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Wilmott, Morris T., Queensbury, p. o. Glens Falls, was born in Ulster county, N. Y., in 1851 He formed a partnership in 1875 with James B. Goodwin in the carting, lumber and ice busi- ness, giving employment to several hands. Was married in 1872 to Miss Lovina Eddy, of Alle- ghany county. They have one child : Blanche, born in 1881. Mr. Wilmott's parents were Wil- liam and Louisa Wilmott, natives of England. He was a carpenter and ship builder in England and was employed in that capacity in Brooklyn for many years before he died. Besides Morris they had eight other children.
Winslow, Alvin, Stony Creek, p. o. Creek Center, was born in Fort Anne, Washington county, in 1853, and came to Stony Creek with his parents in 1865, settling about a mile from where he now lives. Is commissioner of highways. Was married in 1872 to Miss Martha Hull, and they have had five children.
Winslow, Mrs. C., p. o. Bolton, is the owner and proprietress of the Mohican House. It was among the first summer hotels built on Lake George, and has always been a popular hotel. Was purchased by Mr. W. Rodman Winslow in 1879. The hotel grounds and property embrace 38 acres, and it has ample accommodations for eighty guests. It has a private dock, where the largest steamers, as well as the smaller crafts land regularly.
Wood, Benjamin, j. o. Horicon, was born in Rutland county, Vt., Nov. 5th, 1840, and came to Horicon with his parents about 1842. He is now a thrifty farmer. Was married to Lura, daughter of Sylvester Ross, July 5th, 1869, and they have three children : Forest, Sylvester and Joseph. Mr. Wood was a soldier in the late war, a member of the 22d N. Y. Vol. Inf'y, Co. I. He entered in 1861 and served two years. Was wounded at the second battle of Bull Run, in the left arm. He had three other brothers in the war. Joseph, who was in Co. A, 93d N. Y. Infy, lost his life in the battle of the Wilderness. Wesley. in the same company and regiment, returned at the close of the war and now resides in Glens Falls. Henry was in the 118th N. Y. Infy, served until the close of the war and now resides at North Hudson. His father, Leonard O. Wood was born July 11th, 1806, and his mother, Betsey (Signor) Wood, was born July 9th, 1810. They were married July 9th, 1828. Betsey Wood died April 2d, 1857, and Leonard O. Wood died August 22d, 1871.
Wood, Epenetus, Caldwell, p. o. Lake George, was born in Saratoga county, in 1831, and settled in Caldwell in 1861. He is a farmer, stock grower, and lumberman; in 1861 he was married to Miss Eunice P. Ripley, daughter of John H. and Sarah (Pritchard) Smith. They have five children, Chas. S., Julia S., Smith H., William L., and Epenetus J. Julia is now Mrs. El- mer Dalrymple. Mr. Wood was a son of Epenetus H. and Jane (June) Wood.
Woodward, David M., p. o. Warrensburgh, was born in Warrensburgh in 1840. He is one of the firm of A. C. Emerson & Co., in the manufacture of lumber, they having a mill of sixty gang saws on the Schroon River. He is also one of the firm of J. S. Woodward & Co., in the tanning business; was married in 1868 to Miss Rebecca Z. Edwards. They have one child, Ella E. Mr. Woodward's parents were John and Margaret (Summerville) Woodward.
Woodward, Hon. Joseph. p. o. Warrensburgh, was born in Warrensburgh Sept. 20th, 1804. Was Member of Assembly in 1872, and side judge of county five years. Was supervisor one term. In early life he was a merchant and manufacturer and shipper of lumber. His sons suc- ceeded him in the merchant business. Judge Woodward, in company with Mr. Burhans and others, owned 30,000 acres of timber and farming land which they purchased from Beverly Rob- ertson, of New York, and sold to others. At one time Judge Woodward was connected in business with many different companies. Has been four times married : First in 1828 to Miss Julia Gunn; she died in 1832 leaving three children, two now living. For his second wife he married Miss Charlotte McDonald in 1836; she died in 1847 leaving four children, but one now living. In Dec., 1857, he married Miss Jane Judd; she died in 1859 leaving one daughter. His fourth wife was Charlotte Kennedy, whom he married in 1861. Four of his children are now living : Leander, . Abigail, Lemuel and Minerva.
Woodward, William F., p. o. Warrensburgh, was born in Warrensburgh in 1847. Is a gen- eral farmer and lumberman. He owns the original homestead of 131 acres to which he has added 106 acres making in all 237 acres; was married in 1885 to Mrs. Melvina F. Shaw, of Warrensburgh. Mr. Woodward's parents were Francis and Harriet (Beswick) Woodward. Mr. Francis Woodward met his death by the attack of a furious bull.
Woodward, Isaac S., p. o. Warrensburgh, was born in Warrensburgh. Is now engaged with his brother David in the manufacturing of sole leather. Firm name I. S. Woodard & Co. Mr. Woodward was married in 1866 to Miss Cordelia C. Sentenne, of Warrensburg. They
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have four children, viz., Clarence S., Ernest G., Rolland T. and Archy J. Mr. Woodward was son of Jolin and Margaret (Summerville) Woodward. They were married in 1833, and had seven children, four sons and three daughters, viz .: Isaac S., Samuel A., David M., Thomas W., Emma J., Nancy Orrilla and Ella M. Samuel A. and David M. enlisted and served in the late war; Nancy Orrilla is now Mrs. Shepard F. Smith; Ella M. is now Mrs. Jacob Saylor. The grandparents of Isaac, were Isaac and Ann (Empy) Woodward. They had a family of ten children, of whom Joseph is the only surviving one.
Woodward, Leander, p. o. Warrensburgh, was born in Warrensburgh in 1832. He com- menced business as a merchant and lumberman, and in 1863 he retired to farming which busi- ness he still continues; was married in 1858 to Miss Susan Brannack of Warrensburgh. They have three children, Fred, Joseph and Berry. Mrs. Woodward was a daughter of George and Jane (Wadsworth) Brannack. Mr. Woodward was a son of Hon. Joseph Woodward.
Yaw, Oliver, p. o. Hague, was born June 28th, 1818, and is a native of Menden, Rutland county, Vt. Is a farmer and owns 180 acres of land and also one-half interest in the Rand and Yaw saw-mill. Has lived in Hague since 1851 and is prominently identified with public affairs in his town. Has held the office of constable, collector of taxes, commissioner of highways, assessor and auditor of town accounts, overscer of the poor, and is now serving his second year as justice of the peace ; was married Sept. 15th, 1840, to Sarah, daughter of William Fish, of Fort Ann, N. Y. Mr. Yaw's father was Oliver Yaw, a farmer of Clarendon, and soldier of the War of 1812. His wife was Sarah Ford, of Middletown, and they had 13 children.
Cole, Chas., p. o. Warrensburgh, was born in Warrensburgh in 1861. Since Jan., 1885, he has been associate editor of the Warrensburgh News. He is a son of John P. and Amy (Tuck- er) Cole. His mother died in 1883 leaving five children : Adeline, Ira, Rachel, Belle and Charles. Mr. Cole's grandparents were Ira and Lydia (Prosser) Cole, and were among the early settlers of Caldwell. Mr. Cole was appointed postmaster of Warrensburgh late in July, 1885, which position he now occupies.
Combs, John, Thurman, p. o. Athol, was born in this county in 1829; is a farmer; was in the last war, serving in the 186th N. Y. Regiment. Was married in 1848 to Abigail Bennet, and have eleven children. Mr. Combs's grandfather, Joshua Combs, was a soldier in the Revo- lution and an early settler in this county.
Frost, Calvin, Thurman, p. o. Athol, was born in this town in 1841 ; is a farmer; has been commissioner of highways for his town two terms. Was married in 1861 to Helen E. Aldrich, and they have six children.
Frost, Enos, Thurman, p. o. Athol, was born in this town in 1826; is a retired farmer; is excise commissioner for his town; has been commissioner of highways and assessor. He was in the late war, serving in the 96th N. Y. Regiment. Was married in 1850 to Emily Williams and they have one son, Eugene Frost.
Hitchcock, Chas. H., Queensbury, p. o. Glens Falls, was born in Salem, N. Y., Nov. 4th, 1849, and settled in Glens Falls in 1879, as manager of Wheeler & Wilson Manufacturing Co's. branch at this place. He was elected a trustee of the village corporation in 1883 and served two years as such. On Sept. 1st, 1885, he formed a copartnership with Geo. R. Harris for the pur- pose of carrying on a general insurance and real estate business together with the sale of Wheeler & Wilson sewing machines, etc. Their office is the finest in Northern New York in all respects, and they do an extensive business. Mr. Hitchcock's parents were Rev, P. M. Hitchcock and Phebe (Pierson) Hitchcock. Rev. P. M. Hichcock has been a member of the Troy conference (M. E. Church) for over fifty years. Besides Chas. H. they had three other children: Adelia M., Hattie A. and Frank S. Hattie A. died in 1879, the others are still living. Frank enlisted from Saratoga in the 77th N. Y. Vol. Regiment, served three and was discharged.
Kendrick, Willis J., Queensbury, p. o. Glens Falls, was born in Stockholm, St. Lawrence county in 1860. He first settled in Glens Falls in 1879 as clerk for Messrs. Wilson & Kendrick. Afterward he spent three years in Boston learning the 'drug trade. Returning he became a partner with his brother, Mr. S. D. Kendrick, and closing his interest he opened one of the fine drug and prescription stores of the town in the Opera House Block in Jan., 1885. Mr. Ken- drick's parents were Jason M. and Esther (Ellis) Kendrick.
Rawson, Charles E., Queensbury, p. o. Glens Falls, was born in Queensbury, Warren county. Is an extensive dealer in fruit trees and shrubbery. Was married in 1880 to Delia L. Sweet, and they have two children, Leland R. and Lulu May. Mr. Rawson's parents were Jason R. and Emeline (Turner) Rawson. Besides Charles E. they have four other children. They have all been teachers. Laurinda M. is now Mrs. Dudley Peabody. Francis E. married George S. Murray, M. D., and they reside at Crescent, N. Y. Alice L. is now Mrs. John L. Bond. A brother of Charles is engaged with him in business. Mr. Rawson, sr., was an early clock manufacturer and dealer.
INDEX.
A
Abercrombie, General, 86. Academy, Chester, 544. Activity, in 1776, 150. Adirondack, derivation of name, 32 ; railroad company, 292. Albany county, subdivision of, 192.
Alden, Dr. Seth, 307. Algonquins, 32. Allen, Ethan, capture of Ticonderoga by, 138. Ames, Merritt, biography of, 630.
Amherst, General, 110; expedition of, against Ticonderoga, 110 et seq. Aubert, discoveries by, 46.
B.
Baldwin, Dr. Israel P., 313. Bancroft, reference to, IIO. Bar, prominent members of, 295. Beauharnois, M. de, violation of treaties by, 66. Bennington, battle of, 162. Biography of Ames, Merritt, 630 ; Bowman, John P., 611 ; Brown, George, 628 ; Brown, D. V., 636;
Brown, sen., D. V., 633 ;
Burhans, Colonel B. P., 614 ; Chapin, F. L., 626; Day, H. M., 642 ; Dickinson, Captain M. N., 616;
Dix, J. L., 625 ; Faxon, C. H., 606;
Goodman, S. L., 639; Griffin, 2d, Stephen, 641 ; Haviland, 2d, Joseph, 618 ; Holden, A. W., 643. McDonald, L. G., 631 ; Monty, J. C., 638 ; Peck, Daniel, 609; Seelye, E. L., 637 ; Wing, Abraham, 620; Wing, Halsey, R., 622.
"Bloody morning scout " the, 75 et seq. Bolton, town of, 529 ;
boundaries and natural characteristics of, 529 ; early settlers of, 530 ; hotels in, 533 ; supervisors of, 536; present officers of, 536.
Bowman, John P., biography of, 611. Braddock, General Edward, 71.
British plans in 1814, 185.
Brown, Benedick, 402.
Brown, D. V., biography of, 636.
Brown, sen., D. V., biography of, 633.
Brown, George, biography of, 628.
Brown, Stephen, 298.
Butler's Lake George and Lake Champlain, reference to, 59, 60.
Burgoyne's proclamation, 156; surrender of, 162. Burhans, Colonel Benjamin P., biography of, 614.
C.
Cabot, John, discoveries by, 46. Caldwell, town of, 565 ;
formation, boundaries and natural characteristics of, 565 ; early records of, 568 ; supervisors of, 569 ; present officers of, 569 ; municipal history of, 570.
Caldwell, village of, 570 ; post-office (Lake George) of, 571 ; present business of, 571 ; physicians of, 572 ; churches of, 572; waterworks of, 573, Campaign of 1756, 85 ; of 1757, 87; of 1758, 96. Canada, invasion of, in 1775, 144. Carleton and Arnold's naval battle, 151. Cartier, Jacques, explorations by, 46 ; voyages of, 47 et seq.
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Cascades, 27. Civil list of Warren county, 204. Champlain canal, 197. Champlain, Samuel de, 17, 18, 32 ; sketch of, 50; first voyage of, 51 ; second voyage of, 51 ; expedition of, against the Iroquois, 52; discovery and naming of Lake Cham- plain by, 52 ; battle of, with the Iroquois, 53 ; final career of, 56.
Chapin, F. L., biography of, 626. Chauvin, M., 50. Cheritree, Andrew J., 299.
Chester, town of, 537 ;
boundaries and natural characteristics of, 537 ; obscurity of early history of, 537; early settlers of, 538; supervisors of, 540 ; present officers of, 540; municipal history of, 541.
Chestertown, village of, 541 ; post-office of, 541 ; hotels in, 542 ; mercantile interests of, 542 ; manufacturing interests of, 543 ;
attorneys of, 543; physicians of 544 ; waterworks of, 544; academy at, 544 ; churches of, 545. Clark, Dr. Billy J., 309.
Clark's Onondaga, reference to, 36.
Clinton, De Witt, statement of regarding the Iroquois, 37.
Clinton, Governor, troops raised by, 70. Close of the War of 1812, 191.
Cold summer, the, 196.
Colonization, private enterprise the basis of, 49.
Columbus, Christopher, 46. Concord and Lexington, 137.
Congress, meeting of first, 136.
Continental Congress, assembling of, 140. Cooper, Jeffrey, 121.
Cortereal, the brothers, discoveries by, 46. County, historical beginning of, 17; formation of, 18; origin of name of, 18; drainage of, 27.
Court-house and jail, 270.
Courts, organization of first, 294.
Cromwell, Dr. James, 319.
D.
Davis, Isaac, J., 297. Day, H. M., biography of, 642. Dearborn's invasion of Canada, 181. De Chastes, Aylmer, 50. Defense, English efforts to combine for, 62.
De la Barre, Governor, 60. Dellius grant, the, 208 ; map of, 209.
De Lancey, Governor, 71.
De la Roque, Francis, attempts at coloniza- tion by, 48.
Delaware and Hudson Canal company, 293. Denonville, Marquis, 61.
De Runy, Lord de Courcelles, 59.
De Tracy, M., viceroy, 59.
Dickenson, Captain M. N., biography of, 616. Dieskau, Baron de, 74 ;
account of the two engagements of, 75 et seq; defeat of, 81.
Discovery and occupation, European, 45. Dix, J. L. biography of, 625.
Documentary memorada of French mauraud- ing parties, 68.
Dongan, Governor, 60. Donnaconna, Indian chief, 47 ; treacherous treatment of, 48.
Drake, discoveries by, 46.
Duke of York, patent granted to, 58.
Dutch success in treating with the Indians, 59.
Early occupants of eastern New York, 33 ; settlements, 119 et seq. Elliott's exploit at Fort Erie, 183.
Emmons, Ebenezer, 18.
English aggression upon the colonies, 133 ; failure of, in retaliatory measures, 69; ignorance of French encroachments, 66; plans to separate the colonies, 154. European discovery and occupation, 45. Evidences of early Indian conflicts, 33.
F.
Failure of French attempts at colonization, 49, Faxon, C. H., biography of, 606.
Ferris, Orange, 297. Financial crisis of 1837, 198.
Fire, great, of 1864, 284 et seq.
First newspaper in Warren county, 196; settlement by the English, 56.
Fort Anne, Burgoyne checked at, 160; George, details of, 118; final destruction of, 173; Niagara, expedition against, 180 ; William Henry, massacre at, 89 et seq .; capture of, 87 et seq. French, activity of, in 1755, 73; and English war, declaration of, 67 ; and English war, 84 ; and Indian war, beginning of, 59; and Iroquois, second rupture between, 60 ; colony, sufferings of, 1689, 61 ; disregard of rules of civilized warfare, 69;
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French marauding incursions, 67 ; Mountain, hamlet of, 473 ; occupation of Champlain forts by, 66; power, extinction of, 109 et seq. Frontenac, Count de, 64.
Friendship established by Champlain between the French and northern Indians, 57.
G.
" Gates-Conway " cabal, 164. Geology, 28 ;
primary rock, 28 ; granite, 28 ;
primitive limestone, serpentine, Pots- dam sandstone, calciferous sand rock, 29; black marble or Chazy limestone, Tren- ton limestone, Utica slate, 30 ; soil, 31 ; forests, 31.
Glens Falls feeder, 291 ; municipal history of, 421 ; officers of, 355 ; postmasters of, 438 ; present attorneys in, 438 ; present physicians in, 439 ; present mercantile interests of, 442 ; hotels of, 446 ; banks of, 447 ; insurance company, 449 ; lumber industry of, 452; the lime business in, 454 ;
academy, 459;
Young People's Christian Union of, 461 ; the Rockwell Corps of, 462 ;
public buildings of, 462 ;
fountain in, 463 ; horse railroad of, 463 ; plank road of, 464;
fire department of, 464 ; water-works of, 471 ; churches, 474 et seq. Glens Falls Messenger, facsimile of, 284. Goodman, S. L., biography of, 639. Goodsell, Dr. Penfield, 315. Griffin, 2d, Stephen, biography of, 641.
H.
Hague, town of, 558 ; natural characteristics of, 559 ; Rogers's slide in, 559 ; early patents of, 561 ; first officers of, 562; supervisors of, 564; present officers of, 565. Harris, Emery D., 302. Harris, Moses, incident concerning, 363, 382. Haviland, 2d, Joseph, biography of, 618. Hay, William, 298.
Hendrick, Mohawk chief, 71. Hiawatha, legend of, 34.
Hicks, Dr. Truman B., 328. Hill View post-office, 573. Hitchcock, Dr. Jared, 309.
Hochelaga, 47. Hoffman, Dr. Hermon, 316.
Holden, A. W., biography of, 643.
Holland's History of Queensbury, reference to, 34, 70, 89, 105, 109, 111, 113, 115, 118, 121, 123, 137, 141, 201, 208, 213, 215, 216, 224, 225, 277, 301, 303, 333, 336, 338, 345, 349, 355,-59, 463-68, 375, 377, 382, 388, 395, 414, 425, 474, 475, 479 et seq., 496, 498, 501, 504, 597.
Horicon, town of, 596;
boundaries and natural characteristics of, 596 ; early settlers of, 598; supervisors of, 602 ; present officers of, 602.
Howard, Dr. Elsakim, 318.
Howe, Lord, death of, 101.
Hudson, Henry, 55 ; discoveries by, 55 ; sketch of life of, 56. Hudson river, desire of the French to control, 59. Hull's surrender of Detroit, 179.
I.
Indian occupation, 31 ; relation of nations of to territory, 32 ; evidences of early conflicts of, 33 ; characteristics of the, 37 ; missionaries to, 39 ; names and their meaning, 41 et seq ; course of in the Revolution, 143.
Internal improvements, 290 et seq. Iroquois, derivation of the name, 17 ; confederacy, 34 et seq.
J.
Jenkins, Dr. Samuel, 321. Jesuits, the, 38; missionaries, 39. Johnsburgh, town of, 549; position and natural characteristics of, 549; the old town of, 550 ; early incidents in, 551 ; supervisors of, 555; present officers of, 555; municipal history of, 555. Johnson, Sir John, raid upon Johnstown by, 166. Johnson, Sir William, 71 et seq.
K.
Kayaderosseras patent, the, 217. Kieft, William, 58.
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Lake George, 25; poem upon, 25; post-office of, 571. Land titles, 206. Littlefield, Dr. Marshall S., 329. Livy, Baron, settlement by 46.
Log houses, building of, 193. "Long house, " the, 36.
Lossing, historian, reference to, 17, 32, 36, 48, 51, 65, 67, 136, 140, 143, 146, 179, 211. Loudoun, Lord, 86.
Louisberg, fall of, 100.
Luc la Corne M. de, slaughter by, 105 et seq. Lumber interest, the, 197, 201 st seq.
Luzerne, town of, 50% ;
natural characteristics of, 507 ; early records of, 508 ; early settlers of, 510 ; supervisors of, 517 ; present officers of, 518. Luzerne, village of, 518; hotels in, 519; mercantile interests of, 520 ; attorneys and physicians of, 521 ; churches in, 521. Lydius, Colonel, 210. Lyman, General, 73 ; sketch of, note, 74.
M.
McCrea, Jane, murder of, 160. McDonald, L. G., biography of, 631.
Macdonough's victory on Lake Champlain, 188. Magellan, discoveries by, 46. Mapping, 221.
Marin, M., destruction of Saratoga by, 67. Martine, Dr. G. R., 327. Massachusetts, energy of, 72. Medical profession, 303 et seq. ; prominent members of, 306 et seq.
Military plans of 1755, 72. Mill Brook, or Adirondack, hamlet of, 600. Missionaries to the Indians, 39.
Missionary work, failure of, among the In- dians, 39 note. Mohawks, the, 34. Mohicans, 33- " Montagners, " 32. Montcalm, Marquis de, 86 ; discouragement of, 96. Montgomery, General, 145 ; death of, 148. Montreal, origin of name of, 47 ; surrender of to Montgomery, 145. Monty, J. C., biography of, 638. Mott, Isaac, 299. Mountains, 18; five ranges of, 19;
Mountains, Palmerton range of, 19; Kayaderosseras range of, 20 ; Schroon range of, 21 ; Boquet range of, 21 ; Adirondack range of, 22; Ausable range of, 23 ; forests upon, 23.
N.
Names of patentees of Queensbury, 130. Navigation projects, 291.
New Amsterdam, capitulation of to the Eng- lish, 58.
New Hampshire grants controversy, 131 et seq.
New Netherland, settlement of by the Dutch, 56. New York, apathy of at opening of the Rev- olution, 139. Nicholson, Governor, failure of expedition of, 65. Nordberg, Captain, application of, 142. North Creek, village of, 557; business of, 558. Northern department after Burgoyne's sur- render, 165.
Odd Fellows, 332. Ogdensburgh, repulse of the British at, 183. second attack upon, 183.
Onondagas, the, 34. Oswego, surrender of, 86.
P.
Paine, Dr. Lemuel C., 311. Parkman's Jesuits, reference to, 35.
Parks family, incidents concerning the, 359.
Parties, the peace and war, 178.
Patent, Queensbury, text of, 125.
Patchin, Captain Sam, 561.
Pattison, Dr. Thomas, 311. Paul, Father, 408. Peace of Breda, 60.
Peck, Dr. Bethuel, 314.
Peck, Daniel, biography of, 609.
Peck, Dr. Marvin Russell, 322. Perrigo, Dr. John, 310.
Piatt, Don, 25. Pioneer life, 195. Political campaigns, 200. Ponce de Leon, discoveries by, 46. Ponds, 26.
Pont-Greve, navigator, 51 et seq.
Pottersville, village of, 546; business of, 547 ; churches of, 548. Plattsburg, battle of, 188 et seq. movement against in 1814, 186 et seq ..
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Press, the county, 277 et seq. Prindle, Daniel, 121. Proclamation of Governor De Lancey con- cerning lands, 120. Putnam, Israel, 99 ; thrilling incident concerning, 108.
Quebec, movement against, 116; fall of, 117 ;
attempt upon by Arnold and Mont- gomery, 146. Queen Anne's war, 65. Queensbury patent, granting of, 123 ; town of, 332 ; first settlement of, 332 ; first buildings in, 333 ;
early documents concerning, 334 et seq ;
first town meeting in, 337 ;
details of early settlers in, 338 et seq .; " The Oneida, " 343 ;
military events in during the Revolu- tion, 350;
organization of militia of, 352 ;
the Wing mannscripts relating to, 354 et seq., 368 et seq., 377 et seq. ;
effects of the campaign of 1776 upon, 356 ; personal incidents in, 357 ;
military incidents of the campaign of 1778 in, 373 et seq. ; Chastellaux's description of in 1780, 386 ;
condition of after the Revolution, 387 ; election registry of, in 1786, 391 ; liquidation of taxes in, 392 ; town formation of, 394;
natural features of, 395 et seq. ; early settlers in, 402 ; early marriages in, 409; first newspaper in, 411 ;
first railroad enterprise of, 413; part taken by in the Rebellion, 414 ; soldiers' monument of, 418; officers of, 420; Glens Falls in, 421.
R.
Ransom, Dr. F., 328. Rebellion, Warren county in the, 223 et seq. Retreat from Canada under Sullivan, 149. Revolution, the first bloodshed of the, 135 ; close of, 176; from the to 1812, 177.
Robards, William, remarkable escape of, 357. Rogers, Robert, 85 ; extract from journal of, 97. Rosekrans, Enoch H., 296. Royal Arch Masons, Glens Falls Chapter. 330.
S.
Sackett's Harbor, defense of, 182 ; second defense of, 184.
St. Clair, General, 156; retreat of, 159.
St. Francis, expedition against the village of, 115.
St. Johns, capture of, 144.
St. Lawrence river, origin of name of, 47.
Saint Sacrament, Lake, derivation of name, 63. Sammons, Jacob, miraculous escape of, 167 et seq.
Scandinavians, colonization by, 46.
Schaghticokes, the, 34.
Schools and churches in early days, 197.
Schuyler, John, 62.
Schuyler, Major Peter, 62; expedition of against the French, 63 ; activity of, 64.
Secret societies, 330 et seq.
Seelye, E. L., biography of, 637.
Sheldon, Dr. Edson, 316.
Sheldon, Melville A., 302.
Shirley, Governor, of Massachusetts, 72.
Skene, Philip, 350. Small-pox at Fort William Henry, 96.
Sons of Liberty, the, 133.
Stadacona, 48.
Stark, General, 85.
Stamp act, the, 133.
State legislation concerning Warren county, 199. Stodard, Dr. Joseph L., 321.
Stoddard, S. R., 451. Stone bridge, the, in Chester, 537.
Stony Creek, town of, 603 ;
boundaries and natural characteristics of, 603 ; business interests of, 604 ; churches of, 605 ;
supervisors and present officers of, 606.
Stone, W. L., reference to, 150, 154, 174, 175. Stower, Dr. Asa, 307.
Streeter, Dr. B. G., 323.
Stuyvesant, Peter, 58.
Sweet, Homer D. L., 18, 206.
T.
Tea, duty on, 135 ; destruction of, 136.
Thacher, Dr. James, journal of, 150, 155, 158. Thurman, town of, 524 ; formation and natural characteristics of, 524; first officers of, 526; churches of, 526; mercantile interests, etc., 527 ; supervisors of, 528 ; present officers of, 528. Ticonderoga, Abercrombie's attempt to cap- ture, 100 et seq. ;
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Ticonderoga, capture of by Ethan Allen, 137 ; evacuation of, 113 ; evacuation of by St. Clair, 157. Town of Bolton, 529 ; of Caldwell, 565 ; of Chester, 537 ; of Hague, 558 ; of Horicon, 596 ;
of Johnsburgh, 549;
of Luzerne, 507 ;
of Queensbury, 332 ;
of Stony Creek, 603 ;
of Thurman, 524; of Warrensburgh, 573. Treaty of Aix-la-chapelle, 70 ; of Ghent, 191 ; of Ryswick, 64 ; of Utrecht, 65. Tubbs, Dr. Zephaniah, 316.
Valley of Lake George, the, 24;
of the Schroon branch of the Hudson, 24; of the northwest branch of the Hud- son, 24.
Van Corlear, Arent, unselfish act of, 60.
Vaudreuil, 86.
Vermont imbroglio, the, 173.
Verrazzani, Jean, explorations by, 46.
Volunteers, first measures for raising, 224 ; Twenty-second regiment of, 225 et seq .; roster of, 235 ; fatalities in, 239 ;
Ninety-sixth regiment of, 241 et seq. ; One hundred and fifty-third regiment of, 245 et seq. ; Ninety-third regiment of, 247 et seq. ; One hundred and eighteenth regiment of, 250 et seq. ; Second veteran cavalry of, 266; statistics of, 267 ;
distribution of bounties to among towns, 269.
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Walker, Sir Hovenden, expedition of, 65.
War, formal declaration of in 1756, 72 ; of the Spanish succession, 65 ; of 1812, declaration of, 179.
Warren county, agricultural society of, 274 ;¿ alms-house, 273 ; boundaries of, 195 ; first officers of, 195 ; first newspaper in, 196;
civil list of, 204 ; formation of, 193 ; in the War of 1812, 190; medical society, members of, 303 ; officers of, 305. Warren, General Joseph, county named in honor of, 18. Warrensburgh Lodge F. and A. M., 331 ;
Warrensburgh, town of, 573; situation and natural characteristics of, 574; early settlers in, 574 ;
first officers of, 579;
supervisors of, 582 ; present officers of, 583 ; municipal history of, 583.
Warrensburgh, village of, 583; hotels of, 584 ;
mercantile interests of, 585 ;
manufacturing interests of, 586 ;
newspaper in, 589 ;
water-works of, 589 ;
academy at, 590 ;
churches in, 590 ; physicians of, 596.
Washington's plan to capture Quebec, 145. Waterfalls. 28.
Watson's History of Essex county, reference to, 50, 53, 60, 63, 73, 74, 85. 86, 89, 101 110, 116, 157, 242, 245.
Webb, General, 88.
Wild animals, 198.
Williams, Colonel Ephraim, 71 ; death of, 78 ; sketch of, note, 79.
Wing, Abraham, 122, 333; biography of, 620 ;
family, genealogy of, 122 ; Halsey R., 296 ; biography of, 622 ; manuscripts, the, 354. Wolfe, General, 116.
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