Landmarks of Orleans County, New York, Part 81

Author: Signor, Isaac S., ed
Publication date: 1894
Publisher: Syracuse : D. Mason
Number of Pages: 1084

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married Charlotte Squier, after which he went on foot to Ohio in search of a suitable place for permanent location. Returning he decided to locate at Eagle Harbor, and in 1819 purchased the betterments of a former occupant, and in 1821 took the deed direct from the land company. The children in this family were as follows : Emily M., who lives on the old home farm ; Harriet, who married Willis P. Collins and died in Albion ; Caroline, who died in infancy ; Pulaski S., of Albion, and Asahel W., who died on the old homestead. Asahel Fitch, the pioneer, died of measles in July, 1826. His widow kept the family together for several years, after which she married William Penniman, and to them two children were born, viz : Julia, who married Hiram Crego, and Aurelia C., of Eagle Harbor. Pulaski S. Fitch, the subject of this sketch, was born Novem- ber 24, 1824. At the age of eighteen he began as a clerk for Collins & Waters, with whom he worked two years, followed by a like term in the service of his stepfather on the farm. He was next employed in the mill in 1846, where he worked about three years. In 1848, with Albert Collins, he bought a boat and went on the canal, remain- ing about three years, after which he returned to the mill. Later on he was on the

canal for his brother one season. About 1850 he went to farming, and in that year built the house where he now lives. Mr. Fitch married Phoebe A. Hoag, daughter of Andrew Hoag, of Niagara county. Their children were Isaac Henry, who died an infant; Emma C., a music teacher of prominence in the county ; Alice M., wife of William B. Aris, and Charlotte, wife of Charles A. Phipps. Pulaski S. Fitch has always been a hard worker and has always made his own way in life. He began with no means and has succeeded in accumulating a comfortable property. He is a Demo- crat and was the son of a Democrat, but takes no active interest in political affairs.

Ferry, Medad, was the first of the family to settle in Orleans county. He came from Rome, Oneida county, in 1826 and settled in Murray. He was a farmer, was a staunch Democrat and a faithful member of the Methodist Church. He married Lavinia Little- field, and their children were: William, who went to Michigan in early life; Lewis D., Lorenzo, Louise, Eunice and Susan. Lorenzo married Jnno Dutcher, and resides in Buffalo; Louisa married Asahel Lewis; Eunice married Ret. Sheldon Baker, and Susan married Edward Day. Lewis D. Ferry was a farmer. He married Sylvia, daughter of Paphiras Beebe, of Murray. Their children were Ellen A., who married Milton Hurd ; Aden M., who married Nancy Garrison ; George A., who married Amarett M. Gridley ; Wilbin L., Carrie and Edward, who died young. Wilbin L. was born in Murray in 1848. His early life was spent on the farm. For several years he conducted a livery business in Holley, and since 1886 has been engaged in the harness business, and is also a dealer in carriages and sleighs. He married Hattie E., daughter of Horace B. Perry.

Ford, Albert H., was born in Rome, Oneida county, in 1845. He is a son of Homer Ford, who was a native of Springfield, Mass. Elon Ford, father to Homer, served in the war of 1812 as captain. George Ford, son of Elon, settled in Hulburton about 1860, and for several years run a boat on the canal. Albert H. Ford came to Orleans county in 1887 and opened a stone quarry on the estate of George Ford, and has since been engaged in that business. In 1879 he married Fanny L. Hook, and their children are : Albert H., jr., Roy A., Otis R., Jesse O. and Grace B.

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Fuller, George, was born in Carlton, Orleans county. In 1810 Captain John Fuller, great-grandfather of George, settled in Carlton, between Waterport and Kuckville, where he purchased 400 acres of land. He came from Pennsylvania with his sons Reuben, John, Thomas, Stephen and Joseph. John Fuller, grandfather of George, came to Carlton when eleven years of age. His wife was Hannah Jagger, of English descent. He served in the war of the rebellion. David, the father of our subject, was born in Carlton in the log house erected by his grandfather in 1819, and died November 30, 1891. He was a farmer of energy and thrift, and died possessed of 236 acres of land. Mr. David Fuller was a Republican and has held office as assessor and highway commissioner for many years. His wife was Joan Sebring, born in Carlton in 1825, and is still living. She and her husband were born and married in the same house. Their children were these : George, our subject, born in Carlton, March 27, 1846; Olin, born October 13, 1847, and Andrew, born April 12, 1853. George Fuller, after leaving the district school of his native town, attended the Albion Academy three terms, and at the age of sixteen went to Southampton, L. I., where he attended the Southampton Academy for several years. He then went into business for himself by working the farm of Ezekiel McKennan, consisting of 186 acres on shares, and has ever since been a farmer. November 13, 1872, he married Mary E., daughter of Ezekiel McKennan, and she was born October 21, 1846, on the farm where she now resides at Waterport. Her father, Ezekiel, was born in Bell Castle, Ireland, and died November 28, 1888, aged ninety-one, having lived in the town of Carlton over sixty-six years. Their family consisted of the following ten children : Rachael, Hugh, Oliver, Sopbia, Selinda, Sarah, James, George, Jane E. and Mary. George and Mary Fuller were the parents of two sons, Raymond D. and Herbert L. Raymond D. was born in Carlton, February 24, 1874, and began his education at Waterport. He then took a college preporatory course at Kalamazoo College, a business course in stenography at Rochester, and is now attending Union College at Schenectady. Herbert L. was born October 17, 1877, and is now attending school at Waterport.

Gage, William, came from Onondaga county at an early day and settled in the west part of the town of Barre, where he was a farmer. His children were Stanton, Rensselaer, Addison, Milo, Mehetable and Orphana. Addison Gage married Elizabeth Ferguson and lived throughout his life in Barre. Before marriage he was a carpenter, but afterwards a farmer. His children were : Helen Janette, who married Richard Shaw ; Maria, who married John Weld; William H., of Albion ; Melvina, wife of H. H. Holt; Alice, who married J. H. Post; and Taylor A., now in Newark, N. J. Ad- dison Gage was a small farmer. He was originally a silver grey Whig and afterward a Democrat. He died in 1875, and his wife in 1870. William H. Gage was born in Barre February 23, 1842, and lived on the farm until he went into the army. Septem- ber 22, 1862, he enlisted in Company D, 151st Regiment, and was appointed corporal, which office he held to the end of his service. He was wounded at the first Wilder- ness battle, being shot through the right wrist. This occurred November 27, 1863, and for a long time Mr. Gage lost the use of his right hand. He was discharged from the service April 26, 1864, after which he returned to the farm, remaining there until 1891, when he came to Albion. October 29, 1867, Mr. Gage married Marietta,

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daughter of Henry and Sophia Gibson. They have no children. Mr. Gage was a Republican prior to 1884, but since that time he has been identified with the Prohibition party. He is a member and steward of the M. E. Church. Henry Gibson was born in Mendon in 1813, and was the son of Newell Gibson, who settled in Barre soon after 1850. Both Newell Gibson and his wife died in Albion. Henry Gibson was a suc- cessful farmer and accumulated a fair property. In 1838 he married Sophia Wain- wright, who bore him three children : John, of Barre; Marietta, wife of William H. Gage; and Myron, who died in 1864. Mr. Gibson was for four years supervisor of Barre, and for more than twenty years held the office of justice of the peace. He was prominent in the town, and was noted as a very successful auctioneer. He died March 18, 1891.

Getty, James H., was born in Sullivan, Madison county, June 4, 1819, a son of Thomas and Fannie (Herron) Getty. His father was a farmer, but at the age of about fourteen James was apprenticed to learn the tailor's trade at Fayetteville, N. Y., and after long years thus spent he became partner to Henry Ecker, in a tailoring business at the same place. Here he continued until 1861, when he came to Albion. While still a resident of Fayetteville, July 24, 1855, Mr. Getty married Anna Amelia, daughter of David Kennedy, of Sullivan. Mrs. Getty was born June 8, 1828, and died in Albion June 2, 1874. She was a faithful and devoted Christian worker, whose example and teaching was always for right. No children were born of this marriage above noted, although just previous to the death of Mrs. Getty, Louise Humiston was taken into Deacon Getty's family as a daughter. She is now Mrs. Warren Stone Gordis, her hus- band being a professor in the J. B. Stetson University at Deland, Fla. Mr. Getty, familiarly known as "Deacon " Getty, from his long and useful connection with the Baptist Church, has been deacon since 1863. He is a Republican, but has never taken an active part in political affairs.

Green, Rhodes, was born in Rhode Island, and came with his father, Nathan Green, to Oneida county at a very early age, where he owned the first foundry, and was also interested in cotton mills in the region. Rhodes afterward went to Camillus, where he married Sophronia Rockwell, and thereafter lived in that town for nearly twenty years. In 1839 the family came to Barre, residing there until 1876; thence moved to Albion, where he died in October, 1886. In 1876 Rhodes Green and is wife celebrated their golden wedding. The children in this family were: Lydia A., who married Nelson Warner; Jane, who became the wife of Benjamin Adams; Merlin, who died in Oswego; Herman, who died in Buffalo; and Martha, who married Albert Operti, of New York city. Nelson Warner was the eldest son of Leonard Warner, the latter one of the pioneers of this country. Nelson was a farmer, but failing health compelled him to retire from the farm. He went into the produce and apple business, afterwards in coal and grain, and in this venture was very successful. In 1849 he married Lydia A. Green. Children were born to them but none grew to maturity. They have one son by adoption, Daniel E. Warner, now living in Barre. Nelson Warner died February 26, 1887, aged sixty-one years. f

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Greene, Abram C., was a native of Providence, R. I., and in his native State his young life was passed. He learned the trade of cabinet making and joining, which was his chief occupation through life, although in the town of Yates, where he was an early settler, he added undertaking to his other business pursuits. Mr. Greene came to Orleans county with his brother, Thomas P., but the latter afterward moved to Michi- gan, and still lives at Lansing in that State. Abram C. Greene was twice married, his first wife being Polly Goodell of Ridgway, by whom he had these children: Charlotte and Ashael, both of whom died young. Ellen Jane, who married, first, David C. Chesebrough, and after his death Joshua Sharpsteen, and now lives in Medina; and Freeman A. The second wife of Abram Greene was Angeline C., widow of Charles Allen. Two children were born of this marriage, John and Lina, the older of whom died during childhood, and the younger married Frank Drake and now lives in Roch- ester. Mr. Greene died in Yates in 1873. Freeman A .; Greene was born September 23, 1844, was educated at the Yates Academy and the University of Rochester, graduating from the latter in 1869 with the degree of B.A. Following that he taught school at the Yates Institution, also at Wilson, and in 1876 was called to the superintendency of the Union Free Schools of Albion. This position Professor Greene has since held, and much of the success attained by the local school system and its high standard of ex- cellence, known throughout the county, is due largely to his efforts. On July 16, 1873, Freeman A. Greene was married to Cora L., daughter of Isaac Aber of Niagara county, and three children have been born to them, two died in childhood, and Louis F. Greene prepared for college at Albion High School, and entered Yale University September, 1894. The second wife of Freeman A. Greene was Susan Ida, daughter of Farrington Price of New York.

Gwynne, Richard, a native of Wales, was the first of this family to settle in Orleans county. He came to America about 1834, and settled first at Newark, N. J., and then moved to the town of Carlton, Orleans county, in 1837 and engaged in farming. In 1840 he moved to Brockville, where he remained until his death on October 8, 1884. His widow, aged ninety-two, survives him. Mr. Gwynne was a blacksmith by trade and followed that business after coming to Brockville. He married Anna Thomas in Wales, and they were the parents of six children : Thomas and Sarah, who died young, John, Mary, Henry, and Charles F. Mary A. married William A. Roland, and Henry settled at Bay City, Mich. John Gwynne was born in 1828, and is a blacksmith by trade, conducting a shop at Hindsburg since 1854. On August 30, 1862, he enlisted in the 151st N. Y. Volunteers, and served until January 13, 1864, when he was discharged on account of wounds received at Locust Grove. He married Mary A. Longley in 1858, and their children were: Anna B., who married Moses Hart, Elizabeth and Grace, who died young, and Frank A. Charles F. Gwynne was born in Murray, March 13, 1849. He learned the blacksmith trade and followed it for a time, and later was an engineer on the N. Y. L. E. & W. R. R. for ten years. In 1887 he opened a stone quarry be- tween Hulburton and Hindsburg, and has done an extensive business, owning at the present time four quarries. He furnished the stone for the new Armory building at Utica and for De Voe College at Suspension Bridge. He is a Republican, and has held office as highway commissioner and collector. In 1881 Mr. Charles Gwynne married

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Sarah A. Sackett of Avon, and their children are : Homer R. (deceased), Cora M., born July 25, 1885, and Ella A., born October 1, 1887.

Goff, William H. H., was born in Barre, this county, April 6, 1843, a son of Stillman Goff, said to have been the first white child born in the town of Rush, Monroe county, his father having come from New England at an early date and settled there. Stillman came to this county about 1835 and settled in Barre. He married Sophia Rowley, and their children were: Adeline, who married Amon Schoonover and settled in Carlton ; Jane, Marquis, Hannah, who all died unmarried; Edward, who settled in Indiana; Squire, who settled in Barre, and married Harriet Crowell; and William H. H. The latter has always followed farming, and lived in his native town until 1869, when he came to Clarendon. He is a Democrat in politics, and is regarded as one of the leading men of his party in the town. He has served as assessor and supervisor for many years, has been repeatedly elected delegate to the county conventions, and in 1893 he was elected delegate to the State convention. He is a member of Holley Lodge, I. O. O. F., and in 1867 he married Emeline Orcutt, their children being : Henry N., who died in infancy ; Hattie E. and Charles S.

Garrett, Daniel F., was born in Kendall, January 12, 1848, a grandson of Wait Gar- rett, who was a native of Whitehall and died in Kendall in 1864, aged eighty-eight. Garrison, father of Daniel F., was born in Wayne county in 1818, and died in Carlton, January 9, 1892. He married Lettie Peck, who was born in Tompkins county in 1820. Their five children were as follows: Margaret A., born in 1843, married Andrew Fletcher ; Harriet E., born in 1846, married Joseph A. Webster ; Daniel F .; Melvin, born in 1851, married Alice M. Warren, and Nellie M., born in 1856, married Frank Day. Daniel F. married at East Carlton, November 22, 1876, Ida A. Armstrong of Carlton, who was born May 17, 1852, a daughter of John H. Armstrong of Berne, Al- bany county, who was born January 9, 1813, and died in Carlton in August, 1862. Her mother was Susan Flynn, born in Knox, Albany county, August 3, 1814, and died March 12, 1892. Their children were Emily A., Charles W., Catharine M., Elmina, George W., Clark B., Helen J., John H., and Ida A. Mr. Garrett was collector of the port at Oak Orchard Harbor during 1885-87. He and wife are members of the East Carlton Lodge, No. 784, I. O. G. T.

Grinnell. This name stands for pioneership and as well for general worth and integ- rity in Orleans county. John Grinnell was the first of the family to come to this county, and he settled in the west part of Barre. He was three times married and among his children were Paul, Peter, Jackson, Wesley, Lyman, Harley, John and Ella. Ezra Grinnell, brother of John, came in 1826 with his family, and settled where Na- than Bragg now lives. His wife was Lucretia Leonard, and their children were Mar- quis, Ira, Lauren, Isaiah, Leonard, Horace, Perry M., Willis A., Almira Jane, Eliza Ann and Janette. Amos Grinnell, brother to John and Ezra, came in 1828. His eight children were Diana, Franklin, Charles E., Orlando, Henry, William Harvey, Fillmore and Anna M. Lauren Grinnell, son of Ezra, was born in Onondaga county, October 28, 1821. He has always been a farmer and is one of the most successful and fore- handed men of Barre. He married Marilla S. Leach, by whom he has two children :

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Jay, of Barre; and Clara A., wife of John A. Brown. For thirty years Mr. Lauren Grinnell lived on his present farm, but for twelve years he lived in Shelby, returning to Barre in 1891. William Harvey Grinnell was born in Barre June 19, 1843, and has always lived in view of the old home farm of his father, Amos Grinnell. He is the owner of one of the most productive and best appointed farms in the town, compris- ing nearly seventy-five acres all under cultivation. Mr. Grinnell married Elizabeth, the daughter of B. T. Mull.

Grinnell, Charles E., was born in Barre, November 8, 1832 and was the third of eight children of Amos and Rosamond (Whaley) Grinnell of that town. His father was a farmer and to that occupation Charles was brought up, and has always followed the same. At the age of twenty-three he began for himself, married and located on a farm at Bragg's Corners, where he lived eight years. He then sold the farm and bought another at Barre Center, where he lived three years. He purchased and came to his present excellent farm in Albion in the fall of 1868. Charles Grinnell has al- ways been an industrious and thrifty farmer, and one whose endeavors have been amply rewarded. He is a member and one of the founders of the Free Methodist Church of Albion, and one of its chief supporters. In politics he is a Prohibitionist. In 1855 Mr. Grinnell was married to Mary F. Payne of Barre. They have had three children, viz .: Wilbur H., who lives at home; Ed. Clayton, a merchant of Albion ; and Lamonte, who died in infancy. Wilbur H. Grinnell was born September 27, 1856, married January 15, 1879, to Helen Dykeman. They spent nearly four years in Ing- ham county, Mich., and at the request of his parents came to take charge of the farm in Albion.

Goodwin, James, was born in Kent county, England, August 11, 1814, and was the second of nine children of James and Anna (Webb) Goodwin. The father came to this country in 1828, and settled in the town of Seneca, where he lived and died. James, our subject, determined to own a farm for himself, and to this end worked in- dustriously as a farm hand, and finally, in 1831, came to Albion and set up a threshing machine where the Free Methodist Church now stands, and was the pioneer of this business in the county, and for many years afterward he threshed all through this region. In 1833 Mr. Goodwin went to Michigan, where he took up eighty acres of land and afterward increased its size by other purchases, so that he in part owned a farm before he was of age, and he earned and paid for it all without outside help. However, Mr. Goodwin returned to this county, where he has since lived, having come to his present farm in Barre in April, 1844. His home farm in Barre contains 116 acres, and 234 acres in Genesee county. October 29, 1839, Mr. Goodwin married Lu- cinda Loveland, by whom he has three children : Hattie, wife of Lewis M. Morgan ; Clara and Artemas.

Gibson, John A., whose finally appointed home farm is conveniently situated on the main road between Albion and Barre Center, was born in Barre and was the son of Henry M. Gibson, the latter also a prominent man in the town, and of whom mention will be found elsewhere in these sketches. John A. Gibson lives on the old home farm of his father, and although a man conservative in his habits, is regarded as one of

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Barre's best representatives. His wife was Caroline Matilda, daughter of Captain Orrin Raymond, and they have two children : Charles M., an active young business man and manager of the Gibson farm; and Henry, who died in infancy. Charles M. Gibson was born in Barre, July 9, 1862, was educated in Barre and the Albion High School. Until quite recently Mr. Gibson has been interested in real estate operations in Batavia, also in business in and about Schenectady for a time. On November 28, 1883, he mar- ried Eveline Moreau of Alden, Erie county, and they have two children, one of whom is still living.

Hill, Ezra N., was born in Murray, May 21, 1822, a son of Dr. Hira Hill, who was a native of Connecticut, born in 1772. The latter served in the war of 1812, being assistant-surgeon. About 1817 he came with his family from Georgia, Vt., and settled in Murray, where he practiced his profession. About 1835 he bought property on the road running south from the ridge, where he erected a substantial stone house, and here he died July 26, 1849. He was a prominent figure in his locality, and it is said that he delivered the address at Holley, when Governor Clinton passed through on the opening of the canal. He belonged to the Masonic fraternity. His first wife was Experience Post, and their children were: Myra, Priam B., Eveline, Ozro P., and Darwin M. Dr. Hill married second, Anna Northrup, and they had one son, Ezra N. Hill. He was educated in the public schools of his native town, and at the Gaines Academy, and the Brockport Collegiate Institute. For several years he was principal of the school at Holley, and later at Lewiston, Niagara county, and from 1846 to 1852 he engaged in farming in Murray, in the latter year entering the insurance business, which he con- tinued till 1878 in Holley and Brockport, taking up his residence in Brockport in 1869. He is a Republican, and has taken an active interest in political affairs. He was super- visor of Murray in 1852-60, assistant-assessor of internal revenue during Lincoln's and Grant's first administrations, and was one of the trustees of Brockport. Since 1849 he has been a member of Holley Lodge, I. O. O. F., and has passed all the chairs. April 18, 1848, he married ;Cornelia A. Whitney, of Lewiston, N. Y., and they had three children : Fitz James, Eva A., and Whitney. Mrs. Hill died April 26, 1864, and July 12, 1865, he married Ella F. Whitney, and they have a son, Ezra D., who lives in Indianapolis, Ind. Fitz James settled at Black River, Mich., and is county treasurer ; and Whitney settled in New Mexico, and is a ranchman. Eva A. married Volney W. Foster, of Evanston, Ill., in 1876, and died in 1887. She had two children, Albert V., and Eva C.

Hurd, Luther Dean, was born in Newport, N. H., August 13, 1820, a son of Parnelius and Sophia Hurd. In 1824 the family removed to Elizabethtown, N. Y., and four years later to Proctorville, Vt. Luther D. learned the trade of a carriage trimmer, and followed it until about 1839, when he settled in East Holley, Orleans county, and entered the employ of William Seward, produce and grain dealer of Rochester. Mr. Hurd was his representative in Holley, and bought large quantities of grain and pro- duce. He operated the stone grist-mill in Holley for a time, and with Henry Hurd, his brother, owned an extensive flouring mill in Dexter, N. Y. Later, Mr. Hurd operated in the west, dealing extensively in western grain until the time of the Chicago fire. He also had large real estate interests in Illinois. In 1871 Mr. Hurd purchased

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of George W. Stoddard his interest in the banking business of Bowman & Stoddard, continuing a partner until September 1, 1882, when he sold his interest to Downs & Eddy, and purchased a lime kiln in Rochester. Mr. Hurd was thrice married, in 1839 to Sarah M., daughter of Abijah Dean, of Holley, by whom he had two children : Dean A, and Gertrude. Mrs. Hurd died July 2, 1846, and November 27, 1850, he mar -. ried Aurelia E. Smith, who died in 1869. He married third, October 15, 1872, Jennette, daughter of Alvah Morgan, of Holley, and they had one daughter, Cora A. Mr. Hurd died March 29, 1891.

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Landmarks of Orleans County, New York, Part 81

Author: Signor, Isaac S., ed Publication date: 1894 Publisher: Syracuse : D. Mason Number of Pages: 1084

Author: Signor, Isaac S., ed
Publication date: 1894
Publisher: Syracuse : D. Mason
Number of Pages: 1084