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Mr. McLean was married December 17, 1868, to Miss Addie Bradley, a daughter of Hull and Sylvia (Gould) Bradley. By this union there were four children: Luella, born July 6, 1875; Lizzie, born February II, 1877; Ralph C., born December 21, 1882; Floyd S., born August 28, 1886. Mrs. Mc- Lean, who was a most estimable wife and mother, died December 28, 1887. On Octo- ber 1, 1890, Mr. McLean married for his sec- ond wife Miss Lizzie Marvin, and by this union has one child, Mildred E., born Sep- tember 3, 1891.
Mr. McLean is a charter member of Ben Marvin Post, No. 209, Grand Army of the Republic, of Walton, at the present time fill- ing the position of Aide on the staff of the Commander-in-chief. He is also a member of Walton Lodge, A. F. & A. M., No. 559. In politics Mr. McLean is a Republican, and has filled several important local offices of trust. He has always enjoyed a high reputation as an honorable and upright citizen, his record in civil life being as pure and spotless as his military life was brave and faithful.
NDREW JACKSON STOUTEN- BURGH, deceased, a late resident of Kortright, was a descendant of the old Dutch family of that name, which was one of the first to settle in the State of New York, and at one time possessed much of the land now occupied by New York
City. His grandfather, Tobias Stoutenburgh, was a farmer of Dutchess County, owning a productive farm in Milan, where he died at the age of eighty-five years, his wife Susan also living to be over eighty years of age. They were the parents of five children, all of whom have passed away.
Peter Stoutenburgh, the father of the sub- ject of this sketch, was born in Dutchess County, where he grew to manhood and mar- ried. About 1814 he removed to Kortright, and made his home on the land afterward oc- cupied by his son Andrew J., the tract at that time being a dense forest containing seventy- five acres. This he cleared, building a log house, and, as the result of unceasing labor, after some years was able to buy seventy-five acres in addition to his original purchase. He passed the latter part of his life in Har- persfield, where he died at the age of eighty- four years. He was a member of the Christian church. Politically, he was a Democrat. His wife, Lydia (Borden) Stoutenburgh, was a native of Dutchess County. She was also a member of the Christian church. She died at the age of seventy-six years. Her eleven children were as follows: William, who lives in Delhi; Eliza Avery, of Bloomville; To- bias, a resident of Fergusonville; Maria, who was the wife of Asa Warner, and died at the age of sixty years; Catherine, who passed away when thirty years old, the wife of Arch- ibald Freeman, of Stamford; Ann, who was married, and died at the age of about sixty ; Charles, who died when thirty years of age; Andrew Jackson, of whom this biography is written ; Edward, of Harpersfield; Alfred, a resident of Penn Yan, N.Y .; and Sarah, the wife of Henry Joslyn, of Harpersfield.
Andrew Jackson Stoutenburgh was born in Kortright, January 23, 1824, and was edu- cated in the district schools. He learned the trade of carpenter, and at the age of twenty- four started out for himself. Three years later he married Miss Cordelia Gregory, who was born within sight of the home of her mar- ried life. For fifteen years Mr. Stoutenburgh followed his trade, and then engaged in farm- ing, purchasing the land which is now occu- pied by Mr. James May. Herc he resided for two years, and in 1854 bought the farm which
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he occupied until his death, which took place November 11, 1894. This contains one hun- dred and twenty-eight acres, and has been improved in a remarkable degree under Mr. Stoutenburgh's supervision. A large barn has been erected, and an extensive dairy is now operated.
Of the union of Mr. Stoutenburgh and Miss Gregory was born one son, Theron T., the date of his birth being March 9, 1859. He is married, and a jeweller by trade, but now devotes his time to agricultural pursuits, residing on the home farm. Mrs. Stouten- burgh passed from earth a short time before her husband, at the age of sixty-six years, sadly mourned by a wide circle of friends. Mr. Stoutenburgh was a liberal-minded man, and a Democrat in politics. He was highly respected by all who knew him.
AMES W. YOUNG, of the town of Sidney, Delaware County, son of Will- iam J. and Mary J. (Snyder) Young, was born February 16, 1863, on the farm where he now resides. Intelligent, en- terprising, and versatile, in the full vigor of early manhood, he not only cultivates his an- cestral acres, conducts a dairy, and keeps bees, but also runs a job printing-office. His father was born in the town of Otego, Otsego County, November 11, 1821, and his mother in the town of Davenport, Delaware County, August 14, 1832.
His great-grandparents, Joseph and Eliza- beth (Peck) Young, lived all their lives upon a farm, he dying at the age of eighty-two and she at fifty-seven. They were natives of Connecticut, and of New England ancestry. A few years after their marriage they moved to the Mohawk Valley, and thence to Otsego County, in the early part of the present cen- tury. They had the severe experiences of pioneer life in the woods remote from neigh- bors, mills, and markets. Healthful and hardy, they toiled resolutely, cheerfully, and to good purpose, clearing a farm upon which after a well-spent life they died. The par- ents of Joseph Young were Clemens and Lydia Young, natives of Connecticut, in which State they spent their entire lives,
dying at quite an advanced age. Joseph Young and his wife were the parents of six- teen children, most of whom lived to mature years and married. They are all now de- ceased. One of the sons, John, served in the War of 1812. Another son, James C., grand- father of James W. Young, married Elizabeth Snyder, a native of New York State; and they lived upon a farm from their marriage until their death. They reared a family of six children, two sons and four daughters, of whom the three following are now living : Mrs. Diana Stenson, in Unadilla, Otsego County; Mrs. Catharine Hathaway, in Lau- rens; and Norman D. Young, occupying the old homestead in Otego. Grandfather Young was a Democrat in politics, and he and his wife were both consistent members of the Protestant Episcopal church. He died when eighty-nine years of age, and his wife at the age of seventy-nine.
William J. Young grew to manhood in his native town, Otego, and received an education qualifying him to teach school. Beginning the work of life at sixteen years of age, he taught school several years, afterward devot- ing himself to farming in Delaware County. He first settled on a farm in Sidney, now oc- cupied by Mrs. Betsy Butts; and, after living on that farm several years, he sold it, and re- moved to the homestead now owned by his son. He had a good farm of one hundred acres. Besides managing that, he was en- gaged in mercantile business at the railroad station known as Young's, in the establish- ment of which he was the prime mover. He was a Democrat, an influential citizen, and held several offices in the town. He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, and often filled the pulpit as a local preacher. He was also a great lover of books, and he had a large library. He died March II, 1883. Mr. Young had two wives. His first wife, Polly J. Taylor, to whom he was mar- ried October 20, 1843, was born September 15, 1827, and died November 24, 1859. His second wife, Mary J. Snyder, to whom he was married March 2, 1860, was born August 14. 1832, and died on June 3, 1891. His chil- dren by the first marriage were: Pamelia, born November 15, 1847, died March 9,
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1849; Cordelia, born July 5, 1849, died the same day; Ella J., born January 28, 1851, died March 29, 1890; Mary J., born April 24, 1853, died November 2, 1873. The children of the second marriage were: James W .; and Sarah A., who was born November 8, 1867, and died December 4, 1880.
James W. Young has spent most of his life on the old farm where he first drew breath. Fond of his books, he acquitted himself well in the district school and at the Walton Acad- emy, whither he was sent at an early age. When about fourteen, he set himself to learn the printer's trade at home, where he still does a job printing business. He owns one hundred and thirty-five acres of good land, and carries on general husbandry, besides keeping a dairy of twenty head of fine Ayr- shire cattle and fifty stands of bees, Italian and other kinds.
Mr. Young was married on October 8, 1879, to Essie M. Dicks, who was born June 3, 1861, in the neighboring town of Walton, and died May II, 1881. He was again mar- ried, on Christmas Day, 1884, to Sarah A. Honeywell, who was born in Sidney, January 19, 1861, a daughter of Legrand and Catha- rine M. Honeywell. Her father, now de- ceased, was a worthy farmer and an early settler in these parts. Her mother, Mrs. Catharine M. Honeywell, lives at the Honey- well homestead adjoining the Young estate. Mr. Young has one son by his first wife, William J., born August 19, 1880. Mrs. Young is a Methodist, while Mr. Young is a liberal in his religious views. He is a Notary Public, and has held other local offices, being a useful and valued citizen. The family have a pleasant home in the com- modious and tasteful dwelling erected by Mr. Young's father. Everything about the place is neatly kept, and betokens good manage- ment, prosperity, and comfort.
OSEPH EVELAND was born in Rox- bury, Delaware County, N. Y., Decem- ber 12, 1844, of German parentage, and was educated in the common schools of the county. He began to learn the art of printing in 1862, in the office of the
Franklin Visitor, owned by G. W. Reynolds. In 1864 he entered the army, enlisting at Delhi, N.Y., in Company D, One Hundred and Forty-fourth Regiment, New York Vol- unteers. After his military experiences he entered the employ of Sturtevant & McIntosh in the office of the Delaware Republican, and in 1867 purchased the interest of Alvin Stur- tevant in that paper. In 1869 he sold his interest to Mr. McIntosh, and went to Am- herst, Va., where he started and for several years published the Amherst Enterprise, in connection with the Hon. Thomas Whitehead. He returned to the North in the spring of 1879, and purchased the Franklin Register of Nathan L. Lyon. In 1881 he was ap- pointed Postmaster of Franklin, succeeding Egbert Chamberlin, and served four years. In 1883 he changed the name of the Franklin Register to the Dairyman, enlarged the paper, changed its form, and greatly extended its circulation. He has since added many im- provements, and is now possessed of most modern facilities for conducting the en- terprise.
In 1869 Mr. Eveland married Josephine Liljegren; and from this union six children were born, three sons and three daughters. The eldest, George T. Eveland, is at this time associated with his father in the publica- tion of the Dairyman, and is also serving as Town Clerk of Franklin.
OHN E. POWELL, one of the most honored citizens and thriving business men of Bloomville, was born July 7, 1842, in the town of Roxbury, and was the son of Hiram and Fanny (Eaton) Powell. Hiram was born in Dutchess County, New York; and his wife was born in Connecticut. Reuben Powell, the father of Hiram, was an early settler of Dutchess County, and from there moved to Delaware County, spending his last days in Middletown.
The father of John E. Powell was a mason by trade, engaging in this business during his early life, but later buying a large farm of two hundred acres in the town of Roxbury. He was one of the leading farmers of that vi- cinity, his success being due in a great meas-
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ure to his energy and patient toil; and much praise should be awarded him. Both he and his wife were prominent members of the Bap- tist church at Roxbury, and he was in politics a Democrat. They died at the home of their daughter, Mrs. Cordelia Rightmyer, he at the age of eighty and she at seventy years, leaving six children, all of whom are now living, namely : William D. Powell, a village black- smith in Roxbury; John E., of whom this sketch is written; Cynthia Preston, wife of George C. Preston, who resides in the city of Kingston; Charles H. Powell, of Whatcom, Wash .; Cordelia Rightmyer, who resides in Kingston; and Myron C., whose home is near Whatcom, Wash.
John E. grew to manhood in Roxbury, re- ceiving his education at the academy there. He engaged in farming in Lexington, Greene County, owning a farm of one hundred and seven acres near the village, where he lived for nine years. In 1876 he moved from Lex- ington, where he had been in the hardware and tin business, and established in Bloom- ville the first store of that kind. He now has an extensive business, keeping a general hard- ware store, and carrying a full line of machin- ery and farm implements. His stock is valued at five thousand dollars; and he has built up an excellent trade, giving his undi- vided attention to his business.
On May 10, 1865, Mr. Powell married Miss Mary A. Burnside, of Bloomville, who was born in 1847, the daughter of John Burnside. Her father was one of the early settlers of this village, and died there in 1853 at the age of forty-three. Mr. and Mrs. Powell have three children: Eugene M., who was born in 1867, is married, and a partner in his father's business; William E., a speculator, who resides at home; and Emma M., also at home.
John E. Powell and his wife are liberal in their religious views, and he supports the Democratic political party. He has been a Justice of the Peace for fifteen years, has always taken an active part in the welfare of the town, and is among the men who have been instrumental in accomplishing much for this thriving village, having built three build- ings, two stores and one residence.
DWARD HOYT, a prominent farmer residing four miles north of the village of Walton, was born on the farm adjoining the one where he now lives, January 20, 1827. On it his father, Amasa Hoyt, was also born. The grandfather, Thaddeus Hoyt, was born in New Canaan, Conn., com- ing to New York State in 1789, in company with four other hardy pioneers. They made a clearing near the present farm of Mr. Hoyt, working all that summer, and returning in the spring of 1790 with their several families, as follows: Thaddeus Hoyt, Malthue and Silas Benedict, Lindel and Seymour Fitch. The families all settled within a radius of half a mile, erecting log cabins and clearing their land.
Thaddeus Hoyt married Jemima Benedict, four sons being born to them; namely, Thad- deus, Amasa, John, and Chauncey. The fam- ily was always prominent in church work. One of the sons was a minister, and the others were deacons. At the time of their advent, in 1790, there was no church in the neighbor- hood of Walton; and they had, therefore, re- course to prayer-meetings, which were held every Wednesday evening, a custom which has been kept up in the several families to the present day, a period of over one hundred years.
Amasa Hoyt was brought up to agricultural pursuits. He was married in 1814 to Eliza- beth, who was a daughter of Samuel Seymour, and one of the following family: Samuel A .. Smith, John, Stephen, Sadie, Anna, Eliza- beth, Mary, Fannie, and Emma. Mrs. Hoyt was a native of Walton, Delaware County, her father being a well-to-do farmer. She reared the following family: Gabriel A., deceased; Amasa L .; Thaddeus; Frederick; Edward; Edwin, deceased; William S .; Julia; and Whitney. Mrs. Hoyt died in 1874, aged seventy-six, and Mr. Hoyt in 1872, aged seventy-six.
Edward Hoyt was educated in the district schools, and worked with his father on the farm until he was thirty years of age, at which time he purchased a portion of the old homestead. He was married January 19, 1856, to Miss Helen Benedict, a daughter of Ira Benedict, a farmer of this town, and a
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representative of an old Connecticut family previously mentioned. Three children blessed this union, namely: Fanny E .; Ira E., who married Margaret, a daughter of Charles Pine, a neighboring farmer; and Helen E. Mrs. Hoyt died April 8, 1885. She was a stanch member of the Congregational church, in which Mr. Hoyt has been a Deacon many years.
On the 22d of August, 1862, Mr. Hoyt enlisted in Company B, One Hundred and Forty-fourth New York Volunteer Infantry, under Colonel Robert S. Hughston, and was sent with his regiment to join the Army of the Potomac. He was wounded December 9, 1864, and was confined in the hospital until April 28, 1865, when he was honorably dis- charged from the service on account of disabil- ity. Mr. Hoyt is a member of Post No. 209, Grand Army of the Republic, of Walton. In politics he is a Republican, but has never been an aspirant for office. His elder daugh- ter keeps house for him. The younger is a graduate of the State normal school of Os- wego, and is now engaged in teaching on Long Island.
The genealogical tree of the Hoyt family is as follows: Daniel B., born in 1681, married Sarah Starr, of Danbury, and died at Nor- walk, Conn., in 1764, leaving the following children: Abel; Ezra, great-great-grandfather of the subject of this notice; Abigail; Dall- iel; Abner; John; Nathan; Mary; and Abra- ham. Ezra, born April 23, 1707, married Phœbe Benedict, April 4, 1731, and had the following children: Anna; Ezra; Thaddeus; Lydia; Mathew, the great-grandfather; Mar- tha; Elizabeth; John; Jonathan; and Phoebe. Mathew, born May 6, 1741, married first Mary Lockwood, January 21, 1761, and for his second wife the widow Mercy Hayes. He had the following children: Anna; Ephraim; Thaddeus, the grandfather; Mary; Thankfull; Mercy; Mathew; Phoebe; Ephraim; Esther; Liffe; and Samuel.
Mr. Hoyt is hale and hearty, at the age of sixty-seven, being remarkably active both mentally and physically. During his long and eventful life he has kept a diary, in which he has daily recorded the most important events of the times. It consists of several
hundred pages; and the local matter is so interesting and authentic that it is being pub- lished by the Walton Times, one of the most progressive papers in the county. Mr. Hoyt is a most entertaining and agreeable com- panion, and has always been held in the high- est esteem.
APTAIN PALMER L. BURROWS, whose lamented death occurred at his home in Deposit in the town of Tompkins, N.Y., scarcely two months ago, on November 16, 1894, was born here, on the same farm, on January 8, 1814. His grandfather, John Burrows, was a promi- nent farmer in Groton, New London County, Conn., where he became a victim of the Gro- ton massacre. Peris Burrows, a son of John, was born in Groton, and was reared and mar- ried in his native State, where he resided until 1801, after which he emigrated with his wife and child to the State of New York, re- moving his stock to Catskill by way of Long Island Sound and the Hudson River. From Catskill he continued the journey by means of ox teams, and after his arrival at his destina- tion purchased a tract of heavily timbered land, part of which after his demise passed into the hands of his son, the subject of this sketch. In those early days the people de- pended entirely on the products of their land for their maintenance, nearly all the pioneers being more or less engaged in the lumber business, in which Peris Burrows employed himself. He served in the War of 1812, and resided in Tompkins until his death, at sixty- one years of age. The wife of Peris Bur- rows was Deborah Wightman, who was born in Groton, Conn., daughter of John Wight- man, of that town. She died in her eighty- sixth year, the mother of ten children.
Palmer L., son of Peris and Deborah Bur- rows, was reared and educated in his native town, succeeding his father in the ownership of the old home farm. In 1845 he started out to seek his fortune, journeying by team to Otsego, thence by horse railroad to Ithaca, and from there to Montezuma by boat. By means of the canal he reached Buffalo; and thither he departed over the lakes to Chicago,
CAPT, PALMER L. BURROWS,
MRS SOPHRONIA M. BURROWS
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which was at that time but an infant city. From Chicago he travelled westward to Dixon, Ill., thence down the Rock River to Rock Island, and then crossed the Mississippi to Davenport, Ia. Here he purchased one hundred and sixty acres of government land at one dollar and twenty-five cents per acre, and then returned to his farm in Tompkins in time to finish the haying, but soon left it again to participate in the anti-rent war, being absent about four months. He then re- sumed his former occupation of farming and lumbering, acting as pilot on the Delaware River for over fifty years. In 1862 Mr. Bur- rows was instrumental in the organization of Company A, One Hundred and Forty-fourth New York Volunteer Infantry, of which he was elected Captain, holding this position for eight months. Being obliged by illness con- tracted while on duty to resign and return home, he again engaged in farming and lum- bering.
January 2, 1838, Palmer L. Burrows mar- ried Miss Sophronia M. Shaw, who was born in Delhi, Delaware County, April 27, 1815. Her father was Ansel Shaw, a native of Plain- field, Mass., a son of Josiah Shaw, who was a soldier in the Revolution for seven years, and removed to Delhi in 1809, one of the pio- neers of that town, living there with his wife Nancy during the latter part of his life. Ansel Shaw was educated and grew to man- hood in his native State, and removed to Delhi with his parents, the journey being made in teams. He made himself possessor of a tract of timbered land in Delhi, which he cleared for his farm, residing there for many years, afterward taking up his residence witlı his daughter, Mrs. Burrows, in Deposit, where he died at the age of eighty-seven years. His wife was Lavina Phillips, born at Hartford, Conn., a daughter of John Phillips, who was a Revolutionary soldier. She died when sixty-seven years old. Mrs. Burrows began teaching when but sixteen, and taught both summer and winter terms until her marriage.
Captain Burrows and his wife were the par- ents of six children, who are now living. A brief record of the family is as follows: Char- lotte L., who married John Sumner, of
Thompson, Pa., and has five children ; namely, Carrie (Mrs. Dwight Freeman, who has one child, Earl S.), Laura, Oseanna, Mary, and Charles W. ; Samuel W., who mar- ried Jennie Rhodes, of Akron, Ohio, and has four children - Frederick, Lewis, Mary, and Carl; Linus P., who married Isabella Mc- Glynn, of New York, and has four children - Anna, William, Gertrude, and a babe un- named; Anna, the wife of Earl Smith, of De- posit ; James F., who married Lulu Hanford, of Walton; Orrin, the husband of Alice Smith, of Paterson, N.J., and father of three children - Leah B., James, and Oseanna. On January 2, 1894, Captain and Mrs. Burrows celebrated the fifty-sixth anniversary of their wedding, receiving on that occasion the con- gratulations of many friends. In politics he was a Republican, and, like his wife, was a member of the Presbyterian church.
The death of this patriotic and valued citi- zen called forth many expressions of high regard. Said one who knew him well: "Mr. Burrows was a noble, brave, and true man, greatly endeared to all his friends. When the One Hundred and Forty-fourth Regiment was raised, no man was more active, earnest, or influential in procuring volunteers than he was, or more heartily abused by the enemies of the War for the Union." At the memorial services in the Presbyterian church Dr. O. T. Bundy spoke eloquently of his military ser- vices: "It had been difficult up to this time for any company of men that enlisted as a company to be suited as to its officers; and companies were disbanded after going to the place of rendezvous, when they found that strangers were to command them. So the task of officering a regiment of one thousand raw recruits safely was the problem to be worked out. Aside from the colonel, the office of captain of a company was the most responsible of any on the army. On him, more than on any one else, depended the care of the men while in camp, their efficiency while on parade or inspection, and their safety while in battle. He, too, was to set the ex- ample of industry and courage, and to inspire his men with an equal amount."
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mustered for the war, it was the universal sentiment that the man had been found who could be safely trusted to fill this position, when Captain Palmer L. Burrows consented to assume the responsibility this rank had con- ferred upon him. Beyond the age in years when he might be called upon to go, already having furnished two sons who could and did represent him fully, leaving a large family behind him dependent upon his care, he took up the burden placed upon him by the uni- versal choice of the men who composed this company. If the name of patriot cannot be written upon his tomb, there is no place for it anywhere. Stricken by disease after but a few months of service, he was pro- nounced by a board of surgeons physically disabled for further service; and he reluc- tantly gave up the trust he had heroically as- sumed. Of his army life it can be said that no duty was ever so laborious or danger ever so great but that he obeyed the order, and he carried to his death the scars received in the campaign where he fought for the Union.
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