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Children : I. Sarah, married, May 15, 1675, David Whipple. 2. Alice, married, December 25, 1669, Daniel Brown. 3. Mary, mar- ried, October 14, 1675, Andrew Edmonds. 4. Benjamin, died April 18, 1694. 5. Joseph, died April 19, 1694. 6. William, died August 27, 1729. 7. John, lived at Providence and Scituate. 8. Thomas, died in 1722, leaving children. 9. Isaac, died 1727, lived at Providence and at Norwich, Connecticut.
(I) Nathan Herendeen, descendant of Benjamin Herendeen, was born in Cumberland, Rhode Island, in 1741. He married, April 30. 1764, at Smithfield, Huldah Dillingham. (By Stephen Sly, magistrate, of Smithfield.) One account states that he went from Rhode Island to Adams, Berkshire county, Massachusetts, in 1769, but his daughter Huldah was born in 1772 at Cumberland and he probably went soon afterward to locate permanently. In 1790 he removed to Farmington, Ontario county, New York, exchanging his property at Adams for one thousand acres of wild land in Farmington. Children, born at Smith- field: 1. Pennsylvania, January 13, 1765. 2. Mercy, November 7, 1766. 3. Welcome, mentioned below. Children, born at Cumber- land, Rhode Island : 4. Philadelphia, November 20, 1769. 5. Huldah. April 22, 1772. Perhaps others at Adams.
(II) Welcome, son of Nathan Herendeen, was born at Smithfield. April 18, 1768. He went to Adams and thence to Farmington with his father. He married (first) in 1794, Elizabeth, daughter of Gideon and Anna Durfee, of Palmyra, New York. He married ( second ) May 18, 1806, Mercy Gardner. Children of first wife: Edward, born 1795; Gideon, mentioned below ; Anna ; Huldah ; Durfee. Children of the second wife : Elizabeth; Nathan G .; Welcome Wilkinson, mentioned below.
(III) Gideon, son of Welcome Herendeen, married Barsheba -, who was a Quaker preacher. Many of the family belonged to the Society of Friends. She was officially appointed minister of the Orthodox Friends in the United States and Canada. Among their chil- dren was Lemuel, mentioned below.
(IV) Lemuel, son of Gideon Herendeen, was born on the old homestead
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at Farmington, New York, May 15, 1833. He was educated in the public schools and at the Friends Boarding School at Providence, Rhode Island. He married (first) November 9, 1861, Eliza Newman, born December 5, 1831, daughter of Benjamin and Margaret Newman, of Victor. His wife died December 7, 1885. He married (second) January 16, 1889, Anna E., second daughter of David and Elizabeth Peters, of Ithaca. Mr. Herendeen died February 13, 1897, in Geneva. He was educated in the district schools and worked on the homestead when a boy. He came to Geneva, New York, in 1869, after selling his farm. He started in the nursery business on a farm he purchased in Geneva. He was in partnership for a time with Eli A. Bronson and continued three years under the firm name of Bronson & Herendeen. Mr. Herendeen then sold his share of the business to Mr. Hopkins and was admitted to the firm of Sears & Henry, nurserymen, the name becoming Sears, Henry & Company. This firm prospered and Mr. Herendeen continued in business as long as he lived. He was keenly interested in public affairs and was elected superintendent of the poor in Ontario county for six consecutive terms. He was president of the incorporated village of Geneva one term and had been re-elected, but died ten days after his second election. He was an earnest and influential Republican.
Although he was brought up in the faith of the Friends he attended the Methodist Episcopal church for fifteen years, during six of which he was a trustee and four years superintendent of the Sunday school. In later years he became a member of the North Presbyterian Church. His wife was president of the Women's Auxiliary of the Young Men's Christian Association. Children of his first wife: Herbert ; Albert H., mentioned below; Florence.
(V) Hon. Albert H. Herendeen, son of Lemuel Herendeen, was born in Farmington, June 19, 1868. He attended the public schools and Hobart College, from which he was graduated with the degree of Bachelor of Arts in the class of 1887. After leaving college he became clerk in the office of his father's firm, and in 1892 started the retail trade in nursery stock, doing business under the firm name of A. H. Heren- deen & Company and continued until his father died. He succeeded his father in the firm of Sears, Henry & Company, and since then has been an active member of that firm, which has under cultivation, mostly in nursery stock, two hundred acres of land, employing fifty hands during the regular seasons. Mr. Herendeen is known not only for his success in business, but for his career in public life. In politics he is an active and influential Republican. He was elected mayor of the city of Geneva
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in 1897 and was re-elected in 1899. He is a member of Ark Lodge of Free Masons; Royal Arch Chapter ; Royal and Select Masters; Knights Templar of Geneva ; of the Eagles, the Knights of Pythias, the Masonic Club and the Kanadasaga Club. He is a member of the First Presby- terian Church.
He married, December 6, 1899, Neva A. King, born December 12, 1870, daughter of Charles King, who in later years was a traveling salesman. Mr. and Mrs. Herendeen have one child, Lemuel Albert, born in Geneva, March 18, 1901.
HERENDEEN.
(III) Welcome Wilkinson, son of Welcome Herendeen (q. v.). was born on the old homestead, July 10, 1810, at Farmington, and was educated in the public schools. He also followed farming. He was captain of the local militia company. He died December 16, 1892. He married, January 12, 1832, Caroline L. Arnold, of Farmington, born on the old Arnold homestead in 1809, died May 8, 1887. Children: Will- iam R., died in infancy, and Charles H., mentioned below.
(IV) Charles H., son of Welcome Wilkinson Herendeen, was born on the farm. which he now owns and on which he resides, June 13. 1840. He received his education in the public schools of his native town and at Macedon Academy. During his youth he assisted his father on the homestead, and afterward his father gave him one hundred and thirty acres of land. Subsequently he succeeded to the remainder of his father's farm, the old homestead. For four years he also repre- sented the Walter A. Wood Company as selling agent for farming machinery. In politics he is a Democrat and for seven years represented the town of Farmington in the board of supervisors of the county. When first elected in 1892, he was the first supervisor of his political party, elected for thirteen years in the town. At the end of his last term he declined re-election. In religion he is a Presbyterian. Mr. Herendeen is a member of Canandaigua Lodge, No. 294. Free and Accepted Masons: Excelsior Chapter, No. 64, Royal Arch Masons : Palmyra Council. No. 26, Royal and Select Masters : Zebia Commandery, No. 41, Knights Templar ; Damascus Temple, Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine; and was master of the Canandaigua
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Lodge for two years. He is a member of Manchester Grange, Patrons of Husbandry.
Mr. Herendeen married (first ) December 18, 1862, Julia M., daugh- ter of Proctor and Mary L. Newton, of the town of Manchester. Her father was born in Suffield, Connecticut, June 16, 1799, married, May 4, 1823, Mary Larned, who was born March 16, 1801 ; they came to the town of Hopewell in 1830 and had seven children. Mr. Herendeen married (second) June 10, 1903, Caroline M. Mersereau, who was born in Flint, Michigan, July 20, 1871, daughter of George D. Mersereau, of Farmington. Children of second wife: Donald A., born June 10, 1904; Doris M., January 15. 1906.
FLYNN.
The excise department of the state of New York is ably represented in Ontario county by Francis Flynn, of Geneva county, a sturdy and pro- gressive Irish-American, who has served the public in various responsi- ble capacities and won the confidence of his fellow-citizens by his integrity and strict attention to duty.
The Flynns are of ancient and honorable lineage, and the founder in America of the family now in hand was Francis Flynn, who was born in the parish of Fanith, Ireland, March 22, 1815. Emigrating to the United States in 1835 he readily adapted himself to the new conditions which surrounded him, and settling in Auburn, Cayuga county, New York, he was for a time engaged in the grocery business. The public service, however, appeared more attractive to him than the uncertainties of mercantile life, and possessing the necessary physical requirements for admission to the Auburn police force he was connected with that department for several years. Retiring from the police force with an honorable record for efficiency, he was subsequently employed as a keeper at the Auburn State Prison. Mr. Flynn died at Auburn in 1874. He married Bridget Scollin, born in Ireland, August 9, 1822, died at Auburn in 1872. Children: Patrick A., John, Elizabeth, Michael, Katherine, William, Francis, a sketch of whom follows.
(II) Francis (2), son of Francis (1) and Bridget (Scollin) Flynn, was born in Auburn, July 13, 1856. He attended the Auburn public schools, and securing a position as a store clerk at the age of fourteen, he was engaged in mercantile pursuits for about six years. In
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188I he went to Buffalo, New York, where he served an apprenticeship of three years at the ironmoulder's trade, and in 1884 he found employ- ment as a journeyman in Shortsville, this county. With the exception of one year ( 1887), which he spent in Kansas City, Missouri, he has ever since resided in Ontario county, and upon his return from the west he settled in Geneva, entering the employ of the Phillips & Clark Stove Company. At a later period, owing to physical disability, he found it absolutely necessary for him to seek a less arduous occupation, and in 1895 he engaged in the provision trade. His natural ability and superior intelligence, however, were destined to lead him into other fields of use- fulness. In 1897 he was elected a trustee of the village, being the first Republican ever chosen from ward three, and in the fall of that year he was elected city treasurer under the city charter, which became effective in 1898. He was therefore the first city treasurer of Geneva and he retained that office for two terms, a period of six years. In 1903 he was elected sheriff of Ontario county, and retired from that office at the expiration of his three years' term with a record for able and con- scientious service. On January 1, 1907, he was appointed a private in the service of the state excise department, and is still serving in that capacity. He occupies the chair of deputy grand knight in the local organization of the Knights of Columbus, has been commander of the Maccabees two terms, is a member of the Catholic Mutual Benevolent Association, and the American Federation of Labor. While employed at his trade he joined the Iron-Moulder's Union, and although he has long since ceased to be active in that calling he still retains his member- ship and good standing.
Mr. Flynn was married in Auburn, December 9, 1878, to Anna Butter ; they have had one daughter, Mary Elizabeth, born in Auburn, January 12, 1880, died in Buffalo in 1884. Mrs. Anna (Butter) Flynn was born January 1, 1856, daughter of John and Elizabeth (Berry) Butter. Her father was born in Ireland, April 18, 1819, died in 1895. Her mother was born in Cork, Ireland, February 14, 1828. Their children are: William F., Thomas J., Mary, Etta and Anna.
KLUBE.
On June II, 1845, Gustave Fredeman Klube, of Oldeshaven, in the German principality of Sondershausen, and Maria Ernstina Voight, of Schwarzburg, same principality, were united in marriage. Gustave
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F. Klube was born in Oldeshaven, August 11, 1815, and Maria E. Voight was born in Schwarzburg, Sondershausen, March 19, 1822. They departed from Oldeshaven at twelve M., May 4, 1850, sailed for the United States, May 15, following, and landed in New York at two P. M., July 4, of the same year. After residing in Syracuse, New York, a short time, they settled in Geneva, where the later families engaged in the harness-making business, and as he learned his trade in the "fatherland," where craftsmen are subjected to a most rigid course of training, it must be inferred that he was a very skillful artisan. Nat- urally frugal and industrious he prospered, reared a large family and provided his offspring with good educational advantages. Children : I. Gustave Henry August, born in Oldeshaven, Germany, August 28. 1846, enlisted December 27, 1863, in Company H, One Hundred and Forty-eighth Regiment, New York Volunteer Infantry, for service in the civil war, served with credit in the struggle for the suppression of slavery and was killed in battle at Cold Harbor, Virginia, June 3, 1864. (N. B .- This gallant youth was but seventeen years old at the time of his death, and his untimely end was therefore as deplorable as it was honorable ). 2. Agusta Johanna F., born in Oldeshaven, February 21, 1848. 3. Theresa Louise, born in Syracuse, August 10, 1850. 4. Mary E., born in Geneva, February 1, 1853. 5. Emelia Louise, born in Geneva, February 14, 1855. 6. Louise Emma, born in Geneva, October 10, 1856. 7. Henry John Lewis, a brief sketch of whom follows:
Henry John Lewis, youngest child of Gustave F. and Maria E. (Voight) Klube, was born in Geneva, July 10, 1859. He was educated in the Geneva public schools, and upon leaving the high school he learned the saddlery business under the direction of his father. In 1877, when but eighteen years of age, he engaged in the saddlery trade for himself, built up a profitable business and followed it for more than thirty years, or until his death, which occurred May 7, 1908. A man of pro- gressive ideas he could always be depended upon to assist in establish- ing public improvements, and he was especially interested in increasing the efficiency of the fire department, having been a charter member of the Folger Hook and Ladder Company, of whch he was treasurer. He affiliated with the Knights of Pythias and preserved his good standing in the local lodge until its disbandment. In politics he was a Repub- lican. He attended St. Peter's ( Protestant Episcopal) Church.
Mr. Klube married, October 31, 1894. Carrie Isabell Buffington, of Geneva. Children: 1. Martha Louise, born February 21, 1896,
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is now attending a private school. 2. Gustave F., born February 5, 1900. 3. James Martin, born May 21, 1903.
Mrs. Carrie I. Klube (nee Buffington) was born in Geneva, Sep- tember 19, 1862. Her father, James H. Buffington, was born May 13. 1834. Her mother, Triphena ( Martin) Buffington, was born August 24, 1836, died in Geneva, February 26, 1902. They were married May 13, 1855. Mrs. Klube's grandfather, Joseph Buffington, who was born in Ohio, died in 1830, and her grandmother, Dolly ( Ferry) Buffington. who was also a native of Ohio, died in 1885. James H. Buffington was a moulder and in his younger days worked for the Libby Engine Com- pany and the Gould Manufacturing Company at Seneca Falls, New York. Removing in 1861 to Geneva he was with William Burrill for six years, and then entered the employ of William B. Dunning. He was an expert in his calling and remained with Mr. Dunning for thirty years. At the expiration of that time his services were secured by the Heredeen Manufacturing Company, and he continued in their employ until 1908 when he retired from active labor. The children of James H. and Triphena ( Martin) Buffington are: I. Frances Estella, born in Seneca Falls, October 9. 1857, married Edward S. Fleming. Decem- ber 25, 1876; children : Mary E., who is now the wife of Ernest Stagg; Carrie Isabell ; Ruth Buffington, married Arthur McGuire; Harold S. and Herbert Irving Fleming. 2. Carrie Isabell, now the widow of Henry J. L. Klube. 3. Edwin Carey, born in Geneva, February 8, 1873. 4. Edith Rankin, born May 24, 1876, married P. A. Perrin, December 25, 190I.
OSBURN.
Sturgis Osburn was probably descended from the Osborns of Fair- field county, Connecticut. He lived in Dutchess county, New York, and died in the West.
(II) John, son of Sturgis Osburn, was born in Dutchess county, New York, in 1807, died February 4, 1885. When a small boy he came with his parents to Farmington, Ontario county, New York. He started in life on a small farm at Farmington and by industry and close applica- tion to business became one of the most prosperous and successful farmers of the town. From time to time he added to his farm until he had at the time of his death three hundred and eight acres. In politics
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he was a Republican and took an active interest in public affairs, but for business reasons declined public office.
He married Hannah Tracy Smith, who was born at Farmington, September 18, 1812, died May 18, 1864, daughter of Levi and Lucy ( Hay- ward) Smith. Her father was born December 17, 1770, died February 5, 1857; her mother was born December 5, 1788, died September 6, 1847. Children of John Osburn. I. Charles C., born September 24, 1832, died in 1907; married Maria Nelson and had four children. 2. Lucy M., June 16, 1835; married William Hayward. 3. Stephen H., January 20, 1837; lost his life in the civil war in front of Peters- burg. 4. Levi S., December 24, 1839; married Harriet Jones and had one child. 5. Mary E .. September 25. 1841, died in 1889; married and had one child, now deceased. 6. Henry C., mentioned below. 7. Frances A., October 13, 1846, married Silas Howe. 8. John Byron (twin), May 30, 1852. 9. James Myron ( twin), May 30, 1852, died November 29, 1852.
(III) Henry C., son of John Osburn, was born at Farmington, September 23, 1843, and was educated there in the district schools. From early youth he assisted his father on the farm and he remaine 1 on the homestead until his father died. He inherited part of the farm and bought the remainder of the other heirs and he has continued to carry on the paternal homestead to the present time. Mr. Osburn is prominent in town affairs. He was an inspector of election for a number of years; assessor of the town of Farmington from 1891 to 1894 ard supervisor in 1894-95. For five years he was justice of the peace and at the present time holds that office. In politics he is a Republican. In religion he is a believer in the faith of the Friends.
He married, November 14, 1867, Mary Howland, who was born at Farmington, February 9, 1848, daughter of Abraham Howland, who was born at Farmington, February 6, 1821, and married, in 1844, Phoebe McCumber, born in 1821, died February 19, 1851. Her father died June 9, 1897. Mrs. Osburn had a sister, Lucile Howland, born at Farmington in 1846, married Winfield Mink. Randall Robbinson, great- grandfather of Mrs. Osburn, was a native of Vermont and a soldier in the revolution. Children of Mr. and Mrs. Osburn: I. Louis C., born at Farmington, January 19, 1873; married May Cornford and has one child. 2. John A., born February 11, 1877; married Nellie Hawkins. 3. Stacy L., born December 4, 1884.
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SHEFFER.
The Sheffer family, represented in the present generation by Edward Thatcher Sheffer, of Shortsville, New York, is an honored one in that state, several generations residing there, faithfully performing their part as public-spirited citizens.
(I) The first of the name of whom we have definite information was Roswell P. Sheffer. He married Mary Hilliard and among their chil- dren was Ceylon, see forward.
(II) Ceylon, son of Roswell P. and Mary (Hilliard) Sheffer, received a practical education in the schools of the neighborhood, and upon arriving at man's estate became a prominent manufacturer of Shortsville, continuing for many years. He made the original Shorts- ville Iron Beam Plow, which was considered a very useful adjunct to the farm. He held a high position in the industries of the town, and was considered by all who knew him as an exemplary character and an active factor in promoting the best interests of the community. He fol- lowed the doctrines of the Presbyterian church, and in politics adhered to the principles of the Republican party. He married Emma Thatcher, born 1849, died October 14, 1883, daughter of Isaac and Ann Thatcher. Among their children was Edward Thatcher, see forward.
Isaac Thatcher, father of Emma (Thatcher) Sheffer, was born in Ontario, Wayne county, New York, October 28, 1824, died March 25, 1910, at the age of almost eighty-six years, son of Joseph and Abigail (Durfee) Thatcher. When about seven years old his father 'died and he then left home and went to Clifton Springs, where he remained until he was fourteen years old, and then located in Shorts- ville and made his home there for several years. He later went to Albion and learned the trade of wagonmaker, remaining for four years, after which he returned to Shortsville and there spent the remainder of his life. He married Ann who died September 5, 1898. Children: Emma, aforementioned as the wife of Ceylon Sheffer; Mrs Charles H. Davison ; Dr. Edward Thatcher and Burritt Thatcher.
(III) Edward Thatcher, son of Ceylon and Emma ( Thatcher) Sheffer, was born at Shortsville, Ontario county, New York, December 24, 1870. He received his education in the public school of the village, and upon the completion of his studies pursued a course in a business college in Rochester, New York. For the following six years he served in the capacity of bookkeeper and cashier of the Metropolitan Storage and Transfer Company of Rochester. He then returned to his native
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town and accepted a similar position with the Shortsville Wheel Com- pany, in which he is serving at the present time ( 1911), discharging his duties to the satisfaction of all concerned. Mr. Sheffer is a great lover of music and possesses a fine voice for solo work, and at present is filling an engagement in the choir of St. John's Church of Shortsville. He is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and a Republican in politics. In all matters pertaining to the welfare of the place of his birth, Mr. Sheffer takes an active interest, and he is highly regarded in the community. He married, October 17, 1892, Florence M. Mills, of Lindsay, Province of Ontario, Canada, daughter of Ansel and Ursula (Daggs) Mills. One child, Earle C., born May 18, 1894, now attending high school.
SMITH.
Edmund W. Smith, of Manchester, one of the practical, progressive and enterprising agriculturists of the section in which he resides, is a representative of a family that has been noted for their patriotism and love of country, members thereof having participated in the revolutionary war and the war of 1812.
Edmund W. Smith was born in Manchester, New York, May 4, 1866. He received a liberal education in the schools of his native town, and this was supplemented by attendance at the Canandaigua Academy. Shortly after completing his studies, he turned his attention to agri- cultural pursuits, in which he has since engaged, achieving a large degree of success, owing to his advanced methods, and his land and buildings all bespeak excellent management and care. He gives his political allegiance to the candidates of the Republican party, and has served in the capacity of clerk of school district, supervisor and other offices. Mr. Smith married Catherine Absensheme and they are the parents of one son.
SIMPSON.
M. K. Simpson, of Geneva, Ontario county, New York, was born in Orange county, New York, September 3, 1829.
He attended the public schools, acquiring a practical education which prepared him for the activities of life, after which he learned the trade of carriage maker, following the same for many years, deriving therefrom a comfortable livelihood. In March, 1857, he took up his
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residence in Geneva, New York, where he has since resided, and where he conducted a carriage making business for nine years. He has taken a leading part in every movement that tended toward the advancement and welfare of his adopted city, and is held in high esteem by all who know him. On August 7, 1862, during the progress of the civil war, he displayed his patriotism by enlisting in Company E, One Hundred and Twenty-sixth New York Volunteers, and was mustered out june 6, 1865. He served mostly on detached duty and participated in the battles of Bolivar and Maryland Heights, being taken prisoner at Harper's Ferry. He is affiliated with Swift Post, No. 94, Grand Army of the Republic, with Lodge No. 299, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and Grand Lodge of the State of New York. He holds membership in the North Presbyterian Church, and his political allegiance is given to the Republican party. Mr. Simpson married, December 26, 1854, Frances McNeill ; children : Selina A., married J. Wagner; Augusta H., married W. R. Groom.
DORCHESTER.
Edward G. Dorchester, a well known merchant of Ontario county, New York, and head of the firm of Dorchester & Rose, is descended from an old family of the state of New York.
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