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History of Rochester and Monroe county, New York William Farley Peck
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WILLIAM F. PECK.
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History
OF
Rochester and Monroe County
New York
From the Earliest Historic Times to the Beginning of 1907
By WILLIAM F. PECK Author of the Semi-Centennial History of Rochester
. ILLUSTRATED WITH MAPS. PORTRAITS AND VIEWS
Also Biographical Sketches of Some of the More Prominent Citizens of Rochester and Monroe County
New York and Chicago THE PIONEER PUBLISHING COMPANY 1908
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER XVL
Rochester After the War
CLLALTER L
Aborigines of the County .............
CHAPTER IL
While Yen Come Inwww.20
CHAPTER UL
Beginning of Rochester ............ 80
CHAPTER IL
CHAPTER XIL
CHAPTER XX.
Settlement of the County ............
CHAPTER V.
CHAPTER XLLL
CHAPTER XXL
Rochester Becomes a Vilage .. $1
Practice of Medicine
CHAPTER XIN
CHAPTER XXIL
Rochester Becomes a City.69
How Monroe Became a County ....... 289
CHAPTER XL
CHAPTER XXILL
Towns of Monroe County. 197
Financial
Monroe County in a Great War ...... 60
CHAPTER VILL
Beneficent Activities
CHAPTER IX
The Last Twelve Years
Educational
287
CHAFTER X.
The Present Time 130
Ecclesiastical
CHAPTER XL
CHAPTER XIX
Fire and his Extinguwhosent. 151
Crime and It Punishment
Courts and Bar ....
Portar Direction.
CHAPTER VL
CHALTER VIL
Introductory
CHAPTER XVIL
CHAPTER XVILL
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HISTORICAL INDEX
Aborigines The.
Traces in the Hiertwee ! The Great Mound in Ohio & Academy of Science. 135 Adams, Myron .... 208 Mechanics Savings .......
Adlington. L. A .....
Allan, Indian, Builds the Mills ...... 30 His Conce
One Good Deeds
Allen, Mrs. A. C ... ..
129
196 Allen, Oliver .......... 120 Ameden, Mr. Mary J ., 123
Andrews, Samuel J. l'inneur ....... 38 Anthony, Susan 1 .. ................. 126 Appy. Henri ........ 120 Boller Hotter. 118 Ashley, W. j ..... 116
345
Rochester Orphan
925
St. Patrick's
St. Mary's . 224
St. Joseph's
224
Jewish Orphan
225
Rochester Home for the Aged
225
Church Home
227
St. Ann's Home for the Aged.
02N
German Ilome for the Aged .. 226
Backus, Dr. Mache. 119
Bacon, Theodore ....
118
Brown, Matthew and Francis, Po-
Haker. C. S. ....... 119 Ballot Machine
of Rochester
of ManFOR
Rochester City Hank.
..... 201
First National
Bank of Western New York. 204 Commercial of Rochester201
Evner and Mechanics 201 Exchange ...... . ... 204
Lowrer Wwwwwwus
The Rochester
The Eaglewww
The linien
~205
The Manufacturers'
.200
Carthage Road
74
Cartier, Sails up the St. Lawrence ...
20
The Flour City ....
205
Castleton. Abortive Settlement
Celebrations-Semi-L'entennial 106 Twenty-second Cavalry
Cemeteries 69 First Veteran Cavalry.
Center Market 70 Reynolds' Battery
Chamber of Commerce.
Champlain, His Fight with the Mo-
Charity, the Organization of. ......... 235
Charlevoix, Observaut Traveler. 38 Charlotte, Fight with British. ........ 40
Child, Jonathan, First Mayor ........ ON
East Side Savings .. 208 Children's Playground League. ....... 233
Six Penny Savings
2015
Barnard Jehiel
116
Bartholomay. Henry
122
Baschall
120
Bench Beneficent Activities
Benjamin, Gen. V. 1 ............... 114
B'nai D'rith
Board of Health
Board of Trade10%
Boyd, Captain, anibushed and killed by Louise
Last Resting Place ..... 21 How' Evening Home .. 23 Brackett, James , .. 120 Braddock's Bay, Change of Nan .... 22 Brewster, II. A ... ... 1. 120
BECHAMEL. IL P .... 127
Brewster, Simon L .. 115
Ilridges .
Bridges, Carthage
3€
Other Old Ones.
40
Present Ones 144 City Surveyors
Briggs C. W .. 116 Lity Treasurers
Hrighton .
197
neera
Brown. \' DLA
Brule, Etienne. Interpreter and Ex.
plorer
20
Buell George C ....
115
Building in 1005 ..
131
Builling Operations of 1004
126
Burglary, the First ..
166
Canal, Erie
50
Genesce Valley
Carroll. Dr. G. G.
194
Carthage, Bridge at 36
Settlement of
Monroe County Sharpshooters ...... Third Cavalry
Eighth Cavalry
Twenty-first Cavalry
Mack's Hattery
Barnes' Rifle Battery
Eleventh Artillery
Fourteenth Artillery
Childs, Timothy, Anti-Slavonic Member
of Congress
. 63
Cholera ..
Churdie 130. 27
L'estateran
Methodist Episcopal ...... 209
Catholic
Evangelical Losleran . 824 German Limited E'amedical. A. 322 Emanuel Reformed . ......... 35) Beformed Church of America.35% Congregational . 312
L'hiversalat
334
Jewish ...
. 337
African
Other Cardies
City Attorneys .
City Clerks .. .. 346
Twenty sixth Infantry ....... 1 Twenty-eventh Infantry .k] Twenty sichth infantry
Thirty-third Infantry .... ......... ME Erdis tỉnh Got18
One Hundred and Fish Infantry .. 62
One Hundred and Eighth Infantry. R.
One Hundred and Fortieth Infantry
One Hundred and Fifty-first Infan-
try ...
Clarke Sotomal
The Second Bank of Monroe
The Second Bank of Rochester. 206
The Second Commercial 20% The Merchants
German-American
The Central
The Alliancew2017 National Book of Commerce ..... 201 The Savings Bank ......... 207 Manque County Sevince . 20%
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Civil Service Reform.
Thirteenth Infantry.81
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HISTORY OF ROCHESTER AND MONROE COUNTY.
Fiftieth Engineers
Clark, John, the Case of.
.... 176
. . 121
Clearing House ..
.. $10
Labs, Rochester,
130
Korchester Whis.
Fornecer Voller .......
1.10
Country ...
130
Masonic
10
Literary Club
110
Fortnightly Club
140
. 149
Wednesday Morning .
113
14%
Carswell, W. F .......
123
Lilectores of the Continent
343
347
Conference of Charities and Correr.
Constables, Farly
165
Look, Frederick
124
Counthim MLAll
ary .
21
County Lines.
49
39!
Frost, Edward .............
. 118
Functions of County Government. .... SUS
County, Settlement of.
..
Courts and the int .....
tourt Hankes, the Three ...
....
Crafty, Hex, Dr. A. S.
Lane and Las Punishment .... 165
Laitterien De Lancy. ......
...... 113
112. 112
Daily, Key. Dr. I. N .... 123 Darbs. Augustine Ca. First Printer . .. 40
.. 116
Daughters of American Revolution: 1bry Bury the Revolutionary Sol-
.... 21
Ihermaville, Invasion of New York .... ? 1
Fight at Hughton's Hill ........... .
Dentistry in Rochester and Vicinity .. SHT
Development of the County ....
... 305
Lewey. C. I ....
..... 11G
Lissputed Territory
3kg
District Attorney6
$55
Dorthy, John F ..
Dirty, Rev. Dr. W. D.
Douglass, Frederick
93
flogan, Christopher, Caretaker at the
Mills
30
Durand, F. L ...
120
De Kerg, Father Hippolyte.
123
Early Newsostern
101
The First Daily. 103
Early Settlers ..
391
Fax, Henry ...
111
119 Eastman Kodak Company .... 270
237
Ellwanger, Cicnike 119
Filwanyer, (. 11 ...........
197
Hiawatha, Ile Forms the League of the
Iroquois
11
Elwood F.W ......
114
Hwod G. M.
127
His Death
12
Enoz. B. F .......
116
Iligh License Law
110
Leyilen, Maurice .
127
Evangelical Campaign
125
Itall. Dr. D. J.
111
Libraries ..
13º
Execution, the First
169
Ilind%. J. A. .
120
Latte's Murder
171
Ho-de.no sau.nee, Iroquois Name for
Executive Board
.. 3.4€
Themselves
11
Holland Land Company, Purchase from Robert Morris ...... 28
Holland Purchaseto
Homeopathy ..
Humenye Falls, Indian Village There 10 Ilusidials.
Hinthenter City
217
St. Mary's 920
Ren henter State
Infants' Summer
222
Hote Is
Einst Church
144
Hovey, Dr. B. L ..
Howard Riot
175
How Monroe Became a County. by Willis K. Gillette.
Huttert. J. F.AN
Humane Society .11 Tenydirey, G. IL. ...
Hundredsofere Tractwww. Hunt. D. T ..... . 199
Huntington, Flon
110
Foote, Rev. Dr. Israel ..... ..
.. 118
Huntington, Henry F.
114
Fux, Louis .....
108
Husbands, J. D).
11%
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Ilutton, Ker. Dr., Resigned.
110
Inchans
Industrial School of Rochester.202 Industries of Rochester Insurance Companies.200 Fondcouch
Irondequoit; Different Forms of Name 16 French Fort at the Bay. 22
First Knowledge of Them ..
Gencsce, the River and Falls, Diffet-
ent Names for Each. .
.14. 23
Migration to This State, Their Great
Confederacy
11
Loetzmian, Frederick
116
Their Conquering Career ..
12
Cialer, G. W ....
Gordon, John H. and James ........ 111
118
Cartament Way ..
Government, Gord Movement . ..... 110
Grand Army ......
Frecce we
. 4.02
Green, Seth .
93
Greenleaf, 11. S ...
127
Circenbalch, English Traveler ........
10
Gregg, 11. M ....
111
Guernsey, LIKCy E.
116
Jail, the First .. The Second .. .. 107 Jernits, Their Advent to this Region. Missions Established Flere. MALAAns 21
Jones, Keyben ...
120
Lunes, W. M ....
177
Kavanagh, P. C .....
128
Krating Murder . .. . . . . . . . . . . .
Kecke, Bartholomew www.
112
Kelly. J. M .......
112
Kendrick, A. C .......
Kendrick Rer. I. Kommen
120
Harrison, Henry
112
Keyes, William.
111
Hart. James C. ...
12
Kimball, W. S.
111
Ilawks, Hayward
116
Hays, David
118
flennepm. Father. Ilis Travels
and
Observations 20
Lafayette, His Visit Here. La Salle, Western Explorer ... .......
Latta, James
League of the Iroquois, les Formations
Leurs, Krv. 1. 1.
115
Loan Accusation
Luck, John, Pioncer on East Side .... (2
Fay. Jobn D ....
Female Charitable Society.12
Finances, City ...
Emancini
Fire and Its Extinguishment. ........ 151 Volunteer Fire Department ....... 10% Paid Fire Department ........ 155
First House
Bist Dred Recorded.
Fish, Ilchry I. .... 111
Fish, Colonel Josiah, Caretaker at
Fisher, Ficarge W ...
...
... 111
Eleskensiçin. Valentine
... 193
Bur Sitets
Frankfort .
36
Fremin, Father, First Tespit Mission-
Garnier, Jeanit Missionary ............ 21
Gazette, First Newspaper ..
40
Iroquois
113
Their Number, Their Peculiar Re.
lationship
13
Female Inheritance Status of Women, Names of Places 10
Their Religion.
.. 10
I'resent Conditaat
Hall, Basil, Traveler . . . ............. 61 Hall, Miss Elizabeth P'. 111 Halsey. Men, Helen M .... 199
Handsome Lake, the Reform that He Accomplishedl . . 19 Hanford's Landing . "
Hardinbrook Trial 170
King's Landing .
Kislinghury, Lieut. F. F.
100
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First State.
221
First Newswurf
127
First Directory ...
...
Caroline, W. 11 ..
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HISTORY OF ROCHESTER AND MONROE COUNTY.
Lutz, Jacob, the Murder of. 176
Lyman Murder
169
McLean, Alexander
MeMullen, John 123
MeVean, Alexander
112
Mack, Captain A. G .... 115
Mackenzie. W. La 75 Maude, English Traveler ..
Mayors of Rochester. 342 Perkins, Gilman II. 115
Mechanics" Institute
261
Medical Profession
371
Early Physicians
371
Eminent Physiciana as Given by Dr.
Moore
375
Other Prominent Physicians.
877
Members of the Assembly
Ventury of Congress ..... 345
. 404
Meisner, F. J ...
175
Meteorological ...
Alichacla, Henry. 1t1 Military Organizations
Milstores, Placed in Court House. 31
Willard, Rev. Dr. Nelson. ..... . .. . . . 117
Minor Jums
Monroe County Bible Society ......... 231 Montgomery, T. C .... 199 Moore, Dr. F. M .........
Morgan. Lewis H., Studies in Indian Ethnology, Important Discovery as to Relationship =
Adopted by the Indians. .... .... 15, 90
Morvan, William, Abduction of ...... 63
Morris, Rev. II. W .. .. 113 Vorri, Robert, His Land Purchases Sella to Holland Land Company .. 28 Vores, Charles C ..... . 1% Moss, George .... ..... 11g Mother Hieronyma .... 115
The Great Serpent Mound in Ohio, Traces of Theta in This Counts. A Mundy, J. M .. .. 113 Vurder Heard
Murphy, Rev. T. C .. 118 Museum, The Old Rochester. ..
Scellework Guild of America.231
Newswireth, The Garette .......... 40 The Telegraph ..
Norton, a. T .... 118 Revolutionary Hill
O'Donestive, James 111 Orden .... .. 405 Orden Land Comment Is Design Against the Seneca ... 99 Riza .. ...
O'Hare, James . 115
One. Hundred.Acre Tract 82
O'Reilly, Ryron
112
Q'Rorke, Col. P. H. .79
Otis, Gen. E. S ..
117
Palmer, l'eter 111 Parker, G. S. 111
77
Rochester School for the Dest.275 Rochester, Settlement of ....... 36 Becomes a Village ._ 1
Nies the Civil War ...
Rochester Stock Exchange. .. ........ 810 Rochester Theological Seminary ....... $64 Rochester University-Semi Centennial Celebration 117
Kodenbeck, A. J.
120
Rosenberg, David 112
Rue, F. S .. 115
Rumsey, William 120
Sabhatarianism
Saxe, Rev. Dr. Asa, Resigned. 110 School Board, Dissatisfaction with ... 115 Scrantom, E. H .. 124
Scrantom, First Family Here. 35
Edwin
.36, 40, 158
Secret Societies
143
Senecas, Thele Occupancy of This Re- gion 8
"Keepers of the Western Door" .... 12 Their Present Condition . 22 Sewers 147 Sewer, West Side. 118 Shedd, K. P .. 124
Sheffer. Peter, First Settler on West Side
Slocum, G. F ..... 12g South, George A ... 175 Smith, L. Bordman. 115 Smith, Silas Q. Britde Fart Store. 40 Smith, Thomas ... ... .. 119
Social Settlenieit
Soft Cost Ordinaire ...
Spanish War Veterans.
St Bernard's Seminary ...... 209 Stafford, Dr. John . 124 State Industrial School .............. 172 State Scultore ..... wwww 815 Stebbins, Dr. 11. 11 ...
Stewart, Rev, J. P ..
Stone, Enos, Settles in Brighton ...... 35 Storage Dam Project. ................ 110
Street Fair ....
Street Ballcards
Strikes ..
... 99, 100
Stromberg.Carlson Telephone Manufas. turing Comp. .... 118 Struggle for Moproc ............... . 80 Subsequent Journals .. ....... 1.23 Sullivan, Campaign Against the Sen.
Sullivan Jeremtalı
111
Supervisors
418
Sweden
411
Telegraph . 75
Telephone, Independent
128
Telephone nochester
116
Telephone Strike ..
Theater the First ... Other Theaters
The Bar
Bar Association Chronological Roll
Totiskton (Now Honenye Falls), In. dian Village There. 10
.... 04
Latrist Til
Patton, George . 113
Peck, Everard, Publisher the Telegraph 52
Otherwise. . .. . 60, 165, 168, 204, 207, 208- 911
Penitentiaty ...
Phelps and Gorman Purchase, Contest Between New York And Massachu-
Thelos, Oliver, Purchases Western New York from Massachusetts, and from the Indians; Ilis Sale to
Pitkin, Mis Louise R ...... 120
l'itsford , ..
..... 107
Pittsford, Settlement of ...
Police .....
. 317
Commissioners
Chief of Police
Headquarters
. 168
Shuart, W. D.
118
Slavery ..
Department ....
77
Shean. Samuel
120
The Present Department . .......... 178
Puol, Hertha S.
Popular Diversion .. .... 181 Population of Ricluster . 82 Potter, Maria ( ......
Portuguese Murder, Maurice Antonio, 170
Soldiers Monument ....... 107 Postmasters, List of ....
Bouchot, Cantain, Describes This Re-
gion . 22
Powers, D. W .. 115
Press of Rochester .. 101
Prideaux, General, Expedition Against
Private Schools
237
Public Buildings
145
Stebbins, Jobo W ....
Public Schools 136 Stedman, Mrs LL
Public School System.
245
Stillson, Rev. T. R ..
Pulteney Estate
25
Purcell, Wilham
124
Ross ...
Kaffeix, Father, Jesuit Missionary .... 21
Red Jacket, at Treaty of Big Tree .... 27 Redmond, Owen .. +++++ 111
Reynolds, Abelard, Please. 38
Knees, Dr. Rush ..
Ricus, Rev. Dr. 11. C ........... 119 Riley. Ashbel W ..
Rochepancault, Liancourt, Traveler .... 45 Rochester Historical Society ......... 195 Rochester, 1chn 1 ................... 150 Rochester, Nathaniel, Lile and Public Services, Purchased Land Here ...
103
Dark Statistics
.104, 11%
Disons Col. E. B ..
.. , 11:
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HISTORY OF ROCHESTER AND MONROE COUNTY.
Towns of Monroe County. 397
Trolley Lines .. Truc, Rev. Dr. R. O ... ............ 119
Trust .... 209
Geriesce Valley . . 209 Trust Companies . 208 Rochester Safe Deposit. ..... 206 Rochester Trust & Safe Deposit .... 209 Security Trust
Loton Trust 200 War Museum
Fidelity ......
. 809
Tryontown, Abortive Settlement.
..
Underground Railroad .. 77 New Watch 168
Union Veterans' Union.80
University of Rochester ..... ... 250
van Voorhis, John ..
. 124
Van Voorhis, Menzo.
123
Village of Rochester, Trustees
51
Early Ordinances, Population. . 59
Village Trustees
342
Wagner Memorial Lutheran College ... 270
Walker, Alrs. Nancy .. .. 115
Walter De. L. D.
4 115
Ward, IL. A .....
Ward, Mrs. Harriet K
. 129
Williams, Kev. Comfort, First Minis- fer
Woman's Educational and Industrial
Ifnion .
239
Woman's Relief Corps
Worden, S. C.
111
Youman. G. F.
119
124
Young, Charles ..
177
Weston. Edward Payson ...
108
Zimmer, Frederick
114
BIOGRAPHICAL INDEX
Achilles, C. B.
642
Adamı G. R.M
Albright, E. L. ...
... 576
Alden. John F. 658 Cook, Frederick . ... 446
Allen. G. W. ..
Allen, John G ........ .. 676
Almy. W. H. .... 694
Anderson. W. P. 690
Archer, G. W .... 616
Arnoldt, George 570
574
Babcock Family 191
Bacon, Byron H. 520 Baker. C. S ... 621 Baker. W. Lowwwwwww 650 Baldwin, Dr. Evelyn .. SAK
Barker, G. H ...
Baum, Isaac A .... 575 Bausch, J. J .... Beckley. 1. N ... 568
Bellamy, IN. A. W.
531
Region, George A ...
$46
Bloch, Leopold .. 168
Bloss, Joseph B. 53.8 Blossom. P.A. 463
Brooks, Garty.
Brooks, L. S. 567 Brown. S. S .... 070 Bullinger. Balthasar . 457 Rumpus, George A ... 611
Campbell, E. C .. 702
Fillingbam, G. F .. 87G Carpenter, L. B ....
Fisher, L. J ... Kessel, William 653 570 Carter, D. K ....... 499 Ford, Phinchas 480 Casborn, George .. 648 Fritsiche, Frank 624 Knapp, Moses 550
Frost, E. A ...
516
Garnish, John
474
Gibbard, Isaac
..... #12
Got, Frank Ma
Gould, J. S ......
.. 528
Goulding. G. P ...
701
Graham A Innemen
Graves L_SAM
700 Grenelle, F .. A ...
Guenther, Frederick
. 499
Haag, John 504
Hallauer. F. G.
402
Hallayer. F. A ...
610
Hamilton, 1. B ..
694
Hannan, J. W ..
461
Harding. Franklin
666
Harper, C. C ....
684
668
Hebard, IT. S ...
Hendrickson, Dr. F. E. 679
Hey, Tevi
576
Duffy, W. B.
458
Hills. Kenben .
674
Eastwood, William
164
Holmes, Daniel
Eckler, John .
550
Lommes. Mary L.
535
Brainard, Chauncey 445 Bresnihan, J. J .. $80 F.ddy, Thomas It. 652 Hopkins, Caleb 503 Becaster, IL Ca 428 Ellwanger, G. H. 566 Hooking I W. 481
Elwood, C. A ...
665
Erickson, Aaron 626
Evershed, J. T.
516
Fax. John D.
Fenner. F. R. ... 707
Kats, Abram J
004
Kelly, J. M ... 581
Knowlton, M. D.
530
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Chamberlain. O. E.
457
Clarke, Freeman . . . . . . . .. $31
Cleary, J. P .......
... 579
586 Cook, Dr. W. C ...
Copeland, David
. 479
Corsin. M. S 570
Cox, Julia .
Craig, Okar ,
Cram, George R.
485
Crapsey, A. S ...
Crouch. C. IL., 666
Culver, M. A., 473
Curtice, Edgar N. 645
Dailey, William 198
Dake. R. A. 197
Davy, John M. 429
Defendorf, F. J. 456
Denton, F. C.
699
Hebbard, D. C ....
Desmond, John
Dickinson, P. P. 532
Draper. H. S.
6.99
Hotchkiss. L. J
467
Hubbell, W. S.
600
Hulett. P. B.
505
Wheatland
White, Charter ........ 117 White Dog. the Last Sacrifice. 19 White. Dr. T. C. 115 Whittlesey. Chancellor, His Prize Poem 185
Whittlesey, F. A.
123
Wife.Killing, but Not Murder.
107
Wilder, Samuel
119
Warten, I. E.
127
Washburn, Rev. I. C., Resigned.
110
17
Watch, Night
166
Waterworks
Weigel, Dr. Louis.
128
562
708
Bent. Samuel R .... 470 Donnelly. T. W. 455
Hinderland, John 581
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HISTORY OF ROCHESTER AND MONROE COUNTY.
Lamberton, A. B ...
155
Pardec, E. S.
6A2
Spalding, Andrew
45€
Lanc, George I.
Parsons, C. K.
501
Spencer. J. A.
664
Lauer. F. C ...
816
Payne, William
66.5
Stace, Stephen
404
Lawyers Co-operative Pub. Co. SH7
Paynter, E. R
Strong. I. A .. 543
List, Adolph
480
Peck, Everard
146
Swanson, T. O.
Taylor, W. R. 651
MeFarlane, C. T. 510
Pengelly. T. R.
562
Titus, S. H ..
504
McMillan, Thomas
McQuaid, R. J
Malcomb. James
594
Porter, Chaunrry
439
Mandeville. W. J.
610
Potter, A. B. .
530
Mann, James
4x9
Martin, John
504
Prevent, Philip
081
Warren, E. O.
125
Maselli, F. A.
597
Waterstreet, John
Meyer, C. C ..
$25
Reynolds, P. C 549
Webster. Albert
518
Millard, Nelson
672
Rogers, Hosea
633
Webster, H. E.
478
Miller, Frederick
555
Kougles, G. W 658
West, J. B.
Miller, W. B ..
556
Whitbeck, Dr. J. F. W
185
Miles, Franklin
549
Schoeffel, G. B 645
White, K. F ..
696
Miles, W. E.
529
Selden, H. R.
450
Whitmore. V. F
611
Miner, John E
690
Shaffer, H. K
640
Wild, James H
Moore, Wilson HI.
541
Shale, J. G.
511
Wilder, Belden
641
Morey, J. E ..
Shaw, L. M. 606
Wilson, W. H.
654
Morgan, D. S.
598
Sickles, Arthur
Witney. G. A.
675
Moultlimp, S. I'
654
siddons, John
469
Wolemt. J. E.
61-
Munn. Dr. F .. G.
693
Sdeox, C. W
700
Wood, Allen L
Murphy, D. R
506
Sloan, Samuel
525
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History
OF
Rochester and Monroe County
INTRODUCTORY
To the gentle reader who may peruse these pages ially in the form of a climate that was rendered it will be evident that history repeats itself in more ways than one.
From one point of view the record of the growth of Rochester may seem to be little different from that of other cities in the western world, the same thing over again with a change in the names, and therefore of no interest except purely local or an- tiquarian. Why, then, cumber the shelves of li- braries with a long account of what has no peculiar characteristics of its own, nothing but its title to differentiate it from other works of a similar na- ture? The answer is that the objection is not well grounded. While the settlers of other places may have had their own obstacles to encounter, their own trials to be met and overcome, the founders of Rochester certainly had a weary task to struggle through the first few years in the plan- tation of this little hamlet in the wilderness and had to resist more detrimental influences, espec-
pustilential by malaria until the swamp lands could be cleared and drained, than were met with elsewhere, Montaigne's dictum, "Happy the nation that has no annals," is but an attractive generality and may be met by the far truer assertion, "Happy the nation whose annals show the contest of its citizens against adversity and the peaceful victory won by patient industry and rectitude of conduct." Regarded in this light it will be seen that it was well worth while to prepare a record of the achieve- ments of our forefathers and of their accomplish- ment in laying firmly the foundation of a city that is the source of pride and pleasure to its inhabi- tants.
But the criticism may be made that it was a useless repetition to gather up all these details and to offer this new history to the publie, when there were already others on the same subject, one of them, at least, by the same author. To this is
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HISTORY OF ROCHESTER AND MONROE COUNTY.
the reply that since the publication of the former works many changes have taken place, not so much in the occurrence of important events as in the surprising growth of Rochester within the past few years, less in the increase of population, ai- though that has been satisfactory, than in the augmentation of all that goes to make up the life of a great community, of educational facilities, of rapid and ubiquitous transportation and of pro- ductive industries. In many of these last-named features Rochester leads the world. and in still more is it at the head of the cities of this country. All these are set forth in the following pages, per- haps not in the fullest or the best manner possible but in the form that seemed most adapted to the requirements of a comfortable volume and at the same time most fitted for permanent preservation. In compiling this work the writer has availed hi.a- self of all known sources of information and has spared no labor in the consultation of all mann- script narratives and books of reference bearing on the general subject, in public and in private
libraries, and of the local newspapers, weekly and daily, from their earliest publication to the be- ginning of this present year. That no omissions may be noticed, no trifling errors detected, is too much to hope for in any human production, but such defects as may be found will not have been due to lack of industry and care. The author has. as will be seen, been greatly aided by many kind friends in the preparation of sketches of most of our prominent institutions, thereby not only light- ening his labors but, what is far more important, giving to the work the sanction of authoritative utterance in all those cases. Wherever such assist- ance has taken the form of written articles, how- ever brief, full credit has been given in the run- ning pages, but in many instances information has been imparted of the source of which no specific mention could be made. With this introductio.1 the book is offered by the writer to the impartial consideration of his fellow-citizens.
ROCHESTER, JUNE 1, 1907.
W. F. P.
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CHAPTER I
THE ABORIGINES OF THE COUNTY.
Forerunners Everywhere-The Mound-Builders- The Great Mound-Serpent-Worship-The Iro- quois Indians-Where They Came from-The Diferent Nations-The Great Confederacy- Hiawatha and the Constitution of the League- Ferocity of the Iroquois-Their Career of De- vastation-Smallness of Their Number-Their System of Consanguinity-Lewis H. Morgan's Discoveries -- Inheritance in the Female Line -. The Status of Women-Iroquois Names of Places-Their Religion-Reformation under Handsome Lake.
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