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Lewis Hagaman
Birth: 	May 10, 1817
Ringoes
Hunterdon County
New Jersey, USA
Death: 	May 24, 1896
Frenchtown
Hunterdon County
New Jersey, USA

Lewis Hagaman was born on Old York Road in the Abraham Hagaman, Jr. house
located directly across the road from the Hunterdon County Fairgrounds. A
small marker on the home acknowledges the Hagaman family. Lewis served
as a carpenter's apprentice to Mr. Charles Wilson. He did not follow his
trade. Lewis Hagaman married Sarah E. Mathews on Jan.9, 1850. They had two
sons. Their first child died at the age of one month. Lorenzo Dow Hagaman
was their second son.  In 1857, Lewis Hagaman purchased a plantation in
Raritan Twp., NJ. The farm extended on the east side of the road from Ringoes
to Buchannan's Hill. Seventeen years after the death of his first wife,
Lewis Hagaman married Belle Smith on April 17, 1876. She was the daughter
of Willaim Smith of Asbury, NJ. In the spring of 1884 he sold his estate
and moved to Frenchtown, NJ.

Family links: 
 Parents:
  Abraham Adrian Hagaman (1786 - 1868)
  Elizabeth Wilson Hagaman (1791 - 1875)

 Spouses:
  Sarah E. Mathews Hagaman (1826 - 1859)
  Belle Smith Hagaman (1838 - 1916)

 Children:
  Lorenzo Hagaman (1853 - 1853)*
  Lorenzo Dow Hagaman (1857 - 1924)*

 Siblings:
  Martha Ann Hagaman Higgins (1815 - 1893)*
  Lewis Hagaman (1817 - 1896)
  Lorenzo Hagaman (1820 - 1848)*
  Clarinda Hagaman Mathews (1832 - 1904)*

*Calculated relationship

Burial:
Frenchtown Cemetery
Frenchtown
Hunterdon County
New Jersey, USA

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Originally Created by: DakotaRoseZ
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Lorenzo Dow Hagaman
Birth: 	Dec. 6, 1857
Frenchtown
Hunterdon County
New Jersey, USA
Death: 	1924
Frenchtown
Hunterdon County
New Jersey, USA

MAYOR OF FRENCHTOWN-ATTORNEY AT LAW
When Lorenzo Dow Hagaman was two years old, his mother passed away at the
family plantation in Raritan Twp., NJ. It was decided that he would be
raised by his grandparents Joseph and Nancy Burroughs Matthews in Mt. Airy,
NJ. His grandmother died when he was twelve and he continued to be raised by
his grandfather. Lorenzo was trained for a professional career. He attended
the Conference Academy Seminary (The Pennington School) in Pennington, NJ
and graduated from the Amwell Academy Seminary in Ringoes, NJ on June 18,
1875. He studied under Dr. C. W. Larison, the noted Hunterdon County physician
and genealogist. Dr. Larison authored the Fisher Family Chronicles which
included several chapters on the Hagaman Family. Lorenzo studied law under
John Taylor Bird, a two term United States Congressman and NJ Vice-Chancellor
in Taylor's law offices in Flemington, NJ. Lorenzo became licensed as an
attorney during the February term of the N.J. Supreme Court in February
1882. In March of 1882, he began practicing law in Frenchtown, NJ. He later
formed a partnership with Harry Jenkins Able, Esq. (Hagaman & Able, Attorneys
at Law). Their law office was located at 43 Bridge Street in Frenchtown,
NJ. Lorenzo D. Hagaman was a popular and successful attorney in Hunterdon
County. Lorenzo married Miss Carrie Rockafellar on June 14, 1888. Carrie
(Rockefellar) Hagaman was the daughter of Samuel R. and Zeruah (Duckworth)
Rockefellar. She was a cousin of industrialist John D. Rockefeller. In
addition to his legal business, Lorenzo D. Hagaman was the local agent
for three insurance companies; Continental, German-American, and New York
Insurance. Politically, he was a Democrat. He was the clerk for Frenchtown,
NJ from 1883-1886. He served on the borough council from 1886-1889. He was
the Mayor of Frenchtown from 1889-1891. He was also the borough attorney
as well as the lawyer for the United National Bank in Frenchtown. Lorenzo
Hagaman's architect-designed house is the Stick Style Queen Anne Lorenzo
Hagaman House located at 112 Harrison Street in Frenchtown. It was built
in 1889 according to the design of D.S. Hopkins, probably of Trenton, NJ.

Family links: 
 Parents:
  Lewis Hagaman (1817 - 1896)
  Sarah E. Mathews Hagaman (1826 - 1859)

 Spouse:
  Carrie Rockefeller Hagaman (1866 - 1925)*

 Sibling:
  Lorenzo Hagaman (1853 - 1853)*
  Lorenzo Dow Hagaman (1857 - 1924)

*Calculated relationship

Burial:
Frenchtown Cemetery
Frenchtown
Hunterdon County
New Jersey, USA

Maintained by: Terry T
Originally Created by: DakotaRoseZ
Record added: May 06, 2009
Find A Grave Memorial# 36794458

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