Genealogical and family history of central New York : a record of the achievements of her people in the making of a commonwealth and the building of a nation, Volume II, Part 85

Author: Cutter, William Richard, 1847-1918
Publication date: 1912
Publisher: New York, Lewis historical publishing company
Number of Pages: 646

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He married, August 16, 1846, Mary Anne Rogers, born in Chenango county, New York, daughter of John B. and Harriet (Meloy) Rogers. John B., son of Simeon and Mary (Barker) Rogers, was the first white child born in Broome county, New York, where he died aged ninety-two years. His wife Har- riet was born in New Haven, Connecticut,

and died aged seventy-seven years. Children of Langley and Mary Anne ( Rogers) Fulla- gar, the first two born at Chenango Forks, the last two at Dunkirk, New York: 1. Eliz- abeth, married Dan W. Abell; child, Kather- ine. 2. Mary L., married Edward R. Rice; children : Helen Fullagar and Edward Fulla- gar. 3. Harriet, married Theodore Thomas Danforth; child, Thomas Fullagar. 4. Guy Kent, unmarried.

LUNDY This name is found in England, France and Italy under the same spelling as in Ireland. It is supposed to belong to that class of sur- names derived from a place or locality, and to have passed through some changes in spell- ing since it first became a surname. The Lundys of Olean, New York, descend from forbears long seated in county Sligel, Ireland.

(I) Charles Lundy, the grandfather of George M. Lundy, of Olean, married Bridget Logan. After his marriage he moved from county Sligel to Galway, where his eleven children were born. He was a cabinetmaker and owned a small farm. He was a quiet, in- dustrious man, a devout Catholic, and reared his family in that faith. Had five sons : James, William, John, Patrick, Thomas.

(II) James, eldest son of Charles Lundy, was born in county Galway, Ireland, in 1830. In 1862 he came to the United States, land- ing in Boston, Massachusetts, where for two years he found employment in the leather fac- tories of that section. In 1863 he sent for his wife and children, who joined him in Bos- ton. In 1864 he came to Olean, New York. He first worked in the Barrett tannery, later with Root & Keating, remaining with that firm all his active years. He died in Olean in 1909. He was a whole-souled, warm- hearted Irish gentleman, full of native wit and humor, industrious, and had a host of good friends. He was a Democrat, and a faithful Catholic. He married, in Galway, Ireland, in 1858, Anna Kane, born 1841, who survives him. Children, first two born in Ire- land: 1. Mary, married W. H. Carringer ; children : Harvey, Raymond, Irene. 2. Ellen, married James Kepner ; children : Harry, Ha- zel, Royal. 3. Charles, died at the age of twenty-six years. 4. Agnes, married W. M. O'Connor ; children: Eileen, Watson M. 5. James, married Louise Eichler ; child, George. 6. Thomas. 7. George M., of whom further.

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(III) George M., youngest child and fourth son of James Lundy, was born in Olean, New York, July 21, 1881. He was educated in the public school, and after de- ciding upon law as his profession pursued this study with M. B. Jewell, as preceptor. He followed up his office study with a special course at Albany Law School and was ad- mitted to the New York bar in June, 1904. On August I of that year he established an office in Olean and began practice. He won many clients and continues without a partner. He has always been active in public affairs and is a prominent Democrat. While a resi- dent of the village of North Olean he served on the board of health; was village trustee and assessor, resigning the latter office to ac- cept that of village attorney. This office he retained until 1909, when the village of North Olean became a part of the city of Olean. He had been clerk of the school board, and for two years was president of the board of edu- cation of North Olean before it was merged with the city of Olean. He was also justice of the peace; he was appointed city clerk of Olean, January 3, 1910, to serve two years. He is past grand knight of the Knights of Columbus and a member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. His clubs are the City and Hamilton Country.

He married, April 20, 1909, Florence, born October 1, 1883, daughter of Edward and Adell (Crum) Floyd, of Cornwall, England, whose children are: Florence, married George M. Lundy; E. Mead, married Jane Kay ; Hazel.

RODGERS Langford Highland Rodgers, founder of this family, came from the north of Ireland, and settled at Buffalo, New York. He dealt in horses and was interested in racing. Chil- dren: William, James Langford, referred to below ; Sarah, Elizabeth.

(II) James Langford, son of Langford Highland Rodgers, was born in Buffalo, New York, in 1841, died in 1905. For years he was a coppersmith, after which he entered the fire department, and served in this strenu- ous, heroic and perilous duty for twenty-five years, becoming superintendent of the depart- ment ; he was also a member of the excise board. He was a Democrat in politics and a Catholic in religion. He married, June 25, 1867, Mary A., born May 7, 1845, daughter

of Nicholas and Mary (Rohl). Gittere. Her father came from Alsace, then part of France, but married in Buffalo; he followed the trade of stonemason and bricklayer. Children of Nicholas and Mary (Rohl) Gittere: Peter, Lewis, Mary A., referred to herein; Sarah, Francis. Children of James Langford and Mary A. (Gittere) Rodgers: I. Langford G., referred to below. 2. Lewis James, born May 5, 1869 ; married, January 17, 1895, Min- nie Smith, born May 13, 1872; children : Frederick, born January 16, 1906; Marion, born April 3, 1908. 3. Frank Robert, born January 29, 1874 ; married Grace Newcomer ; children : Francis, David, Marion, Langford. 4. James J., referred to below.

(III) Langford G., son of James Langford and Mary A. (Gittere) Rodgers, was born in Buffalo, New York, April 8, 1868. He at- tended public school No. Io, in that city, and then took a commercial course at St. Joseph's College. After this he served an apprentice- ship with Irlbacher & Davis, plumbers, in Buffalo. From 1891 to 1893 he was in part- nership with Hugh Boyd, under the firm name of Boyd & Rodgers, plumbers. He then went to Olean and was employed two years in the Dotterweich brewery. But he then returned to the plumbing business, and as head of the firm of Rodgers & Company, conducts a gen- eral plumbing business, steam heating and allied lines of business. He has served as al- derman of Olean for four years, and was su- pervisor from 1908 to 1910. His father's in- terest in the fire-fighting has passed to him, and he has begun a second generation of fam- ily service in this capacity, for in 1910 he was appointed as chief of the fire department at Olean, under Mayor Foley, and in 1912 he was reappointed. He is a Democrat. He is a past exalted ruler of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, and a member of the Knights of Columbus and of the Catholic Mutual Benefit Association. He is a Catholic in religion.

He married, September 24, 1891, Mary, born May 6, 1869, daughter of Charles and Dorothea (Volk) Dotterweich. Her father was born in 1829, died in 1885. In 1856, two years after the incorporation of Olean as a village, he established the brewery, a concern at first employing only four men, and having a capacity of only five hundred barrels of beer annually. It has been several times destroyed by fire, but each time rebuilt and enlarged ;

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in 1872 a substantial brick structure was built, and in 1893 the business was incorporated under the name of Dotterweich Brewing Com- pany, with a capital of ten million dollars. Mr. Dotterweich married, in 1854, Dorothea Volk, born in 1834, died in 1887. Children of Mr. and Mrs. Dotterweich: I. George, born in 1856, died in 1907; married, January 9, 1879, Minnie Wendell; children: Charles P., born November 17, 1880; married, Decem- ber 2, 1908, Ella LaReu; Henry, born No- vember 10, 1885; Magdalena, born October II, 1889. 2. John, born in 1859, died in 1895; unmarried, a bright business man. 3. Ru- dolph, married Susan Griffin ; children: Hazel and Helen. 4. Herman, married Mary Cram- sey ; child, John. 5. Mary, referred to herein. 6. Adolph, born in June, 1870, died in 1904; married Mary Wallace. Child of Langford G. and Mary (Dotterweich) Rodgers: Doro- thea, born November 4, 1896.

(III) James J., son of James Langford and Mary A. (Gittere) Rodgers, was born in Buffalo, March 19, 1878. He took a course at the College of Commerce, then went into the weighmaster's department, at the Mer- chants' Exchange, where he remained until 1899. In that year he moved to Olean and went with Thomas Whitton into the lumber business. Mr. Whitton, in 1901, bought the Dotterweich Brewing Company's business; he then went into the clerical service of this company. In 1904 he was president, and since 1905 he has been vice-president. He is a Catholic in religion, and a Democrat in politics. He married, August 22, 1899, Blanche, born June 24, 1880, daughter of Thomas and Eva B. (Leonard) Whitton. Children : Florence V., born December 30, 1901 ; Thomas J., August 24, 1904; Jane Eliz- abeth, November 26, 19II.

The Coltons now in the third COLTON generation in the United States have achieved success in the business world and unusually high distinction in the church. The emigrant, John Colton, came in 1830, settling in Pennsylvania. He married Mary Smith, in Ireland, and reared a family.

(II) Patrick Smith, son of John and Mary (Smith) Colton, was born about 1818, in Ire- land. He came to the United States with his parents when a lad of eleven years, the fam- ily settling in York, Pennsylvania. After se-

curing an education he went to Baltimore, Maryland, where he was actively engaged in business for several years. In 1845 he set- tled in New York City where he at first es- tablished a locksmith shop, later engaging in the builders hardware business as senior member of the firm, Colton & Mullen. Dur- ing his residence in Baltimore he was active in church work and in New York was known as a most faithful and devoted member of the Roman Catholic church. He married, February 2, 1846, Theresa Augusta Mullen, born in Donegal, Ireland, July 25, 1824, died April 6, 1891, in New York City, daughter of Thomas and Mary Mullen, of Irish birth, and later of New York City, where Mr. Mul- len was engaged in business with his son-in- law, Patrick S. Colton. Children: I. Rev.

John Smith, deceased ; a devoted priest of the Roman Catholic church. 2. Charles Henry, of whom further. 3. Thomas J., a success- ful business man of New York City. 4. Mary Theresa, married - - Pentz, of New York City. 5. Margaret, married James M. Bing- ham, of New York. 6. Josephine, unmar- ried. 7. Agnes, married William R. Do- herty, of Brooklyn.

(III) Right Rev. Charles Henry Colton, D. D., son of Patrick Smith Colton, was born in New York City, October 15, 1848. His early education was obtained at public school No. 5 and other schools in the city. He pre- pared for college at the Latin school of St. Stephen's Church, and in 1869 entered St. Francis Xavier College, continuing his stud- ies three years. In September, 1872, he en- rolled as a student of divinity at St. Joseph's Theological Seminary, at Troy, New York, where he was ordained a priest of the Roman Catholic church, June 10, 1876. During the interval between his public school life and his entering the Latin school of St. Stephen's he was cash boy with the dry goods firm of Arnold & Constable, remaining eighteen months. The ensuing five years he was with the Central Express Company and the Mer- chants' Union Exchange. He continued his studies during this period, then definitely de- ciding upon the ministry he entered the Latin school of St. Stephen's, as stated. After his taking holy orders he was appointed assistant pastor of St. Stephen's Church at the request of Rev. D. Edward McGlynn, then rector of that church, and he was his energetic, valued assistant in the parish for ten years, then was

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appointed first assistant pastor. During this period and for thirteen years Rev. Colton did chaplain's duty at Bellevue Hospital in addi- tion to his regular pastoral work in St. Ste- phen's. In the latter part of 1886 he was stationed as pastor of the Church of Our Lady of Mercy, at Port Chester, New York. In 1887 he was recalled to St. Stephen's to as- sist the Rev. Arthur Donnelly, the temporary pastor. In a few days Father Colton was ap- pointed administrator and a few months later, by appointment of Bishop Corrigan, succeeded to the pastorate of St. Stephen's. His admin- tration of the temporal and spiritual affairs of that parish brought him prominently be- fore the church authorities as one of their coming great men. When he assumed the pastorate the parish debt of St. Stephen's was one hundred and fifty-two thousand dol- lars and the parish had no school. During his pastorate the debt was extinguished and one hundred and eighty-five thousand dollars expended in the erection and site of a parish school house; two residence buildings pur- chased for the sisters of the parish at a cost of forty thousand dollars ; the church property was kept in repair and improved. To hold his young people social features were intro- duced, evening classes were established and a young men's club formed ; a practical charity, the Presentation Day Nursery, was founded, and the parochial school advanced in quality of instruction, number of instructors and in attendance. At the close of his pastorate two-thirds of the cost of erecting the school and the sisters' houses had been paid and in 1894 St. Stephen's was free of debt and con- secrated on December 30 of that year, with all the beautiful ceremony of the church, in the presence of Archbishop Corrigan, five bishops, one hundred and fifty priests and an immense concourse of worshippers. The Ga- len Jubilee of St. Stephen's was held in 1899, and on June 10, 1901, the twenty-fifth anni- versary of Father Colton's ordination was celebrated by a congratulatory address from his parishioners and a purse of eight thou- sand dollars. ' His work at St. Stephen's was now finished and further honors were con- ferred upon him; Archbishop Quigley having been advanced from third bishop of the Dio- cese of Buffalo to the Metropolitan of Chi- cago, Father Colton was chosen as his suc- cessor. The bulls were issued to him May 20, 1903, his consecration taking place July

25, 1903, at St. Patrick's Cathedral, New York City.

Bishop Colton has measured up to the full standard of ability expected of him and the affairs of the diocese are wisely and capably administered. Many new parishes have been founded and over two hundred new priests have been appointed to minister to their wel- fare. Bishop Colton is a hard, systematic worker and a convincing, eloquent pulpit ora- tor. He is devoted to his holy calling and keeps in close touch with the spiritual and temporal needs of the diocese. He is a man of scholarly tastes and is oftener found in his library than elsewhere, when not engaged in ministerial work. He is courteous and kindly in manner and greatly beloved by his people. He is thoroughly American in his views and places patriotism and love of country high in the scale of virtues. He is the author of "Seedlings," a religious work, and a "Trip to Rome and the Holy Land," he having gone abroad in 1904 to visit the Vatican and receive final consecration to his high office from His Holiness, the Pope.

The Conger family of Spring- CONGER ville, Erie county, New York, descend from Abraham Con- ger, who seems to have descended from John Conger, of New Jersey, through grandson Enoch Conger, who settled in Danby, Ver- mont, in 1774. Enoch was a son of Job Con- ger, also of Danby, who later settled in Platts- burgh, New York. Enoch Conger married (first) Ruth Irish; (second) Hannah Kelley. His children were: Noah, Hiram, David and Lydia. Abraham Conger must have been the son of one of these, and of the fifth genera- tion, beginning with John Conger, of New Jersey. This cannot be fully proven but all evidence tends to Danby as his home before coming to Erie county.

(V) Abraham Conger came to Collins, Erie county, New York, in 1817 .. He mar- ried. June, 1830, Anna Hunt, and had issue.

(VI) George Densmore, son of Abraham and Anna (Hunt) Conger, was born in Col- lins, Erie county, New York, December 10, 1842, died October 26, 1908. Until he was eighteen years of age he attended school and worked on his father's farm. On August 8, 1861, he enlisted in Company A, Forty-fourth regiment New York Volunteer Infantry, ranking as corporal. He took part in every

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battle in which his regiment was engaged ex- cepting six weeks spent in the hospital recov- ering from a wound received at Gettysburg. He was honorably discharged and mustered out October 12, 1864, at Albany, New York. After the death of Colonel Elmer E. Ells- worth, a plan was adopted of forming a regi- ment in his honor, taking one man from each town and ward in the state. "He must be a man of good moral character and temperate, unmarried, under thirty years of age, at least five feet eight inches in height, and pay into the regimental fund $100." This was modi- fied to allow five men from any town and ward, and reducing the sum to be paid to twenty dollars. Many of the officers were taken from the celebrated "Ellsworth Chi- cago Cadets," some of whom served with Colonel Ellsworth in the New York Fire Zouave Regiment. The regiment was known as the People's Ellsworth Regiment, or the Forty-fourth Regiment New York Volunteers. The Forty-fourth shared in all the hard fighting of the Army of the Potomac during its three years of service; was in the seven days fighting on the Peninsula, at Mechanics- ville, Gaines Hill, New Market and Malvern Hill, later at Fredericksburg under General Burnside, and in the thick of the fight at Gettysburg under General Meade. They saw hard service and always gave a good report of themselves. In all this, Company E and Corporal Conger bore their full share.

After the war Mr. Conger returned to his home and for the succeeding two years was engaged in farming at North Collins. He then became salesman for the White Sewing Machine and for all kinds of agricultural im- plements. He became well acquainted all over his section, and when later he estab- lished a store in Springville found many cus- tomers among his old friends. He was a di- rector of the O'Neil. Wagon Company, and after that failed opened a general store for the sale of implements, carriages, wagons, wood, coal, builders' materials, etc., continuing alone until 1901, when he admitted his son-in- law, Lloyd S. Ware, to a partnership, under the firm name Conger & Ware. In 1906 he sold his interest to Mr. Wyatt, the firm con- tinuing as Wyatt & Ware. He was engaged in other enterprises in the town. He was for many years a buyer and shipper of apples; organized the Cascade Cider Company, of which he was president ; also president of the

Springville Canning Company, and always lent his influence to further local prosperity. He was largely instrumental in bringing the Borden Milk Company to Springville, and in other ways worked for the development of his village. He was president of the village corporation of Springville for many years, and always an earnest Republican. He was a member of the Grand Army of the Republic, and president of the local Veteran Associa- tion of the Forty-fourth Regiment. He also belonged to the Masonic order and the Uni- versalist church of Springville. He was held in the highest esteem by his townsmen and during his life accomplished a great deal of good.

He married, February 16, 1865, Diantha Sampson, died May 4, 1900, daughter of Wil- liam Sampson, a farmer and cooper, born No- vember 7, 1815, died December 5, 1902, mar- ried at Wyndale, Erie county, March 15, 1840, Fatima Ballou, born May 2, 1816, died Au- gust, 1876. Children : 1. Diantha, born Janu- ary 14, 1842. 2. Luthera, December 27, 1846; now living in Springville, New York. Child of George D. and Diantha Conger : Cora May, born August 16, 1869; married, July 17, 1900, Lloyd S. Ware.

The Thebauds of Buffalo THEBAUD spring from French ances- try, and date in that country far back into the past. The family was emi- nent in France, and in the United States have ranked high as business men and citizens.

(I) Joseph Thebaud was a merchant of Nantes, France, and a highly respected citi- zen. He married, and had a son Joseph (2). (II) Joseph (2), son of Joseph (I) The- baud, was born in France. died in New York City in 1811. He came to the United States in 1792 as agent of the French East India Company. He established the house of The- baud in New York City, which continues now in the third generation. He was a gen- tleman of the highest education and the strict- est integrity. He married Miss Le Breton, whose family fled from Martinique to escape the revolution, after the death of her father. She survived her husband, and married (sec- ond) in 1814, his confidential clerk, Joseph Bouchand, who died 1851. She died 1822.

(III) Eugene Sigimund, son of Joseph (2) Thebaud, died in California where he had gone with the "gold seekers" of 1849. He

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married. in New York City, about 1835, when he was about twenty-one years of age, Vic- torien Antoinette Crassous, who was born in the United States in 1818, and educated in France. Her mother, Eliza Crassous, was born in Martinique, her father being gover- nor of that island, appointed by Napoleon. Children : Joseph, born 1837; Eugene, 1839; Victor C., 1841: John James, of whom fur- ther : Charles, 1845; Emile, 1847. died young.

(IV) John James, son of Eugene S. The- baud. was born at Port Richmond. Staten Is- land, New York (now New York City ), April 6, 1843, died in Buffalo, November 18, 1899. He received a good education in the public schools and became an expert dyer. In 1868 he came to Buffalo and established in business as a dyer under his own name. Later he was joined by Charles A., and in 1870 by another brother. Victor C., the firm becoming The- baud Brothers. They continued in successful business several years, when Charles with- drew and established in New Orleans, Louis- iana, Victor C. purchasing his interest and the interest of his deceased brother's heirs and continuing as Thebaud Brothers, the present name of the firm (1911). Shortly after com- ing to Buffalo John James Thebaud began investing in Buffalo real estate, commencing in a small way, purchasing small pieces of property in different parts of the city. As he prospered he enlarged his purchases. In 1887 he bought a farm situated on the lake shore, which for a time he cultivated. Shortly before his death he surveyed and laid it off in lots suitable for large suburban residences. He erected several homes on this tract, which he called "Hamburg on the Lake," now Wan- akah. He had invested about $25,000 in this enterprise when death overtook him. By the terms of his will his widow had a life tenure in the estate, which was not divided until after her death. Since then the improvements have been continued by his children, follow- ing the plans of their father, and making it one of the most desirable of Buffalo suburbs. He was a well known business man of Buf- falo, and held in highest esteem. He was very energetic, public spirited and liberal in his views.

He had the greatest faith in the fu- ture greatness of Buffalo and lost no op- portunity to show his faith by his deeds. He was a Republican in politics, and a member of Trinity Episcopal Church. He was a strong

advocate of temperance and belonged to sev- eral societies devoted to that cause.

He married, in New York City, March 29, 1869, Annie Maria Herley, born in that city, November 4, 1849. died in Buffalo, January 18, 1906, daughter of Morris Herley, born in Ireland, came to the United States when a young man, where he married Ellen Ellis. He was a merchant tailor, his place of busi- ness being on Ann street. New York City. His children were: Ellen H., married Fran- cis Portington: Margaret H .: John Joseph ; Anna Maria, married John James Thebaud ; Josephine and Michael.

Children of John James and Anna Maria (Herley) Thebaud, all born in Buffalo. I. John Edward, born February 15, 1871 ; grad- uate of Cornell University, civil engineer ; now in business in Buffalo. 2. Eugene D., born in Buffalo, November 1, 1873; graduate of Cor- nell University, 1899; married Catherine Kelly. December 5, 1908. 3. Estelle Annie, born June 29, 1875 ; educated at Buffalo High School, Hill's Ladies' Seminary and Buffalo State Normal College ; married, November 3, 1901, Edward Gillette Van Winkle, a drug- gist of Hornell, New York. 4. Celesta Au- gusta, born September 4. 1884; educated in Buffalo public schools: married, October 31, 1905, at Trinity church, Buffalo, Dr. Harry Richard S. Emes, of Toronto, Canada; chil- dren : Estelle Lillian, born December 4, 1906, at Lewiston, New York : Celeste Annie, born February 28, 1908.

The city of Jamestown, PETERSON New York, owes consider- able of its present prosper- ity to its Swedish population, and the mother of the Hon. Frederick R. Peterson, now a resident of Falconer, Chautauqua county, New York, enjoys the distinction of being the first of that nationality to locate at Jamestown, her own countrymen and countrywomen claiming for her the honor of being the "First Lady of the Land." Possessing the qualifica- tions of a true and earnest woman, she is highly esteemed and honored by all who know her, and although she has passed her eightieth birthday. she still retains her faculties to a remarkable degree and is as active and inter- ested in affairs as many who are many years her junior. She located in Jamestown, June 9. 1849, being then a young woman of eigh- teen years, and since then has witnessed its

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Genealogical and family history of central New York : a record of the achievements of her people in the making of a commonwealth and the building of a nation, Volume II, Part 85

Author: Cutter, William Richard, 1847-1918 Publication date: 1912 Publisher: New York, Lewis historical publishing company Number of Pages: 646

Author: Cutter, William Richard, 1847-1918
Publication date: 1912
Publisher: New York, Lewis historical publishing company
Number of Pages: 646