[J. Thomas Scharf (1886)] eighty-six years. Reuben Finch, his only child was born in Stan-wich, Fairfield County, Conn., July 19, 1773. He married Abigail Reynolds, who was born in Stanwich, November 13, 1774, and died June 6, 1861. They were married October 5, 1794. Their children were Reuben R., Deborah, Amos, Nathan, Lockwood, Mary, Jonathan, Hannah, Julia E. and George. Reuben Reynolds Finch was born in Stam ford Conn., September 24, 1795. In 1826 he removed to Peekskill and engaged for a short time in mercantile pursuits. At this time the merchants of Feekskill carried on an extensive trade with the farmers in the surround-ing country, extending as far as Patterson, in Dutch-ess County, and Danbury, Conn., and the produce of all that region was brought to Peekskill to be for-warded to New York, thus creating a large local trade in the village. The business of pork-packing was largely carried on, and Mr. Finch was extensively engaged in that industry. He was also deeply inter-ested in manufacturing shoes, and employed many men in the village and the surrounding country and in the prison at Sing Sing. In 1830 he established a stove manufactory in Peekskill, and thus became the pioneer in one of the most important business enter-prises in the county. He entered into a partnership with James Taylor, the firm-name being Taylor & Finch, and established the business on Division Street. They soon after took into partnership Elihu E. Baker, and the firm-name became Finch, Taylor & Co.