History of Jefferson County, New York, with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers, Part 84

Author: Durant, Samuel W; Peirce, H. B. (Henry B.)
Publication date: 1878
Publisher: Philadelphia : L.H. Everts & Co.
Number of Pages: 862


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William M. Coburn was eminently public spirited. He readily entered into any public enterprise with his means, time, and talent that promised to advance the interest of the county. He took an active part in bringing the Carthage and Watertown Railroad to completion by being an active director in its affairs from the beginning. He was also one of the founders of the Empire State Life Insurance Com- pany, and one of its directors ; also of the Black River Fire Insurance Company. He was a director of the Jeff- erson County National Bank, and also in the National Union Bank, in all of which positions he commanded respect. The place, however, where he shone brightest was in his home, with his amiable and congenial wife, and his interest- ing and promising children. It was here that his generous hospitality was enjoyed, and many there be who will long cherish the hours spent in his happy home. His philan- thropy was a shining mark in his character, and the poor and needy will remember him with gratitude. Indeed, his memory will be generally revered ; his name honored wherever known.


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dered, and that Sutherland was the murderer. A party of three constables, with Chief of Police Guest, left Carthage to secure Sutherland, and reached Joen Dryden's, near Copenhagen, after midnight. In the mean time, George Dryden, seeing that Sutherland was strongly suspected, telegraphed his brother to get Sutherland and bring him to Carthage. At Copenhagen, John and Charles Dryden met him, and started from the hotel to go to Charles Dryden's house. He was asked about the murder, but denied all knowledge as to Wenham, except that he left him in Car- thage about eight o'clock on Monday night, January 6; that he could clear up all suspicious circumstances in five minutes after reaching Carthage. Shortly after this the officers arrived; Sutherland was arrested, and the party started for Carthage. When about half a mile on their way the prisoner had a spasm, but denied having taken poison. Hc subsequently had five spasms, and died in the last, about three-quarters of an hour after leaving Dryden's. Arriving at Carthage, his body was taken into the Levis House office. District Attorney Williams, a physician, and others were called in, and it was pronounced a case of strychnine poisoning.


Hiram Smith, living near Copenhagen, in Lewis county, was afterwards suspected of having been a party to the murder, and he was arrested at Copenhagen, October 20, 1873. An examination was held before the recorder, and Smith was committed to wait the action of the grand jury.


He was indicted in December, 1873. In February he was arraigned, and entered his plea of " not guilty." Messrs. Levi H. Brown and Nathan Whiting were designated by the court to defend him. The trial commenced before Judge Morgan, in May, 1874. After a trial which lasted for five days he was found guilty, and sentenced to be cxe- cuted July 24, 1874. Although Smith had made certain confessions before his arrest, he claimed upon the trial that he had been led to do so through representations made by others. He protested his innocence so strongly that the governor, at the request of Judge Morgan, post- poned the execution until October 23, 1874, and subse- quently, at the suggestion of Judge Morgan and District Attorney Williams, until December 4. Smith and his counsel and friends had thus six months after the trial in which to investigate his case. A number of affidavits were procured in behalf of Smith, and presented to the governor, who heard the case finally on November 5. He rendered his decision November 16, in which he said a thorough examination of the whole casc left no doubt upon his mind of the guilt of Smith, and therefore he could not interfere to prevent his execution. He was executed in the jail at Watertown, December 4, 1874.


That portion of the village of Great Bend which lies within the town of Champion consists of a hotel, kept by William Fredinburgh, a store kept by Daniel MeNeal, a grist-mill owned by D. B. Sterling, and a paper-mill owned by the Great Bend Paper-Mill Co.


WEST CARTHAGE VILLAGE.


In 1834, Joseph C. Budd, William Bones, and Benjamin Bentley erccted a blast-furnace in Champion, west of the river, opposite the village of Carthage, which was twenty-


six feet square at the base and thirty-two feet high. It was run but four blasts, the first two ou bog ore alone, when it was abandoned in 1836. About one thousand tons of iron were made at this furnace with the cold blast. No castings were made here. The parties owning it had, in February, 1833, purchased of A. Champion about three hundred and twenty acres, opposite Carthage, which were surveyed into a village plat and sold to parties in New York, who caused a new survey and a map to be made by Nelson J. Beach. The speculation failed, and the property reverted to Champion, who sold it to V. Le Ray. This village company procured an act incorporating the West Carthage Iron and Lead Company, with a capital of $200,000, in shares of $500. It was incorporated May 15, 1837. The first directors were Ebenezer Jessup, Jr., Chauncey Burks, Wolcot Hubbell, Ebenezer Griffin, and Carlos Woodcock, and the company was limited in duration to twenty-five years. Nothing was done towards carrying this into effect.


West Carthage, having the advantage of excellent water privileges, is one of the most extensive manufacturing vil- lages in the county. There are in operation at present two extensive pail and tub manufactories, a map-roller, a sash and blind and a pump manufactory, two planing-mills, and a tannery.


RELIGIOUS SOCIETIES.


The first regular religious organization in the county is believed to have been fornied in this town in June, 1801, by the Rev. Mr. Bascomb, who was sent out on a mission- ary tour by the Ladies' Charitable Society of Connecticut, and on that date formed a Congregational church. The numbers that first composed it were small, and ouly occa- sional preaching was enjoyed until 1807, when the Rev. Nathaniel Dutton was ordained. There were present on this occasion the late Rev. Dr. Norton, of Clinton, New York, Mr. Eels, of Westmoreland, and one or two others.


Mr. Dutton maintained for over forty years the pastoral relation with the church, and became in a great degree identified with the religious movements, not only of the town but county, and was instrumental in effecting numer- ous church organizations in this section. The following notice, published soon after his death, was written by the Rev. David Spear, of Rodman, who, for a period quite as long, has labored in the ministry at that place, and whose opportunities for knowing the character and worth of the subject of the notice were mnost ample :


" Died in Champion, New York, September 9, 1852, Rev. Nathaniel Dutton, aged seventy-three years, the first settled minister in Jeffer- son County. His parents live in Hartford, Vermont. The son, having become pions in early life, devoted himself to the work of the ministry, graduated at Dartmouth in 1802, studied theology under Dr. Lyman, of Ilatfield, commenced preaching in 1805 under the approval of the Hampshire Association, was sent by the Hampshire Missionary Society to labor in the Black River country, and in 1807 was installed pastor of the First Congregational eburch in Champion.


" For several years there was almost a continnous revival among his people, with constant accessions to the church. In 1817 he wit- nessed a general revival, which in a few months adde 1 168 members to his church. Abundant as were his pastoral duties, he frequently visited destitute regious pround him, to preach the Word, and to ad- minister the ordinances, and to organize churches. He also made himself useful by directing the studies of young men preparatory to their college course. But few have performed more labor, or daily


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exhibited more of the fruits of righteousness. His uniformly pious and consistent life gave great weight to his pulpit and other instruc- tions. Ile was a scribe well instructed, rooted and grounded in the doctrines of the Bible, and a firm believer in the form of church poliey he inherited from his Puritan ancestors. Hc resided with his people forty-six years ; and, although the pastoral relation was dis- solved several years before his decease, he ever cherished towards them the tenderest sympathy and most affectionate regard. He never ceased his efforts to win souls to Christ till compelled by dis- ease. The Congregational churches of Carthage and Philadelphia will long remember his faithful labors among them in his declining years. The eonsociation to which he belonged have lost a friend and counselor and a venerated father. His last sickness was short, but distressing, which he bore with Christian patience and submis- sion. He died in the full hope of a glorious immortality. ' Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints.'"


A convention of ministers and churches assembled at Champion September 22, 1807, voted a proclamation re- commending to the inhabitants of the Black River settle- ments the observance of the first Thursday of December next as a day of thanksgiving and praise. This document set forth in general terms the obligations felt towards Divine Providence for the blessings of the year, and advised relig- ious services to be performed in the several churches. It was signed by a vote of the convention,-James Murdock, moderator ; Nathaniel Dutton, scribe,-and published in the Black River Gazette, at Martinsburgh, then the only paper north of Utica. The governors of the State had not then adopted the custom of appointing a day of thanks- giving, as is now the invariable custom.


THE FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF CHAMPION was formed May 7, 1805, Jonathan Carter, Abel Crandel, Joel Mix, Noadiah Hubbard, Joseph Paddock, and John Canfield being the first trustees. On July 4, 1807, Cham- pion and Storrs conveyed to the town two acres on the summit of a hill that overlooks the village for the site of a church and a public green, and it was contemplated to begin the crection of a church soon after, but the war that followed directed attention from the object until 1816, in which year Noadiah Hubbard contracted to build a church edifice, to be paid in the sale of pews; but he never realized the cost, five thousand dollars. It was dedicated December 25, 1816. General Champion had promised the town a bell, as a compliment for having had his name given to it, and this was accompanied by the following letter, dated Hartford, September 9, 1816, and addressed to Noadiah Hubbard :


"The bell for your meeting-house was shipped from this place for Albany about ten days past. The tongue is made fastened to the bell. I expeet before this it is in Albany. It weighs a little short of eight hundred pounds, and it is said by Colonel Ward to be a very good one. The bell they first east appeared not to be as perfect as they wisbed, and of course they broke it to pieces and cast another. I hope it will arrive safe, and be satisfactory to your society.


"I am, sir, your very humble servant,


" HENRY CHAMPION."


The first church being in a bleak and exposed situation, difficult of access, and in many respects uncomfortable, was taken down in 1841 and rebuilt in the valley, it having been completed and dedicated in the fall of that year.


The Rev. Mr. Dutton was pastor of the church from 1807 until his death in September, 1852. At one time the church had a membership of over four hundred. Some


two or more churches have been organized from this one, and with removals and deaths in 1876 the membership was only fourteen, after being without stated preaching for seven years. In 1876 an effort was made to revive the old church. The services of Rev. I. M. C. Dow were secured, who served the church for a few weeks, when sickness compelled him to leave the field. There was no more regular preaching until February 11, 1877, when the services of Rev. W. T. Osman were secured. Since then the congregation has in- creased in numbers, ten have been added to its membership, and a good Sabbath-school been formed.


METHODIST CHURCH OF CHAMPION VILLAGE.


The Methodists first organized a legal socicty December 30, 1825, with M. Andrews, Wilson Pennock, and Josiah Townsend trustees. A second society was formed April 11, 1827. The succession of pastors has been as follows since 1850: 1850-51, Rev. W. I. Hunt; 1852-54, J. N. Brown ; 1864-56, William B. Joice ; 1856-58, Lemuel Clarke ; 1858-60, G. J. Jones ; 1860-62, S. M. Crofoot ; 1863-66, G. W. Elwood; 1866-69, M. T. Hill ; 1869- 71, O. P. Pitcher ; 1871-74, James Stouell ; 1874-76, Daniel Talford. Rev. C. N. Higby, the present pastor, took charge in 1876. The church has at present eighty-two members. The Sabbath-school has an attendance of sev- enty-five, and is supplied with a small library.


TIIE METHODIST CHURCH AT NORTH CHAMPION


is one of the oldest in the town. The church building was erected in 1826. This church is connected with the Cham- pion charge, and presided over by the pastor of the Cham- pion church. It has a flourishing Sunday-school and a small library.


EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF CHAMPION VILLAGE.


This church was organized about ten years since. The old academy building was given to the society at that time by the Freemasons, and the upper room, fitted up for church purposes, has been used by the society since that time. Services are at present held every alternate Sunday by Rev. Mr. Cathell, of Carthage. When organized the society consisted of but fifteen members; since that time the number has increased to forty-five.


CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF WEST . CARTHAGE.


The church was organized March 31, 1835. It was voted to call it the " First Congregational Church of Car- thage." The Revs. Dutton and Monroe were the organ-" izers, and the following persons united to form the church : Philo Weed, Abigail Weed, C. H. Morrison, Prudence Morrison, Daniel and Mary Wilcox, John and Hepzibah Hewitt, Merritt Coughlin, Lucy Nimocks, and Lovica Gil- bert. Merritt Coughlin was elected clerk, and Philo Weed deacon. The church was organized in East Carthage, and for a time held its meetings in the stone school-house in that village. Afterwards the church moved over the river, and held its meetings in the old store near Mr. Woolson's, which is now used as a workshop. When Rev. Mr. Doane preached in the village of Carthage the church divided, and a number of the members were organized into the Presby-


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terian chureh now worshiping in East Carthage. On No- vember 16, 1852, the eitizens of West Carthage convened, and organized themselves into a Congregational society by calling Deaeon Daniel Jackson and Mr. John Vrooman to preside, when Alfred Lathrop, James Mix, Joel Manches- ter, Reuben H. Potter, Truman Buek, Ezra Carter, and Theodorus Buek were chosen trustees. In the previous year they had built the present meeting-house.


The following is a list of the ministers who have preached in the ehureh sinee its organization : Revs. Northrop, Hul- sey, Wooleot, Waite, Jenks, Wheeloek, Roekwood, Place, and Farrar.


BAPTIST CHURCH, GREAT BEND.


The Baptist church in this town, in 1818, reported twenty-five members, and the First Baptist Eeclesiastieal Society was formed October 16, 1826, with Moses C. Mer- rill, Elisha Jones, Thomas Campbell, Elisha Bentley, Moses Miller, Sidney Hastings, and James Thompson trustees. There was no house of worship ereeted in town by this order until 1842, when the church in North Rutland de- cided to rebuild at the Great Bend, and formed a society, with Cieero Potter, Miner C. Merrill, Thomas P. Franeis, Daniel Potter, and Henry G. Potter trustees, in January of that year. In May, 1843, a subseription was drawn up for this purpose, and in Deeember the house was completed and dedieated. The building is thirty-six by forty-eight feet, and eost, with fixtures, fourteen hundred dollars. The society is at present without a pastor.


PHYSICIANS.


Dr. Eli West (deceased) studied medieine in Castleton, Vermont ; attended leetures at the Castleton medieal eol- lege, and graduated at that institution about the year 1816. He removed to the village of Carthage the year following, and continued in praetiee at that place for more than fifty years. He was twiee clected to the legislature from this distriet, and held the office of supervisor and justiee of the peaee for a great number of years.


Dr. R. J. Darraugh, of Champion, is a member of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario, Canada. He graduated at the Queen's University, of Kingston, Canada, in 1866; practieed in Toronto, Canada, until August, 1877, when he removed to the village of Cham- pion.


Dr. G. D. Hewitt, of West Carthage, attended leetures at Burlington, Vermont, and at Pittsfield, Massachusetts. He served in the army as surgeon in the 186th Regiment, returned to the village of West Carthage in 1865, and has since been in practice at that place.


We are under obligations furnished by Messrs. Samuel Fulton, Mr. Hubbard, of Champion village, and others in the town.


BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES ..


COLONEL ELIAS SAGE.


The Sage family is of Norman origin, derived from Saga-man, the wise man or historian of the tribe. The


first in English history is found in the battle Abby Roll. This roll is that made by William the Conqueror after the battle of Hastings, when he divided the English lands among his principal followers in 1066, and is, therefore, of great antiquity. David Sage eame to Middletown, Connec- tieut, from Wales about 1650-52 with his mother, who, after his father's death, resumed her maiden name. Eliza- beth Randall married Mr. John Kirby in 1652, and after his death again resumed her maiden name, as land-convey- anees executed by her show. David Sage was born 1639, died 1703, had four sons,-first, David, born 1665, who left no family; John, born 1668; Timothy, born 1678; and Jonathan, born 1680. These last three each had families, thus making three principal branches.


First Branch .- 1st, John, b. 1668, d. 1750-51, had seven sons, as follows : 1st, John, b. 1696, who left four sons,-John, b. 1716, Lewis Samuel, b. 1720, Franeis, b. 1722, and Giles, b. 1742. 2d, David, b. 1703, left four sons,-David, b. 1732, Solomon, b. 1737, Jedediah, b. 1739, and Zadoek, b. 1748. 3d, Benoni, b. 1703, had three sons,-Benoni, b. 1725, Allen, b. 1728, and Daniel, b. 1730. 4th, Nathaniel, b. 1707, had three sons,-Samuel, b. 1730, Jedediah, b. 1732, and Nathaniel, b. 1755. 5th. Ebenezer, b. 1709, had two sons,-Comfort, b. 1731, and Ebenezer, b. 1734. 6th, Comfort, b. 1710, d. 1729, had no family. 7th, Gideon, b. 1713, had three sons,-Gideon, b. 1739, Giles, b. 1742, Luther, b. 1746.


Second Branch .- Timothy, b. 1678, d. 1725, had five sons,-1st, Samuel, d. young, had no family. 2d, Timothy, b. 1714, had three sons; Timothy, b. 1743, Ludiah, b. 1754, Epaphras, b. 1757. 3d, David, b. 1718, d. 1803, had six sons,-David, b. 1747, killed in the Revolution ; Joseph, b. 1748, Noah, b. 1750, Enoeh, b. 1752, Ebenezer, b. 1755, Abner, date of birth not known. 4th, Solomon, b. 1720, had five sons,-Samuel, b. 1746, Seth, b. 1747, Stephen, b. 1752, Simeon, b. 1757, and Solomon, b. 1762. 5th, Amos, b. 1722, d. 1759, had five sons,-Amos, b. 1746, William, b. 1748, Hezekiah, b. 1750, Nathan, b. 1752, Elisha, b. 1755, and two daughters, Mrs. Riley and Mrs. Swift.


Third Branch .- Jonathan, b. 1680, d. 1712, left one son, Jonathan, b. 1711, who had four sons,-Jonathan, b. 1739, Hezekiah, b. 1745, Joseph, b. 1747, and Moses, 1754; Joseph, son of Joseph, had two sons, Joseph and John. Trace found deseendants numerous. There are some still remaining in the female line in Cromwell .*


Samuel, b. 1730 (son Nathaniel, b. 1707), had three sons and three daughters,-Enos, b. 1757, Elias, b. 1759, Samuel, b. 1763. Elias, b. 1759 (son of Samuel, b. 1730), had eight sons and four daughters,-Martin, b. 1784, Ros- well, b. 1786, Bernard, b. 1788, Harvey, b. 1794, Elias, b. 1799, Norton, b. 1804, Wesley, b. 1806, 1. William, D. 1 .. F., b. 1809, Sally, b. 1782, Hannah, b. 1790, Elizabeth, b. 1796, Rhoda, b. 1800. Elias, b. 1799 (son of Elias, b. 1759), had two daughters,-Martha I., b. 1848, and Emily G., b. 1850.


Colonel Elias Sage, son of Elias and Elizabeth Sage, of


# The dates given are taken from records of baptism, and may vary slightly from true records.


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Sandersfield, Massachusetts, was born February 27, 1799. The family moved to Lewis county, New York, in 1800. The advantages of education were in those days very lim- ited, and young Elias received only such schooling as could be procured at the district school. At the age of sixteen he was apprenticed to learn the trade of carpenter and housc-builder, and finished his apprenticeship when he was twenty-one years of age. He immediately thereafter com- meneed for himself, by taking jobs, and continued in that business for almost twenty years, with very gratifying suc- cess. As fast as he earned any money he invested it in real estate, purchasing his first land when he was but twenty-four years old, and continually added thereto. Having a liking for agricultural pursuits, he concluded to devote his entire attention to farming after he reached his fortieth year. Our readers can judge of his success when we state that at the age of twenty-one he had only his hands and the knowledge of his trade to commence with, and now we find him the most extensive land-holder in his town, and his home farm one of the finest in the county, as can be scen by reference to the illustration in another part of this work. His home has been in Champion sinee 1815. Being of a military turn of mind, he entered the militia, when young, as corporal in the Fourteenth New York cavalry. He was soon promoted to sergeant, and step by step until he was made colonel of the regiment, and remained sueh, with an eminent record, for three years.


He united in marriage with Miss Hannah White, of Rutland, January 7, 1827. She died October 25, 1844. He married his present estimable wife, Emily O. Randall, in the city of Troy, January 18, 1847, Three children resulted from this union, two of whom survive, viz., Martha J., wife of Seymour J. Woolworth, and Emily G., wife of Chauncey Loomis. We find Colonel Sage in his seventy-ninth year active and hearty, possessing a remark- ably retentive memory and a judgment as clear as crystal. He has been a member of the Congregational church at Champion since 1846, and one of its trustces for many years. In politics he first affiliated with the Whig party, and on the formation of the Republican party joined in its ranks. He always takes a deep interest in political affairs, but always declined to hold office, seeking rather the quietude and peacefulness of his home and its attendant duties, and leaving political preferment to those who crave it.


ELAM BROWN.


The subject of this sketch was born in Bridgewater, Madi- son county, N. Y., Dec. 13, 1802. He was eldest son of a family of four children of James and Anna Brown. His father was a native of Warren, Worcester county, Mass., and his ancestors were emigrants from Ireland, and settled in the New England States at an early day. His mother was a native of Bennington, Vt , and of French and Eng- lish deseent, her maiden name being Waldo.


His mother came to Madison county when only 18 years of age and in the year 1790, and was, therefore, one of the


pioneers of that county, being born in 1772. In the year 1803 he removed to Champion, Jefferson County, engaged in farming, opened a public-house, built a grist-mill, carried on the pottery business, and manufactured brick. His name is among the earliest scttlers of that town. He died at the advanced age of 85 years, and his wife and the inother of the subject of this memoir died about two years after, and in the year 1859.


Elam worked with his father on the farm, and in con- nection with his other business, until he was 40 years of age, receiving only a limited opportunity for an education from books, but became well schooled in business pursuits. In the year 1843 he married Miss Mary O. Waldo, daughter of Jonathan and Mary Waldo, of Rutland. Of this mar- riage were born two sons, viz., John W. and Charles E. Brown. Both of these children are living. The eldest married Miss Margaret Ormiston, of Wilna ; have one son, viz., Forest Brown. Charles E. married Miss Cornelia Rose, of Rutland, and lives in the city of Watertown. An engraving of his residence, under the portraits of his father and mother, will be found on another page of this work.


Mr. Brown has been a Republican sinee the formation of the party ; was originally a Whig; has enjoyed the re- spect of his townsmen, and accepted their suffrages in electing him to some of the most important offices of his town. Was justice of the peace for 8 years, postmaster, South Champion, 12 years, assessor one term. He was connected with the 14th cavalry regiment, N. Y. S. Militia, when only 18 years of age, and was regularly promoted until he ranked as colonel. He has been engaged in agricultural pursuits and stoek-dealing during his whole life. He and his wife were of the Universalist belief. His first wife died Jan. 25, 1859. For his second wife he married Miss Agnes E. Pease, of Rome, Oneida county. But she was spared to enjoy his society a few years, and died May 18, 1868.




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