Reverand Martin J. Stover
1807 - 1893 (86 years)-
Name Martin J. Stover Title Reverand Birth 1 Feb 1807 Pittstown, Rensselaer Co., New York, USA 
Gender Male Death 27 Nov 1893 Amsterdam, Montgomery Co., New York, USA Burial Green Hill Cemetery, Amsterdam, Montgomery County, New York, USA Notes - He was educated at the Hartwick Seminary, and for over sixty years was a member of the Hartwick synod of the Lutheran church. For fifty-nine years he was in active ministerial work, only retiring a year previous to his death. During that year he but filled charges temporarily for his brethren of the ministry. He filled many important pulpits in the state, among them being Dansville, Waterloo, Cobleskill, Sharon, Sand Lake, Stone Arabia, West Amsterdam, Bearytown and Woodstock, Ulster County, which was his last charge. He was continuously engaged in the work of the Hartwick synod except from 1856 to 1862. Four of these years he was pastor of the Danville (Pennsylvania) congregation, and two years at Galion, Ohio. While at the latter place the war of the rebellion broke out, and he was offered a chaplaincy in the army by Governor Tod, of Ohio, but declined, as his older sons were serving in Ohio regiments, and his duty lay at home. He was a devout Christian, and an earnest, conscientious minister of the gospel. The sacrifices of his early life, rendered necessary by his determination to secure an education and fit himself for the ministry, developed his character and made him the friend of everyone struggling toward better conditions. He was the friend of weak churches, and accepted calls from such, giving to their service all his energy and talent. His work was for his Master, not for personal gain or advancement. He was a church builder, and many beautiful and costly edifices stand as monuments to his faithful labors. He was beloved of his congregations and served some for many years.
(Hudson-Mohawk Genealogical and Family Memoirs, Vol. II, pp. 716-717, edited by Cuyler Reynolds, New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1911)
Person ID I11156 OurNorthernRoots Last Modified 18 Feb 2023
Father Jacob M. Stover Mother Christine Wetsel Family ID F8283 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Lydia Ann Hartman, b. 4 Nov 1817, Dansville, North Dansville, Livingston Co., New York, USA d. 8 Aug 1898, Amsterdam, Montgomery Co., New York, USA (Age 80 years) Marriage 24 Aug 1837 Dansville, North Dansville, Livingston Co., New York, USA Children 1. Jacob Hartman Stover, b. 4 Oct 1838, Stone Arabia, Montgomery Co., New York, USA d. 21 Aug 1840, Stone Arabia, Montgomery Co., New York, USA (Age 1 year)+ 2. James House Stover, b. 28 Jun 1840, Amsterdam, Montgomery Co., New York, USA d. 2 Sep 1891, Lodi, Seneca Co., New York, USA (Age 51 years)3. Sarah Jane Stover, b. 8 Mar 1842, Amsterdam, Montgomery Co., New York, USA d. 18 Jun 1845, Schaghticoke, Rensselaer County, New York, USA (Age 3 years)+ 4. Judge Martin Luther Stover, b. 19 Oct 1845, Waterloo, Seneca Co., New York, USA d. Jun 1921, Albany, Albany Co., New York, USA (Age 75 years)+ 5. George B. Stover, b. 4 Oct 1848, Amsterdam, Montgomery Co., New York, USA d. 8 Sep 1932, Amsterdam, Montgomery Co., New York, USA (Age 83 years)6. Doctor Charles H. Stover, M.D., b. 27 Feb 1851, Amsterdam, Montgomery Co., New York, USA d. 8 Apr 1940, Amsterdam, Montgomery Co., New York, USA (Age 89 years)Family ID F2849 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 18 Feb 2023
- He was educated at the Hartwick Seminary, and for over sixty years was a member of the Hartwick synod of the Lutheran church. For fifty-nine years he was in active ministerial work, only retiring a year previous to his death. During that year he but filled charges temporarily for his brethren of the ministry. He filled many important pulpits in the state, among them being Dansville, Waterloo, Cobleskill, Sharon, Sand Lake, Stone Arabia, West Amsterdam, Bearytown and Woodstock, Ulster County, which was his last charge. He was continuously engaged in the work of the Hartwick synod except from 1856 to 1862. Four of these years he was pastor of the Danville (Pennsylvania) congregation, and two years at Galion, Ohio. While at the latter place the war of the rebellion broke out, and he was offered a chaplaincy in the army by Governor Tod, of Ohio, but declined, as his older sons were serving in Ohio regiments, and his duty lay at home. He was a devout Christian, and an earnest, conscientious minister of the gospel. The sacrifices of his early life, rendered necessary by his determination to secure an education and fit himself for the ministry, developed his character and made him the friend of everyone struggling toward better conditions. He was the friend of weak churches, and accepted calls from such, giving to their service all his energy and talent. His work was for his Master, not for personal gain or advancement. He was a church builder, and many beautiful and costly edifices stand as monuments to his faithful labors. He was beloved of his congregations and served some for many years.
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Birth - 1 Feb 1807 - Pittstown, Rensselaer Co., New York, USA 
Marriage - 24 Aug 1837 - Dansville, North Dansville, Livingston Co., New York, USA 
Death - 27 Nov 1893 - Amsterdam, Montgomery Co., New York, USA = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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