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The death of David Fulton, who was a worthy man in every re- spect, possessing a large amount of enterprise and energy, which he ever put to the best advantage, ocurred January 26, 1894. He accepted the faith of the Methodist church, and was a member of Rising Light Lodge of the Masonic order at Belleville. Of domestic nature, he pre- ferred his home and its duties before any public station, and kept aloof from political office, though a faithful supporter of Republican prin- ciples. He was a thorough and energetic business man, a kind husband and father, and was successful in his undertakings.
(V) John Caleb, son of James and grandson of Caleb Fulton, was born August 14, 1844, in Wilna, and was reared on a farm there. His primary educational training in the common school was supple- mented by attendance at Lowville Academy. He was ambitious for a professional career, and taught seventeen terms of school, chiefly in Jefferson county and in Lewis county, as a stepping stone thereto. While teaching he pursued the study of law, and in the intervals, while
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working on the farm, was often seen with a law-book in study. After a term in the office of Starbuck & Sawyer, attorneys of Watertown, he was admitted to the bar in 1868. He began to practice at once in Philadelphia, and removed to Carthage in 1870, continuing practice there nineteen years, until his death, September 8, 1889. He had an extensive practice and enjoyed distinction as a criminal lawyer. At one time he was a partner of A. E. Kilby, now in practice at Carthage, and was assisted by him in the conduct of the Salter damage case, against the U'tica & Black River Railway Company, which became famons as a pioneer in winning against that company. He was a mem- ber of the Episcopal church, and of Watertown Masonic Lodge, and was identified with the Republican party in politics.
Mr. Fulton was married November 13, 1869. to Miss Mary L. Woodward, a native of Philadelphia, New York, daughter of Erasmus D. and Eunice C. (Crandall ) Woodward, the latter born in Norway, Herkimer county, and the former ( probably) in Lorraine, this county. Erasmus D. Woodward was a son of Dr. Caleb Woodward, a native of this state, who practiced medicine many years at Evans Mills. Eu- nice C. Crandall was a daughter of John and Mary ( Browning) Cran- dall, of Rhode Island. Of the five children of John C. and Mary L. Fulton, the last two-Beth W. and Herbert-died at the respective ages of nine and six years. Carrie E., the eldest, has been many years a teacher, and is now a student at the Potsdam Normal School. Edwin W. is a machinist, and resides at Watertown. Mabel married Charles W. Gleason, a mechanical engineer, whose headquarters are in Greater New York.
WILLIAM H. CONSAUL. Foremost among the enterprising and successful merchants who have aided so largely in building up and maintaining the material prosperity of Jefferson county is William H. Consaul, of Clayton. His grandfather. Matthew Consaul, was a resi- dent of Amsterdam, New York, and married, Hannah Lewis, a native of that place. They were the parents of a large family. Mr. and Mrs. Consaul both died in Amsterdam, the latter attaining to the remarkable age of ninety years.
Lewis Consaul, son of Matthew and Hannah ( Lewis) Consaul, was born October 4, 1811. in Amsterdam, whence he came to Clayton in 1831 as a pioneer, and settled on a tract of land four miles from the village. He married Jane Ann Lingenfelter, who belonged to a
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numerous and respected family of German origin which has been for nearly a century and a half residents in New York state.
Michael Lingenfelter was a native of Germany who came to America before the revolutionary war, and settled in Montgomery county, New York, where he died. He had nine children, among them a son John, who was born in Montgomery county and in 1838 went to Clayton. He married Elida, daughter of Conrad Winnie, of Mont- gomery county, and their children were: 1. John. 2. Jane Ann, mentioned above as the wife of Lewis Consaul. 3. Conrad. 4. Catharine. 5. William H., who is now living in Clayton and a sketch of whom is to be found on another page of this work. 6. Obadialı. 7. Susan. 8. Daniel H., who resides in Lafargeville. New York, sketch of whom appears elsewhere in this work. The death of Mr. Lingenfelter took place the year of his coming to Clayton, at the com- paratively early age of fifty-eight.
Mr. and Mrs. Consaul were the parents of the following children : I. Matthew, deceased. 2. Alida, who married Enos Hudson, de- ceased, of Clayton. 3. Delia, deceased. 4. Catherine, wife of Levi Derosia, of Minnesota. 5. William H., mentioned at length herein- after. 6. Silas W., died April, 1902. 7. Joseph, who served during the civil war in western waters on the gunboat "Mound City," and died in the service. 8. John V., deceased. 9. Enos, died November 10, 1903. Mr. Consaul, who possessed the esteem and cordial regard of his townsmen for his many admirable qualities both as a man and a citizen, died at bis home in Clayton in 1874, at the age of sixty-two. His widow, who is still living, affords a remarkable example of longevity, having been born in 1811, and now ( 1904) being ninety- three years of age.
William H. Consaul, son of Lewis and Jane Ann ( Lingenfelter) Consaul, was born May 17, 1840, in Clayton, and received his primary education in the common schools, afterward attending a select private school. His early years were spent on the paternal farm, and at the age of twenty he began life for himself by operating a threshing machine. For twelve years he plied this industry in such a manner as to render it highly profitable, and in 1872 came to Clayton village, where he engaged in business as a grain merchant, finding much patron- age among the farmers. In 1888 he bought the ground whereon he afterward erected his present office and warehouse, where he conducts an extensive and profitable business, dealing in grain of all kinds, flour,
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mill feed, bran, hay, salt and cement. He is largely engaged in the coal and wood business, and in 1903 erected the most spacious coal- sheds to be found in this vicinity, capable of holding three thousand tons of coal, using his own vessels in transporting it from various points on the lakes and river, having a large trade. not only in Clayton and vicinity, but also supplying a large number of private yachts belong- ing to the summer residents. He has also dealt very extensively in hay, in 1903 buying fourteen hundred tons. He is actively identified with various interests which form an important part of the business life of the community. He was a charter member of the Thousand Island Publishing Company of Clayton, in which he is now a director and president ; was among the organizers of the Telephone Exchange, of which he is a stockholder and director and is also a director and vice- president of the First National Bank.
As a citizen Mr. Consaul has ever been alert, earnest and con- scientious, keenly alive to everything which concerns in any way the weil-being of the town and county, and the number of positions of honor and trust to which he has been called afford ample evidence of the high estimate placed upon his abilities and character by his fellow- citizens. He served as commissioner of highways for six years, deputy collector of customs for two years, and assessor for one year. In 1890 he was elected supervisor of the town of Clayton, and by successive annual re-elections his tenure of office was extended to 1901, his pro- tracted incumbency exceeding that of any of his predecessors in the township, and, with one exception, that of any supervisor in Jefferson county. Mr. Consaul was a prominent factor in the incorporation of the village of Clayton, and is now serving his sixth year as a member of the board of trustees. He has served as president at various times, his last election to this position being in 1904. His political affiliations are with the Democratic party, and he has frequently sat as a delegate in its state, congressional district and county conventions. In religious belief he is a Baptist, and he has served for many years as a trustee of his church. He holds membership in Clayton Lodge, No. 539. I. O. O. F., of which he has been treasurer for some years; and is also a member of the Improved Order of Red Men.
In his varied relations with the community. Mr. Consaul's conduct has ever been characterized by the highest ability and scrupulous fidelity to the trusts committed to him, and the interests of his county and town have been greatly advanced through his enterprise, public spirit
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and sagacity. In his personal dealings with his fellows, frankness. sincerity and absolute fairness have marked his every act, while his ex- cellent social qualities have endeared him to all his associates in the fraternal and other circles in which he moves.
Mr. Consaul married, April 9. 1863. Miss Julia M. Barrett. a daughter of Francis and Eliza ( Webb) Barrett. Her father combined the occupations of farmer and miller. He was, besides, a man of edu- cation and culture, and was for many years a school teacher. Mr. and Mrs. Barrett were the parents of ten children: I. Cornelia, who mar- ried (first ) a Mr. Fuller, and (second) James Hammond. 2. Julia M .. who became the wife of William H. Consaul. 3. Mary, who married William N. Wright, and resides in Oklahoma. 4. Hattie, who married John Kelly, deceased. 5. Kendrick, deceased. 6. Carrie, who mar- ried Jacob Mitchell. 7. John. 8. Charles. 9. Nellie, who married (first) a Mr. Jarvis, and (second) DeWitt Hollenbeck. 10. Frances. who is the wife of the Rev. Mr. Fletcher.
Mrs. Consaul (nee Julia M. Barrett) was born in Clayton in 1838. She bore to her husband two daughters, Eliza and Cornelia, both of whom are deceased. and she passed away April 15. 1893. Her death was an indescribable loss to her family and friends, and was felt as a personal bereavement by all who had been in any way associated with her. She had been a member of the Baptist church from her twelfth year, and had always taken an ardent interest in all its affairs and in promoting its various benevolences. In all her relations she exhibited the best qualities of Christian womanhood, and with such unassuming modesty that she was unconscious of the beautiful influence which she exerted.
LEWIS CASS WATSON, M. D., deceased, for many years an eminent and skillful medical practitioner of Alexandria Bay, Jefferson county, New York, was born June 14. 1836, at Watertown, New York, a son of Alonzo M. Watson, who in turn was a son of Samuel Watson.
Samuel Watson (grandfather) was born in Connecticut in 1780. and subsequently he came to Herkimer county, New York, accom- panied by his two brothers-Eli, who later went to Nebraska, where he married and reared a large family of children, a number of whom are still living-and John, who studied medicine and later moved to Pulaski, New York, where he practiced his profession up to the time of his death. Samuel Watson was the proprietor of a hotel for many
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years, which was located on the Pamelia side of the Black river, and from this section of the country he removed to Cape Vincent, where the remainder of his days were spent. He enlisted in the war of 1812, and assisted at the arsenal in Watertown, where he gave out the guns to those who went to the fight at Sacketts Harbor. He was an expert horseman. His political affiliations were with the Democratic party. He was married twice: his first wife, Miss Acker, bore him one son, Alonzo M. Watson. His second wife, Miss Shield, bore him three children : Saminel, James, and Sarah, who became the wife of the late Judith Ainsworth, of Cape Vincent, New York. At the time of his death, which was the result of an epileptic fit. Samuel Watson was serving as street commissioner at Cape Vincent.
Alonzo M. Watson ( father) was born in the central part of New York state, near Herkimer county, in 1810. While a resident of Watertown, in 1837, he was admitted to the bar and three years later he entered into partnership with John F. Hutchinson, a man of eccen- tric character, at one time postmaster at Watertown. Prior to the death of Mr. Hutchinson Mr. Watson became infatuated with Four- jerism, and with many other able men had attempted to reduce Fourier's principles to practice. The association which he aided in getting to- gether at Cold Creek, two miles east of Watertown, was short-lived, continuing only a year, and then Mr. Watson went to Sodus Bay, in Wayne county, where the Fourierites had a second establishment on a farm of eleven hundred acres. There he remained one year, and then removed to Rochester, New York, and shortly before his death, which occurred December 31, 1847. of pneumonia, at the early age of less than forty years, he established a flour, feed and grocery store, with a hotel in the same building. While residing at Evans Mills Mr. Wat- son served in the capacity of constable, and at the same time he pur- sued his studies with John Clark. It was the custom in those days to be admitted to each court separately-county, circuit, and court of ap- peals-and the various diplomas which were granted to him are now in the possession of his son, Don Alonzo D. M. Watson. His wife, Malona M. ( Martin) Watson. born in Washington county, New York, was one of ten children. She attended the Presbyterian church, and later the Episcopal church, was a noble, self-sacrificing. Christian woman, who reared her family to lead lives of usefulness and respect- ability, and died at the age of eighty-seven years. She was the mother of ten children, three of whom are living at the present time ( 1904) :
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Don Alonzo D. M .. a sketch of whom appears elsewhere in this work. Albert M., of Detroit, Michigan, an expert on safe and bank locks; and Emma, wife of George Snell, of Batavia, New York.
Lewis C. Watson was a pupil in the high school at Theresa. New York, which was under the personal supervision of W. T. Goodnough. and among his school companions were O. L. Haddock, and one or two members of the Flower family. Upon the completion of his studies he at once entered upon a course of reading in medicine with John D. and Nathan Davidson, with whom he remained until the Civil war broke out. when he immediately went to the front and was placed on a trans- port hospital boat, where he remained until 1863. when he enlisted as hospital steward of the Twentieth New York Cavalry, with which regiment he remained until the close of the war. making in all about four and a half years of continuous work among the sick and wounded. The clinics of no medical college could present such a variety in surgery or disease. During his term of service he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant.
Immediately after his discharge from the service of his country Dr. Watson entered the Medical College at Geneva, New York, and after pursuing the regular medical course in that institution he was graduated with the degree of Doctor of Medicine. In 1867 he estab- lished an office for the practice of his chosen profession at Alexandria Bay, New York, being the only physician in that town for a number of years. Owing to his skill and ability in the diagnosis and treatment of disease, and the interest he manifested in the welfare of his patients, his patronage steadily increased in volume and importance, extending
all over the section in which he resided, and also among the islands of the St. Lawrence. With the exception of one winter ( 1892-93) spent in Chicago, Illinois, Dr. Watson resided in Alexandria Bay. He was a member of the Medical Society of Watertown, New York, a member of the Free and Accepted Masons, of Alexandria Bay, and with Mrs. Watson held membership and was baptized in the Episcopal church of Alexandria Bay.
In 1868 Dr. Watson married Elizabeth Campbell, who was born in New Jersey, but early in life removed with her parents to Jefferson county, New York, attended the public schools in this section, and for a number of years prior to her marriage she taught school in the village of Alexandria Bay, being a resident there since 1859. Dr. Watson died August 30. 1893, and was survived by his wife and two children,
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namely: Margie, wife of John M. Cutler, of Trenton, New Jersey, and they are the parents of one son, Louis Morrell Cutler, Mr. Cutler formerly being vice-president and general manager of the Elgin Watch Company, and now general manager of the Trenton Watch Company. Lovine, wife of Norris A. Houghton, a furniture dealer and undertaker of Alexandria Bay, has one child, Elizabeth Candice. Henry Campbell, father of Mrs. Watson, removed from New Orleans to Redwood, Jef- ferson county. in 1846, and here he followed his trade, that of glass- blower, for a number of years. He then removed to Alexandria Bay, and until his retirement from active pursuits he served in the capacity of light-house keeper, having charge of the lower light for many years. He died in 1897, at the age of eighty-two years. His wife, Susan ( Hartman) Campbell, born in Holland, but of German deseent, bore him ten children, the surviving members of the family being as follows : John, a resident of Oneida: Mrs. Elisha Cole, of St. Thomas, Canada; Mrs. Lewis C. Watson, widow of Dr. Watson; Mrs. Mary Ellen; and Dr. Campbell, a practicing physician of Alexandria Bay. Mrs. Camp- bell died in the year 1893, aged fifty-seven years. Mr. and Mrs. Camp- bell were members of the Methodist Episcopal church, in which Mr. Campbell took a prominent part, being a class leader and exhorter.
BYRON FOX, an esteemed resident and sterling citizen of Depau- ville, Jefferson county, New York, is a representative of one of the pioneer families in that northern region of the state. He has shown the determined spirit of his ancestors in meeting and overcoming the many discouragements and hardships of his own experience, and has sustained the high regard of the community which his forefathers won.
His grandfather, Elijah Fox, who was born in Connecticut in 1770, came to Clayton. He lived there for more than twenty years, (lying in 1853, at the age of seventy-three. His four children became prominent in the town and community. and they and their children have contributed largely to its industrial and social development. The children were Hubbel, the first supervisor of Clayton, Phila, Emily, and Alfred.
Alfred Fox, father of Byron, was born at Pompey Hill, Onondaga county, New York, January 30, 1807. He spent his early years in Cortland county, where he attended school, and where he was for a time a teacher. In 1832 he moved to Clayton and began farming. He became a large landholder, and besides the management of a farm of eight hundred acres, dealt in live stock. He was an authority on horses,
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and often had as many as fifty on hand. He was a man of large capac- ity, a wide reader, and an intelligent observer of events. He had strong opinions and the ability to sustain them in argument. He attended the Universalist church, was a Democrat, and an opponent of secret societies. He was prominent in local politics, having served ten years as super- visor and fifteen years as justice of the peace, besides being elected member of the Assembly in 1851 and serving four years as customs officer at Cape Vincent, and was also school commissioner for a number of years. In 1852 lie was a delegate to the national Democratic conven- tion at Baltimore, Maryland. His first wife was Lucy Harris of Cortland county, who was born in Fabious, and died at twenty-six ; she was the mother of four children, namely, James H., now of Depau- ville; Mary J., now in Buffalo, New York; George, deceased; and Byron, already mentioned. The second wife of Alfred Fox was Olive C. Bent, of Watertown, who became the mother of five children, Charles A., Hattie, Nellie, Frank C., and Alfred, Jr. The father died March 13, 1880, at the age of seventy-three years, and his wife two weeks later, both from pneumonia.
Byron, youngest child of Alfred Fox by his first marriage, was born in Depauville. Jefferson county, October 10, 1840. He was reared in the town, and his education in the public schools was supplemented by study at Fairfield Academy. He began work as a farmer, and man- aged the homestead until 1872, when he formed a partnership in gen- eral merchandising with R. Terry. The firm conducted business for five years in the village of Depauville and then Mr. Fox carried it on independently for a year more, when he was burned out. Following this misfortune, he lived until 1885 on the old farm, consisting at that time of four hundred acres. He then went to Ellisburgh and began dealing in cattle. He did a large business, handling from one thousand to fifteen hundred head of cattle in a year. In 1896, however, he took advantage of a business opening in Depauville, and traded his farm for a grist mili there. The mill has a large capacity, having five run of stone for custom grinding, and he has a wide field of customers. He makes a specialty of buckwheat flour, and his brand is well known and popular in this section. He is also a member of the firm operating the Potsdam pant works at Potsdam, New York, one of the largest houses of its class in this section, and which in 1903 transacted a busi- ness of $100,000. He has always taken active interest in local affairs, and for eight years he was justice of the peace. and for thirty years
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trustee of the school district and also served as treasurer. He is a Demoerat, and has been a delegate to many county conventions, in 1889 being himself nominated for member of Assembly. He was rail- road commissioner front 1889 to 1895. He is a charter member of Depauville Grange. Patrons of Husbandry, and a member of Depau- ville Lodge, No. 688. Free and Accepted Masons, and has been one of the trustees for many years.
In January, 1867, Mr. Fox married Sarah Gloyd, born in Clayton, in 1844, a daughter of Gordon Gloyd. His wife was Sarah Rogers, born in New Hampshire. They were members of the Baptist church. and Gordon Gloyd was a farmer; his wife died in 1881. Their chil- dren were as follows: Marion, living in Watertown, the widow of B. A. Shedd, now deceased; Helen, of Brownville, the wife of Simeon Allison ; Chester, of Brownville; Sarah, wife of Byron Fox: Charles, of Depauville. Byron and Sarah (Gloyd) Fox are the parents of four children, namely : 1. Mary J., who married Charles Durfee, of Water- town, now living in Depauville, and is the mother of three children, Byron, Katie and Bradford. 2. Grace G., who married Dr. Dale of Depauville, and has one daughter Josephine. 3. Wilbur A., who married Augusta Blume, and has one child. Helen. 4. Harry, who lives at home.
SCOTT. This name is found frequently among the pioneers of Jefferson county. and seems to have sprung from different points in New England, before coming here. The late Ross C. Scott, for many years surrogate of Jefferson county, came of ancient Massachusetts lineage, and carried well the reputation for business acumen and prob- ity, as well as energy and intelligence, for which the line has been noted. There can be no doubt that the name is of Scotch origin, and the ancestors of this line came to Boston in 1633-4. from Scotland.
(I) The first of present known record was William Scott, who was a member of Captain Turner's company at the "Falls Fight," above Deerfield. Massachusetts. He married, January 28. 1670, Hannah. daughter of Lieutenant William Allis, and they had eleven children.
( 11) Josiah, eldest child of William and Hannah Scott, was born June 18, 1671, in Hatfield. Massachusetts, where he married, in 1698, Sarah, daughter of Benjamin and Sarah ( Graves) Barrett, of Deer- field. He was one of the ten proprietors of the "Governor Bradstreet
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grant." and in 1718 built a house and farm buildings in what was known as "the straits," on the Old Orchard or Deerfield road.
(III) Captain Moses Scott, son of Josiah and Sarah, born Feb- ruary 3. 1713. was a pioneer settler of Bernardston, where he worked on the forts erected for defense against the Indians and French, who soon began to invade the English colonies from Canada. He was a carpenter and builder by trade, and became a surveyor. On August 24. 1742, he married Miriam, daughter of Ebenezer Nash, of Hadley. About 1746 the settlers took refuge in Fort Massachusetts, being threat- ened by a force of French and Indians, numbering nine hundred, under General de Vendrenil. Among these were Moses Scott and his wife and two children. The colonists were under command of Lieutenant Colonel John Hawkes, and held out against attacks on the fort until their ammunition and provisions were consumed, when they were com- pelled to surrender. August 20, 1746. Captain Scott and family werer taken to Quebec, where the wife and younger son ( Moses) died in captivity. The elder son was sold to an Indian, and spent three years in the wilderness, forgetting his mother tongue and becoming accus- tomed to Indian ways. Captain Scott returned to Bernardston August 26 1747. and as soon as he could accumulate the ransom demanded. went back to Quebec after his son, Ebenezer. The latter did not recog- nize his parent and fled into the woods upon his approach. He was finally captured and brought home, but it was some time before he was weaned from Indian habits. He was the first white male born in Falltown, and iived to serve his country well in the Revolution. He was a corporal at the battle of Bunker Hill. and fought all through the Revolutionary struggle. Captain Moses Scott married for second wife. Elizabeth, surname unknown. who bore him Moses, a soldier of the Revolution. Miriam. Elihu and Anna. He was a farmer during most of liis life in Bernardston, and was selectman in 1762-3. '73. '78, '80. He was a man of powerful build, six feet tall, and strong in pro- portion. His last days were saddened by blindness, and he died July 23. 1799, and was buried in the military cemetery at Bernardston. He was a member of the Congregational-Unitarian church of Bernardston, later known as the Church of Christ, Congregational.
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