The following excerpts are from “History of Montgomery, Ohio, 1795-1995,” published by Montgomery Historical Society in 1995.

This first passage provides critical information about the four Constable siblings who moved from Montgomery, New York, to Montgomery, Ohio in the 1820s. The second highlights the family’s status in the community 200 years after its founding.

Full genealogical line: Christopher Constable (b. 1803), son of John Constable (b. 1754), son of Benjamin Constapel (b. 1712), son of Egbert Constapel of Hurley, New York, the first to use the “Constable” surname

Christopher Constable was born July 22, 1803, in Montgomery, Orange County, New York. His parents were John and Anna Maria Kimberg Constable. He was the youngest of 12 children. He and other siblings who came to Hamilton County between 1820-1826 were: Adam who married Charlotte Bodine; George who married Susan Crans; and Anna Maria who married Marcus Bodine.

Christopher married Jane Clark, daughter of William Clark on December 22, 1826. In the census records he is listed as a harness maker by trade. His children were: Alexander, Elizabeth Jane Cunning, John N. , James D., and Mary McGrew.

In July 1830 Christopher bought 50 acres of land for $800 from Benejah Ayres. This land was in Sycamore Township and part of the Carpenter’s Run community in Blue Ash.

Christopher died on April 30, 1884, at 80 years and nine months of age. His wife and children are buried in Hopewell Cemetery.

Bicentennial Celebration

Descendants of early families invited by the Bicentennial Commission rode in a horse-drawn wagon and were introduced at a ceremony in the park following the parade. Descendants came from the Snyder, Bowen, Constable, Smethurst, Crain, Terwilliger and Radabaugh families.