile, Alleghany, New York (Age 74 years) |
| Relationship |
Birth |
| Mother |
Hannah Potter, b. 29 Jan 1793, Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island , d. 24 Sep 1878, Nile, Alleghany, New York (Age 85 years) |
| Relationship |
Birth |
| Family ID |
F2158 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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 | Born - 2 Mar 1818 - Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island |
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 | Census - 1855 - New York |
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 | Married - 23 Aug 1865 - Nile, Alleghany, New York |
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| Died - 20 Jan 1903 - New York |
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 | Buried - - Nile Cemetery, Nile, Allegany, New York, United States |
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| Photos
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 | Ethan Lanphear
From: Scenes, memories, and travels of eighty-two years : and short sketches of the Lanphear and Potter families, by Ethan Lanphear, self published, Plainfield, New Jersey 1900. |
 | Ethan and Louise Lanphear.
From: Scenes, memories, and travels of eighty-two years : and short sketches of the Lanphear and Potter families, by Ethan Lanphear, self published, Plainfield, New Jersey 1900. |
 | Ethan & Olive Lanphear.
From: Scenes, memories, and travels of eighty-two years : and short sketches of the Lanphear and Potter families, by Ethan Lanphear, self published, Plainfield, New Jersey 1900. |
| Documents |
 | Scenes, memories, and travels of eighty-two years : and short sketches of the Lanphear and Potter families
Scenes, memories, and travels of eighty-two years : and short sketches of the Lanphear and Potter families. Written and published by Ethan Lanphear. 1900.
At the age of 82 Ethan Lanphear wrote about his life. This book is an easy read and should be required reading for all school children. Any history buff will love this book. In a time when travel was hard Ethan saw more of the country than many people do today. Particularly engaging were the details surrounding the 85th NY Volunteers in the Civil War, including their capture and imprisonment in Andersonville prison. This is a full book. File size is 16.3M. Scenes, memories, and travels of eighty-two years |
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