Francis Whiting Halsey

Who was Francis Whiting Halsey?

Francis Whiting Halsey was an American journalist, editor and historian, born in Unadilla, New York. He was the son of Dr. Gaius Leonard Halsey, a Civil War surgeon, and Juliet Halsey. He was the grandson of Dr. Gaius and Mary Halsey of Kortright, New York, and a descendant of Thomas Halsey, who emigrated from England before 1640 and helped to found the settlement of Southampton, Long Island, one of the earliest English settlements in New York.