. ▁By ▁ 1 8 2 8 , ▁there ▁were ▁ 6 0 0 ▁parish ion ers . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 4 3 ▁he ▁and ▁Nicholas ▁brought ▁the ▁D augh ters ▁of ▁Char ity ▁of ▁ ▁Em m its burg , ▁Maryland ▁to ▁Ut ica ▁to ▁open ▁St . ▁John ' s ▁Fem ale ▁Or phan ▁As yl um ; ▁the ▁two ▁De vere ux ▁brothers ▁each ▁gave ▁$ 5 , 0 0 0 ▁towards ▁the ▁project , ▁and ▁don ated ▁both ▁the ▁land ▁and ▁buildings . The ▁sister s ▁subsequently ▁opened ▁a ▁day ▁school . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 7 7 4 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 8 4 8 ▁death s ▁Category : Pol it icians ▁from ▁County ▁W ex ford ▁Category : I r ish ▁em igr ants ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁( before ▁ 1 9 2 3 ) ▁Category : May ors ▁of ▁Ut ica , ▁New ▁York ▁Category : American ▁Roman ▁C athol ics ▁Category : I r ish ▁Roman ▁C athol ics <0x0A> </s> ▁Ch uck ii ▁Book er ▁( born ▁December ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 1 9 6 2 ) ▁is ▁an ▁American ▁producer , ▁singer , ▁song writer , ▁multi - inst rument al ist ▁and ▁band le ader . ▁ ▁Biography ▁Book er ▁emer ged ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁as ▁a ▁prominent ▁urban ▁contemporary ▁R & B ▁artist ▁and ▁producer . ▁He ▁began ▁recording ▁music ▁after ▁being ▁signed ▁by ▁his ▁god father ,