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GAGE.
THADDEUS GAGE was a Revolutionary sol- dier, and was b. in 1750, and resided in the town at the time of his death. As far as I know, I take the following as his children.
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Alphus, b. in 1787, and d. Oct. 7, 1856. His wife Lobema, who was b. in 1796, and d. Nov. 15, 1856. A daughter that m. Ansel Jenny.
GATES.
JOSHUA GATES was an Revolutionary sol- dier. He was b. in 1760, and b. Mar. 19, 1829. All the record I have of him, is that he is buried in the Conesus cemetery.
GIFFORD.
CHARLES GIFFORD came to the town a few years ago, and resided in the northern part. He m. Anna Stilson, by whom he had two chil- dren.
GILBERT.
JOEL GILBERT was b. in Vermont, May 4, 1792, and d. Feb. 7, 1870; m. Mariah Hen- derson, who was b. in 1800, and d. Jan. 13, 1860. He came to the town in 1818, and set- tled at the head of Conesus lake. Here to-day can be seen the works of his hands. Their family consisted of four children namely :
1st. William, who was born Oct. 28, 1828; m. Julia Carnes, who was b. Oct. 3, 1838; lives at the head of the Conesus lake, on the " old Homestead." They have five children, namely : Estella who m. Maron Cole, William, Nettie, Henry, and Luella.
2nd. Henry, m. 1st Emeline Scott, who d. June 30, 1860. 2nd. Frank Woodruff. By the first wife they had three children, Helen who m. William Arnold, Ermie, and Henry. He is now Sheriff of this County.
3d. Theodore, now in Oregon.
4th. Nelson, who was b: Oct. 23, 1823; m. Alta Coller, who was b. Apr. 25, 1826. They reside on the west side of the Head of the Lake swamp.
HOSEA, the brother, was b. in 1797, and d. Feb. 11, 1844; m. Lucy - who was b. in 1800, and d. Sept. 28, 1828. He was one
of the early settlers of the town, and the works of his hands can still be seen near the sight of the Woolen mill, in the Purchase gully. The Genealogy of his family I can not give.
GOULD.
STEPHEN GOULD, m. Ansey Sharp, and lived for a time on the shore of Conesus lake. They are both dead, and their children were Char- lotte who m. Chancey Turner, William who m. Susan Neff, Norman who m. Electa Bearss, Chester who m. Louisa Cadwell, Elvira m. Henry Nash and is now dead, Fanny m. - Weller and is dead, and Teressa now single. I can not give any farther history of the family.
GRAY.
There were two brothers who came to the town at an early date, as follows:
JESSIE who was b. in 1793, and d. April 24, 1873; m. Elizabeth Sliker, who was b. in 1795, and d. June 6, 1871. They resided for many years on Turkey Hill, on the place now owned by their son Rancehann, and from here to Conesus Center, where they were living at the time of their death. They had ten children as namely :
1st. Jessie, m. 1st Martha Crego : 2nd, a Lady in the West. Now lives at Louisville.
2nd. Rancehann, m. Matilda Havens, and lives on the " old place." Their children are James who m. Nellie Neff, Ida who m. Chas. Buck, Frank (married), Nellie, Susan, Jessie, Mary, Della, Kate, Nettie, and Joseph.
3d. Elizabeth, m. James McNinch.
4th. Ezra, m. - Wilkison, and lives at Conesus Center, and has two children, Roma and
5th. Elsie, m. David Coleman.
6th. Emeline, m. Alfred Coleman.
7th. Hannah, m. Miles Crego.
8th. Kate, m. William McDugal.
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9th. Rebecca, m. 1st James Fish; 2d Col- vin Barnes; now in Washington, D. C.
10th. Seneca, m. Mary Crego. They are both dead. Had one child named Clark, who is married and lives West.
WILLIAM, the brother, lived in the south part of the town, and d. in 1878. Whom he married, I can not say. His children were David who m. Ann Warrington, and lives on the Marrowback hills; Arthur m. and lives at Hemlock Lake, and has children ; William who m. Mary Timbrooks and is now dead ; Jake who m. - Parson and lives in the south part of the town ; Jefferson who is m., and lives in New Jersey ; and Farley, whom m., I can not say.
GREEN.
There were two brothers who came here a- hout ten years ago, as follows :
JAcob, who m. Viola Quick, and d. Dec. 18, 1885. He owned the grist-mill for a time at Conesus Center, and then in 1885, sold the same and bought the ware-house at the Depot. They had one son, named Orange.
ALEX., the other brother, m. Emma May. He is a wagon maker by trade, and lives at Conesus Center. Has three children, Willie, Leo, and Mabel.
JOSEPH GREEN, lives at the Conesus Depot, and has been in the town for several years. His wife d. several years ago. I am not ac- quainted with a history of his family.
GRIFFIN.
There were two families by this name once resided in the town. One of them consisted of of two brothers named Andrew and Mark. An- drew's wife, Rachæl, d. Mar. 10, 1860; a. 52 y's. This is all I know of the family.
THOMAS GRIFFIN, the head of the other family, was b. in Ireland; m. Mary -, who
was also born there. They came to the town in about 1860, and was residing in the depot at Clark's Station when it was burnt, and then built them a house near by, until 1880, when they moved to Foot's Corners. Their children were Thomas ( m.), Ella, John, Kate, James, Michael, Mary (drowned), Francis, and Martin who d. in 1869.
GRISWOLD.
BENONIA GRISWOLD was b. in 17-, and Feb. 28, 1848; m. 1st Dorothy Terry. 2nd. Clara Terry, who was b. in 1783, and d. Oct. 2, 1844. I do not know much of the family. They had four children namely :
1st. Herscal, m. Elizabeth Taylor. Both now dead.
2nd. Granger, m. Charlotte Perchase, and now lives on Turkey Hill. They have one child, named Hellen, who m. -- Tompson, and has a son named Hooker.
3d. Octavua, m. Elisha Terry, and lived at Ithaca, N. Y., and is now dead.
4th. Clarisa, now single.
BENJAMIN GRISWOLD was b. in 1769, and d. Dec. 20, 1844; m. Sarah who was b. in 1777, and d. Jan. 18, 1849. This fam. ily I am unacquainted with. Their children were Lucy, who m. Hosea Gilbert : Betsy, who m. Horace Hunnington ; Polly, who m. John Hedges ; Lorenia, who m. S. P. Keep; Ben- jamin, who m. Sarah Taylor: and John.
GULDNER.
MARTIN GULDNER was b. in 1802, and d. Oct. 26, 1861; m. Sarah Bean, who was b. in 1809, and d. June 18, 1886. They resided in the south-west corner of the town for over forty years. They had seven children namely :
1st. Henry B., who d. Jan. 2, 1866; a. 29 y's.
2nd. Sylinda, m. Havens Thomas.
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3d. Emma, m. Morgan Hammond.
4th. Van Buren, m. Emma Brown, and lives at the head of Conesus lake. Has children.
5th. Noman, m. Elizabeth Short, and lives at Honeoye.
6th. Addie, mn. John Sliker.
. 7th. Sarilla, m. John Boyd.
HARRISON.
WILLIAM HARRISON now lives south-west of Conesus Center, where he moved several years ago. Hem. Charlotte Simmons, and their chil- dren are Mary, who m. Frank Arner; Sarah, who in. Ornaldo Morris, and Emina.
HARVEY.
REV. RANSOM HARVEY was a Methodist clergyman, and was b. in 1795, and d. Sept. 2. 1844. His family I know but little about. One of his daughters, m11. Don. Backus of South Livonia.
HAVENS.
JAMES HAVENS lives in the south part of the town. He m. Jemima Coleman, and has three children ; Dolla, who m. Bert McNinch, and William who m. Celia Kelleman, and Essie.
HART.
JOHN HART lived for a time upon the farm now owned by Oliver Hill. He in. Chapin, who d. in 1862; 2nd. wife, Elsie Coe. By his first wife, they had seven children, namely :
1st. Alonzo, m. - Nash and lives West. 2nd. Charity, mn. Lewis Chamberlin.
3d. Celia, m. Jotham Clark, Jr., and d. Sept. 7, 1868 ; a. 29 y's.
4th. Dell, m. Albert Swan.
5th. Luther, m. 1st Dell Wheeler; 2nd. Zelia McDonald: now dead.
6th. Merton, married and lives West.
7th. Elizabeth, m. Jotham Clark, Jr.
HENDERSON.
SAMUEL HENDERSON was b. in Pennsyl- vania, and came here as the first settler in the town in 1793, and took up his abode in the Perchase gully, near the present residence of the McMillen Brothers. Whom he married, I am unable to say ; only he brought his fam- ily here, which cosisted of nine children, as follows :
1st. John, m. Luna Arnold.
2nd. William, who went West and married. 3d. Maria, m. Joel Gilbert. 4th. Adeline, m. David McMillen.
5th. Ann, m. Andrew Arnold.
6th. Syntha, m. Dr. Foot.
7th. Samuel, d. Feb. 2, 1826; a. 37 y's.
8th. Jane, m. - Frost.
9th. James, killed in the war of 1812.
HENRY.
There has been two brothers that has lived here, as follows :
JEROME was b. in 1826, and d. in the army Jan. 30, 1863; m. Pheobe Clark, and lived at Union Corners. Their children were Jes- sie who d. May 10, 1854, Dayton who d. Mar. 7, 1864, Jerome, Lilly, and Rosy.
GEORGE, the brother, m. Elizabeth Bene- dict, and d. Feb. 25, 1868 ; a. 47 y's. They lived on the east side of the Head of the Lake swamp.
HERRICK.
CLARK M. HERRICK, came to the town sev- eral years ago, and first kept store at Conesus Center, then owned the eating saloon at the Depot, and now owns the grist-mill. He m. Hann, and has two children, whose names are Frank, and Louise.
HEWITT.
NATHEN HEWITT, m. Charlotte Hollenback and lived at Conesus Center, and both are now
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dead. Their children were Sarah, who m. Jason Hewitt; Caroline who m. Wm. Swift; Cordelia who m. Lucus Doud ; Emma went to Pennsylvania and there died; and William who m. Elizabeth Robbins, who d. in 1884, and left a child named Walter.
HILL.
OLIVER HILL came to Conesus a few years ago, and bought the place he now resides on, in the northern part of the town. Whom he he married, I am unable to say. He has a younger brother named Allie, living with him.
HITCHCOCK.
There were two brothers that came here at an early day, as follows :
HECTOR, who was b. at Sharon, Conn., May 1, 1796, and d. Aug. 30, 1865; m. Ist. Mary Loomis, who was b. at New London, Conn., Sept. 7, 1799, and d. Apr. 24, 1854. 2nd. wife, Emily J. Benton, who d. a few years ago. He came from the town of Avon to this town in 1827, and settled on the place now owned by Andrew Kuder, and was a prominent towns- man of his day. His family consisted of six children by his first wife, as follows :
Ist. Eliza, who d. in 1828.
2nd. Henry, married and lives West.
3d. Martha, mn. Wilber Havens, and lives in Iowa.
4th. Charles, m. Ist Jennie Summers, who d. July 11, 1870, leaving two children; Charlie who d. May 21, 1880, and Isabelle. For his 2d wife, Nora Stedman, by whom they have one child named Genevieve. They now reside on the "town-line " between Livonia and Conesus. 5th. Frank. m. 1st Lillie Fuller, who d. in 1865. Hle now lives some where West.
6th. Mary, m. Andrew Kuder.
SOLOMON, was b. in Amenia, N. Y., Nov. 9, 1809, and d. June 20, 1886 ; m. Laura Coe,
who was b. at Parrish, N. Y., Apr. 10, 1814, and d. Feb. 9, 1885. He came here in 1831, and at the time of their death, was residing at Union Corners. Like his brother, he was a ' prominent towns-man, and their children were Anna, who d. Sept. 25, 1855, and Edward, now single.
HOES.
DANIEL HOES lived for a time at. Foot's Corners. He m. 1st, Mary Campbell, who d. Jan. 9, 1870; a. 33 y's; by whom he had two children named Ella, that d. Oct. 30, 1864, and Fayette. For his 2nd wife, Mary Ingles, who d. Mar. 6, 1881; a. 37 y's. He now lives in Aleghany County, N. Y.
HOLMES.
There has been four families by the name of Holmes in the town, as follows :
1st. CHARLES, who m. Betsy Stredder, and lived where William Penning now resides north of Foot's Corners. He went West in 1876 or '77, and his family consisted of four children, William, Mattie, Charlie, and May.
2nd. TEDDY, who lived on Marrowback, and is now dead. Whom he married, I am unable to say. They had one son.
3d. JOHN, who m. 1st, Carrie Webster, who d. May 11, 1877. 2nd. and now lives at Webster's Crossing, and has Children.
4th. THOMAS, who lives at Conesus Center, where he came about 1855. He is an Eng- lishman by birth; but whom he m., I can not say. His children are Horatio, who m. Emma Gray ; Josey, who m. Henry Mathers; and Charlie. €
HORTH.
FRANCIS HORTH, was a Revolutionary sol- dier, and was b. in 1757, and d. Apr. 6, 1844; m. Anna who was b. in 1780, and d. Jan. 14, 1847. The genealogy of the family,
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I am not acquainted with, except two daugh- ters, Mary Ann, who m. Samuel Marring, and Jane, who m. Anson Northrup.
HOWITT.
HOWITT is an Englishman by birth, and came to the town several years ago, and now lives on Marrowback. His children are William who m. Bell Willison; Kate who m. Russel Bayles; and Mary, Fred., and Frank.
HUBBARD.
There has been two families by this name in the town, as follows :
STEPHEN, who lived for a time on the Hub- bard place, at the head of the Conesus lake. Whom he m., I am unable to say. As far as I know of his family, they had one daughter named Hannah, who m. Willard Cole.
ORRIN, the progenitor of the other family, was b. in 1804, and d. Sept. 26, 1865; m Sal- ly Allen, who was b. in 18-, and d. Mar. 12, 1885. They resided for a time on the shores of the Conesus lake, and then moved to the east side of the Head of the Lake swamp. Their children were two, as follows :
Ist. Lydia, who d. May 10, 1857; a 15 y's.
2nd. Orrin, who m. Malvina Sanborn, and lives south of Conesus Center. Children two, Grant, and Jennie.
HUFFMAN.
FRANK HUFFMAN lived for a time in the house now occupyed by Alex. Green at Con- esus Center, and was a wagon-maker by trade. He went West several years ago, and I am unable to give his genealogy.
HUMPHRY.
CHARLES HUMPHRY lived at Conesus Cen- ter for a time, and now resides in Alleghany County, N. Y .. Whom he married, I am un- to say. Children three, Ray, Charlie, and Arthur.
HUNT.
ALBERT HUNT came from Brooklyn here about the year of 1868, and settled on the place he now resides on. Hem. Anna Thomas, and has one child whose name is Frederick.
INGELOW.
There are now two brothers by the name of Ingelow in the town as follows :
JOHN, who was b. in England, and came here several years ago, and worked for Robert Bayles. He m. Elvira Bayles, and now lives on part of his father-in-laws place, north of Union Corners. They have four children, whose names are George, Luella, Gertrude, and Carrie.
THOMAS, was also born in England, and came here in 1884, and is a tailor by occupa- tion and lives at Conesus Center. His wife died in England, and his childern are Frank, Albert, John, Walter, Kate, Sarah, and Ma- rian.
INGLES.
There has been two brothers in the town, but I am not very well acquainted with their genealogy. They are as follows :
ANDREW, who m. Ist Harriet Bayles, who d. Mar. 3, 1863; a 42 y's. For his 2d wife, I an: unable to say. He now lives in the south part of the town. His children, as far as I can say, are Mary, who m. Daniel Hoes, and Amelia.
JOHN, the brother, m. - Steves, and they lived on Marrowback. Their children as far as I can say, is Deal, who m. Swartout, and Carrie, who is also married.
JACOB.
ELIAS JACOB lives at Conesus Center where he moved a few years ago. He m. -- Mc- Ninch. I am unable to give any farther his- of his family.
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JANES.
MARTEN JANES II. Mary Kelleman, and both are now dead. They had one son, whose name was Winfield, and if living, is in one of the Western States.
JENNY.
ANSEL JENNY came to the town as an early settler, and resided east of Conesus Center. He m. - Gates, who was b. in 1786, and d. Dec. 26, 1869; he d. a few years previous.
JEROME.
There has been three brothers that has lived in the town, as follows:
1 st. MYRON, who m. Sarah Davis, and lived on Marrowback for a time, and now resides in Livonia. Their children are Davis, who m. Laura Barnes, and lives east of Union Corners; Sarah, who m. Fitz Barnard : Hobart, who m. Hattie Patterson and lives on Marrowback : Wilber and Susan, single.
2nd. SAMUEL, who m. Alta Patterson, and lived for a time on the place now owned by his brother John, then on his father-in-law's, and now resides in Livonia. Their children are Jennie, who m. James Armstrong; Clara, who m. Pitts Barnard: and Julia. Frank and Millie died young.
3d. JOHN, who was b. in 1818; m. Mary Bridges who was b. the same year. They came to the town in 1856, and settled on the place they now reside on. They had nine children, namely :
1st. Laura, who m. George Alger. 2nd. Mary, who m. Hiram McNinch.
3nd. James, who m. Elizabeth Dibble and lives in Livonia. Children four; Louis, Lottie, Arthur, and Roy.
4d. Elizabeth, who m. Bennett R. Boyd.
5th. Albert, who m. Ella Foot and lives in
Livonia near the town-line. Children four ; Charlie, Fanny, Mary, and Florence who d. Apr. 4, 1882.
6th. William, who m. Carrie Thorpe and lives in the town of Lima. Children three ; Maud, Blanche, and Inez.
7th. George, who m. Lydia Quick and lives on his father's place.
8th. Frank, who d. Aug. 17, 1881.
9th. Emma, who m. William Mates.
JEWELL.
Of this family, there were two brothers who has lived in the town, as follows:
REUBEN, who lived at Union Corners for several years, and now at South Livonia. His children are Clara who m. Wakeman Cole; Alice who m. Lewis Smith; Eugene, and one or two others, whose names I do not know.
JOHN, who was b. in 1829, and d. Mar. 29, 1875; m. Mary Partridge, and lived on Mar- rowback. Their children are Frederick who d. Dec. 8, 1866, and Scott and one or two others.
JEWITT.
The family of the Jewitts, are one of the oldest families of the town. The ancestor was Moses Jewitt who was drowned in Conesus - lake some sixty years ago. He m. Pattie -, who was b. in 1796, and d. July 20, 1858. Their children were Mit. who m. Al- bert Acker; Hannah who m. a Barnhardt : William (dead), and Alfred.
JINCKS.
J. M. JINCKS came to the town a few years ago, and has resided in several places. As far as I know of the family, they have one son named Homer, who m. Frankie Willison, who d. Sept. 18, 1885.
JOHNSON.
There has been two families by the name of
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Johnson in the town, as follows:
ISRAEL, m. Betsy Benedict, who d. Dec. 19, 1874; a. 57 y's. They lived for a time in the woods now owned by Edward P. Clark, in the northern part of the town, and from there to Webster's Crossing. Their children were as follows: Emeline, who m. Mahlon Webster; Joel, who m. Malissa Van Gordon, and lives on Marrowback : Adelade, who m. Norman Rob- erts ; and Ellen, who d. Sept. 28, 1864.
DAVID, the head of the other family, lived for a time in the south part of the town, and now in the northern part. Whom he m., I am unable to say. Their children were Jennie, who m. Stephen Clemons, and is dead, and Cary, who m. Augusta Newell, and has two children, Effie and Newell.
JONES.
WILLIAM JONES, was b. in 1817; m. Bet- sy Webster, who was b. in 1820. They have resided in the south part of the town until a few past years, and now live at Scottsburgh, N. Y. Their children are as follows :
Ist. Natelia, who m. Owen Sweeney.
2nd. Winfield, who m. Alice Keihl, and lives in the south part of the town.
3d. Luna, who m. Philip Conklin. 4th. Annie.
KAVANAUGH.
The family of Kavananugh in the town, con- sist of two brothers, John and Daniel, who live on Marrowback. Their family genea- logy, I am not acquainted with.
KELLEMAN.
ISAAC KELLEMAN was b. in 1794, and d. Feb. 8, 1862; m. Catherine Sliker, who was b. in 1795, and d. Apr. 14, 1883. They re- sided in the south part of the town, and their children were namely :
1st. Mary, who m. Martin Janes.
2nd. Eliza, who m. Alonzo Hartson. 3d. Emeline, who m. - King. 4th. Marilla, who m. David Romig. 5th. Ann, who m. - West.
6th. Rachael, who m. John Stillwell.
7th. Andrew, m. Kate Dean and lives at Union Corners. Children two; Ida who d. May 18, 1858, and Bell.
8th. Eliphlet, who lived for a time at Foot's Corners, and now in the south part of the town. He mn. Ist Juliette Wilson, who d. Jan. 17, 1877 ; a. 48 y's., by whom he had four chil- dren namely : Charlie, who d. Dec. 10, 1863; Winfield, who d. Dec. 8, 1863; Ella, who d. Sept. 22, 1854; and Celia, who m. William Havens. For his 2nd wife, Alma Granger.
KENTON.
WILLIAM KENYON lives on Marrowback, and m. - Valance. I am unable to give any history of his family.
KINGSBURY.
The genealogy of the Kingsbury family, I am unable to give. I was promised the same by one of the members, but have failed to re- ceive the same as we go to press.
KUDER.
ANDREW KUDER was b. Nov. 11, 1838; m. Mary Hitchcock who was b. in 184 -. He came to the town about the year of 1866, and resides in the north part of the same. They have three children, whose names are Halcy- one, Dwight, and Kate.
LAWN.
There has been two brothers in town, by the name of Lawn, as follows :
WILLIAM, who went in the army and was killed. He worked for Hector Hitchcock, and at the time of his death left a wife and child, of whom I know nothing about.
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BARNEY, (like his brother) was b. in Ire- land, and came to the town some thirty or forty years ago. Whom married, I am unable to say. He now lives east of Union Corners, and their children are William, who d. June 11, 1872, and Mary, James, and Ellen.
LEWIS.
There has been two families of Lewis' in the town, as follows :
Ist. JABEZ, who was b. in 1753, and d. Mar. 11, 1836. Whom he m., I can not say. He was a Revolutionary soldier, and came to the town in the year of 1805, and settled in what is now the orchard of Andrew Kuder, in the northern part of the town. His family re- cord, I have not ; yet there were several chil- dren, and among them were Lucy, who m. Alexander Patterson.
2nd. GILBERT, the progenitor of the other family, lived at Conesus Center for several years, and was a miller by occupation. He m. Maria Chapin.
MACOMBER.
SIMEON MACOMBER came to the town sev- eral years ago. He d. Aug. 25, 1886. His Ist. wife, - Wilder, by whom he had two children. George, who was killed by the cars, and the others name I can not give. His 2nd wife, was Ann Van Dorn, by whom he had one child name Elizabeth, who m. Eugene A. Cole.
MAGEE.
There has been two families of Magee's in the town, as follows :
HUGH, was b. in Bangor, Ireland, in 1797, and d. May 17, 1871; came to this town some thirty or forty years ago, and lived at Union Corners, and worked at the tailor trade with his son John. Whom he married, I am una- ble to say. His children as far as I know, are
as namely :
1st. John, who was b. in 1821, and d. May 3, 1882 ; m. Mary E. Clark. He was a tailor by trade, and their children were Louisa, who In. - Ayers; Sarah, who d. Oct. 14, 1858; Mary, who d. Sept. 14, 1854 ; Lillie, who d. Dec. 1, 1846; Kate, who d. June 10, 1866; Anna, who d. Aug. 24, 1845; Sus- annah, who d. July 14, 1846 ; Nellie, who m. Charles Trescott ; Hugh, John, and Chalie.
2nd. Robert, who in. Mary A. Trescott, and lives at Macedon, N. Y., and is a painter by trade.
3d. William, m. Ist Electa Degraw, who d. Mar. 30, 1875. 2nd wife, Nora Durfee, who d. Oct. 18, 1878 ; a. 40 y's. He is now West. 4th. Kate, who m. Charles Raisbeck, and d. May 13, 1876 ; a. 42 y's.
5th. Mary A., who m. - Whipple, and d. Mar. 4, 1877 : a. 47 y's.
HUGH, the progenitor of the other family, was b. in 1798, and d. July 30, 1885; m. Elizabeth Thomas, who was b. in 1795, and d. Sept. 6, 1872. They lived at the Head of the Conesus lake, and were early settlers here. Their children were as follows :
1st. John, who m. 1st Jennie Magee. 2nd.
Pherris, and has three children, whose names I do not know.
2nd. Hngh, m. Emma Bean and d. Mar. 8, 1877; a. 38 y's. Has one child.
MASON.
DANIEL MASON lived for a time on Turkey Hill, and also in the south part of the town. He m. Mary Baker.
MARING.
SAMUEL, MARING lives at Conesus Center, and is an Elder in the Methodist church. Who he m. for his first wife, I can not say. 2d wife, Lucy Horth, by whom he had two children,
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George, who d. in the army, and Frank who is now single, and lives with his parents.
MANN.
AARON MANN is a Telegraph operator at Conesus Center where he came in 1885. His wife's name I am unable to give. They have one child.
MASTEN.
There are two families in the town as fol- lows :
HENRY MASTEN came from Washington Co. N. Y., as an early settler. He in. Sus- annah -, and their children are Cornelius, Tanner, William, Mary Jane (who m. Davey, and has a son in Rochester), Henry, Samuel, and Permelia.
SELAH, the head of the other family, m. Electa Clark, and now resides on Marrowback. Their children are Walter who is married and lives West, and Helen who m. Gough, and Or- rell.
MAY.
HARVEY MAY was an early settler at Foot's Corners where he resided for several years. I know but a little of his family. He had one son named Hiram, who m. Morris, and d. in 1884. They had five children, as follows :
1st. Delilah, single.
2nd. Elizabeth, mn. Erastus Knowles and d. in 1880.
3d. James, who d. Mar. 6, 1863; a. 27 y's.
4th. Jefferson, m. Elizabeth Sweet, and has five children whose names are Charles, Jennie, Willie, Fred., and Ross.
5th. Derias, m. Charlotte Shafer, and their children are William, who m. Nettie Allen, and their children are Gilbert and Ellen ; Ellen, mn. William Trescott and d. May 28,
1878; Emma, m. Alex. Green; Frank m. Henry Case, and his children are Willie, Earl, and Emma; Charles, m. Frank Richard, and has two children, Herbert and Ralph ; Hermon and Minnie are single.
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