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1819. in the town of Watertown ( see Hatch ). Two of the five children of this umion are living-three sous having died, one Willis, at the age of twenty years; Charles when sixteen years old, and Everett died at the age of two years. Henry Abner, born June 7, 1852, is now a manu- facturer of electric light supplies at Cleveland, Ohio, and a prosperous business man. Clara Lorania, October 24. 1858, married James .A. Horton, and resides on Orchard street. Watertown. She is the mother of two children, Lulu Jean and Nellie May. The former of these is the wife of Royal Wight, a dentist of Park City, Utah, and has a daughter, Eleanor Jean, and son, Guy Horton. The latter resides with her parents in Watertown.
HATCH. Henry, son of Isaac and brother of Willard Hatch, was born October 2, 1783, in New Milford, Connecticut, and was brought up in the town of Kent, Litchfield county, same state. In the fall of 1810 he visited Jefferson county on a prospecting tour and purchased a farm in the northwestern part of the town of Watertown, on which he settled the next spring. He cleared off the forest and developed a farm, becoming a successful farmer and an exemplary citizen. His first pur- chase was one hundred acres, to which he subsequently added sixty acres by purchase, making one of the finest farms in the town. He was a Whig in early life, and was among those who fostered the movement leading to the organization of the Republican party, though he did not live to participate in its action and triumphs. He passed away July 13, 1856. in his seventy-third year of age. He married Laura Everett, whose ancestry follows :
(1) Richard Everett came to New England as early as 1636. It is surmised that he was born in county Essex, England, the home of the Everard family. He is first of record, with William Pynchon and other settlers, at Springfield, Massachusetts, in 1636. He was married June 29. 1643. to Mary Winch and. from this time on, made his home in Dedham. Among the forty-two names recorded at a town meeting in Dedham. 1644-5, were Richard Everett. John Dwight and Ralph Wheelock, ancestors of five subsequent college presidents-Edward Everett, of Harvard: Alexander H. Everett. of Jefferson: Timothy Dwight, ot Yale; and Eleazer and John Wheelock, of Dartmouth. Both Richard Everett and wife were admitted to the Dedham church in 1646. Mr. Everett was active and prominent in town affairs, was constable, surveyor, and filled other positions. He died July 3. 1682. His children
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of record at Dedham, were: John. Israel, Mary, Samuel, Sarah and James; and the children of a second wife were: Sarah, Abigail, Israel, Ruth and Jedediah.
(II) Captain John Everett, baptized fifteenth day of first month, 1646, in Dedham, Massachusetts, married there. May 13, 1662, Eliza- beth Pepper, daughter of Robert and Elizabeth ( Johnson ) Pepper. She was born May 25. 1645, and died April 1. 1744. at Dedham. Captain Everett's name first appears in Dedham records in 1662. He held a num- ber of local offices, and received grants of land in 1668 and 1674. Dur- ing King Philip's war he was captain of a company stationed in the colonies of New Hampshire and Maine. He died in Dedham June 17. 1715. His children were: Elizabeth, Hannah, Bethiah, John. William, Israel and Richard.
(III) Israel Everett, born August 8, 1681, in Dedham, married, November 9, 1710. in Lebanon, Connecticut, Sarah Culver. She was born in 1694, in Norwich, Connecticut, daughter of Edward and Sarah (Backus) Culver. Mr. Everett, in 1715, was a citizen of Lebanon, and in that year sold land in Coventry, Connecticut. In 1721 he was of Windham. Connecticut, and both himself and wife were members of the Windham church in 1726. He died in Windham, February 6. 1751. His children were : Israel. Daniel, Elizabeth, Hannah, Sarah, Sarah ( 2), Ebeneezer, Bethiah. John, Mary, Jonathan, Ann. Jeremiah and Abner.
( IV) Ebeneezer Everett, born in 1722, in Windham, Connecticut, married Lucy Moulton, who was baptized in 1728, and died at Sharon, Connecticut. September 28. 1813. aged eighty-five years. Mr. Everett lived in early life in Hebron, Connecticut, and moved to Sharon in 1745, and lived in what was the parish of Ellsworth. Both he and his wife were among the original members of the church organized there in 1802. Mr. Everett enlisted in 1776 in a company of minute-men under Captain Caleb Jewit. His children, born in Sharon, Connecticut, were: Lucy, Jacob. Ebe ( Ebeneezer), Eliphalet, Olive, Mehetabel, Sylvia, Lois and Irene. The father died July 24, 1810, at Sharon.
(\') Eliphalet Everett, born December 3. 1757. in Sharon, mar- ried Rhoda Peck, a descendant of the "Massachusetts Pecks." and was a farmer, living many years in Sharon (Ellsworth Society). Later he moved to Watertown, New York. On March 3. 1777. he enlisted as a private soldier for three years, and in April, 1778, was transferred to General Washington's Life Guards and remained with them until 1780. Family tradition says he was for two years steward of Washington's
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military family. His children were: Elias, Austin, Laura. Mary and Hampton. He died in 1816 and was buried at Brownville.
(VI) Laura (or Loraina ) Everett, born September 19, 1787, in Sharon, Connecticut, was married October 18, 1806, to Henry Hatch, of Kent, Connecticut, with whom she removed to Watertown, New York, in 1811. She died February 4. 1882. Six of their children grew to maturity. Maria, the eldest of these, married Amasa Powers, and lived in Hounsfield, where she died. Mary married (first) Jesse Ayers, and (second) Elisha Wakefield, and died in Watertown. Abiah married William Brown, and made her home in East Arlington, Vermont, where she died. Laura Ann became the wife of Nathan Coffeen, of Watertown, where she died. Mahala is the widow of Abner Tremaine, residing in Watertown (see Tremaine). George Whitfield died in May, 1903. at Watertown.
JARED CANFIELD TUBBS. Jared Canfield Tubbs. for many years a most active factor in the business circles of Watertown, and a thorough business man, was a native of this county, born June 30, 1827, at Evans Mills, and died February 11, 1901.
Alanson Tubbs, father of Jared C., was a son of Asa and Philette Tubbs, early settlers of New York state, and his birth occurred in Chatham, New York. February 15. 1801. He was a hatter by trade and after conducting a small business in the town of Champion and in Evans Mills, he removed to Watertown in 1827. and for almost half a century was engaged continuously in the same line of trade. He began manufacturing hats in the old red hat factory which stood upon the river bank at the foot of Arch street, below Whittlesey point. Water- town, but the building has long since disappeared. He made his own hats, and year by year the business increased in volume and importance, and his goods were regarded by critical judges as the best on the market. He gained the confidence of the public by his honest and fair dealing, and, being an expert mechanic, he accumulated a competency. and was regarded as one of the leading merchants of his day. for he was contemporaneous with Safford, Ely, Farwell, Peck, and others, and he left a memory of which his descendants may well be proud. He was married in September, 1826. to Camilla Canfield, of Champion, New York, daughter of Jared Canfield, one of the prominent agri- culturists of the county. Three sons were born of this marriage- Jared Canfield, mentioned hereinafter: Sanford Alanson, who was a
Jared C Juble
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teiler in the Black River Bank, and died in 1854, at the age of twenty- two years; and Charles Hobart, who was in partnership with his father until the death of the latter, and continued the business, and is still the owner of the building, which is located at No. 18 Public Square. Alanson Tubbs died in February, 1874. His wife survived him until August 12, 1876.
In speaking of Jared C. Tubbs, the Watertown Times said, on the evening following his death :
"The death of Jared Tubbs, an esteemed lifelong resident of this city, occurred at his home on Ten Eyck street at 12:30 this afternoon, in his 74th year.
"Mr. Tubbs came to this city with his parents when he was but six months old and has ever since resided here. For twenty years he was connected with the treasurer's office of the R., WV. & O. Railroad Company when R. E. Hungerford and Colonel J. A. Lawyer were treasurers of that company. For a short time after that he was in the insurance office of Henry S. Munson. He has not been actively engaged in business for the past fifteen years, and for many years has been an invalid. He had grown up with the city of Watertown, and among its older citizens he was well known and was highly esteemed for his many sterling qualities of personal worth."
He was a modest man, of progressive ideas and keen sensibilities, and possessed many excellent traits of character. He was a member of Trinity (Episcopal) Church, and supported Democratic principles in government affairs. In 1896 and 1901 he voted the Republican ticket, on account of the currency issue. He was a constant reader, and always kept abreast of the times until his death.
Mr. Tubbs was married October 22, 1855, to Maria Canfield, daughter of Stephen and Sally Canfield. She was born in Morristown, New York, June 23, 1830, and now resides in Watertown. Two children were born of this marriage: Sanford Ernest, September I, 1856, died January 30, 1863; and Anna Gertrude, April 10, 1860, died December. 1, 1861.
Stephen Canfield was born November 1, 1796, in Sandisfield, Mas- sachusetts, and died May 3, 1874, in Watertown. He was a son of Johnr Canfield, who was born January 18, 1774, and died February 1.4. 1853, at Morristown, New York. Rebecca ( Smith), wife of the latter, died July 25, 1825. John Canfield built a hotel in Morristown, which he kept many years, and served as justice of the peace. He was a son of John and Deborah Canfield. The former died July 30, 1834, and his wife July 10, 1817.
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Stephen Canfield was married February 1, 1824. in Champion, to Sally ( Harmon), widow of Jared Kilbourn. She was born March 7, 1801, in New Marlborough, Massachusetts. Mr. Canfield was a farmer in early lite, and subsequently kept a store and hotel at "Honest Cor- ners," near Morristown. He continued to till the soil until his retire- ment, in 1862, when he moved to Watertown. His wife died there March 21, 1863. Mrs. Tubbs is the only one of his children who grew to maturity.
HADCOCK. This is an old English name, which has conferred credit upon Jefferson county through its representatives, who have been known for their industry, business ability and upright lives.
(1) John Hadcock came from Norwich, England, in 1718, and settled in the interior of this state, in Herkimer or Oneida county. He was accompanied by two brothers, Thomas and Daniel, but neither of them left any progeny, and all of the name in this part of the state are believed to have descended from John. His wife was a Helmer, a mem- ber of one of the old Dutch families which settled eastern and middle New York.
(II) John, son of John Hadcock ( 1), married a Rane, also of Dutch lineage. They had eight sons and two daughters.
(IH ) Jacob, fourth child and third son of John Hadcock (2), was born March 20, 1785. in Herkimer county, and married Catherine Kisner, daughter of William Kisner, of Dutch ancestry. She was born October 4, 1786, and died February 11, 1868, in Harrisburg, Lewis county, this state.
Jacob Hadcock died at Harrisburg March 4, 1861, the day on which Abraham Lincoln was inaugurated president. His children are noted as follows: Simeon, the second, born in 1810, died in Copenhagen, Lewis county. Emanuel, born in 1811. was a tailor by trade, and died in the town of Rutland. Hiram, born in 1814. died in Watertown. Philo, 1816, died near Brandon, Wisconsin. William, 1819, lived in Pamelia, and died there, near the city of Watertown. John, 1823. died at Mechanicsville, lowa. Jacob, 1824. died in Copenhagen. Joseph, 1827, was a farmer in Rutland, where he died.
(IV ) Benjamin Hadcock, eldest child of Jacob and Catherine, was born March 10. 1808. in Frankfort, Herkimer county, New York, and was twelve years old when his parents moved to Harrisburg, where he matured, gaining bodily strength and vigor by helping in the clearing
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and tillage of a farm in the wilderness. In the meantime his mental activities were directed by study in the frontier district school. Soon after attaining his majority, he bought a small piece of land, to which he added at various times until he had a fine farm of one hundred and fifty acres. This he sold and then bought a farm in the town of Lowville, near the Denmark line. In 1863 he retired from active farm labor and moved to Watertown. He purchased five acres of land and a house on the outskirts of the city where his only son now resides. This is on upper State street, and is no longer on the outskirts, being known as No. 105. Here a handsome modern house has been erected by the son, and affords the abode of hospitality, good cheer, peace and contentment. Benjamin Hadcock died in Watertown December 1, 1891, in his eighty- fourth year. He was a Universalist in religion, and always supported the Democratic party in political contests.
Mr. Hadcock was married, December 30. 1834, to Mary Pickert, who was born in Mannheim, Herkimer county, daughter of Frederick Pickert and wite, whose maiden name was Windecker. Mary ( Pickert ) Hadcock died May 8, 1858, in Lowville. Subsequently Mr. Hadcock married Almeda Tuttle, of Rutland, who left no issue. A daughter and son came of the first union. The former. Catherine .A., is the widow of Stephen Howard, residing in the town of Denmark, Lewis county.
(V) George Benjamin Hadcock, son of Benjamin, was born June 18. 1843, in Harrisburg, New York, and grew up on his father's farm, in whose cultivation he bore an active part from an early age. He con- tinued upon this place until his marriage, after which he tilled the Jesse Fulton farm, in the town of Rutland, which is now the property of his wife. Being industrious and energetic, he realized a deserved gain by his labors, and is now in independent circumstances, and retired from the personal cultivation of the farm. He applied sound sense to the manage- nient of the farm, and so diversified his products as to keep the farm in good condition, and realize good crops at the same time. Among his in- terests were dairying and stock growing, and the farm usually supported a herd of twenty-five cattle, mostly milch cows. In December, 1892, he moved to his present home in Watertown, and is reckoned among the substantial citizens of the city. He is a member of Watertown Grange No. 7, of which he has been overseer and is now trustee. During the existence of the first Odd Fellows' lodge at Black River he retained fel- lowship with it, but has never rejoined since that lodge was disbanded. He is an independent thinker and accepts in general the faith of the Uni-
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versalist church. While he classes himself as a Democrat, he is not bound by partisan behests, and votes according to his own judgment, which is usually found to be sound.
On December 20, 1870, Mr. Hadcock was married to Miss Ida Eu- dora Fulton, who was born September 7, 1849, in Rutland, a daughter of Jesse Fulton (see Fulton, IV). Their children are: Jesse Benjamin, born August 8, 1872; Lynn George, March 31, 1875; and Jerome Ful- ton, March 26, 1880, all at home with parents.
JOHN CLARKE, who died at his home in Watertown, April 12, 1865, was one of the most prominent lawyers of northern New York, a man highly respected for his integrity and ability and, therefore, trusted with great interests, and he never betrayed a trust. From a long line of New England ancestors he inherited those traits which have distin- guished the American people. both individually and as a nation.
(I) John Clarke, a native of Great Mundon, Hertfordshire, Eng- land, came to America in 1032 and settled. first, at Cambridge, Massachu- setts. Four years later he removed to Hartford, Connecticut, and in 1046 to Saybrook, where he became an extensive landholder. In his old age he removed to Milford, where he had a brother George Clarke, and died there in 1673. In company with Captain Mason, under the author- ity of the general court, he built the fort at Saybrook. His wife is sup- posed to have been a Coley, and their children were: John, Joseph, Elizabeth and Sarah. The second son was lost at sea. The elder daugh- ter married William Pratt. of Saybrook, and the younger became the wife of William Huntington.
(II) Jolin, eldest child of John Clarke, married Rebecca Porter and lived in Saybrook.
(III) Major John Porter Clarke, son of John and Rebecca (Por- ter ) Clarke, was born in 1655, at Saybrook, and died in 1736. He mar- ried Rebecca Beaumont, and had a numerous family-Abigail, Rebecca, John, Joseph, Nathaniel (a graduate of Vale ), Temperance and Samuel.
(IV) Samuel, youngest child of Major John P. and Rebecca ( Beaumont ) Clarke, was born in 1702. and when twenty years of age married Mary Minor. Their children were: Samuel, Joanna, Stephen and Titus.
(V) Samuel, eldest child of Samuel and Mary ( Minor ) Clarke, was born in 1723, and died in 1798. He married Patience Pratt, who (lied early in 1761. and before the close of the year he married Azubah
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King, who died in 1810. He had a large family of children, namely : Patience (born in 1748, died young ), Minor ( died in infancy ), Rebecca, (died young). Samuel ( who was drowned in 1786), Mary, Patience, Ezra, Azubah, Rufus, a son unnamed, Nathaniel, Elizabeth, and another son unnamed.
(VI) Ezra. son of Samuel Clarke ( 2), was born and lived and died in Saybrook. He married Betsey Whittlesey.
(VII) John Clarke, son of Ezra and Betsey ( Whittlesey ) Clarke, was born May 1, 1799, in Saybrook, where he grew up. He attended the village school until sixteen years old, was early put to work, being employed in a store. His thirst for knowledge was not easily quenched. and he prepared for college by studying during every leisure hour and reciting at night, after his duties at the store were over, his preceptor being Parson Hotchkiss, a learned man of Saybrook. In 1820, having attained his majority, he went to Ovid, New York, where he taught school. Late in that year he came to Watertown, where his elder brother, Charles E. Clarke, has establishind a law office, and began the study of law with his brother. In the meantime. to support himself, he taught in the Factory District school during part of the year 1821-2. Near the close of the last-named year he went to New York city and en- tered the law office of Fessenden & Ketcham, and was admitted to the bar in 1824. In the autumn of that year he started for Savannah, Georgia. in a sailing vessel, to establish himself in practice. Through unflagging industry and rigid economy he had secured a small stock of law books, clothing and other necessities, all of which were swept away in the wreck of the vessel near Darien, Georgia, in a terrific storm. But the measure of his misfortunes was not yet full, and he was seized with an attack of yellow fever. After a partial recovery, acting under the advice of his physician, he made his way back to New York. Here were friends to welcome and aid him in a new start in the world, and he set resolutely to work to obtain a new footing. Being blest with a sound constitution, and having recovered his health, he soon repaid those who had aided him, and rapidly established himself in a lucrative practice. He came to Watertown and became a partner of his brother, and his close appli- cation to the duties of his office and the interest of his clients brought him a brilliant professional reputation in all courts. He was thorough in research, and had an immense capacity for work, and his kindness of heart and fine mind and character won and retained friends. Though somewhat abrupt and brusque in manner, his warm heart and generous
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nature were apparent to all who were privileged to know him well. He continued in active practice until his death. April 12, 1865. At the time of his funeral the city was draped in mourning on account of the death of President Lincoln.
Mr. Clarke was a regular attendant of the First Presbyterian church, and was active in establishing and supporting the Jefferson County Orphan's Home, and in the general promotion of education. He was a stern opponent of slavery, being a lover of justice, and was in succession a Whig. "Knownothing." Abolitionist and Republican. While loyal to the last-named. he was conservative, and did not be- lieve the civil war necessary. During the last ten years of practice he was a partner of Delano C. Calvin. He was attorney for large land owners of this section in the early days, and defended many persons accused of participation in or aiding the prosecution of the "Patriot" War. In February, 1840, he was appointed surrogate, to fill a vacancy, and served subsequently by election until 1844. His successor died be- fore the close of his term, and Mr. Clarke again fulfilled the duties of the office until a new election. At one time he was considered by the Democratie leaders as a candidate for judge, because of his well-known ability and conservative character, but he did not desire the position, preferring the emoluments and honor of a successful practice. In 1840 Yale College conferred upon him the degree of Doctor of Laws.
John Clarke was married. October 5. 1830, to Elizabeth Smith, who was born in 1809. in Watertown, a daughter of William and Ellice (Nash) Smith, of Great Barrington. Massachusetts. She died April 25. 1840, survived by three of her four children. Elizabeth, the eldest of these, resides in Watertown, unmarried. Mary Louise is the wife of Levi A. Johnson (q. v.). Juliet died at the age of fourteen years.
In 1841 Mr. Clarke married Cornelia Catherine Ranney, who was Frances Grace became the wife of George W. Knowlton, and died in 1868 (see Knowlton ).
born at Adams, this county, a daughter of Butler and Orra ( Heath) Ranney, natives of Connecticut. She died October 14. 1892, aged eighty years, and her memory is as dearly cherished by her foster children as by her own surviving child. The younger. Helen Minerva, died at the age of one year, and the elder. Cornelia, is the wife of Frederick MI. Sey- monr, of Watertown.
(VII) CHARLES E. CLARKE was a native of Saybrook, Con- necticut, born about 1789. Shortly after his graduation from Yale Col-
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lege he began a course of study in the law in Greene county, New York, continued the same in Jefferson county, and was there admitted as an attorney in 1815. His career as a lawyer was distinguished by sterling character, a display of comprehensive knowledge of the law. and a steady devotion to the best interests of his numerous clients. Having a command of language that was truly remarkable, and being specially endowed with a vast store of wit, humor and eloquence, he achieved suc- cess in his chosen calling and gained a prominent position at the bar. Subsequent to the year 1825. when his brother, John Clarke, was ad- mitted to the bar, a copartnership was formed by the two brothers un- der the name of C. E. & J. Clarke, and this connection continued until about the year 1848.
About 1830, or later, Charles E. Clarke purchased a gristmill, sawmill and distillery at the Great Bend, the greater part of which was formerly the property of Angel Potter, and in the management and operation of the same he spent the larger part of his time thereafter. During the terms of the court he came and assisted his brother in the preparation and trial of cases, taking the leading part until after 1848. and assisting in important cases until 1850. He was elected to the as- sembly in 1839 and 1840. and in 1848 was elected to congress, and in these important offices his record was conspicuously meritorious. He enjoyed the confidence of his constituents and the esteem of his col- leagues for the energy and fidelity he displayed in contending for the interests of the people. In Watertown, New York, where he resided for many years, he was held in peculiar honor, and there set an example of citizenship which was well worthy of emulation. His death occurred in 1863. at the age of seventy-four years.
(VIII) John Victor Clarke, son of Charles E. and Hannah ( San- ford) Clarke, was born November 14, 1859. in Great Bend, New York. and went to Watertown with his mother after his father's death. He was educated in the public schools of Watertown, and set about his own support at an early age. Entering the employ of George B. Phelps, an extensive railroad contractor, he rapidly acquired a knowledge of civil engineering, and in 1886 became a member of the firm of Moffett, Hodg- kins & Clarke, contractors. This included John F. Moffett and H. C. Hodgkins, well known in connection with railroad and other construc- tion contracts. During his connection with this firm it removed head- quarters to New York city, where it was dissolved.
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