USA > New York > Niagara County > Landmarks of Niagara County, New York > Part 74
Note: The text from this book was generated using artificial intelligence so there may be some errors. The full pages can be found on Archive.org (link on the Part 1 page).
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 | Part 10 | Part 11 | Part 12 | Part 13 | Part 14 | Part 15 | Part 16 | Part 17 | Part 18 | Part 19 | Part 20 | Part 21 | Part 22 | Part 23 | Part 24 | Part 25 | Part 26 | Part 27 | Part 28 | Part 29 | Part 30 | Part 31 | Part 32 | Part 33 | Part 34 | Part 35 | Part 36 | Part 37 | Part 38 | Part 39 | Part 40 | Part 41 | Part 42 | Part 43 | Part 44 | Part 45 | Part 46 | Part 47 | Part 48 | Part 49 | Part 50 | Part 51 | Part 52 | Part 53 | Part 54 | Part 55 | Part 56 | Part 57 | Part 58 | Part 59 | Part 60 | Part 61 | Part 62 | Part 63 | Part 64 | Part 65 | Part 66 | Part 67 | Part 68 | Part 69 | Part 70 | Part 71 | Part 72 | Part 73 | Part 74 | Part 75 | Part 76
Isaacs, David, 185, 224
Isdell, Samuel O., 303, 313
Ivins, A. H., 139; Augustus H., 139, 166, 168, 375
Jack, Isaac, N., 288; John, 168
Jackson, Charles and John J., 271 ; Hugh, Jesse and William, 251; James, 114, 171; James, jr., 92, 99, 118, 122, 168; John, 106, 107, 171; J. Carl, 92, 164; Thomas W., 157, 276
Jacobs, Ansel B., 181 ; Calvin, 358; Daniel C., 337; Stephen, 338 Jacobus, John, 81
Jaenecke, Ernest G. and John G., 342
James, A. R., 227
Jamieson, A. H., 249, 253
Jaques, M. H., 327
Jarvis, W. O., Rev., 145
Jayne, C. E., 171
Jeffers, David, 245
Jeffery, David O., 302
Jeffrey, D. Elwood and Edwin L., 375 Jeffords family, the, 259
Jenkins, John B., Rev., 336
Jenks, Jerry S., 333, 335, 362; Samuel, 249; Wiliam B., 335
Jenney, John, 118; Justus, 108; William E., Dr., 118, 171
Jennings, Samuel, 107; Truman, 276
Jenss, J. W., 126 Jerauld, Dexter R., 146, 182, 214
Jermain, George W., 99
Jesson Brothers, 319
Jessup, Major, 60, 61
Jewell, James A., 83 Jewett, S. S., 352
Johnson, Asahel, 100, 249; Charles, 161; C. W., 378; David, 259; Elmer E., 303, 310, 313; Frank E. ,225; Guy, Col., 35; Harvey N., 91; Henry, 310; Henry N., 302, 312; James, 288; Jay K., 303, 311 ; John, Sir, 35; John, and sons Joseph F., Levi L. and Harvey N. 308; Kath- erine F., 195; Martin, Dr., 386, 387; Morgan, 99; M. A., Rev., 145, 146; Oramel and Lucien, 182; Raymond C., 161; Selden G., 356; Timothy, Dr., 388, William, Sir, 18-20, 25-28, 30, 32-35; 175; W. C., 207; William W., 268
232
Johnson's Creek, 173, 252 Joncaire, Chabert, 15, 25
Joncaire's trading post at Lewiston, 15-17 Jones, E. A., Mrs., 311 ; James, 85; James H., 216; John, 246; Jonathan, 257; Joseph H., 239: J. T., 226 Joyce, John T., 171; Robert, 233, 235
Judd, Garwood Leverett, 99, 148, 149, 356, 357, 377; Thomas C., 246; William A., 170
Judson, George, 253; George D., 275; George W., 378; Nancy, 253
Kage, William J., 357 Kaiser, John, 346
Kaltenbach, Andrew, 225
Kammerer, Adam, 191
Kandt, Charles, 338; Charles W., 344 Kaner, P. J., Dr., 389
Kaufman, H., Rev., 359
Kavanaugh, Patrick V., Rev., 298
Kearns. Eugene, 126, 171
Keep, Charles, 166; Wallace I., 139, 168: William, 98, 162
Keller, H. A., 222
Kelley, Daniel, 256; D. M., 226; Fred- erick, 256; James, 288; & McBean Co .. 226
Kelly, John, 237; J. W. H., 297
Kelsey, George, 334; L. A., Lumber Co., 350; Roswell, 274; Thomas, 293; & Gillespie, 350
Kemp, Benjamin, 255; Burgoyne, 302, 323, 325, 326; David, 322, 324; Samuel, 318, 319
Kendall, Charles A., 250, 251; Eber, 250, 251
Kennedy, William, 107, 111
Kent, Abatus, Rev., 128; Alexander G., 344, 345; John, 240 Kenyon, John, 252
Kessler, W. H., & Son, 350
Ketcham, Cornelius and James R., 271 Keyes, Henry, 332
Keyser, Abraham, 362, 363; Conrad, 113, 245
Kidder, Amos M., 282; Isaac, Dr., 389 Kilborne, Horatio, 158, 171
Kill, Ruthven, 99, 268, 271
Kimball, Roswell, Dr., 388 Kimberly, H., & Co., 107
King, Francis, 336; James B., 191; James ()., 171; Michael J., 252; Patrick F., 375, 376; William, 99
Kinne, Amos and S. B., 105, 172; Anson, 334; James, 173; Robert B., 173 Kinney, John F., 384
Kinsella, Michael, 327
Kinsler, James T., Dr., 390 Kirkpatrick, J. G., 377
Kittenger, F. A., Dr., 392 ; George, Rev., 301; Joseph, 79; Martin S., Dr., 170, 389; Samuel, 79, 241
Klemer, Martin, 358
Knapp, Franklin, 278; F. L., Dr., 392; George W., Rev., 141, 151, 154; J. D., Rev., 239; O. P., 94 Knowles, Richard and William, 307; William A., and son Richard, 308
Knox, George W., 378
Koch, W. C., Rev., 359
Koepfinger, John Adam, 334, 336
Kohler, Charles, 338; Charles H., 346
Koon, A. H., Dr., 392
Kopp, Frederick and Martin, 357; & Co., 357
Krakoski, Julius, 191
Krauss, A. & E. M., 357
Krull, Christian George, 358; William, 357; William C., 344
Krupp, Peter and Henry, 327
Kyte, Francis, 256, 259, William, 259
Labar, John W., 99; John W., jr., 271 Lackor, Charles B., 86
Ladner, Absalom, 252
Lafferty, Alexander, 270
Lafler, Burt, 243
Lahey, E. F., 274
Laird, A. K. 274
Lake commerce, beginnings of, 46; of the first half of the present century, 75, 76 Lambert, William, 171
Lammerts, John C., 99, 194, 225, 228, 230 Lamont, George D., 98, 371, 373, 374; sketch of, 380
Lampkins, A. D., 152
Landers, Daniel, 318; Jefferson B., 250 Landon, Joseph, 361
Lane, Alexander, 262; A. T., 330; Charles B., 316; Calvert G., 148; Francis B., 270, 273, 280; Jason, 245; Jonas P., 274; -- , Dr., 391 Lang, Ferdinand, 358; M. L., Dr., 390 Lange, August, 344
Lanigan, Francis P., 235 ; James A., Rev., 235
Lansing, Garrett G., 376 Lardner, John, 171 Large, Thomas R., 171 Larned, Samuel, 108
La Salle, first voyage of, 9; village of, 239, 240
Laskey, C. M., 378; C. W., 276 Latta, John, 44, 287; Walter, 287
233
Laughlin, Benjamin S., 322 Laurier, Eugene, 195, 196
Lawrence, James S., 150; Spencer J., 377
Laydin, Thomas, 171
Layton, Job, 108
Leach, John, 253 Learned, Samuel, 109
Le Blonde, Frank, 192
Lee, Albert H., 323, 327; Robert, 43, 240 Leet, James M., Dr., 86 Leffman, Lewis, 150, 151
Legg, William, 288
Leggett, John H., 376
Legislative acts of 1823, 64
Lehon, William, 358; & Warren, 357
Leland, Herman J., 334, 364; Luther, 333; Otis, 252, 254
Lentz, Jacob, 327
Leonard, A. A., Dr., 83; Alexander C., 239; Alfred M., Dr., 389; Allen T., Dr., 392; Captain, 52; Chauncey, 94, 108; Harvey, 361; Levi, 271; Nathan- iel, 64, 282; Samuel, 129; Samuel, Rev., 336; Thomas, 333
Letts, William, 267
Le Valley, Holden, 254
Levan, Abram K., 241, 247; Edwin, 171; William, 78; Willis A., 334; & Grit- man, 166
Lewis, Albert, Rev., 135; A. B., 95; A. C., Rev., 137; Alfred J., 276; Cyrus A., 251; Eldridge, 316; Elliott, 106, 108; George C., 376; George W., 271 ; James C., 100, 249, 252; Joseph, 274; Levi, 323; Oliver, 330; Reuben, 54, 291; S. Clark, 171, 384; S. Curt, 99, 127; Will- iam B., 333
Lewiston and Junction Horse Railroad, 295; and Youngstown Frontier Rail- way Co., 265; suspension bridge, 296 Lewiston, town of, 281-302; churches of, 140, 300, 301; during the war of 1812, 288-292; dwellers in, in 1800, 42; elec- tric railways of, 297; first town meet- ing of, 282; list of supervisors of, 282; newspapers of, 297; pioneers of, 284- 288; schools of, 294, 295; settlers of, after the war of 1812, 292-294; Tusca- rora Reservation in, 283; village after the war, 293; village, incorporation of. 297
Liddell, James, 318 Liddle, James S., 114
Lignery, M. de, 26 Lillis, John E., 376
Lindsay, Charles W., 327; David, 178 Liscomb, Lyman, 113
Liscom, A. G., 222
Little, John F., 99, 171; John F., & Son, 274; Joseph W., 171 Lloyd, John, 45 Lobbett, James, 156
Lochner, William E., 376
Lockport, city and town of, 103-174; churches in, 172-174; description of early mail facilities of (extract), 115; origin of name of, 105
Lockport city, banks of, 126, 127; begin - nings of, 105-107 ; churches of, 127-140; completion of the "big bridge" at, 116, 117; fire department, 117-119; first newspaper in, 107; flouring mills of, 162-164; incorporation, etc., of, 103, incorporation of, 114; list of supervis- ors of, 171; manufactures of, 164-169; newspapers of, 120-126 ; opening of the Erie Canal through, 108; schools of, 158-161 ; street car system, 161; Upper and Lower Towns of, 108, 109; water supply of, 120
Lockport town, first town meeting in, 170; geology of 103; list of supervisors of, 171; pioneers of, 104, 105; post- offices in, 104; villages and hamlets in, 162-174; early mail service at, 115; ef- fect of railroad upon, 113; description of from 1838 to 1848, 109-111; incorp- oration of, 109; increase in population of, 111; manufacturing interests of, in 1835, 113; sale of surplus canal water in, 111
Lockport Business Men's Association, 169, 170; Exempt Firemen's Associa- tion of, 119; Felt Co., 168, 328; Gas and Electric Light Co., 161; Glass Works, 166; Home for the Friendless, 158; Hydraulic Company, 112; Manu- facturers' Building Company of, 112; Pulp Co., 168; Paper Co., 168; Saw Works, 167
Lockwood, Henry, 302, 303; Isaac, 319;
James D., 323; James D., William H., and Jesse O., 327; Samuel, 330
Lombard, George F., and Charles L., 328
Long, B. H., 357; Charles B., 119; Dan- iel and Reuben, 271; Michael, 88; Sam- uel, Dr., 391
Loomis, Eugene, 309; Guy W., 308; W. H., Dr., 392
Loucks, Jacob, 104; Peter F., 246 Love, William T., 300 Lovelace, F. L., 147, 228
Loveland, Joseph D., 99, 338, 358 Lovell, T. B., 195
dd
234
Low, James, 86, 99, 225, 230 Lowe, Thomas, Capt., 79, 87 Loys, Andrew, 307 Luckman, William, 271, 273 Lum, Curtis G., 316; Silas, 318
Lumber firms of North Tonawanda, past and present, 350, 351; receipts and shipments at North Tonawanda, 348- 350
Lureman, Charles, 334
Lutts, Jonathan, 257; Jonathan, Jacob, and Michael, 45; Michael, 257 Lutz, Henry, 259 Lyman, James, 249, 267
Lynch, J. J., Rev., 297
Lyon, Minerva, 237; Seth, 299
Lyscomb, Lyman, 159
McBain, Alexander, 345; James, 246 McBean, George, 346; H. W., 226
McBride, Henry, 233; John, 257; Will- iam, 257
McBurney, Samuel, Rev., 140
McChesney, H. S., Dr., 309, 389; O. S., 303; Robert L., 302; Walter, Dr., 391 McClean, Henry, jr., 276
McClew, Charles and Eugene, 327 ; James, 324
McClure, Colonel, 51, 52
McCollum, Charles S., 322; Hiram, 171; James A., 95, 323; J. A , and Charles S., 327; Joel, 108. 109, 118, 130, 136; John, 90, 322; Madison, 259; Peter, 322; William, Dr., 294, 388; W. S., 288 McComb, William E., 126
McConnell, Charles, 288, 293
McCormick, George C., 256, 259; F. D., 264; Nathaniel, 255; William C. 259 McCoy, George N., 88
McCracken, Richard, 259; S. D., 264; Dr., 386 McCue, John, 171 McCullum, Joseph, 258
McDaniels, Archibald, 317
McDonald, Archibald, 322, 325; David H., 308; E. C., 345; Horace J., 86; J., 131; James, 80; John, 182; John K., 83; Patrick, 334; & Ebersole, 353
McDonough, John, 376 McDowell, Thomas, 228
McEwen, Willard F., 241
McFadden, James R., Dr., 390
McGinnis, James, Capt., 86, 87; Rev. Father, 233 McGarigle, Thomas E., 229
McGrath, E. J., 169; Thomas M., 116, 171 McGraw, Peter, 88; & Co., 351
McGregor, Hugh, Dr., 81 McHale, P., Rev., 298
McIntire, J. J., 226, 230
McIntyre, James, 216; Thaddeus, 255; & Miller, 353 McKee, Anthony, 327; Colonel, 60; T. J., 327
McKeen, Albert E., 345, 357
McKenna, James, 234
McKenzie, A. H., Dr., 388; James Capt., 76; Perry, 80 McKie, Anthony, 323; Chauncey, 269
Mckinney, James, 302, 330; J. B., 190
McKnight, Frank A., 327; John, 322; John B., 322; Robert, 262, 322
McKoon, D. D, 226
Mckown, James, 362, 363
McLaren, William, 353
McLean, John G., 81; Sherman, Dr., 387
McLeland, Richard J., 271
McLeod, Norman, 33
McLoth, John, Dr., 270, 278
McLoughlin, John, 258
McMaster, T. James, 119; William G., 159
McNair, Caleb C., 268, 277
McNall, John, 268, 269, 271
McNall's Corners, 277
McNamara, Alexander, Dr., 392 McNeil, Henry, 95, 99; Hiram, 99, 241, 245, 374; Hiram D., 114, 118
McNeill, Major, 58
McNitt, Benjamin, 337; John, 316; Syl- vester, 337
McParlin, Lawrence, 376
Mabee, John, 270; Jonathan, 277; Mar- cus, 268 Mace, Isaac, 113
Mack, John, 271; John E., 118
Mackay, John, 225; W. J., 191
Mackenna, Edward J., 224, 225; Frank- lin J., 377 Mackenzie, W. H., 125 Macker, John, 274
Mackey, Richard, 271
Mackie, Andrew, Rev., 135
Mackin, Samuel, 294
Macklem, John S., 147, 225, 228
Madden, Robert, 118
Maginnis, Ed., Rev., 231
Mahaney, John R., 119
Mahar, John, 346 Mahoney, J., 190; J. J., 190 Maid of the Mist Steamboat Co., 192; run through the rapids, 216
Mallory, Elijah, 307; William S., 71
Maloney, John, 235; M. P., 190 Manchester, E., B., Dr., 391
235
Mandeville, J. H., 329
Mann, George, 327; George, Dr., 389; George W., 119; Oscar E., 316, 318, 384; Willis T., 318 Manning, Charles W., 96; Edward, 96, 241; Lewis B., 79
Mansfield, Alonzo J., 167, 173; A. J., Mrs., 158; Orange, 105, 172
Manske, Augustus, 342
Manufacturing establishments of Lock- port, tabulated list of. 165
Mapes, William H. H., Capt., 78, 81, 82 Maple Street, 313
Mapleton, 335
March, Ray, 43, 240; Thomas, 54
Marcy, William L., 112
Markle, Charles N., 303, 310-312
Marks, Silas, 94; Silas H., 112, 159, 162, 166
Maroney, Frank, 171; William, Capt., 85 Marsh, Clinton S., Prof., 358; Joseph, 313; L. G., Rev., 301; Thomas, 291; W. E., & Co., 350
Marshall, C. K., 213; John E., 99; O. H., 7 Martin, Charles, Dr., 388; Christ, 342; Evan H., Rev., 149; James A., 323; John, 255; Marshall, 335; Thomas T., 310; Walter L., 86
Martinsville, 341, 342 Martins, Carl, 272
Marvin, E. P., Rev., 132
Mason, Charles, 328; James F., 100, 107- 109, 118, 170, 361; John, 239; S. R., Rev., 129; & Son, 274
Masonry, 393-402; Ames Chapter No. 88, 394; Bruce Council No. 15, 397; Cataract Lodge No. 295, 396; Frontier Lodge No. 132, 393; Gasport Lodge No. 787, 400; Genesee Commandery No. 10, 395; Hartland Lodge, No. 218, 395; Lock City Lodge of Perfection, 399; Lockport Chapter No. 73, Order of the Eastern Star, 399; Lockport Lodge No. 73, 394; Masonic Board of Trustees, 401; Masonic Veterans As- sociation, 399: Niagara Chapter No. 200, 398; Niagara Commandery No. 64, 400; Niagara Lodge No. 345, 393; Niagara Lodge No. 375, 396; Niagara River Lodge 785, 399; Ontario Lodge No. 376, 396; Ransomville Lodge No. 551, 397; Red Jacket Lodge No. 646, 398; Somerset Lodge No. 639, 397; Tonawanda Chapter No. 278, 401; Tonawanda Lodge No. 247, 401
Mather, Gad, 273; G. and E., 274; L. T., 274
Mathieson Alkali Works, 228
Matson, Rev. Dr., 139; William A., Rev., 135
Matteson, John H., 250
Matthews, George B., 227; Harvey E.,
97; James, 317-319, 330; James, jr., 319: R. M., 327
Mauth, William, 358 Mavis, William, 358
Maxwell, David, 104, 173; Duncan R., 328, 364; Henry, Dr., 108, 386-388
May, James C., Dr., 389
Mayberry, Thomas, 84
Mayer, Martin, 334; Michael, 336
Mayle, L. F .. 225
Maynard, John S., 271
Mayne, H. H., Dr., 392
Mead, Helam and Hiram, 104; Solomon, 267
Meade, Ezra, 317; Ezra C., 317: Homer D., William A. C., Harvey and Stephen, 318; Silas, 318, 329
Medical profession, the, 384-392
Meeker, James, 307
Mentz, William P., 96, 282, 288
Mendham, William, 150
Merchant, George W., 136, 169
Meredith, Stephen, 162
Merrill, Frederick, 99
Merriman & Merriman, 350
Merritt, I. E., 168; John A., 100, 166, 364, 376; Machinery Co., 167; Shubal, 253; Shubal S., 326, 329; Thomas R., 192; William H., 217
Merry, Mary, 143
Merville, William H., 80
Merwin, Samuel R., 302, 314; Talcott, 330
Meseroll, Philip H., 327
Mesler & Pease, 277
Metz, Charles D., 383
Meyer, Anthony, 334
Michel, Arthur, Rev., 132
Middaugh, -- , 284 Middleport, 274-276; fire department, 276; incorporation of, 276; Library Association, 275; newspapers of, 275; 275; Union School, 275
Mighells, Thomas, 104; Thomas and Nelson T., 246 Miles, John, 245
Millar, David, 96, 139, 373, 376
Millard, Almon H., 105, 249, 267, 268, 384, 387; Oliver L., 104 Miller, August H., 357; Blaise, 171; C. J., 328; Galen, 282; George O., 357; Harvey, 340, 358; Henry and Peter D., 327; Henry B., 316; Jacob, 271; James, Gen., 60, 62; John, 334; John C., 303;
236
Joseph, 246; J. F. H., 94; Oliver and John, 358; Philip, 335; Sewall B., Capt., 308; William 177, 282; William H., 308
Milliken, Asa, 332, 334
Milliman, Edward A., 338, 357; Stewart, 337
Mills, Henry, 284; M. M., Dr., 389
Minor, Marvin, 252
Mitchell, Almer W., 171; Cornelius, 84; George, 271; Lewis A., Rev., 237; Peter M. T., Capt., 84; Uriah H., 271 Mix, Edward A., 323 Mock, Cornelius, 278
Model City, 300
Moll, Frederick, 342; Frederick and Christian, 272
Molyneaux, Charles, 241, 376; William, 241; William, and sons, 243
Molyneaux's Corners, 242, 243
Monroe, R. B., 152; & McLean, 350
Montgomery, Frederick R., 250
Moody, Elisha, 91, 92, 94, 99, 114; George H., 127; Martin, Rev., 135
Moore, A. N., Dr., 391; B. C., 163: B & N. E., 164; F. W., 300; Henry H., 88; N. E., 171; Thomas, 311; Uriah D., 253; WV. K., 164; & Willey, 164
Moote, George L., 94, 100, 259
Moran, T. F., 171
Morehouse, Samuel B., 249, 251-253
Morgan, Alfred, 171, 364; Andrew C., 377; Brothers, 168; John C., 186, 225, 227, 230; William, 97, 99, 250; William, affair, the, 68, 69
Morris, Augustus, 376; Robert, Purchase, the, 101; Sarah, Dr., 392; Stephen H., 264, 309
Morrissey, Michael, 318
Morrison, John and David, 250
Morse, Charles A., 112; David, 313; James M., 308, 309; Joseph C., 374, 383; Sherman, 186; Solomon, 318 Mosher, William, 316
Moss, Abijah H., 99, 100, 171; Charles H., Capt., 78, 99; George G., 94, 168; Jonathan, 259; Solomon, 99, 256; Will- iam J., 282 Mott, Freeman, H., 114
Mountain Ridge Cemetery Association, Middleport, 278
Mountpleasant, John, 283 Mower, John, 300 Moyer, Fred D., 376
Moynihan, John, Rev., 331; Patrick, Rev., 232-234
Mudge, Seward, 250; William H., 308 Mudgett, Truman and David, 316
Mueller, Gabriel A., Rev., 154
Mullaney, Patrick Thomas, Rev., 301 Mundie & McCay, 357
Munns, Elizabeth, 237; Hard, 237 Muroy, Asel, 244
Murphy, Charles A., 78; D. H., Dr., 389; Eugene, Mrs., 294; George P., Dr., 389; Peter P., 97, 98, 268; Peter P., Dr., 270, 272, 387, 388; Timothy J., 262; & Townsend, 294.
Murray, Andrew, 182; David, 312; Hen- ry, 86; James, 177, 362; John T., 171, 374, 376; J. W., 288; Rufus, Rev., 140, 144, 150; S. Cady, 246, 294, 383; S. T., 89, 215
Myers, L. A., 323; M. F. & G. F., 357 Myrick, F. A., 350
Naismith, John B., 171
Nearpass, Peter, 244
Neilson, Hans, 147, 192, 194-196, 225
Nellis, William, 346
Nelson, Alexander W., 171; Delos, 309; John, 311 Newcomb, Alonzo W., 268; Simon, jr., 322
Newell, Charles H., 88; Hiram, 356 Newfane Basket Manufacturing Co., 328; Station, 329
Newfane, town of 322-331; churches of, 329; early mills in, 326; early roads in 324; first town meeting in, 322; in the war of 1812, 323; list of supervisors of, 322 ; pioneers of, 323-327 ; schools of, 923 Newman, Charles, 327; Elisha and Al- meron, 324, 327; James M., Capt., 97, 308; John D., Major, 81
Newspapers of Lewiston, 297; of Lock- port, 107; of Lockport, 120-126; of Middleport, 275; of Niagara Falls vil- lage. 185-187; of North Tonawanda, 353-356; of Porter, 262; of Somerset, 319; of Suspension Bridge, 222; of Wilson, 311
New Walmore, 344
Niagara Canal Co., the, 64; Cotton Bat- ting Co., 168
Niagara county and vicinity in 1800, 42; as at present bounded, first officers of, 362; between 1825 and the Civil war, 66-77; early judicial jurisdiction of, 360; early lawyers of, 361; effort to divide, 249 ; erection of, 1, 43 ; geology of, 2; in the Civil war, 77-89; increase in population in, 66; population of 4; pro- duction of apples in, 4; rivers and streams of, 3; soil of, 3; topography of 1, 2; Agricultural Society, 92-95; Ang-
.
237
lers' Club, 96; Fruit Co., 169; Pioneer Association, 97
Niagara Development Co., 211; Electro Chemical Co., 228
Niagara Falls City, banking interests of. 223-225; churches of, 230-239; fire de- partment, 214; Free Public Library of, 195; future prospects of, 230; incor- poration of, 187; list of mayors and aldermen of, 190; list of supervisors of, 191; manufacturing industries of, 226- 229; miscellaneous manufactures of, 228, 229; schools of 193-196; street rail- ways of, 212, 213; wards of, 188, 189
Niagara Falls town, churches of 143-147; churches of, 152-155; first written de- scription of, 9; improvements at, 191, 192; after the war of 1812, 179; first town meetings in, 183; later town meet- ings in 183, 184; list of supervisors of, 190; natural characteristics of, 174; pioneers of, 175-181; schools of, 192; the "cold summer" of 1816 at, 176
Niagara Falls village, early mail facili- ties of, 185; early settlers and business men of, 181-183; hotels of, 184, 185; incorporation of, 184; newspapers of, 185-187; slow growth of, up to 1890, 184
Niagara Falls Brewing Co., 229; Cham- ber of Commerce, 229; Distilling and Chemical Company, 229; Electric Light and Power Co., 214; Gas Co., 213; Hydraulic Power and Manufac- turing Co., 201-207; Paper Manufac- turing Co., 226; Paper Co., 227; Power Co., 207-212; Suspension Bridge Co., 192; Tower Co., 229; Water Works Co., 214
Niagara Flouring Mill, 227; Frontier Police, 90; frontier, changes on, soon after the close of the Revolution, 39; Junction Railway Co., 212; Lockport and Ontario Power Co., 170; Portage Company, the, 75; pronunciation and orthography of the names of, 1; River Bridge Co., 221; River Iron Co., 352; River, the water power of, 200-212; second occupation of, by the French, 15; ship canal project, the, 74; Surface Coating Co., 228; University, 297-299 Nice & Hinkey, 357
Nichols, Charles L., 376; Eli S., 86; George N., 94; G. P., 293; Hezekiah A., 246; Hezekiah W., 241; Luman H., 383; Mark A., 94; Robert and A. J., 288; Truman, 335
Niles, Addison, Dr., 389 Nixon, Joseph, 237
Noble, Marcus, 320; Silas, 328
Nobles, Romyne W., 318
Noblett, J. E., 190
Norman, J. G., 171; William, 137; & Evans, 165, 168
North Tonawanda, 344-357; banks of, 353; bridges at, 356; Business Men's Association, 352; Cemetery Associa- tion, 356; city of, incorporation of, 345; city, civil departments of, 346; Land Co., 357; lumber interests of, 347-352; newspapers of, 353-356; vil- lage, incorporation of, 344; village, list of presidents of, 345 North Hartland, 253
Northam, James, 270, 273
Northrup, Beardsley, Rev., 135
Norton, Henry, 95, 99, 170, 171; Joseph A., 294
Noxen John O., 127
Noyes, P. H., 228
Nye, David, 158; Henry F., Rev., 153
O'Boyle, M. W., 228
Odell, Alanson T., 278; Daniel T., 327; E., 278; Elijah C., 90
O'Donnell, Thomas J., 225 Oelkers, C. F., 357; John E., 345, 357 Oille & McKeen, 350
Olcott, village of, 327
Oldach, Wilhelm H., 238
Olmsted, C. A., 171; Charles G., 374; George W., 227; H. W., 86; Silas, 334; W. C., 116; W. D., 207; William L., 376
Olney, S., 263; Samuel J., Rev., 265
Oliver, Daniel P., 245; Fred R., 119; F. W., 228; John, William, Thomas and George, 168; Pomeroy, 245; Thomas, 114
O'Malley, John, 319
Onderdonk, Benjamin T., Rev, 133, 134, 143; D. W., Dr., 83; John, 309
Oneida Community, 228
Orangeport, 278
O'Regan, John, 354
O'Reilly, Thomas, 190
Orton, Charles S., 377; Myron, Dr., 245, 293, 362, 387, 388
Ortt, Edward D., 241; Henry, 181 Osborn, Arah, 180
Osgood, Norman E., 195; Silas, 127
O'Shaughnessey, Michael, 276 Ostrander, George P., 374, 376 Oswald, J., 217
Otswald, William, 346
238
Oswego, capture of, by Montcalm, 23; establishment of a fortified fort at, by the English, 16
Otis, Joseph, 105, 113; Joseph H., 271
Outwater, George, 87; Tunis, 302 Overbury, Frederick, 229
Owen, C. N., 185
Owens, John E., 86
Packard, Benjamin H., 267, 278; S. S., 353; Dr., 386
Page, David, Rev., 321; R. O., Rev., 150; Timothy Y. G., Dr., 277 Paige, H. H., Capt., 78; James H., 294; Timothy, 271 Paine, Robert T., Dr., 81, 391 Palmatier, Frederick F., 79
Palmer, Christopher, 308; C. N., Dr., 390; George P., Dr., 388; George W., Dr., 386; Henry, 97; John, 316; Nobel, Rev., 157; Reuben, 309; Samuel, 315- 317, 319; W. E., Col., 116
Parish of St. Mary's of the Cataract, 230-237
Park, Amos, 183
Parker, Amos, 79; Edward G., 376; Elijah, 246; George, 256, 259; George T., 308; J. H., 246; Miles, 288; Quincy G. T., 125, 376; Spencer B.,
Parks, Elias, 337; Erastus, 177, 301; Hiram, 337; Joel M., 170
Parmele, Solomon, 98, 138, 171
Parmelee, E., Dr., 389
Parsons, Charles, 181; Frederick S., 334; George W., 213; Horatio A., Rev., 180, 237; Silas, Rev., 247; Sylvester, jr., 309, 310, 312. 383; William, 93, 94, 108; William & Co., 107 Passage, J. Elmer, 196
"Patriot war," the, 72. 73
Patterson, Arthur, 328; Charles, 237; G. H., Rev., 154; John, 183; N. Z., 86; Robert, 150; William, 288; Zachariah, 316
Patton, John K., 377 Paul, C. F., 156
Paulding, --- , Dr., 391
Payne, Lewis S., 91, 92, 97-100, 148, 149, 337, 338, 347; Lewis T., 357, 377
Peabody, James H., 80
Peacock, Henry F., 318; Wallace E., 316
Pearce, Everett A., 276; Robert, 157, 271, 274
Pearson, George T., 95
Pease, Adam, 9%, 317; A. Douglas, 95, 303; B. S., 118; Enoch, 308; George C.,
252; John, 324; John N., 319; John U., 322; Joseph, 255; Joseph, Mrs., 323; Nathanieland Enoch, 330; Rachel, 253; Seth, 42
Peck, Linus J., 99, 334
Peckham, Stephen, 319; Stephen T., 316 Pekin, 246, 300
Pendergast, Robert, 297
Pendleton Center, 335
Pendleton, town of, 331-336; churches of, 335, 336; first town meeting in, 332; list of supervisors of, 334; pioneers of, 332-334; schools of, 335; village, 334
Penfield Block Works, 167
Penfield, Charles R., 167
Pennell, George, Rev., 148
Perkins, Edward, Rev., 130; John H., Rev., 135
Perrigo, George W., 310; L. A. & S. A., 311
Perry, Abijah, 45, 257; Elmer, 316; Henry, 312; Philetus R., 90; Richard A., 89; Sylvester, 80; Williams, 257
Peterson, B. V., Dr. 388; Charles, 114, 137; Jesse, 95, 167; Josias T., 246; Wal- ter V., 241, 247
Pettebone Cataract Paper Co., 226; L. W., 147, 225, 226; Stoughton, 213, 214, 224, 226
Pettit, Alexander, 302; Clinton, George, John and Thomas, 309; Curtis, 302; Curtis and Alexander, 308; G. J., Dr., 392; Joshua, 183, 338; L. W., 318; Sam- uel H., 100, 303, 311; Wilson M., Dr., 392; William O., 308
Pfuhl, William, 358
Phelps & Gorham Purchase, the, 100; C. R., 185
Phillips, Abram, 330; David, 190, 224, 225; E. A., 275; John, 384; Peter, 327 Philpott & Leuppie, 229
Pickard, Albert H., 99, 333, 334, 374; Hartman, and son Lawrence, 332; Lawrence, 332, 334; L. A., 334
Need help finding more records? Try our genealogical records directory which has more than 1 million sources to help you more easily locate the available records.