Maria Laraway More Underwood

Born 17 August 1824 at Roxbury, Delaware County, New York

Died 25 January 1901 at Kingston, Ulster County, New York

Maria was the second of five children born to Edward A. More and Harriet Preston More. Maria was raised at Roxbury where her father was a farmer. She was engaged in the millinery business when she married to William Harrison Underwood on 11 May 1853 at Roxbury. They made their home first on Rose’s Brook at Stamford, New York where her husband was the owner and operator of a farm. He sold this farm about 1865 and bought another on the river flats between Hobart, New York and South Kortright, New York. Her husband retired from farming about 1877 and they relocated to Hobart village. A year later they purchased a home at Stamford where they lived until her husband’s death in 1887. Maria’s niece, Jennie Grace Wheeler, came to their home about 1880 to help care for William who suffered with dyspepsia. After his death, Maria and Jennie relocated to Harpersfield, New York where Jennie was a dry goods clerk. Maria died while visiting at the Kingston home of her daughter, Harriet, who had married to Oliver David Squire. Maria was remembered as a quiet, retiring woman with good sense. She attended all the John More Association reunions during her lifetime; 1890, 1895, and 1900. Maria was buried with her husband at Stamford Cemetery. Maria and William were the parents of four children; Edward A. Underwood, Jennie Eliza Underwood, Hattie More Underwood, and Otis More Underwood. Maria was my second cousin four times removed.

 

Maria Underwood

The photo of Maria was published in the August 1910 issue of The Historical Journal of the More Family; used with permission.

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