History of Wyoming County, N.Y., with Illustrations, Biographical Sketches and Portraits of Some Pioneers and Prominent Residents, Part 30

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Springs and Soils.

Numerous never failing springs water well this region of country. Except where the black slaty shale is thick there is no difficulty in procuring water. In these shales the vertical joints seem to be more open and to allow the water to per- colate through them. The only remedy for this is to bore

through the black to the green shales, which are more imper- vious to water. In the present condition of this county there is little difficulty in procuring the desired supply with slight labor and expense. If the true origin of springs was generalty known, and means taken to protect them, the sup- ply of water would always be plentiful. If, however, the higher lands should be robbed of their shady woods, many of the springs and smaller streams will disappear.

The soil in the northern part of the county is generally a stiff clay, the sand being in too small proportions to produce much perceptible effect. Farther south the arenaceous mat- ter increases, and the broken fragments of the sandy strata become intermixed with the finer materials, giving it the character of a clayey gravel. The valleys and the lower northern slopes are more deeply covered with northern drift and alluvium, and the soil contains a larger proportion of calcareous matter. This calcareous matter is composed chiefly of decomposed limestone and calcareous shales, with a small admixture of sand. This kind of soil is but sparing- ly spread over the hilltops, and in some of the highest local- ities is scarcely seen at all. In consequence of this the character and productions of the soil of the hills and valleys are quite different.

In the valleys and on the low northern slopes the soil produces wheat with the same facility as the soil of the for- mations which come to the surface immediately to the north of the Portage group. As we ascend to the south the wheat crops are less abundant and less certain, and give place largely to the coarser grains and to pasturage. For the lat- ter purpose the soil is superior to that on the north of it, and this fact is fully substantiated by the increasing num- ber of cattle and the product of the dairies.

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TOWN AND VILLAGE HISTORIES.

THE TOWN OF ARCADE.

RCADE is the southwest corner town of the county, and before the formation of Wyoming belonged to the county of Genesee.

It was known by the name of China till 1866, when its name was changed to Arcade, in ac- cordance with the name of its principal vil- lage.

The area of the town is 29,440 acres. The assessed valu- ation for 1879 was: real estate, $936,184; personal estate, $63,700; total valuation, $999,884. State, county and town tax, $6,791.15.

The population of the town at the last ten State censuses is given as follows in the Legislative manual: 1830, 2,387; 1835, 1,279; 1840, 1,436; 1845, 1,643; 1850, 1,961; 1855, 2,108; 1860, 2,036; 1865, 1,903; 1870, 1,742; 1875, 2,036.

RESOURCES.

The leading agricultural interest of Arcade is dairying. There are six cheese factories in the town, which in 1878 made 877,207 pounds. The product sold at an average of nine cents per pound, amounting to $78,938.63. Quantities of apples, potatoes and hay are annually sold for shipment. There is but little grain raised, as the soil is better adapted to grass, and the dairying business has afforded such profits for a few years past that many farmers are not even trying to raise their own bread.

In the north and east parts of the town apple trees are thrifty and bear well.

Since the completion of the railroad through the town the farmers have had the benefits of as good a market as is to be found for the sale of their produce. Arcade is the headquarters for cheese buyers in all these western counties, and there is probably more cheese shipped from this station than from any other west of Herkimer and Oneida counties; while butter, apples, potatoes, hay and all other articles of produce find a market at good prices.

SETTLEMENT AND EARLY EVENTS.

The records of the Holland Company contain the follow. ing notes of early purchases and purchasers of land in the town:

Rangs 4 .- Abner Bump, 1809, lot 39; Silas Parker, 1800, lot 16; Leonard Parker, 1809, lot 14; Jacob Jackson, 1809, lot 3; Simeon Wells, 1809, lot 7; Samuel Nichols, 1810, lot 23; Bartholomew Armstrong, 1810, lot 11; Abrabam Jackson and Abraham Jackson, jr., 1810, part of lot 13, lots 4, 6, 21. 28, 24. 83, 42 and 48; Israel Kibbe, 1810, lot 26 ; Alba Carpenter, 1810, part of lot 18 ; Simon Carpenter, 1810, part of lot 16; Charles Jackson, 1800, lot 5 ; James W. Stevens, 1810, lot 1; Abner Bump, 1810, lot 40; Joseph Doane, 1809, part of lot 80; Andrew A. Elicott, 1810, part of lot 18; Moses Smith, 1810, lot 8.

Rangs & .- John Niobols, 1806, part of lot 20; Silas Menob, 1807, lot 26 ; Amass Kilborn, 1809, part of lot 36 ; Samuel Nichols, 1809, part of lot 35 ; A brabam Jackson, jr., 1810. part of lot 34; Alfred Kilbourn, 1809, part of lot 86: Peter Belknap, 1810, part of lot 86.

Abraham Jackson, of Mount Holly, Vt., explored this part of the Holland Purchase in 1807. He came by way of Ba- tavia; made arrangements with Joseph Ellicott to make a settlement, and was directed to Cattaraugus lake (now call- ed Java lake). He went through to Lodi (now Gowanda), but finally concluded to commence a settlement in this town, which was called Jackson settlement, and located ten sec- tions of land. He then went back to Vermont, and early in the spring of 1809 returned to this town with his son, Jacob Jackson, and Silas Parker, and their families. The next year he built and moved his family into a log house on what is known as the Burdett Jackson farm.

In 1810 Israel Kibbe came and settled at Kibbe's Cor- ners.

Silas Meach took an article of the first land that was articled in the town, in 1808, but went away and did not re- turn till 1810.

Prominent among the early influences for good in the town were the self-sacrificing labors of Deacon Walter Hinckley, who came, together with D. Rowley, in 1810. We are told by some of the early settlers that it was his custom, espec- ially in the winter, to rise early Sunday morning, build a fire at the log school-house, do his chores, get out his horses and sleigh, and gather in the people. He would then read a sermon, pray with them fervently, and exhort them, often with tears, superintend the Sabbath-school and teach an evening singing school; all without fee or reward, except the reward that proceeds from a consciousness of having done his duty to his fellow man in regard to the present and the long hereafter. But, what would seem paradoxical or very peculiar at the present writing, the deacon at that time kept a hotel and sold liquor. The sentiment of that day did not condemn him as a hypocrite or brand him as a sinner for

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this dereliction, and doubtless his own conscience did not, so much is conscience the creature of education.

Moses Smith and Simeon Wells came on and settled with their families in 1811. Isaac Saunders and others settled in the east part of the town in 1812.

The northwest part of the town was first settled by Wil- liam Bennett, Aaron Sillaway and Peter and David Salter, with Isaac H. Salter, a son of Peter Salter, and Asa Fisher. Jonathan Hadley came in 1816, and his family in 1817.

Moses Blood came about 1820. This settlement was known for many years as Hadley's Corners; afterward as the brick school-house. Three or four farms dipping down to- ward what are called the Sardinia flats are some of the best lands in Arcade. The old farm taken up by Peter Salter is now owned and occupied by his grandson, L. C. Salter. Ruth Hadley, the widow of Jonathan Hadley, is still living on the premises taken up by him over sixty years ago, and John Blood, Esq., owns the homestead of his father, Moses Blood, who died many years ago.

There is a cheese factory near these corners; also a school-house. Years ago they established a Baptist church, but were not sufficiently prospered to build a house of wor- ship.

Charles Beebe, of Vermont, and his wife, who was Eliza- beth Train, of Cazenovia, N. Y., started in 1815 for Chau- tauqua county "on a sled, with a nice yoke of four-year- old oxen with brass buttons on their borns." The snow went off and left them in the mud, and they concluded to settle near Kibbe's Corners. Their furniture consisted of one chair, one bed, and such goods as could be packed in a large chest. It was three years before they had another chair. They had eleven children, six of whom still survive, enjoying a well earned competency.

Israel Friend came from Massachusetts in 1821, on a homemade one-horse sleigh, and was eleven weeks on the road. His first house was a log shanty covered with bass- wood bark.

Prominent among the pioneers were Elias and Silas Par- ker. Elias had nine children-five sons and four daughters. Silas had ten sons and four daughters, all of whom grew to maturity.

Sardis Davis came from Canandaigua to Freedom in 1815, and settled in a small log house on the Beebe farm.

Nearly all of the early settlers participated in the battle of Black Rock. Captain Kilbourn was killed, and report says that six others were neither seen or heard from afterward. Among those who were in that engagement Simeon Wells, Silas Parker, Samuel Nichols and three or four others re- turned; Jacob Jackson was taken prisoner and sent to Hal- ifax, but after a year and a half was exchanged and allowed to return. The war stopped settlement from 1812 to 1815.

The first marriage in the town was that of Silas Meach to Lydia Parker in 1810. Mrs. Meach is still living, the oldest female resident of the town.

The first birth was that of a daughter of Jacob Jackson. The first boy born was a son of Samuel Nichols.

The first burial was that of Mrs. Amasa Kilbourn.

The first preacher of the gospel was the Rev. John Spencer, a Congregational missionary from Connecticut.

The first Sunday-school was established in 1812, in the old log school-house near what is now called the Railroad Block. The first lesson was in the xiv. chapter of St. John.

Colonel D. Rowley built a grist-mill on the north side of the creek, half a mile below the village, in 1811.

At an early day Abner Bump erected a grist-mill at a set- tlement called Hurdville, on the Cattaraugus creek, in the west part of the town, some fifty rods west of the trestle work and bridge of the B., N. Y. and P. R. R .; the same water power has also been since used for a saw-mill .and cheese box factory, both of which were destroyed by fire some years ago. There is another saw-mill in the eastern part of the town, owned and operated by James Dealing, who furnishes considerable hard wood and hemlock lumber for the use of the surrounding vicinity.

CIVIL HISTORY OF ARCADE.

The first town meeting was held, as the record reads, "on the first Tuesday A. D. 1818, pursuant to the law passed March 6th, 1818, to regulate the meetings of a town."

"The meeting called to order by Elias Parker, Esq., the said Elias Parker requested that Abraham Jackson, Walter Hinckley and Salah Jackson preside with him to form a board. Passed by a unanimous vote.

" Voted, that Abraham Jackson serve as moderator of the day; then voted that Ralph Kilbourn serve as clerk; then proceeded the choice of supervisor. On counting the votes it was ascertained that Silas Parker had a majority."

Then followed the choice of town clerk, Walter Hinckley; assessors - Jacob Jackson, Isaac H. Salter and D. H. Wooster; commissioners of schools-Joel Dutton, Lemuel C. Paul and Eliphaz Nicholson; overseers of the poor-Simeon Wells and Thomas W. Colby; commissioners of high ways- Samuel Nichols, Moses Wooley and Milo Warren; consta- ble and collector, John Brown; constables-James Francis and John Nichols, jr .; inspectors of common schools-John Brown, David Salter, Joseph Pasco and Silas Parker.

It was voted that pathmasters serve as poundmasters and fence viewers. The following persons were chosen path- masters: Freedom Lord, Rufus Jewett, Aaron Thomas, Caleb Carpenter, Barney Lockwood, Silas Meach, Talcott Wells, Jacob Jackson, Juda Brown, Ezekiel D. Runals, Jared Witherell, Joseph Hall, David Salter, Abraham Smith, D. H. Wooster and Abner Ward.

It was voted that $75 be raised for common schools; that $80 be levied to build roads and bridges; that $10 be raised for the scalp of each wolf caught in the town by an inhabi- tant of said town; and that the next annual town meeting be " holden at the house of Abraham Smith, jr."

The gentlemen named below have served as supervisors of the town in the years given:

In 1819, Silas Paricer ; 1820, 1831, Walter Hinckley : 1832, Elias Parker ; 1828. 1824. D. H. Wooster : 1825, 1826. 1826. Abraham Smith ; 1827, 1886, Salah Jackson ; 1829-88, 1847, 1848. David Calicins ; 1834, 1835, 1837, 1840, 1841, John Smith : 1896, James Steele; 1889, 1802, 1857, Leverett H. Spring; 1842, 1848, 1868, Heman Wilson : 1844, 1845, 1855, 1856, Charles O. Shepard ; 1846, John C. Paine; 1849, Horatio Hodge ; 1860, 1861, 1864, 1865, Horace 8. Parker; 1854, 1856, Joseph Currier : 1869, James C. Hooker ; 1800, 1861, Alonzo Steele ; 1882. 1003, David Steele ; 1806, 1867, Ryder Barnes; 1886, Harvey Arnold ; 1809, 1870, William H. Wilson ; 1871, Andrew Knight ; 1877-79, Lucius Peck.

Politically the town votes sometimes one way and some- times the other, but on a full vote the Democrats have a majority of 60 or 70. The village is quite largely Re- publican.

In 1865 or 1866 an act was passed by the Legislature cut- ting off three tiers of lots from the east side of the town, and attaching them to the town of Eagle. This measure was bitterly opposed by so large a portion of the tax payers and

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residents of the town that in two or three years afterward it was repealed, and the town restored to its original dimen- sions, although the name of Arcade was retained, which the bill included, and the old name of China from that day be- came obsolete.

BURIAL PLACES.

The first burial of an adult was that of Mrs. Amasa Kil- bourn, in 1810. This was at Jackson's settlement, near the center of the :own. It is stated that the coffin was made of planks split and hewed from logs, and stained with a decoc- tion of butternut .bark. This story is well authenticated, and no doubt true, as it was before the day of saw-mills, and the luxury of a high priced and fashionable funeral, or the idea of one, had not yet dawned on the imagination of the primitive inhabitants.

Quite a number of burials took place in this vicinity at an early day, but since the rural cemetery, near the village, was established, most of the bodies have been removed to that ground.

Persons were buried on the farm of James Steele, below Arcade village, most of whom have been removed.

A public cemetery, laid out and used many years, on Main street, in the east part of the village of Arcade, has been superseded by and the remains removed to the rural ceme- tery, the land sold and the proceeds turned over to the trus- tees of the Rural Cemetery Association.

There have been some burials on the farm of Simeon Wells.

The Roman Catholic cemetery at East Arcade, on the grounds adjacent to St. Mary's Church, has been used for thirty years or more. It is well fenced and well kept.

On the 4th of May, 1852, the citizens of Arcade and vicinity met at the Congregational church, and took steps which resulted, on the 9th of August, 1853, in the organiza- tion of the Arcade Rural Cemetery Association under the gen- eral law of the State. Nine trustees were elected and classi- fied as follows: First class-A. C. Atwater, Alonzo Steele and Ryder Barnes; second class-Ira Rowley, Leverett Spring and Sanford S. Hooker; third class-H. Price, L. D. Davis and Charles O. Shepard. The board was organized the same day by electing Colonel Charles O. Shepard president, Ryder Barnes vice-president, and Alonzo Steele secretary and treas- urer. Five acres of ground had been purchased on a beau- tiful bluff south of the village, to which eight acres more were subsequently added. This was known as Prospect Hill. After it was properly fenced, and walks and carriage- roads graded, the grounds were publicly dedicated on the 9th day of October, 1855, with religious exercises, including a hymn composed for the occasion by L. A. Haywood, of Warsaw.

The substantial and costly vault, on the north slope of Prospect Hill, was donated to the association by Mrs. Miranda Steele.

ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH.

St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church at East Arcade was built in 1846. The site for the church and parsonage was donated to the first Catholic settlers by Heman Wilson, Esq. This church in its initial stages was affiliated with the church at Java under one pastorate; but in a few years the number of Catholics had so increased that the church

asked for a pastor, and has since retained the services of a resident priest.

The Roman Catholics numbered about thirty families when they first thought of building a house of worship. Follow- ing are the names of the pioneers in this section who were instrumental in building this church: Edward Wales, William Hutchinson, Dennis Casey, Lawrence McGuire, Edward O. Sullivan, Andrew Lenox, Thomas McGloughlin, Bernard Sullivan, John Bennett, John Burns, Felix Gillespie, David Roach, and others.

The building is a wooden structure, and has a capacity for seating four hundred worshipers. It is located on the east bank of the Cattaraugus creek, about five miles from the village of Arcade. The Rev. Mr. Flynn, the first pastor, took charge in 1848. He was succeeded by the Rev. Mr. Miller, who, after a short pastorate, was fol- lowed by the Rev. Mr. Stager. Rev. John Fitzpatrick was the next pastor, and after him came Rev. Francis R. Cook. The latter was relieved by Rev. John C. O'Riley, who in turn gave way to the present incumbent, Rev. Edward McShane, who at this writing is building a new parsonage, which, when completed, will have cost $1,500.

RAILROAD COMMUNICATIONS INTRODUCED.

About 1870 the town bonded itself conditionally in aid of what was called the Buffalo and Washington Railroad Com- pany, for the sum of $50,000; one-half of the bonds to be issued and delivered when the railroad was finished to the main road leading from Arcade to Yorkshire, and the other half when it was finished through the town and a depot of certain dimensions finished. The town was to take the stock of the company in exchange for the town bonds. Subsequent to this the town sold its stock to some of the members of the company, and realized $28,000, leaving a debt against the town of $22,000, on which interest has been paid semi-annually, and principal reduced $1,000 each year for the last five years, leaving the present bonded debt $17,000.

This railroad-now called the Buffalo, New York and Philadelphia-has been the source of much profit and con- venience to the people of the town.

ARCADE IN DEFENSE OF THE UNION.

The archives of the town do not contain a record of the enlistment of volunteers, but enough has been gathered from well authenticated sources to show that the town did its full share in the suppression of the Rebellion. The following named soldiers enlisted during the war and performed ser- vice therein:

Samuel U. Waldo. John W. O'Nell, Wallace Nichols, Henry Fessenden. David Witherell, Hiram A. Williams, Horace W. Jones, D. P. Weller, Henry Chadbone. Timothy Shuckency. Cromwell Magee, Newton Wells (died June 11th, 1864), Abel Clough (died October 19th, 1864), Seaman Cornwell, William Fairfield, Curtis S. Pinney, Charles G. Pinney, Francis J. Eaton, Franklin H. Pinney, John Parker, Alfred R. Calkins, Joel B .. Slater, A. B. Bostford, Hiram W. Jackson, John W. Jackson, John Clough, James Clough, George W. Jones, G. Wallace Jones. James W. A. Smith, Leverett H. Waldo, Walker B. Perry, Joseph Eggleston, Milan Jones, William McKenow, William Austin, Nathan Kidder, Levi Van Auker, Joba Dennis, John Hartigan, John Bur- lingame, Thomas Rowen, Dennis Rowen, C. A. Woodworth, Benjamin McGee, Dr. Henry 8. Day, Dr. Dwight W. Day, Thomas Howard. Charles O. Shepard, Ams Burleson, Rollin Stearns, Patrick Flaherty, Thomas Dillon, James Montgomery, Newton Sage, John Brennon, James Bowen, Owen Whalen, Alonzo H. Jenks. Harrison Waterman, Nelson W. Skinner (died June 20th. 1864), Hiram Henshaw, Marshall Magee, Michael Burns, Patrick Sullivan, Thomas Burrows, John Conner, Frank Conner, A. Sidney Cornwell. Horace Nichols, Thomas Farrond, Loomis D. Hall. Asene Bowen, Daniel Bowen, Gaius Parker, Herman Gerber, Walter H. Jackson, A. G. Whitney,

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McEhenny Jackson, George Donovan Nathan Dake. James Brayton, New- land Burns, Carl Whitney, Alexander Dillingham, Perry Morse, Patrick Welch, John Bannon, Jobn Welch, John Roach, William Roach, Dennis Finnegan, Bernard Burns, Michael Redding, Edward Weich, William Simp- son, Truman A. Drake, George Vedder, Sheldon J. Merchant, Romanso B. Drake, Wallace W. Wade, Ira Parker, Cornelius Kibbe, Henry Francis, Por- ter Francis and William J. Daly.

Quite a proportion of those who went forward to the field never returned, and now fill unknown and unmarked graves in the " sacred soil " of the South-sacred indeed on ac- count of the dust of the heroes that reposes in its bosom.

The town paid liberal bounties to its volunteers, and pa- triotic citizens not liable to duty furnished substitutes.

ARCADE VILLAGE.

The village of Arcade is situated at the confluence of Clear creek with the Cattaraugus, in the southwest part of the town. The early settlement and settlers have been traced in the history of the town. The corporate limits em- brace one and three-fourths square miles, the western part of which is crossed by the Buffalo, New York and Philadelphia Railroad.

A notice of an election to determine whether this territory should be incorporated as the village of Arcade was pub- lished, dated July 12th, 1871; the election to be held at Hamilton's Hotel August 15th, 1871. The notice was signed by S. S. Waldo, C. O. Hitchcock, A. F. Skinner, Sidney Richardson, C. A. Woodworth, C. S. Hamilton, H. N. Waldo, J. S. Bushnell, W. W. Davis, Andrew Seaman, A. A. Spencer, I. Sam. Johnson, B. F. Hurty, E. P. Carter, W. S. Smith, N. Moore, William McKenow, J. D. Nichols, Oliver Wade, J. F. Smith, J. H. Gibson, S. F. Mann, D. B. Shedd, H. S. Parker and John Dillingham.

The whole number of votes cast at this election was 152, of which 104 were in the affirmative and 48 in the negative.

The first election of officers was held at Hamilton's Hotel September 10th, 1871, pursuant to notice signed by Andrew Knight, supervisor. and Silas F. Mann, town clerk. The fol- lowing officers were elected: J. T. Cummings, president; B. F. Hurty, E. P. Carter and James Perkins, trustees; Silas F. Mann, treasurer, and Sidney Richardson, collector.

The first meeting of the board of trustees was held Sep- tember 21st, 1871, at the bank of Hurty & Chamberlain, and organized by taking the oath of office, and appointing E. Puzy clerk.

At the annual meeting held March 18th, 1879, the follow- ing officers were elected: Dr. Henry L. Day, president; A. L. Moulton and Isaac Smith, trustees for two years, and B. F. Hurty to fill vacancy; A. B. Bishop, treasurer; A. J. Whitney, collector. The board at a subsequent meeting ap- pointed the following: W. W. Wade, clerk; James M. Wither- ell, street commissioner; I. A. Cornwell, police constable; J. S. Bushnell, chief engineer of the fire department, and L. B. Calkins and A. A. Spencer, fire wardens.

PROFESSIONAL MEN AND BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENTS.

Among the early settlers that tried lawsuits was Silas Parker, although there is no evidence that he ever was admitted as a regular lawyer. His son, Charles R. Parker,

studied law, was regularly admitted, and for many years practiced his profession with success. Leverett Spring came into the town from Vermont about forty-five years ago; he is still hale, and in the practice of his profession, doing business in Wyoming and adjoining counties. Byron Healy, now county judge, commenced his practice in Arcade, as also did I. S. Johnson, now district attorney. Andrew J. Knight, ex-district attorney, has an office, and is doing a good business. William H. Nourse has been doing a legal business in Arcade two or three years. Henry M. Hill and Gustavus A. Barnes are younger members of the bar.

The town of Arcade, like all other towns, has no doubt been blessed with all sorts of doctors, good, bad and indif- ferent, and they all had their friends that were willing to stand by them through evil and through good report. The first one we find mentioned was Dr. Joseph Pasco, but whether he was regular or irregular we have no means of knowing. Then we hear of Dr. Israel Kibbe, who dealt out roots, herbs, etc., for the relief of the sick and afflicted. He was a good, well disposed man, and of course had a great many friends. We hear also of Dr. Kilbourn, but do not know what his medical tenets were. A Dr. Powers and a Dr. Burrows have also had residences here. Dr. Ira Shedd located here probably near fifty years ago. He was a reg- .ular physician and a very worthy man, and for a great many years was the only physician in the town. He left here in 1872, then well toward seventy years old, and is living with his son at Grand Rapids, Mich. Dr. Washington W. Day came here from Eagle some twenty years ago, and practiced his profession till his health failed in 1868. He died March 12th, 1873. Since that time Dr. Hanks and Dr. FitzGib- bons, allopathic, Dr. Stearns, eclectic, and Dr. Sovereign, homeopathic, have been in Arcade for short periods. The present physicians are Dr. Henry L. Day, son of Dr. Wash- ington W. Day, who has been in successful practice about fifteen years; Dr. Lucius Peck, who moved here from Java in 1869, and has practiced here and in Java and Eagle some- thing over thirty years; and Dr. E. W. Earle, homeopathic physician, who has been in practice in Arcade and Freedom three or four years.

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History of Wyoming County, N.Y., with Illustrations, Biographical Sketches and Portraits of Some Pioneers and Prominent Residents, Part 30

Author: Publication date: 1880 Publisher: F.W. Beers & Co. Number of Pages:

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Publication date: 1880
Publisher: F.W. Beers & Co.
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