Landmarks of Orleans County, New York, Part 97

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

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Republican. December 20, 1863, he enlisted in the 8th Heavy Artillery, Company K, 2d Corps, and was honorably discharged in June, 1865. He participated in the battles of Spottsylvania and Cold Harbor, where he was wounded. Mr. Curtis married at Al- bion June 7, 1866, Mary H. Reed, born March 31, 1844, a daughter of Reuben Reed. The latter was born November 19, 1805, and died in 1879. He married Lucy Maria Andrus, born September 9, 1819, died May 27, 1884, and they had nine children. Mr. and Mrs. Curtis have had these children : William Reed Curtis, born June 23, 1867, married Cora Kimball and has three children, Helen, Leon and Berenice; Grace L., born November 28, 1871, married George B. Murray, and has one child, Curtis; Adin R., born October 9, 1880; and Bessie, born November 13, 1885. Mr. Curtis is a mem- ber of Jones Post, G. A. R.

Mack, James Wolcott, was born in Brooklyn, Pa., March 2, 1831, and was the second of seven children of Marvin L. and Emeline (Palmer) Mack, who were born in Con- necticut and came with their parents to that then wilderness country, Brooklyn, in 1810-11 ; the first settlement was made in 1797. When of age he followed the trade of his father, as builder, in Susquehanna county and elsewhere, and for a period of more than twenty-two years he led an active and business life. In 1872 he came to this county, where many of his friends and relatives were then living. He bought the Sill farm, upon which he now lives and which is known among the best in Barre. Mr. Mack married Carrie, daughter of Elijah P. and Minerva Sill, and they have two chil- dren, Virgil S. and Carroll M. Mr. Mack is a strong Republican, but independent in religious sentiment.

Lynch, Michael, was born in County Math, near Dublin, Ireland, emigrated to this country when twelve years of age and settled in Ogden, Monroe county, where he re- mained about twelve years. He removed to Gaines in 1862 and remained until 1867, when he sold his property there and removed to the town of Carlton, where he bought and sold four different farms. He now owns a farm at Carlton Station containing eighty-four acres. Subject's father was William, born in Ireland and died in Holley in 1871, aged sixty-four years. His wife was Ann Bruton, born in Ireland and died in Gaines in 1867, aged sixty-four years. They had eight children: James, Patrick, and Thomas (deceased), Julia, John, William, Robert, and Michael. Our subject was born March 29, 1836. Subject is a carpenter by trade, at which he worked in his younger days, but he is now engaged in farming. He married, in 1859, at Brockport, N. Y., Mary Jane Kelly, who was born December 27, 1837, in Ireland. Their children are : Mary Jane, born in Ogden, N. Y., October 1, 1860, and married Peter Roche, by whom she has one child, Lewis Bernard, born February 9, 1891 ; William John, born July 27, 1862 ; Robert E., born October 19, 1864; Anna M., born August 15, 1866; Frank M., born November 18, 1868, died November 1, 1893 ; Mark P., born July 26, 1871; Julia E., born October 7, 1873, and Joseph F., born May 8, 1875.

Colburn, F. E., born in Albion, October 30, 1858. He started out in life in the print- ing business, and in 1876 embarked in the project of a portable printing office. He sold out to his partner and went into the boot and shoe business with Henry Styles, under the firm name of Colburn & Styles. In 1881 he sold out to Mr. Styles and went into the boot and shoe business in Rochester, and two years later he became manager for G. W. Ingalls & Co. of their Medina branch. In 1893 that house failed and Mr. Colburn went into business for himself. June 15, 1881, he married Ida Louise Gris- wold, and they have three children : Florence, Corinne, and Claribel. Mr. Colburn's father is Caleb Colburn, and his mother Elizabeth (Hill) Colburn.

Thompson, John, a native of New York city, served one year in the war of 1812 as fifer, moved to Cayuga county, and came thence to Gaines, where his son James was born April 29, 1810. His other children were Annie, Betsey, Clara, Adna, Andrew, and William. The family removed to the mouth of Johnson's Creek in Carlton about

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1820, where William was lost in the woods one night in the fall, his skeleton being found in the spring about twenty rods from the house. James Thompson married, in 1830, Laura Cushman, who died in May, 1890, his death occurring in September, 1890. Their children were John, Abner (died in the Civil War), Elias, Phoebe (Mrs. Hiram Carpenter, of Yates), Harriet (Mrs. Christopher Edwards), Clara (Mrs. William Can- ham), and Eleanor (Mrs. James Tichenor).

Carpenter, William, came to Yates in 1823 and settled on the farm now owned by his son Hiram. In 1849 he moved to Michigan, where he died. He married Mrs. Zilpha Mead, and his children were : Charles, Hiram, William H., Martin V. B., and Susan (Mrs. Wilcox), and a step-daughter, Phoebe (Mrs. Homer Warner). Of these Hiram is the only one living in Orleans county. William H. was highway commissioner of Yates and a captain in the State militia. Hiram Carpenter was born November 7, 1821, married Phoebe, daughter of James Thompson, of Carlton, and their children are : Eva and Charles (deceased), Martha, Hortense, James, Susan, Ruth M., and Maud S.

Chugg, George, was born in 1845, in Devonshire, England, and came to America in 1875, where he settled in Barre, this county, first, and a few months later came to Clarendon, where he has since resided, and follows agriculture. He married, in 1867, Mary J. Knott, and their children are as follows: Mary A., who married James Bird ; Thomas W., Eliza, Maria, Rosa, Bessie, and George.

Hiram, Fargo, was one of the early and substantial settlers of Barre. He was born in the town of Sherburne, Chenango county, N. Y. From there he moved to the town of Henrietta, where he married Electa, daughter of Joel Clark. In 1827 they came to Barre. Eleven children were born to them: Mary, who married James L. Culver ; John A., now a resident of Spencerport, Monroe county ; Olive, who died in 1850 ; Susan, who married Alfred Carpenter, and after his decease, F. A. Eaton ; O. T., who died in Illinois; Imogene, who died in Minnesota; Laura, who married W. H. Puzey ; Almon B., of Clarendon, a soldier in Company D, 151st Regiment; Amelia E., who married Charles H. Mattison ; Jeremiah C., living in the State of Washington, who was in the 4th Heavy Artillery three years; and Antoinette, wife of F. Harvey, who died in Kansas. Charles H. Mattison, who during his life-time was one of Barre's most worthy citizens and who was honored equally with any man the town has ever pro- duced, was born March 27, 1837. Until he went into service he lived on a farm. Sep- tember 9, 1861, Mr. Mattison enlisted in Company D, 151st Regiment, and was elected orderly ; was later promoted sergeant, and still later second lieutenant, but did not accept a commission as such. He was subsequently examined before General Casey's board and commissioned lieutenant, 26th U. S. Colored Troops, and later promoted adjutant of the regiment. He acted as adjutant general under General Saxton and served until the latter part of 1865, making an enviable record as a soldier and officer. Returning home he purchased a wagon and blacksmith shop at Barre Center, which he managed three years and then bought the old Fargo farm. Here he lived until his death, March 23, 1883. He was a stannch Republican and a leader of his party in the county. He was first elected town clerk, then supervisor, and later was elected to the State Legislature, and in each capacity he proved himself a worthy public servant. On January 8, 1861, he married Amelia E. Fargo, and they have three children : Walter, a salesman ; Gertrude M., wife of Earl N. Fuller; and Alva G., of Barre Center.

Noble, William, was a native of Weathersfield, Conn., born May 9, 1803, and was the son of Elnathan and Mary Noble. The family left Connecticut about 1805, and settled at Geneva. William Noble was educated at Albany and New York city, at the latter in the College of Physicians and Surgeons, and completed his medical education at Castleton, Vt. He studied medicine in New York city under the direction of Dr. Valentine Mott and other well known and equally distinguished physicians. He began practicing in Albany, and thence moved to Hudson, Ohio, from the latter place coming

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to Albion, in 1840. From this time until his death, Dr. Noble was in continuous prac- tice in Orleans county, and was a physician of much prominence among the local prac- titioners, while as a surgeon was perhaps unequaled in the country. Dr. Noble died in Albion, April 18, 1878. His wife, whom he married at Albany. June 2, 1829, was Amelia Stiles Denio. The children of this marriage were as follows: William Gray Noble, born May 29, 1832, died February 21, 1835; Mary Weston Noble, born De- cember 11, 1883, married Dr. Edward West, New York city, and died June 13, 1891; Harriet Stiles, born September 15, 1835, married Henry B. Watson, January 30, 1895 ; Francis Amelia, born February 17, 1839, married Dr. William H. Graves, the latter be- ing a practicing physician in Albion for a short time, and who died in November, 1866; Ella N., born June 8, 1842, died in 1845; Annette Lucile, born July 12, 1844. Annette Lucile Noble was educated at Phipps Union Seminary, and was graduated from that institution. She began her well known literary career in writing for such publications as the Christian Union and the New York Independent, and later for Harper's Bazaar, Frank Leslie's periodicals and New York Graphic. She wrote children's stories as early as 1870, and did other work as well. She was also employed in writing for the Presbyterian and Temperance boards. About 1880 she began writing novels, and her works have attracted much attention both at home and abroad. "Uncle Jack's Ex- ecntor " has a large sale both in the United States and England ; "Eunice Lathrop " is another of her best works. Some of her writings were so well received that they were translated into Dutch and had a large sale in Holland. Miss Noble has been an ex- tensive foreign traveler, having made seven long tours in Europe at different times, visiting many different countries.

Blood, Harvey, who for many years was well known to the older residents of the northern part of Orleans county as a minister of the gospel, and later as practicing phy- sician, was a native of Conway, Mass., born about 1804. Coming to this State he lo- cated at Broadalbin, where he taught school several years, then moved to Whitesboro and Hamilton, at the latter attending Colgate Academy. He afterward engaged in missionary work in Western New York under the direction of the Home Mission Board, and in connection with his labors he came to Carlton in 1825. Here he bought land and built a house, and although he was afterward stationed at various other places, Carlton was considered the home of Mr. Blood and family. As the result of hard and constant ministerial work, his voice failed, and he was compelled to change his avoca- tion. He read medicine in Gaines, and was graduated from a medical institution at Willoughby, Ohio. Dr. Blood practiced in Carlton and Yates about ten years, until the time of his death, July 27, 1864. He married Eliza Cooley, and to them one child was born, Adoniram Judson, who settled in Missouri and died there in 1892. After the death of his wife, Mr. Blood married Gracilla, daughter of Anthony Miles, a pioneer of the town. The children of this marriage were: Francis Wayland, Cornelia Ann and Francis W. (all of whom died young), and Harvey, jr., of Albion. The latter was born in Carlton, April 12, 1843, where he was brought up on the farm and educated in the old Yates and Albion academies. At sixteen Harvey began working for himself, and before he was twenty-one he owned a farm. Mr. Blood has always been a farmer, and is now interested in that pursuit, both in this country and in the west. April 12, 1864, he married Mary J. Huff, of Carlton, by whom he had two children, Della Way- land and Clayton Converse, both of Albion. Mr. Harvey Blood, jr., is a Republican and has held office as highway commissioner six years, and supervisor two years. Anthony Miles was one of the pioneers of this region, and was one of the famous "seven bachelors " who made the first improvements in Carlton. He was a native of England, but came to this region from Stockbridge, Mass. He drove an ox team from Massachusetts to Avon, thence came on foot to Oak Orchard on the lake. During the War of 1812, Mr. Miles was in service ; was at Lundy's Lane and the burning of Buffalo. After building his log house, Mr. Miles went east and brought his family to the settlement. He then had three children : Mary Ann, who married Jerry Clark ;

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Gracilla, who married Harvey Blood, and Henry O., now living in Carlton. Two chil- dreu were afterward born in Carlton, viz. : Priscilla, second wife of Jerry Clark, and Edmund, who died in infancy. After the death of his first wife, Mr. Miles married Jane Brown, and by her had five children : Sarah, who married George Miller ; Edwin, of Carlton ; Mary Ann, who married John Norris; Edmund and Cynthia, of Carlton ; Victoria, who married William Sutton. Anthony Miles died in Carlton in 1883, being in his ninety-ninth year.

Petrie, William, M. D., was born near Mentz, Germany, in 1733, was educated in medicine at the Manheim Medical College, served in the army of Frederick the Great, came to America in 1765, and was a surgeon in Fort Herkimer during the Revolution- ary War. His son, Frederick, who was born in 1777 and died in 1851, had eleven children, of whom Melchert was born October 24, 1813. Another son, Frederick, jr., came to Orleans county at an early day, remained one year, and now lives in Dakota. Still another son, Simeon, is now a resident of this town. Melchert Petrie came to Yates from Herkimer, N. Y., in the spring of 1842. He married, first, Mary Folts, and second Mrs. Kate Wheeler. His children are : Mary (deceased), Charles A. (died in 1878), Albert, Irving, Willie (deceased), and George H. George H. Petrie was born December 17, 1860, and December 10, 1885, married Effie G. Reynolds, of Yates. He has two children, M. Earl and Clarence A. He has been town assessor one year. Albert Petrie, born March 22, 1849, married December 23, 1875, Emma A. Fisk, of Yates. His brother, Irving, was born July 11, 1852. The two reside on the home- stead farm west of Yates Centre. Simeon Petrie, son of Frederick, sr., and grandson of Dr. William Petrie, was born in Herkimer county, February 7, 1821, and settled in Yates in 1844. December 26, 1849, he married Laura, daughter of Jeremiah Miller, who came to this town about 1824. She was born June 11, 1824. Their children are : Jennie, born February 6, 1851; Cornelia, born July 3, 1854; Myron Frederick, born February 24, 1856; William, born Deeember 6, 1859; and Hattie, born February 16, 1862; and an adopted daughter, Mary E., born March 23, 1869. Mr. Petrie is a re- tired farmer living west of Yates Centre.

Cottrell, S. R. D., was born in Rochester, August 24, 1862. Both his parents died when he was an infant and he was reared by his father's uncle. His early days were spent, first in Erie county, and then in the town of Ridgeway. He followed farming until 1888, when he worked in a stone quarry until 1891. He then went into John- son's paper pail factory, and May 10, 1892, bought it out and has since conducted it successfully. In 1887 Mr. Cottrell married Hannora O'Brien, of Victor, Ontario county, N. Y. The Cottrells trace their ancestry back to the Pilgrims of the Mayflower.

Hanlon, James Ardell and Edward, were born in Lockport, N. Y., the former on November 16, 1841, and the latter on March 6, 1845. When James was four years old their parents moved to Medina. His early life was spent at farming, attending the district school during the winter months. The most of his education was acquired at the Medina Academy under the principalship of Professor Butts. At the age of twenty-one he left school and was employed by the hardware firm of Whedon & Al- len. After six years, as a result of his industrious habits, he was received into the firm as junior partner. His brother Edward, at the same time, was employed as clerk in this establishment. This firm continued seven years. In 1876 James withdrew, and the brothers formed a new partnership under the name of Hanlon Bros., which exists at the present time. They occupy more floor room than any other hardware house be- tween Buffalo and Rochester. Mr. Edward Hanlon has devoted himself closely to the business, and to his keen eye and unusual talent as a salesman are dne much of the suc- cess which this firm has achieved. They deal extensively in hardware, tinware, agri- cultural implements, buggies, lumber wagons, bicycles, sewing machines and all concom- itants of the business. Messrs. Hanlon Bros. can count many friends among the citi- zens of Medina, and they have earned the respect and friendship which they now enjoy.

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Brown, Mrs. Sarah J., is the widow of Ralph R. Brown. She was born in Carlton February 28, 1834, and was a daughter of Truman Luttenton, who was born in Her- kimer county May 14, 1801, and died in Carlton in 1889. His wife was Sally East- man, born in Vermont February 28, 1828. She died in 1882. They had seven chil- dren : Augusta J., born December 16, 1828; Nathaniel O., born February 11, 1830 ; Ruth A., born May 20, 1832; Sarah J., born February 28, 1834; Amanda M., born May 25, 1836; Mary E., born December 25, 1839; Truman N., born July 28, 1841; Joel H., born October 22, 1843; Rosamond E., born February 13, 1848. The husband of our subject, Ralph R., was born October 29, 1828, and died October 8, 1893. They had three children : Clara J., Harry L. and Anna West.

Stork, Joseph, was born in England March 13, 1849, and came to America in 1856. He learned the trade of stonecutter and has been engaged in the quarry business all his life. He conducted Howell's quarry four years. In 1888 he formed a partnership with Thomas Gatts, which still exists. In J889 he was elected supervisor of the town of Ridgeway, which office he held two years. In 1894 he also formed a partnership with Charles A. Gorman. In 1870 he married Anna S. Courtman, and they have five chil- dren living, three girls and two boys.

Ough, George W., was born in Cherry Valley, Otsego county, February 12, 1827 and was the youngest of nine children of Peter and Mary Ough. George lived on the farm until he was fourteen, then went to Fort Plain and for the next seven years was employed as a clerk. He went to Lockport, where he remained for a time, then came to Albion and started a crockery store. This he afterwards sold and bought out the furniture business formery carried on by George M. Pullman. Mr. Ough was in busi- ness in Albion from 1850 until 1892. In local affairs he has ever been an active Demo- crat, and for several years held the office of town auditor, also member of the Board of Education. In 1850 Mr. Ough married Anna Weeks, by whom he had two chil- dren : Anna, wife of_C. M. C. Reynolds, and Louie M., wife of Franklin Clark. Mrs. Ough died March 29, 1862.

Scott, Allen P., was born in the town of Barre, January 31, 1825. He settled on his present farm in Ridgeway in 1832, was educated at Yates Academy, and for some time was town superintendent of schools. In 1850 he married Cornelia Howe, and they have two sons : Harry and Mark. Harry is a farmer in Ridgeway, and Mark is a clerk in the railway mail service. Mr. Scott has been supervisor of Ridgeway for five terms, a life-long Democrat, with the only one political ambition, to go to the State Legisla- ture, but his generous friends said no! His ambition quietly subsided, and ever after he has been content. His father was Harry Scott, and his mother Amy (Billings) Scott. The former lived to be seventy-nine, and the latter eighty-four years of age.

Williams, Mrs. Arabella, is the widow of Chester Williams, who was born in Argile, Washington county, August 25, 1803, and died September 30, 1889. He settled on the farm where his widow resides in 1826, and took an article of Holland land company farm of 112 acres. His first wife was Margaret Teachout, born in Manchester, Febru- ary 15, 1808, and died May 13, 1875, and they had nine children as follows: Sarah M., born May 1, 1827, died in 1890; Lydia R., born September 24, 1859 ; Betsey J., born January 14, 1832, died April 11, 1854; Marriette, born September 9, 1834 ; Delilah, born January 14, 1838, and died -; Clark O,, born October 5. 1839, died August 16, 1840; Harriet, born August 3, 1840, died August 18, 1840; Benjamin F., born July 22, 1842, died September, 1866; Cassius M. C., born September 9, 1845, and died Feb- ruary 15, 1894. Mr. Williams married for his second wife Arabella Brown Gilmore, born in Sweden, Monroe county, September 11, 1825. Mrs. Arabella Williams' first husband was Aaron Gilmore, born May 13, 1813, and died July, 1876, and they had two children : George, born September 10, 1849, died an infant ; and Alida, born May 16, 1862. Mrs. Williams' father was Luther Brown, born in New Hampshire, Decom-

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ber 18, 1777, and died in Gaines, April 15, 1862. He settled in Carlton in 1830. His wife was Anna Burke, born in Vermont, September 28, 1785, and died February 1, 1836. They had five children : Luther . Brown, jr., born January 21, 1814, and died July 27, 1892; George, born March 19, 1816, died July 25, 1889 ; Harrison B., born July 28, 1818, died January 29, 1856 ; Mary Ann, born September 21, 1822 ; Arabella, born September 11, 1825. Aaron Gilmore settled in Albion about 1846, where he was well and favorably known. He was in the drug business nine years, and sold out his business to H. W. Lewis, M.D., after which he went west, where he was a railroad con- tractor on several railroads. He died suddenly of apoplexy at Chicago, Ill., July 4, 1870.

Coon, Thomas J., born in an old log house on the farm where he now resides, August 6, 1832, son of Alexander and Betsey (Weatherwax) Coon. Educated in schools of the township, worked as a boy on his father's farm, where he has ever since resided. In religious association he is a member of the Baptist Church, he has been trustee for a number of years, has served the people as assessor and road commissioner for a number of years ; has also served many years as school trustee. He was married, April 5, 1855, to Miss Elizabeth Eckerson, daughter of John and Hannah Eckerson, who was born in Schoharie county, and came thence when four weeks old, was born June 18, 1835. Children are : John A., born November 21, 1858; Albert C., born November 27, 1864; Merrill C., born February 2, 1868. Mr. Coon's father, Alexander Coon, was born in Rensselaer county, N. Y., 1794, and was the son of Alexander Coon, who was killed by the limb of a tree falling upon him in 1812. They came to what is now Shelby township in 1810. and were the first white settlers in the region. Alexander Coon took strong interest in the Baptist Church, and in 1861 contributed largely to the erection of the present structure (brick) of the First Baptist Church at Shelby Center.

Reynolds, W. B., was born in the town of Shelby, January 14, 1843, a son of Valen- tine and Fannie (McCormick) Reynolds, pioneers of Shelby. His parents moved to Genesee county while he was still young, and there he remained until of age. He then spent a couple of years in Wisconsin and a year at Jackson, Mich., then came to Medina and after clerking two years, embarked in the tobacco and confectionery business, to which he soon added a livery and sale stable. In March, 1878, he married Mary Rice, and they have one son, Ernest B. The grandfather, Joshua Reynolds, was born in Wells, Rutland county, Vt., in 1783 and died November 29, 1843 at West Shelby, N. Y. He married Susan Mosher, born in Vermont in March, 1785, who died July 5, 1876, at South Haven, Mich. Their children were: Emeline McDowell, born in 1807, died in 1891; Valentine, born in 1809; Mary Sleight, born in 1815, died in 1844; James, born in 1818, died in 1819; Carlow, born in 1819, died in 1863; Harlow, born in 1819, died in 1874; William B., born in 1821, died in 1878; Hiram and Myron, twins, born in 1828, of whom Hiram died aged four months, and Myron in 1829. Valen- tine and Fannie Reynolds were the parents of these children : James E., born in 1834; Mary C. Howland, born 1838; Daniel C., born in 1839; Hiram D., born in 1841; William B., as above; Cassins M. C., born in 1844; Helen R. Lyman, born in 1846; Francis F., born in 1849 ; Almina R. Griswold, born in 1846 ; Charles M., born in 1854 ; Jefferson D., born in 1856; and Henry W., born in 1858. John McCormick, maternal grandfather of our subject, was born December 17, 1790, and died June 3, 1889 in this county. He married Nancy Alvord, and had these children : Fannie Reynolds, born September 20, 1815, died June 9, 1880, the mother of our subject; Daniel, born in 1818, died in 1890: James, born 1820; Nelson, born in 1822; Clara, born in 1825; Benjamin J., born in 1803; Nancy Cox, born in 1830, died in 1889; Chauncey, born in 1838; and John, jr., born in 1828.

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Landmarks of Orleans County, New York, Part 97

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