Autobiography Collateral Reminiscences, Arguments In Important Causes, Speeches, Address, Lectures and Other Writing of Samual A. Foote, Esq. N. Y. 1873 (an autobiography Volume II)
Pages 269-274 - Ebenezer Foot his brother - summarized
Ebenezer Foot was the eldest son of John Foot, by his second wife Mary Peck, and was born on the 6th day of July 1773, at Watertown, in the County of Litchfield, and State of Connecticut. He father was born, lived and died in the same town. His grandfather was Doct. Thomas Foot, who spent most of his life and also died in that town.
John Foot, the father of Ebenezer, was an industrious and successful farmer. He had eight children, three sons and five daughters. His second son John, and his youngest son Samuel Alfred, received educating at college.
Ebenezer being the eldest, was designed by his father to be there farmer of the family, and remained on the farm and labored with him until he was twenty years of age. In the autumn of 1792, he left home, went to the neighboring town of Cheshire, and commenced classical studies under the tuition of the Rev. John Foot, with a view of preparing himself to enter college. He went to Litchfield, entered the law school of Hon. Tapping Reeve. In December of 1796, he was admitted to the Bar of the State of Connecticut. Soon after removed to the State of New York and established himself at Lansingburgh, in the County of Rensselaer. His first license to practice in November, 1797. In 1801, only four years after his admission to the Bar, Mr. Foot had considerable eminence in his profession. He had attracted the notice and obtained the friendship of Governor George Clinton and in August of that yea he caused him to be appointed assistant attorney-general for the district comprehending the counties of Columbia, Rensselaer and Greene. He held the office several years until a change of politics.
He pursued his profession in partnership until August, 1808, dissolved the partnership and removed to Albany. There he continued the practice of his profession until his death.
His young and only serviving brother Samuel A. Foote, entered his office as a clerk in the autumn of 1811. Mr. Foot attended the Circuit Court of Rensselaer County, held in Troy in the early part of July 1814. He was engaged in several important trials. Over exertion brought him a bilious fever. He returned home. On the 21st of that month, and in the 42nd year of his age expired.
Mr. Foot was a large man full six feet in height, had a good constitution, well formed and muscular frame. His forehead was high, and his eyes dark and remarkably bright. Cut down unexpectedly and early in life, no portrait of him was taken. He was married to Elizabeth Colt in December, 1803. She survived him, and also a daughter and only child, born in December, 1804. His daughter was married some years after his death to Lebbeus Booth, Esq.
Volume I pages 119-120 — After we removed to Albany, I [Samuel A. Foot] went once a year to visit the grave of my deceased brother, to keep his memory fresh in my mind, and see the his grave was kept in good order. When he died, tombstones were placed at his grave as good a quality as could be afforded, but not in accord with my present circumstances, and when in Albany in October of this year [1830], I ordered a new pair in accordance with them and with my appreciation of his memory. His remains rested there under those stones till June, [July] 1867, when his widowed daughter, Mrs. Lucretia Booth removed them to Ballston Spa, and placed them in the cemetery beside those of his wife.
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Note: Ebenezer was insolvent to extend of $4,000 thereabouts due to gambling. Samuel took responsibility of repayment for period was incarcerated for non payment. His wife and daughter were left destitute. Samuel made good on the debts.
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Source: Colonial Albany History Project:
To make a better education available to their only daughter Lucretia, in February 1814, he and his wife, Betsey, founded the “Union School’ which became the “Albany Female Academy” and then Albany Academy for Girls. The original school was on leased land on the was side of Montgomery Street. Foot was its first treasurer.
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Ebenezer was buried in St. Peter’s Episcopal Church section of the State Street Burial Grounds, a headstone reading: died July 21,1814 age 42 years, 15 days. The Common Council of the City of Albany in 1866 elected to disband the State Street Burial Grounds, gave family and friends until September 16, 1868, to remove remains, then the City would reinter the remaining graves at the Albany Rural Cemetery. Per family bible Lucretia Foot Booth "see photo attached"-had her father Ebenezer reinterred at Ballston Spa, July 1867. Source online: Proceedings of the Common council, and the various religious corporations of the city of Albany, relative to the State street burial grounds
by Albany, N.Y. Common council 1866.
****Transcribed by Bill Preston****Following a resolution in 1866 by the Albany Common Council, many remains were disinterred and moved to Albany Rural Cemetery for reburial. A list of the inscriptions was created, divided by church group. This person was named in the St. Peter's Episcopal Church section of that list.
Inscription
No marker, was disinterred July 1867 from the State Street Burial Grounds, Albany, N. Y-Episcopalian section.
Gravesite Details
No marker, reinterred from State Street Burial Grounds-Episcopalin section July 1867 per family bible and autobiography of brother: Autobiography and Collateral Reminiscences By Samuel Alfred Foot pages 118-119