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ANDREW H. HARING
Originally published in 1900 |
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ANDREW H. HARING is descended in the ninth generation from Jan
Petersen Haring, the emigrant from Hoorn, Holland. The line of his descent is the same as that of his uncle, John T. Haring, down
to the seventh generation. Tunis J. Haring (7) and his wife, Elizabeth
Perry, had issue four children of the eighth generation, one of whom was
Abram B. (8).
Abram B. Haring (8) was born May 20, 1.811, and married (1). April 18, 1835, Ann Eliza Haring, who died April 9, 1841. He married (2), in 1843, Mary, daughter of Peter Hopper, born September 16, 1819, died May 31, 1853. He married (3), May 3,1857, Margaret Demarest. The issue of Abram B. Haring of the ninth generation are, by the first wife, Elizabeth, Ann, John A.. Tennis A., Martha, and Kate; and, by the second wife, Andrew H. and May. Andrew H. Haring (9), the subject of this sketch, was born at River Vale, Bergen County, N. J., October 10, 1852, and received his education in the local schools and at Fergusonville, N. Y. At the age of seventeen he started to learn the drug business, and after continuing in that line for two years entered the employ of A. T. Stewart, of New York, with whom he remained three years. He then returned to Bergen County and took charge of the homestead farm, which he conducted for twenty years with marked success. A few years ago he accepted a position with the West Shore Railroad and still continues in the employ of that line. He has also been engaged in the coal business at Harrington Park and Tappan. Mr. Haring early took an active interest in public affairs, and during his entire life has wielded a wholesome influence in the community. He served for ten years as Township Collector, and is now Marshal of the Palisade Protective Association. He attends the Dutch Reformed Church at Tappan. He married Sarah W. Westervelt, also a member of an old New Jersey family, and they have two sons and three daughters.
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