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(VII) Augustus Tolman, son of Ebenezer (2) and Hopeful ( Ran- dall) Tolman, was born January 4, 1818, on the homestead where his father settled tire previous year. He passed his life upon that farm, at- tending the local public school in his boyhood. Habits of industry and frugality were early inculcated and adopted, and he became a successful agriculturist, succeeding his father in the ownership of the farm. This he tilled throughout his active life, and enjoyed the confidence and es- teem of those who had opportunity to know his character. A Whig in early life, he continued steadfast in support of his principles when they became the basis of organization of the Republican party. He was of quiet disposition, and sought no part in the management of public af- fairs, but was firm in adherence to principle and took a keen interest in the progress and welfare of his town and the whole country.
Mr. Tolman was married February 16, 1853, to Sarah Louisa God- dard, who was born May 25, 1825, in the town of Clayton, a daughter of Nathan F. and Matilda Goddard. Mr. and Mrs. Tolman were the parents of a son and had an adopted daughter, Charles A. and Luella A. The latter died August 25, 1897, in Ogdensburg. Mr. Tolman died
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December 18, 1888, on the old family homestead, and his wife survived hin more than three years, passing away at the same place, April 15. 1892.
(VIII) Charles Augustus, only son of Augustus and Sarah L. (Goddard) Toiman, was born November 4, 1853, on the farm where he now resides, which was located by his grandfather in 1818, and on which his father dwelt all his life. He attended the local school, the Water- town high school and Hungerford Collegiate Institute at Adams. He remained at home and assisted in the cultivation of the farm, to whose ownership he succeeded in time. He is one of the prosperous dairy farmers of the town, and an active member of Watertown Grange No. 7. He has ever cast his influence and vote with the Republican party. Mr. Tolman inherits in marked degree the traits of a worthy ancestry, and fills an important place in the affairs of his home town.
He was married, May 12, 1880, to Emma Augusta Wilder, daugh- ter of George Joselin and Marcia Victoria (Sheldon) Wilder ( see Wilder, VIII). Three children, all born on the homestead, complete the family of Mr. and Mrs. Tolman. Lena Louise, the eldest, was born May 30, 1883, and was educated at the local public school and the Car- thage high school. She resides at home with her parents. Win Augustus, born January 19, 1890, and Lenore Marcia, October 6, 1891, are stu- dents of the public schools.
(VI) William Tolman, third son and sixth child of Ebenezer and Mary (Clarke) Tolman, was born November 7, 1795, in Nelson, Che- shire county, New Hampshire. He was educated in the schools of his day, and remained upon the paternal farm until he was twenty-two years of age. At that time, in 1817, he came to this county and was employed on farms, and took up land in what is now the town of Alex- dria, which he subsequently disposed of. After remaining for a period of three years, he went to Pawtucket, Rhode Island, where he cared for and took charge of the affairs of an aged great-uncle. He continued to save his earnings, with a view to the establishment of a home in the new country. Returning to his native town, after six years' stay in Rhode Island, he was married, and in 1827 he again came to this county and purchased land in the southern part of the town of Water- town, on what is known as the "Sandy Creek road." After living there six years he purchased a farm a little farther north, where his son, William O. Tolman, now lives, and here he continued farming until his death. August 3, 1892, near the close of his ninety-seventh year.
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William Tolman was married October 9, 1827, to Mary Bancroft, daugli- ter of Timothy and Abigail Bancroft. She was born May 9. 1796, in Nelson, New Hampshire, of one of the oldest American families.
.(I) Thomas Bancroft, born near London. England, came to Bos- ton early in the seventeenth century and settled at Lynnfield, Massa- chusetts, where he died in 1691.
(II) Ebenezer Bancroft, son of Thomas Bancroft, was the father of,
(III) Timothy Bancroft, whose son,
(IV) Timothy Bancroft (2), was born in the year 1759, in Dun- stable, Massachusetts. The last named was the father of (V) Mary Bancroft, who became the wife of William Tolman. as above recorded.
Mr. and Mrs. Tolman were the parents of five children, namely : Solon B., Cornelia A., Henry. Mary Amanda and William Orville. The third died in infancy. Extended mention of the eldest and youngest appears in this sketch. Cornelia A. married L. T. Sawyer (see Saw- yer). Mary Amanda. born July 9. 1834. resides with her brother, Solon B. The mother died March 19. 1881. She had been a member of the Presbyterian church at Burrville since 1835.
William Tolman was a man of the highest type of character, and exercised a most beneficent influence upon the life of his time and com- munity. He was a member of Trinity ( Protestant Episcopal) church of the city of Watertown, and at the time of his death was its oldest member, having united with it in 1841. In political principle he was steadfast, affiliating at first with the Federalist party, later with the Whigs, and was among the first to join the Republican party upon its inception. In all these changes, he did not alter his opinions, but accepted new names for their exponents, as the mutations of political affairs brought them forward. A man of sterling worth, with charac- ter above reproach, he was identified with the best interests of his town. By his industry and prudent management. he became the possessor of over three hundred acres of valuable land in the town, and his advice was often sought by others in practical affairs. He was frequently made the arbiter of disputes among his neighbors, and his adjustments were always accepted as satisfactory by those interested. He was a kind husband and father. and his memory is held sacred by his children.
(VII) Solon Bancroft Tolman, eldest child of William and Mary ( Bancroft) Tolman, was born July 27, 1828, in Watertown. He was educated in the public school near his home. at Rodman Seminary and
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Black River Institute at Watertown. He continued to be his father's assistant .in tilling the homestead farm until he was twenty-two years of age, receiving wages during the last year. He then leased the pater- nal farm and continued to manage it until 1860, when he purchased the Peck farm, a little more than a mile northward from his native spot. For three years he tilled both places, and since 1863 he has resided on and tilled the new purchase, which is productive and a profitable prop- erty. Conveniently and handsomely located on the Sandy Creek road. he has christened it "Greenwood Farm," a most appropriate title. Here his active years were passed. in application of the principles of success- ful agriculture, and he is now enjoying, in the ripeness of years and experience, the rewards of intelligent industry. Here he delights to entertain his friends, whose number is limited only by the scope of his acquaintance. He is a charter member of Watertown Grange and of the Jefferson County Pomona Grange, having held office in the former for nine years, including that of master. His interest in agricultural progress is indicated by the fact that he has always been a yearly mem- ber of the Jefferson County Agricultural Society. His first presidential vote was cast for General Zachary Taylor, and ever since the formation of the Republican party he has been a supporter of its principles. He has served as inspector of elections, and was nine years an excise com- missioner, going out of office when the position was abolished.
Mr. Tolman was married March 16, 1854. to Lodusta Archer, daughter of Abram and Hannah ( Underwood) Archer. She was born August 4, 1834, in the town of Rutland, and died March 4, 1866, at her home in Watertown. Since that sad event, Mr. Tolman's home has been presided over by his sister, Mary Amanda, an amiable and estimable lady.
Mr. Tolman is one of the representative citizens of his native town. a man of excellent judgment, a true and tried friend, and a most worthy successor of a long line of exemplary ancestors.
(VII) William Orville Tolman, youngest child of William and Mary (Bancroft) Tolman, was born October 1. 1837. on the paternal farm in the town of Watertown, and attended the public school near his home and the Jefferson County Institute, at Watertown. He was bred to the life of a farmer, remaining with his father until after he was of age. He located on the original farm of his father, near the south line of the town, where he continued ten years. . At the end of this time he returned to the paternal home, on account of the advancing
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years of his parents, who wished to relinquish their cares to younger minds and bodies. Here he has since continued to the present time, and is reckoned among the most substantial and progressive farmers of the town. His present home, opposite the stone house which was the residence of his father, was erected by him in 1876. He is a member of Watertown Grange No. 7, in which he was the first secretary, con- tinuing four years, was subsequently overseer and master, member of the executive board, and is now a trustee. He has served as master of the Jefferson County Pomona Grange, and is an active worker in the interest of the organization. His religious faith is indicated by his membership in the Congregational church at Burr's Mills. He is a strong adherent of the principles of the Republican party, and sup- ports every movement for the advancement of mankind in general and of his home community. For several years he has filled the office of justice of the peace, with satisfaction to his townsmen and honor to himself.
Mr. Tolman was married November 12, 1863, to Miss Mary Ophe- lia Bailey, daughter of Lyman and Susan ( Bull) Bailey. She was born April 16, 1839. in Whitestown, Wayne county, New York, and is the mother of three children, noted below. 1. Mary Louise, born Sep- tember 5, 1864, in the town of Watertown. was married October 8, 1890, to Fred D. Simmons, and resides on the paternal farm. They have one child, Ethel Ophelia, born October 15. 1891. 2. Susie Luella, second daughter of William O. Tolman, born May 11, 1869, was mar- ried November 21, 1894. to Albert L. Spink, and resides on a farm in the town of Rodman. Her children were: Seward Tolman, born Sep- tember 8, 1898, died when four months old: Sewell Laban, November 28, 1899, died before two months old; Susie Gwendolyn, September 9. 1903. 3. Hattie Ophelia, the youngest, died in her fourth year.
LYMAN BAILEY, long a respected farmer of the town of Water- town, was born September 29, 1803, in Stephentown, Rensselaer county, New York, where he grew to manhood, receiving his education in the district school. His father, Silas Bailey, born May 19, 1770, is sup- posed to have been also a native of Stephentown, where he was a farmer, and died June 30. 1841. He was married to Olive Sweetland, who was horn December 19. 1776, and died June 17. 1868.
Lyman Bailey's first independent effort was put forth as a teacher in the public schools of his home county, which he continued until 1837. In the meantime, his vacation seasons were spent in farming. For a
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time he resided in Wayne county, this state, and removed to Watertown about 1840. Here he purchased the Johnson Bull farm, two miles south of Burrville, and continued to derive his livelihood from its tillage until his death, January 15, 1877. He was a member of the Baptist church, and a Democrat in political principle.
Mr. Bailey was married January 1, 1837, to Miss Susan Bull, daughter of Johnson and Nancy ( Brown) Bull. The last named was a daughter of Ichabod Brown. The children of Lyman and Susan Bailey are noted as follows: Louisa Ann, born December 11, 1837, resides in Watertown with her sister, Mrs. W. O. Tolman. Mary Ophelia, April 16, 1839, is the wife of William O. Tolman, as elsewhere noted. Dwight L., July 12, 1847, married Hattie Waite, and died October 27, 1903, in the town of Watertown. Isidore S., November 18, 1857, is the wife of Orville M. Rexford, residing in the town of Watertown.
HARDY. This name has been traced back about two hundred years, and includes one of the brave soldiers of the Revolution, who bore many hardships and exposure to the danger of a violent death, in order that we might enjoy the blessings of a free government, in com- mon with all their posterity.
(1) The location of Phineas and Abigail Hardy is not now known to their descendants in this section, but records show that they had a son Thomas who was a soldier of the Revolution.
(II) Thomas Hardy, son of Phineas and Abigail, was born in June, 1756, in the town of Hollis, Hillsborough county, New Hamp- shire. Before he was twenty years old he was among the defenders of colonial rights, and participated in the battle of Bunker Hill, June 17, 1775. For three years he was a non-commissioned officer, under General Stark's command, fought at Bennington and Trenton, and took part in General Wayne's gallant attack on Stony Point. His service was contemporaneous with the duration of the war, and he was at West Point at the time of Arnold's treachery, served under General Greene in his southern campaign and was present at the surrender of Lord Cornwallis at Yorktown, which closed the memorable struggle of the colonies for independence.
After peace came Mr. Hardy settled in the town of Dublin, Che- shire county, in his native state, cleared up land and erected buildings thereon, and followed agriculture during the balance of his life. He died there July 25, 1816, respected and honored for his service in behalf
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of his native land, as well as his upright character as a citizen in time of peace. In that day every one appreciated the fact that the patriots of the Revolution gave the best period of their lives and their best energies to the struggle for independence, and were factors in the estab- lishment of a nation, out of which has grown what is now recognized as the greatest republic the world has ever known-the United States of America.
In January, 1784, Thomas Hardy was married to Lucy Colbourn, daughter of Lieutenant Robert Colbourn, and they were the parents of nine children. born as follows: Thomas, October 23. 1784 (graduated at Dartmouth College in 1812) ; Moses, September 14, 1786; Elias, April 3, 1788. died in intancy : Robert. March 23, 1789; Lucy, Novem- ber 25. 1792; Phineas, January 23, 1795; Elizabeth, November 28, 1796: Elias. December 19, 1798: and Anna, May 14, 1801.
(III) Robert Hardy, fourth son and child of Thomas and Lucy (Colbourn ) Hardy, was born March 23. 1789, in Dublin, New Hamp- shire, and his education was such as the common schools of that town afforded. He remained at home with his father, assisting in the culti- vation of the homestead. Wishing to become independent, and secure a home for himself, he set out in the year 1811 for the Black River country, and settled at once in the town of Watertown, near Burr's Mills. In company with his brother Phineas he purchased one hundred and twelve acres of land, which they proceeded to clear up. The latter gave his entire time to the cultivation of the farm, while Robert did much at his trade ot builder. He employed several men, and many buildings are still standing in this section as evidence of his skill. After a few years he bought his brother's interest in the farm, which he man- aged, while still engaged in buikling operations. In 1836 he was in- jured by the fall of a building frame in process of "raising," and from that time he abandoned building and gave his entire attention to agri- culture. About 1818 he moved to the town of Rutland, where he lived the balance of his life. A man of devout Christian principles, he car- ried out in his every-day life his professions as a Christian. He died November 30, 1860. at his home in the northern part of Rutland.
Mr. Hardy was married February 2, 1815. in Dublin, New Hamp- -hire, to Miss Abigail Stone, who was born in that town, November 15. 1793. She survived him over seven years, passing away March 15, 1868. Following is a brief mention of their children: Thomas, born November 7. 1815. in Watertown, died September 24. 1841. Lovilla,
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June 25. 1817, married James Hunt, of Champion, and died May 29, 1868. Abigail, born February 16, 1819, in the town of Rutland, mar- ried Damel Patton, of Lowville, and died February 28, 1847. Robert C., October 1, 1820, resides in Rutland. Gustavus, August 3, 1823, is a resident of Watertown. Lucy Ann, November 19, 1825, married Samuel Frink, whom she survives, and resides in Rutland. William Addison, December 29, 1827, married Sarah Jane Warner, and died March 20, 1895, in Rockford, Illinois. Charles Carroll, March 31, 1830, receives farther mention below. John Calvin. April 7. 1833, married Julia Scott, who is now deceased, and he resides in Copen- hagen. Arthur Livermore, January 22, 1835, died in 1842.
(IV) Charles Carroll Hardy, fifth son and eighth child of Robert and Abigail (Stone) Hardy, was born March 31, 1830, in the town of Rutland, and attended the local school and Lowville Academy. . \t the age of nineteen years he left home and engaged with Benjamin Gibbs, of Watertown, to learn the trade of carpenter and builder. Two years of labor at this occupation revealed to him the value of archi- tectural drawing, and his talent in that direction, and he took up its study with Otis L. Wheelock. In 1853 he joined the course of travel to the Californian Eldorado. Having safely crossed the Isthmus by the Nicaragua route, he sailed on the ship Independence, which was wrecked and burned near the island of Santa Margarita, off the Mex- ican coast, and one hundred and fitty of the four hundred persons on board were lost. Mr. Hardy was among the survivors, who were taken off the barren island and carried to San Francisco by the whaling ship Meteor. Having tried mining with indifferent success, Mr. Hardy turned his attention to his trade, and did much building at the mining town of French Gulch. Later he obtained an appointment as master mechanic and builder on the government work at Fort Walla Walla, Washington territory, and continued in this position until his return to his native town in 1859. After the death of his father, in the following year, he purchased the interests of the other heirs and became sole owner of the homestead, on which he erected new buildings, the house being one of the finest in the town. Here he was successful as a farmer, his principal products being those of the dairy and maple syrup and sugar. In 1881 he moved to a farm on the "South Road," where he followed agriculture and bee-culture, and died December 6, 1901, near the close of his seventy-second year.
Mr. Hardy was a steadfast supporter of the principles enunciated
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by the Republican party, and the confidence in which he was held by his townsmen is indicated by the fact that he served eight years as assessor, and was also town collector. He was two years master of South Rutland Valley Grange and also a member of Jefferson County Pomona Grange and a life member of the Jefferson County Agricult- ural Society.
He was married January 1, 1861, to Miss Emily Caroline Scott, daughter of Stephen and Mary B. Scott. She was born August 8, 1837, in the town of Antwerp, this county. Stephen Scott was a son of Gideon and Mary Scott, and was born June 4, 1806, in the town of Remsen, Oneida county, New York. He was married in 1835 to Mary Bullock Carpenter, who was born December 4, 1806. By trade he was a shoemaker, and engaged in farming during most of his active life. He settled in Fairfield, Herkimer county, whence he removed upon re- tirement, to Collinsville, Lewis county, where he died May 13. 1888. His widow died November 3, 1896, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Charles C. Hardy, in the town of Rutland, aged eighty-nine years. Mrs. Hardy is the eldest of their children. Mary Julia. the second, born May 27, 1839, was married December 25, 1860, to John Calvin Hardy, resided at Copenhagen, Lewis county, and died September 13, 1903. They were the parents of eight children : Emma L., Marion (died in 1904), Gustavus, Millicent, Helen, Jay C., Lucy and Ethelwyn.
Mr. Charles Carroll Hardy was a well informed man, much above the average in experience and observation, beside being a student. By means of travel he gathered that practical wisdom which men do not secure in any other way. Actuated by the highest business integrity, he was a worthy citizen of his town, a trusted neighbor, and a loving and thoughtful husband and father. His widow survives and resides in the beautiful home which he had provided. She is a remarkable woman for her age, with an active mind and a memory that a much younger person might be proud of. She was a fit and appreciated com- panion for her noble husband. They were the parents of a son and three daughters, David R., Fannie J., Jennie S. and Mary S., of whom further mention follows.
(V) David Rogers Hardy was born October 25, 1861, on the paternal homestead in the town of Rutland, and was educated in the pub- lic schools of his native town and the city of Watertown. He remained on the home farm until he was of age, when he took up and mastered the art of photography, which he followed in the city of Watertown un-
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til his father's death in 1901. He then returned to the farm, which has since been under his charge. Beside farming, he gives some time to his profession. He is a member of South Rutland Valley Grange, and also of Watertown Lodge No. 49. Free and Accepted Masons, and is a sound Republican in political principle.
He was married. January 17, 1884. to Miss Emily Grace Wilson. daughter of George A. and Geraldine (Collins) Wilson. of Burrville. She was born February 17, 1864. in the town of Watertown. Her chil- chien are: Raymond Wilson, born December 8. 1884. in Rutland ; Charles Millar, December 9. 1891, in Clayton : and Walter Collins, Feb- ruary 27, 1898. The eldest was educated at the public schools and is now a clerk at Burrville.
(V) Fannie Jennette, second child of Charles C. and Emily C. Hardy, was born October 31, 1864, in the town of Rutland, and was educated at the local public school and Watertown high school. She was married March 16, 1893, to Arthur L. Williams, a druggist of Clayton, where they reside.
(V) Jennie Sarah Hardy was born December 30. 1865, and com- pleted her education at the Watertown high school. She was married. October 17, 1894. to Grant L. Lewis, and resides in the town of Rutland. where he is a farmer. They are the parents of a daughter. Ida Roberta. born March 23, 1896.
(V) Mary Scott Hardy was born November 10, 1874, and received the same educational advantages as her sisters. She was married, June 16, 1902, to Harry Stewart Bandfield, a bookkeeper, and resides in Brooklyn, Greater New York.
(HI) Phineas Hardy, fifth son and sixth child of Thomas and Lucy (Colbourn ) Hardy, was born January 23, 1795, in Dublin, New Hamp- shire. At the age of eighteen years he set out to join his brother, Robert Hardy, who had settled in Watertown two years previously. His posses- sions at that time consisted of an axe and a small amount of clothing. but he was in good health and possessed those qualities of energy, deter- mination and fortitude which have ever paved the way for the advance of civilization since the Puritan Pilgrims landed at Plymouth in 1620. For a few seasons he worked for farmers in this section, being for some time in the employ of the late John Sterling, whose farm was within the present lines of the city of Watertown. By industry and frugal care of his earnings he was soon enabled to purchase land, which he did in Rut- land, three miles south of the village of Black River, between the state
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road and the Rutland Hollow road. He immediately began to develop a farm, and continued to make his home there until 1832, four of his children being born there. Having sold his land to advantage, he bought land in Lorraine, and lived one year in that town. Again selling out, he moved to Leray and purchased the old county farm at Sanford's Corners, April 15, 1834. His home continued to be on this farm until 1869, when he sold out to his son and moved to the village of Black River. He was the pioneer cheese-maker of his town, and kept from forty to sixty cows, whose product was marketed at Albany and Boston. Mr. Hardy was always active in promoting the welfare of the Jefferson County Agricultural Society, and he was among the largest recipients of premiums. He was among the extensive dealers in lands, as shown by the records of the county.
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