Francis Pingree
(1728-1804)
Elizabeth Duty
(1733-1816)
Andrew Pingree
(1775-1846)

 

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1. Abiah Straw

Andrew Pingree

  • Born: 17 Feb 1775, Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts
  • Marriage (1): Abiah Straw on 9 Sep 1802 in Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts
  • Died: 25 Mar 1846, Pingree Grove, Kane County, Illinois at age 71
  • Buried: Udina Cemetery Udina, Kane County, Illinois, USA
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bullet  General Notes:

per Kane Co. History of 1908 by Joselyn and Joselyn; he was a Rev.; moved to Kane Co. IL in 1838

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BIOGRAPHY: A Genealogical Record of The Descendants of Moses Pengry of Ipswich, Mass.,...By William M. Pingry, Ludlow, Vt.
Warner & Hyde, Book and Job Printers, 1881...Page 151
Andrew Pingree was born in Rowley,Mass., Feb. 17, 1775. Died March 25, 1846. In early manhood he followed the boot and shoe manufacturing business in some town not far from the place of his birth and was foreman of quite a large amount of business. He was leader of a choir in an orthodox church where he lived, delighting very much in not only vocal but instrumental music. He was not a bigot in his religious views, but in early life was inclined to think there must be a hell for the desperately wicked. Was not a very regular attendant at church, but spent his Sundays at home, reading his Bible and singing, resting from all the usual labors of the week. One year, within my recollection, (perhaps rather as a joke, as he seldom attended church.) he was elected Tithingman, and attended at the post of duty every Sunday during the year. Never before were the unruly boys so strictly subjected to the rule of New England `blue laws.` Once, only, in the course of his official term and duty did a smile break the dignity of his conuntenance. An unruly boy, full of fun and the devil, seating himself in church beside his dignity, pulled a large knife and a plug of tobacco from his pocket and politely offered them to the peace officer of the day, who never used the poison. The act was done so deliberately and with such apparent kindness, that the courtesy was acknowledged with an `unwilling smile!`
He married Abiah Straw of Weare, N.H.., about the year 1802, lived in Weare, Springfield, Grantham, and Meriden in Plainfield, N. H.. Removed to Kane Co., Illinois, in October, 1838, with his family. The place is now called Pingree Grove. Farming was mainly his business here. He was industrious, economical, temperate and strictly honest. Was a democrat all his life and died a Universalist, the 25th of March, 1846; was buried at Udina, near his home, aged 79.

Courier News (Elgin, IL)
January 31, 2007
Community makes plans for centennial celebration Pingree Grove
Pingree Grove was named for these pioneers. The Pingree family, including Andrew, Daniel and Israel Straw Pingree, and later Andrew Jr. and Hannah, were essential to the founding and establishment of the village.
In addition to being farmers, Daniel was a doctor and teacher, and Andrew was a minister and land surveyor. They used these skills to serve the people of Pingree Grove and the surrounding area.


Courier News (Elgin, IL)
December 10, 2013
Rutland township history - According to the Rutland Township Web page, Rutland Township '97 located in the northeastern quadrant of Kane County '97 occupies 36 square miles and maintains 27 miles of roads. It includes the communities of Huntley, Gilberts, Pingree Grove and parts of unincorporated Hampshire.
According to the Rutland Township website, when a meeting was held to form the township in 1848, there was a debate about the name. The residents of Irish descent favored "Rose Green." The Scots preferred "Caledonia."
They compromised on the name of "Jackson." Evelyn R. Starks, the township's first village clerk, was asked to submit the name at the county seat in Geneva. Starks, who came to the area from Rutland, Vt., arbitrarily gave the name of "Rutland" to the township while declaring that there was already a Jackson Township. Some people suspected that since Starks was a Whig and President Andrew Jackson was a Democrat, Starks did not want the township to be named after Jackson.
According to the society, the first meeting of Rutland Township in 1850 included 105 men and no women. Three brothers '97 Israel Straw, William and Andrew Pingree Jr. '97 were among the attendees.
They had two other brothers, Francis and Daniel, and two sisters, Betsy and Sally. Their parents were Andrew Pingree Sr. and his wife, Abiea.



Andrew Jr. was a land surveyor. When he laid out the village of Gilberts, he suggested that the town should be named after Albro Gilberts, one of the village's first settlers. When Gilberts died, Andrew Jr. and his wife, Hannah, adopted Albro's daughter.
As the result of the adoption, Albro's daughter became Emma Gilberts Pingree. She later married Leverette Mansfield Kelley and had three children.
Leverette once served as Kane County sheriff and manager for a mining company. He also was a Medal of Honor recipient for his service as a U.S. Army captain during the Civil War. Emma is buried in Udina Cemetery. Leverette is buried with his second wife, Frances, in Arlington National Cemetery.
Copyright, 2013, Courier News. All rights reserved. REPRODUCTION PROHIBITED.
Record Number: 59045184

Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)
October 22, 2007
Pingree Grove Park
The park, dedicated Sunday, pays homage to the town's founders - Andrew, Andrew Jr., Daniel, Hannah and Israel Straw Pingree - on a pedestal monument.

Find A Grave Memorial 18685184


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Andrew married Abiah Straw, daughter of Israel Straw and Abiah Nelson, on 9 Sep 1802 in Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts. (Abiah Straw was born on 8 Aug 1785 in Weare, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, died on 28 Sep 1846 in Pingree Grove, Kane County, Illinois and was buried in Udina Cemetery Udina, Kane County, Illinois, USA.)

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• Intentions filed, 9 Sep 1802, Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts.




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