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Michael Burns, father of James, was born in Wicklow, on the east coast of Ireland, about 1833, and married Elizabeth Duffy, of the same place. They had 10 children. He came to America in 1852 to prepare a home for his family; his wife and three of his children followed in 1854. James, who was born at the old home June 25, 1843, came to America about
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1856, and located in the town of Bethany. About November 1, 1872, he married May Frolicker, of East Bethany, and they had one son, Frank M., born October 23, 1873. Mrs. Burns died October 24, 1887. Mr. Burns and his son reside on road 14 in this town.
John Burkel, born in Arlin County, Belgium, October 15, 1850, came to America in 1870, landing in New York, February 22d. He finally located in Byron, Genesee County. May 10, 1874, he married Barbara, oldest daughter of John and Kate Coltax, of Sheldon, Wyoming County. They have had three children, namely: John, Jr., born May 20, 1875 ; Lizzie, who died aged one year and nine months; and Sylvester, born September 29, 1882. Mrs. Burkel's parents are of French extraction. Her father, John Coltax, came to America from France in 1846, when he was 21 years old, and located in Wyoming County, N. Y. He married Kate Coltax, of his native country, and they had seven children, viz .: John, Michael, Bar- bara, Mary, Libbie, Anna, and Margaret. Mr. and Mrs. Burkel reside on road 6, in Bethany.
James Baker, father of Thomas S., was born in Butternut, Otsego County, N. Y., in September, 1804, and came to Stafford, Genesee County, in 1824. About 1828 or '29 he married Betsey R. Shedd, of Bethany. They had four children, viz .: Joseph R., Thomas S., Sarah P., and James P. Thomas S. was educated in the common schools. November 10, 1854, he married Hannah R., youngest daughter of John Reed, of Pavilion, and they have one son, John A., born February 14, 1857. John A. was educated in the common schools, and March 9, 1880, he married Libbie A. Smith, of Le Roy. They have had two sons and one daughter, of whom the latter died in infancy. Edgar T. and Clarence S. survive. Mr. and Mrs. Baker reside on road 36. *
Ambrose Booth, father of Fred A., was born in Steuben County, N. Y., January 24, 1834. He was educated in the public schools, and is a farmer by occupation. April 6, 1857, he married Charity G. Hovey, of Cattar- augus County. They have three children, namely : Adna J., Frank D., and Fred A. The latter was born in Dale, Wyoming County, March 14, 1865. He received a good education, and is a farmer. August 9, 1888, he married Sadie L. youngest daughter of Philip Moyer, of Alexander. They reside near the village of Linden.
Adam Cacner was born in Hesse- Darmstadt, Germany, about 1776. He married Mary A. Winterman, and they liad seven children, three of whom were born in Germany. George, born December 25, 1841, came to Bethany when he was 12 years old, and made his home with Israel E. Judd. December 18, 1863, he enlisted in Co. L, 8th N. Y. H. A. Vols., and was discharged from Zekel's General Hospital, May 27, 1865. He was in the battles of the Wilderness, Cold Harbor, and in front of Peters- burg, where he was disabled June 23, 1864, by a gun-shot wound in the leg. December 25, 1865, he married Sarah Jane, oldest daughter of Ed- ward Smith, formerly of Canada. They have six children, namely : Mary O., Kattie M., Frank J., Emily S., Clary A., and Charles W. Mr. and Mrs. Cacner are residing in this town on road 20.
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John Covey, born in Saratoga County, N. Y., in 1787, of English an- cestry, married Betsey Althouse in 1809. Alvah Covey, his eldest son, was born at Half Moon, Saratoga County, July 22, 1810, and married, February 6, 1837, Jane, daughter of John Hardick. She was born Sep- tember 3, 1816. Her father was born in Athens, Greene County, in 1783. Ten children were born to Alvah and Jane (Hardick) Covey, five of whom survive, namely : Alvah S., Charlotte I., Eugene, Emma J., and Frank H. The latter, born April 9, 1861, in Penfield, Monroe County, received a common school and commercial education, and was associated in business with his father, who came to Penfield about 1838 and was a successful nurseryman there. By energy, perseverance, and strict integrity he laid the foundation for his afterwards ample fortune. July 13, 1882, Frank H. Covey married Minnie J., third daughter of Henry and Louisa (Groom) Palmer, of Glenville, N. Y. She was born in Clifton Park, Saratoga County, December 18, 1860. They have a daughter, Minnie Ethel, born September 20, 1883. Mr. Covey came to Bethany in the spring of 1888.
Elisha Chadwick, born in Lyme, Conn., June 2, 1788, married Betsey Russell, of the same place, February 15, 1815. They came to Bethany about 1823, with an ox-team and cart. They had eight children, namely: Nancy M., Daniel R., Israel M., Mary E., Harriet. Joseph H., J. Edward, and David R J. Edward was born April 1, 1829, in this town. He re- ceived a public school and academic education, and September 9, 1857, married Emeline M. Dutton, of Pavilion, who was born August 6, 1830. Mr. Chadwick is doing a general insurance business in the adjoining towns and counties, and resides on road 24 in the town of Bethany.
Patrick H. Cannon was born in Galway, Ireland, March 17, 1836. March 4, 1863, he married Mary Galman, of his native place, and April 3, 1864, they landed in New York, and located at Roxbury, Mass. They have had nine children, one of whom died in infancy, and eight survive, namely : Mary A., Patrick H , Jr., John J., Kattie T., Fannie E., Nellie M., Thomas E., and James. Mr. and Mrs. Cannon are living on road 22.
Joseph Crawford was born October 10, 1833, in Rochester, N. Y., re- ceived a practical education, and in carly life was a farmer. . He moved with his parents to Attica, Wyoming County, in 1841. In 1854 they moved to the town of Bethany, and located on road 17 corner 19 April 10, 1861, he married Julia, oldest daughter of Col. Daniel and Eleanora Brown, of Bethany. She was born February 7, 1840. Mr. Crawford learned the milling business about 1873, and is now proprietor of the grist-mill and grocery store at West Bethany. He was appointed post- master, during President Grant's second term, in 1876, which office he still holds.
Stewart Copeland was born in County Down, Ireland, in December, 1807. He married Agnes Fennon, of his native place, and came to America in 1833, first locating in Rochester, and finally came to Beth- any, Genesee County. They had nine children, as follows: Thomas Robert, John, Elizabeth, Stewart, Jr., Agnes, James, Marion, and Will-
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iam W., of whom Thomas, Robert, James, Agnes, and Marion are deceased. Stewart, Jr., a bachelor, is a fruit grower and farmer, and his father re- sides with him. John Copeland married Nellie Neff, of Liecester, Liv- ingston County, and they had seven children, as follows : Thomas, Katie, Everett, Fennon, Nancy, James, and John, Jr. Thomas and Nancy are deceased. He enlisted in 1861 in Co. E, 9th Inf. N. Y. Vols., and was discharged in August, 1863. Both John and Stewart, Jr., reside on road 34, in this town.
Calvin Curtis was born in Berkshire County, Mass., July 25, 1778. He was married three times, first to Jemima Thompson, and second to Polly Clapp, and five children were born to him. For his third wife he married Mrs. Nancy (Hibbard) Storrs, of Wyoming County, by whom he had four children, namely : Samantha, Martha, Daniel S., and Roger H. Daniel S., born September 5, 1829, was educated in the public schools until he was 16 years old. January 10, 1850, he married Amanda H., fifth daughter of Clark Eldridge, of Canandaigua, Ontario County. They have three children, of whom Calvin died at the age of three years, and two survive, namely : Frank R., born January 3, 1857, and Lottie B., born July 3, 1858, who married Andrew B. Morris, of Middlebury, Wy - oming County. Frank R. married Sarah Boyce, of Wyoming village. Mr. and Mrs. Curtis reside on road 14, in the hamlet of Little Canada.
Dr. Orlando R. Croff was born three miles west of Warsaw village, August 10, 1817, at two o'clock in the afternoon. He received a com- mon school and academic education, studied medicine with Dr. Jonathan K. Barlow, of Bethany Center, graduated in 1843, and has practiced medicine since (46 years), April 14, 1844, he married Mary E., second daughter of Dea. Elisha Chadwick, of Warsaw. They have two chil- dren, namely : Ganson W., born April 1, 1845, and Nella M., born May 28, 1866, who resides at home with her parents. Ganson W. is a prac- ticing physician He studied medicine with his father, attended lectures at Ann Arbor, Mich., and graduated from the University of Buffalo in 1867. He married Clara S, fifth daughter of Edmond Brainard, of this town, and they have had 10 children, viz .: Orlando W , James B., R. D., Belle, Effie M., Betsey, Lois, Ganson W., Jr, Clara M., and D. Olive. They all reside at Bethany Center.
Samuel Dye, born in the town of Mayfield, Montgomery County, N. Y., June 20, 1818, came with his parents to Springwater when 13 years of age. In 1841 he married Sarah Bevins, of Springwater. They had eight children, now living: Samuel H., William R., Jennie M., Julia A., Ada M., Eudora H., and George E. Samuel H. owns a fruit farm on road 20. In the war of the Rebellion he enlisted, August 30, 1862 in Co. I, 136th Inf. N. Y. Vols., and was discharged on surgeon's certificate of disability by loss of use of left leg, from a gun-shot wound received in the battle of Gettysburg, from the hospital at Philadelphia, Pa. At the same time he was shot in the right arm near the shoulder, which was broken, and also through the third finger of the right hand, the ball pass- ing through the fleshy part of the hand, under the thumb, into the wrist.
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Charles Dixon came from Chatham, Conn., to Bethany, and located on road 23 in 1814, leaving his family at home while he built a log house. In 'the spring of 1815 he returned for his wife and 12 chil- dren. Their conveyance was an ox-team and cart and a one-horse wagon. Two children were born to them in their new home, two also died, and 12 survived. One of them, William R., who was born on the old homestead in Bethany, May 13, 1822, was educated in the public schools, and was a farmer by occupation. December 24, 1863, he mar - ried Sophia, oldest daughter of Nicholas Chilson, of Pavilion. They have had five children, three of whom died in infancy, and two survive, namely : W. Walter, born September 21, 1866, and Charles A., born December 24, 1871. Mrs. Sophia Dixon and her two sons reside on the Dixon estate in this town.
Caleb Ellison was born in Orange County, N. Y., in 1803, and after his father's death went to Canada with his mother, where he remained 40 years. He married Jane Wilkins, of Ancaster, County Wentworth, Can- ada, and they had seven children, as follows : Nelson C., Eleanor, Ma- tilda, Louisa, Jane, John, and William. Nelson C. was born in Canada, August 2, 1828. He received a common school education, and August 23, 1859, married Caroline, second daughter of Aaron Taylor, formerly_ of England. They have eight children, namly : Roenna, Mary J., Delila V., Florence, Milton, Robert, Courtney J., and Lilly B Mr. and Mrs. Ellison reside on road 28.
Daniel Edwards, who was born in Rutland, Vt., March 27, 1807, came to New York State when a young man. He crossed the Genesee River at Rochester before any bridges were built, and located in Monroe County. December 22, 1836, he married Abby M. Conlee, of Stillwater, and they had two children, Sylvester C. and Charles D. The latter was born in Sweden, Monroe County, November 21, 1840. He received a public and Normal school education, began teaching school when he was 16 years old, and taught 17 terms August 11, 1862, he enlisted in Co. A, 140th Inf. N. Y. Vols, and was discharged December 18, 1864, for physi- cal disability. He acted as company commissary-sergeant. January I, 1865, he married Caroline, third daughter of Lawrence Cooper, of Clark- son, Monroe County. They have had eight children, viz .: Arthur Alger, who died in 1873, aged 19 months; Sheridan, born November 25, 1865; Ida M., born June 1. 1868 ; Belle J., born May 8, 1870 ; Henry C., born April 12, 1874; Lillie E., born August 21, 1878 ; Erwin B., born Au- gust 13, 1883 ; and Carrie, born May 24, 1887. Mr. and Mrs. Edwards reside on road 3 in this town.
The first known of the Elliott family was in East Cocker, Somerset- shire, England. One Andrew Elliott came to Beverly, Mass., about the year 1668, joined the first church there in 1670, and died in 1703 or '04. The Rev. Jesse Elliott was born in Mason, N. H., in 1799, was ed- ucated in the theological college of Hamilton, N. Y., graduated in the class of June, 1826, and afterwards taught in the Oneida Indian Mission
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Station. For 54 years he was a faithful minister of the gospel in the Baptist denomination. He married twice, first, June 21, 1827, Phebe, daughter of Nathaniel and Betsey Yeomans, of Greenville, N. Y., by whom he had five children, of whom one son died in infancy, and four survive, namely : Emily R., Elizabeth, William, and Nathaniel His first wife died October 22, 1840, and May 16, 1841, he married, second, Mary C., seventh daughter of Hezekiah Willis, of Western, Oneida County, who bore him one daughter, now Mrs. Jerome H. Filkins, of Bethany Center, and one son, S. Willis, born April 17, 1848, in Middle- bury, Wyoming County The latter received a good common school and academic education until he was 16 years old. He was engaged in mercantile business 11 years, has taught school several terms, and is a farmer by occupation. September 28, 1869, he married Angela A., seventh daughter of Edmund Brainard. They have had five children, three of whom are deceased, and two survive, namely : A. Grace, born September 17, 1874, and Brainard W., born September 21, 1879. Rev. Jesse Elliott died March 24, 1880. S. Willis Elliott has been actively engaged in purchasing and helping to survey land for the new line of railroad from Geneva to Buffalo during the fall and winter of 1889-90.
David Filkins was born in Dutchess County, N. Y., in 1807, and came with his parents to Pavilion in 1809. About 1834 he married Je- mima Peck, who was born in Lyme, Conn. They had five children, namely : Angeline M., Caroline P., Sarah E., Jerome H., and Albert D. Jerome H. was born in this town November 7, 1839 He was educated in the public schools and is a farmer by occupation. He married twice, first, April 14, 1864, Emily O. Stevens, who died December 24, 1865, and second, June 23, 1868, Mary C., third daughter of the late Rev. Jesse Elliott, formerly of Churchville, Monroe County. They had two chil- dren, viz .: Jessie M., born October 25, 1869, and Angela E., born Au- gust 30, 1877, both of whom are deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Filkins reside in the village of Bethany Center.
John Folk, who was born in Germany, June 17, 1812, married Cathe- rine Shelabarger, also of Germany, and they had five children, as follows: Casper, John (who was killed in the late war). Catherine, Michael, and Mary. Casper Folk, eldest son of John, was born in Germany, January 24, 1849, and came with his parents to America in 1853, locating in Bennington, Wyoming County, N. Y. November 17, 1868, he married Mary Crouse, of Lancaster, Erie County. They have 10 children, namely: Kate, George, John, Mary, Sarah, Lizzie, Clara, Michael, Frank, and Julia.
The French family came from England on the ship Mayflower, and first located in the East. Richard B. French was born in the northwest part of the town of Bethany in 1815. He received a common school and academic education, was a farmer, school teacher by occupation, and July 4, 1843, he married Esther, only daughter of Nehemiah Tracy, of Alexander, and they had three children: Carson F., W. Cary, and Ernie.
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W. Cary, born November 20, 1847, was educated in the common schools and in Pike Seminary, Wyoming County. Mr. French has held the of- fice of highway commissioner of his town. June 25, 1874, he married Zorada, seventh daughter of Edmund Brainard, of Middlebury, Wyom- ing County. They have had three children, of whom one son is deceased, and two survive, namely: Irma E., born June 30, 1875, and C. Tracy, born December 23, 1881. Mr. and Mrs. French reside on road 35, on the old Brainard place.
Caleb Gifford was born in Lyme, Grafton County, N. H., April 10, 1805, and came to Genesee County with his parents when he was two years old. They located in Warsaw (old Genesee County), and their mode of conveyance was an ox-team and cart. He married Julia, second daughter of William Raymond, of Warsaw, and they had four children, viz .: William R., James H., Mary E., and Frances J. James H. was born in Bethany, june 22, 1835, and received a common school and academic education. He is a farmer and fruit grower. February 28, 1872, he mar- ried Martha A., oldest daughter of Edmund Stebbins, of his native town. They have two children, William C., born January 8, 1879, and Mabel, born September 23, 1881. They reside near East Bethany, on road 22.
Seba Granger, grandfather of Byron, was a resident of Cherry Valley, Otsego County. One of his sons, John, married Elizabeth Cleaveland, formerly of Vermont. They had eight children, as follows : Chester, Seba, Jr .. Byron, Elizabeth, Mary, Chloe.A., Almira, and Abigail. They located in Monroe County about 1815. Byron, born in Penfield, Mon- roe County, August 28, 1819, was a carpenter and joiner by trade. Feb- ruary 19, 1852, he married Lucetta S. Disboro, of Stafford, and they had five children, only two of whom, Sanford B. and Charles D., survive. Charles D. married Barbara Harsch, of Le Roy. Byron Granger served in Co A, Ist Dist. Columbia Cav. Vols., and now resides on road 6 in Bethany.
James Gillard, who was born in Devonshire, England, in 1820, married Ann Warren, of the same place, and they had children as follows : Mary A., William, Ellen, Edward, Emma, John, Walter A., and Jessie. Wal- ter A. Gillard was born in North Devon, May I, 1859. He was educated in the common schools, and in 1879 came to America, locating in Staf- ford, this county. October 7, 1884, he married Mary L., second daughter of Hiram Porter, of Bethany. Mr. Porter was a native of Vermont. He resides in Little Canada in the town of Bethany.
John Gartner, born in Wurtemberg, Germany, about 1789, married Cath- erine Bessinger, and they had 10 children, only three of whom are living, namely : Jacob, Barbara, and George. They came to America and located in Lancaster, Erie County, where Jacob was born October 3, 1839. He received a common school education, and is a farmer by occupation. May 8, 1861, he married Elizabeth, second daughter of Alexander Lewis, of Clarence, Erie County. Her father was born in Vermont, of Scotch an- cestry. They reside on road 31.
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John Harper was born in Devonshire, England, June 22, 1824. He married Susan Holland, of his native place, came to America in 1852, and located in the town of Stafford. They have five children, viz .: Emma, Charles W., Kate, George, and Elizabeth. Charles W. Harper was born in Stafford, August 4, 1855, received a common school education, and is a carpenter and joiner by occupation. September 18, 1884, he married Ellen R., oldest daughter of Elias Lyon, of Attica, by whom he has two children, Edna A. and Charles L. Mr. and Mrs. Harper reside on road 24.
Ephraim Harding, grandfather of Erastus D., served from Connecti- cut as a soldier in the Revolutionary war under General Putnam. Al- fred Harding served in the War of 1812. Erastus D. Harding was born in Lyme, Conn., February 14, 1815, and when 10 years of age came with his parents to Genesee County, where they arrived October 5, 1824, and located three-quarters af a mile north of Bethany village. February 22, 1838, he married Mary H., oldest daughter of William Nott, formerly of Devonshire, England, but now of Bethany. They have had 10 children, of whom eight survive, namely : Eveline B., Mary E., Erastus G, Jen- nie M., Estella A., Flora C., William E, and Herbert H. Erastus G. Harding is a physician and surgeon in Wyoming County ; William E. is professor in the literary department of the Institution for the Blind in Batavia ; Jennie M. resides with her parents ; and Herbert H. is married and takes charge of the farm. Mr. Harding has been deacon in the Baptist Church for many years.
David Hyde was born in Essex, Vt., in 1792. He learned the cabinet- makers' trade, went to Boston, Mass., at the age of 21 years, and worked at his trade, and also carpentering. He left Boston in 1817 and located on the Little Tonawanda, on road 272, in the town of Bethany. About 1826 he married Theirsy Alger, of Bethany, and they had two children, Edgar and Edwin J. The latter was born June 6, 1830, on the old homestead, where he spent his boyhood, alternately on the farm, in the saw-mill, and in school. July 5, 1851, he married Jane E., oldest daugh- ter of Erastus L. Norton, of Alexander. They have had five children, of whom three are deceased, and two survive, namely : Charley E. D. and Lillian E., the latter a graduate of the New England Conservatory of Music, in Boston. Mr. Hyde served as first sergeant in Co. E, 105th Inf. N. Y. Vols., and was discharged for disability. He is a teacher of vocal music and leader of the Genesee and Wyoming Musical Association. His grandfather, Ephraim, served in the Revolutionary war, and his father in the War of 1812.
John Jenne was born in Rutland, Vt., in 1791, and when a boy came with his parents to Cayuga County, N. Y. He married Sarah F., oldest daughter of William Freeman, and soon after located one-half mile south of Bethany Center. They had three children, namely : Lansing K., William N., and Jerusha F., the latter of whom married Harry G. Lincoln. William N. was born on the old homestead, August 19, 1831, received
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a common school and academic education, and is a progressive farmer. January 1, 1855, he married, first, Sophia, N., daughter of Henry W. Gardiner, of Attica, Wyoming County, and they had one son, Charles G., born October 16, 1857. He, too, received a good education, and is a farmer and speculator. April 15, 1886, Mrs. Jenne died, and October 5, 1887, Mr. Jenne married for his second wife Mrs. Hattie L. (Stewart) Nor- ton, who died February 1, 1889. February 15, 1882, Charles G. Jenne married Nellie, only daughter of Charles W. Cone. She died November 17, 1885.
Israel E. Judd was a soldier in the Revolution, and very likely was killed, as he was never heard of again. His son was born at the close of the war, and was named Liberty in honor of the victory achieved by the colonies. He was a soldier of the War of 1812. He was born August 27, 1775, and was married twice, first to Miss Hannah Thomp- son, and second to Abigail Everest, October 4, 1807. He had born to him seven children, namely : Hannah, Ist., Israel E., Abigail, Anna M., Rhoda, Philip, and Hannah W. Israel E. Judd was born February 8, 18II, in the town of Bethany, and is now living on the farm his father located in 1806. He received a common school education. January 29, 1852, he married Mary, sixth daughter of Reuben Wright, of Alex- ander, and they have one son, Franklin I., born June 20, 1853. who re- ceived a common school and 'academic education. September 3, 1879, he married Sarah J., third daughter of A. D. Waldo, of Elba. They have four children, namely: Everest A, Mark W., Florence M., and Frank- lin H. Israel Everest, grandfather of Israel E. Judd on his mother's side, was captured by the Indians, and suffered untold hardships during his prison life in Montreal, Canada, and during his escape.
John Kemp was born in New Hampshire, December 20, 1786, and came to Marcellus, Onondaga County, N. Y., when a young man. He married Charity Barrows, of Skaneateles, and in 1832 they came to Mid- dlebury, Wyoming County (old Genesee) They had eight children, namely : Harriet, Milo M., Emily, Maria L., George B., Myron J., Will- iam E., and Caroline A. Myron J. Kemp was born in Marcellus, May 6, 1822, and came with his parents to the Genesee country when 10 years of age. He received a common school education, and has been a farmer by occupation. May 17, 1848, he married Louisa M., second daughter of Jonathan Gates, formerly of New Hampshire. They have no children. Mr. Kemp is now a gentleman of leisure, and resides on East Main street, in the village of Linden.
Sylvester Lincoln, Jr., walked from Castleton, Vt., to Batavia in 1803, and helped to survey lands in what is now the town of Elba. He returned to Vermont in 1803 or '04 and married Eleanor Wallace, of Hubbard ton, Vt., and came with his young wife and his father's family to Beth- any. They were the fourth family that located in the town, and one of his sons, Harry G., was the second child born in the town. Charles F., late husband of M. Jennie Lincoln, and son of Sylvester, was born Au-
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