Tracy, Uriah
1764 - 1838 (74 years)-
Name Tracy, Uriah [1, 2] Birth 1764 Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA 
[1, 2] Gender Male Death 21 Jul 1838 Oxford, Chenango, New York, USA [2] Burial Oxford, Chenango, New York, USA [2] - Riverview Cemetery
Person ID I23167 Sullivan Burgess Family Tree Last Modified 8 Oct 2023
Father Tracy, Daniel, b. 14 Mar 1738, Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA Relationship natural Mother Johnson, Mary, b. 7 Apr 1738, Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA Relationship natural Marriage 1763 [1] Family ID F7348 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Hovey, Ruth, b. 8 Dec 1775, Oxford, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA d. 30 Jan 1847, Oxford, Chenango, New York, USA (Age 71 years) Marriage 28 Aug 1793 Oxford, Chenango, New York, USA [1] Children 1. Tracy, Otis J, b. 17 Sep 1797, Oxford, Chenango, New York, USA d. 21 Aug 1850, Oxford, Chenango, New York, USA (Age 52 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]Family ID F7385 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 8 Oct 2023
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Notes - Uri Tracy (February 8, 1764 - July 21, 1838) was a United States Representative from New York. Born in Norwich, Connecticut to Daniel Tracy and Mary Johnson, he graduated from Yale College in 1789 and became a Presbyterian clergyman and missionary to Native Americans. He moved to Oxford, New York in 1791, where he married Ruth Hovey, daughter of General Benjamin Hovey, on August 28, 1793. He would live in Oxford for the rest of his life.
Tracy held a number of prestigious positions during his time in Oxford: He was the first principal of Oxford Academy in 1794, as well as the first sheriff of Chenango, serving from 1798 until his resignation in August 1801. Tracy was elected county clerk and served from 1801 to 1815, becoming a member of the New York State Assembly in 1803. He was first postmaster of Oxford, holding that position from 1802 to 1805, and was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Ninth Congress, holding office from March 4, 1805 to March 3, 1807. Two years later, Tracy was elected to the Eleventh and Twelfth Congresses, holding office from March 4, 1809 to March 3, 1813. He was appointed first judge of Chenango County on July 8, 1819 and served until February 1823. Tracy died in Oxford, New York in 1838; his interment was in Riverview Cemetery in Oxford.
A tribute song, entitled "Lord Uri Tracy", was sung as the Oxford Academy school song until the 1960s. This song was performed at the Oxford Historical Society on August 11, 2011 and can be viewed on YouTube
- Uri Tracy (February 8, 1764 - July 21, 1838) was a United States Representative from New York. Born in Norwich, Connecticut to Daniel Tracy and Mary Johnson, he graduated from Yale College in 1789 and became a Presbyterian clergyman and missionary to Native Americans. He moved to Oxford, New York in 1791, where he married Ruth Hovey, daughter of General Benjamin Hovey, on August 28, 1793. He would live in Oxford for the rest of his life.
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Sources - [S206] Reuben Hyde Walworth, Hyde Genealogy Descendants in the Female as Well as in the Male Lines by Reuben Hyde Walworth, (Date: 1864;).
- [S167] FindAGrave, (Name: www.findagrave.com;).
Record for Uri Tracy
http://search.ancestry.ca/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=FindAGraveUS&h=99268013&indiv=try
- [S206] Reuben Hyde Walworth, Hyde Genealogy Descendants in the Female as Well as in the Male Lines by Reuben Hyde Walworth, (Date: 1864;).