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wrecked on the coast of Holland, about 1820, each time losing the whole of his worldly possessions. In his last years, he was completely crippled by gout, so that he could not stand, or help himself; and was kindly cared for by his daughter, Mrs. Rebecca (Hangs) Steel; with whom he dwelt from the time of her marriage, till his death. No record has been obtained of his first marriage, though page 311 of the Memoir of Rev. Nathan Bangs, refers to Miss Stackhouse as his "second wife."
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V. John Bangs, b. at Stratford, Conn., 8 Aug. 1782; a blacksmith and, for many years, a clergyman of the Methodist Episcopal Church; married, 2 Jan. 1804, at Stamford, N. V., by Rev. Mr. Fenn, Presbyterian, of Harpersfield, N. Y., to Mary Rickey, dau. of Capt Andrew and Mitty (McCrany) Rickey,1 and g. dau. of Capt. Thomas and Nancy McCrany. They dwelt at Kortright, N. Y., about 40 years, and then moved to Harpersfield, N. Y., where she died, 12 March 1845, aged 72 years, and was buried. He married (2d), 7 Oct. 3845, at Maryland, N. Y., Arethusa Rice, widow of Ezekiel Palmer, of Maryland, and dau. of Elijah and Annie (Miller) Rice, of Dummerston, Vt., where she was born 12 Oct 1788. She died at Butternuts, N. Y., at the house of her son-in-law, Rev. Wm. Burnside, 18 June 1874, and was buried at Butternuts. After his second marriage, he dwelt in Maryland, and there died on Sunday, 4 Feb. 1849. He was buried at Harpersfield. He began to preach about 1811, as a local preacher; was ordained deacon at Albany, N. Y., by Bishop Asbury, 20 May 1815; joined the New York Conference, on trial, 1819; was in full connection, 1821; and was ordained elder, the same year He was appointed, Sharon, N. Y., 1819, 1820; Jefferson, N. Y., 1821, 1822; Delaware Circuit, 1823, 1824; supernumerary, 1825,1826; Coeymans, N. Y., 1827, 1828; Jefferson, 1829, Durham, N. Y., 1830,1831; supernumerary, 1832; Broome, N. Y., 1833; Jefferson, 1834,1835; Bloomville, N. Y., 1836; supernumerary, 1837, till his death. The Conference Minutes say: "During the time he traveled as an effective preacher, about three thousand souls were received into the Church by him and his associates in the vineyard of the Lord. For sixteen years he was incessant in his efforts to do good; preaching holiness to others, and enjoying its exalted felicity himself. He freely sacrificed ease and earthly interests, that he might bring honor to God in the salvation of men. He presented himself, and alt that he had, as a sacrifice to the Lord. Brother Bangs was a man of strong views and feelings, of undaunted courage, of pure intentions, and of a tender, warm, and friendly heart." In 1846, he published his Autobiography, a book of 319 pages.
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VI. Hannah Bangs, b. at Fairfield, Conn., about 1786; died at Fairfield, about 6 Sept. 1786, and was buried 7 Sept. 1786, according to
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1 Capt. Andrew Rickey, a Scotchman, served in the war or 1812. His father-in-law, Capt. Thomas McCrany, was a master-mariner.
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