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Gidcon Collins came from Dutchess County in 1803, at the age of twenty-four. He located two miles northeast of Chateaugay village, and cleared up 50 acres of land. He subsequently lived at the village, and in 1824 he located in the north part of the town, where he passed the re- mainder of his life. He filled many offices of trust and responsibility ; was supervisor, county judge, justice of the peace, etc. He died Dec. 27, 1875. Albert Collins, a son, still resides in town, and Delia E., a daughter, widow of Daniel P. Hodges.
Lewis Ransom located two miles southwest of Chateau- gay village. He was a man of publie spirit and influence, and was the first supervisor of the town, from 1799 to 1802 inclusive. At a later period lie removed to the town of Ellenburgh, where he kept a tavern for many years and was a leading spirit.
Jacob Smith settled early in the century in the north part of the town. Wolfred Smith, his grandson, resides on the old homestead.
Jesse Ketchum settled prior to 1800, where Hiram Roberts now resides. He subsequently removed to the north part of the town. The place was afterwards occu- pied by John Vernal.
Samuel Turner located at an early period near Chatcau- gay village.
Peleg Douglas was one of the first settlers, and located in the north part of the town.
Thomas Smith, father of Eli, kept a publie-house at Cha- teangay village at an early day.
Gates Hoit located among the first near Chateaugay vil- lage, and subsequently removed to the north part of the town. He made his influence felt in town and county, and filled many positions of trust and prominence. Two of his sons and several grandsons reside in town.
Ezekiel Hodges lived early about two miles northwest of Chateaugay village. Samuel Staten lived two miles east on the turnpike. His son, Samuel, occupies the old home- stead, and another son, George, lives near by.
Samuel Hollenbeck settled at an early day northeast of Chateaugay village, on the present Swinburne place. He had a great faculty of telling big stories, and when young a chance to get in one fight compensated for tlirec meals.
Ira Doud came in early in the century, and located about two miles and a half south of the village. His son, Ira A. Doud, resides in town.
Philip Bryant located at an carly day about a mile west
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Photo, by Fay & Goodell, Malone.
A.S. Framsworth
Perhaps there is no man in Chateaugay whose name is more of a household word than the one which precedes this article. For forty years one of the leading physicians in Chateaugay, and at the present time has practiced longer in the county than any other man, and intimately connected with one of the pioneer families of Clinton County, by his untiring efforts and judicious course of practice he has won for himself an enviable position in the esteem of the citizens generally.
He is the second son of John and Lydia Farnsworth, and was born on North Island, Grand Isle Co., Vt., Feb. 24, 1816.
John Farnsworth was a son of John Farnsworth, and was born at Groton, Mass., March 29, 1781, and removed to Ipswich, Mass., with his parents about 1785. His father was a farmer by occupation. He was a Revolutionary soldier, and died in middle life. John Farnsworth settled in North Hero, Vt., and was by trade a carpenter and mill- wright, later in life a farmer. He married the widow Lydia Beebe, a native of Connecticut, by whom he had the follow- ing children, viz. : Hiram N., Hial S., Hocl H., Isaac (de- ceased), Peter W. (deceased), and Tiry A. (deceased).
He settled with his family in the town of Plattsburgh (now Schuyler Falls), Clinton Co., N. Y., in the spring of 1816. and followed the occupation of a farmer. He was a Democrat until the Republican party was organized. In May, 1872, he removed to Chatcaugay, N. Y., and died Dec. 1, 1872. His wife died in March, 1864, and both lie buried in the cemetery at Schuyler Falls, N. Y.
Dr. Farnsworth received a common-school and academic
education. He commenced teaching school quite young, and taught several years. When a boy he received an injury in the right hip-joint, producing paralysis, which made him a cripple. He commenced the study of medicine with Dr. Isaac H. Patchen, of Plattsburgh, in the spring of 1837, attended lectures at Woodstock, Vt., with Dr. S. P. Bates, of Malone, and received a State license and began practice with Dr. Patchen in Plattsburgh, and in the fall of 1839 came to Chateaugay, where he has continued to practice until the present (1880).
He married Mary E., daughter of Aaron and Mary A. Cutting, of New Hampshire, Nov. 20, 1839. She was born in Caldwell's Manor, Canada; Aug. 10, 1818, and settled on the Isle La Motte, Vt., when a year old, and in the town of Chazy, Clinton Co., N. Y., in 1823 with her mother and family. In 1834 she settled in Schuyler Falls. She taught school till her marriage. To this union two children were born, viz. : Mary E. and Frances A. Mary E. (deceased ) married Thomas Peake, of Chateaugay, by whom she had two children, viz. : Mary E. and Nellie F. Frances A. married Silas W. Hatch ; she has one daughter, -Carrie M. Mr. Hatch is dead.
The doctor is a Republican in politics. He was post- master for eight years, beginning under President Lincoln's administration. Supervisor of his town for one term, and was elected inspector of schools, but would not qualify. For the past two years he has been president of the village of Chateaugay. Dr. Farnsworth became a member of the Franklin County Medical Society in 1840, and of the Medical Society of Northern New York at its organization.
AUGUSTUS DOUGLASS
was a son of Peleg Douglass, and was born at Tin- mouth, Vt., Sept. 7, 1785. He was reared a farmer, which honorable business he followed through life. He married Eunice Chelise, to whom the following children were born, viz .: William S., Julia, Theo- dore B. (deceased), Olive, and Hiram P. (deceased), all born in the town of Chateaugay. Mr. Douglass was a very early settler in Franklin Co., N. Y. He was a soldier for forty-seven days in the war of 1812, under Capt. Asaph Perry. He married, for his second wife, Sophia Sylvester, Jan. 18, 1829. To this alliance the following children were born, viz. : George A. and Jane S. (twins), Mary (deceased), and Emily S. Mrs. Douglass died on the 27th of Janu- ary, 1836, and he married the widow Caroline
Waterman (formerly Howard) Jan. 10, 1842. Mr. Douglass was a member of the Baptist Church. In polities he was a Republican. He died on the 11th of August, 1875, at the good old age of ninety years.
Samuel Waterman married Caroline Howard Feb. 10, 1833. He was born at Norwich, Windsor Co., Vt., Dec. 3, 1806, and she was born on the 18th of September, 1805, at Thetford, Orange Co., Vt. To them were born Luther C. (deceased), Samuel A., and Henry W. (deceased). Mr. Waterman and wife settled in the town of Westville, Franklin Co., in 1833. He was a farmer. He died Nov. 16, 1838, and Mrs. Waterman married Augustus Doug- lass, as before stated.
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of the village, where James Smith now resides. Arunah S. Bryant, his son, lives in town.
John Mitehell eame from Canada (Caldwell's Manor) sev- eral years prior to 1820. He was a blacksmith by trade, and, besides pursuing his avocation, bought 50 aeres of land near Chateaugay village, where Herbert Hoit now lives. He subsequently removed to the north of the town, near the Canadian line, in the present town of Burke, and established a store there, had a large ashery, carried on a large and prosperous business for many years, and died there. He had a large family. Henry and Sydney lo- eated in Chateaugay. Sydney was a prosperous and sue- cessful farmer two miles north of the village. James Mitehell, son of Sydney, is the custom-house offieer at Chateaugay village.
Daniel Goodspeed and Oel Sunderland settled in town the earliest of the more recent settlers, and both still reside in Chateaugay. The Chase family came in about the same period, and located over the line, and within the limits of the town of Belmont.
The town records readily furnish us with the names of the carly tavern-keepers. At a meeting of the commission- ers of exeise of the town, held May 6, 1806, it was
" Resolved, That in our opinion a public Inn or Tavern is Neces- sary to be kept at Charles Dunham's, Chaney Mooers', Benjamin Roberts', Abner Pomeroy's, and James Ormsbee's, at their respective houses, for the actual accommodation of Travelers; that they are of sufficient ability to keep a publie Inn or Tavern, that they sustain a good Moral Character, and that they have the accommodations pre- scribed by law for keeping an Inn or Tavern."
On Dee. 23, 1806, it was
" Resolved, That a public Inn or Tavern be kept at the new Dwel- ling-house of Nathan Beman's, in Chateaugay."
On Nov. 28, 1806, a like resolution was passed in regard to the residenee of James Hateh.
In 1810 licenses to keep publie-houses were granted to Barnabas Hatch, John Vernal, Joseph Jones, Samuel Per- son, Stephen Cook, Ralph Shepherd, and Amos Eldridge. In 1811, Cook, Hatch, Vernal, Ashbel Sanford, and Buek- ley Johnson were licensed to keep publie-houses. In 1812 licenses were granted to Cook, Hatch, Rufus Jones, Thomas Smith, John Vernal, John Beeman, and James Ormsbee. Samuel Sanborn was added to the list in 1813. In 1816 the innholders licensed were John Vernal, Thomas Smith, James Hatch, Stephen Cook, William G. Roberts, and Samuel Roberts.
John Roberts erected the Ladd Hotel at Chateaugay village as early as 1837, and kept it a number of years. IIe kept a publie-house in a smaller building before. Sam- uel Roberts, Melvin A. Knappin, Smith & Stevens, Luke II. Brooks, and Timothy B. Ladd have been the principal proprietors sinec.
The Union House was opened in 1858 by Theodorus P. Roberts, who kept it a year. Ile was followed by Farns- worth & Prouty, Alanson Roberts, and Farnsworth & Hateh. II. H. Farnsworth has kept it in a popular and successful manner for the past eight years.
The Franklin House formerly existed at Chateaugay vil- lage, and was kept by Harry Hilliker, Harry Davis, - Ford, C. D. Silver, Elisha Marks, and Vaughan & Cart-
wright have been the principal proprietors. It was de- stroyed by fire in 1857.
James Ormsbee had a pioneer store at Chateaugay vil- lage as early as 1805 or 1806. It stood on the corner where Ladd's Hotel now is.
Amasa Fairman had an early store on the opposite corner. Standish & Smith were also in trade at the village at an early day.
John & Charles Bacchus were also early in trade at Chateaugay village.
A. Roberts & Co. (Theodorus P.) traded at Chateaugay village in 1821, for a decade of years. Theodorus P. Roberts subsequently traded a long time alone. Smith & Webster succeeded Mr. Roberts, and traded several years.
The principal tradesmen sinec have been John A. Sabin, A. H. Millar, Nathan Beeman, S. S. Clark & Co., Daniel Huntington, George T. Hall, Daniel S. Coonley, Smith Weed, and Alex. Maguire.
George McCoy was early in trade at the " lines," in the north part of the town, followed by Seabury & Barnes, and H. W. Beersworth, who is at present in trade there.
Charles D. Rood has a store two miles west of the Beers- worth store.
PROFESSIONAL.
The learned professions have had a large and respectable representation in the town. Of the physicians, Dr. Taylor praetieed very early at Chateaugay village for a great num- ber of years, as early as 1810.
Dr. Hiram Paddoek practiced for quite a number of years prior to the year 1830.
Dr. Erastus Douglass was a preceding contemporary, and praetieed a good many years.
Dr. Guy Stoughton eame next, and in November, 1839, Dr. Hial S. Farnsworth, who is still the leading practitioner of the town. He was born on North Hero Island (Lake Champlain), studied with Dr. Isaae Patehen, at Plattsburgh, and attended medieal leetures at Woodstock. He was but twenty-three years of age when he settled in town. Dr. George W. Goodspeed was a partner of Dr. Farnsworth for a time.
Dr. William Childs was an early and popular eontempo- rary of Dr. Farnsworth's, and died in August, 1846.
Dr. George Howe came from the town of Franklin (P. Q.), Canada, in August, 1846, and has been in practice continuously sinec. The doctor is a native of Plattsburgh, studied medicine with Drs. Moore and Kane of that eity, and commenced in practice in Franklin, in 1835, where he remained (save one year in Beekmantown during the Cana- dian Rebellion) until his settlement in Chateaugay. He is still in praetiec.
Dr. William Mott, also in practice at Chateaugay village, was born at Alburgh, Vt., studied medicine with Dr. Ma- zuzan, at Madrid, St. Lawrence Co., and graduating in 1846, located in Burke for six years. In 1852 he settled in Chateaugay.
Dr. A. M. Phelps was born at Alburgh, Vt. ; began the study of medicine at Isle La Mott, Vt., in the year 1869, with Dr. B. E. Lengfield ; subsequently studied with Drs. S. S. Wentworth and D. B. Jones, at Ellenburgh. In 1871 he attended the medical department of the University
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of Michigan, under the special instruction of Prof. A. B. Palmer.
In 1873 he graduated from that institution, and located at once in practice in the town of Burke. Remained there two and a half years, and then removed to Chateaugay, where he took the place of Dr. J. P. Morrison, and has since continued at the same point.
LAWYERS.
The legal profession was carly represented in town. Elisha Smith, Matthew Roberts, - Wheeler, and Ralph Swinburne were the pioneers in practice. The latter was in practice for twenty years, and died in 1877. Alvah Wilson was in partnership with Mr. Swinburne for a time.
In 1846, Geo. W. P. Beeman and Edgar Keeler were in practice. Julius D. Beckwith located in the town in 1865, S. B. M. Beckwith in 1869, and Gordon Main in 1877. These three are still in practice.
HIGHWAYS.
The first road in the town was worked by subscription and voluntary labor, so as to be passable in the year 1800. A turnpike company was incorporated April 8, 1805, to build a road from Plattsburgh to the Macomb purchase, and on March 14th the limitation was extended three years ; and should ten miles be built the company might collect double tolls for seven years. This company did not organize. A law of April 9, 1811, directed the managers of the lot- tery for the purchase of the botanic garden to raise $5000 to improve the road to the county line. On June 8, 1812, a law directed $5000 to be paid out of tlic State treasury for the purpose. The preamble of this law states that " the said county of Franklin forms a part of the northern fron- tier of this State, and the settlements therein are situated on the borders of a foreign territory, and at a great distance from the other settlement." The two counties were to tax themselves $150 annually to repay the $5000 until it should be repaid by the lottery. A sum not exceeding $750 annually might be raised by tax during two years for the finishing of the road. During the military operations of the war, and especially in 1813, when Gen. Wade Hampton was passing through with his army to form a junction with Wilkinson on the St. Lawrence, necessity compelled him to improve it, in order to maintain a communication with the lake. In one of his letters he states that he had made it a perfect turnpike. In 1815-16 a party of United States troops, under Capt. William F. Haile, built twenty miles of road towards Franklin County, but it was continued no farther by the general government. In 1830 a law directed a tax of $2000 in Malone and Chateaugay to be expended by commissioners on the road from Plattsburgh to Malone. The Chateaugay turnpike company was incorporated April 21, 1828, to build a road from Malone court-house, by way of Chateaugay Lake, to Mooers, but was never organized.
The following is quoted from the town records, which fur- nish considerable information in regard to early highways :
HIGHWAY NOTATIONS.
The following roads were recorded in 1799 :
District No. 1, Beginning at the crotch of the roads be- yond Silas Pomroy's, running thence west by Silas Pomroy's
to Samuel Staton's, from thence to Benjamin Roberts', thence, as the road now runs, to Lemuel Haskins' to the bridge, thence by Amasa Fauman's, thence by Lewis Ran- som's improvements, westerly, to intersect the old road somewhere near John Allen's lane, thence, as the old road runs, to Israel Thayer's improvements.
One other road from John Allen's lane southwest to the northeast corner of lot No. 33, thence westerly on the line between 33 and 48 to the west line of the town.
No. 2, Begins at Benjamin Roberts', thence running northwesterly across Shepherd's lot No. 57 to the Middle Falls, where there is a spruce-tree across the river, thence southwesterly until it strikes the north line of lot No. 45, from thence westerly to the west line of the town.
No. 3, Begins at the cast line of township No. 6, thence westerly by Thomas Harvy's and Oliver Hanchet's, as the road now runs, to township No. 7, thence, as the road now runs, to the crotch of the road leading to Silas Pomroy's from thence, on the north road, to James K. Chamberlain's, from thence by Nathan Beeman's on the bank of Marble River, as high as conveniently may be, to the mills belong- ing to George W. Platt, crossing the river in the most con- venient place between the grist- and saw-mill, from thence, on the north side of the west bank of the river, on a south- westerly course till it strikes the east and west line of 64 and 57, thence on the said line westerly through the im- provements of Moses Corban, Aaron Beeman, and till it strikes a line marked by Ezekiel Hodges to the Middle Falls, thence crossing said falls and running southwesterly to the west line of the town.
The following roads were recorded in the year 1800 :
No. 1, Begins at the southwest corner of township No. 7, of the old Military Tract, thence north to the northwest corner of said town on the west, thence east along the prov- ince line to the northeast corner of township No. 6 of the old Military Tract, thence south to the southeast corner of township No. 6, aforesaid, on the east line of said town, thence west to the southwest corner of No. 7, on the south line of Nos. 6 and 7.
No. 2, Begins at the northeast corner of lot No. 1 in township No. 6, running on a duc-west line to the west line of township No. 7.
No. 3, Begins between lots Nos. 20 and 21 in township No. 6, running thence on a due-west line to the west bounds of township No. 7.
No. 4, Begins between lots 21 and 40 in township No. 6, running thence west to the west line of township No. 7.
No. 5, Begins between lots Nos. 40 and 41 in township No. 6, running thence due west to the west line of No. 7.
No. 6, Begins between lots Nos. 41 and 60 in township No. 6, thence on a due-west line to the west line of town- ship No. 7.
No. 7, Begins between lots Nos. 60 and 61 in township No. 6, and thence west on a west line to the west line of No. 7.
No. 8, Begins between lots No. 61 and (crased) in town- ship No. 6, running thence west on a line to the west line of township No. 7.
No. 9, Begins between lots Nos. 80 and 81 in township No. 6, thence duc west to the west line of township No. 7.
PHOTOS BY FAYE GOODELL
etalimas Earle
ARTEMAS EARLE, of Chateaugay, is a lineal descendant of Ralph Earle, a native of England, who emigrated to America, and settled in Massachusetts about 1633. Artemas Earle is a son of Artemas and Delia (Hunt) Earle, and was born at Wolcott, Vt., April 29, 1824. His father, also a native of Vermont, married Delia Hunt; and to them were born the following children, viz. : Willard (deceased), William, Oliver, Artemas, Charlotte (deceased), and Thomas.
Artemas Earle, Sr., settled in the town of Malone, Franklin Co., N. Y., in 1830. He purchased a farm of one hundred acres three miles south of the village, where he continued to reside until his death. His wife died in 1836, and he married the widow Furniss for his second wife, in 1837, and she died about 1852. Mr. Earle was a life-long Democrat of the Jeffersonian school, and as such held some minor town offices. He was a kind husband and father, and a good citizen. He died in 1861, and was buried in the "old cemetery" at Malone.
Willard Earle was a farmer in the town of Malone, married Orphie Keeler, by whom he had several daugh- ters. He is dead, and she married William Earle for her second husband, and to them were born one son and one daughter. William Earle is a substantial far- mer of Malone.
Oliver Earle married Mary Snow, and has one daugh- ter. He is a farmer in the town of Malone.
Thomas is a farmer in Malone. He married Sarah Robbins, and to them have been born three sons and one daughter.
Artemas Earle had very limited advantages for an education ; but by reading has acquired a good business education.
Chloe No. Carte
At the age of thirteen he left home and went to live with Asaph Watkins, where he continued to reside until he was twenty-one years of age. He then worked on the farm, receiving fourteen dollars a month for his ser- vices. He afterwards worked land on shares for five con- secutive years, at the same time running a saw-mill and threshing machine. On the 15th of November, 1855, he settled on the farm where he now resides, which con- sists of some three hundred and forty acres of good land, and is in a fine state of cultivation. He has made valuable improvements on his farm, and he is justly considered one of the best men and farmers in the town of Chateaugav web. 21, 1850, he was married to Chloe M., daughter of Elias and Susan (Crooks) Wat- kins. She was born in the town of Malone Jan. 19, 1825. Of this union two children have been born, viz. : Heber (deceased), and Grace A., born Sept. 23, 1854, in the town of Malone, Franklin Co., N. Y. She was married, Oct. 23, 1879, to Dr. Frank E. Taylor, of Malone.
In politics Mr. Earle has always been a Democrat. He has been assessor of his town for ten consecutive years, supervisor two years, and has held other minor offices. Mrs. Earle is a member of the Baptist Church, and Mr. Earle is a contributor to the various denomina- tions. He is emphatically a self-made man. He com- menced life very poor, but by industry and frugality has become one of the wealthy farmers of the county.
Elias Watkins and wife were natives of Rutland, Vt .; and settled in Franklin County in 1806, where they reared a family of four children. She died March 12, 1860, and he is now, at the age of eighty-nine years, living with his daughter, Mrs. Earle.
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SELDEN PHELPS.
MRS.SELDEN PHELPS
SELDEN PHELPS.
Silas Phelps, son of Silas Phelps, was born in the city of Rochester, N. Y., and at the age of nineteen went to Maine to live with his uncle; remained one year, and then went to Caldwell's Manor, Canada, where he mar- ried Lucretia Emerick. Her parents were from Hol- land. Her father was a captain in the British army during the Revolutionary war, and lived to be one hun- dred and four years of age.
To Mr. and Mrs. Silas Phelps were born six children, viz. : George, now a farmer in Kansas ; Selden, a pro- gressive farmer in Chateaugay, N. Y .; Amanda, mar- ried John Ostrander, of Belmont, who is a farmer ; Rhoda, married Jackson Muzzy, a farmer in Vernon, Mich. ; Emily, married John P. Badger, who is the present district attorney of Franklin Co., N. Y., and resides at Malone; and Henry, now of Potsdam, N. Y.
Mr. Phelps and family settled in Chateaugay, N. Y., in 1832. He was engaged in the lumber business, and ran a saw-mill for a number of years. He was a Re- publican in politics. He died in 1863, and Mrs. Phelps died in 1865.
Selden Phelps was born Sept. 1, 1824, in Caldwell's Manor, Canada. He remained at home until he was fifteen years of age, attending the common school (bare- foot) winters. He worked on the farm by the month, and in a saw-mill, until he was nineteen, when he worked at the carpenter and joiner trade till he was twenty-one, then removed to the place where he now re- sides. In 1843 he purchased fifty acres of land in the
north part of the town of Chateaugay, N. Y. In 1849 he worked in the saw-mill for Abram Reynolds, and continued until 1852, when he bought his present farm of one hundred acres at eleven dollars per acre. At the same time he purchased the saw-mill of Mr. Reynolds, and ran it two years, and failed in business, as certain parties to whom he sold his lumber failed to make their payments. Mr. Phelps has now some one hundred and fifty acres of good land in a fine state of cultiva- tion. He built a butter-factory in 1873, and manufac- tures annually more than one hundred thousand pounds of butter.
He was married on the 18th of August, 1852, to Ruth P., daughter of Abram and Rachel Reynolds, of Belmont; Ruth P. was born March 16, 1831. Of this union six children have been born, viz .: Reynolds A., Elroy E., Ella M., Henry W., Arthur S., and Fred. Guy, all born in Chateaugay, N. Y.
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