Geographical gazetteer of Jefferson county, N.Y. 1684-1890, Part 55

Author: Child, Hamilton, 1836- [from old catalog] comp; Horton, William H., [from old catalog] ed
Publication date: 1890
Publisher: Syracuse, N.Y., The Syracuse journal company, printers and binders
Number of Pages: 1384

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John Ackert, a native of Germany, immigrated to America and located at Rhinebeck Flats, Dutchess County, N. Y., where he engaged in farming, and died at an advanced age. He had four children, of whom Abram A., born in Rhinebeck Flats, was one of the pioneer settlers in Clayton, locating here in 1819. He died here in 1868, aged 84 years. His wife, Abigail, dangh- ter of James and Lucy (Hamilton) Giffin, of Canada, also died in 1868, aged 73 years. Their children were Cyrus H., Mary J., James, Marus, Lucy, Ist, Lucy, 2d, Anna F., and Page. Page Ackert was born in Clayton, October 8, 1824. He married Martha E., daughter of Benjamin and Florenza (Ellsworth) Pierce, of Cape Vincent, and their children are George P., Charles P., Flora G., Cyrus L., and Mina M. He occupies the homestead farm of his father on road 27. Benjamin Pierce was a native of Connecticut, and served in the Revolutionary war. His son Benjamin served at Sackets Harbor in the War of 1812, and drew a pension.

John Spencer, a native of Granville, N. Y., came to Clayton in 1819, and died here in 1847, aged 66 years. He married Nancy, daughter of Nathaniel Warner, of Granville, and their children were Sidney, Jason, Hannah, Ambrose, John O., Albert, Alonzo, Triphena, Tryphosa, Persis, Urban, and Aurilla. John O. Spencer was born in the town of Lorraine, and in 1820, when 11 years of age, removed to Clayton. He married, first. Elvira, daughter of Jonathan

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and Hepsibah Hall, of this town, by whom he had tive children, Philander A., Flora, Lucena. Emily, and Lestina. He married, second, Mrs. Zillah Lowe, daughter of Anthony and Polly (Larkins) Atwood, of Conneetient. He is a retired farmer, and resides in this town at the ad- vanced age of 80 years. His wife is 71 years of age. Her first husband was Isaac Lowe, by whom she has three children, Alfred, Marcelia, and Frank. Philander A. Spencer was born in Clayton in 1833. He married Sophia D., daughter of Lewis Grace, of Madison County, and their children are Charles F. and Engene G. Mr. Spencer served in Co. G, 186th N. Y. Vols., and was honorably discharged in June, 1865, at the close of the war, and is now drawing a pension. He was in Petersburg, Va., at the time of General Lee's surrender.

Zebulon Bass, of Scotch deseent, was born in Saratoga County. N. Y., June 19, 1781. In 1820 he located in Clayton, on Grindstone Island, where he died of cholera in 1832, aged 51 years. He married Sally, daughter of Ephraim Smith. of Mayfield. N. Y., and their children were Alanson, Major, Olive, Julia A., Chancey, Charles M., Ephraim (who died in the army), William, John M., and Sally A. William Bass was born on Grindstone Island in May, 1824. He married Sarah M., daughter of Daniel and Arvilla (Marsh ) Whitney, of Brownville, who bore him children as follows: Calvin W. (deceased), Rhoba A., Martha A., and Hattie A. The latter married a Mr. Marshall and died April 22, 1886. Mr. and Mrs. Bass reside in Clayton. aged respectively 65 and 59 years. They occupy a farm on road 48, where they have resided 38 years. Rhoba Bass married Melvin I. Dodge, and they have four children, viz .: Emma, Win- nie, Ora. and Irwin. Martha Bass married Engene Garnsey, and they have a daughter. Jessie.

Alanson Bass, son of Zebulon, married Julia Ann, daughter of John and Martha (Barkhart ) Phillips, of Massena, N. Y., and their children are Edward L., Caroline. John, Charles P., and Chauncey. Edward L. was born in Clayton. Jannary 27. 1833. He married Margaret J. Smith, of Dixon's Landing, Canada, daughter of John and Catharine (Empy ) Smith, and their chil- dren are Alice, Charles, Ida, Lilly, Edward, and Willy. Mr. Bass is a steamboat captain, and resides in Clayton. Charles P. Bass married Frances H., daughter of Merritt and Mary (Grim- shaw ) Ghee, of Marysville, by whom he has a son, Charles A. Mr. Bass was born in this town and has always resided here.

John Marshall, a native of Glasgow, Scotland, came to Galloe Island from Lisbon, N. Y .. where he engaged in farming, dying there at the age of 80 years. He married Janette Given. of Scotland, who bore him eight children, viz .: John, James, William, Archibald, David, Thomas, Robert, and Janette. Archibald Marshall removed from Galloe Island to Clayton in 1820, and died here in 1886, aged 80 years. Mr. Marshall was a captain and river pilot. When he removed to Clayton there was but one log house in the village, located where Strongh & Brooks's sash and blind factory now is. He married Julia A., daughter of William and Ann (Whitney ) Hawes, of Cleveland, Ohio, by whom he had three children-Emma J., Charles M., and Willard R. His widow survives, aged 74 years. Willard R. Marshall married, first. Nellie M. Estus, by whom he had three children. Aggie M., Jesse T., and Clarenee U. Ife married, second. Catharine Mills, of Ogdensburg, by whom he has a son, Archibald H.

Jacob Seeber, a native of Danube, N. Y., came to Clayton in 1821, dying here in 1879, aged 79 years. He married Esther, daughter of Daniel Pettit, of Clayton, and they had children as follows: Eli J., Henry H., Charles, Daniel, Nancy, Eva, and Sylvenus H. The latter, who was born in Clayton, married Carrie, daughter of Morgan and Susan ( Wheeler) Moffitt, of this town, by whom he has a daughter, Mollie. He is a cheesemaker.

William Hayes, a native of Tipperrary, Ireland. resided in Boonville and Orleans, N. Y., and died in Clayton in 1870, aged 82 years. He married Ann Kellett, of Carthage, and they had two children, viz .: Mary A. (Mrs. John Hunt), of Neenah, Wis., and John W. The lat- ter was born in La Fargeville, whence he removed to Clayton and located upon the homestead of his father. He married, first, Margaret, daughter of Michael Millen, who bore him five children, viz .: William T., Mollie F., Michael G., Annie M., and John. He married, second, Margaret, daughter of Malachi and Mary (Ryan) Gooley, and they have a daughter, Kittie, and an adopted daughter, Ida J. Kanaley.

Daniel Hill, a native of New Jersey, died in Saratoga County in 1829. aged 75 years. He married Mary Van Pelt, of Saratoga, and of their seven children, Daniel, Jr., was born in Sara- toga, located in Watertown in 1815, and in 1822 removed to Clayton, where he died in 1866. aged 79 years. He married Margaret Stevenson, of Saratoga County, danghter of Peter and Elizabeth Stevenson, and they had six children. viz .: Walter G .. Washington, Leonard. Jeffer-

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son, Margaret, and Harrison. Margaret Hill married Alanson P., son of Gideon and Lucy (Congdon) Rogers, and their children are Winfield and Ella.

John Van Dewalker, a native of Herkimer County, N. Y., died in Pamelia, aged about 88 years. Of his 10 children, Henry, a native of Herkimer County, came to Clayton in 1823, and here resided until his death, in 1883, aged 82 years. He served in the Patriot war. He mar- ried Louisa Guyre, of Montgomery County, daughter of John Guyre, who served in the Revo- lutionary war, and their children were Olive, Mary Ann, Almira, Angeline, Julia, Celestine, Jane, Maria, and Melzer W. The latter, who was born in Clayton, married, first, Margaret Demster, of Watertown, daughter of John Demster, by whom he had a daughter, Ida M., and second, Mary A. Rees, of Clayton, daughter of Captain David and Masseline (Laban) Rees, and their children are George H., Fred M., Earl R., Ethel M., and Milton. Mr. Van De- walker served three years in Co. M, 10th N. Y. H. A., and was honorably discharged.

Oren Smith, a native of Litchfield, Conn., removed to Charlotte, Vt., where he married Matilda, daughter of Isaac and Lovisa (Butterfield) Webb, by whom he had a son, Oren W., born in Chittenden County in May, 1810. Oren W. came to Clayton in 1828, where he now re- sides. He married Selecta E. Everest, of Meriden, N. H., danghter of Joseph and Eleanor (Hunt) Everest, who died in 1864, aged 30 years. Mr. Smith has been postmaster at Clayton 20 years, and served as coroner several years. He served in the Patriot war in 1838, and was taken prisoner at Prescott in what was known as the "Wind-Mill Fight," and with 100 others was sentenced to death. His sentence, with 80 others, was commuted to banishment for life, and he was transported to Van Diemen's Land. Eleven of those taken prisoners at Prescott were hung at Kingston. After living five years at Van Diemen's Land he was pardoned by Queen Victoria, through the intercession of friends in Canada, and returned to Clayton, where he now resides at the age of 79 years.

Daniel Porter, a native of New Haven, Conn., located in Clayton in 1829, where he died, aged 92 years. He married Ruth Ludden, of Massachusetts, and of their five children, Asa E. Porter married Lovisa T. Hubbard, of Carleton, Orleans County, daughter of Samuel W. and Lucinda (Thomas) Hubbard, and their children are Olivia D., Willard C., Pitt O., and Hub- bard. Mr. Porter died in 1882, aged 72 years. His widow, Lovisa T., survives at the age of 77 years, and resides in Clayton. Samuel W. Hubbard served in the War of 1812, and died in 1848, aged 55 years. His father was a Revolutionary soldier, and lived to the advanced age of 92 years.

Gideon Lowe was born in New York, and died in Clayton. He was the father of 10 chil- dren, of whom Isaac was born in Copenhagen, N. Y., and when 17 years of age removed to Clayton, where he died in 1879, aged 67 years. He married Zilla Atwood, by whom he had children as follows: Alfred, Celia, Adelaide, Letheria, Frank, and Frank D. The latter, who was born in Clayton, married Gertrude, daughter of Sanford and Betsey (Rice ) Plumb, of this town, and they have a son, Ross B. Mr. Lowe now occupies the homestead farm upon which he was born.

William Frame, a native of Vermont, was a practicing physician in Herkimer County for several years, when he located in Depanville, in this town, where he continued in practice until his death in 1847, aged 71 years. He succeeded Dr. Page, who was the first physician in this town. He married Clarissa Joy. of Vermont, and their children were Luke E., Solomon V., Betsey, and Ann. Luke E. Frame was born in Russia, Herkimer County, and located in Depanville with his parents. He became a physician and surgeon, and succeeded to the prac- tice established by his father, which he continned until his death in 1883, aged 71 years. He married Louisa Humb, by whom he had three children, George B., Silas W., and Solomon V. The latter married Avis D., daughter of James and Deborah (Fry) Jolinson, by whom he has three children, viz .: Merton E., Herbert J., and Vivene B. He graduated from the Buffalo Medical College in 1862, and in 1863 enlisted in the late war as surgeon and served till 1865. He succeeded his father at Depauville, then was located at Three Mile Bay for two years, and is now practicing his profession in Clayton village. His son Merton E., who is a boot and shoe merchant in Clayton, married Fanny, daughter of William and Maryette (Johnson) Hills, of Chaumont, and they have a daughter, Corinne M.

James Barney and his wife, Hannah, had six children, James, Lyman, Josiah, Hannah, (who married James Littlefield, of Rural Hill, town of Ellisburgh), Harriet, and Lynn. Lynn Barney was born in Ellisburgh, and was one of the early settlers of Clayton, where he died in

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1843, aged 39 years. He followed the dual occupation of farmer and blacksmith. He married Lydia C. Case, of Clayton, daughter of Wareum and Merey (Clark) Case, of Massachusetts, and their children were Andrew J., Chauncey L., Morris, Syrena, Lucetta E., Lyman, Althea L., Lydia C., Eliza, and Almond M. The latter, who was born in Clayton, married Mary J., daughter of George W. and Margaret ( Waffle) Saulsbury, by whom he has had three children, viz .: Addison L., who died young, Cora A., and Frankie A. He is a farmer. Cora A. Barney married Preston, son of Halsey and Polly (Merrill) Ellis, of Clayton, in 1874, and they have a danghter, Clarence A. Mr. Ellis is a farmer,

Henry Walt, who served in the War of 1812, was a native of Germany, whence he emigrated to America and was one of the early settlers of Watertown. He subsequently removed to Niagara County, N. Y. His children were Sarah, Elizabeth, Catharine, Christian, David, William, and Henry. The latter, who was born in Watertown, was one of the early settlers in Clayton, where he located upon a farm, upon which he died in 1881, aged 75 years. He married Eliza C., daughter of Thomas and Catharine (Schram) Faulkner, of Clayton, by whom he had eight children, viz .: Thomas E., Henry, Emmet, Milo, Mary A., Caroline, Am- marett, and Eliza. His widow, Eliza C., survives at the age of 76 years, and with her sons, Henry and Emmet, occupies the homestead farm.

Fred Rogers, son of William, was born in the town of Orleans, where he married Corey, daughter of Abner and Clarissa (Carter) Evens, by whom he has a danghter, Bessie. He is . proprietor of a bakery on James street in Clayton village.

James Plumb, a native of Vermont, was one of the pioneer settlers in this town, locating at Depauville when the only habitation there was an Indian hut. Here he cleared a farm and built a grist-mill, dying in 1879, aged 86 years. His wife died in 1865, aged 60 years. Sanford Plumb, son of James, still owns the farm settled by his father. He married Betsey, daughter of Leander Rice, of Cape Vincent, and his children are Sophronia, who resides in Dakota, Emma, of Montana, Gertie, Nettie, of Clavton, Beatrice, and Winnie.

William Murdock, a native of Scotland, emigrated to Canada, and in 1830 located in Clay- ton, where he died in 1861, aged 59 years. He married Isabella, daughter of John and Margaret Mitchell, of Scotland, and their children were Ellen, John, Ann, William, Belle. Peter, Andrew, Samuel and James (twins), David, and Elva. Peter Murdock was born in Canada and came to Clayton with his father. He married Mary, danghter of John and Mary (Hugunin) Marshall, of this town, and their children are Robert, Edgar, Wallace, Jessie, and Mina. Mr. Murdock is a farmer on Grindstone Island. William Murdock, previously men- tioned, was born in Canada and came to Clayton with his father, locating on Grind- stone Island. He married Margaret, daughter of Thomas and Rhoda (Hanion ) Marshall, of this town, and their children are William C., Alfred, David. Ora J., and Annie I. Mrs. Isa- bella Murdock, widow of William. Sr., is still living, on Grindstone Island, at the advanced age of 84 years,

Abram Dana was frozen to death in Ellisburgh. His wife, Lneinda Smith, bore him eight children, viz .: Nicholas, Abram, Charles, Hannah, Susan, Maria, Sobrina, and David Z. The latter was born in Ellisburgh and in 1830 came to Clayton. He married Emily Bovee, of Johnstown, N. Y., daughter of John G. and Emeline (Bard) Bovee, and they have three children, Almira L., Lovina J., and Hannah M. He enlisted in the late war in Co. B, 60th N. Y. Inf., for three years or during the war, and was so severely wounded in the leg that am- putation was necessary. He was in the battle of Antietam and with Sherman in his famous march to the sea, was honorably discharged, and is now drawing a pension.

Lewis Consanl, son of Matthew and Hannah (Lewis) Consaul, was born in Amsterdam, N. Y., whence he removed to Clayton in 1831, dying here in 1874, aged 62 years. He married Jane Ann, daughter of John I. and Alida (Winnie) Lingenfelter, and their children were Matthew, Alida, Delia, Catharine, Joseph (who served in the late war on the gunboat Mound City, and died in the service), Silas W., John V., Enos, and William H. The latter was born in Clayton. He married Julia M., daughter of Francis and Eliza ( Webb) Barrett, and they have two children, Eliza and Cornelia. Mr. Consaul is a dealer in coal and produce in Clayton village. He has served as assessor, deputy collector of enstoms, commissioner of highways six years, and trustee of Clayton village six years. Mrs. Jane A. Consaul survives her husband, aged 76 years. Silas W. Consaul was born in Clayton, where he married Viola, daughter of Joshua and Clarissa (Farr) Crosby, and their children are William. Elmer, Julia, and Glenni M. He is a farmer on road 50, in this town, where he has resided eight years.

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Charles A. Comins, son of James who served in the War of 1812, was born in Herkimer County, whence he removed to Clayton in 1838, where he died in 1885, aged 75 years. He mar- ried Sally Ingraham, of Antwerp, and their children were Alletta, Maria, Adaline, George, and James H. The latter, who was born in Clayton, married Addie, daughter of Morris Cornwell, of Lyme, and their children are Carrie, Hendrick, Jennie, Vinlon P., Charles A., Walton, Ray- mond, and Harrison. He is a market gardener on road 49, in this town. His mother, Sally, survives at the age of 77 years, and resides on road 71. George Ingraham served in the Revo- lutionary war.

George Steele, a native of Vermont, and a carpenter by trade, located in Clayton in 1831. and died here in 1874. He served in the War of 1812. He married Tamsen Knapp, of Brown- ville, by whom he had the following children: Reuben, Elizabeth, Ebenezer, Volney, Sophronia, Sally, Selden, Alvin, Mary Jane, George, and William. The latter, who was born in Brown- ville, came to Clayton in 1851. where he now resides. He married Louisa E., daughter of Alla and Betsey E. (Schinner) Pettengill, of Wolf Island, and their children are Harriet A., Ed- ward, Edwin, Alvin D., Charles, William R., Emery U., Sophronia E., Milton, Addie L., and Byron M. Mary Jane Steele married Reuben Allen, of Clayton, who died in 1867, aged 39 years. Her children are Bessie, Garry, Sarah, Walter B., Riley M., and Melzer W. Mrs. Allen resides in Clayton, at the age of 60 years. Riley Allen married Jennie Williams, of Bay City, Mich., daughter of Capt. William Williams, and their children are Gesine, Jesse M., and Ruth. Mr. Allen is a steamboat engineer.

Isaac Barrett. a Revolutionary soldier, was born and died in Vermont. His children were Levi, Isaac, Rebecca, and Abigail. Isaac Barrett, Jr., came to Brownville, where he resided many years. He was a millwright, and did work in many of the surrounding towns. He died in Le Ray in 1868, aged 69 years. He married Patience Hudson (whose father was a Revolu- tionary soldier and a member of General Washington's staff), of Vermont, who bore him six children, viz .: Enos, Hiram, Erastus, Sophia, Jenette, and Francis. The latter was born in Dummerston, Vt., and came to Clayton in 1832. He engaged in lumbering for several years, and finally cleared a farm on road 16, where he resided until 1874, when he removed to the village of Clayton, where he now resides, aged 80 years. He married, first, Eliza, daughter of Jonathan and Rebecca Webb, of Brownville, who bore him 11 children, viz .: Cornelia, Julia, Helen, Kendrick, Mary, Harriet, John, Caroline, Charles N., Nellie, and Francis. He married, seeond, Mrs. Julia M. Sumner, of Clayton, daughter of Alpheus and Minerva (Webb) Calvin.

Eben Rees, a farmer, was born in Caermarthenshire, South Wales, where he died. His son Thomas emigrated to this country and located in Philadelphia, subsequently removing to New York eity, and in 1832 to Clayton, where he died in 1840, aged 68 years. He was a farmer. He married Mary Saunders, of Caermarthenshire, daughter of William and Mary Saunders, and their children were Mary Ann, David S., William, Evan J., Henry C., and Thomas. The latter was born in South Wales, in March, 1819, and in 1832 came to Clayton. He married, first, Alzada, daughter of William and Catharine Hudson, by whom he had six children, viz .: Thomas G., William H .. Charles E., Mary C., Adaline D., and Alzada B. He married, second, Mrs. Alicia S. Radcliff, daughter of Hngh Rothwell, of Birkenhead, Eng. Mr. Rees is a lum- berman and ship builder in Clayton, where he has been located 55 years. Charles E. Rees, son of Thomas, married Mary, daughter of Richard M. and Margaret (Reed) Esselstyn, by whom he has three children, Alzada, Sherman, and Galen. He is a grocer and ship chandler in Clayton village. William H. Rees, son of Thomas, was born in Clayton, where he married Charlotte C., daughter of Perry and Harriet Caswell, by whom he has had the following children: Edna A., Thomas P., and Carl R., who survive, and Ethel, Zelica, and Ruby, de- ceased. Mr. Rees read law with H. E. Morse, of Clayton, for three years, and in 1878 was ad- mitted to the bar and has since practiced in this town He is president of the village, super- visor, justice of the peace, and notary public.

Nelson Deford, son of Ralph, was born near Montreal, Canada, and in 1841 located in Clayton. He married Mary A .. daughter of Frederick and Margaret Campbell, and their chil- dren were Nelson, Margaret, Dennis, John, Ambrose, Alphonso, Mary, and Joseph, 2d. The latter, who was born in Clayton, married Jennie, danghter of Richard and Mary (Gillick) Bailey, of Orleans, and their children are Mary A., Annie L., and George N. He is a farmer on road 12, where he has resided nine years. Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Deford are both living, on road 12, aged respectively 74 and 66 years. Joseph Deford, 1st, son of Ralph, was born in

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Canada, and came to Clayton in 1832. He married Sophia, daughter of Frederick Campbell, who died June 17, 1888, aged 64 years. Their children are Joseph, Sarah, Fred, Margaret, Rachel, Frank, Eli, Mary, Rosa, Ellen, Michael, and Ralph. Mr. Deford is 75 years of age, and has occupied his present farm on road 12, in Clayton, 48 years. He has 55 grandchildren. His son Frank married Katie Bailey, and has three children, Amic, Viva, and Clande.

Elijah Fox, a native of Connecticut, came from Cortland County, N. Y., to Clayton in 1832. He died here in 1853, aged 83 years, and his wife also died here, aged 70 years. ' His- children were Hubbell, Phila, Emily, and Alfred. Hubbell Fox was the first supervisor of Clay- ton. Alfred Fox was prominent in town affairs, was member of Assembly in 1851, enstoms- officer at Cape Vincent four years, supervisor 10 years, and justice of the peace 15 years. He married Lucy Harris, of Cortland County, and they had four children, James H., Mary J., George, and Byron. Upon the death of his first wife he married Olive C. Bent, of Watertown, by whom he had five children, Charles A., Hattie, Nellie, Frank C., and Alfred, Jr. He was born in 1807 and died in 1880, his wife surviving his death only two weeks. Byron Fox, son of Alfred, Sr., married Sarah, daughter of Gordon and Sarah (Rogers) Gloyd, of Clayton, and their children are Mary J., Grace G., Wilbur A., and Harry B. He is a farmer.

Ira Sylvester, a native of Massachusetts, came to Clayton in 1833, where he died in 1874, aged 78 years. He married Lncy Davis, of Vermont, who died here in 1875, aged 79 years. His children were Mary, Delia, Lucy, Marilla, Isaac, Adelaide, and Ira. The latter was born in Pittsfield, Vt., in 1826, and came to Clayton with his father. He married Achsa, daughter of Hannibal and Lois (Greenleaf) Dixon, of Orleans, and their children are William, Nettie M., Charles E., and Dr. George E. Mr. Sylvester occupies the homestead farm on road 18. Charles E. Sylvester married Alice, danghter of James and Lucretia (Evens) Babcock, of Clay- ton, and they have a son, Elwin J. He is a farmer in this town.

Thomas Faire, son of Jolm, was born in Ireland. He removed from Quebec to Clayton in 1834. He married Margaret Barard, of Canada, and their children are William, Mary, Eliz- abeth, Julia Ann, Edwin, Junia, Lucinda, Marcelia, Frank, Francis, Celia, Alice, Ella, and Joseph. Mr. Faire was the first settler upon the farm in Clayton which he has occupied for 54 years.

Peter Wright, who was a captain in the Revolutionary war, lived in Newport, R. I., many years, finally locating in Bennington County, Vt., where he died June 7, 1821, aged 80 years. His wife, Elizabeth, died in 1819, aged 76 years. Of their six children, Daniel was born in Newport, R. I., whence he removed to Bennington County, Vt., and later to Herkimer County, N. Y., where he cleared a farm. He died in Knox County, Ohio, in 1835, aged 65 years. Din- ing the War of 1812 he commanded a regiment in Herkimer County, and was at Sackets Har- bor. He was married four times. His third wife, Lois Cobb, of Vermont, bore him two chil- dren, Seamen and Erastus. The latter was born in Russia, Herkimer County, in 1809, and in 1834 came to Clayton. He married, first, Clarissa Prindle, of Russia, N. Y., by whom he had four children, Francis, Daniel, Elizabeth, and Seamen. He married, second, Elizabeth, daugh- ter of Singer and Clarissa (Burr) Nash, of Orleans, by whom he has a son, Adelbert E. From 1844 to 1848 Mr. Wright was colonel of the state militia, 224th Regt., 4th Brigade, 12th Di- vision. He now resides in Depanville. His son Seamen served in Co. L. 18th N. Y. Cav., and died in New Orleans in 1864, aged 29 years.

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Geographical gazetteer of Jefferson county, N.Y. 1684-1890, Part 55

Author: Child, Hamilton, 1836- [from old catalog] comp; Horton, William H., [from old catalog] ed Publication date: 1890 Publisher: Syracuse, N.Y., The Syracuse journal company, printers and binders Number of Pages: 1384

Author: Child, Hamilton, 1836- [from old catalog] comp; Horton, William H., [from old catalog] ed
Publication date: 1890
Publisher: Syracuse, N.Y., The Syracuse journal company, printers and binders
Number of Pages: 1384