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orn at Harvard, Massachusetts, January
7, 1756, and died March 20, 1827. He was
twenty-one years of age when he went
into the Revolutionary War as a surgeon,
and served from May 15, 1777, to September
1, 1780. After the war, Dr. Willard
located in Albany, New York, where he
engaged in practice. He was at different
times a resident of Stillwater and Albany,
New York, and Montreal, Canada. Dr.
Willard married, July 8, 1778, Katherine
Livingston, daughter of John L. Livingston,
and a member of one of the famous
patroon families of New York. The Livingstons
were residents of Albany, and
there Mrs. Katherine (Livingston) Wil-
lard died, January 26, 1827. The family
were members of the Presbyterian church
for many years.
(VIII) John Willard, son of Dr. Elias
and Katherine (Livingston) Willard, was
born at Stillwater, New York, March 10,
1 781, and died at Yonkers, New York,
about i860. He was a man of excellent
education, and spent most of his life in
the banking business. For several years
he served as deputy treasurer of New
York. His health failed him and he was
an invalid for some years.
Mr. Willard married, April 7, 181 1,
Mary Ann Lawrence, daughter of David
and Anna (Jenkins) Lawrence, originally
from Nantucket. They lived in Hudson,
New York, for some time, and were members
of the Presbyterian church. The fa-
ther of Anna (Jenkins) Lawrence was the
first mayor of Hudson. John and Mary
Ann (Lawrence) Willard were the par-
ents of Edward Kirk Willard, a sketch of
whom follows.
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New York. At the age of thirteen he
went to New York City and began to earn
his living as a boy in the office of a Wall
street broker. He was possessed of determination
to master the business, and
in this he was signally successful. He
became one of the most successful bankers
and brokers of his day ; after his marriage
he went to Chicago, where he
engaged in business for many years. Pre-
vious to 1873 he returned to Wall street,
but the latter year proved a disastrous one
to Mr. Willard from a financial stand-
point, as it did to thousands of others.
On April 15, 1857, Mr. Willard married
Elizabeth Willard, daughter of John and
Margaret (Stanbury) Willard, of New
York City. Elizabeth (Willard) Willard
was a descendant of George Willard,
brother of Simon Willard, the ancestor of
Edward Kirk Willard. Thus two distinguished
Willard lines were united, both
of which trace to Richard Willard, of
Horsmonden, England. Mr. and Mrs.
Willard were the parents of six children
1. Kate Livingston, born January 13,
1859, died September 25, 1898; married
James Edward Brush, of New York City.
2. Emma Allison, twin of Kate L., died
July 22, 191 1. 3. Frances, born July 18,
i860, died August 24, 1907. 4. James
Struthers, born September 16, 1863, lives
in Greenwich. 5. Margaret Stanbury,
born May 12, 1865; sne married (first) in
1894, Worthington C. Miner, of Buffalo;
Mr. Miner died in 1903; she married (second)
in 1917, Henry Lorillard Cammann,
of Greenwich. 6. Louise Bowers, whose
sketch follows. For many years Mr. Wil-
lard has been in ill health, and has retired
from all active interests.
WILLARD, Edward Kirk,
Retired Banker.
WILLARD, Louise Bowers,
(IX) Edward Kirk Willard, Son of
De.cendant of an Old Family.
John and Mary Ann (Lawrence) Willard (X) Louise Bowers Willard, daughter
(q. v.), was born June 8, 1831, in Albany, of Edward Kirk and Elizabeth (Willard)
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