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FRANK P. BURROUGHS, EDWARD S. BACHMAN, THOMAS MARTIN Overseer af the Poor, MYRON VAN NESS. Collector, ELI F. DEAL.
Four Inspectors of Election in each of the three Election Districts. Five Constables.
Zartmann, George H. Zimmer, Benjamin.
ADDENDA AND CORRECTIONS.
Page 33. Line 15 from top of page-Esther Biery Kohler, there mentioned, died in Fayette, Dec. 16, 1899, after some of the sheets of this Sketch had been printed.
Page 48. Line 18 from top-for "hand te" read "and the."
Page 84. Line five from top-for "1825" read "1823."
Page 85. Line 30 from top-for "year" read "years."
Page 119. Line 26 from top-for "David W. Shuler" read "Davis W. Shuler."
Note to page 43, line one, add : In an " Historical Sketch of the Seneca County Medical Society," compiled by Dr. H. E. Allison of Willard, (now Superintendent of Matteawan State Hospital), and published in 1887, life sketches of Dr. James A. Hahn and of Norman Eddy, early physicians of Fayette, appear.
Note to page 76, at foot of page, add : Memorial services commemor- ative of the centennial of the death of General George Washington, (Dec. 14, 1799) were held by Fayette Lodge, No. 539, Free and Accepted Masons at Bearytown, on Dec. 31, 1899, and an appropriate sermon was delivered by Revd. George W. Kershner, in Christ Reformed Church, of that village.
INDEX.
Page
Acker, Solomon
32
Addenda
I53
Agricultural College, State, 55, 131, 132
Appendix
137-152
Assembly, Members of
147
Assessments
16, 86, 87
Assessors.
I6
Bachman, Joseph
95
Baptist Churches
46
Batteaux
.9, 23, 27
Bear Race.
.70, 122
Bear, Samuel
27, 70, 71, 78, 121
Beartown. .
71
Bearytown.
39, 64, 75
Belles, Isaac
II2
Biographical Sketches, 22, 36, 43,
50, 90 to 135
Births, Early
29
Boardman, Benajah. . 38, 72, 73, 83, 91
Boardman's Burgh
.40, 54, 72
Bryant, Daniel H 109
Cammerhoff, J. F. C. Rev 6, 8
Canada Thistles
40
Canal-Cayuga and Seneca ..
69, 70
Canoga Nitrogen Spring
.13, 74
Canoga Reservation
.5, 13, 141
Canoga Village
II, 12, 13, 72
Carter, Wm. S., Rev
3
Catlin, Israel.
38, 93
Cayuga County .... 18, 20, 35, 38, 141
Cayuga Indians. . 5, 6, 8, 11, 12, 13, 15 Cayuga Lake .. . . 6, 8, 11, 15, 57, 61
Cayuga Reservation, West, 5, 13,
15, 21, 140
Cemeteries
.40, 51
Census of Population
. 28, 86, 87
Census of Voters
28, 85, 142
Centenarians .
32
Chamberlain, John
I22
Chamberlin, Enoch
98
Chapin, Israel.
I3
Chatham, William
I3
Churches.
Baptist.
46
Evangelical Association
46
German Evangelical
46
Lutheran
44, 45,46
Methodist Episcopal
45, 46
Presbyterian
45, 46
Protestant Episcopal.
45
Reformed, of U.S .. . 43, 44, 45, 124
Clergymen .... . 6, 8, 9, 43, 44, 45, 124
Clinton, De Witt Hon
Page
I4
Cloth Dressing Mills.
. 79, 81
Commissioners of Deeds.
84, 153
Conover, George S. . . 6, 11, 12, 19, 126
County Buildings. .
.38, 39, 67, 68
County Clerks ..
..
41, 147
County Treasurers
147
Coventry, Alex .. . 22, 27, 58, 59, 61, 83
Deaths, Early.
3I
Delafield, John. .
. 55, 74, 78,81,129
District Attorneys
I48
Dodge, David B.
102
Dodge, Reuben D.
I02
Drainage -Tile. . . 71, 77, 130, 133, 134
Earl, Daniel
.22, 23
East Fayette Grange
.42, 76
Editors ..
57, 100
Egle, Wm. H., Dr
. 29, 150
Elections, General
84, 85, 86
Evangelical Association Church .. 46
Farmers.
24, 42, 114, 129
Farms. State Premium. .. 131, 134, 135
Fatzinger, Samuel .
105
Fayette Lodge, F. and A. M. . . 76, 153
Fayette Rifle Company
66, 149
Fayette, Town of :
Area of .
17, 18
Boundaries of
15, 17, 18, 19
Census of
28, 86, 87
Early Settlers in. . 21, 22, 27, 28, 29
Elections in
84, 85, 86
Framed Buildings, First in .. 24 Junius Erected from .18, 19
Organization of.
.5,17,20
Population of
28, 86, 87
Records of .
.34, 35
South line of
17, 19, 39
Supervisors of .
. . 41, 146
Town Meetings of, 33, 34, 35,
38, 39, 40, 85
Town Officers of 1900.
..
152
Valuations in .
16, 86,87
Voters, Census of.
28, 85, 142
West boundary of.
I5
Feed Grinding Mills.
73, 75,77,79
Ferries
26, 57, 61
Fish and Fisheries
7, 8, 11, 24
Fish Carrier, Sachem
13
Foster, A. T. E
I35
Frantz, Millard F.
41, 117
Fruit-tree Nurseries
82
Fulling Mills
79, 81
I55
TOWN OF FAYETTE
Gazetteers, Data from 54, 58, 71, 73, 79,86
General Store. 80
Genesee Country 27, 36
Genesee Road. 24, 57, 58
Geology
81
German Evangelical Church 46
German Schools. 56
Gospel and School Lot. 52,53
Grange, Patrons of Husbandry . 42, 76 Grist Mills. 73, 75,77,78,79
Haines' Corners.
60, 75
Harkness, Stephen V I27
Hendricks, Benjamin 97
Herkimer County.
18, 59
Highways, see Roads.
Hinckley, Mary E., Mrs. 26
Historical Fallacies.
21
Histories of County
67, 131
Hogan, Williamı ..
108
Hollenbeck, Samuel.
107
Holman, Daniel
IOI
Hoskins Charles L.
.32, 43, 84,
153
Hoskins, William
100
Hoster, Michael.
32
Hotels
65
Houtz, Anthony, Rev 43
Hunt, Richard P. 68
Indian Captives. 13
Indian Fort.
14
Indian Missionaries.
6, 8, 9
Indian Traders.
6, 7,8
Indian Villages.
7, 10, 11, 12
Indians, Six Nations
. . 5, 6, 9
Industrial Statistics
78, 79, 81
Inns
65
Iroquois Confederation
5, 6,9
Irwin, Charles F
43, 118
Ithaca and Geneva Turnpike. 62
Jacks, J. W., Rev
17
Johnston, John.
I33
Judges, Court Com. Pleas
148
Junius, Town of:
Area of.
18, 19, 124
Erection of. . I8
Last Division of 124
South Boundaries of. . . 17, 19, 39
Justices of Peace
83
Kendig, Daniel S.
116
Kidd, George
107
Kirkland, Samuel Rev 8, 9
Kohler, Peter
3.3, 78
Kohler, Esther Biery
33, 153
Kuneytown
77
Kuney, Warren P.
II2
Kuney, William.
33
La Fayette, General
20
Land Patent Abstracts. . 137, 140, 14I Lawyers 43, 117
Lehigh Valley Railway .63, 64 Libraries. 57,88
Life Sketches, see Biographical. Limestone, Seneca. 72, 81
Lincoln, D. F., Prof. 82
Longevity.
32
Lutheran Church.
.44, 45,46
McAllister, Hugh.
47, 126
McClung, James
35, 36
MacDougall P. O
77
McLean, James.
IIO
McLean, Wm. T.
III
Maple Sugar Camps 25, 90
Markel, Jacob G. 115
Marriages, Early . 30
Masons, Free and Accepted .76, 153
Members of Assembly
147
Merkel, Lot, Rev 44
Methodist Episcopal Church. .. 45, 46
Metzger's Corners.
77
Mickley, Edward B
105
Military, Local
66
Military Tract. .. 15, 137
Missionaries, Indian
6, 8, 9
Moravian Missionaries,
6, 8
Montgomery County
18
Morgan, Lewis H.
.27, 72
Mormon Church
47,48, 153
Morris, Daniel
43, 119
Moses, Henry . .
123
Murder, Executions for 41, 96
Mynderse, Wilhelmus
37,90
Nonagenarians.
33, 153
Oakley, Lewis.
103
Onondaga Commissioners, Awards of I39
Onondaga County
. 15, 18
Patrons of Husbandry 42, 76 Pennsylvania and Sodus Bay R.R. 64 Pennsylvania Germans 29, 150
Peru. Town of 19, 59
Physicians .... 22, 23, 25, 42, 103. 153 Pioneer Settlers. . . . . 21, 22, 27, 28, 29 Plank Roads 62, 63
Poor House, County.
40, 67, 69
Poor House Keepers .63, 148 Poor, Superintendents of. . 67, 68, 148 Post Office, erection of first. 86
Post Offices :
Canoga. 73
Fayette .. 76
MacDougall 77
Rose Hill
78
West Fayette.
77
Yale
78
156
HISTORICAL SKETCH
Presbyterian Churches.
45, 46
Protestant Episcopal Church 45
Quarries of Limestone. 72, 8[
Railroad Lines.
63, 64
Records of Town
.34, 35
Red Jacket, Indian Chief
12
Reed, Jacob.
68, 106
Reformed Church, U.S. . 43, 44, 45, 124
Reservation Road. 60
Revolutionary Soldiers, 15, 29, 36,
55, 66, 77, 103, 120, 136
Rhoad, Daniel.
II4
Riegel, Henry
.43, 117
Road Districts 61
Roads, Early
.40, 57, 58, 59, 60
Romulus, Town of :
Area of
17
Boundaries of. 17
Centennial of . 17
Organization of.
.15, 17
Washington erected from 17
Romulus Township
15, 137
Rorison, Alexander. 31, 95
Rorison, Alex, Jr.
97
Rorison, James
41, 66, 96
Rose Hill P. O.
78
Rose, Robert S
24, 53,
II3
Ross, William
56
Rumsey, John
22,
I20
Rumsey's Landing
62
Rural Cemeteries.
52
Schaeffer, David.
IO5
Schankwiler, Henry.
98
School and Gospel Lot 52, 53 School Commissioner, County.41, 148 Schoolhouses. .. 54,55 School Officers and Teachers. 52,53,55 Schools, Early . 40, 52, 53, 109
Schools, German 56
Schott, Fred, 2d.
I08
Seneca County : Civil List for 40, 147 County Buildings in 38, 39, 67, 68
Organization of.
18, 20
Town Meetings in 85
West Boundary of.
15
Seneca Falls Library .
88
Seneca Falls, Town of 18, 19, 21,
24, 57, 67, 90
Seneca Indians . 5,6, 8, 9 Seneca Lake 7, 16, 26, 27 Seneca Outlet or River . 7,8, 10, 19, 27, 69 Sheriffs. 41, 96, 147
Shoemaker, John 104
Skoiyase ...... 9, 10, II, 26, 27, 70, 12I Slaves, Negro. .23, 31, 86
South Waterloo
70, 71, 78
Squatters.
21, 22
Stacey, James G
III
Stacey, Wm. W. III
Stage Routes.
62
State Premium Farms. . . 131, 134, 135
Stone Quarries
72, 81
Stover, Martin L.
43, 119, 153
Strong, Wm. K.
I35
Suffrage, Right of. 82
Sullivan, John Gen
.9, 10, 11, 12
Sunday Schools.
46, 47, 126
Supervisors, List of.
.41, 146
Surveyors.
61, 71
Swan, Robert J.
134
Taverns
65
Teachers
43, 55, 56
Telegraph and Telephone lines .. 64
Tompkins County.
87
Town Meetings 33,34,35. 38,39, 40, 85
Turnpike Company
62
Valuations ...
16. 86, 87
Varick Station .
78
Varick, Town of
18, 60, 75
Villages :
Beartown
71
Bearytown
39, 64, 75
Boardman's Burgh
40, 54, 72
Canoga.
II, 12, 13, 72
Jefferson.
71
Kuneytown.
77
Metzger's Corners.
77
Rose Hill
78
Skoiyase. . 9, 10 , 11, 26, 27, 70, 12I
South Waterloo
70, 71, 78
West Fayette Station
77
Varick Station.
78
Voters, Census of ..
28, 85,
I42
Voters, Qualifications of.
82
Vreeland, Michael.
I3
Wagons, Four Horse
27
Washington, George.
. 20, 153
Washington, Town of :
Area of
17, 18
Erection of
5,17
Name changed .
20
Voters, census of
28, 85, 142
(See also Fayette.)
Waterloo Library and Historical Society . . .. ... 3, 11, 12, 34, 87, 127
Waterloo, Town of
. 19, 70, 71
Watkins, John.
40, 71, 94
Watson, Elkanah.
26
Wayne County.
87
Weaving Looms
8I
Welles, Saml. R., Hon.
I2
West Cayuga Reservation, 5, 13,
15, 21, 140
157
TOWN OF FAYETTE
West Fayette P. O.
77
Woodruff, Benjamin 81,99
West Fayette Station.
77
Woodruff, Charles.
81, 100
Whipping the Cat. 80
Woodwortlı, Alanson .39, 109
Whitestown, Town of
19
Wool Carding Mills . 79, 81
Whitmer, David.
50
Yale P. O.
78
Whitmer, Peter 47, 48, 49
Yost Brothers. 78, 121
Widner, John . 32, 61
Yost Chester .41, 116
Widner, Leonard
.32, 61
Yost, Lee
.51, 103
Willers, Diedrich Rev
45, 124
Vost, William
103
Wolf Bounty
40
Zeisberger, David Rev. 6,8
9207
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