Genealogical and Family History of Western New York, Volume I, Part 35

Author: Cutter, William Richard, 1847-1918
Publication date: 1912
Publisher: New York : Lewis Historical Pub. Co.
Number of Pages: 680


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Now, at the age of ninety, he is a wonder- fully preserved man, has never used glasses to aid his sight and bids fair to become a centen- arian. He married (first) Deborah Melts. Children : Virginia. Mary Theresa, William,


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Eugene, Jean, Emma, Jessie, John D. and An- drew. He married (second) Marian Maria Dolbease. Children : Edwin, Agnes and Mabel. (VIII) Mary Theresa, daughter of Job R. and Deborah (Melts) Case, married John Brown Franklin Champlin (see Champlin VIII.)


CANDEE The Candees of the United States descend from Zacheus Cande, who settled at an early date in New Haven, Connecticut, said to have come over in the "Mayflower." His name is spelled in the early records Kembee, Kambee, Canbee, Candee, but generally Cande. His marriage record is "Cambee," his wife "Bris- tow." His daughter, Rebecca, is daughter of "Kembee," Zacheus is a son of "Candee," Abi- gail, daughter of "Cande." His children are generally called "Cande." His grandson, Sam- uel, appears in New Haven probate records as "Candy," which seems to be a solitary instance. On his tombstone in West Haven, Connecticut, he is called Zachariah: "Here lies ye body of Mr. Zachariah Cande, died 1720, aged 80 years." By his side lies his wife: "Here lies ye body of Mrs. Rebekah Cande, wife of Mr. Zachariah Cande, died September ye 22, 1739, aged 91 years." This date would make him born 1640. He first appears in New Haven as marrying, December 5, 1670, Rebecca, daughter of Henry Bristow, or rather Bristol, of New Haven. She was born February 4, 1650, her age being a little over dated, as was not unusual. Zacheus Cande lived and died in West Haven, probably at the southeast cor- ner of the "green," where down to a late day remained the dwelling of his son Samuel. Chil- dren : Rebecca, born December 22, 1671 ; Han- nah, November 14, 1673; Zacheus, married Sarah. Lane; Samuel, of further mention; Mary, born February 18, 1680; Dsyer, Octo- ber 20, 1686; Abigail, April, 1689.


There is little direct evidence as to the na- tional origin of the family. The general im- pression is that the ancestor, though undoubt- edly from England, was there from France, either himself or his ancestors, as Huguenot refugees.


(II) Captain Samuel Candee, son of Zach- eus and Rebekah (Rebecca ) (Bristow-Bristol) Cande, was born in West Haven, Connecticut, July 24, 1678, died there February 28, 1748-49. He lived all his life at the southwest corner of


the green, his dwelling standing there until 1877. The first entry about him in West Ha- ven records is in 1729, when Captain Samuel and Zacheus Candee, with several others, each gave six shillings to have the church bell rung at nine o'clock every night. After this his name appears on nearly every page. Many times it was stated that "on account of the se- vere cold" it was voted "to adjourn the society meetings to Captain Candee's house."


He gave the Congregational society the beautiful green where the church now stands for the sake of having the meeting house "built there instead of another part of the town" where many wanted it. October, 1731, he was lieutenant of the West Haven Military Company, and shortly after was made captain.


He married, April 28, 1703, Abigail Pineon. who died January 9, 1743, aged sixty-three years, daughter of Thomas Pineon. His es- tate inventoried four thousand three hundred and seventy pounds, a great estate for his day. Children : Ensign Samuel, married Mehitable Smith; Thankful, born June, 1708, died aged seventeen years; Abigail, died aged thirteen years; Gideon, born 1711; married Sarah Smith; Lois, married, November 20, 1743. John Mix; Timothy, died October 11, 1743, aged twenty-six years ; Caleb, of further men- tion.


(III) Caleb, youngest child and fourth son. of Captain Samuel and Abigail ( Pineon) Can- dee, was born in West Haven, Connecticut. about 1722, died October 4, 1777. (There is conflicting evidence as to the date of his death. The above is said to be tombstone record). He settled in Oxford, Connecticut, about 1730. where he spent his life engaged in agriculture. He married, in 1742, Lois Mallory, died 1790. (The following is taken from the Army and Navy Journal, March 27, 1880). "Of this mar- riage were born nine sons, one of whom reached the age of 94 years, three of them 87. one 86, one 83, one 76, one 70 and one 60, an average of a little more than 82 years. All of the children of Caleb were born subjects of Great Britain, and all of them, we believe. served in the revolutionary war." Children : I. Caleb, born 1743, died aged eighty-five years ; married Anna Sperry; thirteen children. 2. David, born 1747, died aged ninety-four years ; married (first) Dinah Bristol; (second) Abi- gail Buckingham; had fifteen or sixteen chil- dren. 3. Gideon, born 1749, died aged sev-


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enty ; married Amy Andrus (or Andrews) ; had at least seven children. 4. Timothy, born 1751, died in Pompey, New York; unmarried, aged eighty-three years. 5. Samuel, born 1754, died aged eighty-seven years; served at the battle of Bunker Hill, and was a revolu- tionary pensioner ; after the war he was lieu- tenant and captain of the militia company, at Oxford, Connecticut; he married Mabel Bradley ; ten children. 6. Deacon Justus, born 1756, died aged eighty-five years ; married Eu- nice Norton ; seven children. 7. Nehemiah, of further mention. 8. Captain Job, born 1759, died aged eighty-one years ; a soldier and pen- sioner of the revolution ; his monument says : "Captain Candee was the last survivor of nine brothers whose united ages were 78514 years, averaging 8756 years. Reader, yet a few years or days or months pass in silent lapse and time to you will be no more." He married Sarah Benham; seven children. 9. Daniel, born 1762, died aged sixty-nine years. He was the first postmaster of Oxford, Connecti- cut, and was succeeded by his nephew, David; he married Lydia Wilmot; Daniel settled in Pompey, New York, in 1806, and died there; six children. 10. A child died young.


(IV) Nehemiah, seventh son of Caleb and Lois (Mallory) Candee, was born in Oxford parish, Connecticut, April 14, 1758, died in Galway, Saratoga county, New York, August 7, 1834, aged seventy-six years. In 1793 he settled in Galway not far from Saratoga Springs, New York, where he purchased and improved a one hundred acre farm, with good house, large barn, store, ashery, tannery, shoe- maker shop and dwellings. Here he lived the remainder of his days, prominent and beloved. He was known as "Squire Candee." He served in the revolution and was at Ticonderoga un- der General Ethan Allen. He married, De- cember 6, 1780, Content Woodruff, of Derby, Connecticut, born July 5, 1762, died Novem- ber 14, 1868. She was the daughter of David Woodruff, who died in Oxford, December 31, 1786, aged fifty-three years, and his wife, Esther (Clark) Woodruff, who died July 22, 1793. David was a son of John, son of Mat- thew, son of John, son of Matthew Woodruff, the American ancestor, of Farmington, Con- necticut. The children of Nehemiah Candee were also noted for their longevity. 1. David W., born December 5, 1783, in Oxford, Con- 12-₩


necticut, died in Amsterdam, New York, April 13, 1865 ; he settled in Galway with his father, later in Amsterdam, New York. He was a clerk, school teacher and merchant; was cap- tain in the war of 1812, and at the battle of Plattsburg; he was postmaster, justice of the peace and member of the New York legisla- ture ; he was at the time of his death the oldest member of the Presbyterian church of Amster- dam, and led the church choir for many years; he married (first) Elizabeth Ostrom, grand- daughter of a revolutionary captain; six chil- dren; (second) Charity Ostrom; four chil- dren. 2. Eber, of further mention. 3. Esther, born June 5, 1786, died in New York City, February, 1878; married in Galway, New York, Nicholas Henry; three children. 4. Clark Woodruff, born October 27, 1787, died at Watertown, New York, March 26, 1863; was a surveyor; served in the war of 1812; married, December 31, 1812, Betsey Higby ; six children. 5. Gilead, born September 5, 1789, died October 11, 1793. 6. William Lea- vitt, born June 9, 1791, died March 2, 1823; a physician ; married, in Galway, New York, De- siah Sprague; five children. 7. Susan, born in Galway, New York (the first child of the fam- ily born there), December 12, 1792; married, September 21, 1811, Lieutenant Innes Brom- ley Palmer, an officer of the war of 1812, cap- tured at Fort Schlosser and held a prisoner until December, 1812; in 1817 this family set- tled in Buffalo, New York; ten children. 8. Gilead W., born November 5, 1794, died un- married, January 20, 1881, in New York City. 9. Nehemiah, born March 31, 1796; killed by the fall of a tree, August 29, 1810, in Galway, New York. 10. Patty, born June 20, 1799, died February 12, 1849; married, March 15, 1820, Hugh Alexander; four children. II. Isaac Newton, born October 30, 1801, died in Peoria, Illinois, June 19, 1874; he was a Pres- byterian minister settled over important churches in Indiana and Illinois; married (first) January 1, 1829, Hannah Shafer, died February 3, 1833; (second) March 5, 1835, Elizabeth Greene, died December 19, 1876; had twelve children, two only by his first wife. 12. Morgan Lewis, born July 31, 1804, died August 19, 1860, in Galesburg, Illinois ; mar- ried, June 27, 1827, at Esperance, Schoharie county, New York, Harriet Isham. Of these twelve children two died young. From 1810


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to 1849 not a death occurred in the family. In 1865 six of them were living at an average age of seventy-four years.


(V) Eber, second child of Nehemiah and Content (Woodruff) Candee, was born in Ox- ford, Connecticut, March 5, 1785, died in Pon- tiac, Erie county, New York, February 8, 1875. He was a child when his parents removed to Saratoga county, New York, where he was educated, grew to manhood and married. He lived in Pompey, Onondaga county, in Caze- novia and Pontiac or Evans, Erie county, New York, removing to that county in 1837. His occupation was that of a carpenter and mill- wright, and he erected a sawmill of the old- fashioned sash variety on his farm (at that time a forest) located on the Big Sister creek, and for quite a number of years engaged in the lumber business. He attended services in the old Friends (Quaker) Meeting House at Pontiac regularly, as there was no other church there, and this was the religion of his wife.


He married, March 7, 1807, Patience Pot- ter, born July 15, 1786, died June 20, 1880. Children : 1. Julia Ann, born June 20, 1808, died October 23, 1848; married, December 29, 1831, -- . 2. Sally Gennet, born January 19, 1810; married, February 25, 1830, 3. Nehemiah Rosalvo, born February 21, 1812, died July 21, 1892; he was engaged with his father in the lumber busi- ness, and opened a general store in Pontiac ; was appointed postmaster in 1851, and served in that capacity until his death. He married, 1849, Adelia Willard, born January 31, 1830, died April 11. 1873; children: i. Etta, born April 13, 1850, unmarried, resides with her brother, Albert Willard, in Angola, New York; ii. Morgan Lewis, born April 16, 1852, died 1867; iii. Albert Willard, born February 8, 1863; has been engaged in several under- takings, among them manufacturing and build- ing; during the administration of President Harrison was postmaster in Angola, from 1903 to 1906 inclusive was chief clerk in the office of state treasurer, since which time has been engaged in real estate; unmarried; iv. Frank Eber, born July 20, 1869; married, 1893, , and resides in Angola; his occupation is that of commercial traveler, at present ( 1911) in the employ of H. P. Brew- ster, of Rochester, New York. 4. Susan Ma- riah, born December 13, 1813, died December 22, 1869. 5. Fernando Cortez, of further men-


tion. 6. William Levet, born January 27, 1818, died March 2, 1823. 7. Clarisa Alta, born December 13, 1819, died September 19, 1830. 8. Isaac Newton, born April 21, 1822, died May 13, 1856. 9. William Henry, born January 31, 1824; married, April 2, 1846, 10. Charles Erwin, born July 19, 1826, died March 16, 1895; married (first) May 6, 1850, Emily Elizabeth Meare, who died August 30, 1864; (second) November 29, 1866, Amelia S. Morrison ; he was general freight agent in St. Louis, Missouri, of the Toledo, Wabash and Southern railway, and later agent in Kansas City for the Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad Company. 11. Eliza- beth Alta, born March 22, 1829; married Feb- ruary II, 1849,


(VI) Fernando Cortez, fifth child and sec- ond son of Eber and Patience ( Potter) Can- dee, was born in Pompey, Onondago county, New York, February 2. 1816, died in Buffalo, New York, in 1894. He was educated in the Pompey schools, and grew to manhood on the farm in his native town. He began his busi- ness life as clerk in a Buffalo grocery store, later clerked in a dry goods store and subse- quently he started in business for himself at 72 Main street, Buffalo, dealing in hardware. After some years of successful business he dis- posed of his Buffalo interests and removed to New York City, where he established a per- manent and successful business as agent for the Buffalo Scale Company, and as manufac- turing agent for different machines used on farms and plantations, corn shellers, coffee hullers, etc. The business prospered, and a son was a'lmitted to partnership, the firm being F. C. Candee & Son, 77 John street, New York City. He was an energetic, upright capable man of business, and a good citizen. He was an active Republican all his days, and in earlier life in Pompey held local offices. He was a member of the Presbyterian church and be- longed to the Independent Order of Odd Fel- lows.


He married, in 1840, Maria W. O'Brien. born 1816, died 1894, daughter of William J. and Anna (Greaves) O'Brien, both natives of Ireland. They came early to Pompey. New York, where William J. O'Brien purchased a tract of land and built a log cabin in which their daughter, Maria W., and Fernando C. Candee were married. William J. and Anna O'Brien had : Maria W., married Fernando C.


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Candee; Joseph Sinton, now ninety years of age, and the last survivor of his family ; he is a regular correspondent of the Ithaca, New York, papers, and a strong advocate of the sin- gle tax; Thomas, Anson, Margaretta, William G. and Daniel. Children of Fernando C. and Maria W. Candee: 1. Henrietta, born July 6, 1843; resides in Salamanca, New York, where she is held in the highest esteem for her good deeds and gentle, womanly character. 2. William Eber, born October 14, 1844: mar- ried, October 14. 1866, Grace Coleman, born August 2, 1845; children : i. Jean McGregor, born November 23, 1868; married, P. H. Bourne; two children; ii. Bertram Coleman, born March 12, 1870; married, September, 1892, Augusta Bourne; children: Edith B., born September 12, 1895; Winifred, January, 1910; iii. Miriam Camilla, born December 31, 1886. 3. Margaretta J. (Jennie M.), a teacher for thirty-three years in the schools of New York City, now a resident of Salamanca, liv- ing with her sister, Henrietta, and joining with her in charitable work and holding the highest esteem of their large circle of warm friends.


HAZARD Thomas Hazard, the progeni- tor of the Hazard family in America, was born in 1610, died in 1680. His name is first found in Bos- ton, Massachusetts, in 1635. May 25, 1638, he was admitted freeman of Boston ; two years later he was admitted freeman of Portsmouth, Rhode Island; April 28, 1639, with eight others, he signed a contract preparatory to the settlement of Newport, Rhode Island. The founders and first officers of the town were: Nicholas Eaton, judge : John Coggeshall, Wil- liam Brenton, John Clarke, Jeremy Clarke, Thomas Hazard and Henry Bull, elders ; Wil- liam Dyre, clerk. June 5, 1639, he was named one of the four proportioners of land in New- port. In 1640 he was a member of the gen- eral court of elections. In 1665 he was for a short time in Newtown, Long Island. In his will, proved 1680, his wife Martha, whom he calls his "beloved yokefellow," is sole execu- trix, and he gives her "all moveable and un- moveable estate." He married (first) Martha , who died in 1669; (second) Martha, widow of Thomas Sheriff. She died 1691. Children; Robert, of further mention; Eliza- beth, married George Lawton; Hannah, mar-


ried Stephen Wilcox; Martha, married (first) Ichabod Potter ; (second) Benjamin Mowry.


(II) Robert, only son of Thomas and Martha Hazard, was born in either England or Ireland, in 1635, died at South Kingston, Rhode Island, 1710. He was admitted a free- man of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, in 1665. From time to time until 1698 his name often appears in the colonial records as chosen to fill some important position. He was a large land owner, deeding to his children in his later years over one thousand acres. About 1688 he built his mansion in Kingston, where he died. He married Mary Brownell, born in 1639, died in 1739. In an old copy of the Boston Gazette, dated February 12, 1739, is found the following notice :


Newport, February 9, Mrs. Mary Hazard, widow of Mr. Robert Hazard, of South Kingston, and grandmother to the deceased George Hazard, Esq., late Deputy Governor of Rhode Island, departed this life the 28th day of January, last, in the Hundredth year of her age, who was decently interred the Wed- nesday, following. She had five hundred children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, and left be- hind her, now living, two hundred and five of the aforesaid number. She was accounted a very useful Gentlewoman, both to the Poor and Rich, on many accounts, and particularly amongst Sick Persons, for her Skill and Judgment, which she did gratis.


Children: Thomas, married Susannah Nichols; George, of further mention ; Stephen (judge), married Elizabeth Helme; Martha, married Thomas Wilcox; Mary, married Ed- ward Wilcox ; Robert, married Amey Jeremiah, married Mary Smith; Hannah, mar- ried Jeffrey Champlin.


(III) Colonel George Hazard, son of Rob- ert and Mary (Brownell) Hazard, was born about 1663, died in 1743. He was admitted a freeman of the colony of Rhode Island, 1696. In 1701-02-06-07-09-13 he was deputy; in 1703-04, assistant ; in 1719 he was appointed lieutenant-colonel of militia for the mainland, and was ever after called Colonel Hazard. He became a large land owner and kept up a large establishment, owning many slaves. His will, proved 1743, gives large estates to his sons, Colonel Thomas and Oliver, his sons, Caleb and Governor George Hazard, having preceded their father to the grave. Colonel Hazard married Penelope Arnold, born August 3, 1669, died 1742, daughter of Caleb and Abigail (Wilbur) Arnold, and grand- daughter of Governor Benedict Arnold. Chil-


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dren : Abigail, married Ebenezer Niles; Rob- ert, died young ; Caleb, married Abigail Gard- iner; George, of further mention; Thomas, married Alice Hull; Oliver, married Eliza- beth Raymond, their daughter Mercy mar- ried Freeman Perry; their son, Christopher Raymond Perry, served with distinction in the revolutionary war ; he married Sarah Alexan- der, and their son, Oliver Hazard Perry, was the distinguished Commodore Perry who won undying fame by defeating the British fleet on Lake Erie during the war of 1812.


(IV) Deputy Governor George (2) Haz- ard, son of Colonel George (1) and Penelope (Arnold) Hazard, was born October 9, 1700, died 1738. He was admitted a freeman of the colony in 1721 ; in 1729 was deputy and so continued for six years; in 1733 was speaker of the Rhode Island house of assembly, and in 1734 was elected deputy governor of the colony, was re-elected four years in succession, and died in office in 1738. In 1733 he bought of his father for one thousand pounds the farm then (and still) called "The Foddering Place." By his will Governor Hazard gave this house to his son, George Hazard, who was mayor of Newport. He married Sarah, daughter of James and Mary (Whipple) Car- der. She was born May 14, 1705, died 1738, a short time after her husband. Children : Mary, married Benjamin Peckham; George, married (first) Martha Watson, (second) Jane Tweedy; Abigail, married (first) Rev. Peter Bours, (second) Rev. Samuel Fayer- weather ; Sarah, married George Watson ; Penelope; Carder, of further mention; Arnold, married Alice Potter. All of the children except the last were born on the last day of the week.


(V) Judge Carder Hazard, son of Deputy Governor George (2) and Sarah (Carder) Hazard, was born August 11, 1734, died No- vember 24, 1792. He was admitted a freeman at South Kingston, 1757, and from that time until 1787, when he was chosen chief justice there is scarcely a year during which he was not found filling some position of trust in the colony, as assistant, deputy or judge. His death was caused by a fall from a chair which he had mounted to take a book from the top of the bookcase. He was then visiting at the home of his son, Dr. George Hazard, and died there shortly after his fall. The Providence Gasette, December 1, 1791, said :


Last Sunday departed this life, at South Kingston, in the 59th year of his age, Honorable Carder Haz- ard, Esq., one of the judges of the superior court of this state. In political life he exhibited the honest citizen and upright judge. Subject to laws he rever- enced them, and invested with power, he executed it without intrigue and without a view of self interest. In social life the goodness of his heart and the sim- plicity of his manners were peculiarly agreeable-but death closed his labors, and pity of that death has evi- denced the innocence of his life. With that of the public his particular friends have united their own sorrow.


· Judge Carder married (first) September 23, 1756, Alice, daughter of Robert and Thank- ful (Ball) Hull. She was born September 26, 1739, died July 1, 1760. He married (second) March 5, 1761, Alice, daughter of Colonel Thomas Hazard. She died January 13, 1793. Children .of first marriage: Robert Hull and Peter Bours Hazard. Children of second mar- riage : Thomas, married (first) a Mrs. Brown- ing, (second) Eliza Arnold; George, married (first) Sarah Gardner, (second) Mary Hox- sie, (third) Jane Hull; William, born March 6, 1766; Edward, born July 7, 1768; Richard Ward, of further mention; Carder, born July 21, 1773; Arnold, died unmarried; Sarah, mar- ried Peter Clarke; Alice, twin of Sarah, mar- ried George Congdon.


(VI) Richard Ward, son of Judge Carder and Alice (Hazard) Hazard, was born No- vember 1, 1770, died December 2, 1844. He was a prosperous farmer and lived and died on his farm at Matunuck, Rhode Island. He was for years an honored member of the Bap- tist church, and was always in his seat on Sunday morning, with a pew full of children. Late in life, when his sons were stalwart men and the daughters pleasant-faced women, the pew was always full, with the father at the head. His usual dress was a blue coat with brass buttons, but in winter he wore a long brown surtout with a high collar. This dress gave him a distinct personality, making him seem like a man left over from another genera- tion. He was highly respected by his towns- men, and was a good type of the honorable. upright country gentleman. He married Mary, died September 27, 1869, daughter of Josephus Peckham, son of Benjamin (2), son of Ben- jamin (1), son of John and Mary (Clark) Peckham. Children: Benjamin, died in in- fancy ; Elizabeth, died in infancy ; Mary, mar- ried John Nichols ; Joseph, of further mention : Daniel, unmarried; Joshua, unmarried; Alice,


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married Jonathan Allen; Hannah, married (first) Hezekiah Babcock, (second) Jonathan Allen; Charlotte, died aged fifteen years; Jane Maria, died aged five years.


(VII) Joseph, son of Richard Ward and Mary (Peckham) Hazard, was born Septem- ber 14, 1814, died in Napoli, Cattaraugus county, New York, May 25, 1875. Early in life he removed to New York state, settling in Cattaraugus county, where he followed agri- culture. He married, January 7, 1847, Susan R., born in 1826, died 1904, daughter of Ben- jamin Congdon. Children: Mary Jane, born April 5, 1848, died September 11, 1848; George Carder, September 2, 1849, died August 12, 1861 ; Charles Benjamin, July 24, 1852, died July 11, 1861 ; Joseph E., of further mention; Daniel Arthur, of further mention; Theodore Lincoln, of further mention; William Henry, of further mention.


(VIII) Joseph E., son of Joseph and Susan R. (Congdon) Hazard, was born September 10, 1855, in Napoli, Cattaraugus county, New York. He worked on the farm until aged six- teen years, then commenced teaching, earning the money to take a course at Chamberlain Institute, graduating with honor, class of 1876. In 1880 he was admitted to the New York bar and in 1885 to the supreme court of the United States. In 1880 he was appointed acting Indian agent of New York state. For five years he was superintendent of the Indian schools of Cattaraugus and Allegany counties, effecting needed and lasting improvements. For many years he was justice of the peace. In 1897 he was nominated and elected sheriff of Cattaraugus county, making a most excel- lent official. He was treasurer of the Fair As- sociation, and active in securing water works for the village of Randolph. He organized and was manager for six years of the Elko Paint Company, severing this connection in 1897. He was supervisor of Randolph, 1892- 97, and was largely instrumental in having the wooden bridges of the town replaced by iron and steel structures. He is now a resident of Columbiana, Ohio. In politics he is a Repub- lican. He married Ada B. Snow, a graduate of Chamberlain Institute, class of 1875. Chil- dren : Mary Elizabeth and Marguerite Minnie.




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