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BIOGRAPHICAL MEMORIALOF
CATTARAUGUS COUNTY, NY
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY,ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of New Albion - Chapter XXXVIII (38)
Pages 823 - 826
New Albion, the fourth township north from the south line of the State,in range eight, contains 22,988 acres as surveyed by the Holland Land Company.It was formed from Little Valley on February 23, 1830. A few yearsbefore this, several prominent families from Orleans county had settledhere and New Albion was named from Albion in the county they had left.The surface of the town is high and hilly, and occupies a part of the "dividingridge." From the summit of Tug hill a grand panorama of the surroundingcountry is displayed and a distinct view of Lake Erie can be had.The town is well watered by small brooks and by numerous springs.The streams in the northern part flow into the south branch of Cattarauguscreek, while those in the southwestern part find an outlet into the eastbranch of the Conewango. The soil is fertile and produces abundantcrops of excellent hay and furnishes fine pasturage, which is mainly consumedby dairies. Remunerative crops of Indian corn and other grain arealso raised. Fruit is successfully cultivated and the manufactureof maple sugar receives considerable attention. The town is boundedon the north by Persia and Otto, on the east by Mansfield, on the southby Napoli, and on the west by Leon.
A squatter named Matthew DIMMICK, who settled in 1818 on lot 57, iscredited with building the first shanty in New Albion for a white man'shabitation, but he did not remain long nor did he make such improvementson the place. James GODDARD the same year settled on lot 9 and wasthe first permanent settler in town. He opened his log house as atavern and kept hotel until 1830. Robert GUY, from Otsego countyin 1822, settled on the main road to the west. He purchased the interestof David HAMMOND and built a log house for a tavern. He was a prominentman. Judge Benjamin CHAMBERLAIN resided on lot 1 in 1818. In1824 he sold his improvements to Leicester TRACY, the first supervisorof New Albion in 1830. Jonathan KINNICUTT settled on lot 18 the nextyear. He came from Montgomery county. The same year David HILLcame from the same county and settled on lot 18. He later removedto Gowanda. Smith WATERMAN came about the same time, settled on lot25, sold to Robert CHAMPLIN, and moved to Perry. John A. KINNICUTTcame from Rensselaer county and settled on lot 18 on January 12, 1821.The town was then a part of Little Valley and Mr. KINNICUTT was a justiceof the peace in that town; he was the first town clerk of New Albion.Other prominent settlers of the town from 1821 to 1830 were Jeremiah MAYBEEin 1822; Horace SNYDER in 1825; William BUFFINGTON in 1826; William TRAVIS,a son-in-law, who settled near Mr. BUFFINGTON; John S. HARVEY, who hadeighty acres of cleared land in 1838 and was then the largest farmer intown: Isaac RICE, who was one of the first justices, and who mysteriouslydisappeared while on a business trip down the Alleghany river; J.H. andS.B. HERRICK, who settled off lot 4 about 1826; and Robert CHAMPLIN onlot 33 the same year. Abram DAY made a home on lot 34 and was keeperof the light-house at Dunkirk in General JACKSON's administration.Calvin HARTWELL came from Orleans county in 1826 and Calvin RICH from thesame county in 1828. Mr. RICH was one of the most prominent men ofthe town. His brother Arad settled near him. James and WarrenBARNARD came from the same place. Charles SIBLEY, who settled onlot 44, built the first grist-mill in town. The ROSS and PAYNE familiesand Jacob SMITH all came before 1830. Nicholas EVERTS, James andJonathan B. JEWELL, Daniel H. POWELL, and Thomas J. WATERS were all earlypioneers of New Albion. Hon. Horace C. YOUNG settled on lot 41 inMay 1832, where he spent the rest of his life.
Primitive saw-mills were constructed on the streams in different neighborhoodswhich had water enough to run them. Matthew NEALY erected a millin 1834 on a branch of Cattaraugus creek on lot 29. John JONES wasthe next mill proprietor. William KENDALL built a saw-mill on lot35 quite early. This was operated by Solomon G. WRIGHT, who builtfor himself, near the mill, a residence which was so unusual in shape anddesign that his neighbors called it "Solomon's Temple," a name it stillbears. Charles SIBLEY built the first grist-mill in the town in 1836,on a branch of Conewango creek, which served the settlers about 20 years.James GODDARD kept the first tavern on lot 1. He is supposed to haveopened his house to travelers as early as 1820. The first white childrenborn in town were Robia A. and Avis C., twin daughters of Mr. And Mrs.Jonathan KINNICUTT, in April 1819. The first wedding was solemnizedby a Methodist minister in 1824, the contracting parties being Noel HOPKINSand Sally SIMMONS. The first death in town was that of a daughterof Noah DREW. James GODDARD, who died in 1830, was the first adultwho departed this life in New Albion.
The first town meeting was held at the house of John A. KINNICUTT, March2 and 3, 1830, and made choice of a full set of town officers: LeicesterTRACY, supervisor; John A. KINNICUTT, town clerk; John A. KINNICUTT, IsaacRICE, Calvin RICH, Abram DAY, justices of the peace; Josiah PIERCE, IsaacRICE, William ROSS, assessors; James MAYBEE, collector; Timothy GUY, NoahHIGBEE, Isaac P. WOOD, James MAYBEE, constables; James BUFFINGTON, JamesWILLIAMS, Arad RICH, commissioners of highways; William BUFFINGTON, WilliamHIGBEE, Leicester TRACY, school commissioners; Comfort E. SUMNER, CalvinRICH, John A. KINNICUTT, school inspectors; Robert GUY, Timothy GOWAN,overseers of the poor. The supervisors, town clerks, and justicesof the peace since 1830 are as follows:
Supervisors. - Leicester TRACY, 1830; Calvin RICH, 1831-36; John S.HARVEY, 1837; Byron GRAHAM, 1838-42, 1844; Horace C. YOUNG, 1843, 1845-48;William BUFFINGTON, Jr., 1849-50, 1857; John MOSHER, 1851-52; Alson LEAVENWORTH,1853-54; John P. DARLING, 1855-56, 1858, 1860-61, 1863, 1865, 1867, 1875;Martin HARDENBURG, 1859; Hiram RUMSEY, 1862; John KINNICUTT, 1864; BolivarR. LAMB, 1866,1871; Horatio N. BABB, 1868; Eugene A. NASH, 1869-70, 1873-74;T.L. TEN EYCK, 1872; Sylvester W. COX, 1876; Gilbert MILKS, 1877; WilberJ. MANLEY, 1878-79; Herbert C. RICH, 1880-81; A.E. SNYDER, 1882-83; FrancisM. MOSHER, 1884-85; George LATTIN 1886-87; Sanford F. BURGER, 1888-89;Charles J. RICH, 1890; D.H, CARROLL, 1891-92; William E. MOSHER, 1893.
Town Clerks. -- John A. KINNICUTT, 1830-34, 1835-45, 1847-48; ThomasJ. WATERS, 1835; Josiah WHITCOMB, 1846; Reuben J. WATERS, 1849-52; CharlesKENDALL, 1853; John COOPER, 1854; Whitney JEWELL, 1855; Hiram RUMSEY, 1856-57;1859, 1866-67; L.H. MALTBIE, 1858, 1860; Elisha L. JOHNSON, 1861-65, 1868-69;Hiram N. HERRICK, 1870; William C. MAXSON, 1871; Ezra HUNTON, 1872-74;Marion J. RICH, 1875-76; George HUNTON, 1877; Tompkins L. TEN EYCK, 1878;Daniel E. POWELL, 1879; Ara E. MOSHER, 1880-82; Sanford F. BURGER, 1883-86;Walton F. ANDREWS, 1887-88; Orlando WHITE, 1889; Hollen W. RICH, 1890-91,1893; J.H. SIGMAN, 1892.
Justices of the Peace. - 1831, Comfort E. SUMNER, Linus SUTLIFF; 1832,Isaac RICE; 1833, Charles SIBLEY, Calvin HALL; 1834, Horace C. YOUNG; 1835,John A. KINNICUTT, Calvin HALL; 1836, Abram MATTESON; 1837, John MOSHER,Adonijah BURRELL; 1838, John A. KINNICUTT, William TRAVIS, Robert YOUNG;1839, Arad RICH; 1840, Calvin HALL; 1841, Solomon G. WRIGHT; 1842, JohnA. KINNICUTT; 1843, Seth LANE; 1844, Melzer JONES, Arad RICH; 1845, WilliamD. CORNELL, Harrison JUDD; 1846, Levi W. BOARDMAN; 1847, John A. KINNICUTT;1848, Harrison JUDD, Solomon G. WRIGHT; 1849, William D. CORNELL; 1850,Arad RICH; 1851, Orrin TUBBS, Levi W. BOARDMAN; 1852, Pliny L. FOX, AsaFRANKLIN; 1853, Warren BERNARD; 1854, Beulah TARBOX; 1855, John A. KINNICUTT,Arad RICH, Jason HUNTLEY; 1856, Alson LEAVENWORTH; 1857, Asa PRITCHARD,Allen CAMPBELL; 1858, William C. MILLS, Melzer JONES; 1859, John A. KINNICUTT,Zumri HOWE, Daniel BROWN; 1860, Jared PUDDY; 1861, Arad RICH; 1862, GeorgeHUNTON; 1863, George A. PAYNE; 1864, George STRAIGHT; 1865, Arad RICH;1866, Wilber F. KINNICUTT, George HUNTON, Elias L. MATTESON; 1867, JohnA. KINNICUTT, John RUSSELL; 1868, Truman MATTOCK; 1869, James H. RIDER;1870 George HUNTON; 1871, Edwin DAVIS; 1872, William P. PFLUEGER; 1873,Salmon L. JOHNSON; 1874, George HUNTON; 1875, Edwin DAVIS; 1876, SalmonL. JOHNSON; 1877, George STRAIGHT; 1878, George HUNTON; 1879, Edwin DAVIS;1880, Salmon L. JOHNSON, Myron COOK; 1881, George STRAIGHT, Albert J. EDDY;1882, George HUNTON; 1883, J.L. HIGBEE; 1884, Albert EDDY; 1885, GeorgeSTRAIGHT; 1886, Edgar E. WAITE; 1887, George HUNTON; 1888, Albert EDDY;1889, Henry A. LOCKE; 1890, Edgar E. WAITE; 1891, L.H. NORTHRUP; 1892,Albert EDDY; 1893, Lewis W. MORGAN.
The first settlers in this town largely preferred the hills to the valleys,and the first highways were made on the highlands. The old Chautauquaroad is an apt illustration. The early inhabitants on Snyder hillcut a road several miles through the woods to a saw-mill in Skinner Hollow.As the settlements progressed, roads have been opened in all parts of thetown and are kept in good condition. The Erie railroad, completedin 1851, traverses the eastern part of New Albion and has a station atCattaraugus.
Schools were taught in New Albion several years before it was set offfrom Little Valley. The first one was kept in the summer of 1823by John ALLEN. Francis WINCHESTER taught one in the Buffington neighborhoodin 1826. In 1830 the town had a population of 380; in 1850, 1633;in 1870, 1487; in 1890, 1858. In 1892 there were seven school districtsand schools were maintained in each of them, and were taught by twelveteachers. The aggregate attendance was 509. The school buildingsand sites were valued at $19,100; the assessed value of the districts was$637,835. The amount of public money received from the State was$1,679.56 and by local tax $5,012.46.
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History of the Town of New Albion - Chapter XXXVIII (38)
The Village of Cattaraugus
Pages 826 - 830
Cattaraugus, the principal village of New Albion, is situated in thenorthern part of the town about eight miles north of Little Valley.The business part of the town is located on the hillside facing the southeast.As late as 1830 the entire site was a dense forest. In May 1851,the railroad was completed and a station erected. The farm of JosephPLUMB embraced the territory, which he forever dedicated to temperanceby inserting in the conveyance of the lots which he had platted for thevillage a prohibitory clause, by the terms of which the title is forfeitedif intoxicating liquors are sold as a beverage on the premises and theproperty reverts to Mr. PLUMB or his heirs. After several years hadelapsed, a Mr. TUBBS began to openly sell liquors on his property.Mr. PLUMB entreated him to desist, but in vain. PLUMB commenced asuit to recover his lot, which was stubbornly contested by TUBBS and hisabettors to the Court of Appeals, where the decisions of the lower courtsin favor of Mr. PLUMB were affirmed. Mr. PLUMB magnanimously deededthe reverted property to the family of Mr. TUBBS, who had involved himselfin debt in the struggle. Simultaneous with the building of the depotwas opened the store of Mr. ELLIOTT and the faithful coadjutor of Mr. PLUMB,S.L. JOHNSON. A hotel was also opened to the public by William BUFFINGTON.In the same year, M.F. MALTBIE came and established business in the manufactureand sale of clothing. The firm of DARLING & WILSON opened a generalstore in the fall of 1852. Other early merchants were Hiram RUMSEY,A.E. LEAVENWORTH, L.D. BOTSFORD, James FERRIS, and Nathaniel CHRISTIE.The village now contains three general stores, a hardware store, a jewelrystore, a drug store, two groceries, two merchant tailoring establishments,a harness shop, two carriage shops, several dealers of various kinds, oneweekly newspaper, a tannery, an edged-tool manufactory, a barrel and stavefactory and flouring-mill, a tin and sheet-iron manufactory, three lawyers,two physicians, a Union Free School and Academy, five churches, a bank,telegraph, telephone, and express offices, two or three hotels, the usualcomplement of shops, artisans. etc., and a population in 1890 of 878.The village is incorporated and the present officers are William EASTON,president; Fred RICH and John OSBORN, trustees; Danford RICH, collector;F.E. JOHNSON, treasurer. The post office was established with S.L.JOHNSON as postmaster in 1851, and in October 1877 became a money orderoffice. Cattaraugus has had one sweeping cyclone and three fires.The severest fire occurred Sept. 5, 1889.
The Bank of Cattaraugus was organized as a private bank in 1882 andeach co-partner is individually liable. At its organization the bankhad a paid up capital of $11,000 which has been increased to $22,000.The first officers were O.F. BEACH, president; C. MOENCH, vice-president;H.E. GREENE, cashier. The present officers are S.S. LAING, president;C. MOENCH, vice-president; F.E. JOHNSON, cashier. The stockholdersrepresent $400,000 capital. This institution was re-organized asa State bank March 30, 1892.
The Cattaraugus Union Free School and Academy was organized from schooldistrict No. 1 October 29, 1878. The first Board of Education - Rev.J.L. HIGBEE, Dr. T.L. De NIKE, Frank S. OAKES, Christopher MOENCH, andJohn S. GIBBS - was awake to the advantages of education of the childrenof their village and at once adopted a policy to make the school it wasfounding an institution where the young might be thoroughly prepared toenter any college in the country. At the opening of the school therewere only 175 children of school age residing in the district and but threeteachers were employed. The number of children has increased to 325and the number of teachers to seven. In 1888 the academic departmentwas inaugurated and placed under the supervision of the Regents of theUniversity of the State of New York. The first class graduated in1891: Nellie Ethel RICH, Inez P. RICH, L. Lena LATTIN, and ClarenceB. FARRAR. A much larger class graduated the year following.During the school year, of 1892-93 there were 300 pupils enrolled.Two students of the year are entitled to Regents' classical diplomas andsix to graduation. Thirty-nine non-resident pupils were in attendance.In 1887 an imposing, well-built, and convenient brick school building waserected, which was burned February 20, 1893. The remainder of theterm was taught in rooms temporarily fitted up and the school was closedbut one day. The district soon unanimously voted the sum of $18,000with which to rebuild and furnish, with library and apparatus, a new brickstructure, which will be completed in time for the fall term. Thesite is situated on high ground and surrounded by a beautiful maple grove.
Liberty Park Cemetery Association was incorporated February 1, 1892,with these officers: Albert TEN EYCK, president; William PFLUEGER,vice-president; D.W. KEELER, secretary; R.H. MALTBIE, treasurer.The cemetery is situated within the limits of the village and embracesabout five acres, which have been used for a burial place for some years.The present trustees are J.H. JEWELL, D.W. KEELER, O.C. RICH, and A.F.SIGMAN.
The little post village of New Albion, formerly known as HORTH's Corners,is situated near the geographical center of the township and was for manyyears the only business place in the town. It contains the hotelerected by Erastus HORTH, who kept the house many years and was succeededby Thad CORNELL. Since then it has had numerous landlords.For many years the village has maintained two stores, a saw-mill, and acheese factory. Besides these it now contains one church edificeand a population of about 100. Since the advent of the Erie railroadits business interests have materially decreased. The post officewas established as early as 1833 and the mail is now received daily bycarrier from Cattaraugus.
The Cattaraugus tannery in Cattaraugus Village, the property of C. MOENCH,was originally built by Martin HARTENBURG in 1851. It was then asmall concern operated by two men. June 29, 1865, Mr. MOENCH purchasedit, several times enlarged and improved it, and in June 1888, the entireplant except the dry house was consumed by fire. Mr. MOENCH immediatelyrebuilt and had the present commodious building ready to resume businessthe ensuing October. The main building is 250 x 60 feet and the dryhouse is 110 x 40 feet and four stories high. A second dry houseis used for finishing upper leather. The business has been conductedby the firm of C. MOENCH & Son since July 1, 1889. From 1865to 1880 the firm name was C. MOENCH & Co., and consisted of C. MOENCHof Cattaraugus, and Charles A. GAENSSLEN and Mathias GAENSSLEN of Chicago.From then until 1889 C. MOENCH conducted the business alone. Theynow employ seventy-five men and are building an addition to the tannerywhich will double its present capacity.
TEN EYCK Edge Tool Company, in Cattaraugus, was incorporated under thelaws of the State of New York on April 6, 1883, and had their shops erectedand opened for business in July following. The officers at the organizationwere E.L. JOHNSON, president; L.H. NORTHRUP, secretary; H.E. GREENE, treasurer;Albert TEN EYCK, superintendent. The plant was consumed by fire January24, 1890, and immediately rebuilt, enlarged, and ready to resume businessin April. The company commenced with a capital of $20,000.Their plant covers an area of 200 x 40 feet, besides a convenient officeand storage building. The motive power is generated by an eightyhorse-power boiler. They manufacture axes, broadaxes, hatchets, andadzes, and employ fifty men. Their annual output averages $50,000.The present officers are H.W. HINMAN, president; L.H. NORTHRUP, secretary,treasurer, and manager; Albert TEN EYCK, superintendent.
The Cattaraugus mills are located on Mill street on the railroad.The motive power is furnished by an eighty horse-power engine. Thisplant combines a grist-mill with two runs of stone, a circular saw-mill,planers, and matchers, machinery for the manufacture of barrels, and ashingle-mill, and employs to twenty-five men. The mills are ownedby S.L. & E.L. JOHNSON.
George M. DAVIS's saw-mill at New Albion was erected by WAITE &DAVIS in the fall of 1889 near the site of a mill built by Daniel HAWKINSin 1873. The property passed to Mr. DAVIS in 1888. Two millshave been burned on the site, the last one being consumed in 1888.Mr. DAVIS is sole owner. The motive power is steam and the capacityis 12,000 feet of lumber per day.
The Methodist Episcopal denomination was the first religious societyto hold regular meetings in town. As early as 1827, a Methodist classwas formed on SNYDER hill by Rev. Joseph S. BARRIA, a preacher on the Forestvillecircuit. The meetings were held at Horace SNYDER's house - he beingone of the members of the class - until Calvin RICH settled there in 1828and built a larger log house, when they convened at his dwelling the ensuingtwenty years. The quarterly meetings were sometimes held in barns.In 1832 a Methodist class was formed at HORTH's Corners, now New Albion.This class now contains twenty-five members and holds regular service inthe Free Methodist church alternate Sundays. Rev. O.G. McENTIRE,of Cattaraugus, is pastor.
January 8, 1857, the Cattaraugus Methodist Episcopal Society was incorporatedand Arad RICH, L.D. BOTSFORD, Spencer RICH, Danford RICH, and Ephraim FORDwere chosen trustees. Their present church edifice was erected inthe Village of Cattaraugus at a cost of $2,500. The Methodist classon SNYDER hill formed the nucleus of this church. In 1877 the titleof the society was changed to the "Methodist Episcopal Society of the villageof Cattaraugus." The house of worship has been enlarged and muchimproved and now has a seating capacity for 500 persons. Anson SMITHdonated to the society a fine parsonage with ample grounds, valued at $2,000,and Mary RICH has also made it a valuable gift. The whole propertyis valued at $6,000. The church now has 150 members and over 40 probationerswith Rev. O.G. McENTIRE as pastor. The large Sunday school is regularlyattended.
A Freewill Baptist society was organized in the eastern part of thetown about 1840, which held meetings in the school house of the neighborhoodeight or ten years and disbanded.
The Christians organized a society simultaneously with the FreewillBaptists and held their meetings in a log school house northeast of thevillage of Cattaraugus, near the corner of the town. It existed onlya few years.
The Wesleyan Methodist church of Cattaraugus was organized by Rev. F.M.MOSHER on March 8, 1880, with nine members. Rev. Mr. MOSHER becamethe first pastor. In 1880 the present house of worship was erectedat a cost of $1,000. The church now has sixty-two members with Rev.S. BEDFORD as pastor. The present value of the church property is$2,500. The edifice will seat 200 people. The Sunday schoolhas fifty-six scholars.
St. John's Lutheran church, located in the village of Cattaraugus, wasorganized January 1, 1886, by Rev. W.E. ROMMELL, who was the first pastor.It then consisted of twenty members and has increased to forty-two.In 1888 the first and present edifice was erected of wood and has a seatingcapacity for 350 persons. The church property is valued at $3,000.Rev. Lew ULMER is the present pastor. The Sunday school is attendedby 15 or 20 scholars with William PFLUEGER as president and William DIETRICHas secretary.
The Free Methodist church, located in the village of New Albion, wasorganized in 1884 by Rev. Thomas SLOCUM with eight or nine members.The church edifice was built of wood and dedicated July 4, 1885, and willseat 140 people. The membership in 1892 was only three with six probationers.The pastor was Rev. Joseph THOMPSON, of Cattaraugus. The Union Sundayschool has forty-five scholars and seven teachers with Miss Ellen BONARDas superintendent.
The Free Methodist church of North America, located in Cattaraugus village,was organized in 1878 by Rev. Mr. ESSEX, who was its first pastor.It originally had nine members, the present being thirty-six with nineprobationers. The present pastor is Rev. G.M. ALLEN. In 1880the society erected their first and present house of worship at a costof $1,500; this with the grounds is valued at $1,200. This churchmaintains a Sunday school.
St. Mary's church (Roman Catholic), of Cattaraugus, was incorporatedDecember 12, 1863, the trustees being Rt. Rev. John TIMON, Bishop of Buffalo;Rev. F.N. LESTER, vicar-general; Rev. John BAUDENELLI, pastor, residingat Dunkirk; and Stephen O'DONNELL and John GORDON, lay members. Aplain church edifice was erected. It is now a part of Dayton parishand Rev. Father NASH is the parish priest.
Cattaraugus Lodge, No. 56, A.O.U.W., was instituted January 10, 1877.The first officers were Thomas BABB, P.M.W.; George P. WALTERS, M.W.; WilliamA. COX, F.; M.F. LENOX, R. It now has thirty-five members.
Glen Lodge, No. 888, Knights of Honor, was instituted January 31, 1878,with about thirty members. Thomas BABB was elected dictator and W.W.TERRY, secretary. The present membership is thirty.
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Surnames: ADAMS, BENSON, COWEN, CROWELL, JACQUAY, LUCE, WEBSTER
The ADAMS family in America are of English origin. Their ancestorssettled in Quincy, Mass. in 1630. Henry ADAMS was the father of JohnADAMS, the second president of the United States. John ADAMS wasthe father of John Quincy ADAMS, "the old man eloquent" and also president.His son, Charles Francis ADAMS, was the father of Charles Francis ADAMS,Jr. Henry ADAMS, son of David, was born in Johnstown, NY, July 18,1804, and was a lineal descendant of Henry, of Quincy, Mass. Oct.6, 1831, he married Belinda COWEN, in Hanover, NY. She was born inMartinsburgh, Lewis county, Nov. 17, 1806. Her father was a minutemanin the War of 1812. Mr. ADAMS was a farmer in Hanover until the springof 1837, when he removed to Snyder hill in New Albion, where he died April11, 1885. He was employed in digging the Erie canal, and he and hiswife early united with the Methodist Episcopal church. He was firstan old line Whig and later a Republican. Mrs. ADAMS survives at theage of over eighty-five years. Children: Jane Ann, born June 28,1832, died May 4, 1850; Marcellus, born Feb. 5, 1834, of Sturgis, Mich.;Martha M. (Mrs. Job BENSON), of New Albion, died in 1876; Marcena, bornAug. 20, 1838, married Hiram H. LUCE, Oct. 23, 1856, who died in April,1862, at Fortress Monroe; Persis J., born Jan., 17, 1841, married GeorgeW. WEBSTER of Big Rapids, Mich.; Marquis Dela, born March 23, 1843, marriedMrs. Alice (CROWELL) JACQUAY, and remains on the homestead; and John H.,born Aug. 29, 1845, a farmer in Tyrone, Mich.
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Surnames: ACKERMAN, BENLARE
John G. ACKERMAN, son of John G. and Barbara (BENLARE) ACKERMAN, wasborn in Concord, NY, May 2, 1856. His parents were born in Germany,where they were married. They came to America when Buffalo was asmall city. The father died when John G. was seventeen and the latterremoved from Hamburg to Otto very soon after. There he learned thetailor's trade. In the spring of 1886, he came to Cattaraugus andbecame a merchant tailor.
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Surnames: BABB, DeMERRITT, HERRICK, WARREN
Horatio BABB, born in Barrington, NH, May 19, 1812, married Oct. 28,1833, Mary A. DeMERRITT of Dover, NH, and first settled with his parentswhere his oldest son, Leander E., was born March 20, 1835. He wentto Boston in 1835, and in 1836 to Baltimore, and was later a merchant inNew York. In 1844 he resided in Steuben county. He was activelyengaged in the construction of the Erie railroad and removed to AlfredCenter, Alleghany county. In May 1851, he came to Cattaraugus asstation agent, which position he filled to the close of his life exceptingthe time he spent in the army. In 1861 he enlisted in the 64th NYVols. And served as regimental quartermaster until he resigned on accountof ill health. He returned to his position and died Nov. 12, 1871.For many years he served as trustee of the village school and was supervisorof New Albion in 1868. Mrs. BABB died Dec. 8, 1886.
Children of Horatio and Mary BABB:
Leander E. BABB, of Chicago
Mertia D. BABB (Mrs. J.H. WARREN), died Aug. 5, 1871
M. Elizabeth BABB
H. Sue BABB, (both sisters reside on the homestead)
Thomas BABB of Chicago
Albert H. BABB of Chicago
Ben L. BABB of Cleveland, Ohio
Belle BABB, widow of H. M. HERRICK
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Surnames: BEMIS, BOOTH, HUNTLEY, SMITH, TAYLOR, TOWN
Stephen BEMIS, son of Stephen and Clarissa (HUNTLEY) BEMIS, was bornin Vermont, April 7, 1799. He removed with his parents to the Holland purchase,and on Feb. 21, 1821, married Sally SMITH, who was born Nov. 19, 1802.In 1829 they came to New Albion and settled on the farm now owned by theirson Alonzo. They were active members of the Methodist Episcopal church.Mr. BEMIS died April 30, 1863; Mrs. BEMIS died June 19, 1881. Children:Lucius, born in Middlebury, NY, July 26, 1823; Nancy (Mrs. George BOOTH),born Jan. 19, 1825; Minerva (Mrs. Rufus TOWN), born July 18, 1827; Alonzo,born Feb. 1, 1832, married Alpharetta TAYLOR, May 5, 1877, has one daughter,Rosa May, born Feb. 2, 1879, and resides on the homestead; and Sarah, bornOct. 1, 1842, died age ten months. Alonzo BEMIS, soon after he wastwenty-one, assumed the heavy debt against the old home, supported hisparents to the close of their lives, and has added to his farm until henow has 110 acres.
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Surnames: BLACK, ANDREWS, MOREY
Helen Elizabeth BLACK, eldest daughter of Willis M. and Mariette ANDREWS,was born at East Otto, July 18, 1842. May 6, 1860, she married WilliamW. MOREY, son of Barton MOREY, one of East Otto's pioneers. WilliamW. MOREY enlisted in April, 1861, in Co. I, 37th NY Vols., dying whilein the service at Annapolis, MD, May 26, 1862. Thus widowed so youngby ruthless war, she took up the burden of life as a school teacher.Feb. 7, 1872, she married Charles BLACK, who was also a volunteer in themilitary service of the United States, and who died at New Albion, Aug.8, 1877. Though twice a widow and childless, her pleasant home isa favorite gathering place.
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Surnames: BLAKELY, CLOUGH, CRANDALL, DANLEY, VINCENT
Harry BLAKELY, born in Marcellus, NY, May 3, 1792, died July 26, 1837,He was a natural mechanic, but spent his life as a farmer. He married,in Forestville, Fanny CLOUGH, who was born in 1800. About 1822 hepurchased one hundred acres on the Gowanda road in Persia, then a partof Perrysburg, and a year or two later cleared several acres. Hereturned to Forestville, and in 1826, with a pair of steers and a cartof his own construction, in which was loaded his household goods and family,he came to Cattaraugus county. Mr. BLAKELY was one of the prominentmen of his town and held many of the prominent offices. He died onthe place where he first settled. Mrs. BLAKELY survived until 1844.Children: Justus, born Sept. 26, 1821; Hiram, born April 1, 1826; Welthy,born May 2, 1828, married Hiram VINCENT of Persia, deceased; Harriet, bornin 1831, married Darius DANLEY; Darwin, born in 1833, died in 1834; andOtsy O., born in 1836, married James CRANDALL.
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Surnames: BLAKELY, EDDY, FREEBORN
Hiram BLAKELY gained a good English education and began his businesslife a farmer. He was also a skillful carpenter and cabinet maker,and placed in operation the first planing-mill and cider-mill in Cattaraugus.With his sons and sons-in-law he manufactured thousands of dollars worthof furniture and erected eight houses in Cattaraugus village. Hemarried Fidelia, daughter of Eldridge and Eunice EDDY, of Persia, Feb.11, 1844. She was the mother of Ermina J. and Edgar E. Shedied in Dec. of 1849. On March 31, 1850, he married Laura FREEBORN,of Persia. Children: Charles F., Lelia A., Elson J., L. Rosella,Frank N., Walter V., and R. Ernest. Mr. BLAKELY died on May 13, 1893.
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Surnames: BLOOD, MANN
H. Frank BLOOD, son of John, was born in Arcade, NY on April 30, 1847.He received a good English education, which he finished at Arcade Academy.His father was a farmer and blacksmith, and he assisted in both avocationsuntil he became twenty-three, when he commenced cheese making, and theyear following became a butter and cheese buyer. In 1877 he purchaseda half-interest in the general mercantile business of S.F. MANN in Arcadeunder the firm name of MANN & BLOOD. Two years later he soldthis interest and the firm opened a store in Franklinville, of which Mr.BLOOD had entire charge. About 1881 he purchased the interest ofMr. MANN and became sole proprietor. In 1889 he began the erectionof his large brick block in the village of Cattaraugus, to which he movedhis stock of goods. Mr. BLOOD is a member of the Board of Education.
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Surnames: BOARDMAN, CHAPIN, GARFIELD, POWELL, SPENCER
Levi W. BOARDMAN was a son of Ephraim and Sarah (SPENCER) BOARDMAN,natives of Connecticut, who married there. Ephraim was a colonelin the Revolutionary War; his wife's father, John SPENCER, was a captain.Levi W., born in Otsego County, NY on Sept. 12, 1809, married on Feb. 7,1831, Araminta D. CHAPIN. He settled there as a farmer, where fourof his children were born. In the fall of 1844 he settled a littlenorth of the village of New Albion, where he died on July 20, 1891.Mrs. BOARDMAN died Feb. 5, 1880. He was justice of the peace eightyears.
Children:
Albert E. BOARDMAN, born Jan. 25, 1832
Isaac H. BOARDMAN, born June 14, 1835
Maria T. BOARDMAN, born Dec. 30, 1836
Francis D. BOARDMAN, born Sept 26, 1840
Thomas W. BOARDMAN, born Feb. 21, 1847
Francis D. BOARDMAN came to New Albion with his parents, and in July1859, married Cynthia B. GARFIELD, a relative of the late President GARFIELD.On Sept. 2, 1861, he enlisted in the 9th NY Cav. and in December was confinedby rheumatism in the regimental hospital at Camp Fenton, remaining untilFeb. 1862, when he was sent to the hospital in Washington and dischargedApril 9, 1862. He receives a pension. Mrs. BOARDMAN died onMarch 28, 1873. On March 28, 1874, Francis married Mrs. Isabel W.,widow of James A. GARFIELD of Buffalo County, Neb. Children: CarrieE., Ernest L., and Glenn F. Francis BOARDMAN was a pioneer in BuffaloCounty, Neb. from 1870 to 1881. He served on the first grand juryof that county and was a member of the grand or petit jury of each succeedingcourt until he left the State.
Isaac H. BOARDMAN married Lucy C. POWELL, of New Albion, on March 17,1861. In 1863 he settled where he now resides. On Sept. 2,1864 he enlisted in the 13th N.Y.H.A. and was discharged on June 2, 1865.He has served as highway commissioner and on the Board of Excise.
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Surnames: BURGER, CALVER, GOLDSBOROUGH, OAKES
Sanford F. BURGER, son of Andrew BURGER of Otto, was born in Olean onMarch 15, 1860. He attended the common schools and finished his educationin Oberlin College, Ohio. He taught two terms of district school,the first one in Otto at the age of thirteen. His father was a cabinetmaker, and from him he learned his trade. In 1880 he came to Cattaraugusand engaged as clerk with OAKES & CALVER, dealers in cheese factorygoods and manufacturers of scale board. He succeeded Mr. CALVER inthe business, and the firm became OAKES & BURGER. Mr. BURGERis a staunch Republican. In 1882 he was elected clerk of New Albionand held the position five consecutive years. In 1888 he was chosensupervisor and was re-elected in 1889. He has also been presidentof Cattaraugus village two years and is now superintendent of the villagewater works and chief of the fire department. On Dec. 27, 1885, hemarried Ell GOLDSBOROUGH, daughter of Dr. Levi GOLDSBOROUGH (see page 161).
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Surnames: CAREY, DAY, KENYON, WYMAN
Ebenezer CAREY, born in Oxford, Maine, Jan. 25, 1806, went at the ageof eighteen to reside in Massachusetts, and married., in Waltham, SusanWYMAN, Jan. 1, 1834, who was born Nov. 8, 1814. Mr. CAREY was a carpenterand settled in Waltham, where he followed his trade until 1843, when hecame with his family to Napoli, arriving July 18th, and there followedcarpentering and building. Some years later he bought a farm, andtwo years before his death he rented it and had a home with his son, CharlesH. CAREY, in New Albion, where he died July 19, 1886. He was a naturalmathematician.
Children:
Suel H. CAREY, born in Massachusetts, enlisted in the Union army, anddied in the hospital at Alexandria, Feb. 11, 1862.
George CAREY, born in Napoli, Feb. 27, 1843, enlisted in Aug. 1863,in Co. C, 13th N.Y.H.A., and served to the close of the war, resumed farming,married on Jan. 1, 1868 Melissa M., daughter of Addison and Mary KENYON,and settled on the homestead of her grandfather, Jeremiah KENYON; Adelaide,born in Napoli in March 1845, died in 1876.
Charles H. CAREY was born on April 8, 1848. On Dec. 31, 1869,Charles H. married Elsie A., daughter of Hudson DAY and granddaughter ofErastus DAY, an early settler of New Albion. They settled on thehomestead of her father. Children: Herbert S. of Limestone;Grace A.; and Alice M.
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Surnames: CARROLL, LUNDERGREN, MOSHER
Daniel H. CARROLL, son of John, was born in New Albion, Aug. 1, 1858.His father was a native of County Tipperary, Ireland, immigrated to Americaabout 1845, and is a farmer in the southeast part of this town. DanielH.,at the age of nineteen, commenced to learn the trade of blacksmith, whichhe follows, and is also dealing in carriages, sleighs, and agriculturalimplements. Mr. MOSHER is connected with him in the carriage andcoal trade. In politics, Mr. CARROLL is a Democrat and was supervisorof New Albion in 1891 and 1892. On May 1, 1888, he married CatherineLUNDERGREN. They have one daughter.
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Surnames: CHAMPLIN, CHAMPLAIN, MOORE, BOARDMAN, MERRILL, METCALF,WILLIAMS, WYMAN
Robert CHAMPLIN, born in Rhode Island on Feb. 20, 1773, married on NewportIsland, Mary MOORE. They resided in Rhode Island on the old CHAMPLAINfarm and finally removed to Westchester County, NY, and thence came toAlexander in 1812. In 1828 he came to New Albion, settled on lot33, and died on the place now owned by his son Robert CHAMPLIN on lot 9.In early manhood he was a sailor on a merchant ship. His Sons were:
William M. CHAMPLIN
Asa CHAMPLIN, who died at the age of twelve years
Robert CHAMPLIN, Jr., born Feb. 24, 1810
Jesse CHAMPLIN, a carriage maker in East Randolph
George CHAMPLIN, who removed to Wisconsin and died in 1889
Dudley CHAMPLIN, a farmer and mechanic in Salamanca
William M CHAMPLIN, who came from Genesee County a year prior to hisbrothers and settled near the center of Napoli.
Daughters of Robert CHAMPLIN, Sr.:
Hannah CHAMPLIN married Alanson BOARDMAN, and settled in Napoli.Mr. BOARDMAN was a blacksmith. They removed to Wisconsin, and thenceto Iowa, where they died.
Mary CHAMPLIN married John MERRILL and settled in Batavia.
Lydia CHAMPLIN married Thomas J. WILLIAMS, first settled in New Albion,and died in Minnesota.
Sarah CHAMPLIN married Erastus WYMAN and resides near Chicago.
Armenia CHAMPLIN married Harvey METCALF, is a widow, and resides onElm creek in Conewango.
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Surnames: CHAMPLIN, DAY, GILLILAND, GLOVER, GODDARD, HANSON
Robert CHAMPLIN, Jr., came to New Albion in 1827 and contracted for150 acres on lot 33 and 50 acres on lot 25 for himself, his mother, andhis brother George. His brother sold out and removed west.About 1837, he married Ursula GILLILAND and settled on lot 9, where JamesGODDARD, the first permanent settler in town, located in 1818. Theplace then contained 130 acres. Mr. CHAMPLIN added to it until hehad 600 acres. Children:
William M. CHAMPLIN, born Nov. 10, 1840, married Eva S. HANSON on June22,1885. Children were Mary and Leland.
Theodore CHAMPLIN, born Jan. 12, 1842, married Emma DAY on Jan. 1,1880. Children were Willie R., Bessie May, Grover C., and Jesse T.
John CHAMPLIN, born Oct. 4, 1844, married Cora GLOVER in Dec. 1882.Children were Alson and Robert Clayton.
These brothers (William, Theodore, and John) jointly own the homesteadof 600 acres, a cheese factory receiving the milk of 400 cows, and givesome attention to breeding horses.
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Surnames: COOPER, ANDREWS, JEWELL, MERZ
Russell A. COOPER, born in Andover, NY on Feb. 6, 1844, was a hardwaremerchant in Aiken, PA in the fall of 1878. In 1881 he removed toCattaraugus and opened a hardware store, which was burned in the fire ofSept. 5, 1888. He soon resumed business and in Feb. 1889, he soldto J.H. JEWELL & Sons. On April 23, 1891, he purchased the grocerystock of J. A. ANDREWS. On Dec 16, 1879, he married Theresa MERZof Jamestown, and they have one son, Willie R. Mr. COOPER has servedas president of Cattaraugus village two terms and on the Board of Educationseven years.
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Surnames: CROWLEY, MULCAHY
Dennis CROWLEY, a native of Ireland, came to America in early manhood,married Ellen MULCAHY in Ellicottville, and since 1851 has resided in Cattaraugus.When he came here he assisted in building the depot, and was afterwardemployed as a trackman. He finally became a baggagemaster, whichposition he still holds. Mrs. CROWLEY died on May 22, 1890.They had fourteen children, of whom a daughter and four sons are living:Julia, P. E., J. J., T. W., and D. R.
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Surnames: DARLING, LEE, ALLEN, ELLIOTT, FREMONT, WHITE
John P. DARLING, son of Rufus and Prudy (LEE) DARLING, was born in BerkshireCounty, Mass. on Feb 25, 1815. His father was a farmer who settledin Lenox, NY in 1818, and removed thence to Otto in 1824. He diedin 1828, aged forty-seven years. Mrs. DARLING survived until Julyof 1873, aged eighty-six years. She was remarkable as a lady of rareabilities of mind and noble qualities of heart, John P. DARLING receiveda common school education. In the spring of 1831 he became a raftsmanon the Allegheny and Ohio rivers. In the fall he went to Grand Islandin the Niagara river and spent most of the winter chopping cord-wood.He labored for the farmers in Otto a large portion of the time until 1834,when he became a clerk in the store of C. B. ALLEN in Otto village, wherehe remained until 1838, when he formed a partnership with William F. ELLIOTTand continued in trade until 1848, when he conducted business alone.In 1851 he established a branch store in the village of Cattaraugus, andin 1853 he removed thither with his entire business. Here he wasin mercantile trade until 1856, when he retired. In early life hecast his lot with the Whig party and was a subscriber for the New YorkTribune from its first issue to the close of his life. He was intensely"Free Soil". In 1856 he took the stump for General Fremont and wasever afterward a staunch Republican. Mr. DARLING, besides other townoffices, was supervisor of Otto in 1845, 1846, and 1847, and of New Albionnine terms between 1855 and 1875. He was chairman of the board in1860 and 1861 and at the special session held in March of 1867. In1850 he was appointed postmaster and held the office through PresidentFillmore's administration. In 1851 he was elected treasurer of CattaraugusCounty and served three years. In the fall of 1856 he was electedto the State Senate by a majority of 8,000 to fill the remainder of theunexpired term of Hon. Roderick WHITE, who died in the preceding spring.He was renominated in the succeeding fall and re-elected. In thespring of 1864 he was appointed State assessor and resigned the positiona year after. Senator DARLING is a conspicuous example of a self-mademan. As a business man he was methodical, cautious, and careful.He was an indomitable worker. As a politician he was honorable, asuccessful organizer, impressed his friends with the feasibility of hisplans, and was a natural leader. Mr. DARLING died on June 17, 1882.Mrs. DARLING survived until Feb. 15, 1889.
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Surnames: DAVIS, HORTH, LYON
JOSEPH A. DAVIS, born June 1, 1819, was a son of Rev. Eber DAVIS, apreacher of the M.E. (Methodist Episcopal) Church and a pioneer on theplace now owned by his grandsons, Emory W. DAVIS and Adelbert D. DAVIS.Joseph A. DAVIS was also a local preacher. His brother John DAVISwas thirty years a Methodist minister and member of conference. JosephA. married Electa LYON on Nov. 29, 1842, and succeeded to the homestead,which has never been out of the possession of the DAVIS family.
Children of Joseph and Electa:
Giles C. DAVIS, born on July 18, 1844
Wilbur F. DAVIS, born on May 10, 1846 and died on June 21, 1849
Wilbur F. DAVIS (2nd) born on Sept. 17, 1850
Emory W. DAVIS, born on Nov. 23, 1854
Adelbert D. DAVIS, born on Jan. 17, 1858
Adella DAVIS (twin of Adelbert), born on Jan. 17, 1858 and died onSept. 17, 1858
ADELBERT D. DAVIS married on June 17, 1879 Ida M. HORTH, who was bornon Nov. 2, 1856, a daughter of Alexander HORTH. He was first a cheesemaker, then a farmer four years, a merchant three years, and since a farmer,and has served as inspector of elections four years. He owns jointlywith his brother Emory the DAVIS homestead, which was first settled byhis grandfather, Capt. Joseph DAVIS, a veteran of the Revolutionary Warand also a preacher. He has two sons and two daughters.
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Surnames: DAWSON, WIDHOUSE, COLLINS, HERRICK, HILL, HOWE, LITTLE,SANDERS, VINTON
James DAWSON, born in Ireland on Feb. 1, 1802, married Dorothy WIDHOUSE,who was born on June 17, 1803. Their oldest son was born in Irelandabout 1825. In 1828 he came to America in a sailing vessel.They landed in Quebec, remained in Canada two or three years, removed toBoston, Mass., and thence to Windsor, VT. They came with teams toAlbany or Troy and thence by the Erie canal to Buffalo and finally to NewAlbion, where they arrived on Oct. 19, 1841, settling on the place nowoccupied by P. HERRICK, where he cleared 100 acres. He early becamea citizen of the United States, joined the Whig party, and became a staunchRepublican. In June of 1862, he enlisted in the army for two years.He died on Dec. 12, 1864, and Mrs. DAWSON on Dec. 14, 1877.
Children of James and Dorothy DAWSON:
Henry DAWSON, a wagon maker in Gowanda
James DAWSON, who married Ellen HILL, of Gowanda, and was killed bythe cars in Dunkirk on Dec 27, 1869.
Alexander E. DAWSON
Rose A. DAWSON (Mrs. Ralph HOWE)
Mary J. DAWSON (Mrs. Silas VINTON) of Gowanda.
Alexander E. DAWSON, born in Boston on July 10, 1835, came to New Albionwith his parents in 1841. On March 28, 1861, he married M. CarolineLITTLE and began life as a mechanic. On Sept. 2, 1864, he enlistedinCo. D, 9th NY Cav., and was discharged on June 1, 1865. He is a musicianand a teacher.
Children: Eva (Mrs. W. COLLINS); James Albert, who married WinnieSANDERS; Charles A.; and Henry E. DAWSON
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Surnames: DAY, GUY, BIGELOW, JACKSON, PHILLIPS, YOUNG
Abraham DAY was born in Massachusetts in 1800. His father, himself,and younger brother enlisted as musicians in the Seminole war. Hewas a celebrated drummer and was promoted to drum-major, At the closeof the war he went home with General JACKSON as his errand-boy and remainedwith him until the expiration of his term of enlistment. He marriedJoanna, daughter of Robert GUY, in Broome County, NY, and in June of 1822,came to New Albion and settled on the homestead of Horace C. YOUNG, wherehe was a farmer until about 1830, when he received the appointment of keeperof the light-house at Dunkirk from General JACKSON, which position he helduntil 1841. He resigned and returned to New Albion and again engagedin farming. He was commissioner of highways several years and locatedmany of the roads in his town. He owned a farm of 170 acres.Mrs. DAY died on May 4, 1876.
Children of Abraham and Joanna DAY:
Laura A. DAY (deceased)
Abraham R. DAY, who married Serepta PHILLIPS, and died in 1890, leavinga widow and two sons, who reside on the homestead.
Clarendon Guy DAY, born on Nov. 6, 1832 in Dunkirk, settled on July10, 1870 on the DAY homestead, which he manages.
Thomas DAY (deceased)
Jefferson D. DAY
Emeline J. DAY (Mrs. Francis BIGELOW), deceased
Lottie M. DAY, a teacher
Clarendon Guy DAY resides in the village of New Albion. He isa Democrat and has been assessor and the nominee of his party for supervisor.He has one daughter.
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Surnames: DAY, LEE, LOOMIS, JONES
Erastus DAY, son of Noah and Ann (LOOMIS) DAY, was born on March 4,1787, married Marion LEE in 1812, and was an early settler and farmer ofNew Albion. He was a lineal descendant of John DAY, of Hartford,Conn., whose father, Robert DAY, came to America in April of 1634.He first settled in Newtown (now Cambridge), Mass. In 1639 he wasa resident of Hartford, Conn. and was one of the first settlers of thatplace. The children of Erastus DAY: Asahel, born on June 4,1813; Eli, born on May 10, 1815; Hudson, born on Aug. 28, 1816; Wealthy,born on July 11, 1818; Orrin, born on Jan. 10, 1821 and Elias, born onJuly 18, 1827
Orrin DAY married Brooksanna JONES of Cattaraugus in 1845. Shewas born in Milford, NY on Dec. 16, 1825. Her father, Moses J. JONES,removed from Otsego County and settled in New Albion in Feb. of 1835.Orrin DAY was a farmer and teamster, and succeeded his father (ErastusDAY) on the homestead, where he died in 1868.
Children of Orrin and Brooksanna DAY:
Alvin C. DAY, born April 18, 1848 (deceased)
Frances E. DAY, born on Aug. 3, 1951
Estella DAY (twin of Rosella), born on Sept. 17, 1857. Estellamarried John MEROW of Little Valley.
Rosella DAY (twin of Estella), born on Sept. 17, 1857. Roselladied in January of 1878.
Beorge B. DAY, born Aug. 20, 1862.
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Surnames: DUNN, STORUM, WELCH
Richard C. DUNN, son of John and Mary (WELCH) DUNN, was born in Lyndonon Sept. 3, 1856, was educated in the common schools and FranklinvilleAcademy, and commenced his business life in Lyndon as a cheese maker.A year later, he purchased and conducted two factories in Cuba, NY, andfollowed the business in all about ten years, He came to Cattaraugusin the spring of 1890 and has since conducted the excellent CattaraugusHouse, connected with which is a good livery owned and managed by M. S.STORUM.
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Surnames: EASTON, TATTERSON, CHAPMAN
John EASTON, whose father came from England, was born in or near thecity of New York. Between the ages of twelve and twenty-six, he followedthe seas as a sailor, attaining the position of mate. He marriedSarah TATTERSON on Long Island, and in 1830 came to Leon from Middlebury,NY, settling there where his grandson, Richard EASTON, now lives, and wherehe died aged eighty-four years.
John's youngest son, Erasmus EASTON, was born in Middlebury on Dec.24, 1822. Erasmus chopped, logged, and cleared land, and in 1842married Olive CHAPMAN. He resided on the homestead a year, and forfive years has resided on a farm near the northwest corner of New Albion.Mrs. EASTON died on Dec. 9, 1889, aged seventy-nine. Children ofErasmus and Olive EASTON: Marvin, Polly, Mary, Elizabeth, Lucretia, Albert,William, and Sarah.
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Surnames: ELLIS, COLE
William N. ELLIS was born at Cherry Creek, NY, on Jan. 14, 1843.He enlisted in Co. K, 9th NY Cav. on Oct. 14, 1861, and re-enlisted inthe same organization on Jan. 2, 1864, being always with his company exceptwhen he was in the hospital for a sabre wound on his head and a shot throughhis right arm, both received at the battle of Brandy Station, VA on Aug.1, 1863. He was discharged on July 17, 1865, and now receives a pension.On Dec. 5, 1866, he married Phebe A. COLE, of Cattaraugus, who was bornin Hamburg, Erie County, on June 30, 1845. Children of William andPhebe ELLIS: William H. and Charles E.
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Surname: EPLEY
William EPLEY, of German ancestry, was born in Steuben County on July12, 1828, and reared in Livingston County. At the age of twenty-onehe went to Rochester, where he was a clerk in several wholesale housesabout ten years. He was in Michigan until 1864, when he enlistedin the 12th Mich. Vet. Inf. Vols., and was discharged on Sept. 31, 1865.He was first sent to Camp Blair at Jackson, Mich., and two hours afterhis arrival was detailed as a clerk at the headquarters of the colonel,where he was retained four or five months. He then joined his regimentin Arkansas and continued a clerk until he was discharged. In 1880he settled in Cattaraugus, where he has a merchant tailoring business.
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Surnames: FARRAR, JOHNSON, HAWKINS
T. J. FARRAR, son of G. W. FARRAR, was born in Machias July 26, 1844,was raised a farmer, learned the carpenter's trade, and was several yearsa dry goods clerk. On Jan 1, 1874 he became a partner with S. L.and E. L. JOHNSON under the firm name of JOHNSON and FARRAR. Threeyears later Mr. FARRAR established an insurance business known as the CattaraugusInsurance Agency. In April 1890 he sold this, and has since beenengaged in the sale of real estate, in which he has had large transactions,mainly in Buffalo. On March 3, 1874, he married Maria HAWKINS, ofBuffalo; they have a son, Clarence B. FARRAR, born Nov 27, 1874.The family has recently removed to Buffalo.
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Surnames: GARLOCK, HOLMES, KEELER, LEAVENWORTH, SMITH
W. W. GARLOCK, son of William M. and Eliza A. (SMITH) GARLOCK, was bornin East Otto on Sept. 4, 1860. His paternal grandparents were nativesof Germany. His father was born in America and early learned thetrade of shoemaking. He served in the late war and after his discharge,went to Michigan, where he engaged in the manufacture of boots and shoes.His maternal ancestor, Amasa SMITH, was a pioneer of Mansfield, where hesettled in 1828. His grandfather, Welcome SMITH, was born in Marcellusand his grandmother was the sister of the pioneer doctor and county judge,Dr. Alson LEAVENWORTH. W. W. GARLOCK, whose mother died when he wasten years old, had a home with his grandmother, who had married her secondhusband, Rev. Clark HOLMES, of Cattaraugus. In Feb. of 1878, he openeda photographic studio in the village. He holds a certificate fromthe Photographers Association of America conferring upon him the titleof professional photographer. On Aug. 12, 1879, he married CarrieA., daughter of F. J. KEELER. She died on March 12, 1891, and lefta daughter, M. Spray, born on June 12, 1886.
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Surnames: GOULD, RICH
Frank. B. GOULD was educated in the public schools of Dunkirk and inWaterford Academy in Pennsylvania. He learned the tinner's tradeand in 1872 came to Cattaraugus, where the same year he married Sarah.R., daughter of Danford RICH. He entered the employ of OAKES &ELLIOTT, where he has since been engaged, having the business charge ofthe establishment.
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Surnames: GUY, STICKNEY, BARTON, CHASE, DAY, VALAIANT
Robert GUY was born of Irish parents in 1774. He married LauraSTICKNEY in Otsego County. They resided near Ogdensburg, NY at thetime of the War of 1812. They were in Broome County as early as 1816and removed thence to New Albion in 1821, where they spent the remainderof their lives. They settled in a log house on lot 33. Mr.GUY died on June 10, 1851, and Mrs. GUY on March 19, 1856. He wasa Jacksonian Democrat and liberal in his religious views. He wasone of the first to open his house as a tavern.
Children of Robert and Laura (STICKNEY) GUY:
Joanna GUY (Mrs. Abraham DAY)
Timothy P. GUY, who was twice married, settled on the homestead, andleft a son, Robert E. GUY
Emily GUY (Mrs. Ira VALAIANT)
Laura GUY
Emily GUY (Mrs. Kimball CHASE), deceased
Almira GUY (Mrs. Hiram BARTON), deceased
Himan GUY, who removed to Iowa and died.
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History of the Town of New Albion - Chapter XXXVIII (38)
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Surnames: HERRICK, BOSSELLER, HORNING, PARMELEE
Samuel B. HERRICK, of English descent and of New England parentage,was born on Dec. 8, 1781, married Mary BOSSELLER in Montgomery County,who was born there on Nov. 29, 1782, and first settled in Sennett, NY.In the spring of 1830, Mrs. HERRICK with her children came to New Albionand settled on thirty acres of lot 12. Mr. HERRICK was a carpenterand builder and remained in Sennett to complete some work, and joined hisfamily in December following. He added to the 30 acres 100 more andfollowed his trade. Mr. HERRICK died at the age of eighty-two.Mrs. HERRICK died later at the age of eighty. Children: Charlotte,Larry, Esther, Jeremiah H., John R., Fanny, Stephen M., George, and ElishaHERRICK.
Jeremiah H. HERRICK, was born in Sennett, NY on March 8, 1820, and cameto New Albion with the family in 1830. On Dec 24, 1845, he marriedEunice B., daughter of Joshua PARMELEE, a pioneer of Mansfield. Shewas born in Spafford, Onondaga County, on July 26, 1822. They settledon 75 acres adjoining the homestead on lot 4, and finally, by additions,had a farm of 180 acres. In the fall of 1869 he presented his oldestson the home, on lot 4, and settled where he now resides. He hasbeen assessor twelve years.
Children of Jeremiah H. and Eunice B. (PARMELEE) HERRICK:
Judson HERRICK
Theodocia HERRICK, died on March 5, 1866
Fred B. HERRICK, who married Eureka HORNING
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History of the Town of New Albion - Chapter XXXVIII (38)
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Surnames: HIGBEE, HOPKINS, CHRISTIE, LUCE, NASH, PAYNE
William HIGBEE, a native of Connecticut, married Hannah HOPKINS in Turin,NY, where several of his children were born. About 1827, he removedfrom Barre, Orleans County, to New Albion and settled on Snyder Hill, whereW. V. PAYNE now lives. He had four sons and three daughters, allof whom, except his youngest son, settled in the neighborhood. Inearly life he was a sailor. He was passionately fond of hunting inhis old age, and on one of his excursions he gathered a quantity of Lobeliaseeds and tried their medicinal qualities on himself. After a heartyvomiting exercise he threw the remainder in the fire. He died agedeighty-five years.
His son Sanford HIGBEE was a preacher and resided on the homestead.
Noah HIGBEE also moved to New Albion about the same time his fathercame and was a farmer. He married Harriet LUCE.
Jerome L. HIGBEE, son of Noah and Harriet (LUCE) HIGBEE, was born inNew Albion on Feb. 16, 1839, and was raised a farmer. At the ageof seventeen he became strongly impressed with a desire to obtain an education.He attended the schools of Cattaraugus and Gowanda and Fredonia Academy,and entered the preparatory department of Hillsdale College, in Michigan,in the spring of 1860, graduating therefrom as A.B. in 1866. Threeyears later he received the honorary degree of A.M. From the timehe commenced his studies, he sustained himself by teaching. Aftergraduating, he was two years engaged as a teacher. In the springof 1869 he commenced the study of law in the office of Col. E. A. NASHat Cattaraugus. He married Martha, daughter of N. CHRISTIE, and atthe solicitation of his wife and her father he became a merchant underthe firm name of CHRISTIE & HIGBEE. He was elected school commissionerand served three years. About 1874 he entered the ministry of theFreewill Baptist Church and was the pastor of the church at Cherry Creekfor one year. He spent the year 1875 in New York as business managerof the Baptist Union and preached there occasionally. In 1876-77he was the pastor of the Freewill Baptist Church at Hamlet, ChautauquaCounty. At the same time, he taught a select school as he had atCherry Creek. He also continued his mercantile business, and forabout three years he had an interest in an additional store in Randolphand lived there. From Hamlet he returned to Cattaraugus, where heattended to his mercantile business until 1884. Besides constructinghis own house, he has erected in his village twelve or fifteen other buildings.In politics he is a Prohibitionist, and in 1891 was the nominee of hisparty in his district for State senator.
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Surnames: HILL, MOREY, DREW, BOARDMAN, JOHNSON, KINNICUTT
Levi HILL came to Napoli from Chenango County at a very early day.He cleared a farm and set out one of the first orchards in that town, andresided there as late as 1833, when he removed to New Albion, where hewas a farmer, and where he died in 1864. He married Philena MOREY.Late in his life, his wife died, and he married widow Ruth A. DREW.
Children of Levi and Philena (MOREY) HILL:
Gardner, Alexander, Clark, Eunice, Clarissa, Jerome, and Sarah HILL
Gardner HILL, was born in Chenango County on Dec. 12, 1821. On Oct.24, 1845 he married Matilda A., daughter of John A. KINNICUTT, and settledin New Albion as a farmer. He died on March 1, 1854.
Children of Gardner and Matilda A. (KINNICUTT) HILL:
Leroy N. HILL, born Dec 11, 1846, married Martha J. JOHNSON of Conewango,was a farmer until Nov. of 1884, and since then has conducted a generalstore in the village of New Albion.
Lucius D. HILL, born on March 25, 1849, a merchant of Conewango.
Ellen S. HILL, born on May 2, 1852, married Thomas V. BOARDMAN, deceased.
Charles G. HILL, born on July 24, 1854
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History of the Town of New Albion - Chapter XXXVIII (38)
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Surnames: HINMAN, BULLIS, BEACH, DEWEY, EDMUNDS, HOYT, LEAVENWORTH,RICE, RICH
Simeon B. HINMAN, born in Rutland VT on Aug. 11, 1800, came to EastOtto in 1824. Mr. HINMAN married, in Aurora, NY on Dec. 6, 1826,Keziah BULLIS, who was born in Bennington, VT on June 24, 1806, a daughterof Benjamin and Rachel (HOYT) BULLIS. Mr. BULLIS was a soldier inthe War of 1812. Mr. HINMAN, with the aid of his industrious sons,paid for his farm, built good buildings, and accumulated a competency.He was a prominent citizen, and both were members of the Methodist EpiscopalChurch. Mr. HINMAN died on March 28, 1890. His widow residesin Otto village.
Simeon B. and Keziah (BULLIS) HINMAN had eight children:
Adaline HINMAN (Mrs. Oscar F. BEACH) of East Otto
Lucy HINMAN, who died at age twenty-four
Hoyt W. HINMAN
Lyman H. HINMAN, resides in Marshalltown, Iowa
Millard F. HINMAN, of East Otto
Benjamin B. HINMAN, of Hinsdale
Rachel J. HINMAN, widow of Hiram DEWEY, resides with her mother (Keziah)in Otto village.
Marshall L. HINMAN, ex-mayor of Dunkirk, and secretary and treasurerof the Brooks Locomotive Works.
Hoyt W. HINMAN, born in East Otto on Feb. 5, 1831, began life laboringby the month for his neighbor, E. A. RICE. Three years later he locatedon a farm of 200 acres in Iowa, which he owned five years, when he exchangedit for a farm of 150 acres in Otto, which he still owns. In the fallof 1869 he removed to Cattaraugus village, and the past eighteen yearshas been an extensive buyer of butter and cheese. He purchased theDr. LEAVENWORTH estate of five acres and has given the house and one acreto his only child, Hattie (Mrs. C. R. RICH). He is a large stockholderand a director of the Bank of Cattaraugus, the largest stockholder andpresident of the TEN EYCK Edge Tool Company, and owns several village lots.Mr. HINMAN is an attendant of the Methodist Episcopal Church and a singerin the choir. On Oct. 23, 1856, he married Sylvania F., daughterof Salem EDMUNDS, of East Otto, a native of Massachusetts.
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History of the Town of New Albion - Chapter XXXVIII (38)
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Surnames: HORTH, KILBY
Hadley S. HORTH, son of Benjamin HORTH, a pioneer of New Albion, wasborn on the farm where his father settled, on Oct. 11, 1845. He enlistedin the 72d N. Y. Vols. on Oct. 18, 1861, and re-enlisted as a veteran inDec. of 1863, serving nearly four years. The first two years he wasalways on duty. Afterward his health became much impaired and fortotal disability he was sent to the general hospital and thence to hishome. Returning to his regiment, he was made a prisoner in 1865 andparoled three days later. On Nov. 1, 1868, he married Maggie, daughterof James KILBY, Sr. Children of Hadley and Maggie HORTH: Ernest,Louis, and Hattie HORTH.
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History of the Town of New Albion - Chapter XXXVIII (38)
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Surnames: INGERSOLL, EASTON, BROWN
Dorus INGERSOLL, a native of Washington County, was born in 1801.In 1823 he removed from Middlebury, NY, and subsequently to Leon.He was a prominent pioneer and held several town offices, being justiceof the peace many years. He married Sarah EASTON, of Middlebury,and had five sons and five daughters. Mr. INGERSOLL died in 1881,and Mrs. INGERSOLL in 1866. Their son, Denzil INGERSOLL, was bornin 1843, married Jennette BROWN of Boston, Erie County, in 1866, who wasborn there in 1847, and settled on the homestead in Leon. In thefall of 1875 they removed to their present home in New Albion.
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History of the Town of New Albion - Chapter XXXVIII (38)
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Surnames: JEWELL, BENSON, BURRELL, DENTON, HENDERSON, MORRIS,PRATT, RUSSELL, WEBSTER
THOMAS JEWELL, the progenitor of a numerous race in America was probablyborn in England about 1600. The name was written as JULE, JOYELL,JEWEL, and then JEWELL. The first authentic account of him is inthe early part of 1639, and shows that he then had a wife and one child.He received a grant of land the 24th day of the 2d month, 1639, of fouracres for three heads - 12 acres - upon the covenant of three shillingsper acre, located on the "Mount" near Boston, Mass. The "Mount" wasMt. Woolaston, first settled in 1625 and incorporated as Braintree in 1640.He was a miller. His sons were Thomas, Joseph, and Nathaniel.
Joseph, born April 24, 1642, first lived in Charlestown (Mass.) andconducted the ferry between that place and Boston, and his son Joseph [Jr.]assisted him. When about 50 years old, he removed to Stow and thereowned a grist-mill, which for years (as late as 1815 at least) went bythe name of "JEWELL's mill". This old mill-site was as late as 1860occupied by a carpet factory and the stream is the dividing line betweenSudbury and Stow. He died at about the age of 94. His secondwife, Isabel, lived to be over 103.
Their son Joseph JEWELL [Jr.], born in June, 1673, was married in Bostonto Mary MORRIS by Rev. Cotton MATHER, Sept. 14, 1704, and died in Dudley,Mass. in 1766.
Their son Nathaniel JEWELL, married Elizabeth WEBSTER, March 20, 1739,and died in Dudley, Mass. in 1782.
The son of Nathaniel and Elizabeth, John Morris JEWELL, was born Sept.4, 1739, married Sarah PRATT, and died in Cherry Valley, NY on March 20,1828. He raised quite a family.
[Ed. NOTE: dob was Sept 24, 1739 per "Jewell Register" pub. 1860]
The son of John and Sarah, Jared JEWELL, was born March 8, 1780, marriedEsther BURRELL, and died on Dec. 26, 1820.
The sons of Jared and Esther JEWELL:
James, Jonathan, Osborn, and Jared (who died in infancy)
James JEWELL (of Jared) came to New Albion from Westford, NY about 1831.On Jan. 20, 1836 he married Hannah GUY.
Jonathan JEWELL (of Jared) married Amanda DENTON in Otsego County, NYon Oct. 27, 1825. In 1832 he came to New Albion and located a farmon Lot 53. He died on April 13, 1887; Amanda died on Feb. 18, 1886.
Children of Jonathan and Amanda JEWELL:
John D. JEWELL was born Dec. 7, 1829 and died Dec. 15, 1854 in Auburn,NY, where he was keeper in the State's prison.
Hannah JEWELL was born in 1832 and died in 1834.
James H. JEWELL was born Sept. 23, 1836 [in New Albion, NY].He received an education in the common schools and Randolph Academy.In June 1854, he married Jane HENDERSON, of Otisco, NY. James beganlife as a live stock buyer and farmer, which business he continued severalyears. Since 1873 he has been an extensive dealer in cheese and isalso the senior member of the firm J.H. Jewell & Sons, of Cattaraugus,dealers in hardware and crockery. Mr. JEWELL is a Democrat, and hasbeen assessor nine years and was postmaster of Cattaraugus through Cleveland'sfirst administration.
Children of James H. and Jane JEWELL:
Frank D. JEWELL
William N. JEWELL
Osborn JEWELL (of Jared) was born Feb. 25, 1810, married Electa RUSSELLon Sept. 24, 1849, and was a merchant in Buffalo.
Their son John R. JEWELL, was born in Buffalo, married Harriet E. BENSON,daughter of George BENSON, in New Albion, and has spent his life as a seaman.He has passed through all the grades from the cook's helper to master,and still holds an American and British shipmaster's certificate.
[NOTE: Information herein is a direct-line of ancestors of Jaredand Esther JEWELL and their sons - James, Jonathan, and Osborn JEWELL.Anyone researching the JEWELL ancestry will find a wealth of informationin "The JEWELL Register", published in 1860 by Pliny JEWELL and Rev. JoelJEWELL. This book attempted to identify all descendants of ThomasJEWELL (ca 1600), and includes about 2000 family members. As "TheJEWELL Register" is now about 139 years out of date, a number of JEWELLdescendants are contributing information to update our lineage. AnyJEWELL information will be greatly appreciated. -- Arthur J. Burch -- Cincinnati,OH
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JEWELL Family of Cattaraugus County
Bio from personal database.
Surnames: JEWELL, BROWN, HALL, HENDERSON, McWHORTER, MOORE, PEPPERDINE,SWANK, TULLER
James H. JEWELL was born Sept. 23, 1836 in New Albion, NY. Hemarried Jane M. HENDERSON in June of 1854. James died in 1909 inCattaraugus Co. Jane died in 1915, also in Cattaraugus, Co.They had four children:
Frank D. JEWELL was born in Aug. of 1854 in New Albion, NY. Frankmarried Anna D. MOORE abt 1880 in New Albion. Frank died in 1920in Cattaraugus Co. Anna died here in 1905. They had five children
William N. JEWELL was born on Nov. 24th, 1857 at Otisco, Onondaga Co.,NY. He married Capitola McWHORTER, who was born in 1860 in CattaraugusCo. She died here in 1895, at age 35. For over fifty yearsWilliam lived in Cattaraugus, being associated with his father (James)and brother (Frank) in the hardware business. Later he became a jeweler,which profession he followed both in Cattaraugus and in Rimersburg, PAuntil illness forced his retirement. William died in Rimersburg,on Jan. 29, 1936, and is buried at Liberty Park Cemetery in Cattaraugus.[NOTE: Information indicates a daughter, Alice JEWELL, to have marriedMerle PEPPERDINE in Cattaraugus Co.]
Alice A. JEWELL was born in 1862 in Cattaraugus Co. and died here in1880 (age 18). She is said to have married Maurice TULLER, but wehave no further information.
Arthur R. JEWELL was born in 1874 in Cattaraugus Co. and died therein 1887, at the age of 13.
Children of Frank D. and Anna D. JEWELL (all of Cattaraugus Co.):
Harry JEWELL was born in 1880 and died in 1888
Jennie JEWELL was born (and died) in 1884
Mercy A. JEWELL was born in Dec. of 1884, married Olin HALL, and diedin 1950.
Helen Vivian JEWELL was born in Oct. of 1892, married W. Leone BROWN,and died on Feb. 9. 1952. W. Leone and Helen have two children (stillliving). More information regarding the heritage of W. Leone BROWNis posted elsewhere in the Cattaraugus BIOS.
Homer W. JEWELL was born in 1886, married Victoria SWANK, and diedin 1944, in Nevada.
[NOTE: Information provided through the combined efforts of ArthurJ. Burch and Wende Butler Brock.
Persons requiring further information, or wishing to provide additionaldetails regarding this family, may contact either of us.]
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History of the Town of New Albion - Chapter XXXVIII (38)
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Surnames: JOHNSON, HAMILTON, JEWELL, ELLIOTT, PLUMB
Salmon L. JOHNSON was born in Cortland (then Homer) N. Y. April 6, 1818.In 1824 his parents removed to Fredonia, in 1825 to Ellicottville, andin 1826 to Ashford, where his father practiced his profession as a physicianuntil 1846, when he removed to Otto and died there in 1870. S. L.became a clerk at the age of eighteen. He received an academic educationand taught a district school one winter (1840-41). In 1841 he becamea partner of his uncle, David B. JEWELL, as a general merchant in Ashford.In 1844 this partnership dissolved and in 1845 he became a partner in alike business in Otto with the late William F. ELLIOTT. In 1851 thisfirm established an additional store in Cattaraugus, and shipped theirfirst goods from Dunkirk on a construction train before the railroad wasformally opened. There were then only four small framed houses withinthe present incorporation of Cattaraugus village. In religion heis a Presbyterian, but is a regular attendant of the Methodist Episcopalchurch. In politics he is a staunch Republican. He was influentialin establishing the postoffice at Cattaraugus in 1851 and was its firstpostmaster, serving as such about fifteen years. He was three termsjustice of the peace, and it was at his suggestion that Mr. PLUMB decidedto insert in all his deeds conveying his lands in Cattaraugus village theclause forever prohibiting the sale of intoxicating liquors on the premisesconveyed. Several years afterward a petition was circulated prayingMr. PLUMB to rescind this prohibitory article and Mr. JOHNSON was the onlyone who refused to sign it. May 12,1861, he married Lucy E., daughterof Zane A. HAMILTON, who was born Aug. 5, 1828.
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History of the Town of New Albion - Chapter XXXVIII (38)
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Surnames: JOHNSON, BUGBEE, HOWE, BENEDICT, RICH
Elisha L. JOHNSON was born in Ellicottville, May 10, 1828. Hisfather, Elisha JOHNSON, was a physician of the old school and a graduateof Geneva Medical College. The son received his education in commonschools and in Fredonia Academy. In 1845 he began to learn the moulder'strade at Fredonia and alternately pursued his studies in the academy.In 1850 he was a journeyman moulder in Gowanda, and in 1851 in Buffalo.In the spring of 1852 he entered the store of his brother in Cattaraugusas a clerk. In 1856 or 1857 the partnership of S. L. & E. L.JOHNSON was formed for the sale of general merchandise, which continueduntil the great fire. In 1866 the firm became the joint owners withO. W. HOWE of the Cattaraugus mills, of which, in 1868, the JOHNSON's becamesole owners, and which E. L. has since conducted. Mr. JOHNSON hasserved as town clerk several years. He married, first, Malvina BUGBEE,of Gowanda, who was the mother of both his children: Mary (Mrs. S.J. BENEDICT) and Grace B. (Mrs. Charles J. RICH, Jr.). Mrs. JOHNSONdied in Oct., 1886, and in June, 1889, he married Mrs. Emily, widow ofRev. L. H. BUGBEE, D. D.
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History of the Town of New Albion - Chapter XXXVIII (38)
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Surnames: JONES, FRASIER, SMITH, BOSWORTH
Melzar JONES, born in Washington, Vt., Jan. 18, 1807, came to Candor,N. Y., in 1813, where his father, John JONES, was a pioneer. He wasa manufacturer of pine lumber at the age of twenty-one, and in 1838 hesettled on a farm of 53 acres on lot 5 in New Albion. About 1864,on account of failing health, he removed to Cattaraugus village.He assisted in building the school building and the Methodist Episcopalchurch, and was present and helped raise the first frame building and saton the first jury at a justice court. He was elected a justice ofthe peace, but refused to accept the office; he has served as assessorseven years. In Sept., 1826, he married Tabitha JONES, who was bornMarch 29, 1807, and died March 23, 1875. Children: Hiram A., ChaunceyM., Colby, Ansel M., and Melzar B. The latter was born on the homesteadOct. 1, 1841. He finished his education at Hillsdale College in Michigan,and in 1863 took a commercial course in the office of the president ofBryant & Stratton's Commercial College in Buffalo. He then tookcharge of the theoretical department of the institution and was next amerchant in Ellicottville with W. A. BOSWORTH. In Aug., 1864, heenlisted in the army and served five months. He then resumed teaching.Feb. 22, 1865 he married Jennie A. FRASIER, of Ellicottville, and settledon the homestead. Ten years later he came to the village of Cattaraugusand is now the proprietor of the Cattaraugus Marble Works. He hastwo sons and two daughters. The daughters are Emma M. (Mrs. CharlesSMITH) and Jessie.
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History of the Town of New Albion - Chapter XXXVIII (38)
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Surnames: KINNICUTT, CHAPEL, HORTH, ROPPS
The KINNICUTT family in America is of Scotch origin and is descendedfrom Roger KINNICUTT, who early emigrated to Rhode Island. John AnsonKINNICUTT, born in Pittstown, R. I., in 1800 came from Livingston county,N. Y., to New Albion on Jan. 12, 1821, and brought his wife, SophroniaCHAPEL, and their child to his shanty on lot 18. He was prominentin the early settlement of Little Valley and in the town of New Albion.At the organization of this town he was elected its clerk and held theoffice seventeen years. He was also justice of the peace in LittleValley and in New Albion forty years. He had five sons and five daughters.Their son, John Albertus KINNICUTT, was born in Jan., 1828, and was electedsupervisor in 1864, the last year of the civil war, when the amounts leviedin the county reached hundreds of thousands. The board held six sessionsduring that year. He married, in 1851, Helen, daughter of BenjaminHORTH, who was the mother of his sons, Anson C., Bion P. (died aged thirty-three),and Robert A. In 1874 Mr. KINNICUTT married Nellie ROPPS, of EastRandolph; Children: Norman N. and Nora A. (twins).
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History of the Town of New Albion - Chapter XXXVIII (38)
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Surnames: LAMB, VARNUM, BARNARD, MANNING
Jehiel LAMB, son of David, was born in Vermont, March 3, 1787, marriedLois VARNUM, Jan. 1, 1810, who was born Jan. 2, 1789, and settled in Warrensburg,N. Y. In 1829 they came to Otto with two yoke of oxen and a heavywagon followed by their single cow, making the journey in twenty-one days.They settled in "North Otto." He was a member of the Methodist Episcopalchurch and was class-leader and superintendent of the Sunday school.About 1836 he sold his improvements and removed to Mansfield, where hedied Jan. 30, 1870. Mrs. LAMB died Jan. 12, 1856. They hadnine children. Their youngest son, Bolivar R. LAMB, was born July6, 1830 and has always been a farmer. Oct. 17, 1853, he married MaryE. BARNARD, of New Albion, and purchased the homestead of Warren BARNARD,his wife's father, where she was born Feb. 20, 1834, and where they stillreside. He is in sympathy with the Methodists and a worker in theSunday school. He served as supervisor in 1866 and 1871. Hehas one daughter, Effie M., born June 6, 1865, the wife of Rev. W. W. MANNING.
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History of the Town of New Albion - Chapter XXXVIII (38)
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Surnames: LEWIS, FLYNN, WEED, BLOOD
Earl M. LEWIS, son of George and Mary J. (FLYNN) LEWIS, was born inFreedom (q. v.). He was a clerk in the store of E. W. WEED &Co., of Yorkshire Center, and is now engaged with H. F. BLOOD in Cattaraugus.He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church and a teacher in the Sabbathschool. His maternal grandfather, Rev. William H. FLYNN, wasa clergyman of the Freewill Baptist church about thirty years. When heretired from active work as a preacher he settled in Cattaraugus, wherehe spent about twenty years. He now resides at Yorkshire Center withhis daughter, Mrs. LEWIS, widow of George LEWIS. He and his wifecelebrated their golden wedding in Feb., 1890.
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History of the Town of New Albion - Chapter XXXVIII (38)
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Surnames: MALTBIE, BROWN, ROSE, GRANT
Lucius H. MALTBIE, born in Weedsport, N. Y., in Jan., 1828, lost hisfather at the age of five years, and his mother and stepfather, Mr. ROSE,settled in Otto about 1837, where Lucius H. learned the trade of tailorof his older brother. In 1851 he came to Cattaraugus, built a shopof boards, and began business as a merchant tailor. About 1878 hechanged to groceries. In 1881 he added a line of drugs and medicines.He was appointed postmaster under General GRANT and held the position sevenyears. He has served as town clerk. In Oct., 1856, he marriedKerrella, daughter of Charles BROWN, of Forestville. She died March29, 1888. Children of Lucius and Kerrella MALTBIE: Ralph H.,Burt L., and Bertha A. MALTBIE
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Surnames: MANLEY, FRENCH, McDUFFIE, VOSBURGH, WOODWARD
Nathaniel MANLEY, son of Jesse and Betsey (FRENCH) MANLEY, was bornin Dummerston, Vt., June 29, 1817. June 22, 1832, his father andfamily arrived Mansfield and were fourteen days making the journey.Mr. MANLEY was a man of good education, had taught school, and had servedas selectman in Vermont. He died in 1862 and Mrs. MANLEY in 1849.Nathaniel MANLEY, on Dec. 4, 1842, married Mary VOSBURGH, of Schuyler,N. Y., and succeeded his father on the homestead. He has been formany years an extensive buyer of butter and cheese. He was firsta Whig and afterward a Republican. Mrs. MANLEY died April 26, 1887.Children of Nathaniel and Mary MANLEY: Martin H., Wilber J., EmmettF., and Jennie MANLEY (married Frank WOODWARD).
Wilber J. MANLEY, born March 9, 1847, was educated in the common schools,in Jamestown Union School, Randolph Academy, and Bryant & Stratton'sCommercial College in Buffalo. On April 27, 1871, he married Henrietta,daughter of Angus McDUFFIE, of Otto. In 1870 he began buying butterand cheese, which business he has since followed, except the years 1882,1883, and 1884, when he pursued farming. In politics he is a Republican,and he held the office of supervisor of New Albion in 1878 and 1879, hasserved three terms as a member of the school board, and has been presidentof the village. Children: Robert E. and Roscoe.
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Surnames: MOENCH, DIETRICH, GREEN, WEBSTER, AGLE
Christopher MOENCH, son of Christian, was born in Wurttemberg, Germany,June 22, 1835, and was apprenticed to the trade of tanning from 1849 until1853. He then came to America and found employment at his trade inVersailles with Mr. GREEN. He was next a journeyman in the employof Walter WEBSTER, of Gowanda, until Sept., 1861, when he bought out hisemployer and formed a co-partnership with F. AGLE, which continued underthe firm name of C. MOENCH & AGLE till May, 1865, when Mr. MOENCH soldhis interest to his partner and purchased the Cattaraugus tannery.In October following he organized the company of C. MOENCH & Co., whichcontinued until 1880. He conducted the business alone until July1, 1889, when the present firm of C. MOENCH & Son was formed.At the organization of the Bank of Cattaraugus he was elected vice-president,which position he has since held. He has served several years asa member of the school board. June 29, 1865, he married CarolineDIETRICH, of Hamburg, Erie county. Children: Henry L., AmeliaL., Carrie A., Hattie F., George E., Dora C., Alice M., and Harmon F. MOENCH
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Surnames: MOSHER, POTTER, SIBLEY, ELLIS, PARMELEE, BABco*ck, MILK,LOWE, De NIKE, CARROLL, MURDOCK
John MOSHER, son of John, was born in Hoosick, N. Y., married ElizaPOTTER, and settled in Middlebury, N, Y. In the Spring of 1827, heremoved to New Albion and settled where his youngest son, Reuben H. MOSHER,lived. He took an article for 300 acres, which is all in the handsof his sons and grandsons. He was a prominent and influential citizenand held several town offices. He was supervisor in 1851 and 1852.He died Feb. 9, 1874. Mrs. MOSHER died May 13, 1886. Childrenwho lived to mature years:
George H. - A farmer, who settled in the northwest corner of New Albionand died there
Mary A MOSHER - Widow of George SIBLEY, of Great Valley
William P. MOSHER - Married Elizabeth ELLIS (died Dec. 10, 1889), settledon the south half of the homestead, and has served as assessor nine years
Cordelia MOSHER - Married J. PARMELEE
Alfred T. MOSHER - Born Sept. 18, 1827, married Ann BABco*ck (died Sept.5, 1860), settled on a farm adjoining the homestead, where he now resides,and about 1864 married Susan MILK
Reuben H. MOSHER
Reuben H. MOSHER was born Aug. 16, 1834, and always lived on the homestead.He died Jan. 19, 1893. He married Betsey LOWE. He was assessorthree years. "No man more completely enjoyed the confidence and respectof the people than did Reuben Henry MOSHER. He was rich in honestthoughts, and his self-respect raised him above receiving or bestowingflattery. He chose to pass for what he was - a plain, outspoken,and deserving man. In his business relations his word was a bond,which was sacredly kept. In his family he was considerate and kind.His friendship lived through adversity and was highly prized by his neighbors."Children: Ara E., Frank H., and De Lora J.
Ara E. MOSHER, born on the homestead, was first a clerk, and succeededT. L. De NIKE as a druggist in Cattaraugus in 1879. He was twiceburned out. He is now manufacturing a horse tonic, which is rapidlygaining in favor. He is also a dealer in farm implements and is associatedwith D. H. CARROLL in the sale of carriages and coal. In Sept., 1879,he married Gertrude E. MURDOCK, of Leon.
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Surnames: NORTHRUP, TOWN, BEACH, MALTBIE, HOAG, TEN EYCK
Luther Herbert NORTHRUP, son of David and Keziah (TOWN) NORTHRUP, wasborn in Otto, Feb. 12, 1854. At the age of ten his father died andhis mother removed to the village of Cattaraugus. He became a clerkin a general store and began his first business enterprise at the age ofeighteen as a dealer in ready-made clothing under the firm name of MALTBIE& NORTHRUP, and later as HOAG & NORTHRUP, general merchants.In 1879 he was a member of the Cerbat Mining Company and spent two yearsin Arizona. He has also been a railroad station agent and an insuranceagent. He is a stockholder, secretary, and treasurer of the TEN EYCKEdge Tool Company, and president of the Board of Education and a magistrateof New Albion. Oct. 8, 1878, he married Addie, daughter of OscarF. BEACH, of East Otto. Children: Anna, Arthur B., and KateNORTHRUP.
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Surnames: OAKES, RICH, CALVER, ELLIOTT, BURGER
Frank S. OAKES, son of Nichols and Mary (RICH) OAKES, was born in Arcade,N. Y., Dec. 26, 1844. Raised a farmer, he was educated in the commonschools and had a few terms at a select school at Yorkshire Center, andat the age of twenty began learning the tinner's trade in Otto. Inthe spring of 1869 he came to Cattaraugus. In 1873 he had inventedand patented his famous Common-Sense milk pan and then formed a partnershipwith M. G. ELLIOTT for their manufacture, which continued four years.He has since been engaged in the manufacture of everything in the lineof cheese factory and creamery supplies, the present firm being OAKES &BURGER (S. F. BURGER, q. v.). Mr. OAKES has been a member of theschool board over thirteen years. Sept. 11, 1872, he married JennieCALVER and has two sons and a daughter.
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Surnames: OSBORN, HARWICK, EVANS, PEEBLES, GAMPP
John W. OSBORN, son of Roderick and Mary A. (HARWICK) OSBORN, was bornin Farmersville, Jan. 11, 1851, where his father, a native of Windham,N. Y., settled in early manhood. He married Mary A. HARWICK, of Centerville,N. Y., and died in Farmersville Center in 1874. John W. was a cheesemaker for twelve years, beginning with one factory and increasing the numberto five. He also bought cheese, which business he has largely pursuedthe past eight years, but deals as well in butter and farmers' produce.Under a contract with Joseph R. PEEBLES's Sons Co., of Cincinnati, Ohio,he arranged with J. GAMPP of East Otto, to make a cheese of mammoth size.This is described on page 556. May 23, 1873, Mr. OSBORN married MaryL. EVANS. They have one daughter, Nellie A.OSBORN, born Dec. 6, 1875.
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Surnames: PAYNE, LUCE, PHILLIPS, PARK, HIGBEE, HILLEBERT, ALLEN,HERRICK, HORTH
Harrison PAYNE, son of Stephen PAYNE, was born in the town of Pompey,N. Y., July 17, 1800, and removed with his father to Barre, N. Y., wherehe married Abigail, daughter of Joseph LUCE, and settled as a farmer.In 1829 he removed to Snyder hill in New Albion, where he died Aug. 19,1867. He was an old line Whig and afterward a Republican, and waspoor-master, highway commissioner, and assessor. He was early a memberof the Methodist Episcopal church. His wife died in May, 1868.Children of Harrison and Abigail (LUCE) PAYNE: Nathan W.; William V., bornMay 26, 1826; George A.; Betsey, widow of Smith PHILLIPS, of Randolph;Judson S.; Stephen; Joseph W.; Nelson F.; Harrison , Jr.; and Lorenzo R.PAYNE
William V. PAYNE, married Martha PARK, of Bradford county, Pa., andresides on the Sanford HIGBEE farm. He is a Republican and has fivechildren: Amanda E. (Mrs. Warren HILLEBERT), of Dayton; Helen Victoria,an artist; Judson H.; Mary A. (Mrs. Burt ALLEN) of Persia; and Ida B.
Lorenzo R. PAYNE, born on Snyder hill Feb. 6, 1843, married, Nov. 3,1867, Lana E., daughter of John HERRICK, and settled on the Erastus HORTHfarm. In Sept., 1861, he enlisted in the 64th N. Y. Vols., and serveduntil June 17, 1864, when he was made prisoner. He was confined inAndersonville prison until exchanged Dec. 16, 1864. At the firstbattle of Fredericksburg, Dec. 13, 1862, he received a wound in his leftleg from a minie-ball, which confined him in the hospital two months.Children; Maud D., Lee J., and three who died in infancy.
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Surnames: PEPPERDINE, BUTLER, WINSHIP, THORPE, RICH, BATES
"Thomas PEPPERDINE, of the Parish of Scopwick, bachelor, and MaryBUTLER, of this parish, spinster, were married in this church, by Banns,with the consent of parents, this sixteenth day of March in the year onethousand eight hundred and twenty-four, by me, Samuel WINSHIP, curate ofBuckington. This marriage was solemnized between us. [Signed] Thomas PEPPERDINE,Mary BUTLER. In the presence of William BUTLER, Joseph THORPE." -From Parish Register, Buckington, County and Diocese of Lincoln, England.
In 1827 Mr. and Mrs. PEPPERDINE, with their first born son, William,emigrated to America in a sailing vessel and landed in New York after avoyage of thirteen weeks. They came to Rochester, where Mrs. PEPPERDINEdied six weeks later. Whilst he and his wife were very ill in Rochesterhe was robbed of quite a quantity of valuable merchandise, consisting ofsilks and linen. On his recovery he spent a year in Syracuse, wherehe married Mary RICH, and in Nov., 1828, they came to New Albion and locatedon Snyder hill. He moved twice after he first settled, and died inthe south part of the town. He was a local preacher of the Methodistchurch.
William PEPPERDINE, born in Lincolnshire, England, April 13, 1825, cameto America with his parents, and Dec. 29, 1844, married Harriet, daughterof Calvin RICH. About 1864 he began dealing in live stock, whichhe followed nearly fifteen years.
Melvin N. PEPPERDINE, son of William, was born in Cattaraugus village,Aug. 26, 1852, received a good English education, and Jan. 6, 1876, marriedChloe R., daughter of Joseph BATES, and settled where he now resides.He is also dealing in cattle, sheep, and hogs. He is a staunch Republicanand has been assessor. Children: Emma M. and Merle E. PEPPERDINE
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Surnames: PFLUEGER, SIGMAN, JOHNSON
William PFLUEGER, born in Wurttemberg, Germany in 1838, came at theage of fourteen to America in a sailing vessel. He came to Dunkirk,where one of his uncles resided, and became a farm laborer. In 1856he removed to New Albion and in 1858 he married Catherine, daughter ofMartin SIGMAN. He became a citizen of the United States at the ageof twenty-one and in Aug., 1862, enlisted in Co. B, 154th N.Y. Vols.He never missed a roll-call until May 2, 1863, when at the battle of Chancellorsvillehe received a severe wound in the left leg, which caused a compound fractureof the bone. He was taken off the field a prisoner and paroled May16th, when he was transferred to the Union hospital and his wounds dressedfor the first time. He was discharged in Dec. following. Fortwenty-five years he then had charge of the saw-mill of S. L. & E.L. JOHNSON.
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Surnames: PHILLIPS, SMITH, LUCE, KINGSLEY, PAYNE, FREDERICK
Henry PHILLIPS, born in Otsego county, Feb. 29, 1788, married SusannahSMITH, in Lenox, N. Y., in Dec., 1820, who, was born there May 20, 1806.As early as 1832 he settled in New Albion on Snyder hill, where Frank LUCEnow lives. He died in New Albion in the spring of 1860. Mrs.PHILLIPS died October 18, 1875. Of their seven sons and three daughtersonly three sons are now living: George, the oldest, born May 18, 1821;William M., born Aug. 15, 1830; and Andrew J. PHILLIPS
Jacob PHILLIPS, son of Henry, was born in Niagara, N. Y., Nov. 4, 1828.April 1, 1852, he married Harriet, daughter of Rev. Alanson KINGSLEY.They first located on Snyder hill. In 1873 they settled in Cattaraugus,where Mr. PHILLIPS died June 8, 1883. He was a skillful carpenterand builder.
John S. PHILLIPS, son of Henry, was born in Barre, N. Y., March 5, 1825.He labored by the month for a time and Dec, 31, 1855, he married BetseyM., daughter of Harrison PAYNE, and became a farmer on Snyder hill.He died at East Randolph in June, 1890 leaving to each of his three sonsa good farm. Children: Elmer, Frank E., and Fred M. PHILLIPS
Andrew J. PHILLIPS, born in New Albion, April 20, 1836, married, Aug.8, 1857, Sarah C. FREDERICK, of Johnstown, N. Y., where they first settled.He enlisted from Johnstown in the fall of 1861 in Co. E, 44th N. Y. Vols.,and served until he was discharged on account of illness in 1863.Since regaining his health he has been a carpenter and painter in Cattaraugus.
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Surnames: PRITCHARD, SLOAN, WOOD
Asa PRITCHARD, son of Nathan and Olive (SLOAN) PRITCHARD, was born inLenox, N. Y., Aug. 30, 1815. His grandfather, a native of England,settled first in Connecticut, where his son Nathan and most of his familywere born. He removed to Georgetown about 1795, where he was oneof the earliest pioneers. He was a farmer and frequently a town officer.He resided in Georgetown to the close of his long life, aged nearly ninety.His son Nathan was born Dec. 16, 1785, and with his wife was a pioneerof Lenox, N. Y. In 1832 he removed to Evans (now Brant), Erie county,where he died in Aug., 1871. His wife survived until May, 1877.Their son, Asa PRITCHARD, in 1856 removed to the farm on Snyder hill onwhich he now resides. He added to his farm until it contained 342acres, which he finally sold to his youngest son. He is a Republicanand has served as justice of the peace four years and assessor three years.June 4, 1840, he married Hannah WOOD, who was born in Eden, Erie county,Feb. 22, 1821. They celebrated their golden wedding June 4, 1890.Children: Cyrenius A., of Ellington, Chautauqua county; John W., who diedof heart disease May 14, 1889; Amos L., of Leon; William J., of Leon; andEdwin C., who resides on the homestead. They also have seventeengrandchildren and one great-granddaughter.
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Surnames: RICH, OLMSTEAD, JOHNSON, FORD, PEPPERDINE, FREEBORN,EASTON, SNYDER, BABco*ck, BURTON, ANDREWS, SHERMAN, KINGSLEY, PHILLIPS,GOULD, BUFFINGTON, LAWRENCE, IABEL, PAYNE
Calvin RICH was born in Windham, Vt., Nov. 7, 1790, where he marriedHannah OLMSTEAD, a native of Ridgefield, Conn., who was born May 21, 1788.About 1821 he removed to Barre, N. Y., and settled at the hamlet namedin honor of his family, "RICH's Corners." In Dec., 1828, he camewith his family to New Albion, where he died Jan. 6, 1862. Mrs. RICHsurvived until July 21, 1881. Mr. RICH was a prominent citizen andalmost constantly in some town office. He was elected supervisorat the second town meeting and held the office six consecutive years.He and his wife were Methodists and in their large log house were heldmany church services and quarterly meetings. He was class-leaderand steward during nearly the whole of his residence in town. Healso taught school in early life. Children of Calvin and Hannah RICH:
Heman RICH, born Sept. 24, 1811, of Cattaraugus
Justus O. RICH, born Aug. 28, 1813, a clergyman of the Methodist Episcopalchurch and many years a presiding elder, now residing in Farmington, Minn.
Zalmon RICH, born March 2, 1816, a farmer and a local preacher, diedin Dayton, July 28, 1884
Bela RICH (twin of Milla), born Nov. 29, 1818 - Bela served in the64th N. Y. Vols. and died Sept. 22, 1862, on Cranie Island
Milla RICH (twin of Bela), married Gile JOHNSON, died March 20,1858, in Dayton
Lorinda RICH, born April 13, 1821, married Ephraim FORD (deceased)
Harriet RICH, born Aug. 27, 1823, married William PEPPERDINE, and diedFeb. 18, 1868
Calvin RICH, born July 12, 1826
Charles J. RICH
Charles J. RICH, born May 15, 1829, on the homestead, which he ownsand where he has always resided, married, June 5, 1849, Lucy A. FREEBORN,of Cattaraugus, who died Feb. 27, 1891. Mr. RICH has always beena farmer, but has dealt largely in live stock and farming implements, andwas interested with his sons about fourteen years in the hardware business.He served his town on the Board of Supervisors in 1890. Children:Herbert C., for fourteen years a merchant in Cattaraugus, now an extensivelumberman in Pennsylvania, and supervisor of New Albion in 1880 and 1881;Burdett A. (see page 402); Clayton R., of Cattaraugus, and a merchant ofGardeau, Pa.; Fred L.; and Milla M. (Mrs. H. B. EASTON).
Bela RICH married Almyra, daughter of Horace SNYDER, the pioneer.He was a farmer and justice of the peace and officiated at several weddings,and was a member, steward, and class-leader of the Methodist Episcopalchurch. Children: Orsavell M., who married A. L. BABco*ck andresides in Cattaraugus; O. Monroe, who died at the age of eighteen; OlinG., proprietor of the Cattaraugus House and a real estate dealer in Buffalo;and Odell C., who married Florilla BURTON and has been ten years a grocerin Cattaraugus. Olin G. RICH was born in Persia in 1849. Afterhis father's and an older brother's death he managed the farm which hismother still owns. At the age of twenty-two he engaged in the oilbusiness in Clarion county, Pa. He has been proprietor of a hotelthe past thirteen years and is now engaged in the sale of real estate inBuffalo. Nov. 25, 1889, he lost his hotel, the Cattaraugus House,by fire. In Dec., 1871, he married Eva A. ANDREWS, a music teacher of considerabletalent.
Calvin RICH, son of Calvin, came to New Albion with his parents, andalternately worked on his father's farm and attended the common schools.He married, March 8, 1846, Malinda SHERMAN, who was born in Barre, Orleanscounty, May 1, 1826. They settled on a farm half a mile north ofCattaraugus, and in June, 1856, removed to the farm he now occupies onSnyder hill. Mr. RICH is an active member of the Methodist Episcopalchurch and has been class-leader about thirty-five years. His wife,whowas the mother of his children, died Sept. 25, 1885. April 15, 1887,he married Mrs. Harriet (KINGSLEY) PHILLIPS, niece of Rev. Bishop KINGSLEYand daughter of Rev. Alanson KINGSLEY. His children were Emma (Mrs.J. B. JOHNSON), of Clymer, Chautauqua county, who was born Jan. 9, 1849,and died Sept. 3, 1888; Wallace O., born June 17, 1852; Elton S., bornSept. 26, 1854, a physician in Kennedy, N. Y.; and Truman H., born Nov.26, 1860.
Arad RICH, born Oct. 6, 1797, married, March 21, 1816, Nancy OLMSTEAD.In Dec., 1828, he and his brother Calvin and their families removed fromBarre, N. Y., to New Albion. He took an active part in town affairsand like his brother held several offices. He served as justice ofthe peace from Jan. 1, 1840, until his death Feb. 26, 1869, except oneyear, and in that time he presided at numerous law suits and weddings.He and his wife were consistent members of the Methodist Episcopal church.Mrs. RICH died April 24, 1878. Children: Leonard, born Dec.20, 1816; Almeda, born Jan. 2, 1818; Danford, born Feb. 3, 1821; Joseph,born June 6, 1823, died Aug. 16, 1851; Joshua, born July 3, 1825, diedJune 5, 1891; Phebe A., born June 22, 1830; Lewis J., born June 4, 1833,died Feb. 2, 1856; Amanda C., born May 20, 1837, died April 24, 1878.
Leonard RICH, son of Arad, came to New Albion with his parents in 1828.He was born in Lake Pleasant, N. Y., Dec. 20, 1816, and has always beena farmer. Jan. 8, 1837, he married Betsey SHERMAN, who was the motherof five sons. He began on a farm and in 1866 removed to the villageof Cattaraugus. Mrs. RICH died in Nov., 1850. In 1857 he marriedMrs. Mary BUFFINGTON.
Hiram B. RICH, third son of Leonard, was born Aug. 28, 1842, and supplementedhis education with a few terms at Randolph Academy. He taught commonschool one term, and became a dealer in live stock. Dec. 21, 1865,he married Mary, daughter of Philip RICH, and has since been both a farmerand live stock dealer. He has been village trustee and assessor.Mrs. RICH, the mother of his two daughters, died Aug. 14, 1875. Sept.21, 1876, he married Ella, daughter of William PEPPERDINE, and has oneson. Both are members of the Methodist Episcopal church, of whichhe has been steward and trustee 11 years.
William Frank RICH, fourth son of Leonard, was born May 26, 1844.He taught eight winter terms of school and May 16, 1868, married EllenM., daughter of Henry and Sally A. LAWRENCE, of New Albion. Mr. andMrs. RICH first settled in Persia. Both are members of the WesleyanMethodist church. He produces and buys cream which he ships to Buffaloand Bradford. Children: Ida A., born May 25, 1869, marriedEdward C. IABEL, a partner with his father-in-law; Bertha M., born June27, 1875; and Grace I., born June 1, 1877.
Danford RICH, second son of Arad, settled where Moses SHERMAN now lives,where he resided about twenty-five years. After another year spentas a farmer he has since been an extensive dealer in butter and eggs.In April, 1839, he married Mary SHERMAN, who was the mother of all hischildren, of whom only Ira Orson and Sarah (Mrs. F. D. GOULD), are living.Mrs. RICH died Aug. 31, 1875. In Dec., 1875, he married Mrs. ClaraA., widow of Dr. Daniel GOULD, of Dunkirk.
Charles James RICH, oldest son of James H. and Emma E. (JOHNSON) RICH,was born in Persia, June 15, 1863. Losing his father at the age of twoyears he had a home with his grandfather, Jesse JOHNSON, of Perrysburg,as did also his mother and infant brother, Hollen W. Charles J.,at seventeen, became a merchant's clerk. In the spring of 1884 heengaged with Elwood & Co., of Buffalo, as traveling salesman.In 1887 he formed a partnership with his only brother, Hollen W., underthe firm name of RICH Brothers, and opened a general store in Cattaraugus,which was burned Sept. 5, 1889. They immediately resumed trade andhave more than doubled their business. Feb. 27, 1888, Charles J.RICH married Grace B., youngest daughter of E. L. JOHNSON. HollenW. RICH, born in Persia, Aug. 3, 1865, at about the age of eighteen becamea clerk in Cattaraugus and later in Jamestown, and in 1887 formed withCharles J. the firm of RICH Brothers. Mr. RICH is serving his third termas town clerk. Feb. 14, 1886, he married Gertrude, daughter of N.W. PAYNE.
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Surnames: SANDERS, CRAWFORD, GALLOWAY, DERMONT, WILDER, ACKLEY,JAMES
John SANDERS, born in Argyle, Washington county, July 8, 1808, removedwith his parents to Hannibal, N. Y., and married there Mary CRAWFORD, Feb.14, 1833, who was born in Washington county, Jan. 1, 1815. He cameto Otto and settled on a farm of 100 acres, which he purchased of the HollandLand Company. He was a blacksmith, but after coming to Otto he followedfarming entirely, and finally exchanged his place for a large farm nearby. In Sept., 1861, he enlisted in Co. C, 64th N.Y. Vols., servedabout a year, and was disabled by rheumatism and discharged; but beforehis papers reached him he was with his regiment and going into battle onthe field of Antietam, where he received a severe gun-shot wound.He went to the hospital and upon recovery joined his regiment again participatedin the battles of Gettysburg, Chancellorsville, and others, and was dischargedin Oct., 1864. He died greatly respected.
Children of John and Mary SANDERS:
John J. SANDERS, who married Mary L. GALLOWAY, of Hannibal, N. Y.,has a farm of 334 acres in Otto, and resides in Cattaraugus village
Mary J. SANDERS (Mrs. Martin DERMONT)
Lucinda SANDERS (Mrs. Charles WILDER)
Nettie SANDERS (Mrs. Frank WILDER)
James C. SANDERS, who married Cora ACKLEY
Walter SANDERS, who married Mary JAMES and died July 18 1878, his wifedying in 1877.
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Surnames: SAUNDERS, BATES, RICH, DAVISON
James A. SAUNDERS, son of Benjamin and Rosanna (BATES) SAUNDERS, wasborn in Collins, N. Y., Feb. 12, 1846. His father was a blacksmithand was born in Vermont. His mother's family came from Massachusetts.In March, 1862, he enlisted in Co. A, 64th N. Y. Vols., and served threeyears, being discharged in March, 1865, as first sergeant. He participatedin the battles of Fair Oaks (where he received and still carries a bulletin his left shoulder), Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettvsburg,Auburn Hill, Bristoe Station, Mine Run, Wilderness, Po River, Spotsylvania(where he received a shell wound on his right foot), siege of Petersburg,Ream's Station, and Hatcher's Run. He returned to Gowanda and resumedhis trade of moulder. He went to Pennsylvania in 1866 and becamean expert driller of oil wells. The past four years he has been anextensive jobber in Cattaraugus county in drilling water wells. Dec.8, 1869, he married Alice F., daughter of Joshua RICH, and has one daughter,Winnifred A. (Mrs. James A. DAVISON).
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Surname: SCUDDER
Charles B. SCUDDER, D.D.S., son of Buel, was born in Randolph, Jan.29, 1858, and was educated in Chamberlain Institute. Oct. 1, 1887,he entered the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, where he was graduatedas a D.D.S. June 26, 1890. Oct. 20, 1890, he commenced the practiceof dentistry in the village of Cattaraugus, where he still resides.
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Surnames: SHERMAN, LAWRENCE, HALL, PRINCE, BUFFINGTON
Hiram SHERMAN came to New Albion from Orleans county about 1828 andsettled on Snyder hill. His first wife was a LAWRENCE and the motherof six children: Ira L., Moses S., Mary, Fannie, Malinda, and Martha.In 1845 he married Phebe, daughter of Justus HALL. Children: AlbertL.; Alvin H., a harness maker at Dayton; and Lucy, widow of Frank PRINCE,of Cattaraugus. Mr. SHERMAN died Aug. 1, 1860, aged sixty-four.
Albert L. SHERMAN was born in New Albion, April 20, 1847. June12, 1864, he enlisted in Co. F, 65th N. Y. Vols., and participated in sixgeneral engagements. March 25, 1865, he was slightly wounded at thebattle of Fort Stedman and April 2, 1865, was severely wounded before Petersburgand Richmond. He was discharged at York, Pa., June 16, 1865.He learned harness making and spent nine years railroading. Since1878 he has manufactured harnesses and dealt in horse furnishing goodsin Cattaraugus. He has served as constable several years and is nowcommissioner of highways. April 1, 1867, he married Clara, daughterof Jerry BUFFINGTON, and has a daughter, Hattie.
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Surnames: SIGMAN, CRAMPTON
John H. SIGMAN, son of Martin, was born in New Albion, Nov. 23, 1850.Martin SIGMAN, a native of Germany, was a skillful stone cutter who learnedhis trade in his native country. In constructing the Erie railroadbe was employed to cut the stone for the culverts and bridges. Hesettled on a farm in the central part of New Albion, where he was botha farmer and stone cutter, and where be died Sept. 29, 1872. Hiswidow owns the homestead and resides in Cattaraugus village. JohnH. SIGMAN received a good English education and followed farming whilehis father lived and until 1880, when he removed to Cattaraugus and engagedin general mercantile trade. Oct. 19, 1882, he married Laura CRAMPTON,of Cattaraugus, and has one son, Fred Irvin, born Jan. 11, 1889.
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Surnames: SMAIL, KRAGER, DAY
Fred C. SMAIL, born in Germany, June 14, 1833, married Sophia KRAGER,emigrated to America, and arrived in New Albion, July 14, 1861, where heowns the Hudson DAY farm. Children: Fred J., a cheese makerin Ellicottville; Mary, of Little Valley; Carrie; and William F., a graduateof Chamberlain Institute class of 1891. He has taught school andin politics is a staunch and active Republican.
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Surnames: SMITH, RICH, PAYNE, RUMSEY, PULLIN, LEE
Jacob SMITH, born March 21, 1809, came to New Albion about 1830, andsettled on Snyder hill. In his lifetime he cleared in all 400 or500 acres of land, and died on the farm now occupied by his son James R.He was interested in the political affairs of his town and county and wasa member of the Methodist Episcopal church. Dec. 22, 1830, he marriedDelaney RICH, who was born May 14, 1816, and died Dec 22, 1864. Children:Catherine, born June 30, 1832, married George A. PAYNE; Charles M., bornJune 25, 1834, a physician in Evansville, Wis., and a volunteer surgeonin the Civil war; James R., born Jan. 10, 1836; Judson, born April 29,1841; Arvilla, born Dec. 13, 1843, married C. M. RUMSEY; Mary R. (Mrs.Rev. C. M. PULLIN), born May 23, 1848; and Matilda D., born Oct. 13, 1855,married Orson RICH. Judson SMITH remained with his father until hisdeath March 13, 1879. July 4, 1865, he married Martha A., daughterof Danford RICH, who died June 10, 1882. Dec. 24, 1884, be marriedLucy A. LEE, and they have two daughters and one son.
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Surnames: SNYDER, KELLOGG, HOWARD, NEWELL, CHAMBERLAIN
Horace SNYDER, born in Onondaga county March 21, 1803, received a goodEnglish education, and commenced life as a pioneer in 1825 in New Albion,where his son Ambrose E. now lives, on Snyder hill, named in his honor.He died Nov. 14, 1890. He stood full six feet tall, was broad shoulderedand athletic, enterprising, and a man of influence. May 3, 1827,he married Olive KELLOGG, with whom he lived fifty-three years. Shedied July 11, 1882. Children of Horace and Mary (KELLOGG) SNYDER:
Serepta SNYDER, born Jan. 18, 1828, died June 20, 1860
Horace SNYDER, born Aug. 2, 1831, died May 24, 1834
Marsella SNYDER, born July 25, 1839, died April 19, 1860
Ambrose E. SNYDER, born Feb. 6, 1843.
Ambrose SNYDER received an academic education and in the fall of 1866became a law student in the office of Frank A. NEWELL, Esq., of Gowanda,being admitted to the bar of this State in Oct., 1869. In May followinghe accompanied the firm of CHAMBERLAIN & NEWELL to Emporia, Kas., wherehe practiced his profession a year. He then became the partner ofMr. NEWELL and was in Waseca, Minn., about a year. In 1873 he returnedto his home on Snyder hill, where he now resides. Mr. SNYDER, likehis father, is a Democrat, and was elected supervisor in 1882 and 1883.Feb. 16, 1873, he married Phebe, daughter of George HOWARD, of Persia;they have one son, Ralph H. SNYDER, born Aug. 31, 1883.
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Surnames: TEN EYCK, SWARTZ
Albert TEN EYCK was born in Sharon, N. Y., Sept. 2, 1841, and a monthlater his father, Barrent J., settled in the valley just outside of thepresent corporation of Cattaraugus. He was a farmer and formerlyan axe-maker in Cohoes, where he assisted in constructing the first axefactory in that city. He subsequently removed to the farm of hisson Abram, in Mansfield, where he died about 1869. Albert TEN EYCKwent to Cohoes where he learned the business of axe-making, and in 1876,he organized the TEN EYCK Axe Manufacturing Company. Aug. 27, 1881,his plant was destroyed by fire. April 6, 1883, he was instrumentalin organizing the TEN EYCK Edge Tool Company, of which he has since beensuperintendent and manager. He served on the Board of Education fouryears and as a trustee of the village three years. In 1864 he marriedLucy M. SWARTZ, of Cohoes. Children: Fred R., Lottie M., and LorenF. TEN EYCK.
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Surnames: TULLER, BURDEN
Albert TULLER, born in North East, Pa., May 6, 1837, received a commonschool education and in 1856 entered the freight department of the LakeShore railroad. He learned telegraphy and in 1857 assumed the positionof operator at North East, which he held until 1861, and was then stationedat Belvidere, N. Y., until June 13, 1872. He then accepted the positionof station agent at Cattaraugus, which he has since occupied, being alsoexpress agent. Jan. 19, 1859, he married Caroline BURDEN; Children:Maurice and Bessie.
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Surnames: VAN AERMAN, ETHRIDGE, JOHNSON
John VAN AERNAM, son of Jacob, was born about 1814 and came to Mansfieldwith his parents when a lad. He married Martha ETHRIDGE, of Mansfield,and first settled on a farm. Later he was the proprietor of the oldSalamanca Hotel in West Salamanca. About 1849 he went to California,where he was an extensive farmer and a hotel keeper, and where he diedin 1863. His oldest son, Wallace S., born about 1842, joined hisfather in California in the spring of 1863, was proprietor of a mail route,and was killed with his escort by a band of Indians a year or two later.
Frank VAN AERNAM, youngest son of John was born in Mansfield on March14, 1846. In the fall of 1862 he went out with the 154th NY Vols.as the helper of his uncle, the regimental surgeon, Dr. Henry VAN AERNAM.He remained several months. In 1864 he enlisted in the 9th NY Cav.,and was discharged at the close of the war. On Dec. 21, 1865, hemarried Jane JOHNSON, of Mansfield, and was a farmer until 1887, when hesettled in Cattaraugus and became proprietor of a meat market. Hehas five children.
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Surnames: WAITE, ELLIS, MONTONYE, WYMAN, BUCHANAN, HIGBEE, PRITCHARD,WRIGHT, WILBER, KINNICUTT, HORTH
Stephen WAITE was a son of Rev. William WAITE, a Baptist clergyman whowent from Rhode Island to Little White Creek, Washington county, and spenthis life there preaching the gospel. Stephen came to Napoli and settledat the geographical center of the town in 1824. His sons were Isaac,George, Reuben, Peleg, James, William, and Oliver; his daughters were Sarah,Anna, Virtue, and Delilah. The sons of Isaac are Martin, in Wisconsin;David, in Easton, Washington county; Jonathan, died in Leon; George, inCollins, N. Y.; Isaac, died in Michigan; Benjamin, died in Leon in 1891;and Butler, in Iowa. His daughters were Bathsheba, died in Leon;Mary Ann, resides in Machias; and Jane, lives in Leon. George hadno family. Reuben's sons are Thomas, a farmer, a soldier in the Civilwar, and resides in Cold Spring; Alexander L., a farmer, also a soldierin the Rebellion, and resides in Napoli; Worden B., a farmer in Napoliand a soldier for the Union; and Warren W., also a soldier, and a farmerin Kansas. His daughters are Jemimah and Almedia. The sonsof Peleg are Stephen, deceased, who served in the late war and died ofdisability; James, a farmer in New Albion; Zina, a farmer who died in NewAlbion; George, a soldier, now a farmer in Napoli; Peleg, a farmer in NewAlbion; and Orrin, a soldier, now a farmer in Napoli. His only livingdaughter is Delilah (Mrs. Eli ELLIS), of Little Valley. The sonsof James are Guerdon, a mechanic in Michigan; Amasa, a soldier, deceased;James, a soldier, now a farmer in Napoli; and Noah, a soldier, now a farmerin Chautauqua county. His daughters were Nancy, deceased; Hannah,deceased; Sarah, deceased; and Emily (Mrs. MONTONYE), of Napoli, who resideson the homestead. The sons of William were Bartimus, died in Napoli;Harvey, died in New York city; and Adelbert, of Salamanca. His daughterMaria died in Wyoming county. The sons of Oliver are Isaac, a soldierand farmer living in Iowa; John, a soldier, now a farmer in Cherry Creek;and Oliver, who went to the Black Hills and has not since been heard from.His daughters were Virtue, deceased; Abbie (Mrs. P. WYMAN), of Salamanca;Catherine, deceased; and Almina, deceased.
Peleg WAITE, son of Stephen, was born in Washington county and cameto Napoli with his family in 1824. He married Jane BUCHANAN and settledon the farm now occupied by his son Orrin, where he died aged about eightyyears. Mrs. WAITE died at the age of about seventy-eight. PelegWAITE, Jr., was born on the homestead Sept. 11, 1838, and Jan. 13, 1864,married Theodosia, daughter of Sanford HIGBEE, a lady who has woven thousandsof yards of carpet and as high as 1,200 yards in a single year. Theysettled on a farm in Napoli and two years later removed to Snyder hill.Children: Emma (Mrs. Edwin PRITCHARD), John H., Fenton E., and HoraceL.
Zina WAITE, son of Peleg and Jane (BUCHANAN) WAITE, was born in Napoli,March 28, 1831, married Lucinda A., daughter of Jesse and Susan (WRIGHT)WILBER, Aug, 1, 1852, who was born Dec. 4, 1831, and settled in Napoli,where he was a farmer until March 1, 1869, when he moved onto a farm of200 acres purchased of John A. KINNICUTT two miles west of New Albion.In Nov., 1874, he sold this and removed to a smaller farm near the villageof New Albion, where he died July 9, 1884. Mr. WAITE enlisted twicein the service of his country, but was rejected on account of disabilityafter being three months in the service and on drill at Black Rock.Mrs. WAITE died March 20, 1885. Children: Darwin D., born June 18,1856, a cheese maker; and Edgar E., born Aug. 19, 1859. The latterwas educated at Chamberlain Institute and at the age of nineteen he taughthis first term of district school, teaching in all nine terms. Atthe age of twenty-two he was elected inspector of election and in 1886was chosen justice of the peace, being the trial justice of his village.March 11, 1883, he married Adda M., daughter of George HORTH; they haveone son, Harold, born Dec. 7, 1885.
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Surnames: WHITE, BARR, LOWE
Orlando WHITE, son of George W., was born in Irving, Chautauqua county,July 29, 1845, was graduated from the Gowanda Academy in June, 1861, andin Sept., 1861, went with Dr. George W. BARR, surgeon of the 64th N. Y.Regt., as his helper. About seven months later he returned to Gowandaand engaged in the printing office of the Gowanda Reporter where he remaineduntil Aug. 11, 1862. He enlisted in Co. K, 154th N. Y. Vols., andserved until July 1, 1865. He participated in nine battles and severalskirmishes, and escaped with a single wound, which he received May 30,1864, after which he was assigned to the quartermaster's office in Louisville,Ky. Completing his trade as a printer he has since followed thatavocation, being now engaged on the Cattaraugus Times. He was editorand publisher of the Lyndon Record in Michigan from Feb., 1878, to May,1880, and was town clerk of New Albion in 1889. Oct. 23, 1873, hemarried Della LOWE, of Leon; they have three sons and two daughters.
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Surnames: WOODWARD, MANLEY
Frank WOODWARD, born in Gowanda, Erie county, Jan. 20, 1855, came whenabout ten years old with his parents to Dunkirk, where he remained untilJuly, 1876. He attended the High School and learned the trade of jeweler,and in 1875 spent about nine months in Coudersport, Pa. Prior tothis he was a traveling salesman three years. In July, 1876, he cameto Cattaraugus and opened a jewelry store. After the fire of Oct.22, 1881, he bought his present lot, on which he erected a frame storewhich was burned Sept. 5, 1888. He immediately rebuilt and resumedbusiness Dec. 15th. Feb. 25, 1880, he married Jennie M., daughterof N. MANLEY, of Cattaraugus, a pioneer of Mansfield. They have one son.
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Surnames: YOUNG, ROSS, KELLOGG, WALKER, BAILEY, ARNOLD, STEVENS,TECHENTIEN, MARSH
Hon. Horace C. YOUNG, son of Henry YOUNG, Jr., was born in Fenner, N.Y., Aug. 28, 1806. His father was born in Martha's Vineyard in 1775.His grandfather, Henry YOUNG, Sr., was a native of Scotland, emigratedto Martha's Vineyard, and married there Lydia ROSS. He was a graduateof Edinburgh University and a teacher most of his life. His mother,Philena KELLOGG, was a native of Williamstown, Mass. The family emigratedfrom Williamstown to Fenner, where Henry YOUNG died in March, 1852, andhis wife in 1865. Horace C. YOUNG assisted his father as an architectand builder, and Jan. 19, 1831, he married Laura P., daughter of Gideonand Barbara WALKER, a native of Whiting, Vt. Her father lost hislife at Fort Niagara in the War of 1812. In the spring of 1832 Mr.YOUNG removed to New Albion, where he purchased the "improvements" on 581/2 acres of land. The only building was a log shanty, roofed withbark and without a door or window. During the remainder of his lifehe carried on both his farm and the business of architect and builder.He was elected a justice of the peace in 1833 and supervisor in 1843, 1845,1846, and 1847. In the fall of 1848 he was elected to the Assemblyand re-elected in the fall of 1849. He was State senator in 1862and 1863, was school commissioner ten years, and was assessor and commissionerof deeds about four years. Mr. YOUNG was a man of more than ordinaryability. He began his political life a Whig and joined the Republicanparty at its organization. He was liberal in his religious opinionsand was well known as honorable and in no sense aristocratic. Hewas a thorough temperance man and a friend of the young. He was oftenan administrator in settling estates. Every good enterprise met hishearty support. He died May 19, 1879. Mrs. YOUNG survived until May18, 1890, aged nearly eighty-three. Children: Helen P. (Mrs. GeorgeH. BAILEY), of Chicago, deceased; Laura P. (Mrs. E. Y. ARNOLD), of Ellicottville;Caroline E., a teacher ; Louise E. (Mrs. David STEVENS), of Conewango;Mary Z. (Mrs. F. C. TECHENTIEN), of New Albion; and H. Olin, who marriedMary J. MARSH and is a lawyer in Ishpeming, Mich.
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