Mohawk Valley genealogy and history : [a compilation of clippings, 1949], Part 1

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THURSDAY, JANUARY 6, 1949

MOHAWK VALLEY

GENEALOGY AND

HISTORY

St. Johnsvlile Enterprise and News, St. Johnsville, N. Y.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 6th, 1949

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The Petries In America

'These notes and records of the Johan Jost Petrie family and de- scendants in America were compil- ed by the late Mrs. Frederick Staeh- la, of Munnsville, N. Y. Her notes have been checked, so far as we have been able to do so, and we will try to complete her work.

Dr. and Mrs. R. C. Petrie, Johnstown, N. Y.

(Continued from last week)

Installment 44

(740) XB39. John Campbell Bellin- ger, born April 7, 1795 (Ros. Rec.) (Tombstone says 1793); died June 5, 1881. He was the son of Joseph (Jost) Bellinger (136B7) and Anna Eva Campbell, daughter of General Patrick Campbell. Married Mary Feeter, born May 21, 1794, died Jan. 4, 1871 (1096XPRB1557.) She was the daughter of Col. William Feeter and Mary Elizabeth (Ad) Bellinger.

John kept a public house and was overseer of highways, when Little Falls was formed, 1829. They were married in Aug. 18, 1818. (See story about him, in preceding issues, under (136B7).

Note: Karl Zwinck of 904 Packard, Ann Arbor, Michigan possesses a copy of the Feeter genealogy by Koettertz. He has kindly and care- fully copied this line, for the Pe- tries of America-and further records of this branch of the family, will be printed, due to Mr. Zwinck and his untiring efforts. Children 9.

1580B172. Johann W. Bellinger, born Sept. 2, 1819, died Dec. 21, 1847. Unmarried.

1581B173. Joseuh Henry Bellinger born March 29, 1821. (Spin: record gives Barch 12), died July 21, 1867.

Married Roxy Ann Smith, born May 6, 1829, died Nof. 28, 1913. She was the daughter of Matthew Smith who was in the war of 1812 and a granddaughter of Frederick Smith who was at Oriskany. Children 5.

1582XB174. Elizabeth Ann Bellin- ger born April 1, 7T89, died Nov. 6, 1882. Married Robert Casler (1621 B166), Jr. No issue.

1583XB175. Catharine Bellinger, born Feb. 11, 1824 died Nov. 17, 1882. Married John Smith. Children 3. 1584XB176. James Feeter Bellinger (twin) born March 7, 1826, died Sept. 8, 1895. Married Jane Greene in 1850. hoe cake in hot ashes and baked Lived in Baldwinsville. Children 6. bread and cake in Dutch ovens.

1585XB177. Peter Bellinger (twin)

1595X B186. Eleanore Sussannah Bellinger born April 16, 1850, died 1889. Married Frank H. Brown 1871. Children 2.

1596B187. Margaret Josephine Bel- linger born 1852, died 1916. Married Thomas Harper in 1901. No issue.

(743) XB42. Anna Maria Bellinger, daughter of Joseph Jost Bellinger (136B7) and (2) wife Maria Rosen- krantz (194). Born May 5, 1808, died Aug. 24, 1884. Married James Breckenridge on Oct. 1, 1825. Children 9.

1600XB188. Mary Ann Brecken- ridge born March 24, 1828, died March 25, 1907, aged 79 years. Mar- ried William Stout at Black Lake. Children 1.

1601B189. Hannah Breckenridge, born Oct. 1829, Married Augustus Krake. Had 3 children. All died. No descendants.

1602B190. Simeon Lyman Breck- enridge born May 22, 1832, died when small.

1603B191. William Breckenridge, born June 10, 1834. Married Minerva Farmer. Had a son and daughter who went west. No further data.

1604XB192. Delia Zreckenridge, born Nov. 10, 1838, died Sept. 16, 1915. Married Enog Evans Nov .. 1, 1857. Children .

1605XB193. Charles Breckenridge, born Jan. 20, 1841, died March 19, 1897. Married Mary Sayer Oct. 23, 1862

1606B194. James Breckenridge, born April 14, 1844, died age 19.

1607XB195. George Breckenridge, born Oct. 8, 1846, died Dec. 20, 1920. Married 1 Lottie Chapin. Three children( all dead. Married 2 Belle Havens. One son, Allan died 12.

1608XB196. Allen Breckenridge, born April 20, 1850, died Nov. 14 1878. Married Mary Johnson. Child- ren 2.

(To be continued)

Life at Eighty-four

S. C. KIMM

' (Continued from last week)"

Household Improvements

We have mentioned the helps in out door labor on the farm, what about the improvements for the housewife. Even upto the date of my birth in 1863 there were a few women who swung an iron kettle from a crane over the fire in the fireplace to brew vegetables, bake

The old Clinton air tight writh . itA

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the farm women talking with their neighbors. Finally these local phones were merged into a vast system and a farmer from his own home can now talk to a friend anywhere in the civilized world,

Still the improvements keep com- ing. Electricity has been installed in the farm house and with it electric lights, electric flat iron, toaster, ir- oner, dish washer, washing machine and many other electric gadgets to make the farm woman happy. By means of her electric refrigerator she can keep food indefinitely and her electric cooler will keep an abun- dance of frozen food for months to come and her electric kitchen stove is ready to use in an instant of time and does away with smoke, dust and gas. She sets a thermostat to regu- late the amount of heat in her en- tire house and a stoker in the base- rent does the rest. Baking and boil- ing with an electric stove, a Philgas stove or even an oil stove is a far cry from baking in a Dutch oven and boiling vegetables in a kettle hung from a crane in a fireplace or in an old Clinton air tight of my boy- hood days. -

She neither trudges on foot, nor yokes up the oxen, nor hitches up the horse to go to the village store or to a ladies' meeting She steps on the starter and in 15 minutes she reach- es her destination. Is the farm wife of today surrounded with all these conveniences healthier and happier than the pioneer housewife of 80 years ago?

Education ..

This little history would not be complete without tracing the chang- ing educational opportunities since in educational opportunities since my birthday in 1863. At that date there was no free district school. If a farmer wished to send his child-' ren to the district school he had to pay tuition. This was called a "Rate Bill." The expenses of the school were pro rated among the parents who sent children to the district school. As early as 1850 certain men in the legislature worked to bring about free district schools.

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have been checked, so far as we have been able to do so, and we will try to complete her work.

Dr. and Mrs. R. C. Petrie,

Johnstown, N. Y.

(Continued from last week)

Installment 44

(740)XB39. John Campbell Bellin- ger, born April 7, 1795 (Ros. Rec.) (Tombstone says 1793); died June 5, 1881. He was the son of Joseph (Jost) Bellinger (136B7) and Anna Eva Campbell, daughter of General Patrick Campbell. Married Mary Feeter, born May 21, 1794, died Jan. 4, 1871 (1096XPRB1557.) She was the daughter of Coi. William Feeter and Mary Elizabeth (Ad) Bellinger.

John kept a public house and was overseer of highways, when Little Falls was formed, 1829. They were married in Aug. 18, 1818. (See story about him, in preceding issues, under (136B7).

1580B172. Johann W. Beliinger, born Sept. 2, 1819, died Dec. 21, 1847. Unmarried.

1581B173. Joseuh Henry Bellinger born March 29, 1821. (Spin: record gives Barch 12), died July 21, 1867.

Married Roxy Ann Smith, born May 6, 1829, died Nof. 28, 1913. She was the daughter of Matthew Smith who was in the war of 1812 and a granddaughter of Frederick Smith who was at Oriskany. Children 5.

1582XB174. Elizabeth Ann Beilin- ger born April 1, 7T89, died Nov. 6. 1882. Married Robert Casler (1621 B166), Jr. No issue.

1583XB175. Catharine Beilinger, born Feb. 11, 1824 died Nov. 17, 1882. Married John Smith. Children 3. 1584XB176. James Feeter Bellinger (twin) born March 7, 1826, dled Sept. 8, 1895. Married Jane Greene in 1850. Lived in Baldwinsville. Children 6.

1585XB177. Peter Beilinger (twin) born March 7, 1826. Marrled Mary A. Goodell who was born 1834, died in 1910. Lived In Little Falls, N. Y. Children 5.

1586XB178. Christopher Bellinger, born Dec. 17, 1828, died May 16, 1897. Married Christina ... Walrath, 1849, of Danube. She was born Nov. (it more than did the hired boy whose 14, 1828. Children 7.

1587XB179. Abram Eysaman Bei- linger born Feb. 11, 1831. Married Mary E. Beilinger, daughter of Ger- trude Casler (1532XB140) and Hen- ry Bellinger. Her number is (3085X- B14). They were married in 1854. Children 2.

1588XB180. Joram Petry Bellinger born Sept. 11, 1833. Married DeEtta E. Steele, daughter of George Steele who lived south of' the .Mohawk. They lived at Little Falls, N. Y. Children 5.

(741) XB40. Abram Bellinger, son , behind the kitchen stove. Those who of Joseph (Jost) or Johann Jost Bel- , were too indifferent to put in a wa- linger (136B7) and (2) wife Maria ter system said the lead pipe would Rosenkrantz. (194) Born Dec. 28, 1803, died Feb. 28, 1823, aged 19-10. Unmarried. (Spln. Rec.) Tombstone at Hammond, N. Y.

(742)XB41. Josephus Bellinger, born March 10, 1806 (Spinner rec.) Sponsors Peter Bellinger and Mar- garet Petry, widow. He died in 1878. Married Catharine Sophia Pohnmann who was born in 1809, died 1900. Married 1833. Children 7. (Census 1850, family in Oswegatchie 918.)

1590B181. Augusta Maria Beliin - ger born 1834. died 1854. Unmarried.

Krantz (194). Born May 5, 1808, died Aug. 24, 1884. Married James Breckenridge on Oct. 1, 1825.

Children 9.

1600XB188. Mary Ann Brecken- ridge born March 24, 1828, died March 25, 1907, aged 79 years. Mar- ried Willlam Stout at Black Lake. Children 1.

1601B189. Hannah Breckenridge, born Oct. 1829. Marrled Augustus Krake. Had 3 children. Ali died. No descendants.

1602B190. Simeon Lyman Breck- enridge born May 22, 1832, died when small.

1603B191. William Breckenridge, born June 10, 1834. Married Minervā Farmer. Had a son and daughter who went west. No further data.

1604XB192. Delia Zreckenridge, born Nov. 10, 1838, died Sept. 16, 1915. Married Enos Evans Nov .. 1, 1857. Children .

1605XB193. Charles Breckenridge, 19, born Jan. 20, 1841, died March 1897. Married Mary Sayer Oot. 23, 1862.

1606B194. James Breckenridge, born April 14, 1844, died age 19. 1607XB195. George Breckenridge, born Oct. 8, 1846, died Dec. 20, 1920. Married 1 Lottie Chapin. Three children( ali dead. Married 2 Belle Havens. One son, Allan died 12. 1608XB196. Allen Breckenridge, born April 20, 1850, died Nov. 14 1878. Married Mary Johnson. Child- ren 2.

(To be continued)

Life at Eighty-four

S. C. KIMM

' (Continued from last weelt)"

Household Improvements

The old Clinton air tight with its elevated oven was in general use. Then came the square box kitchen stove with oven doors on both sides, with a reservoir on the back side. The first woman In the neighbor- hood to get this new stove was In- deed proud. In fact she appreciated

job it was to keep that reservolr filled with cistern water. This was followed by the kitchen range which would burn elther wood or coal. Several years went by and some one conceived the Idea of discarding the reservoir and placing a water jacket in front of the fire box. The far- mer, in place of the old wooden pump logs, lald lead pipe from the spring to the kitchen which he connected to the water jacket with intake and outiet. To the outlet pipe was at- tached a hot water tank which stood

poison the family and the water tank would "blow up." The lead pipe was replaced with galvanized iron pipe. The hot and cold water was led to the kitchen sink and after a while to a small room and attached to a wash basin, a tin

bath tub and a flush tollet. The neat and pretty little buliding which Chick Sayles had built back of the wood- shed was no longer needed. Altho that first hot and cold water system in the neighborhood created much adverse criticism, yet many, espec-

Sull the improvements keep com- ing. Electricity has been installed in the farm house and with it electric lights, electric flat iron, toaster, ir- oner, dish washer, washing machine and many other electric gadgets to make the farm woman happy. By ineans of her electric refrigerator she can keep food indefinitely and her electric cooler will keep an abun- dance of frozen food for months to come and her electric kitchen stove is ready to use in an instant of time and does away with smoke, dust and gas. She sets a thermostat to regu- late the amount of heat in her en- tire house and a stoker in the base- rent does the rest. Baking and boil- ing with an electric stove, a Philgas stove or even an oil stove is a far cry from baking in a Dutch oven and boiling vegetables in a kettie hung from a crane in a fireplace or In an oid Clinton air tight of my boy- hood days.

Education ..

This little 'history would not be complete without tracing the chang- ing educational opportunities since in educational opportunities since my birthday In 1863. At that date there was no free district school. If a farmer wished to send his child- ren to the district school he had to pay tuition. This was called a "Rate Bili." The expenses of the school were pro rated among the parents who sent children to the district school. As early as 1850 certain men In the legislature worked to bring about free district schools.

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Among these was John Bowdish of Montgomery county who became known as the "Father of the Free Schools." Probably no other issue ever came up in the New York state legislature that created such strife as did the free school act. Strange as it may seem the farmers were op- posed to free schools while the cities and lange villages usually favored them. These succeeded in getting free district schools at one time but there arose such an outcry against school taxes that the legislators were scared into rescinding the free school act. A similar instance occurred more than 60 years later when a governor vetoed the township sys- tem. Many legislator lost his po- Iltical head in that early fight for free district schools. This was the free school act of 1849.

Schools Finally , Become Free

So obnoxious did the rate bill be- come that the citles would have nothing to do with It and they or- ganized themselves under the law with boards of education and taxed the people to support free schools. In 1853 an act was passed per- mitting two or more districts to un- ite making what was called "union free schools." A large fraction of the villages adopted this new system, but many others and most rural school districts clung to the old rate bill and made parents pay tuition for sending their children to the district school. Such were the conditions of the country schools of Herkimer county when I was born in 1863. In the year 1867 enough men in the state legislature screwed up their courage to again pass an act to make all the common schools free to rich and poor alike.

Pauper Sehools

Even though the act of 1867 freed the indigent pupil from legal disgrace it did not free him from local dis- grace. Because people without child- ren were taxed to educate children whose parents had no taxable prop- erty , the well-todo called the district schools "pauper schools." Many would not send their children to school with the children of the hired help and thus arose the "select" school in nearly every village and hamlet. These were private schools, charging tuition to pay teachers sal- aries and other expenses. In the larg- er centers like Herkimer, Ilion, Lit- tle Falls and West Winfield these private schools were large enough to be called academies. Some of them taught advanced subjects but if one wished to prepare for college he was obliged to attend Fairfield, Cazeno via, Whitestown or Fort Plaln Lib- eral Institute or anyone of a hun- dred seminaries scattered over New York state w here the pupil pald tui- tion, board, fuel, room rent and fur- nish much of his bedding and room furnishings.

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grace. Because people without child- ren were taxed to educate children whose parents had no taxable prop- erty , the well-todo called the district schools "pauper schools." Many would not send their children to school with the children of the hired help and thus arose the "select" school in nearly every village and hamlet. These were private schools, charging tuition to pay teachers sal- aries and other expenses. In the larg- er centers like Herkimer, Ilion, Lit- tle Falls and West Winfield these private schools were large enough to be called academies. Some of them taught advanced subjects but if one wished to prepare for college he was obliged to attend Fairfield, Cazeno via, Whitestown or Fort Plain Lib-' eral Institute or anyone of a hun- dred seminaries scattered over New York state w here the pupil paid tui- tion, board, fuel, room rent and fur- nish much of his bedding and room furnishings.

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Zadoc Wilson born (Thompson, Ct. ? ) 1793. Who were his parents ? Also who did he marry? ' Zadoc died April 20, 1868 in or near Saranac N. Y. He had a daughter Joanna born May, 1819, died 1892. She mar- ried Thomas Jefferson Drown born March 16, 1814 (N. H .? ) They resid- ed near Saranac, N. Y.

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Who was the wife of Thomas Jef- ferson Drown? They had a daugh- ter Emily born June 9, 1845. She married Wm. John Colvin born 1843, died 1904. Probably born "and died in or near Saranac, N. Y. Any in- formation will be appreciated.

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1635XB217. Katharine Louisa Bel- linger born 1843, (1850 census), died 26 June 1926. Married Alfred T. scendants in America were compil- Strong in 1879, died 1884. She was ed by the late Mrs. Frederick Stach- la, of Munnsville, N. Y. Her notes have been checked, so far as we have been able to do so, and we will try to complete her work.

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Mohawk Valley genealogy and history : [a compilation of clippings, 1949], Part 1

Author: Publication date: 1942 Publisher: [1942-1949] Number of Pages: 190

Author:
Publication date: 1942
Publisher: [1942-1949]
Number of Pages: 190