Horace Greeley born in Amherst, NH to Zaccheus Greeley and Mary Woodburn on their small farm of 50 acres with a pond and a small orchard.  Oldest of surviving children, sickly, learned to read early.  He was a fifth generation American.

Married Mary Young Cheney, a teacher, in Warrenton, NC.  She was born in Cornwall, CT in 1811.  When they arrived home they took lodgings on Greenwich Street in New York, near the Battery, and for the next eight years moved several times.

During economic Panic, his advice to those who can’t find work: “Go West, young man, and grow with our country.” 

Started “The Log Cabin,” a weekly political paper supporting Whig candidate William Henry Harrison for President.

Greeley moved uptown in New York City from 19^th street to the Turtle Bay area on the East River.  The house “Castle Doleful,” was spacious on 8 acres with a wooded dell.

Margaret Fuller joined the Greeley household and was hired by Greeley as “The Tribune’s” first woman editor.

Bought two and one half story house built of brick on 19^th Street between 4^th Avenue & Broadway.

 Greeley begins to purchase property in Chappaqua.

Completed purchasing property bringing the farm to 78 acres.  Begins to build the “House in the Woods” move in 1854.  The long driveway is now Senter Street.

Attended Republican convention at Syracuse.  Goes to Washington  for several months to cover election of Speaker of House.

Birth of daughter Gabrielle Rosamond Greeley, “Tourbillon”.  She died March 3, 1937.

Bought present-day “Greeley House,” on just under one half acre from Sands, widow of Caleb Sands.  “Refitted” the house and added portion on the uphill side side. The original portion of the house was built between 1852-1854. Greeley continued to spend time at “The House in the Woods”.

Built stone and concrete barn, one of the first concrete structures in the country.  His daughter, Gabrielle, remodeled the barn in 1892, and lived there until 1954.

Construction began on Victorian home, “The Hillside House.”  Occupied in fall of 1873 by daughters, Gabrielle and Ida.

Goes back to “The Tribune” but finds that he is no longer its editor and he returns home.

Suffered major health breakdown. Horace Greeley died at Dr. Choate’s home in Pleasantville, NY (now Pace University).  Ida then 24 and Gabrielle, 15.  Mr. Greeley was 61.

Daughter Ida Lillian Greeley, age 27, married Col. Nicholas Smith (b. __/__/1836, d. 8/15/1919 Fort Salonga, NY) in New York City.  They lived in Philadelphia and then later in Brooklyn.  Their children:

Horace Greeley Smith Sr., MD (b. 4/6/1877, d. 1950)  – lived in Philadelphia and then later in Brooklyn, at age 19 dropped “Smith” and became a doctor, was associated with the NYC Health Dept. & had one child,

Horace Greeley Jr., MD (b. ___/___ 1900, d. ___/___1986) also a doctor who lived in Brooklyn) who married:

#1 – Beatrice Tessendorf (b.___/___/___, d.___/___/___) in 1930 – They had two children:

            Horace Judson Greeley (b. 8/15/1935, d 5/___/2003

            Nixola Beatrice Greeley (b. 1/24/ 1934)

#2  Jeanne W_____ (b.___/___/___) in ___/___/____.   They had two children:   (After Horace Greeley Jr., MD’s death , Jeanne W. Greeley married ______.)  She continues to live and practice medicine with her two sons in Brooklyn.

Grant Horace Nicholas Greeley, MD (b.9/17/1953), who \ married MaryAnn Murcott (b.___/___/___)on 6/25/1977.  They had two children:

     Alexander Horace Greeley (b. 9/11/1986)

     Kristen Jennifer Greeley  (b. 5/26/1988)

Norman Horace Edward Greeley, MD (b. 2/14/1956) who Married:

#1 Sadhis Rivas (b.___/___/___)in 1980.  They had two children:

      Horace Timothy Greeley (b. 12/24/1986)

      Matthew Nicholas Greeley (b. 5/29/1988)

#2 Micha Choy (b.___/___/___) in ________.

     Nixola Greeley Smith, (b. 4/5/1880, d._____/_____1919, staff writer for the NY Evening Telegram – married _________ Ford in _________.  They had no children. 

  Ida Gabrielle Smith (b.3/9/1882, d._______  – married Louis F. Geissler, Chair. of Bd. of RCA, on __________.  They had one son:

   Louis Geissler, Jr, who married_________ in _______.  They had four children:

   Daughter  who died at age 5 in 1950

   Frederick Geissler who died in the 1980s

   Edwin Geissler (b.___/___/___) (twin) lives in Maine

   Elizabeth Geissler (. ___/___/____) (twin) lives in Mass.

“The House in the Woods” burns.  It had been occupied until the Tuesday before by Ida & Nicholas Smith.  A scrubbing woman had left embers in the fireplace, which rolled out and started a fire.

“The Hillside House” burns.  Gabrielle moves to tenant house, near site of presentNew Castle Town Hall.

Gabrielle Rosamond Greeley married Rev. Dr. Frank Montrose Clendenin

         (b. 9/17/1853, d. 8/19/1930).  Their children:

         Gabriel (b. 1892) still born;

         Miriam (b. 1892/3, died in infancy;

         Gabrielle (b. 1893, d. 8/4/1920 – married Capt. Edward Canning Muhlenbruch  Stahl October 22, 1918.  They had one son

                  Frank Canning Greeley Stahl (b. 11/21/1919, d. 9/20/05 in Germany)           

                    who married Hanna Kreisel (m. 7/18/1956).  They had one daughter:  

                    Gabriele Stahl (b. 12/23/1961) who married Jan Bertheau (5/11/1996). 
        They had one son:

                     Frederic Charles Greeley Bertheau (b. 7/21/1999)

       Muriel (b. 1898, d. 10/23/1903 of polio). 
(The Church of St. Mary the Virgin was built as a memorial to Muriel.)