JOSEPH ADDISON EASTMAN
Son of Rev. John and Mary (Hooker) Eastman, was born in Paris, N.Y., December 31, 1805. His father, a graduate of Dartmouth in 1795, was, for twenty-three years, pastor of the churches in Norwich and Hanover, Oneida Co., N.Y.; after which, in 1824, he removed to York, N.Y., where he continued to preach occasionally, until his decease, December 12, 1834.
He was prepared for college at Paris Hill, N.Y., under the instruction of Wm. R. Weeks, D.D.; and at the Academy in Clinton, N. Y., under the instruction of Prof. Charles A. Avery. He was a member of Hamilton College two years, and joined the Junior Class of Dartmouth College, in which class were already two sons of his father's classmates,) in the fall of 1825. After graduating, he taught the Academy in Scottsville, N.Y., eight months, and that in Fredonia, N.Y., from July, 1829, to October, 1831. He studied law with Messrs. Thorp and Buttolph, Esqrs., at Norwich, Chenango Co., N.Y.; with Hon. James Mullett, at Fredonia, N.Y.; and with Messrs. Kirkland and Bacon, Esqrs., at Utica, N.Y. He was admitted to the bar in January, 1833 ; and opened an office in Scottsville, N. Y., in March, 183t. In May, 1836, he removed to Rochester, N.Y., where he has since resided in the practice of his profession.
Mr. Eastman has held the offices of City Clerk and City Attorney, and has also been a member of the Board of Education, of the City of Rochester. He was one of the founders of the Genesee Valley Horticultural Society, and was, for several years, its Recording Secretary, and a member of its Executive Committee.
He was married, Oct. 17, 1835, to Emilie J., daughter of Judge Calvin McKnight, of Watertown, N.Y.; and has one daughter, Isabella Mansfield.
