Geographical gazetteer of Jefferson county, N.Y. 1684-1890, Part 64

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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Horatio N. Bigelow, son of William and Mary (Bigelow) Bigelow, was born in Guilford, Vt., in 1805, and died in 1885. He came to Ellisburgh when a young man, and worked out among the farmers for a number of years. In 1831 he married Watie Ann, daughter of Daniel Arnold, by whom he had two sons and three daughters, viz .: Emily F., who married Daniel Reynolds, of Michigan; George W., of Ellisburgh; Almena E. (Mrs. Frank Webb), of Adams; James K. P., of Ellisburgh; and Fanny A., who married William Farmer and resides in Belle- ville. James K. Polk Bigelow was born in 1846, and was reared upon a farm. He married Mary Josephine, daughter of Jotham and Mary (Rogers) Littlefield, in 1872, and now occupies the homestead where he was born.

Horace Benton, son of John, was born in Florence, Oswego County, in 1814. When he was 11 years of age his mother, a widow, came to Ellisburgh with six children, and located in the southern part of the town. When 22 years of age Mr. Benton married Polly, daughter of Luther Nutting, by whom he had six children. He died May 2, 1889. His wife survives. A. L. Benton, son of Horace, was born June 2, 1840. He married Martha E. Whipple, of Ellis- burgh, and settled upon the farm he now occupies. He is a farmer and breeder of blooded stock, and was the originator of the famous Benton family of horses, of which " General Ben- ton," who was sold to ex-Governor Leland Stanford, of California, for $25,000, was one. Mr. A. L. Benton has a family of two sons and one daughter.

Robert Beebe was born in Vermont in 1791, and located in Ellisburgh about 1825. He married Achic Cronkite, in 1806, and of their four children, Ithamer was born in 1827, and after attaining manhood worked in a foundry for many years. He married Mary C., daughter of

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Jesse and Mary (Wells) Wood, in 1850, and they have two sons and one daughter, of whom Ida M., born in 1851, married George L. Hunt, in 1871, and has a daughter, Cora Adele; Charles I. married Maggie Z., danghter of William H. and Eleanor (Dean) Ruplee, in 1882, and they have a son, Glenn M., born September 17, 1886. Mr. Beebe was elected town clerk in 1888. He is a blacksmith and is associated in business with George Remington, and resides in Ellisburgh village.

John Fish, son of Nathan and Esther (Green) Fish, was born in Bennington County, Vt., in 1806, and was reared upon a farm. At the age of 20 years he came to Ellisburgh and located at Rural Hill, where he bought the John Harrison farm. He married Betsey, daughter of Renben and Elizabeth (Chittenden) Warriner, in 1832, and they had three sons and one daughter, viz .: Thomas A., who died in Belleville in 1888; Augustus C., who was born March 5, 1836; Edward W., who was born in 1838 and died in 1860; and Frances (Mrs. A. W. Kilby), of Adams. Augustus C. Fish married Sophia C., daughter of Charles and Maria (Kemp) Cush- man, in 1859, and they have had two sons and one danghter, viz .: Nathan W., born November 25, 1861; Lillian, who died in infancy; and Arthur J., born May 2, 1867. Nathan W. married Nora O., daughter of Enoch R. and Julia M. (Bennet) Cushman, November 4, 1886, and they have a son, Glenn E., born January 21, 1888. Nathan W. and Arthur J. Fish are farmers and reside at Woodville.

Daniel Arnold, Jr., of English descent, was born in Providence, R. I., in 1770. He mar- ried, first, Waite Taft, in 1791, and they had three sons and three daughters. He married, second, Mary Barker, and they had three children. His son, Welcome Arnold, was born in 1799, and became a Methodist clergyman. He married Roxia, daughter of Jabez and Hannah (Mason) Rounds, in 1821, who bore him two sons and six daughters, viz .: Celestia, Cynthia M., Adeline A., Jane A., John W., Daniel S., Harriet O., and Eliza. Jane A. Arnold married Thomas B. Hunting, in 1852, their nnion being blessed with three sons and two daughters, viz .: Alfred A., of Salem, Mass .; Lettie F., who married T. B. Hooker and died in 1882; Nettic C., who married F. C. Lister, of Lynn, Mass .; Arthur J., of California; and Fay H., who resides at home. Thomas B. Hunting, son of Jabez and Abigail (Kimball) Hunting, was born in Ellisburgh in 1828. He is a farmer and resides in Belleville.

Dr. John W. Sargent, only son of John and Mary J. (McMaster) Sargent, was born in Lynde- boro, N. H., in 1814, and in 1828 came to Belleville with his father, his mother having died in 1820. He was educated at Union Academy, studied medicine with Dr. Lyman Stanton, of Copenhagen, N. Y., and commenced practice in Camden, Oneida County, in 1849. He subse- quently practiced in Chaumont and Stone Mills, finally locating in Woodville, where he now resides. Dr. Sargent married, first, Phynanda Hollenbeck, in 1836, and their children were Emma (Mrs. Jacob S. Gates); Roswell K., of California; and Melvin B., born in 1843, who died in the army in 1863, aged 20 years. Mrs. Sargent died in 1853, and for his second wife he married Sarah Satchwell, in 1854. For his third wife he married Mary A., daughter of Dea. Samnel and Anna (Cole) Hinman, of Ellisburgh, in 1879, by whom he has a son, John L., born in 1880.

John Q. Johnson, son of John and Mary (Odekirk) Johnson, was born in Ellisburgh in 1828. He was reared upon a farm, subsequently learned the carpenters' trade, and engaged in lumbering. He purchased the Noah Hubbard saw-mill on Lindsey Creek in 1866, where he is still engaged in the manufacture of lumber. He married Sarah Mehitable, daughter of Myron and Abigail (Tyler) Hawley, August 13, 1852, and the fruit of this union was three sons and four daughters, viz .: Ada Alice, who married Jay Elmer, in 1876, by whom she has a danghter, Maude, and resides in Oneida, N. Y .; Henry N., who married Hattie Powers, in 1879, and resides in Woodville; Emogene Alvaretta, who married De Forest S. Dingman, in 1880, by whom she has a danghter, Mabel, and resides in Woodville; William, born in 1864, who mar- ried Libbie S., daughter of Michael and Rosetta (Greenwood) Palmer, in 1885, and now resides in Ellisburgh; Mary Abigail, who married William Davis, and also resides in Ellisburgh; Freddie, born in 1870, who was drowned in the mill pond, March 9, 1874; and Satie M., born in 1872. who resides with her parents.

Thomas Shepard was a native of Bennington County, Vt., whence he removed with his family, locating in Troy and Whitestown, N. Y., subsequently settling in Mannsville, on the farm now occupied by Henry W. Shepard. At this time his children were Thomas B. and Roxana. Thomas B. came to Mannsville when about 16 years of age and worked on his father's

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farm. He married Hannah, daughter of Captain Nathaniel Wardwell, of Ellisburgh, and they had two sons and a daughter, viz. : Thomas E., Henry Wardwell, and Sarah. Sarah mar- ried Herbert Kinney, by whom she had a son, Edward H. Mr. Kinney died in 1869, and his widow married Dr. George Seymour, of Utica. Henry Wardwell Shepard was born on the homestead in 1840, was reared upon the farm, and at the age of 18 years removed to Oswego and engaged as clerk in a store. He subsequently returned to Mannsville and engaged in mer- cantile business with his brother Thomas E., who died in 1863, after which time Henry W. continued the business alone for several years. He then purchased of George A. Huggins, the inventor, the right to manufacture and nse "iron-clad bottoms" for cans, ete., and entered into a partnership with Robert Seaman, of New York city, for the manufacture of iron-elad goods, and has since done a large business. He married Lottie, daughter of Henry Green, and they have two children, Thomas G. and Jennie G. Mr. Shepard was in the terrible Ashtabula (lisaster, in which he was so badly injured that the amputation of one foot was necessary, which has greatly incapacitated him for active business. He spends innch of his time at his country seat, the Shepard homestead at Mannsville, which was remodelled in 1889, making it one of the finest mansions in the county. Before his injury Mr. Shepard was a man of great energy and indomitable will. Although physically disabled his mind works with great vigor, which has led him to complete success in the plans of his life.

Henry N. Huggins, son of Albert and Nancy (Kellogg) Huggins, was born in 1816, and was reared upon a farm. In 1837 he married Jedidah Cody, and they had three children. George A., Jennie A., and Andrew P. His wife died in 1869, and in 1871 he married Mary E. Spear, widow of W. T. Clark. He located in Mannsville in 1853, and engaged in the insurance busi- ness. George A. Huggins was reared upon a farm and learned the tinsmiths' trade. He married Mary E., danghter of Edwin A, and Arminta (Myres) Kirkland, in 1863, and they have had four children, viz .: Mary M. (Mrs. C. L. Beebe), who died June 24, 1888; Charlotte A., who died in 1885, aged 18 years; George A., Jr., who died in infancy; and Matthew J., who was born in 1874. Mr. Huggins has been engaged in the hardware and stove trade for many years. He invented the "iron-elad can bottom," and a few years ago built the Huggins bloek. He resides in Mannsville, where he served as postmaster from 1881 to 1885 inclusive.

Merrett F. Wood, son of Franklin and Rachel (Martin) Wood, was born in Ellisburgh in 1829, and was reared upon a farm. He married Mary E., danghter of Amos E. and Hannah (Dean) Wood, in 1857, and they had born to them two daughters, viz .: Hannah J., born in 1861, who graduated from the State Normal School at Oswego, married Stephen C. Mead, September 30, 1886, and resides at Fort Howard, Wisconsin; and Julia O., also a graduate of the State Normal School, elass of 1884, now a teacher, and resides with her parents. Mr. Wood is a farmer.

Cyrus Cook and his wife, Gratia, had born to them eight sons, viz .: Elon G .. Norman G., W. La Fayette, Martin E., Malcolm G., Forrester L., Engene K., and Cyrus. The latter was killed at the battle of Bull Run. Maleolm G. was born in 1829, and was educated at Union Academy. He was engaged in farming for several years, when, in 1856, he purchased the Hovey grist-mill, which he afterwards condneted until his death in 1876. In 1862 he enlisted in Co. E, 10th N. Y. H. A., was promoted to first lieutenant in the fall of 1863, and served to the close of the war. He married Celestine E., daughter of John and Lucy (Curtis) Freeman, in 1851, who survives him and resides on Washington street, in Belleville. Lney Curtis was a dangh- ter of Captain Nathaniel and IFuldah (Weston) Curtis.

Peter Bettinger, son of Leonard and Lana (Lower) Bettinger, was born in Madison County in 1803, and in 1832, located in Ellisburgh. He married Eva, daughter of Lawrence and Maria (Campbell) Harter, and they had two sons and two daughters, viz .: Deloss, Harriet ( Mrs. Calvin Lumm), Lana, who died young, and Philetus L., of Ellisburgh. Deloss Bettin- ger was born in 1828, and was reared upon a farm. He married Harriet, daughter of William and Sally (Smith) Hudson, in 1856, and their children were Lena, who married Charles A. Wardwell, of Mannsville; Eugene, of St. Lawrence County; Alice, who married Abner Sprague, of Sandy Creek; and Arthur, who resides in Sandy Creek. Mr. Bettinger's wife died in 1883, and for his second wife he married Harriet, daughter of Horace and Eunice (Harter) Parsons, and widow of John W. Cook, in 1886, and is now a farmer on road 137. Philetus L. Bettinger was born in 1840. In 1861 he married Celia M. Elile, who bore him two sons, Garry S. and Jay H., dying in 1878. For his second wife he married Sarah Eva Stearns, in 1878.

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David Andrus, son of Ira and Melinda (Taft) Andrus, was born in Ellisburgh in 1833. He was reared upon a farm, and at the age of 23 years commenced work on a railroad, where he continued about five years. He subsequently became a commercial traveler, in which business he is now engaged. He married Alzina H., daughter of John F. and Rhoda (Bailey ) Robinson, January 28, 1880, and they have two sons and one daughter, viz .: William I., born December 11, 1880; John R., born July 13, 1882; and Edna Louise, born May 19, 1887. Mr. Andrus re- sides on Lorraine street, at Pierrepont Manor.

Abijah Gillette, whose father came from France, was born in that country, and at an early day located in Litchfield, N. Y., where he died. Elihu Gillette, his son, died in the town of Lorraine. Amos, son of Abijah, settled in the town of Clayton and died there. None of his family survive. Eli, son of Abijah, settled in the town of ('layton. Of his children, Albert S. was a resident of Worth about 60 years ago, and died there, leaving no descendants; Lorenzo I'. also settled in Worth about 57 years ago. and died there in 1887, leaving two daughters, one of whom has since died; Charles D., Lyman C., Mary M., and Samuel N., all deceased; Sophia A. married a Mr. Ross, and now lives in Illinois; Olive A. married a Mr. Ellsworth, and lives in Wisconsin; and Sheldon P. resides in this town.

Sheldon P. Gillette, son of Eli, was born February 21, 1822, in Litchfield, N. Y. He first settled in Clayton and engaged in farming, whence he removed to the town of Adams and continued the same occupation. He is well known as a dairyman, and is now living in Belle- ville. Ilis first wife was Miss Phebe Gillette, daughter of Amos Gillette, of Clayton. For his second wife he married Miss Lany Nellis, of Orleans. He has had six children, one of whom, Miss Nellie Kinsey, of Utica, daughter of his second wife, is living.

Jolın Saxe, son of Elias W., was born in Greenfield, N. Y., in 1823. At the age of 11 years he located in this town, where he learned the wagonmakers' trade. He married a daughter of Hosea and Hannah (Martin) Parsons, in 1845, and they had two sons, Elias W. and John B. After the death of his first wife he married Asenath A., daughter of Daniel and Phebe ( Win - ters) Howard, March 16, 1876. Mr. Saxe located on the Jesse Martin farm about 1848. He is now a farmer.

John Waite was born in Northamptonshire, England, in 1803. In 1833 he married Sarah Masters, and two years later immigrated to America, locating at Wardwell, in this town, and later removing to Adams, where he died in 1888. His children were Charlotte, Fred, William. George, Sarah, Eliza, and Levi J. The latter was born in 1845, and was educated at Hunger- ford Collegiate Institute. He enlisted in Co. B, 10th N. Y. H. A., and served three years, till the close of the war. He married Etta M., daughter of Horace and Etta (Hunting) Clark, in 1869, and they have two sons and two daughters, viz .: Lottie E., Leon M., Willie C., and Gen- evieve. Mr. Waite is a merchant.

Thomas Converse, son of David and Rachel (Elliott) Converse, was born in Belchertown, Mass., in 1782, and early in the present century located in Bridgewater, Oncida County, N. Y., whence he removed to Ellisburgh in 1835. He married Lydia Stratton, and they had eight sons and four daughters, viz .: Theodore D., Almanzer, Cyrenus and Cyrena (twins), John W., Samantha, Rufus H. (deceased), George E., Hiram D., Cornelia Lucy, James F., and Mary J. Of the 11 surviving children of Thomas, the oldest is 84 years of age and the youngest 59.

Almanzer Converse, son of Thomas, was born in 1808. He married Cornelia H., daughter of Gurdon and Laura (Waldo) Turner, in 1831, by whom he had one son and three daughters, viz .: Sarah J., born in 1833, who married Cyrel C. Clark, of Wadington, St. Lawrence County ; Julia A., who married Orin Hicks, of Ellisburgh; Gurdon T .. of Woodville; and Laura, who died in 1848, aged four years. Gurdon T. Converse was born in 1841, and was reared upon a farm. He married Ellen E., daughter of Apollas and Julietta (Doane) Smith, of Ellisburgh, in 1867, and they have a daughter, Sarah Blanche, born in 1872, and a son, Clifford L., born in 1882. Mr. Converse now owns the Simeon Wood farm, and is also proprietor of a grist and cider-mill. In 1863 he enlisted in the Union army, and served to the close of the war. He resides in Woodville, on Main street.

George J. Dack, son of John and Harriet (Savage) Dack, was born in London, England, March 27, 1836, and when a few weeks old his parents immigrated to America and located upon a farm, where George J. was reared. He married IIelen Augusta, daughter of Riley and Lucy (Baker) Thayer, of Ellisburgh, in 1872, and they have a son, Charles N., born in 1874, and a daughter, Nellie Augusta, born in 1878. Mr. Dack enlisted in Co. L, 10th N. Y. H. A.,

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Angust 31, 1862, and served to the close of the war. His wife owns and occupies the Ferry Fillmore farm, on road 56, in this town.

Abel Ward, an Englishman, married for his second wife Jane, danghter of John and Han- nah (Hopkins) Frasier, and about 1830 immigrated to this country and located at Sangerfield, Oneida County, where he remained about six years, when he settled in Ellisburgh, on the farm now occupied by E. J. Ward. He had three sons, namely: Robert A. and Erastus J., of Ellisburgh, and Owen S., who died in 1863, while serving in the Union army. Erastus J. Ward was born on the homestead in this town in 1838. He married Fidelia J., daughter of Madison and Jane (Irving) Welden, in 1873, and they have a son and daughter-Earl J., born in 1874, and Ella Jennie, born in 1877.

Alvah Bull, son of Elijah, Jr., and Eunice (Bumpus) Bull, of English descent, was born in 1803 and died in 1880. He married Lonisa, daughter of James and Mary (Green) Packer, in 1832, and they had three sons and three daughters, viz .: James A., a farmer in Minnesota; Marietta (Mrs. James F. Converse), who died in 1865; Eunice (Mrs. William Mather), of Hen- derson; George E., of Ellisburgh; Frances L. (Mrs. Martin D. Swan); and Henry C., a loan agent in Cokato, Minn. George E. Bull was born in 1840, and was educated at Union Academy. He married Mary A., daughter of Jacob and Matilda (Saunders) Brimmer, in 1866, who bore- him four sons and one daughter, viz .: Alvah, deceased; Anna Louise, a student in Union Academy; Henry C., also a student in Union Academy: George A .; and Roy J., deceased. Mr. Bull has served his town as assessor seven years. He is a farmer, and owns and occupies the homestead farm at Rural Hill, on road 5, where he was born.

Rev. Leander Cowles, son of John, was born in Springfield (?) in 1780, studied for the ministry, and became a Methodist clergyman. He married Dorcas Tifft in 1805, and their children were Amy, Fanny, Susanna, Eber, John A., Melissa P., Caleb G., of Adams, and Angeline Jenette. The latter, born in 1823, married Charles C. Nutting, of Henderson, Mr. Cowles was an earnest laborer in his Master's vineyard, lived in Ellisburgh several years, and (lied in Rodman in 1841.

Hiram G. Walrath, son of Jacob A. and Mary (Klock) Walrath, was born in Montgomery County, N. Y., in 1821. He worked at tailoring until 1844, when he had the misfortune to. lose his left arm at the shoulder, by the bursting of a cannon, on the 4th of July. He after- wards engaged in teaching. In 1846 he located in Belleville and purchased the block of stores he now occupies, and engaged in the drug business, while his wife carried on a millinery and fancy goods business. He married Philena M., daughter of Henry and Caroline (Polly) Sha- ver, in 1848, aud they had two sons and two daughters, viz .: Gertrude E. (Mrs. Dennis Young), of Henderson; Lucella F., who died in 1881, aged 28 years; Byron H., of Syracuse; and W. K. The latter was born in 1859, was educated at Union Academy, and graduated in dental surgery at the University of Michigan, in June, 1886. He married Elizabeth C., daughter of James and Martha (Harris) Crittenden, in 1887, by whom he has a daughter, Florence C., born in 1888. He is now practicing his profession in the Walrath block. Byron H. married Maria T. Johnson, in 1886, who died at childbirth. He has a son, Cady B. J.

Frank E. Metcalf, son of Robert and Jane (Gray) Metcalf, was born in Woodville in 1842. He was educated at Union Academy, and his early life was spent npon the farm. Since 1862 he has been engaged in mercantile pursuits at Ellisburgh. He married Eliza M., daughter of Sanford B. and Emily (Wodell) Holley, in 1865, and the result of this union was two sons and one daughter, viz .: Arthur L., born in 1867, graduated from Adams Collegiate Institute, and died December 2, 1888; Grace Adelia, who graduated from Adams Collegiate Institute in 1887; and Willie, who died young.

Emily (Wodell) Holley, mentioned in the preceding sketch, is a daughter of Isaac and Plebe (Pierce) Holley. She married Sanford Holley in 1833, and they had five sons and four daughters, namely: Leonora, who married Alva Smith, of Ellisburgh; Phebe, who married Jonathan Ayer and died in 1864; William, who was killed at the second battle of Bull Run; La Mort, of Iowa; Charles I., of Ellisburgh; Eliza M. (Mrs. Frank E. Metcalf), also of Ellis- burgh; Birney P., deceased; Elisha B .. of Kansas; and Mary J., deceased. Sanford Holley died in 1870. His widow resides with her daughter, Mrs. Metcalf.

Hosea Reed, a native of Salem, Mass., located on a farm at Henderson Harbor about 1822. He married Betsey Whittaker, and they had seven children, namely: Martha, Samuel, Priscilla, Nancy, David, Susan, and Chester. The latter was born in Henderson in 1831. and was reared

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upon a farm. At the age of 17 years he commenced to learn the shoemakers' trade, and in 1854 located in Ellisburgh and became a dealer in horses and cattle. In 1862 he married Mary A., daughter of Curtis and Martha (Jenks) Snow, by whom he had a daughter, M. Blanche, born in 1869, who graduated from the Adams Collegiate Institute with the class of 1886, and attended the Conservatory of Music in Boston in 1886-87. Mr. Reed's wife died in 1873, and for his second wife he married Ella S., daughter of L. D. and Samantha (Beebe) Palmer, in 1876, and they have two sons, Frank C. and Floyd H. Mr. Reed owns and occupied "Wood- side stock farm " at Ellisburgh village.

Eli H. Salisbury was born in Richland, Oswego County, in 1815. He was a tanner and currier by trade. In 1848 he married Louisa, daughter of Jonathan Sneider, and soon after commenced business in Mannsville, where he remained several years, when he returned to Oswego County and located in Holmesville. He had three sons and two daughters, viz .: James E .; Llewellyn A., now of Bay City, Mich .; Emma M. (Mrs. O. N. Combs), of Pulaski; and Edward D. and Kittie L., also of Pulaski. Mrs. E. H. Salisbury died in 1871. James E. Sal- isbury learned harnessmaking and carriage trimming and worked at this business about 10 years, and was also a commercial traveler for the same length of time. He was located in Antwerp and Pulaski several years. In 1878 he married Alice A., daughter of James and Eliza (Wait) Welch, and is now proprietor of the first-class hotel in Belleville.

De Forest S. Dingman, son of Henry and Mary (Smith) Dingman, was born in Orwell, Oswego County, in 1858, and was reared upon a farm. He married Emogene Alvaretta. daughter of John Q. and Sarah M. (Hawley) Johnson, in 1880, and they have a daughter, Mabel Ella, born December 19, 1884. Mr. Dingman is proprietor of a hotel and livery at Woodville.

Gilbert L. Wheelock, son of Lewis and Eliza (Barney) Wheelock, was born in Mannsville in 1849. He married Betsey Maria, daughter of Daniel and Lucy (Gault) West, in 1870, who bore him five sons and three daughters, viz .: Lewis, deceased, Albertus, deceased, Ora Loretta, Abbie Carrie, John W., Grove L., deceased, Bessie, and Joseph H., the latter born November 11, 1886. Mr. Wheelock is a carpenter on the N. Y. C. & H. R. Railroad, and resides on road 35, in this town.

Anson S. Thompson was born in Harrisburg, Lewis County, in 1828. and was reared upon a farm. He was educated in the district schools, and Denmark (N.Y.) and Homer (N. Y. > academies, studied medicine with Drs. Stanton and Allen, of Copenhagen, graduated from the Cincinnati (Ohio) Medical College in 1856, and has since been in practice in Ellisburgh. He has served as coroner three years, was deputy collector of customs at Sandy Creek from 1866 to 1868, and was supervisor in 1882, '83, '84, and '85. He married Emily S., daughter of Stillman and Eliza (Bort) Kibling, in 1858, and they have an adopted daughter, Maude ( Haight) Thomp- son, born in 1879.

Henry Powell, son of Joseph and Sarah (Rockett) Powell, was born in Dorsetshire, Eng- land, in 1833, and was reared upon a farm. He immigrated to this country in 1857 and lo- cated in Henderson, where he worked upon a farm until 1858, when he removed to Ellisburgh, and three years later returned to England and married Joanna P., daughter of James and Ase- nath (Copp) Rockett, of Dorsetshire. Upon his return to Ellisburgh he purchased the Wheeler farm, on road 51, which he now owns and occupies.

Harris T. Perkins, a native of Ohio, came to Ellisburgh and married De Etta Emily, daugh- ter of Oren and Irene (Cook) Graves, in 1860, and they have an adopted son, Oren E. Graves, born in 1881. Mr. Perkins is a marine engineer.

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Geographical gazetteer of Jefferson county, N.Y. 1684-1890, Part 64

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