Biography

Isaac married Amy Kennedy Bloss on April 8, 1823 which made him the brother-in-law of Celestia Bloss Brewer. Celestia Brewer (formerly Miss Bloss) was a teacher who became the Principal of the Clover Street Seminary in Rochester, NY. In 1845, it appears that WHS and his father tried to get Miss Bloss to teach at the Seward Institute (which did not pan out) but during the negotiations, FMS explained that Isaac as Miss Bloss's brother in law accompanied her to visit the Sewards. Isaac was a notable leader in Rochester, "A listing of his involvement reads as follows; member and leader of the county Political Whig Party, Operator of a Brighton Nursery Business, Farmer, Director of three Brighton Brickyards,Owned & Operated a Canal Boat, Executive on Monroe County Committee for the Temperance Society, Vice President of N. Y. S. Agricultural Society, owner and operator of the Eagle Tavern in Rochester,Owned & Operated a Lime Kiln, Superintendent of Erie Canal (Pittsford to Medina), founder of the Clover Street Seminary, President of the six mile, Rochester & Pittsford Plank Road Company, and for relaxation he enjoyed and excelled in the game of Whist which he played often, and well with his East Avenue companions."